Exterior Renderings for US Developers and Architects

Exterior renderings are usually the first images buyers, investors and lenders see of a project. Charles Roberts Studios has been producing them since 1995, and we work remotely with developers, architects, builders and real estate marketing teams across the United States.

A good exterior rendering shows how the building sits on its site: the approach, the materials, the landscape, and the light at different times of day. We build each project as an accurate 3D model from your drawings, so every view comes from the same design.

Luxury and custom homes

For a single home, the setting matters as much as the architecture. Front elevations show the arrival and the motor court. Rear views show pools, terraces and outdoor living, and dusk views show the house lit from within.

US projects include a new home on Long Island shown in day and dusk views, and a private lakeside estate on Lake Tahoe shown from five viewpoints, including an aerial. Closer to home, our renderings of a Hamptons-style house in Surrey, UK show the same attention to clapboard, shingle and landscape detail.

Multifamily and residential developments

For larger projects, a set of renderings explains the place as a whole. We produce street views, entrance and lobby approaches, amenity decks, courtyards and aerial views that show how the buildings, landscape and parking relate to each other.

These images are typically used for pre-construction sales, leasing campaigns, investor and lender presentations, and design review.

Day, dusk and aerial views

• Daylight views explain the design clearly and show the materials as built.
• Dusk views add warmth and show interior and landscape lighting.
• Aerial views show the full site, its context and its boundaries.

Because every view comes from one model, further images, interior renderings, animations and marketing brochures can follow without starting again.

Testing materials before construction

Renderings are also a design tool. Siding, stone, roofing, window frames, paving and landscape can be compared side by side before the specification is fixed, which helps architects and developers agree on the final look.

How we work with US clients

Our studio hours overlap with the US Eastern morning, roughly 9am to 1pm ET, and we schedule calls to suit your time zone. We agree camera angles with you first, then share draft views for your comments before producing the final high-resolution images. Delivery is by secure download link, and US clients are invoiced in USD.

To quote, we need: drawings or a short brief, the number and type of views, how the images will be used, and your deadline.

To start, we need: plans, elevations and a site plan (PDF or CAD), any 3D models, a materials schedule, a landscape plan and site photography.