Warehouse and Logistics CGI

StratumCGI's logistics warehouse CGI service covers five warehouse typologies: distribution centre CGI for big-box and multi-unit distribution hubs, fulfilment hub CGI for cross-dock and e-commerce throughput, cold storage CGI for temperature-controlled facilities, last-mile depot CGI for urban logistics, and air cargo terminal CGI for freight operations. Logistics park and estate-scale masterplans are rendered through the distribution centre brief when the scheme covers multiple buildings or phases. StratumCGI's warehouse visualisation services also cover large-scale supply chain assets that sit at the estate boundary, from gatehouse approach to HGV marshalling yard.

Warehouse CGI Pricing Guide

Big-box warehouse CGI in the UK typically costs between £12,500 and £28,000 for a six-frame planning and marketing package. Line items, verified-view uplifts, and animation add-ons are quoted separately below. The ranges shown are StratumCGI's published guide figures for UK big-box warehouse commissions in this typology class.

Model Reuse Economics and Delivery Workflow

StratumCGI produces warehouse and logistics CGI for five building typologies through a single production workflow: distribution centre, fulfilment hub (with cross-dock handled as a dual-yard operational variant), cold storage, last-mile depot, and air cargo terminal. One coordinated 3D model serves every subtype. Cross-dock receives a distinct operational brief inside the fulfilment hub specification, with dual-yard throughput and trailer sequencing resolved separately from standard fulfilment, without splitting the production pipeline.

The same coordinated model serves three commercial audiences inside a four-week production cycle: planning officers reviewing the submission, leasing agents briefing occupiers, and investors assessing covenant strength. Consolidating all three audiences through one model replaces three separate briefs, three delivery schedules, and three marketing budgets with a single production workflow. The reuse rate makes that consolidation financially coherent.

Distribution Centre CGI

For the full deep-dive on pallet racking, HGV dock operations, deep yard geometry, and neighbour-amenity proof, see our dedicated Distribution Centre CGI page. The section below stays as a parent-level summary inside the warehouse and logistics cluster.

Distribution centre CGI captures the scale, yard discipline, and dock rhythm that planners and occupiers need to evaluate before a scheme is approved or marketed. A typical scheme spans 200,000 to 1,000,000 sq ft, with clear internal heights of 15 to 21 metres, 50-metre deep service yards, and dock-leveller counts running into the dozens.

StratumCGI models distribution centre schemes from structural GA drawings to guarantee the imagery serves as a reliable communication tool for planning officers reviewing the transport assessment, not just a marketing image. This technical accuracy ensures:

• → Structural alignment: The steel frame grid, haunch depth, and roof profile match the engineer's specification.
• → Operational radii: Yard layouts are modelled with accurate turning arcs for 16.5-metre articulated vehicles.
• → Dock tolerances: Dock levellers are positioned at the precise floor-to-ground height differential.

Aerial compositions show the full estate layout, internal road hierarchy, and landscape strategy in a single frame. Ground-level stills demonstrate the principal elevation quality and the human-scale experience at the gatehouse, reception, or office entrance. Together, these outputs form the core visual package for a planning application and pre-let marketing campaign.

Recommended distribution centre CGI viewpoint

An elevated corner or low aerial view shows yard depth, internal road hierarchy, and dock rhythm in one frame.

What the image must prove

The render proves HGV circulation, service-yard capacity, loading-bay spacing, and estate legibility.

Primary review audience

Planning officers review access and transport logic first, while occupiers and investors assess operational scale and flexibility.

Within warehouse and logistics CGI, the distribution-centre sequence tests one verified model against planning scrutiny, leasing presentation, and 24-hour operational review.

View the North West Logistics Hub case study (SCGI-004) for an example of multi-unit distribution centre CGI.

For tall-format and automated variants exceeding 11m internal clear height, see High-Bay Warehouse CGI below for eaves heights 12 to 50m.

