Mountain concept home with a cantilevered roof, glass walls and stone chimneys, captured from the live 3D demo

For custom-home builders

Don't just show your clients what you're building. Let them experience what they're buying.

Clients explore important rooms and choices in 3D before construction, then review their selections with you. Home Studio runs in a web browser, under your company name.

Captured from the live 3D demo. The homes are concepts, not client projects. Prices are examples, not quotes.

YOUR HOME · SKETCH

See the dream. Know the number.

Add what you want. Watch what it costs.

This is the idea in miniature. In the 3D demo, every choice appears in the model and the estimate together, so a client can see what fits before anything is built.

Example total$2,980,000

Example figures only, not a quote. A builder's version would use that builder's own prices.

The problem

Clients have to choose before they can see it.

Floor plans and finish schedules ask a client to imagine the result, and some choices are easier to settle before construction than after.1 Home Studio gives you and your client something specific to look at and talk through.

Earlier conversations

Clients try finishes, rooms and outdoor options on their own time, so the meeting starts from what they've already looked at.

A more focused meeting

The saved design lists what the client picked. You can go straight to what's possible, what's included and what it costs.

What it doesn't do

It doesn't replace your review, and it can't guarantee savings or prevent later changes. It's a visual aid for the conversation.

See it working

Rooms change in the model, not just on a list.

These are captures from the demo home. A client picks a closet layout or a use for the flex room, and the 3D room, its dimensioned plan and the example price update together.

Primary walk-in closet in the 3D demo with hanging sections, drawers and shelves
Primary closet · from the 3D demo
Flex room set up as a home office with a desk and built-in shelves in the 3D demo
Flex room as an office · from the 3D demo
Estate living room with fireplace, sofa and kitchen island at night
Living room · from the 3D demo

Concept homes in the demo

From a mountain ridge to a city rooftop.

Five original concept homes show the range: Estate, Ranch, City condo, New York-style High-Rise and Mountain. A builder's version would be built from that builder's own plan, with that builder's options and prices.

Private rooftop in the New York-style High-Rise concept with a pool, party deck, seating and garden beds above a city
New York High-RiseAdd a second or third floor, a rooftop pool, a party deck and a rooftop garden.Open the High-Rise
Mountain concept home with a cantilevered roof, glass walls, stone chimneys and an orchard beyond
MountainStone, steel and glass, with a hot tub deck, barrel sauna, guest cabin and garden options.Open the Mountain home
Ranch concept home in limestone with a tall timber entry, metal roof and a blue pickup by the garage
RanchLimestone and timber on 40 acres behind a stone gate and white fence, with a stable, covered arena, hay field and guest cabin.Open the Ranch
Modern Estate concept home with floating flat roofs, stone walls, glass and a pool terrace
EstateA modern mansion with a pool terrace, courts and a guest house, plus front gates, a motor court and driveway lights.Open the Estate

These are visual concepts with example prices. Nothing here checks structure, zoning, building rules or whether an option can be built at a real site.

A real example

A real parcel and a real estate, in 3D.

Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland, with its public parcel boundary, aerial photo and land shape. The mansion is modeled from 1959 government survey drawings. It's an example of what's possible, not a client project, and we aren't affiliated with the National Park Service.

Aerial view of the Hampton parcel with its boundary in gold and the 3D mansion among the real grounds, in the live 3D demo
Real parcel line and USGS aerial photo · from the 3D demo
South front of the 3D model of Hampton Mansion, with its portico and domed cupola
Exterior modeled from survey drawings · approximate

In the demo's “Your parcel” setting, you can also load the aerial photo and land shape for an address in the lower 48 states and place the concept home on it. The boundary fills in automatically in Maryland and Delaware; elsewhere you trace it on the photo. Boundaries are mapping data, not surveys, and the trees are placed from the photo rather than being the real trees. Nothing here shows what can be built on any parcel.

What clients can do today

Everything here works in the current demo.

A builder's own version would show only the options and prices that builder supports.

Customize three rooms

Primary closet (layouts that fit the room, plus storage choices), flex room (library, office or gym) and garage storage, on the Estate, Mountain and parcel homes. Each has a 3D view, a dimensioned plan and a reset.

Finishes

Change cladding, masonry and window frames, and compare two finish packages side by side with a drag divider.

Outdoor options and extra floors

Turn options on and off, such as an outdoor kitchen, fire features, courts, a guest house, an orchard, garden beds or a greenhouse. The High-Rise adds extra floors and a private rooftop. The list depends on the setting.

