Set the direction
Develop the overall massing and roof/volume relationships before relying on surface materials to create character.
Residential / architecture / visualization
Residential Exterior Design & Visualization
A contemporary home exterior study developed around massing, timber, glass, landscape and the experience of approach, then tested through photoreal architectural visualization.
01 / Project brief
What the work needed to resolve.
A house exterior has to work at several distances: from the street, during approach, at the entry and from the landscape immediately around it. The design study focused on balancing a contemporary architectural language with warmth, privacy and a believable relationship to the wooded setting.
02 / Approach
Design decisions, not filler.
Resolve the system
Use timber, glazing and darker architectural elements to create contrast while keeping the exterior tied to the surrounding landscape.
Make it communicable
Test the design through carefully framed exterior renders so arrival, scale, lighting and material decisions can be evaluated together.
03 / Scope
What moved from idea into delivery.
- Residential exterior design direction
- Massing and façade studies
- Material palette development
- Landscape relationship studies
- Photoreal exterior rendering
- Presentation imagery
04 / Project visual record
Design, detail and atmosphere.
Selected project views connect the finished presentation with the drawings, material thinking and spatial decisions behind it.
05 / What this demonstrates
Artimist can connect custom home design and architectural visualization in one workflow, allowing the exterior architecture, materials and setting to be reviewed as a coherent design rather than as separate deliverables.
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