High-Bay Warehouse CGI

High-bay warehouse CGI renders tall-format storage facilities at eaves heights of 12 to 50m, where clear internal heights reach 11 to 48m. Modern UK schemes commonly specify 30m+ eaves when pallet density and vertical retrieval economics justify the construction-cost premium.

Zero architectural CGI competitors currently visualise this building class in the UK market. The image pack is dominated by equipment vendors (Mecalux, SSI Schaefer, Gebhardt), which opens a clear capture window for briefs targeting e-commerce fulfilment operators and 3PL automation retrofits.

High-bay imagery must resolve the exterior eaves profile, the internal tier density legible through upper glazing, mezzanine structure where present, and the mass of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) equipment at ground and elevated levels. The rendering challenge differs from standard warehouse visualisation. Tall format demands precise perspective control to register vertical stacking rhythm, and automated equipment must read as operational complexity rather than visual clutter.

• → Eaves and clear height: 12 to 50m eaves, 11 to 48m clear height. Modern e-commerce and logistics schemes target 30m+ for pallet density gain.
• → VNA aisles and guidance: 1.5 to 2.5m narrow-aisle widths. Guided turret-truck operation requires precision in rack spacing and floor-to-beam clearance visibility.
• → Power and automation readiness: Typical electrical load 500 to 3,000 kW. ASRS installations including AutoStore and competing cube ASRS systems require precision in equipment footprint and power distribution visualisation.
• → Racking density and throughput: High-bay typically achieves 2 to 3 times standard APR pallet positions, translating cubic footage into throughput gain that offsets the construction premium.

High-bay warehouse typology occupies the convergence zone where distribution and automation economics meet. Golden Triangle logistics operators, national e-commerce fulfilment teams, and 3PL providers commission this building class when pallet density and throughput per square metre become the dominant performance metric. The construction-cost premium resolves only when throughput or density uplift offsets the capex differential against single-storey schemes.

For standard pallet-distribution schemes, see Distribution Centre CGI above. For cross-dock and e-commerce throughput, see Fulfilment Hub CGI below.

Fulfilment Hub and Cross-Dock CGI

Fulfilment hub and cross-dock CGI explains two-sided throughput, dual-yard activity, and higher vehicle frequency in a way a single corner view cannot. Goods arrive at one dock face, are sorted or processed within the building, and depart from a second dock face on the opposite elevation.

Where the brief is specifically about parcel sortation, mezzanine pick-pack floors, van staging, and dual-sided dispatch, see Fulfilment Centre Architectural Visualisation. This parent section stays focused on fulfilment-hub comparison, cross-dock yard logic, and same-shell operating variants inside the wider warehouse and logistics CGI cluster.

The visualisation for cross-dock operations must demonstrate that both dock faces can operate simultaneously without vehicle conflict. StratumCGI models the full yard on each side of the building, specifically ensuring:

• → Dual-yard capacity: Trailer parking, reversing zones, and the internal roadway connecting both elevations are accurately mapped.
• → E-commerce massing: Mezzanine floor plates, automated sortation extensions, and high-density van dock canopies are rendered as distinct structural elements.
• → Operational identity: The scheme's appearance reflects its cross-dock purpose, rather than defaulting to the elevation treatment of a conventional warehouse.

The resulting visuals allow logistics operators to evaluate the throughput capacity before committing to a lease, and they give planners the exact evidence needed to assess the transport impact from both access points safely.

Recommended fulfilment hub CGI viewpoint

A ground-level two-sided elevation or elevated oblique view shows both active dock faces and the connecting yard logic.

What the image must prove

The render proves yard separation, dual-sided cross-dock capacity, trailer movement, and van flow without conflict.

Primary review audience

Logistics operators assess throughput first, while planners review circulation, access safety, and servicing impact.

Within warehouse and logistics CGI, the fulfilment sequence compares one logistics shell across standard throughput, cross-dock flow, and van-led e-commerce dispatch.

