Creative studio · 3D visualisation & rendering

Creative studio · 3D visualisation & renderingAdelaide · Australia-wide

See it before it’s built.

Tell us your idea, however rough. We turn it into a clear layout and 3D images, at a fixed price, confirmed before you pay.

Start your brief See the work

No files needed. Nothing to pay yet.

Designer or builder? Renders from your drawings

Seed 60, a 60 square metre backyard home with timber cladding, a rammed earth wall and a covered deck, behind a brick house in Adelaide at golden hour.
Studio concept · Seed 60 · 60 m² backyard home Concept visualisation

Studio concepts

One home, from more than one side.

Our own concept home, designed and rendered in the studio.

Seed 60

60 m² backyard home · Two bedrooms · Adelaide

Seed 60 at dusk: the deck lights and festoon lights on, the living room lit behind the sliding doors, native grass tree in the lawn.
Seed 60 · Outside view, as in Concept in 3D
  • Close view of an outdoor armchair with a mustard throw, beside a slatted timber privacy screen on the deck.
    Seed 60 · Deck detail, an extra view
  • Looking through the open sliding door into the living and dining room, with timber cladding beside it.
    Seed 60 · Living room through the slider, an extra view
  • Seed 60 concept floor layout: two bedrooms, an open living, dining and kitchen room, bathroom, laundry and a 24 square metre deck. Concept only.
    Seed 60 · As in Concept layout

How it works

Four steps to your concept.

  1. 1

    Tell us your idea

    A short brief, one question at a time. Rough ideas, photos or a sketch all help. Then you see your exact price.

  2. 2

    Pay 50% to start

    We send your brief back as a short checklist. Confirm it. That’s what we design to.

  3. 3

    We design it

    Layout first, then the 3D model, then materials and light.

  4. 4

    Review and refine

    Your first round of changes is included. Extra rounds are $79 incl. GST.

What you get, and what it costs

Pick what you want to see.

  • Concept layout

    $490 incl. GST

    • Your idea as a clear floor layout, to scale
    • Room sizes and how the spaces connect
    • A PDF for your designer or builder
    • One round of changes included

  • Concept in 3D

    $690 incl. GST

    • Three realistic images: two outside, one inside
    • Materials and mood to match your style
    • The light you choose: day, golden hour or dusk
    • One round of changes included

  • Both together

    Full concept (layout + 3D)

    $990 incl. GST

    Save $190 on buying both separately ($1,180 incl. GST)

    • The layout and the three images together
    • A PDF for your designer or builder
    • One round of changes included

From $490 incl. GST. You’ll see your exact price at the end of your brief.

  • Every package: one home up to about 200 m² on one level. Larger or two-storey homes get a tailored quote before you pay.
  • Concept only: a starting point for your builder or building designer, not construction or approval documents.

Your brief, matched. If your concept misses anything on the checklist you confirm with us, we fix it free.

Pay 50% to start and the balance before your final files. Modelling begins as soon as you pay, so the 50% isn’t refunded for a change of mind. If we decline before design starts, you get a full refund. Our services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. Prices include GST and are current for October 2026.

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Who you’re working with

A small studio in Adelaide.

Daniel Barnes, who runs Mavilo.

Daniel Barnes runs Mavilo from Adelaide.

Your ideas stay yours.
We never share or reuse your design. We only show your project with your permission.
Full refund if we decline before design starts.
If your concept misses the checklist you confirm, we fix it free. Once work has started, a change of mind isn’t refunded.
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Australia-wide.
We work from your answers, plans and photos, so your project can be anywhere in Australia.

For designers and builders

Renders from your drawings.

Exterior, interior and aerial views from your plans and files (PDF, DWG, SketchUp and more). From $490 + GST a view. We aim to send the first draft within 5 working days.

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Questions

Questions before you start.

Is Mavilo an architect?

No. Mavilo is a creative studio. We turn your idea into a concept layout and 3D images. Your builder or building designer then develops it, documents it and handles approvals.

What is the difference between a concept design and construction drawings?

A concept design shows the idea: the layout, the room sizes, and how the home looks and feels. Construction drawings add the structure, engineering and detail that a builder and council need. Ours is concept only, a clear starting point for that next step.

How much does a 3D render of a house cost in Australia?

Prices vary with the detail and the number of views. At Mavilo, three concept images of your home are $690 incl. GST, or $990 incl. GST with the layout. Renders from existing drawings for designers and builders start at $490 + GST a view.

Do I need approval for a granny flat in South Australia?

In South Australia, a granny flat (the Planning and Design Code calls it ancillary accommodation) normally needs both planning consent and building consent before you build. Whether it can take the faster deemed-to-satisfy pathway or needs a fuller council assessment depends on your block, zone and design. Your council or a private certifier can confirm what applies to your site, and rules are different in other states and territories. Our concept helps that conversation. This is general information only, not approval or advice.

What should I bring?

Whatever you have. Photos of the site and your home, rough measurements, a sketch or existing plans, and pictures of places you like. If you have none of that yet, it’s fine. The brief asks simple questions, one at a time.

How many rounds of changes are included?

One round of changes is included in every package. Extra rounds are $79 incl. GST each. A new idea after your checklist is confirmed, like another bedroom, gets its own quote first.

Start with the idea you have.

One question at a time. Nothing to pay yet.

Start your brief