Lakeside Cabin Retreat

Project Overview

When we took on Lakeside Cabin Retreat, the custom home builder in Nashville, TN had a specific problem: their design was strong, but nobody outside the studio could see it yet. They needed 2 renders that would change that.

Small two-story cabin/cottage with warm wood siding, green standing seam metal roof, large clerestory dormer, stone foundation.

The Challenge

Each viewpoint served a different audience. The hero shot needed marketing punch. The detail views needed technical precision. The aerial needed context. Making all of them feel cohesive while serving different purposes was the real puzzle.

Balancing aesthetics with accuracy is always the tension in this work. The custom home builder wanted images that looked aspirational — but the architects needed every proportion, setback, and material call to be precisely as drawn.

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.

Post-production was restrained. We adjusted contrast, corrected any colour casts, and added subtle atmospheric effects — but the goal was always to enhance what was already there, not to paper over problems in the base render.

Material selection was hands-on. We sourced textures from manufacturer libraries and matched them against the specification documents. Where specs were ambiguous, we sent samples to the custom home builder for sign-off before rendering.

The Result

We delivered the complete package of 2 renders within the agreed 1-2 weeks window. The custom home builder confirmed the images are now central to their sales and approval materials.

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