Bk Scandinavian Tiny Cabin — Case Study
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Client
Confidential
Industry
Container & Modular Architecture
Objective
Design visualization and marketing collateral for a container & modular architecture project in Malibu, CA
Deliverables
4 photorealistic exterior renders across eye-level viewpoints
Project Overview
The brief for Bk Scandinavian Tiny Cabin was clear in its ambition: produce a visualization set that does justice to a container & modular architecture design the Confidential had spent months refining. No shortcuts, no generic fills, no stock-library greenery.
The Challenge
Several factors made this project demanding. None of them were insurmountable, but together they required careful planning and constant communication.
Scale was deceptive in this project. Spaces that look modest in plan felt expansive in three dimensions, and communicating that spatial quality through a flat image required very deliberate camera work.
Consistency across the full gallery was essential. When someone flips through all the images, they should feel like they’re walking through one coherent place — not looking at renders made by different people on different days.
The material palette was specific and unforgiving. Certain finishes — the way light catches a particular stone, how a timber grain reads at different scales — had to be precise or the entire image would feel off to anyone who knows the real thing.
Our Approach
Post-production was intentional and restrained — subtle atmospheric haze, corrected colour temperature, refined contrast. The goal was always to enhance realism, not to fabricate it.
Camera positions were proposed based on what the architecture does best — the moments where form, material, and light come together most compellingly. We presented grey-shaded compositions for approval before adding materials and entourage.
We started with an extended briefing — not just the drawings, but the thinking behind them. Understanding why the architect made certain material choices or oriented spaces in a particular way informed every creative decision downstream.
Landscape and context modelling happened in parallel with the architecture. Trees, ground cover, street furniture, and sky were all custom-built for this project’s specific location and character.
The 3D model was built methodically from architectural plans, elevations, and sections. We cross-referenced everything to catch discrepancies that could show up as visual errors in the final renders.
The Result
The delivered visualization package has become the primary visual identity for Bk Scandinavian Tiny Cabin. It’s used across the project website, investor materials, printed brochures, and social media — a single visual language that holds together across every format.
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