3D modeling / render studies

Ynys Fawr Castle

A counterfactual 3D reconstruction of a “Welsh” castle within Edward I’s Iron Ring. Set in 13th-century North Wales, the project imagines an additional coastal fortification within Edward’s campaign to control the region.

TOOLS USED

3DS Max

TURRET & WALL WALK AT YNYS FAWR

COUNTER-

FACTUAL

MODEL

AERIAL VIEW OF YNYS FAWR

REF. CONWY TURRET

PORTCULLIS AND LOOPHOLES

Process video / turntable

SOUTHWEST VIEW OF YNYS FAWR

The castle was developed as a speculative exercise, using existing examples from the Iron Ring to inform its layout, defensive features, and relationship to the surrounding landscape.

SEAGATE INTERIOR

INTERIOR OF KING'S TOWER

Reference images / lighting / materials

DOUBLE TURRET & CONE ROOF

SITE PLAN SKETCH

CRENELLATIONS AND TOWER

REF. CAERNARFON TURRETS