View the West Midlands Distribution Warehouse case study (SCGI-005) for an example of warehouse-led CGI with dock-face rhythm and yard discipline.

For urban consolidation and regional operator depots, see Logistics Depot CGI for last-mile, urban, and warehouse depot facilities below.

Cold Storage and Temperature-Controlled Facility CGI

Cold storage and temperature-controlled facility CGI shows the envelope, rooftop plant, and yard segregation details that make these logistics buildings visibly different from standard sheds. Insulated composite cladding panels produce a different surface texture and joint pattern, and roof-mounted refrigeration plant adds bulk and height to the building profile.

StratumCGI models these elements from the mechanical engineer's plant layout and the architect's cladding specification, ensuring exact adherence:

• → Panel integrity: The insulated panel system is rendered with correct joint widths and colour-matched to the manufacturer's RAL palette.
• → Plant compliance: Plant screening is modelled as a distinct architectural element with its own material, height, and precise setback from the parapet.
• → Zone mapping: Ambient cross-docking areas, blast-freezing zones, and separated chilled/ambient vehicle movements are visually defined.

This level of detail prevents compliance risk during officer review, while providing the operational logic and annotated stills required for investor presentations.

Recommended cold storage CGI viewpoint

A front three-quarter exterior with visible rooftop plant and service yard shows the insulated envelope and screening strategy clearly.

What the image must prove

The render proves plant screening, insulated cladding specification, dock arrangement, and chilled-versus-ambient yard organisation.

Primary review audience

Planning officers assess rooftop plant impact first, while investors and operators review cold-chain logic and building credibility.

Within warehouse and logistics CGI, the cold-storage sequence frames one specialist envelope for baseline chilled use, plant-heavy screening, and ESG-led cold-chain review.

View the Temperature-Controlled Logistics Facility case study (SCGI-007) for an example of cold storage CGI.

Logistics Depot CGI for Last-Mile, Urban, and Warehouse Depot Facilities

Last-mile and urban logistics depot CGI places the building inside its street context so neighbour impact, van circulation, and frontage quality can be read in one view. The sites are smaller, the surrounding context is urban or peri-urban, and the primary vehicle is a delivery van rather than an articulated lorry.

StratumCGI produces last-mile depot imagery from street-level viewpoints that accurately represent the building in its urban context:

• → Context mapping: Surrounding streetscapes, adjacent buildings, and pedestrian routes are modelled from OS mapping and real site photography.
• → Loading proof: Areas are shown with vans in position to demonstrate the yard operates cleanly without blocking the public highway.
• → Emerging typologies: Multi-storey logistics, underground service yards, and shared residential-use schemes are distinctly resolved.

This contextual focus allows planning officers to scrutinise vehicle noise, delivery hours, lighting spill, and street-facing elevation quality seamlessly.

Recommended last-mile depot CGI viewpoint

A street-level frontage view with the loading area in frame shows urban fit, van access, and pedestrian separation together.

What the image must prove

The render proves van circulation, neighbour-sensitive frontage design, loading discipline, and safe relationship to the public highway.

Primary review audience

Planning officers review neighbour impact first, while occupiers assess delivery efficiency and operational practicality.

Within warehouse and logistics CGI, the last-mile sequence recasts one urban depot for planning review, courier dispatch, and neighbour-sensitive frontage control.

View the Urban Edge Last-Mile Depot case study (SCGI-006) for an example of compact urban logistics CGI.

Warehouse Depot and Regional Logistics Facilities

Warehouse depot CGI renders regional mid-scale facilities at 5,000 to 50,000+ sqm, covering the operational and planning ground that sits between urban last-mile depots and full-scale distribution centres. The imagery models yard depth, dock count, HGV circulation patterns, and landscape context where planners and operators evaluate regional depot briefs.

