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Luxury villa rendering
from your drawings
A villa sold before it exists: the house, the pool, the terrace and the garden rendered from your drawings, in daylight or at dusk, at photographic quality.
- Exterior, pool and terrace, interior and aerial views from one model
- Fixed price for the project in 30 minutes
- Your plot, your materials and the real view from the site
We take a limited number of projects each month, so every villa is checked against your drawings before it goes out.
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The short version
What is villa rendering?
Photoreal 3D images of a villa that is not built yet, made from the architect's drawings, so an owner can approve the design, a buyer can commit before construction and a developer can start sales early.
A villa is bought for the life around it: the pool, the terrace, the light in the evening. The rendering has to show that, not only the walls.
Villa rendering is exterior and interior rendering for one house, but the brief is different from an apartment block. The garden, the pool and the view sell a villa as much as the architecture does, so they are modelled with the same care as the facade.
We build the villa once as a 3D model, on its real plot and slope, and every image comes from that model: the arrival view, the pool terrace, the living room looking out and an aerial of the whole plot. Change a material and every view changes with it.
Day or dusk
Daylight shows the materials and the garden. Dusk, with the interior lights on and the pool lit, shows how the villa feels in the evening. Many sets use one of each, and the second costs much less because the scene already exists.
Modern or traditional
Concrete and glass, Mediterranean stone or Nordic timber: the materials come from your specification, at full size, so a stone wall or a timber facade reads as it will on site.
A villa or a family house
In the Nordic countries a villa is simply a detached house. The same service covers both: a family house on a forest plot is built and lit with the same care as a holiday villa by the sea.
Want to know what a quote depends on? The cost drivers are listed below, and how a villa is built shows the steps.
What a villa set includes
The views that sell a villa
Most villa sets are built from these four views. Order one or all of them; they come from the same model.
Arrival view
The villa as a visitor first sees it from the drive: the entrance, the facade materials, the gate and the garden at the front.
Pool and terrace
The view most buyers remember: the pool, the terrace furniture, people at the table and the landscape beyond.
Dusk with the lights on
The same villa in the evening, with the interior lit and the pool glowing, for the first page of a brochure or a listing.
On the slope, by the water
A villa on a steep or difficult plot, with the retaining walls, the terraces and the drop to the sea or the valley shown as built.
The craft
What makes a villa rendering convincing
A villa is sold on the life around it as much as on the walls. These are the parts we spend the most time on.
Pool water that reads as water
Reflections, the colour of the pool lining and the light on the bottom are rendered, not painted on. A flat blue rectangle is the fastest way to make a villa look like a computer model.
Planting that suits the place
Olive trees and lavender on a Mediterranean terrace, birch and pine on a Nordic plot. The garden is planted for the real climate, or from your landscape plan if there is one.
The real view from the plot
Sea, mountains, a fjord or a forest: what the villa looks out on is often the reason to buy it, so the view is built from photographs of the site, not from a stock background.
Materials at full size
Stone, render, timber and glass are modelled from your specification at their real scale, so the texture of a stone wall reads as it will on site.
Working with us
Working from your drawings, under NDA
One model for the whole set
Exterior, pool, interior and aerial views come from the same model, so the materials and the light match in every image.
You write to the person rendering it
Comments on a stone colour or a camera angle go straight to the artist who has the file open, not through an account manager.
Private projects stay private
Private villas and unlaunched developments stay off this website and off social media. We sign your NDA before the drawings arrive.
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Working since 2013 and delivering to 17 countries. A message sent at lunch in Europe is answered the same afternoon.
How a villa is built
From the drawings to the finished villa in four steps
One fixed price, agreed before any work starts, and the camera and the time of day agreed with you before anything is textured.
Brief
Send the drawings and the plot
Upload the plans and elevations, the landscape plan if there is one, and photographs of the plot. One fixed price and a delivery date come back within 30 minutes.
Days 1-3
The villa as a clay model
The villa, the plot and the surroundings go up as an untextured model. Camera angles and the time of day are agreed with you here, while changes are still quick.
About a week
Materials, garden, pool and light
Facade materials, planting, the pool water, furniture and people go in, and the light is set for day or dusk. 2 revision rounds are included and in practice we keep going until it is right.
Delivery
More views from the same model
Once the villa exists in 3D, a dusk version, an interior or an aerial of the whole plot costs much less than the first image. 4K as standard, larger for print on request, full usage rights.
2 revision rounds included, then refined until you sign off. Delivered on the date we agree.
Selected exteriors
Villas and houses that did not exist yet
Exterior work across the Nordics, the Baltics and Europe. Choose Residential to see houses and villas, or filter by light or by market.
Nothing matches those filters yet.
What it costs
What decides the price of a villa rendering
One fixed price for the project, agreed before work starts, not a day rate. Here is what moves it.
