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Exterior rendering of buildings and homes

In a nutshell

It is the image of a building or home in its setting, with its facade, surroundings and light, made before construction. It works for selling a development off-plan, for the owner to see how it will turn out, and for a competition board. You start from your drawings or your model and receive a fixed-price proposal within 24 business hours.

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Example of an exterior rendering

What an exterior rendering is and what it is for

What the image shows, who commissions it and what we start from.

Exterior 3D visualization shows the building in its setting: the facade with its materials, the entrance, the garden or the street and the chosen light. It is used to market a development off-plan, so the owner can see how a home will look, and for the boards of an architectural competition.

We have made exteriors of a mountain development in Encamp (Andorra), of a home among pine trees in Pozuelo de Alarcón, of a group of single-family homes in La Margineda, of a hotel in Ibiza and of an office building in Barcelona. We start from your drawings or your model, the planned materials and, if they exist, photographs of the plot. The framing is proposed in clay, without materials, before moving on to light.

What your exterior image can include

Six things, from the facade and surroundings to the final light retouch.

  • Facades and entrances

    Views of the main facade, the entrance and the volumes, with the planned materials and joinery.

  • Surroundings and vegetation

    Garden, trees and street worked so the image reads as a place and not as an isolated volume.

  • By day or by night

    The same view in daylight or at night. At Hotel Vistahermosa you can see the entrance in both lights.

  • Groups of homes and residential estates

    Several homes, blocks or the whole estate in a single view, as in Encamp and La Margineda.

  • Final light and color retouching

    A last pass of light and color on the finished image, as in the night version of the Hotel Vistahermosa entrance.

  • Competition images

    Views designed for the board, with simple surroundings and delivery as high-resolution JPG or TIFF.

What a finished exterior looks like

Nine recent views of homes, hotels, offices and retail.

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How an exterior is made, day by day

Four steps in seven days and when you decide setting and light.

Before rendering we agree the framing in clay. In an exterior, that is where it is decided how much of the surroundings enters the image and whether the view is by day or by night.

  1. Drawings and surroundingsday 1
  2. Model and framingdays 2-3
  3. Light and materialsdays 4-5
  4. Revisions and deliverydays 6-7

What you get and how fast

Format, timeline, revisions and quote, at a glance.

Format
4K JPG, and layered PSD on request.
Typical timeframe
A single view, around a week.
Depending on the commission
The timelines for housing, development and competition work are on the pages for residential, real estate development and competitions.
Revisions
Two rounds included; only one for competitions, because of deadlines.
Quote
Fixed-price quote within one business day.

Frequently asked questions

Material, setting, day and night, timelines and competitions.

What material is needed for an exterior?

CAD drawings or the 3D model, the planned materials and joinery and some reference images. If the plot exists, photographs of it; for a development, images of the surroundings or the site.

Are the surroundings and vegetation included?

Yes. In a single-family home the vegetation and surroundings are carefully done; in a competition, the surroundings are simple so the building leads on the board.

Can I have the same view by day and by night?

Yes, the exterior can be made by day or by night. In the Hotel Vistahermosa project you can see the same entrance in both lights.

How long does an exterior rendering take?

A single view, around a week. A single-family home with one or two exteriors and two interiors takes about 10 working days; a development of six to eight views, 10 to 15.

Do you make images for architectural competitions?

Yes. The standard commission is three images in five working days, with the brief and the model or drawings, one round of minor adjustments because of competition deadlines, and delivery as high-resolution JPG or TIFF.

Do you also do the interiors of the same home?

Yes. For a single-family home the exteriors are usually requested together with two interiors. The details are on the interior rendering page.

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