• → Scale boundary: Last-mile facilities under 5,000 sqm, warehouse depots 5,000 to 50,000+ sqm, distribution centres beyond.
• → Yard and dock modelling: HGV turning circles, dock orientation relative to trunk roads, loading bay frequency at regional scale.
• → Estate integration: Landscape buffers, estate-road hierarchy, visibility from main routes and local amenity areas.

Warehouse depot CGI resolves what standard 2D planning drawings cannot convey. The visuals show how a mid-scale facility sits within its road network, what the driver experience reads at arrival, and how building mass and surface activity are perceived from neighbouring properties. This visual clarity gives operators a clearer read on road hierarchy, arrival sequence, and surrounding amenity context before the depot brief moves into consultation or pre-let review.

For big-box distribution and standard pallet density, see Distribution Centre CGI above. For cross-dock throughput and e-commerce consolidation, see Fulfilment Hub CGI.

Air Cargo and Specialist Freight Facility CGI

Air cargo and specialist freight facility CGI separates airside, landside, and security-controlled movement so the scheme reads as an operational freight asset rather than a generic shed by a runway. Air cargo terminals coordinate under strict requirements that shape the building's form.

StratumCGI models air cargo schemes from the airport operator's layout plan, ensuring exact regulatory alignment:

• → Airside geometry: The apron, taxiway edge, and aircraft stand positions dictate the cargo building's exact location.
• → Landside boundaries: The HGV yard is modelled with the correct physical separation from the secure airside boundary.
• → Security controls: Security fencing, access control points, staff segregation routes, and service-yard queueing are composed to explain process.

This strict segregation allows the planning authority and airport operator to review the scheme in its operational flow rather than as an isolated building.

Recommended air cargo CGI viewpoint

An oblique apron-side or boundary view should show the airside line, landside yard, and control points in one composition.

What the image must prove

The render proves airside-landside separation, security control logic, stand relationship, and freight handling credibility.

Primary review audience

Airport operators and planning teams review operational separation first, while freight users assess flow, access, and site realism.

Within warehouse and logistics CGI, the air-cargo sequence maps one freight model across landside flow, airside separation, and secure night operation.

View the Regional Air Cargo Terminal case study (SCGI-008) for an example of specialist freight facility CGI.

Sustainable Warehouse CGI and ESG Features

Daylight Scheme SCGI-SW-01

PV full rooftop array EV 25+ charge bays BNG 20%+ uplift

Sustainable warehouse CGI renders the environmental performance attributes that UK logistics developers now specify as a baseline. SEGRO Park Tottenham scores 92.7 to 94.9% BREEAM Outstanding, the highest industrial BREEAM score recorded in the UK market.

Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead DC3a sustained 88.8% BREEAM Outstanding, with DC12 at the same park certified EPC A+. The imagery must resolve five distinct systems at a level an institutional investor or planning officer can read without a specification document.

• → PV array positioning and capacity: Rooftop array layout, kWp rating (typical 150 to 500 kWp for single-unit schemes, 1 to 2 MWp across multi-unit portfolios), and inverter plant location rendered as part of the plant-yard composition.
• → EV charge hub layout: Dedicated charge points (standard 10 to 40 spaces, premium schemes 50 or more), trunking routes, and transformer positions visible in the yard plan.
• → Biodiversity net gain: BNG buffer rendered as qualified habitat (wildflower meadow, native tree planting, hedgerow restoration), visually distinct from amenity landscaping.
• → Thermal envelope and solar control: Roof overhangs, high-performance glazing, and facade shading resolved at envelope level.
• → Low-carbon structural frame: SCM concrete, steel reuse, or mass timber shown in cladding and structural expression where specified.

