Case Study
Here at Ratio Visuals, we had a wonderful experience working with a landscape designer from Woodmere New York, who came up to us with a fully designed 3D rendering project of the whole yard. This project took us to the front yard and the backyard and both side yards creating comprehensive and full detailed 3D renders capturing the whole property.
Project Overview: Client's Vision and Availability of Tools
Here at Ratio
The client came to us with foresight on how he wanted the landscape designed and a properly arranged collection of resources. One feature that made this project extremely different and better than most other landscape design projects was that the client also sent us the 2D plans and elevations of the house. It was a rare advantage because most of the time landscape designers only give us images of a house and address, leaving us to Google and estimate the dimension of the house.
Visuals, we had a wonderful experience working with a landscape designer from Woodmere New York, who came up to us with a fully designed 3D rendering project of the whole yard. This project took us to the front yard and the backyard and both side yards creating comprehensive and full detailed 3D renders capturing the whole property.
Here at Ratio
The client came to us with foresight on how he wanted the landscape designed and a properly arranged collection of resources. One feature that made this project extremely different and better than most other landscape design projects was that the client also sent us the 2D plans and elevations of the house. It was a rare advantage because most of the time landscape designers only give us images of a house and address, leaving us to Google and estimate the dimension of the house.
Visuals, we had a wonderful experience working with a landscape designer from Woodmere New York, who came up to us with a fully designed 3D rendering project of the whole yard. This project took us to the front yard and the backyard and both side yards creating comprehensive and full detailed 3D renders capturing the whole property.
In this instance, having the 2D plans simplified the modelling process greatly. Our in-house 3D house designer easily and accurately built a 3D house model that they later proceeded to building the landscape design.
Initial Steps: Preparing the House Articulating the 3D Model
After the relevant pictures and survey plans of the house were provided, our team went to work. Normally, if we receive only pictures of the house and its address, we have to gather additional data in ways, for instance, using Google Maps in order to get rough data. Further, we recreate the digital house in 3D by estimating dimensions and angles through pictures.
However, thanks to the 2D drawings that we were provided, we did not have to do this, hence we were able to concentrate more on this landscape design.
When the 3D model of the house was created, it was time for the attention to shift to the landscape design, and this was the time when what is called true creativity takes place.
Landscape Design: The Client's Vision in 3D
In so far a landscape design is concerned, the client was very specific as to how he wanted it done and this was done through color sketches and written notes. In his sketches, he included plant names, lay out of plants and hydrant pool, hot tub and kitchen, pool and outdoor kitchen and many more important fittings. He also gave rough furniture plans and other writings on the pictures of the house of how he wanted the particular parts of the house done.
These sketches were very helpful in allowing us to determine the client’s aim and the general vibe he was trying to achieve. We started constructing the landscape design in 3D after we had all of this information in our possession.
First, we modelled the important architectural forms such as the pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen and seating areas onto the client’s sketches. Then we did the collation of the plant layout but this time, the location, species and the sizes factors had to fit the client’s idea.
Doing the 3D Rendering: From SketchUp to Lumion
After completing the landscape design, we proceeded to commission the client through a few screenshots of the 3D model, to which he had serious feedback. He just had a few minor changes on the design as thanks to his feedback, and we implemented those without any delays. After getting approval on the base model, the next step was exporting the model to Lumion for rendering
Additional plants and elements of landscaping
Lighting effects for daylight and night renders
Textures and materials of the high quality for surfaces made of stone, wood, and water
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Context design of the adjacent structures and the site which makes places to the design
It is a process which took roughly about 2-3 days in which we concentrated on working on each part of the render to make sure that the render pleased the client.
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Remarkable Renders to Final Deliver Final Renders and Revisions
As we complete Lumion render, we send clients a total of 60 renders of day view and night view. Particularly, the night renders assisted the client in having a clear picture of the landscape lighting after dark, particularly lighting installed in an outdoor kitchen, pool area and seating areas.
Once the client received the renders he made a few comments and changes that more render with changes made. These changes were straightforward as he pointed out the changes required directly on the renders which only required us to adjust the model in Lumion.
