Industrial CGI services for UK developers, architects, and agents
Photoreal industrial CGI for warehouse CGI, logistics CGI, data centre CGI, and light industrial estate schemes, with three revision rounds included and a delivery schedule scoped to each brief. Used as planning application CGI, pre-let marketing imagery, and investor presentation material across the UK in 2026.
Industrial CGI studio for UK logistics developers, planning consultants, architects, and agents
What we visualise
Industrial CGI across nine UK building typologies
One coordinated 3D production pipeline visualises nine UK industrial typologies, from the dock-line of a big-box distribution centre to the frontage rhythm of a multi-unit light industrial estate.
Warehouse and logistics
What the CGI proves: Dock count, yard depth, HGV swept-path, parking ratio
StratumCGI visualises nine UK industrial typologies, with cross-dock logistics CGI, cold-chain warehouse CGI, sustainability-certified industrial estate CGI, hyperscale data centre CGI, battery energy storage CGI, and substation visualisation grouped under their parent brief.
For a decision-frame guide to each typology, including occupier mapping, planning evidence requirements, and CGI brief differences per type, see the UK warehouse typologies guide.
Planning evidence
Planning evidence imagery (AVR)
Planning application CGI and planning photomontage packs evidence Reserved Matters submissions, Design and Access Statements, Section 73 amendments, and committee-day presentations. StratumCGI renders AVR Type 3 verified-view aerials, photogrammetry-aligned ground-level approach studies, and neighbour-perspective massing reads, with camera positions agreed with the LPA before the brief moves to lighting.
Frame 01Verified-view aerial
Photogrammetry-aligned aerial frame at the camera position the LPA accepts as evidence.
AVR Type 3 · LPA-agreed camera
Frame 02Ground-level approach
Pedestrian-eye view of the site entry, gatehouse, signage totem, and access road geometry.
Eye-level 1.5 m · swept-path overlay
Frame 03Neighbour perspective
Massing study from the nearest residential or amenity edge, with screening and boundary treatment in context.
Boundary screening · biodiversity buffer
Pre-let and investor
Pre-let, leasing, and investor renderings
Commercial development CGI packages comprise leasing brochures, occupier-ready frontage close-ups, investor pack imagery, NDA-safe publication, and the SCGI reference-code archive. Together they form the visual layer of industrial property marketing, where the same model carries through brief, brochure, and investor pack.
Leasing pack
Frontage and dock detail
Frontage close-ups, dock-face detail, signage zones, and occupier finish at letting-brochure register.
Investor pack
Masterplan and valuation imagery
Masterplan aerials and valuation-grade frames, anonymised on request under the SCGI portfolio policy.
Occupier review
Yard and operational fit
Yard depth, parking ratio, signage zones, and HGV manoeuvring confirmed before the occupier walks the site.
To UK spec
Industrial CGI for service yards, docks and frontage
Frontage-only renders fail planning officers and investors. An industrial CGI has to resolve the service yard, the loading dock, and the frontage to spec, because each one carries a number a planner, agent, or occupier will check. StratumCGI models the three together, against UK industrial benchmarks and sustainability credits, in one coordinated image set.
What an industrial CGI must include for the service yard
A service yard CGI must show the yard depth, the swept-path geometry, and the slab and gradient the building sits on. UK big-box yard depth is 50 m as the modern floor, with SEGRO and Prologis pushing 55-65 m for cross-dock and trailer-swap layouts. Urban infill schemes trade down to 35-44 m for site coverage. The yard depth in the render is the depth the agent will quote on the spec sheet.
Every yard render is laid against the swept-path overlay for a 16.5 m UK articulated lorry before the camera is locked: 12.5 m outer radius, 5.3 m inner, 6.87 m kerb radius per UNECE Regulation 107. The slab beneath is modelled at 200-300 mm reinforced for a 7.5-10 kN/m squared imposed load, with surface falls at 1:80 typical and 1:20 the practical maximum gradient.
What an industrial CGI must include for the loading dock
Door spacing · 4.5 m c/cCanopy · 3-4 mFFL · 1,200 mmLeveller · 6 t / 10 t (BS EN 1398)Level-access doorReference frame · loading dock, eye-level 3/4
A loading dock CGI must show the dock-to-floor height, the leveller specification, and the door rhythm a tenant will count. Dock-floor height sits 1,200 mm above the apron to meet a UK trailer bed. Dock levellers are specified to BS EN 1398: 6 t for general distribution, 10 t for cold-chain and high-cycle big-box, with a +/- 300 mm working range to absorb trailer variation.
Door spacing sits in the 3.6-4.9 m centre-to-centre band, with 3-4 m dock canopies sheltering trailer head and leveller. Door provision converges on roughly one dock per 1,000 m squared GIA for distribution, tightening to one per 200-300 m squared in cross-dock layouts. A level-access door is provided alongside for plant and non-trailer collections.
What an industrial CGI must include for the frontage
Office content · 8% GIARooflight band · BREEAM Hea 01Window-to-wall · 42%Cladding ratio · Mat 01Recessed entrance · 3 m canopyReference frame · frontage, eye-level approach
A frontage CGI must show how much of the unit reads as office, how much as shed, and how the envelope scores against UK sustainability credits. Office content is 5-10% of GIA on a UK industrial unit per the BCO Guide to Specification, with a window-to-wall ratio of 30-50% on the office cube. Below 30% the frontage reads as warehouse; above 50% the building risks Building Regulations Part L overheating limits.