UK institutional commitments anchor the credibility of the rendering. Prologis has pledged every new UK warehouse as net zero carbon in construction since 2008. SEGRO operates science-based net zero targets with a 2050 pathway across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

Tritax Big Box maintains a 100% BREEAM Excellent portfolio commitment. GLP's Magna Park Milton Keynes flagship delivers BREEAM-certified logistics accommodation within a community-integrated masterplan. StratumCGI renders schemes at this specification level so the CGI can be submitted alongside the BREEAM scorecard, the net zero carbon pathway statement, and the planning officer's neighbour-amenity assessment without treatment drift between documents.

BREEAM target

Outstanding 85%+, Excellent 70-84%, compliance 55-69%

PV array capacity

150 to 500 kWp single-unit, 1 to 2 MWp multi-unit portfolios

EV charge point density

10 to 40 spaces standard, 50+ on premium schemes

Biodiversity net gain uplift

10% statutory minimum, 20 to 30% on leading schemes

Operational carbon intensity

8 to 15 kgCO₂e/m²/yr new-build typical

Warehouse Biodiversity and Public Realm Rendering

Biodiversity warehouse CGI resolves the statutory biodiversity net gain requirement under the Environment Act 2021, which mandates a minimum 10% increase in habitat unit value across all development sites.

The rendering anchors to Natural England's Biodiversity Metric 4.0, the standard calculation tool for measuring habitat unit delivery across soil type, distinctiveness grade, and condition score.

Biodiversity warehouse CGI models the 30-year statutory management plan, translating habitat unit projections (typically 10 to 40 units for large-box schemes) into photoreal verification that grounds regulatory credibility in visual proof of compliance.

Indicative large-box warehouse scheme, modified agricultural baseline

Pre-development Baseline habitat

• Arable croplandLow distinctiveness, Moderate condition3.2
• Modified grassland marginLow distinctiveness, Poor condition0.8

Baseline total4.0

Post-development Delivered habitat

• Wildflower meadowMedium distinctiveness, Good condition8.4
• Wetland with reed bedHigh distinctiveness, Good condition6.2
• Native hedgerow, restoredMedium distinctiveness, Good condition4.1
• Green living roofMedium distinctiveness, Moderate condition2.1

Post-development total20.8

+16.8Habitat units delivered

+420%Net gain over baseline

10%Statutory minimum cleared

Figures are indicative for a typical large-box warehouse scheme on modified agricultural land. Each commission is calculated by the appointed ecologist against its own baseline survey using Natural England Biodiversity Metric 4.0. StratumCGI visualises the delivered habitat set once the metric calculation is agreed.

Biodiversity warehouse CGI derives geometry from the landscape architect's reference set rather than originating the landscape design. The reference documentation supplied to StratumCGI covers hard landscape drawings, soft landscape plan, planting schedule, and the 30-year management plan.

StratumCGI translates this reference set into photoreal rendering under Landscape Institute Technical Guidance Note 06/19 (Verified Views methodology), verifying visual accuracy against measured drawings and scheduled plant performance. The rendering supplies planning evidence while design authorship remains with the commissioning landscape architect.

Warehouse Biodiversity CGI from Landscape Architect Mood Board

Biodiversity warehouse CGI translates the landscape architect's mood board into a verified photoreal render. The mood board supplied to StratumCGI comprises watercolour concept sketches, photographic precedent references, planting palette tiles naming native species, and hand-drawn spatial diagrams.

StratumCGI renders the mood board set to a verified standard under the Landscape Institute's verified view methodology, with the architect's design authorship held intact throughout.

Design authorship credit belongs to the commissioning landscape architect. StratumCGI visualises the intent set without substituting authorship.

Biodiversity warehouse CGI renders the habitat features and public realm infrastructure that satisfy Biodiversity Metric 4.0 credit scores. StratumCGI resolves each credited feature to photoreal specification:

• → Wildflower meadow with named native species: cowslip, yellow rattle, bird's-foot trefoil.
• → Wetland habitat with reed beds and marginal aquatic planting.
• → Boardwalk and interpretation path with accessible gradient and native timber specification.
• → Retained mature trees and hedgerow with canopy continuity marked.
• → Green living roof on the office frontage.
• → Staff amenity features: bench seating and interpretive signage.

