Implementing the NYM Headquarters into a photo was not an easy task. A lot of preparatory work had to be done – the previous building had to be “torn down”, cut out of the cityscape. Since the new construction would be smaller than the older one, parts of the city had to be duplicated and cloned to make the integration seamless. Along with this, basic shape layers were created to see how the building will look like. Another photo taken of the buildings close by was used as the reflection on the NYM Headquarters. In order to achieve the distorted look due to the curve on the building, the 3D Transform filter was used, with a cylinder shape.

Several layers were created for shadows and highlights, to adjust the building to its environment – small (17-30px) soft-edged brushes were used to add volume to the structure. The helicopter pad was textured at this point, with a reflection of the pad added to the surface of NYM. That was tricky, because the circular pad would be distorted along the curved glass, and achieving a realistic reflection required a lot of tries to get it right. The final task was to add windows. This turned out to be the most grueling part of the architectural creation, because of the vast number of railings, and once again, the curved side of the building.