Views, light and seasons

Use guided camera views or orbit freely, from dawn to night and through four seasons. Enter a location to set the sun direction there.

Floor plans

See a plan for each level with room sizes. Select a room to walk in, or to customize it.

Example pricing

A running estimate with a line-by-line breakdown, and a budget box that shows how far over or under the client is. The demo uses example figures, which you would replace with your own.

After the client is done

What happens to a design.

Home Studio doesn't send anything by itself or keep client details. The client passes the design along.

The client reviews it

A summary lists their choices with an example total and a link that reopens the same selections.

The client sends it to you

The app writes a message with the link and their choices. They send it from their own email or phone.

Your address can be filled in for them

You confirm what's real

You open the link and see the same selections. You confirm dimensions, availability, scope and cost.

Automatic delivery to your inbox or CRM isn't built yet. We would scope it with you as part of a pilot.

Example-only and planned

What the demo is, and what it isn't.

Example only
  • The main demo home is an original procedural concept, not an architect's model or a client's project
  • Prices are illustrations, not quotes
  • Room dimensions come from that concept home. They aren't construction documents
  • Pantry, kitchen, laundry and window choices change the estimate and summary but aren't drawn in 3D
  • Options such as rooftop pools, extra floors and orchards are visual concepts. No one has checked that they could be built
Prototype
  • Customer portal preview: sample data in your browser tab, with no accounts, messages or payments
  • Builder insights: only records visits in our private demo, and shows nothing on a normal website
  • Real land: a live aerial photo and land shape for the lower 48 states. Boundaries fill in only in Maryland and Delaware, as mapping data
  • No survey, setback, zoning, utility or buildability check anywhere
Planned
  • Your own home plan modeled for your clients
  • Pantry and laundry or mudroom rooms drawn in 3D
  • Client messages delivered to your email or CRM
  • A builder report on real visits, behind a builder login
Your part
  • You confirm selections, dimensions, availability, scope and cost before anything is final
  • You supply plans, options and prices for your version

Founding builder pilot

Show us one plan you're selling now.

We'll walk through the demo with you and talk about whether it would help in your next selections meeting.

FAQ

Common questions

Can it show my actual plans, not the demo house?

That's the plan for a builder's version, and it's modeling work we would do for you from your plans. No builder's home has been set up yet, so a pilot is how we'd find out together how close it gets and how long it takes.

Where do client requests go?

To you, from the client. The app writes a message with the design link, and the client sends it from their own email or phone. Automatic delivery isn't built yet.

Do clients need to download anything?

No. It runs in a web browser on phones, tablets and computers.

Can it show a home on a client's land?

As an approximate concept. For an address in the lower 48 states, the demo loads a public aerial photo and land shape, and the client places the concept home on it. The boundary fills in automatically in Maryland and Delaware; elsewhere they trace it on the photo. It doesn't check surveys, zoning, setbacks or whether a home can be built there. The ground is levelled under the home, and any building already in the photo stays there as a flat image.

I'm a homeowner, architect or land agent. Is this for me?

You're welcome to try the demo, but it's built for builders first. Your own home would need a participating builder. Tell us what you need through the contact form.

Does the demo collect personal details?

Your name and phone in the message form stay on the page and only go into the message you send. If you enter a location for the sun direction, that text goes to OpenStreetMap when you press Set.

Research

  1. Boyce Thompson, “Buyer's remorse”, Houseplans.com, March 2019. It summarizes a Trulia survey of mostly existing-home buyers, where 51% regretted something about their home or how they chose it. The article also notes choices that are cheaper to make during construction, such as recessed lighting and wiring, and some that are costly to change later, such as replacing carpeted stairs with hardwood.
  2. NAHB, “What Home Buyers Really Want”, March 2021. This national survey of 3,247 recent and prospective U.S. home buyers ran in summer 2020. A laundry room was rated essential or desirable by 87% of respondents. A patio and a walk-in pantry were also on its most-wanted list of more than 200 features.
  3. Angi, “Which home features do Americans value the most?” This online survey asked 1,499 U.S. adults aged 25 and over in July and August 2021. Asked to name their single most valued luxury feature, 24% of women and 16% of men chose a walk-in closet.

See it for yourself

Change a closet layout, compare two finishes, then share the design.

The demo takes a few minutes to explore. Then picture your own plan in it.