Thanks! I use a Q9650 @ 4.07 ghz but this thing is still too slow.
I'd also appreciate some advice on what you guys think of the design. Chief Architect isn't really made to design minimalist lofts, etc. I had to build my own LED lighting in Chief Architect using lights and plexiglass.
Ok here goes. This is a loft (height 4.27m). It is empty as the picture shows apart from 3 objects which are present. A bathroom, a closet and a kitchen unit. (Maybe you can tell, but I first built the construction I was aiming for by hand out of wood and paper, you can see it on the kitchen unit!)
The design I made includes two entresols (hanging floors) to create a bedroom and a living room. Furthermore, downstairs is a photography studio, a cocktailbar a kitchen a bathroom and a make up and styling area.
The look is predominantly metal (brushed aluminum), glass (panels and glass stairs) and white. As you can see the built in renderer doesn't really do the design justice. It cannot do the specularity of the floors very well either. My design aims for satin sheen white floors.
The glass dividers above are supposed to be lit through by AMBI led lighting (variable Kelvin) but Chief doesn't have that so I had to make do with putting spot lights above and below each pane of glass, very ghetto render I know.
Here's a plan and a 3ds file with built in camera angles. See if anyone can do some nice renders. If anything fails to import let me know. Thanks if anyone could be bothered to help me.
Plan:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5AAKhbO49n_WUc5d28zc1V5dDg/view?usp=sharing
3ds:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5AAKhbO49n_c3RWQnU1bDBoM1E/view?usp=sharing