--- title: "ESTUDIO LOCAL Case Study | Gendo" description: "How a studio combining interior design, landscape, heritage and construction expertise explores materials, lighting and scenes simultaneously rather than…" lang: en json-ld: --- [![Gendo](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/homepage/gendo-logo-white.png)](/) [Features](/product)[Solutions](/workflows)[Resources](/resources)[Pricing](/pricing) About [Log In](https://app.gendo.ai/sign-in)[Start creating ](https://app.gendo.ai/sign-up) [Back to Resources](/resources) Story # Four Architects, Four Specialisms, One Canvas How a studio combining interior design, landscape, heritage and construction expertise explores materials, lighting and scenes simultaneously rather than one test at a time. 4 architects Interiors, landscape, heritage, construction Hours per image Time recovered on visuals Simultaneous Options prepared in parallel ![ESTUDIO LOCAL project rendered with Gendo](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/estudio-local-casas-cruzadas-exterior.jpg) ![ESTUDIO LOCAL](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/estudio-local-logo.png) About the practice ## ESTUDIO LOCAL Team Size 4 architects Discipline Architecture, interiors, landscape, heritage Projects Mostly high-end residential Focus Materials, lighting and scene studies ESTUDIO LOCAL is a studio of four architects with distinct specialisms: interior design, landscape design, heritage architecture and construction. The work is mostly residential, weighted towards high-end residential, with the practice now testing how far that approach extends beyond housing. > "We are a studio formed by four architects with different specialties: interior design, landscape design, architecture for the heritage, and construction." > > — ESTUDIO LOCAL The challenge ## Every test cost hours before it could be judged Testing a different idea, a different material or a change of lighting took a significant amount of time, so the number of variations the studio could reasonably examine was limited. With approvals depending on those visuals, the slow part of the process sat directly in front of the client decision. The solution ## The canvas as the first impression The studio followed Ismail's work, became aware of Gendo when he joined, and came in through the workshops. What registered first was not a render but the canvas itself: a place where several directions can sit side by side while they are still being decided. "Gendo makes it easier and allows us to explore more variations." Speed, and the time required to test ideas, materials and lighting, was the studio's stated constraint. Workflow ## Preparing and exploring at the same time Preparation and exploration used to be sequential. Now the studio prepares many options while it is still exploring them, which changes what a presentation contains. For a four-person team covering four specialisms, that matters most where the disciplines overlap: material, planting, light and heritage fabric argued against an image rather than in the abstract. > "I am able to prepare and explore simultaneously many options." Projects ## Residential work, indoors and out The studio's imagery runs from courtyard and terrace conditions through to interiors, with planting, brick and timber carried consistently between them. That range is the point: landscape and interior specialisms sit in the same practice, so the visuals need to hold both at the same standard. ![Planted courtyard walkway beneath a timber-framed canopy, visualised by ESTUDIO LOCAL](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/estudio-local-casas-cruzadas-courtyard.jpg) Courtyard and planting studied at the same fidelity as the interiors. Interiors ## Light tested where it is hardest to describe Interior scenes are where lighting changes are most difficult to explain in words and most expensive to test by traditional rendering. Producing them quickly gives the client something to react to, which is what shortens approvals. ![Timber-lined bedroom with a full-height opening onto planting, visualised by ESTUDIO LOCAL](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/estudio-local-yakushima-bedroom.jpg) An interior scene with material and daylight resolved together. Materials ## Brick, timber and planting held together Material studies benefit most from volume. Comparing several treatments of the same elevation is now a matter of hours rather than a scheduling decision. The studio uses that to arrive at presentations with a considered position rather than a single proposal. ![Brick facade with steel canopy and planted terraces, visualised by ESTUDIO LOCAL](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/estudio-local-casas-cruzadas-brick.jpg) A brick and steel elevation studied against its planting. ## The Impact: Hours per image, returned to the design The studio reports saving hours on each image, with the gain showing up as more variations examined and faster approvals rather than simply fewer hours worked. Impact ## Key Outcomes Hours per image saved Time recovered on every visual produced More variations tested Materials, lighting and scenes explored properly Approvals sped up The slow step removed from the decision path Parallel preparation Options prepared while still being explored Feedback ## Presentations that explain the design The studio's stated benefit to clients is understanding: better visuals give a clearer read of the design, which is what makes a presentation efficient. That holds across the practice's specialisms, where a scheme often has to be explained through landscape, interior and heritage fabric at once. > "I recommend Gendo for designers as it will allow you to test many different options, be more efficient with client presentations, and get better visuals that will give more understanding of the design." 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