Biodiversity Frontage SCGI-SW-03

BNG wetland + meadow Office green living roof Staff amenity path

• → Habitat units delivered: 10 to 40 units typical across large-box warehouse schemes, representing net 10%+ gain over pre-development baseline.
• → Native planting ratio: Native species composition targets 70% or higher to maximise Biodiversity Metric credit allocation and support local pollinator ecology.
• → Management plan duration: 30 years statutory minimum, tracked from practical completion through annual monitoring reports and five-yearly condition reassessment.
• → Habitat types rendered: Wildflower meadow, wetland, retained hedgerow, native tree cluster, green living roof, and permeable public realm.
• → Public realm features: Boardwalk, interpretation signage, bench seating, and staff amenity path with native understorey.

Net Zero Carbon Warehouse CGI

Net zero carbon warehouse CGI renders the carbon elimination evidence that institutional investors now require at planning stage. Prologis committed every new UK warehouse to net zero carbon in construction from 2008 onwards.

Night Operation SCGI-SW-04

LED perimeter + yard EV lit canopies 24h operational read

SEGRO operates a net zero 2050 science-based target across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Tritax Big Box sustains 100% BREEAM Excellent across its portfolio with an embedded net zero pathway.

The imagery must resolve four specific carbon-elimination systems:

• → PV offset visualisation: The proportion of annual operational demand met on site (typical 30 to 50%, larger schemes with battery storage 60 to 70%).
• → Embodied carbon evidence: Material specification rendered visibly. SCM concrete at 40 to 60% replacement, steel reuse where specified, mass timber where the structural brief permits.
• → Waste-heat recovery routing: District-network connections with heat exchangers, pipework, and tie-in points visible.
• → Roof-mounted and facade-integrated renewables: Positioned against the approved building envelope.

Three UK frameworks drive the certification strategy: the UKGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework (operational intensity 8 to 12 kgCO₂e/m²/yr post-occupancy with annual third-party assurance), the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge (embodied carbon reduction and lifecycle assessment transparency), and the BREEAM Net Zero Addendum (optional enhancement verifying carbon intensity at practical completion and operational phase).

Planning Accuracy and Warehouse CGI Deliverables

Warehouse and logistics CGI is developed from architect's drawings, structural GA information, site plans, and operational layouts so the same coordinated geometry can support planning scrutiny and commercial promotion.

A typical deliverable set includes planning stills, marketing hero images, aerial estate views, street-level perspectives, and cropped assets for brochures or investor decks. Because these outputs are generated from one coordinated 3D model, the cladding specification, service-yard geometry, and site context remain consistent across every file.

Early briefing confirms camera positions, priority viewpoints, operational features, and approval dates before production starts. That preserves alignment between the visual package, planning submission programmes, pre-let launch dates, and internal investment reviews on fast-moving UK logistics developments. Clients can then route the same approved geometry through StratumCGI's five-stage production process without rebuilding the proposal for each audience.

Technical Verification for Planning-Grade Warehouse CGI

Planning-grade warehouse CGI depends on named technical inputs rather than visual approximation. StratumCGI builds planning images from consultant drawings, structural GA information, site levels, and agreed viewpoints so planners can compare the render with the planning pack, transport assessment, and landscape strategy.

When the brief includes OS mapping, supplied BIM geometry, or verified site photography, StratumCGI folds those references into the base model before final rendering starts. That keeps the warehouse envelope, yard datum, dock height, and screening strategy aligned with the material used by the local planning authority and the wider consultant team.

Warehouse CGI now needs to show more than cladding and dock count. Developers, investors, and planning teams often need the imagery to make BREEAM ambition, EPC A intent, PV roof arrays, EV charging, SUDS features, biodiversity net gain areas, and landscape buffers legible in the same frame.

