Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Mercedes Biome

This past September, I had the amazing opportunity to work with Mercedes Advanced Design Division in Carlsbad CA. Most of what I worked on is very "Black Box" but one project is recently public. The "Biome". While this was a group project I did have some influence. I was not allowed to take any digital files but I was invited to the press event and aloud to take photos of the full size model for my portfolio.
The exterior design was largely already in place but was much more angular before my involvement. My primary contributions were to design of the fenders and the windshield. These photos represent a further refinement of design elements that I was able to introduce.

The following photos are of the interior frame, suspension and seating. Again, the design was largely in place but there were no 3D assets. This sculpture, with exception of the rims, is milled from my 3D model.