A one-minute animation that once took six days now takes half an hour. But for AiSA Architecture, the real transformation wasn’t just speed — it was seeing architecture come alive as they design.

Key Takeaways

• ‍Real-time design, instant decisions: D5 transformed AiSA’s workflow by turning rendering into a live design process, allowing architects to visualize and refine ideas instantly.
• ‍Nature brought to life: With Scatter, Smart Planting, and AI Sky, AiSA creates landscapes that feel organic and real—capturing the atmosphere and emotion of the Mediterranean.
• ‍Big results from a small studio: D5 empowered AiSA’s two-person team to deliver world-class visuals up to 10× faster, achieving the quality and impact of large international firms.

Studio Overview

• Location: Turkiye
• Team Size: 2
• Studio Type: Design studio (architecture + residential/hospitality + visualization consultancy)
• Project Types: Residential (villas & complexes), hospitality projects (boutique hotels) and master-plans.
• Modeling Tools: Sketchup

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When Turkish architect Seda Üçer first saw a D5 Render animation on Instagram, she didn’t believe it. The light, the movement, the realism — all in real time? “It had to be fake,” she thought.

At that time, Seda and her partner ran AiSA Architecture, a small studio in Didim, Turkiye. They focused on calm, nature-inspired residential and hospitality designs. But like many small studios, they struggled with tools that couldn’t keep up with the pace of design. Rendering was slow, complex, and disconnected from their creative flow.

“We’re architects, not CGI artists,” Seda says. “We just wanted a faster, simpler way to show our ideas.”

Then D5 Render came along — and everything changed.

From Skepticism to Revelation

Curious but doubtful, Seda downloaded D5 one evening “just to try it out.” Within a few hours, she was staring at something she didn’t think was possible: a fully lit, photorealistic scene — rendered in minutes, not days.

The next day, she showed the results to her partner, who’d been using Lumion for six years. She placed their usual render side-by-side with the D5 version.

“He was speechless,” Seda says. “The D5 one looked better — more natural — and I did it in less than half an hour. That was the moment we decided to switch completely.”

Also read: Lumion vs. D5 Render: Which Is Better for Architects?

Designing at the Speed of Thought

With D5 integrated into their SketchUp workflow via LiveSync, AiSA’s process became instant and intuitive. Modeling and rendering happened side by side. Change a wall, shift the sunlight, test a material — all in real time.

That speed led to results they never imagined:

• A one-minute animation that once took six days now renders in 30 minutes
• ‍A complete villa project, with visuals and panoramas, is delivered in two days
• ‍Boutique hotels and residential complexes are client-ready in under a week

More importantly, that wait time — those long, frustrating hours of watching progress bars — disappeared. Design became fluid, spontaneous, and joyful again.

“Now, I make decisions as I design,” Seda says. “I don’t stop to render. I keep creating.”

Bringing Nature to Life

Nature is at the heart of AiSA’s architecture. Their projects blend into the Aegean coastline — open spaces, soft tones, wild gardens. But before D5, that natural beauty was hard to capture.

Now, with D5 Scatter and Smart Planting, Seda populates mountainsides and gardens with lush, varied greenery in seconds — no repeating patterns, no heavy file sizes. Every tree, every blade of grass feels different. Real.

And with Atmosphere Match, she recreates the Mediterranean lighting — bright, direct, but warm — with stunning accuracy.

“The light here is everything,” Seda says. “With D5, I can show exactly how it feels to stand in that space.”

It’s not just visual accuracy. It’s emotional. When clients see the renders, they don’t see models — they see memories waiting to happen.

Also read: How D5 AI Automates Landscape Design?

Realism That Wins Clients

AiSA’s visuals aren’t just pretty — they persuade. By using Panorama 360 and D5’s Animation, Seda creates immersive walk-throughs that transport clients straight into the unbuilt space.

“Every time we present, we have to remind them — this isn’t built yet,” she laughs. “That’s how real it looks.”

One skeptical client became a loyal fan after experiencing AiSA’s first D5-rendered project — and went on to commission six more.

Another client forwarded the panorama link to friends and family, saying, “Look what our architects created.”

Without a single ad, AiSA’s renders became their most powerful marketing.

Small Studio, Big-League Results

Before D5, Seda used to compare her work to global architecture firms — the kind with teams of 50 and massive visualization departments.

I always thought the big firms had some secret tool we didn’t. Turns out, the secret was real-time design.

D5 gave AiSA the power to compete visually with top studios — without needing huge budgets or large teams. They now create the kind of atmospheric renders they once admired from afar.

“We’re just a team of two,” Seda says. “But we make visuals that look like they came from a 20-person CGI team. That’s something I’m really proud of.”

Time Saved, Passion Rekindled

For Seda, D5 didn’t just speed things up. It brought her back to the heart of architecture.

Before, the creative flow was constantly interrupted — by renders, post-production, deadlines. Now, she sees her ideas instantly. That clarity rekindled her love for the profession.

“I started to enjoy architecture again,” she says. “Because now, I can see what I imagine — right away. I’m not waiting. I’m designing.”

The Future Is Real-Time

Since founding AiSA Architecture, she has completed 20 projects — 15 of them rendered photorealistically in D5 — ranging from villas to hotels, all delivered faster, more beautifully, and with greater confidence.

They’re not slowing down.

With D5 as a core part of their workflow, AiSA is expanding into larger developments, exploring new design ideas, and building deeper emotional connections with every client.

Because in the end, D5 isn’t just a rendering engine. It’s a creative partner that helps small studios design, present, and dream bigger.

I used to wish our renders looked like those famous studios. Now, with D5, they do.

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