What to Send a Rendering Studio to Request a Quote

Whatever the commission, the proposal comes faster and more tailored if these five details arrive:

• Drawings or model. Drawings in CAD (DWG, DXF) or PDF to scale, or the project's 3D model.
• References. Images of mood and materials and, if they exist, photos of the real building work.
• Views. How many you have in mind and what you want to show in each, even if approximate.

  

• Deadline. The date you need the images, for a competition submission, a sales launch or a presentation.
• Uses. Web, brochure, hoarding, board or print, because the formats and versions depend on them.

Each commission has its own starting material. This is what we need in each case:

• Competition: drawings or 3D model of the proposal, the competition brief and the submission date, and references for materials and atmosphere.
• Development: drawings, elevations and the model if there is one, the finishes and furniture schedule, and images of the surroundings or site.
• Hotel: floor plans and sections, the interior design project or a moodboard, and the list of furniture and finishes.
• Single-family home: drawings and a 3D or CAD model, planned materials and joinery, and photographs of the plot.
• Restaurant: drawings and the interior design project, furniture and lighting references, and a photograph of the space if it is a renovation.
• Animation: 3D model or complete drawings, references for pacing and camera shots, and the logo and graphics if they appear.
• 360° tour: drawings and materials for each room.
• Verified views: the viewpoints or the local authority's requirements, the model or drawings, survey data if it already exists and the application deadline.

See each typical commission with its schedule

DWG, DXF, SketchUp, Revit or PDF to scale all work for us. Drawings or the 3D model are enough; you don't need to have the model to request a quote. In the home commission we show in how we work, the client studio sent us CAD floor plans, their Revit model with the views they wanted, the project concept and photos of the walls that had to be kept.

If you can, mark on a floor plan where the views would be. It is the quickest way to understand what you want to show. The material reaches us through the contact form (up to 5 files of 100 MB each), by email or by link.

References don't have to be perfect. A mood image, a photo of a similar facade, the layout of a cladding or the paving of an entrance will do: anything that explains the intent without words. Two more details are worth giving from the start:

• The delivery date. If the deadline is tight, we tell you what fits before you accept.
• The use. An image for a website is not the same as one for a hoarding or a competition board: the resolution, the versions and sometimes the framing change.

If the project is confidential, say so.

Copy it, fill in what you have and delete what doesn't apply. If something is missing, leave it blank: better an incomplete message today than a perfect one next week.

Subject: Rendering quote request · [type of commission] · [city or country] Hello: We are [studio / developer / owner] and would like to request a quote for [type of commission: competition, development, hotel, home, restaurant, animation, 360° tour]. Project: [name, city and country] What is shown: [exterior, interior or both; views we have in mind] Number of views: [approximate] Attached material: [drawings in DWG, DXF or PDF to scale / 3D model (SketchUp, Revit) / download link] Materials and furniture: [finishes schedule, furniture list or references] Surroundings: [photographs of the plot or the space, if any] Mood references: [images or links] Use of the images: [web, brochure, hoarding, competition board, print] Delivery date: [date] Confidentiality: [say whether the project is confidential] Thank you. [Name, company and phone number]

Send it from the contact page

Within 24 business hours you receive a fixed-price proposal, with the views, the timeframe and the revisions included. If it suits you, the project is modeled, the framing is agreed in clay and then the first image arrives with light and materials.

There are two rounds of revisions (one for a competition), with your notes on the image itself. The details are in the process step by step.

Send us your drawings or your model and a short description. Within 24 business hours you receive a fixed-price proposal.

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