Amidst the widespread adoption of AI in the design industry, architects are shifting their mindset—from one of anxiety to a more pragmatic approach.
According to the latest "2025 Survey on Software Usage in Design Firms," SUAPP AI has emerged as the most favored integrated AI design tool among design studios, with an 87% adoption rate and a 96% satisfaction rate. Globally, over 3,000 design firms and studios are already using SUAPP AIR.
Now, as AI technology profoundly reshapes the architectural design landscape, how is this tool quietly transforming the workflows of designers worldwide?
Part 1: The Efficiency Revolution – Reducing Costs
In the architectural design industry, time is money. Outsourcing renders for a medium-sized project can cost tens of thousands of yuan, while in-house production demands significant time and labor resources.
SUAPP AIR addresses this by compressing the production timeline. Compared to traditional manual modeling and rendering workflows, it boosts efficiency by 4,600 times—reducing a task that once took 13 hours to just 10 seconds.
This leap in efficiency brings cost reductions in three key areas: time, trial and error, and outsourcing.
In terms of time costs, designers no longer need to spend long hours on tedious rendering parameter adjustments. According to a survey covering 100 design firms, those using SUAPP AI have seen their project delivery cycles shortened by an average of 68%, while client satisfaction has increased by 61%.
When it comes to trial-and-error costs, designers can quickly generate multiple options for comparison. In traditional workflows, trying a new approach meant remodeling and re-rendering, whereas now, simply adjusting parameters can yield entirely new results.
As one designer noted: "Let SUAPP AIR help with idea exploration and multi-option comparison." This rapid iteration capability significantly reduces the cost of exploring different design directions.
Regarding outsourcing costs, many design firms have found that after adopting SUAPP AIR, their need to outsource rendering work has drastically decreased. In a typical residential project, the entire process from concept to analytical diagrams took 8.5 days with traditional methods—but with SUAPP AI, it has been shortened to just 7.25 hours, boosting efficiency by a factor of 11.7!
Part 2: Proven in Practice – Empowering the Entire Workflow
SUAPP AIR not only excels in efficiency but also demonstrates significant practical value in real-world project applications. Arcplus Group PLC's "AIGC Practical Project Application Exhibition" systematically showcases the achievements of AI applied in actual engineering cases.
The exhibition covers diverse building types such as skyscrapers, commercial complexes, urban renewal projects, and airport terminals, proving that AI technology has been deeply integrated into real design workflows—not just conceptual stages.
In the sales office project for CHINA POLY GROUP CORPORATION LIMITED, designers demonstrated the practical capabilities of SUAPP AIR. From model to a complete set of renderings, the entire process takes only minutes. Designers simply set the scene, select the "LinxiV2-Decoration" style, input simple material and atmosphere keywords, and a high-quality rendering can be generated in just 20 seconds.
Even more impressive is that renderings from different angles of the same project can maintain 100% consistency in style and detail—something difficult to achieve with traditional rendering methods.
Beyond renderings, SUAPP AIR can generate various types of professional drawings with just one click. Based on a single rendering, designers can use natural language commands to automatically produce exploded views, functional zoning diagrams, sections, elevations, circulation analyses, and more.
This full-process capability allows designers to focus more on design itself rather than on drawing representation. One designer noted: "In the past, creating analytical diagrams required collaboration across modeling, Photoshop, and AI software, taking at least half a day. Now with SUAPP AI, professional-grade analytical diagrams can be generated in just 30 seconds."
Part 3: Technical Capabilities — Professional Tools Made Accessible
Precise Editing & Localized Control
When certain parts of a generated rendering are unsatisfactory, traditional methods often require re-rendering or extensive post-processing time. SUAPP AIR’s Sketch feature addresses this by enabling designers to accurately modify specific areas of an image.
During operation, designers simply brush over the areas they wish to change with the mouse. Once the selection is confirmed, they can click “Redraw.” This feature supports various selection tools, including a flexible lasso tool, a quick‑select tool, and a precision‑recognition tool, meeting different levels of accuracy needs.
In addition, there is also the Creative Editing function. All you need to do is write text instructions to command the AI, and it can quickly modify the image.
A user shared: "This feature is incredibly useful — no more staying up late to revise drawings." This targeted editing capability allows designers to fine-tune specific areas without compromising the overall effect.
Precision Rendering & Material Restoration
or detailed models that have already been refined to a certain degree, precision rendering can be achieved through two methods.
The first method: SUAPP AIR offers the "Keep Material" feature. This function renders as closely as possible based on the original material settings, achieving a restoration accuracy of up to 99% for intricate models.
The second method: Selecting the "LinxiV2-Decoration" style ensures that the original architectural materials and structure remain unchanged while enhancing the overall lighting, contextual elements, and material texture of the scene.
This precision rendering capability is particularly valuable in the later stages of projects requiring high‑quality visual output. Designers no longer need to worry about AI over‑interpreting or altering carefully crafted materials and structures, ensuring that the design intent is communicated accurately.
Building Renovation & Project Updates
For renovation‑type projects, SUAPP AIR can provide valuable inspiration. Designers can import photos or models of existing buildings and quickly visualize multiple renovation possibilities by selecting different rendering types and styles.
