3D Exterior Rendering

Photoreal 3D exterior renderings for developers and architects

Architectural exterior visualization that wins approvals, drives pre-sales, and anchors marketing campaigns. Send us your massing model, sketches, or context photos — we send back imagery your sales team and city council both take seriously.

Same time zone

No DST shifts

AISC compliant

AWS · NISD

Native English

On every call

24-48h quotes

Real numbers

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Exterior rendering is doing real work for your project: convincing investors, securing entitlements, pre-selling units, anchoring brand identity. The difference between a render that closes and one that does not is rarely software — it is composition, light, and context. Our team treats each frame like architectural photography. Sun position chosen on purpose. Materials that read true at any zoom level. People and landscape that make the building feel real, not staged.

What you get

Architectural exterior rendering

Photoreal exteriors of residential, commercial, mixed-use, and institutional projects. From schematic massing to full marketing imagery.

Commercial renderings

Office buildings, retail centers, industrial facilities, and commercial mixed-use. Renderings sized for leasing materials, broker pitches, and entitlement packages.

Residential exterior visualization

Single-family, multifamily, and condominium exteriors for pre-sale marketing, broker decks, and city council approvals.

Streetscape and contextual rendering

Project-in-context views with surrounding streetscape, neighbors, traffic, and landscape. Critical for ARB review and city approval submissions.

Aerial and bird's-eye views

Drone-perspective massing studies, master plan visualizations, and large-scale development imagery for investor and entitlement review.

Animated flythroughs and walkthroughs

Cinematic exterior flythroughs, day-to-night transitions, and seasonal variations. VR-ready for immersive client review.

Our process

Four steps from your scope to clean, fabrication-ready files

Send your model + brief

Massing model, design drawings, site photos, mood board. Tell us the use case — leasing, council review, broker pitch, marketing.

Quote in 24-48h

Per-render pricing from $500 (still) to $2,500+ (cinematic large-scale). Real number, named artist, fixed timeline.

Draft + revisions

Mid-fidelity draft for composition, sun angle, and viewpoint feedback. Two revision rounds included. We refine lighting, materials, and context against your direction.

Final delivery

High-res photoreal output ready for marketing, presentations, council submissions, or publication. PSD source on request.

Common questions

What buyers ask before sending us their first project

How much does a 3D exterior rendering cost?

Stills typically range from $500 (single-building residential) to $2,500+ (cinematic large-scale commercial with full streetscape, people, and atmosphere). Most commercial exterior renders price between $800 and $1,500. Animations and aerial flythroughs price separately based on length and scene complexity. See our architectural rendering cost guide for the full breakdown.

How long does an exterior rendering take?

Standard turnaround is 7 to 12 business days for a still, including one draft round and two revision rounds. Rush turnarounds (3 to 5 days) are available with premium pricing. Animations and flythroughs run 3 to 6 weeks depending on length and scene complexity.

Do you handle entitlement and ARB-ready renderings?

Yes. Architectural Review Board, planning commission, and city council submission renderings are part of our standard work. We follow regional ARB conventions for sun angle, viewpoint requirements, contextual accuracy, and material representation.

Can you render from just a SketchUp or Revit model?

Yes — these are our most common source formats. We import your model, clean it for rendering, add context and landscape, and produce final imagery. If you only have 2D drawings, we can build the model from your drawings as part of the engagement.

How do you handle context and surroundings?

Two approaches: full 3D modeled context (more accurate, more expensive) or photo-composite context (faster, lower cost, works well for tight site shots). We recommend the right approach based on your use case and budget.

Do you offer rendering services for marketing campaigns?

Yes. We work directly with marketing teams, agencies, and developers on multi-image campaigns: hero exterior, lifestyle scenes, day/night variations, seasonal versions, social formats. Volume pricing on multi-image packages.

What's the difference between exterior rendering and CGI?

Functionally none — both terms describe the same deliverable: photoreal computer-generated imagery of a building or space. "Architectural rendering" is the AEC industry term, "CGI" comes from film and broader media. Our work uses the same techniques and software pipelines as feature film visual effects.

Get a quote

Send your scope. Get a real quote in 24 to 48 hours.

No commitment, no sales sequence. Tell us about your project and we'll respond with a real number, a real schedule, and a named team.