3D rendering services in Chicago
for architects and developers

Architectural rendering for Chicago masonry and mixed-use buildings, loft conversions and towers on the river and the lakefront. Call our US line, +1 (213) 468-6166 (Los Angeles), or upload your drawings for a fixed quote.

  • A fixed price and a delivery date within 30 minutes
  • Brick, stone and steel details modelled, not painted on
  • The same building in summer or in snow
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We only take a limited number of projects each month, so every scene gets top quality.

3D exterior rendering of an office building with a grid of timber and glass on a city street, Latvia
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The Chicago market

Architectural rendering for Chicago projects

Chicago is a city of masonry and steel: two-flats and three-flats in the neighbourhoods, mid-rise mixed-use buildings on the commercial streets, old warehouses converted to offices and lofts, and towers along the river and the lake.

Chicago buildings are judged on their materials, so brick, stone and metal must look real in every image.

A Chicago project often has to fit into a block of older masonry buildings, or reuse one. We model the brick, the stone details and the steel windows of the existing building from your photographs and drawings, so the new work can be judged next to them. Chicago also has real winters, and a project that is marketed from November to March can be shown in snow.

Our portfolio does not include a Chicago project yet. The images on this page are from projects with the same building types in Europe and Canada: brick and glass offices, a converted stone factory, loft offices and a waterfront condominium. Each one is labelled with the country it is really in.

3D exterior rendering of a brick and glass office building on a street at dusk, Estonia
3D interior rendering of an office with exposed timber beams and planting, Latvia

What Chicago developers need

Leasing and sales images for mixed-use and residential buildings: the street front with the retail, the lobby, the amenity spaces, typical units and a floor plan of each unit type.

What Chicago architects need

Views for community meetings and Plan Commission reviews, and images of adaptive reuse projects that show the old building and the new work together.

What office and commercial clients need

Office fit-outs and showrooms in converted industrial buildings, for tenant approval before the work starts.

Our Chicago services

3D rendering services for Chicago projects

One 3D model of your project can give every image below.

3D exterior rendering of a converted limestone industrial building with a brick chimney, Estonia

Exterior rendering

Street views of new and converted buildings, with the masonry of the neighbouring buildings modelled.

Exterior rendering
3D interior rendering of an office under a glazed roof, Finland

Interior rendering

Loft offices, lobbies and apartments, with exposed structure and the finishes from your specification.

Interior rendering
Aerial 3D rendering of a new office building among older city blocks, Riga, Latvia

Aerial and site plan rendering

A new building shown from above within its blocks, near the river or the lake.

Aerial and site plan rendering
3D floor plan of an apartment, USA

3D floor plans

A floor plan of each unit type, for the leasing brochure and the listing.

3D floor plans
Virtually staged open-plan office with desks and meeting tables, Finland

Virtual staging

Furniture added to photographs of empty offices and apartments, for leasing and sale.

Virtual staging
Frame from a 3D aerial animation of a mixed-use centre, Estonia

3D animation

A short film of a building for the leasing website and investor presentations.

3D animation
Projects like yours

Work similar to Chicago buildings

None of these projects is in Chicago. They are masonry, loft and waterfront buildings rendered for clients in Europe and Canada, and each is labelled with the country it is really in.

3D exterior rendering of a condominium building on a waterfront with boats, Canada

Waterfront condominium

Canada

Aerial 3D rendering of a round residential tower in a snowy city, Finland

Round residential tower in winter

Finland

3D exterior rendering of an office and warehouse building with flags, Finland

Office and warehouse building

Finland

3D exterior rendering of a new apartment block behind a row of older brick buildings, Estonia

New apartment block behind brick buildings

Estonia

3D interior rendering of an open-plan office with desks, Finland

Open-plan office

Finland

3D exterior rendering of a low timber-clad apartment building in snow, Norway

Apartment building in snow

Norway

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Why Chicago clients choose us

Why Chicago clients work with 3D Studio

8 hours ahead of Chicago

Comments sent in your afternoon are worked on in our morning, and the revised image is often ready when your next day starts. Calls fit into the Chicago morning.

Masonry that looks real

Brick, stone lintels, terracotta and steel windows are modelled in 3D with real materials, so they look right in a close view and in print.