After all the alterations were done and all the client’s comments were incorporated into the last renders, we proceeded with the 2D planning. In total we presented the client with two three-dimensional illustrations of the plans.
A 2D architectural plan with measurements showing the arrangement of the major elements in the landscape.
A 2D diagram, coloured in, of the plants and their arrangement on the site.
This was the end of the project, and the client received beautiful and almost final renderings of 3D images that he had in mind in terms of design.
Ways that even novice landscape designers can use 3D Renders so as to improve their services
3D rendering has been made vital in the landscape design profession since it allows the designers to impress the clients with images that were just drawings on paper. Here’s how landscape designers can use 3D rendering services such as those provided by Ratio Visuals to improve their practice:
1. Better Presentation to Clients
Particularly for landscape designers, it is rather important to present the ideas in such a way that the client wishes for it. While 2D designs and visuals are necessary, they can be limited in their effectiveness when it comes to the perceived importance of the design. 3D images, however, allow the clients to have a visual appearance of how their yard will look like after the completion of the project.
Also with the use of 3D models showing more than one perspective and even showing images during the day, night and other types of weather make it easier to show how the pictures will look like even after the completion of the project. This encourages better decision making and higher satisfaction from clients.
2. Quicker Material and Plant Choosing
Material and plant selection can sometimes be one of the most tedious and time wasting the most tiresome tasks of landscaping. Option of 3D rendering provides clients with even how such materials and plant species would appear in the context of their yard. This, in turn, paces up their decision-making, since clients do not have to depend on imagination or samples only.
For instance, a client may wish to find out what plants would be appropriate for a stone pathway. Rather than presenting them with unfocused snapshots or abstract artistic designs, many dynamic 3D rendering services can quickly depict the relationships of those elements to each other and in context making decision making quicker.
3. Quicker Revisions and Changes
One of the most notable benefits of working with 3D models is the ability to perform revisions rather easily. In traditional design workflows, changes are usually difficult to incorporate: it usually means redrawing great portions of the plan or going back to materials that have already been chosen. In 3D rendering, however, that is not the case, designers update models as changes occur.
In other words, when a client wants to make some changes such as repositioning a tree or changing the configuration of patio furniture or wants to change the materials for the patio, it becomes easier to make those changes thanks to the designs for the project.
4. Providing Extra Services in Order to be Different
In a crowded market, the inclusion of a package of 3D renders within the landscape design package is bound to give the designers an edge over their rivals. Quite a number of landscape designers only work with 2D plans and sketches to try and express their ideas. These approaches may be effective, but not as effective and as realistic as the 3D renders.
As a result of adding 3D rendering in their service deliveries, the designers will also be able to provide more service levels which is a competitive advantage. They will be inclined to having more trust in the designer’s ideas when they are able to visualize exactly how their yard will look like.
5. Improving Interaction and Synergy
Everyone who has ever embarked on landscape design is well aware of the fact that it is usually a team activity involving the designer, the client, contractors, suppliers, etc. 3D renders are important in that everyone who is involved in the project understands it.
For instance, the exterior designer may seek to explain to the builder how to construct some feature like a pergola or outdoor kitchen. A 3D render eliminates guesswork on how something should look or be situated, and also reduces the chances of alteration during the works thereby avoiding errors.
Expediting the Approval Stage
If a client intends to carry out a landscape design project, they are usually required to get approval of the local planning authority or homeowners’ associations first. 3D renders can help eliminate the bottlenecks that are involved in securing such approvals because they present the designs in a beautiful and realistic manner.
If stakeholders are presented with a model of the final design rather than the verbal or sketchy description of the design, chances are that the approval rating will be quite high and the rate of rejection caused by having to ask for less changes will be high.
Conclusion
Here at Ratio Visuals, we are focused on ensuring that landscape designers realize their ideas by working with beautiful 3D renders. Whether it’s a small backyard and mid-range residential projects or large scale commercial projects, our team has got the necessary resources and skills to produce beautiful visualizations which will delight your clients, increase your efficiency, and set you apart from the pack.
Your clients can look forward to better and faster landscape design services based on the inclusion of 3D rendering. Every phase of the design process, from selection of materials to obtaining final approvals, can be accomplished in an expeditious manner without compromising the quality of the outcome.