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How many views
One exterior view is the smallest job. Every further view comes from the same model, so it costs much less than the first.
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Day, dusk or night
A dusk or night view with the interior lit takes more work than daylight, and it is usually the image that sells the villa.
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The garden and the pool
A detailed garden, a pool and terrace furniture take longer than a plain lawn. A landscape plan makes it faster and more exact.
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Interior views
Interior views need the furniture and finishes chosen. A finish schedule or a mood board from the designer saves a round of changes.
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The state of your drawings
A DWG set with elevations or a 3D model is quickest. A PDF, a SketchUp or Revit model, or a photographed sketch all work.
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Repeats from the same model
A second material option, another time of day or a later design change costs much less than the first image.
Free guide
The Villa Rendering Buyer's Guide
What to send, which views to order and what arrives on delivery.
- What goes in the brief: the drawings, the plot photographs and the views you need
- Arrival view, pool and terrace, dusk or an aerial, and which ones your sale or approval needs
- How the garden, the pool and the time of day move the quote
- One fixed number, not an estimate, back in 30 minutes
Opens the upload form. Send what you have; no sales call.
Who orders them
Who orders a villa rendering from us
Different buyers, one need: images of the villa as it will really be, before it is built.
Architects
Images to get a client's approval on the design, the materials and the garden, before construction drawings are finished.
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Villa developers
A sales set for villas sold before they are built, for the website, the brochure and the listing portals.
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Real estate agencies
Images for an off-plan listing that show the finished villa, the pool and the view instead of an empty plot.
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What you provide
What you send and what comes back
Send what exists today and we will say what, if anything, is missing.
What we accept
DrawingsPlans and elevations as DWG or PDF, or a SketchUp or Revit model
PlotPhotographs from the plot and the address, for the view and the surroundings
GardenA landscape plan, or a short description of what should grow where
MaterialsA finish schedule, product links or reference photographs
ViewsWhich views you need, and where the images will be used
What you receive
ImagesThe agreed villa views at 4K, larger for print on request
More viewsDusk, interior or aerial views from the same model when you need them
RightsFull usage rights to everything delivered
RevisionsTwo rounds included, then refined until you sign off
OptionsA second material option from the same model, if the design is still open
Need the rooms inside as well? See interior rendering, or site plan rendering for an aerial of a whole villa development.
Questions we get asked
Villa rendering questions, answered
What owners, architects and developers usually ask before their first villa rendering. Still unsure? Send the drawings anyway; the quote reply says what is missing.
Ask us directlyWhat is villa rendering?
Photoreal 3D images of a villa that is not built yet, made from the architect's drawings. The villa, the pool, the terrace, the garden and the view are modelled together, so an owner can approve the design, a buyer can commit before construction and a developer can start sales early.
How many images does a villa need?
For a private owner approving a design, 1 or 2 exterior views are usually enough. For sales, a typical set is the arrival view, the pool and terrace, the main living space looking out, and one dusk view. Every image after the first comes from a model that already exists, so it costs much less.
Can you render the pool, terrace and garden as well as the villa?
Yes, and for a villa we recommend it. The garden, the pool and the terrace are modelled from your landscape plan, or we propose planting that suits the climate if there is no plan yet. They are part of the same model, so they appear in every view.
Can you show the real view from the villa?
Yes. Send photographs taken from the plot, or from as close to it as possible, and the sea, the mountains or the forest around the villa are built from them. Without photographs we use the address and maps to make the surroundings believable, and we tell you which parts are assumed.
What if the design is not final yet?
That is normal. The first thing you see is an untextured clay view, within the first 3 days, and it is the cheap moment to change the design, the camera or the time of day. A second material option for the same villa, for example render against timber cladding, comes from the same model and costs much less than the first image.
How long does a villa rendering take?
About a week for one view from the day we have the drawings, and 2 to 3 weeks for a full sales set. 2 revision rounds are included, and the date is agreed when you accept the quote.
Can ChatGPT or another AI tool render my villa?
AI tools can make a quick, attractive picture of a villa, which is useful for an early idea. They do not follow your drawings: the windows, the proportions and the materials change from one image to the next, and the plot is invented. A buyer or an owner approving a design needs the villa that will actually be built, so we model it from the drawings.
How much does a villa rendering cost?
One fixed price for the project, agreed before work starts and not a price per hour. What moves it is listed in the cost section above: the number of views, dusk or night settings, the garden and the pool, and interior views. Our price ranges are on the pricing page, and you get a fixed number for your villa within 30 minutes.
Start a project
Send your villa drawings, get a fixed quote in 30 minutes
Plans and elevations, a 3D model or a photographed sketch all work as a starting point. Add photographs of the plot if you have them.
We take a limited number of projects each month.