Mountain Craftsman Cabin

Project Overview

This luxury home project in Paris, France arrived with ambition. Mountain Craftsman Cabin needed 2 photorealistic exterior views covering everything from hero marketing shots to detailed design-review angles.

Two-story mountain home, natural wood horizontal siding with green metal standing-seam roof accent, stone foundation, raised on hillside, front deck/balcony.

The Challenge

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.

One of the trickier aspects was environmental context. A building doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and placing this luxury home design convincingly into its Paris, France surroundings required careful attention to vegetation, street furniture, lighting conditions, and neighbouring structures.

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.

Camera positions were planned, not improvised. We mapped out eye-level angles based on the project’s strongest design moments, then refined framing through a series of grey-shaded test renders before committing to final production.

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 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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