Industrial Design: USB Volume Knob

This USB volume knob is also available on our Thingiverse account here. A concrete infill gives it significant weight and stability. It has worked faithfully since it was built.

It was built to give easy, obvious control over computer volume levels, since speakers are placed behind monitors and keyboard shortcuts can be cumbersome.  Concept renders are done with SketchUp and Vray.

DIYbio Projects: Lab Tube Blocks

These were laboratory tube blocks we custom designed and 3D printed for a local university as a gift for inviting us into their biotech lab and allowing us to take a look at their work. The 2nd image is a Vray render. The final image is the actual blocks printed out on a Ultimaker clone.

Various Office Proposals

Farm of Tomorrow :: Rai 5

What might the farm of tomorrow look like? Here's two quick sketches done with SketchUp, Vray, and GIMP of an automated rice farm, monitored with a DIYdrone, watered with solar powered atmospheric water generators, and tended to by a gantry-style harvesters/planter/irrigation system. 

SynBio Simulations Incorporated

This is a sci-fi concept for Synthetic Biology Simulations Incorporated, a fictional institute that safely and efficiency takes your synthetic biology projects and turns them into a reality. More on this concept can be found at Helios Labs here.

Singapore Shophouse Study

This model can be found on SketchUp's 3D Warehouse here.

This model was built in SketchUp and uploaded to the 3D Warehouse here. It is referenced from Dezeen Magazine's article "55 Blair Road by ONG&ONG" which included photos of both the interior and exterior, as well as floor plans and elevations. It was rendered in Vray and edited in Layout. This model features the outer shell and a few of the interior features.

SketchUp Models of Copenhagen Suborbitals Rockets

3D SketchUp + Vray of MiSeq DNA Sequencer

This MiSeq DNA sequencer was recently modeled and uploaded to the SketchUp 3D Warehouse. It is for space planning and diagrams. It was modeled in SketchUp to scale according to the manufacturer's datasheet, rendered in Vray and edited in GIMP.

For more information and links, please see this entry on the Helios Labs blog.

John Chen Group Exhibition Design :: Singapore

NKR Exhibition Design :: Singapore

Cacao Barry Exhibition Concept

The ReGen Center

The ReGen Center is a fictional medical facility of the future enabled by advances in gene therapy and synthetic biology.

The interior of the ReGen Center featuring a modest reception desk and a waiting area that can be repurposed to host workshops and lectures.

Global Tek Exhibition Concept

Pan Pacific Exhibition Design

Exhibition Design :: CDI Singapore

An exhibition design for CDI, designed in Singapore. The model was built in SketchUp, rendered in Vray, and finished in GIMP. 

Exhibition Design :: Royal Caribbean

An exhibition design for Royal Caribbean. It was built in SketchUp, rendered in Vray, and finished GIMP. Several un-rendererd images were constructed using SketchUp's styles tool and compositing them in GIMP.

Exhibition Design :: Prime Plaza Hotels

Hokee Pau Kiosk - Singapore

An initial proposal for a Hokee Pau kiosk located in one of Singapore's many shopping malls. Two color schemes were used -- a red pattern over a lightbox, and a reflective orange pattern. Both can be seen above. The model was made in SketchUp, rendered with Vray, and edited in GIMP. The final A3 presentation boards were made in Layout.

Volvo Center - Singapore

Concepts for a Volvo Center next to one of Singapore's Comfort Delgro "Spark" centers. The model was built in SketchUp, rendered with Vray, and finished in GIMP. Because of the short deadline, many materials were "overridden" in Vray and screenshots then merged with the renders in GIMP to put in the materials afterwards. Lighting, reflective material, and the floor were rendered in Vray. This greatly speeds up the rendering process. Additionally, automated rendering was used - where an animation is set up using these settings explained here - allowing rendering through the night, further increasing speed and efficiency.

Auum Nail Spa :: Singapore

A nail spa concept in Singapore. Built up in SketchUp using original geometry and models downloaded from SketchUp's 3D Warehouse, it was rendered in Vray, finished in GIMP, and put on A3 presentation boards in SketchUp's LayOut.