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How to Communicate Your Vision: Pitfalls Architects Face in Architectural CGI Collaboration

Messy models, late briefs, and endless iterations can ruin even the best designs. Discover the pitfalls architects face in architectural CGI collaboration — and how better workflows lead to images that truly persuade.

INSIGHTS

Sep 228 min read

Architectural visualisation of the street elevation of a contemporary Emirati residence designed by TMD Studio. The façade presents a sequence of monolithic sand-toned volumes with curved corners and recessed entrances, creating a protective street edge while framing moments of transition into private gardens. Vertical ventilation shafts rise above the roofline, each perforated with patterned mashrabiya openings for airflow and light filtration. Palm trees and native vegetation soften the courtyard interiors, only partly visible from the street. A white SUV passes in front, emphasising scale and the house’s relationship to the desert road. The design illustrates cultural privacy, climatic resilience, and the reinterpretation of traditional Emirati thresholds within a modern architectural language.

Contemporary Emirati Residential Architecture Rooted in Culture and Climate

Al Nusf – The Threshold House explores contemporary Emirati residential architecture through privacy zoning, climatic resilience, and material authenticity. The design balances cultural tradition with modern living, creating an inward-focused desert retreat.

CASE STUDIES

Aug 176 min read

Interior courtyard of Museum Dar Batha in Fez, Morocco — a serene, symmetrical space with arched colonnades, traditional zellige tile flooring, central water features, and mature tree canopies casting patterned shadows across the geometry.

Mapping Context: Our Moroccan Architecture Journey Beyond the Competition

After winning the Morocco Oasis Retreat competition, we travelled to Fez for a Moroccan architecture journey grounded in place, people and presence — to understand, listen and reconnect with the land behind the vision.

TRAVEL

Jul 217 min read

Aerial visualisation of Zellige Horizon, TMD Studio’s award-winning architectural concept for the Morocco Oasis Retreat. The image captures the full radial masterplan integrated into the semi-arid landscape above Barrage Idriss Ier, with a layered composition of hospitality, wellness and residential structures, terraced topography, passive design strategies and local materials rooted in Moroccan vernacular architecture.

Zellige Horizon: How We Designed the Winning Architectural Concept

Zellige Horizon is TMD’s winning architectural concept for an off-grid retreat in Morocco—blending circular planning, vernacular typologies, and ecological systems into one coherent design. This case study reveals how architecture can emerge from terrain, culture, and craft to become both autonomous and deeply contextual.

CASE STUDIES

Jun 169 min read

Portrait of Petr Kousal, Creative Director and Founding Partner at TMD, standing outdoors at London’s Design District. He is wearing a black sweater and resting one hand on a metal railing, with a focused gaze directed at the camera. The blurred background features architectural glazing and soft lights, hinting at the site’s creative urban environment.

Meet the Team: Petr Kousal – Shaping TMD’s Creative Vision Through Architecture & CGI

Ondrej Chudy bridges Architecture & CGI at TMD, leading operations, technical design, and visualisation strategy

INSIGHTS

May 54 min read

Why We Ditched Avaza, Slack & Miro for ClickUp – The All-in-One Tool for the Architecture and CGI Industry

We streamlined our workflow by replacing Avaza, Slack, and Miro with ClickUp—one powerful platform that brings together task management, communication, and creative collaboration for architecture and CGI teams.

INSIGHTS

Apr 214 min read

Portrait of Ondrej Chudy, Managing Director at TMD, standing in front of a grey vertical-panel facade. Wearing a black vest and T-shirt, reflecting his role in Architecture & CGI

Meet the Team: Ondrej Chudy – Bridging Business, Technology, Architecture & CGI

Ondrej Chudy bridges Architecture & CGI at TMD, leading operations, technical design, and visualisation strategy

INSIGHTS

Mar 314 min read

Interior of the guest house at Zellige Horizon, the award-winning project that secured 1st place in the international Morocco Oasis Resort competition. The space features natural materials, a warm wooden ceiling with exposed beams, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open to a panoramic terrace with breathtaking views of the Moroccan landscape and turquoise waters. Designed to offer a tranquil retreat for guests, the interior blends modern comfort with organic textures, creating a seamless connection between architecture and nature.

Why Architectural Visualisation Costs Vary and What Drives Pricing

Discover why architectural visualisation pricing varies and how expertise, tools, and quality impact the value of high-end visualisations.

INSIGHTS

Mar 84 min read

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