Coastal Three Story

Project Overview

This luxury home project in Malibu, CA arrived with ambition. Coastal Three Story needed 2 photorealistic exterior views covering everything from hero marketing shots to detailed design-review angles.

Three-story coastal contemporary home, light blue clapboard siding, stacked covered porches, carport at ground level, white trim.

The Challenge

The timeline was compressed. The residential architect had a launch date that wasn’t moving, which meant our production schedule had zero slack for extended revision cycles.

The design language was distinctive — a mix of forms and materials that doesn’t photograph itself. Translating that into a render that feels lived-in rather than clinical took several rounds of material and lighting refinement.

Our Approach

Landscape and entourage came last but mattered enormously. Trees, people, vehicles, sky — these contextual elements are what make a render feel like a photograph instead of a diagram.

We ran the first round of test renders at reduced resolution to get quick feedback on composition, materials, and overall mood. This let us catch issues early when changes were cheap, not late when they weren’t.

The modelling phase was methodical. We built the geometry from the architectural plans, cross-referencing elevations and sections to catch anything that might read differently in three dimensions than it does on paper.

The Result

All 2 images were delivered on schedule within 1-2 weeks. The residential architect has used the package across their website, printed materials, and investor presentations.

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