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San Francisco, CA

Renders for home builders in San Francisco

Elevation, plan and community renders for home builders and developers working in San Francisco.

Building in San Francisco

New homes in San Francisco are mostly infill: a single house or a few units on a narrow lot, often on a slope, between older buildings. Renders here need the neighbors in the frame, because the question is how the new facade sits on the block. We model the adjoining buildings as simple shapes from your photos and the site survey.

Steep streets also change the camera. A street-level view taken downhill or uphill shows the facade very differently, so we agree the camera position with you before modeling detail.

How a San Francisco job runs

  1. You send the plan set, elevation options and spec levels.
  2. We confirm the image list and send a written quote with dates.
  3. You approve camera angles in grey before finishes go on.
  4. You mark up drafts; we deliver final images sized for web, print and signage.

All work is remote. Calls are booked in Pacific time and files move by email or a shared folder. We don't need to visit a lot or a model home.

Questions

Can you show a new building between existing ones?

Yes. Send photos of the neighbors and the survey, and we'll model them simply so the scale reads correctly.

What time zone do you use?

San Francisco calls are booked in Pacific time.

Ask for a quote

Cost depends on the number of plans, elevation options and views, and on how much repeat work a plan series allows. Every job gets a written quote.