The Brief
Two years into a full gut renovation with additions — the kind of project that upends your whole life — and the family was still renting somewhere else, watching the costs stack up with no end in sight. Decisions kept getting deferred. Directions kept shifting. At one point they seriously considered selling and walking away entirely. The problem wasn't contractors or budget. It was that two people who both cared deeply couldn't arrive at the same picture of what they were actually building toward. Before anything else could move, that had to change first.
The Process
We started with a series of discovery sessions — the clients, the builder, and us in the same conversation. The goal wasn't to push a direction. It was to surface what the clients actually wanted and give the contractor something real to work from. From there, we developed a moodboard to establish the design direction, then built out the full exterior in 3D: renders from multiple angles, elevation drawings, and a complete model that captured the vision as precisely as possible.
The Outcome
By the time we were done, all three parties — the clients, the builder, and us — were looking at the same picture. Not a description of the house. Not a rough sketch. The actual vision, rendered clearly enough that decisions could be made with confidence. The build moved forward with everyone aligned and no guesswork left on the table. Getting the right people working from the same picture before the build starts is the most human part of any project — and the most expensive one to skip.
2 years
Project had been stalled
3 parties
All working from the same render
1 brief
Written deliverable for contractor
Reusable
3D model for all future phases
Discovery Facilitation
Structured discovery sessions with guided questions and worksheets that helped the clients surface what they actually wanted — and put language to a vision they'd been carrying but couldn't communicate.
Discovery Report
A written summary of the project direction, key decisions, and design intent — a shared reference document for the clients and their contractor to build from with confidence.
Design Palette & Concepts
Before anything gets built in 3D, we establish direction through concept sketches, generated imagery, and a curated design palette — material references, character, and visual language all in one place. This is where the vision starts to take shape.
Full 3D Model
A complete, reusable 3D model of the home available for future phases — landscaping, additions, or interior design work — without starting over from scratch.
Elevation Drawings
Technical elevation views of each facade — the kind of drawings that translate directly into build decisions and contractor communication.
Exterior Renders
Full-color renders of the home exterior from key angles, showing materials, massing, and character at a level the contractor and clients could both act on.
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