Glazing, rooflights, and cladding ratio carry into BREEAM Hea 01 daylight and Mat 01 envelope scoring, both modelled in the same render set so the planning officer and the certification assessor see one image. Recessed entrance, feature cladding band, and signage zone are placed in the model as a single composition, not bolted on after.
From brief to delivery
How an industrial CGI brief runs, from intake to delivery
Four production stages from CAD intake to NDA-safe delivery. Three revision rounds are included as standard. Delivery typically runs two to six weeks per scheme depending on scope, revision depth, and CAD readiness, with phased delivery available against committee dates. The timeline chart below summarises the typical span for each brief tier.
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What does the industrial CGI brief intake cover?
CAD or BIM source review, site context, camera intent, planning or leasing audience, and NDA in place before any geometry leaves the studio. The intake locks the brief against committee dates and the typology of the scheme.
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How is the industrial CGI base model built?
A 3D base model is built from the architect’s CAD or BIM, with camera positions and verified-view angles locked to the planning submission, and a daylight rig set across the shell. The approved base model becomes the source geometry for lighting passes, verified-view revisions, leasing-pack crops, and final delivery.
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How are lighting passes and revisions handled?
Physically based lighting passes resolve daylight, cladding read, and yard tonality across the image set. Three revision rounds are included as standard, with phased delivery available against committee dates and investor memorandum deadlines.
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How are final industrial CGI files delivered?
Final frames are delivered at print and web resolutions, with NDA-safe publication on request and an SCGI reference-code archive retained for the project. Final delivery comprises planning application CGI, leasing-pack imagery, and investor-review frames in one coordinated set.
Delivery timeline
How long an industrial CGI commission takes
Each row maps a brief profile to a working-day range, the phasing pattern, and the inputs that move the schedule earlier or later. Spans assume CAD or BIM is delivered on intake.
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Industrial CGI delivery timeline by brief tier, with typical span on a 0 to 40 working-day scale, phasing pattern, and the inputs that drive the schedule.
Late or incomplete CAD, scope changes after lighting lock, or extra revision rounds beyond three extend the schedule. Phased delivery is offered when a committee or marketing date sits inside the production window.
Recent commissions
Recent industrial CGI projects
Anonymised case studies across the typology matrix, published under the StratumCGI portfolio policy.
Five buyer questions examine scope, pricing, base-model reuse, and the correct typology route for an industrial CGI commission.
What is industrial CGI?
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Industrial CGI is photoreal architectural visualisation of warehouse, distribution, fulfilment, data centre, and industrial estate schemes. UK developers, architects, and agents commission it for planning evidence, pre-let marketing, and investor presentation. The image set models the service yard, the loading dock, and the frontage to UK spec, not just the elevation.
How much does industrial CGI cost in the UK?
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Industrial CGI is priced per render type. A standard verified-view frame for a warehouse, distribution, fulfilment, or industrial estate scheme runs £1,100 to £2,700 per still. A data centre frame sits higher at £2,200 to £2,800 because campus, MEP, and substation context adds scene complexity. A single planning photomontage frame, sharing the base model with a wider package, is priced about 20% below the full-rate frame. Reuse-rate variants of an approved view (lighting or crop change) drop to roughly 40% of the full-rate frame, and investor-deck crops cost £150 to £350 per export. Base modelling is quoted separately at £3,400 to £4,500 depending on typology, with a six-frame planning and marketing package landing between £12,500 and £28,000 all-in.
How is industrial CGI different from a generic commercial render?
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Industrial CGI proves operational viability; a generic commercial render shows only the elevation. The industrial image set frames the service yard, the loading dock, and the frontage to UK spec, because those are the attributes planning officers, occupiers, and investors test before they commit. Yard depth, swept-path geometry, dock-floor height, glazing ratio, and sustainability signal all read in the same set.
Can one industrial CGI model support planning, leasing, and occupier review?
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Yes. StratumCGI builds one coordinated 3D model and renders single verified views, multi-frame pre-let packs, and investor pack imagery from the same geometry. Cross-dock variants, cold-chain configurations, Passivhaus and BREEAM-certified developments, and hyperscale data centre clusters resolve inside the same pipeline. The service yard, loading dock, and frontage are modelled once and reused across planning, leasing, and occupier review.
Which typology page should I start with for a logistics brief?
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Start with the typology that matches your scheme. Warehouse and logistics CGI covers the broad industrial-shed register. Distribution centre CGI targets big-box throughput. Fulfilment centre CGI targets dispatch-led mezzanine schemes. Data centre CGI targets hyperscale and edge campuses. Light Industrial Unit and Estate CGI targets Use Class E(g)(iii) and B2 multi-let estates, distinct from the B8 logistics register above. Send a brief and the studio will map your project to the closest typology within a working day.
Commission brief
Industrial CGI services
Industrial CGI commissions deliver planning application CGI frames, pre-let marketing packs, investor-review imagery, and occupier-ready frontage detail, prepared from your CAD or BIM source, masterplan, landscape plan, and phasing diagram. NDA-safe publication on request.
Leasing pack
Investor pack
Occupier review