From the outside, my building looks like a crystal and not a building anymore.  The glass is also rendering very poorly from the interior.  Any tips on how to remedy this?  I'm having a really hard time making this render look like a building.

Render Details and Historical Reference Image

The above is Ottoman Architecture. I'm playing with the stringing lines but that don't necessarily follow my component's seams.  I think it will give my building an overall sense of movement.  I'm also having these stringy lines connect to enclose the living room spaces.  I'll post more pictures over the weekend.

render

Updated plan/section

I've added the core to the section, two levels underneath (which will be the club + a carpark), and visuals for the levels.

The plan now has windows, furniture, and entrances to each apartment considered.

Rococo

For those using rococo and frame references:
http://heroek.hubpages.com/hub/Rococo-Interior-Style-17th-century-France-Germany-Austria-and-Iberia

start new formation-snapshot

 

 

another formation image

 

 

So here is the size of the maxwell file for my giant render.

8 feet long rendering view

I  start the long rendering from bird view, and use concrete as building materials. Or change to other view? I begin rendering another from the ground view. I feel the top part of building is kind of messed, I probably change the top part. 

here another view of large rendering

Animation test - beginning sequence test

A little test showing how the movie will start.. Will refine more as it progresses.

Plan- In progress

This plan is missing the balconies and the spiky wall articulations, wihch I will add in. Also, the outer poche is denoting where a second story balcony rises up and gets cut. I'm working on the best way to convey this.

KOTYLUS

New Section- (roughly) e-w