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Over the past couple of days, I designed and built Studio Ćtoile, a fictional Paris-based architecture and interior design studio that reimagines Parisian heritage through a contemporary lens.
The goal wasn't to create the flashiest website, but to craft an experience that felt premium, refined, and timeless.
Every decision - from the typography and copy to the textures and imagery - was made to support that vision.
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This feels incredibly refined, especially for a first Squarespace build. I really like that you prioritized restraint, atmosphere, and consistency over adding motion everywhere. The typography, textures, and Parisian architectural direction feel very intentional. Beautiful work, Ashwini! Good luck
Portfolio update day 2/30: 3D model is finished and texturing starts today.
Alongside that, I'm finishing the three.js migration and laying down the environment and first bits of interactivity.
Watching it go from a single object to an actual space is my favorite part of this stage.
Day 2 of 30 and already onto texturing is moving fast. Watching a single object become an actual space is a good way to put it, that's usually the point where a 3D piece stops feeling like an asset and starts feeling like a place. Is the full 30 day arc building toward one finished scene, or several smaller pieces?
