The Ceramic Veil. The building’s defining feature—its double-skin façade of ceramic rods—is notoriously difficult to render correctly. The main challenge was to simulate the complex way these tubes diffuse light, cast shadows, and create a sense of depth without causing visual noise. Beyond the geometry, we focused on atmospheric storytelling. From the wet, reflective asphalt of a rainy New York afternoon to the warm glow of the newsroom at dusk, we pushed our texturing and lighting engines to the limit to blur the line between photography and CGI.