Alpine Inn Renovation — Case Study
Photomontage of a single-story rustic-modern restaurant or bar building with an outdoor dining patio. Features horizontal wood-plank and metal-panel cladding, large service windows, a flat roof with c
Client
Kahn Architects
Industry
Photomontage & Mixed Media
Objective
Design visualization and marketing collateral for a photomontage & mixed media project in Zurich, Switzerland
Deliverables
5 photorealistic photomontages across eye-level viewpoints
Project Overview
We took on Alpine Inn Renovation knowing it would push our pipeline. A photomontage & mixed media project of this scale needed more than pretty pictures — it needed a visual package that could carry the project’s identity across every touchpoint.
The Challenge
What made Alpine Inn Renovation challenging wasn’t any single factor — it was the combination of tight timelines, high fidelity requirements, and multiple deliverable formats that all needed to sing.
The timeline left no room for extended back-and-forth. We had to get close on the first pass, which meant front-loading our understanding of the design intent before touching a single pixel.
Multiple audiences meant multiple priorities. The investor deck needed aspiration. The planning submission needed accuracy. The marketing brochure needed lifestyle. One set of images, three different jobs.
The design had details that only become visible at close range — joinery, hardware, texture variation. These details are exactly what separates a good render from a great one, and the Kahn Architects knew it.
Our Approach
Final delivery was staged. Hero images shipped first for immediate marketing use. The complete gallery followed shortly after, formatted for web, print, and presentation deck use.
Material development was a dedicated phase, not an afterthought. We sourced or created every texture to match the specification documents, testing each one under the project’s target lighting conditions before locking it in.
Lighting studies came early. We rendered quick test frames at multiple times of day and in multiple weather conditions, then presented options to the Kahn Architects so the mood was locked before we invested in final-quality production.
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.
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 Result
Since delivery, the renders have done exactly what they were designed to do: move the project forward. They’ve supported planning approvals, buyer confidence, and marketing campaigns — sometimes all in the same week.
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