Nc Bungalow | Praxis Studio

Project Overview

Nc Bungalow started with a conversation about what this luxury home project in Kansas City, MO needed to communicate. The answer was 2 carefully planned views, each telling a different part of the design story.

Two-story Victorian-Craftsman bungalow with gray siding, white trim, decorative porch brackets, wrap-around porch, stone foundation with lattice.

The Challenge

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 Kansas City, MO surroundings required careful attention to vegetation, street furniture, lighting conditions, and neighbouring structures.

Getting the materials right was non-negotiable. The private homeowner had specific finishes in mind, and anything that read as ‘generic CG’ would undermine the credibility of the entire package.

Our Approach

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.

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.

Lighting development ran parallel to the modelling. We tested multiple Daytime, Golden Hour setups early — before the geometry was even finished — so we could lock in the mood and atmosphere without burning production time later.