Exterior Indirect Lighiting

[akinlolu olugboji]

Am using the hybrid engine 4, which I believe have indirect lighting on by default. Well how come beneath the canopy is poorly illuminated after 80 passes. Will the situation improve or should I quid and go another route?  

[akinlolu olugboji]

17 passes with standard engine and indirect turned on.

 

[Daniel Hargreaves]

The real question is, when are they going to unlock the doors so all those people can go inside? ;)

[akinlolu olugboji]

Doors are open some are either going in and others stepping out. It is meant to be a multi-purpose hall for social functions while the upper floors are hotel suites to serve as an expansion to the existing one, on right.

[George Ioannidis]

Something strange is definitely going on with the sky light. Are you using HDRI for lighting the scene? Have you just switched rendering engines without changing anything else on both pictures?

O.T. now. That huge canopy Akin, how it is supported in order to stay horizontally projected so far from the building? I would expected some metallic columns on the front and (or) some suspension cables above it.

Nice design BTW.

[akinlolu olugboji]

HDRi sky is used in the first shot, but tone down in the second as both sun light and sky are on different channels.

The canopy columns support it but far in, and it also going to be a light weight material no concrete.

[George Ioannidis]

Yep, but strong wind can grab it easily then.

[akinlolu olugboji]

Will put that into consideration. Thanks!

[akinlolu olugboji]

Another shot with tone down sky but hybrid engine.

[Roy Hirshkowitz]

Use the default Sun and Sky without making any changes-- get rid of the HDRI.  Hybrid engine.

[akinlolu olugboji]

Will give it a shot.

[George Ioannidis]

Agreed absolutely with Roy.