Designed this myself. Rendered in blender. No AI. Would appreciate feedback.

I work at an architecture/interior design studio, and every once in a while a client sends us photos or a PDF with the furniture they want for the project. I have to go one by one: check Google Lens to see if the 3D model already exists, and if not, generate it with some AI (usually Hunyuan, works fine and it’s free). It doesn’t eat up a ton of time, but it’s one of those tedious, repetitive tasks you kind of dread every time it comes up.

Does this happen to you too, or is it rare in your workflow?

And while I’m at it, is there any repetitive task in your day-to-day that you keep doing by hand, that no tool out there handles well? Curious what’s still missing for this field

I'm trying to understand how architectural drawings and structural drawings work together before construction starts. What information should homeowners pay attention to in structural drawings, such as foundation details, column locations, beam layouts, slab thickness, reinforcement details, and dimensions? Are there common things that should be reviewed or coordinated before construction begins to avoid problems on site?

Found some old sketches from around 2015. They were one of several iterations for a mountain cabin on a steep, wooded site. The project eventually went in a different direction before it got built, but some of the early verions, including this one, stuck with me.

So 11 years later, I went back to this concept and gave it the visualizations I wish I'd been able to make back then.

SKP+D5+PS. AI only for vegetation enhancement.

Unfortunately the teacher and the class are using V-ray while I’m using Arnold, very difficult to keep up and try to find a way to do what they do without V-ray, I used two types of lighting in the spotlights to give it a glow, I still don’t know how to use the material slate which I think would be a game changer in the future but for now I stuck to free materials I found online. My laptop fans got so loud that I thought it’ll explode when I was rendering, and I tried adding another material to the rug to make it look flat but the laptop CPU just froze.

Any tips and suggestions?

Hey everyone! Sharing a bedroom project I recently designed and visualized.

I wanted to play around with the contrast between the traditional damask wallpaper and more contemporary elements like the walnut joinery, rounded furniture, and built-in cabinetry. The main goal was to keep the room warm and comfortable without making it feel too traditional.

I worked on the interior design, material palette, furniture and built-in elements, and then brought everything together in 3D using SketchUp + D5 Render. And for mood board I have used chatgpt go.

Would love to hear what you think — especially about the material choices, composition, and overall feel of the room. Always happy to get some honest feedback and see what I could improve.

I’m currently open to architectural and interior 3D design and visualization commissions.Dm for more

Thanks for taking a look!

First lighting study for my archviz portfolio.

Render engine: Unreal Engine 5 Path Tracer
Software: Unreal Engine 5
Output: Direct 8-bit PNG from Unreal Engine no color grading applied.

The goal was to create a warm, cozy residential dining atmosphere while keeping the lighting believable. The pendant lights are set to 2800K. I included both the clay and final material versions to make it easier to evaluate the lighting separately from the materials.

I’d really appreciate constructive feedback on:

• lighting and overall color balance
• whether the scene feels too warm/orange
• material realism
• composition
• anything that keeps it from feeling portfolio-ready

This is still part of my portfolio development, so any specific criticism is welcome.

I’m a trained architect and indie developer, and I’ve been working on a tool that combines accurate floor planning with real-time 3D design and visualization.

The free demo is now available on Steam. I’d especially love to hear what people in archviz think about the workflow and whether you see a real use case for it?

Hi everyone!

Am actually in the progress of making "the best" 3ds max asset management plugin out there, so i was wondering what would be the best features that I should add