Exterior Services

Refining your Home’s Exterior

At Designingly Co, I specialise in helping you bring your home’s exterior to life through thoughtful design choices. While your architect or draftsperson handles the building plans, I assist you in visualising it, and selecting the perfect cladding, roofing, guttering, and joinery colors to complement your home’s style and surroundings.

Tailored Outdoor Spaces

Beyond the exterior facade, I offer conceptual services to help you plan beautiful outdoor spaces, such as decking, garden layouts, alfresco areas, pool zones, and BBQ spots. Using detailed 3D renderings, I provide creative solutions that make your outdoor space both functional and inviting. The process is straightforward and enjoyable, ensuring your home’s exterior is a true reflection of your vision.

HOUSE EXTERIOR

See your home’s exterior come to life with detailed 3D renders! I’ll transform your floor plans into a realistic visual model, showcasing cladding materials, colors, and other exterior features. This service provides you with a clear vision of your home’s exterior design, helping you make confident decisions on the final look.

  • 3D model of your home’s exterior
  • Cladding colours & materials rendered
  • Details of any colours or materials suggested

I NEED THAT!

OUTDOOR KITCHEN / ALFRESCO / BBQ AREA

I’ll create a design and 3D model of your outdoor kitchen, BBQ, or alfresco area, showing how it integrates with your home and landscape. You’ll see exactly how the materials, colors, and layout come together to create a functional and beautiful space.

*Best suited as an add on to ‘House Exterior’ renders. Please note that designs are conceptual only and do not include structural engineering advice.

  • 3D model of your outdoor space
  • Rendered design concept
  • Details of any colours, materials, or finishes suggested

I NEED THAT!

POOL AREA

Make your pool area a standout feature of your home! I’ll create a concept and 3D model of your pool area, complete with surrounding features like pool fencing, tiles, greenery, and seating. With detailed renderings, you’ll see how everything fits together to create a cohesive and inviting outdoor oasis.

*Best suited as an add on to ‘House Exterior’ renders. Please note that designs are conceptual only and do not include detailed pool equipment such as pump or heater, or structural engineering advice.

  • 3D model of your pool area
  • Rendered design concept
  • Details of any colours or materials suggested

I NEED THAT!

GARDEN OR LANDSCAPE

Bring your garden or landscape to life with a conceptual 3D design! I’ll create a visual model that captures the overall look and feel you’re aiming for, offering a clear picture of how your outdoor space could be transformed. My designs focus on layout, aesthetics, and harmony with your home’s exterior, providing you with creative ideas and inspiration.

*Best suited as an add on to ‘House Exterior’ renders. Please note that designs are conceptual only and do not include detailed plant selections or structural engineering advice.

  • 3D model of your garden or landscape
  • Renders of proposed layout, materials, and features
  • Inspirational design ideas to guide your project

I NEED THAT!

Exterior FAQs

Yes absolutely! The beauty of 3D modelling is that you can easily request any changes you'd like to see until you're happy with how it all looks and feels. Depending on the scope we set at the beginning, there may be an extra fee for changes if additional time is required. But we will discuss and agree on this before further work is done.

We'll start by discussing your project, what you want to achieve, and any inspiration you have.

I'll then put together a customised quote and leadtime for you to confirm you're happy with.

If there is design work involved I will often use moodboards to convey the direction on colour, style, and ideas so you can feel confident we're on the same page before I get started on modelling.

After this I'll then move into detailing and rendering before final documentation and delivery!

It's pretty straight forward! Generally things kick off with you sending me your house plans (or measurements & photos) and letting me know what you'd like to achieve 🙂

For House Exterior renders - to start the actual work for you I will need 'working drawings' that include site plan, floorplan, roof plan, and window and door measurements. If you are still in the development stage with your architect, draftsperson, or builder that's ok - we can still discuss the scope of work, costs, and timeline based on the current stage of your project.

Every house and project is different, so I quote on a project-to-project basis once I understand the details of your project and the time involved. If you would like a brochure with ballpark pricing indications you can email me at info@designingly.co.nz to let me know about your project.

We can share these via email if you'd like - if you have lots of images or files it may be a good idea to collate them all in one document and send it through as a PDF. Or use a secure file transfer system like Google Drive or Dropbox.

I also find Pinterest a really helpful tool. It is a free, user friendly application that allows you to search and save multiple images (or pins). If you don't already have a Pinterest account and are interested in setting one up you can read how to do that here.

It's very likely that your local council will have a copy of the original build plans on file. This is typically included in a document called a LIM report. This generally includes a 'floorplan' or 'framing plan' which in most cases will have the layout and measurements we need. If this is not available to you, then you can take the measurements yourself. I have a Measuring Guide I can send you with tips on how to do this if required.

For Exteriors: If you're already working with a builder, or architect and just waiting on your detailed working drawings to be finished - then I would recommend waiting until these are completed. There's a lot of detail involved in the site plan, roof plan, and floorplan/s that I need in order to build an accurate 3D model for you.

If you're just at the very early stages and don't have a builder or plans yet and looking for help with finding your style. Or you're looking to explore renders for an 'off-the-shelf' plan you have then please email me at info@designingly.co.nz to discuss.