Architecture & space

7 Examples of Architectural Visualization to Inspire Your Future Projects

Discover some incredible examples that use Unreal Engine 4

Architectural visualization is a discipline that merges architecture, design, and illustration. The purpose is to attractively represent architectural projects.

Architect and info-architecture expert Miguel Albo (@miguel_albo) explains that this process resembles creating a simple video game. After defining some basic elements' properties, you will be able to recreate a real space, or create an entirely new virtual one.

Miguel Albo
Miguel Albo

Miguel has curated some examples of the possibilities of architectural visualization that will get you inspired for future projects:

HOK immersion design

In the following video, the architecture firm HOK shows a real-time visualization project for a client.

Reels Unreal Engine

In these videos, you can see some of the capabilities of the Unreal Engine, from architectural visualization to applications in cinema, product design, the automotive industry, and more:

Lighting demo by Koola

This compilation shows the different effects light can have on virtual surfaces.

Real-time graphics reel by Art by Rens

This creative shows some of his work using a rendering engine.

Example of liquid rendering by Ryan Brucks

The following videos show how mixing light and water can lead to surprising visual results.

If you want to learn more about architectural visualization and learn to create hyperrealistic views in real-time from scratch, sign up for Miguel's Domestika course, 3D Interior Architecture with Unreal Engine 4.

English version by @angeljimenez.

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