Architectural Visualisation for UK Architects & Developers
Photorealistic images and animation for UK architects, housebuilders and developers, produced remotely from your drawings. Renders from $199 per image.
Who we work with in the UK
British schemes usually have to persuade a planning officer long before they have to persuade a buyer. We work with architecture practices preparing applications, housebuilders and property developers moving from consent to sales, and interior designers and hospitality groups presenting a scheme to a client.
Typical briefs include a planning-stage exterior for a committee pack, a marketing set for a residential scheme, an interior for a show apartment, and an aerial view of a masterplan. The work is remote: you send drawings and a brief, we send drafts, and everything is handled by email, shared files and short calls.
CGI for planning applications
Many UK applications are accompanied by images prepared to show how a proposal sits in its setting: a street-level view for a committee pack, an aerial of a masterplan, or the proposal placed into a photograph of the real site. A rendered view starts from $199 per image and a photomontage from $399 per image or $750 for a set of 3.
A photomontage sets the proposed building into a photograph of its surroundings, which is why planning officers and neighbours find it easy to read. A fully rendered CGI works better where the site is still a field, a cleared plot or a heavily changing townscape. Which of the two the submission needs depends on the local planning authority and the case officer, so tell us what yours has asked for.
Applications often move through a pre-application meeting, a validated submission with a design and access statement, consultation, and then a delegated decision or committee. Images are usually wanted at the pre-application stage as well, so it helps to plan one set of cameras that can be reused and refined as the scheme matures.
Verified views and townscape assessment
Some schemes, particularly tall buildings, schemes near heritage assets and developments in protected views, need verified views rather than illustrative CGI. These are produced to a documented method: a surveyed camera position, a recorded lens and a model checked against the survey, so that the building appears at exactly the size and place it will occupy. They commonly accompany a townscape and visual impact assessment, and the planning authority or the consultant writing the assessment normally sets the viewpoints.
If your submission needs views produced to a named methodology, say so at the outset so we can confirm what we can support before you commit. If the survey and the methodology statement come from your consultant, we can build the visual material around them and keep the working files tidy for the consultant to check.
Metric drawings and UK conventions
- Drawings and models: DWG, RVT, SKP and Rhino files are all workable, as are PDF plans and elevations. With 2D drawings only, we can build the 3D model in-house, which we confirm at the quote stage.
- Units: UK drawings are normally in millimetres and metres, with plans at 1:50, 1:100 or 1:200 and site plans at 1:500 or 1:1250. We work in metric as drawn. Tell us if a set mixes metric and imperial.
- Stages: many practices work to RIBA stages, so tell us whether the image is for Stage 2 concept, Stage 3 planning or Stage 4 technical, because the level of detail and the finishes shown differ.
- Local character: brick bond, roof tile, render, stone and boundary treatment matter in planning images. Send site photographs and we will match the local palette.
- Spelling and annotation: we can follow UK conventions on any text that appears in an image.
Show homes, off-plan sales and housebuilders
Once consent is granted the same model often serves the sales launch. Housebuilders typically want a consistent look across house types, plot-by-plot colour options and street scenes that show the development as a place. Developers selling flats off plan usually want a show-apartment interior, communal spaces and a lifestyle exterior at dusk.
Affordable and mixed-tenure schemes sometimes need two sets of images with different audiences: a restrained set for the housing association or local authority partner, and a marketing set for the private homes. Ask for both in one quote and we will plan them from the same model.
Working to UK hours, priced in dollars
Our working hours overlap with UK mornings, so questions on a draft can usually be settled inside your working day. We agree a call window and a single point of contact at the start. The quote confirms scope, price in US dollars and a schedule; two revision rounds are included, and finals arrive as JPEG or TIFF.
Renders from $199 per image, 3D floor plans from $149, photomontage from $399 per image or $750 for a set of 3, animation from $2,600 (60-second walkthrough) and VR from $3,000. Start with a single image, or send your drawings for a quote. A standard still usually takes 3 to 5 business days after complete drawings, and larger packages are scheduled in the quote.
Services and pricing
Examples of our work
Studio experience covers 900+ projects. These case studies show how a project runs from drawings to final images:
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Frequently asked questions
Do you have a UK office?
No. We work remotely with UK clients by email, shared files and calls. Our working hours overlap with UK mornings.
Do you work in metric units?
Yes. Sets in millimetres and metres at 1:50 to 1:500 are modelled as drawn. If a set mixes units, flag it in the brief and we will confirm the scale before modelling.
Can your images be used for a planning application?
Renders and photomontages are commonly used to show a proposal in context. Requirements differ between planning authorities, so check what yours asks for and tell us at the start. If a specific methodology is required, we will confirm what we can support before you commit.
What is the difference between a CGI and a photomontage for planning?
A CGI is a fully rendered image of the proposal in a modelled setting, from $199 per image. A photomontage places the proposal into a photograph of the real site, from $399. Which one a submission needs depends on your planning authority, so check what yours asks for and tell us at the start.
How are prices quoted?
In US dollars. Renders start from $199 per image, and the quote for your project depends on views, complexity and source files.
What do I need to send?
Plans, elevations and sections or a 3D model, the viewpoints you want, a materials schedule, and site photographs. For an application, add any pre-application feedback or officer comments the images should respond to.
