Dunedin Historic Renovation

Project Overview

Dunedin Historic Renovation is a luxury home project in Savannah, GA where the design speaks through its details. The private homeowner asked us for 2 views that would let those details do the talking.

Victorian-era historic renovation, green clapboard siding, wraparound front porch with white railing and columns, steep gabled roof, white picket fence.

The Challenge

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.

At 2 deliverables, there’s a real risk of redundancy — views that look too similar or don’t add new information. We planned the camera positions deliberately so every image earned its place in the set.

Our Approach

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.

Feedback cycles were structured. We presented renders in context — placed into the marketing layout or presentation deck — so the private homeowner could evaluate them as their audience would see them, not as isolated files on a white background.

We leaned on physically-based rendering throughout. Every material — glass, stone, metal, timber — was defined by real-world optical properties. That’s what makes the difference between a render that looks ‘nice’ and one that looks true.

The Result

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

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