I have always been fascinated by the Japanese aesthetics and their culture in general. As I grew up watching Ghibli films, the one thing that I fell in love with was the architecture of traditional tea and art houses. I finally managed to visualize a similar traditional Japanese tea house in times of day and night aswell as both interior and exterior. Although, my initial plan was to just make an interior scene but I couldn't miss doing a full scene. I tried to include both the literal tea room and a small section for art and music that are usually seen in Ochayas. I hope I didn't make too many mistakes showcasing a traditional Ochaya.
-Initial blocking and modeling done in Sketchup and then in 3ds Max. Rendered in Unreal Engine using dynamic lighting.
-Traditional Japanese characters downloaded from : https://sketchfab.com/metamate
-Most surfaces, foliage and 3D assets are from Quixel Megascans
Used references from photographs by Paul Hutchison and the rest are from google