Turning architectural elevations into 3D renderings helps bring your design concepts to life and allows clients to better understand your vision early in the ideation process.
Knowing exactly what their finished building or interior space will look like makes communication much smoother and the feedback process more efficient.
In this article, we'll cover everything you need to know about architecture elevation rendering. From the most cost and time-efficient visualization methods and tools, the average cost and time needed, to example elevation renderings.
Let's dive in.
There are two main approaches to elevation rendering (and rendering any architectural and interior designs in general):
Let's have a look at what the architecture elevation rendering process looks like across different software tools.
MyArchitectAI is a leading AI elevation rendering software known for its impressive speed (10 seconds per render) and high level of photorealism.
To turn your elevation (exterior and interior) into a 3D render, all you need to do is upload the image, describe the scene, and press the "generate" button.
All the modeling, lighting, and texturing is handled by MyArchitectAI's AI system.
And if you want to experiment with different aesthetics, you can use the style transfer mode. It lets you upload a reference image that MyArchitectAI's rendering engine will use to draw inspiration from when rendering your elevation.
You can try it for free here.
Here's how rendering elevations work in SketchUp Diffusion, SketchUp's AI rendering plugin:
While elevation rendering in Photoshop takes more time and effort compared to AI-powered tools, it's not rocket science.
Here's a quick step-by-step tutorial on how to render elevations in Photoshop:
Use this guide for step-by-step instructions on rendering elevations in Revit:
If your rendering tool of choice is Lumion, here's how you can use it to render elevations:
This tutorial will show you how to render elevations in Enscape:
The price varies quite a lot depending on the method you choose.
While you can affordably render your elevation designs yourself using Photoshop or one of the mentioned AI-powered tools, outsourcing the process to a specialist 3D rendering firm will set you back at least $250 per image.
Similar to the cost, delivery time also depends on the rendering method. Here are the timeframe estimates, from quickest to slowest:
Here are some example elevation renders created using MyArchitectAI.
Front elevation rendering of a Villa in Bali, Indonesia:
Rendered elevation drawing of an apartment building in Berlin, Germany:
Front elevation rendering of a hotel from the 1940s in Paris, France:
Architecture elevation rendering of a residential house in Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Ultimately, the approach you decide to go with depends on your needs and budget.
If you need pixel-perfect elevation renderings for a high-value project, then using traditional rendering software or outsourcing the project to a specialist visualization firm will make more sense.
If rendering elevations is meant to be a tool to speed up the conceptualization process, choosing AI-powered software like MyArchitectAI is the right choice.
Happy rendering!
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