Does the AI preserve the building's actual window pattern and cornice lines, or does it invent architectural details?

It generates the new facade treatment against the fenestration pattern, floor lines, and structural bays captured in the photo. Windows don't move, bays don't resize, and cornice details that aren't in the original photo don't get added — the output is a preview of your building, not a hypothetical one.

Can it show multiple cladding materials side by side — brick, metal panel, terra cotta, EIFS?

Yes. Generate a separate preview for each material option on the same elevation photo — brick veneer, metal panel rainscreen, replacement or restored terra cotta, precast concrete, stucco or EIFS. Boards and owners compare real options instead of extrapolating from sample boards.

Is the output detailed enough for a landmarks commission or historic district submittal?

Treat it as a persuasive visual for design review conversations and public hearings, not a substitute for the measured drawings and technical documentation most commissions require in a formal application. Firms typically use the preview to align the client and community board before investing in the full CAD documentation package.

How does this compare to a Revit or SketchUp render?

A modeled render stays more precise for construction documentation, but it takes days to weeks per elevation and per revision. This generates a photorealistic preview from a phone photo in seconds, so a board can compare three material options in a single meeting instead of waiting for the next one.

Does it work on a full multi-story elevation, or just storefront-level facades?

Both. Ground-floor storefront recladding and full elevations on walk-ups, mid-rises, and high-rises generate at the same speed. Taller or wider buildings sometimes need two or three photos to cover the elevation cleanly.

Can it show what a repair looks like versus a full recladding on a facade with existing damage?

Yes. The preview works from what's actually visible in the photo, including spalling concrete, cracked masonry, or failed sealant joints flagged in a FISP or Local Law 11 report. That makes it useful for showing an owner the visual and value difference between a patch repair and a full recladding of the same elevation.

Are building photos and renderings stored or retained?

That's your call, not ours — it's your software. We build the storage and retention policy around what your firm needs and make sure it meets GDPR or any other regulation that applies. No training on your data, ever.

There's no off-the-shelf plan, so there's no published price list. Share your details and we'll discuss project scope and pricing on a free consultation call — see /pricing for details.

Architecture

Show the board their own building's new facade before they vote on it

Photograph the existing elevation. Makeover generates a photorealistic facade renovation preview in seconds — their building's actual fenestration, cornice lines, and masonry, not a precedent photo of someone else's project.

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What is a building facade preview?

A building facade preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of an existing structure after a proposed cladding, restoration, or renovation treatment. The architect or contractor photographs the building's current elevation, and the tool produces a before-and-after rendering that preserves the actual window pattern, floor lines, and structural bays while applying the new facade design. Architecture firms and design-build contractors use this during board presentations, owner reviews, and landmarks commission hearings to move a proposal toward approval without waiting weeks for a modeled render.

Why it matters

Facade renovation is a boardroom sale before it's a construction contract. A co-op or condo board voting on a $500K–$5M recladding assessment isn't judging your design sense — most members are trying to translate a set of elevation drawings and a material sample board into a picture of their own building, and they can't. A fully modeled render from Revit or SketchUp runs $3,000–$15,000 per elevation and takes two to three weeks per revision, which kills momentum when a board wants to compare three cladding options before its next scheduled vote. A same-day preview generated from a phone photo keeps the project moving while the board still has it on the agenda.

Who uses this

Project architects and job captains producing renderings for client and board presentations. Principals presenting facade remediation proposals at co-op and condo board meetings, frequently triggered by a mandatory FISP (Local Law 11) or comparable municipal facade inspection report. Historic preservation consultants preparing visual materials for landmarks commission and historic district hearings. Design-build general contractors pitching recladding or EIFS retrofit work directly to commercial property owners without an architect of record.

Heard this from a board?

A co-op board needs a two-thirds vote to approve a $1.2M recladding assessment, and half the shareholders can't translate ‘aluminum composite rainscreen panel’ into a picture of their own building.

The landmarks commission bounces your submittal because the rendering reads as a generic massing study, not a photorealistic depiction of the actual landmarked facade — you're back in the queue for next month's hearing.

The owner wants brick veneer, metal panel, and restored terra cotta compared side by side before signing off on a material spec, but rendering all three from your BIM model would take three weeks and blow the pre-construction budget.

How building facade previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Photograph the existing elevation

A straight-on facade shot from a phone camera. The photo already has the building's real window openings, cornice lines, masonry coursing, and floor-to-floor heights — no laser scan or point cloud needed.

AI generates the facade preview

The model applies the proposed cladding, restoration treatment, or color scheme while preserving the building's actual fenestration pattern and structural bays. Nothing gets resized, relocated, or invented.

Present at the board meeting or hearing

Their own building, before and after, on the screen at the board meeting or in the landmarks submittal — not a rendering borrowed from a comparable project down the street.

Common questions about building facade

Straight answers. No jargon.

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