The project of the historical diesel power plant represents a genuine technical and industrial heritage located in the spa city of Pieštany, Slovakia. However, the current machinery room is empty as the diesel engines were removed shortly after WW2. This space is now primarily used for live concerts and exhibitions. People who are unfamiliar with the building's history cannot imagine what it looked like many years ago. Therefore, the client wanted to recreate the historical diesel engines' authentic look to showcase the real significance of the building by remaking the machinery room in service.
To achieve authenticity, we collected references of the power plant and engines from the diesel era, including plans, drafts, sketches, blueprints, and 3D scans of similar engines and diesel power plants. With this information, we were able to recreate the interior and engines to look like they were in the beginning of their service in the year 1906.
The engines were modeled from scratch, animated, optimized for UE, and installed in the original machine room. You can enjoy a video output, high-resolution screenshots, as well as a VR scene on Oculus or HTC Vive*.