The tool’s rich library of Creative Presets—including nearly a thousand variants—offers diverse reference directions for architectural renovation. Whether it involves facade renewal or environmental enhancements, designers can obtain multiple visualized options for comparison within a short time.
This capability not only accelerates the renovation design process but also provides a more intuitive medium for communication between designers and clients, helping to quickly reach consensus and move the project forward.
Instant Analysis Diagrams & Design Communication
During the design presentation phase, creating analytical diagrams is often time‑consuming and labor‑intensive. A breakthrough feature of SUAPP AIR is its ability to generate various types of professional analysis diagrams with a single click.
Based on a single rendering or model screenshot, designers can obtain high‑resolution analysis diagrams—such as exploded views, functional zoning plans, sections, elevations, and circulation analysis diagrams—within 20–30 seconds using natural language commands. The generated diagrams also support style switching, localized redrawing, and upscaling to 8K ultra‑high definition.
For instance, you can convert a rendered visualization into a beautifully laid-out design presentation panel with just one click. This efficient analysis diagram generation capability significantly enhances the productivity of proposal documentation.
Simplified Operation & Cloud Computing
One of the standout features of SUAPP AIR is its extremely simple operation. Its interface has only two main parameters, making it easy for even complete beginners to get started quickly. Users simply need to import an image, choose a rendering type and style, and click "Render" — just three steps to produce a result.
The tool adopts a cloud‑based plugin rendering model, placing almost no demands on local computer specifications. As long as you can run SketchUp and have an internet connection, you can use it. All computations are completed on cloud GPU servers, using no local graphics card power or storage space.
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Users no longer need to search for complex "Prompt words" everywhere. They simply choose the rendering type—even without using keywords, the output quality remains consistently high. This design significantly lowers the entry barrier for AI tools, allowing more designers to effortlessly enjoy the efficiency gains brought by technology.
Multi‑Disciplinary Integration & Comprehensive Coverage
SUAPP AIR supports various rendering types, including urban design, architectural design, landscape design, interior residential decoration, interior commercial decoration, physical models, and hand‑drawn illustrations. This broad professional coverage makes it an ideal collaborative tool for cross‑disciplinary design teams.
In large design institutes, designers from different specialties can use the same tool for concept development and presentation, ensuring workflow consistency and smooth collaboration.
The built‑in style library is continuously updated, currently featuring over 500 rendering styles, with more being added regularly. Regardless of the project's design field, designers can find suitable style presets to quickly generate visuals that meet professional standards.
Seamless Workflow Integration
One of the most appreciated features of SUAPP AIR is its seamless integration into existing workflows. As a SketchUp plugin, it embeds directly into the workspace designers are most familiar with, enabling a closed‑loop process from modeling to rendering and scheme iteration—all in one place.
Designers no longer need to switch between different software; all operations are completed within the SketchUp interface. Rendered images can also be sent back to SketchUp to assist with rapid modeling via photo‑matching functions.
SUAPP AIR supports the entire project workflow: generating conceptual design options and enabling multi‑scheme comparisons for rapid communication in the early stages; facilitating quick facade exploration and migration in mid‑stage development; and providing precise rendering, generating various analytical diagrams, and assisting with documentation production in the later phases.
Part 4: A Fundamental Shift in Design Workflows
The widespread adoption of SUAPP AIR is reshaping both the working methods and business models of the architectural design industry. In traditional design workflows, rendering production often became a project bottleneck. Now, this stage has transformed from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage.
Designers can now respond to client needs more quickly and offer multiple design options. One designer shared: "Last week, I generated 15 renderings in different styles for a cultural center project — all in just 9 minutes. The client was highly impressed with such an efficient turnaround."
This boost in efficiency is also reshaping the competitive landscape among design firms. Small design teams can now take on projects that previously required larger teams. The founder of a studio noted: "With SUAPP AI, our five-person team can handle the workload of a ten-person team — giving us a clear competitive edge."
More importantly, SUAPP AIR enables designers to devote more time and energy to core design work rather than technical execution. A lead designer pointed out: "It allows us to validate creative ideas faster and focus more intently on solving key design challenges."
As AI technology continues to advance, the SUAPP team is consistently enhancing its product capabilities. The SUAPP AI series currently includes six core products, covering the entire workflow from early‑stage concepts to final presentation. This end‑to‑end coverage allows designers to complete most tasks within a single platform, reducing the efficiency loss caused by switching between different software.
"In the future, designers won't compete over who can model or render better — they'll compete over whose ideas can be seen and realized faster." As city skylines continue to evolve outside the window, the way the design industry works has already been fundamentally reshaped in this silent revolution of efficiency…
SUAPP AIR (Full Name: AI Render) is an AI-powered artistic inspiration renderer developed by SUAPP specifically for designers, redefining the standards of design visualization productivity. By simply adjusting a few parameters, it can rapidly generate "inspirational renderings" to support concept presentation, applied to mood images, conceptual scheme drawings, and final visualizations. While it is not a traditional renderer, it can fully replace traditional rendering tools, significantly accelerating the efficiency of the design workflow.
SUAPP AIR comprehensively supports fields such as urban planning, architecture, landscape, interior design, as well as color master plans, handmade models, and hand-drawn illustrations. With its advanced AI capabilities for highly accurate material reproduction and detailed control, it seamlessly integrates into the entire design process, truly empowering every stage from inspiration to realization.
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