Summer and winter

16 images in our portfolio are winter scenes with snow, most of them from the Nordic countries. A Chicago project can be shown in the season it is sold in.

Practical details

Working with our studio from Chicago

Everything runs remotely. You upload the files, we agree the camera views with you on a clay model, and the final images come back by download link.

Working hours and language

Time differenceTallinn is 8 hours ahead of Chicago for most of the year
CallsVideo calls in the Chicago morning, which is our afternoon
LanguageAll communication in English, with US terms
QuoteA fixed price and a delivery date within 30 minutes of your upload

Files, invoices and delivery

DrawingsRevit, AutoCAD (DWG), SketchUp, Rhino or PDF, in feet and inches or metric
Existing buildingPhotographs, survey drawings or a scan of the facade, for reuse and additions
InvoicesIn US dollars (USD), paid to a local US bank account, or in euros. No Estonian VAT is added for US business clients
Delivery4K images by download link, print resolution on request
How a project runs

The same 4 stages for every project, wherever it is

CAD drawings and elevations on a laptop at the brief stage
Brief

Brief and fixed quote

Upload CAD, PDF, Revit or SketchUp files, or a photo of a sketch. We prepare the brief from your files, so there is no questionnaire. You get one fixed project price and a delivery date within 30 minutes.

Clay model of a market-hall interior, no materials and no light yet
Days 1-3

Clay model

We build the 3D model without materials and place the camera. The viewpoint, lens, height and time of day are agreed on this grey model, when changes are quick and cheap.

Preview render of the same market-hall interior from the same camera, in daylight
Week 1

Preview render

The same view with materials, lighting and surroundings added. You see it early, while the light and the finishes can still be changed easily. 2 revision rounds are included, and we keep refining until you approve.

Final render of the same market-hall interior in evening light, fully dressed
Delivery

Final render

The approved image, fully finished and delivered in 4K, with larger sizes for print on request and full usage rights. Every further view in the set uses the scene already built, so each extra image costs much less than the first.

Questions

Questions from Chicago clients

Questions about price, timing and files are answered on our FAQ page.

Ask us directly
Can you show an adaptive reuse project, with the old building and the new work together?
Yes. We model the existing building first, from photographs and survey drawings, and then add the new work as drawn: new floors, new openings, a new entrance or a new interior. The same camera can show the building before and after, which helps at community meetings.
Can you render a tower on the river or the lakefront with the skyline behind it?
Yes. The nearby buildings are modelled in simple form from maps, and the skyline behind can come from a photograph taken from the viewpoint, if you have one. The new tower is always modelled in full detail.
Do you render masonry details such as brick patterns, stone lintels and terracotta?
Yes. Details that are visible in the view are modelled in 3D, not only drawn as a flat texture, so they cast shadows and look right in close views. Send the elevations and the details, and photographs of the existing brick if the new work must match it.
Can you make images for a Plan Commission review or a community meeting?
Yes. We make eye-level views from the street and aerial views of the block, with the neighbouring buildings modelled, from the viewpoints you need to show. Tell us the meeting date when you ask for a quote.
Other locations

3D rendering services in other locations

The same studio and the same process. See all locations.

3D exterior rendering of a modern two-storey house with a lawn and palm trees, USA

Houston

House plans for home builders, master-planned communities and commercial buildings.

3D rendering in Houston
3D exterior rendering of a modern white house with a pool terrace and palm trees, Spain

Los Angeles

Hillside houses, ADUs and multifamily buildings, shown in the light and outdoor space that sell them.

3D rendering in Los Angeles
3D exterior rendering of a modern two-storey house on a street with palm trees at dusk, Miami, USA

Miami

Condominiums, waterfront homes and mixed-use buildings. Many US projects in our portfolio, Miami among them.

3D rendering in Miami
3D exterior rendering of a new mixed-use building on a street corner between brick buildings, UK

London

Planning views, sales images and interiors for London and the rest of the UK. 22 UK images in our portfolio.

3D rendering in London

Send your Chicago project, get a fixed quote in 30 minutes

Upload the drawings and photographs of the site, and tell us the date of the meeting or the launch. Our first reply is a fixed price and a delivery date.

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We take a limited number of projects each month.