When those features are handled properly, the render explains how sustainability measures sit within the operational logic of the development rather than reading as decorative extras. The warehouse CGI can then carry planning review, investor review, and pre-let messaging in one coordinated image set without splitting the scheme into disconnected visual stories.

Standard Warehouse CGI Packs

Warehouse Interior Capacity and Racking CGI

Warehouse interior capacity CGI shows what the approved shell can hold once the brief moves beyond frontage and yard layout. StratumCGI builds these interior logistics views from the same coordinated model, so clear internal height, racking density, VNA aisles, mezzanine levels, ASRS zones, and van-sortation fit can be tested without rebuilding the scheme.

Those images move from developer to leasing team, from leasing team to occupier, and from asset team to investor deck because they answer different versions of the same question: how much operational capacity does this shell really offer, and how flexibly can that capacity be reconfigured for another occupier profile.

From

Developer or landlord team

To

Leasing agents, occupiers, and investors

How

By reusing one approved shell model and swapping interior fit-out logic

Why

To prove capacity, flexibility, and occupier fit before a letting decision is made

• → Coordinated evidence: These images can show clear internal height, rack density, aisle logic, mezzanine structure, automation zones, and dispatch fit in one coordinated set.
• → Occupier communication: Leasing teams use them to explain capacity to occupiers who care deeply about racking and throughput metrics, rather than external frontage alone.
• → Investor flexibility: Investor teams use them to compare one shell against multiple operational narratives without commissioning a completely fresh 3D model each time.

One Logistics Shell, Multiple Market Positions

StratumCGI renders the same verified logistics shell for three occupier positions: standard pallet distribution, automation-led storage, and higher-intensity fulfilment fit-out. Each version changes the operational read while keeping the approved envelope and servicing logic fixed.

The envelope, access logic, and external planning facts stay fixed. Interior fit-out, occupancy cues, lighting treatment, and marketing emphasis shift per audience. Developers and agents test alternate uses on one approved shell without commissioning a new model each time.

Director Commentary: How Warehouse CGI Is Judged

The page explains warehouse and logistics CGI at category level. The director commentary below adds the review logic behind the visuals, including planning scrutiny, occupier evaluation, and the need for one model to serve more than one audience.

Warehouse CGI Questions Buyers Ask First

These questions cover the commercial and definitional gaps most first-time warehouse and logistics clients need answered before briefing the visuals.

What is warehouse and logistics CGI?

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Warehouse and logistics CGI is photorealistic architectural visualisation for distribution centres, fulfilment hubs, cold stores, depots, and freight facilities. It is used to show how the scheme looks and how it operates, including yard depth, dock positions, circulation, screening, and site access, before the building is constructed.

What does CGI stand for in construction?

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In construction, CGI stands for computer-generated imagery. On a warehouse project, that usually means a 3D model and rendered stills that turn site plans, elevations, and technical references into images for planning, leasing, investor review, or brochure use.

How much does warehouse CGI cost in the UK?

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Most warehouse exterior briefs at StratumCGI start from £1,800 for two agreed views. Larger warehouse and logistics packages are quoted by view count, supplied information, context complexity, verification requirements, and whether the same model needs to serve planning, leasing, and investor outputs.

How does warehouse CGI differ from residential CGI?

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Warehouse CGI is judged more heavily on operational credibility than domestic mood or styling. The visuals need to communicate HGV circulation, dock rhythm, service-yard depth, office frontage, plant screening, and occupier flexibility, often across planning and commercial audiences at the same time.

What warehouse CGI outputs does StratumCGI deliver?

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Typical outputs include planning stills, verified or planning-grade viewpoints, marketing hero images, aerial estate views, cropped brochure assets, and investor-deck visuals. The deliverable mix depends on whether the same warehouse model needs to answer planning, leasing, or internal funding questions.

What yard, dock, and HGV detail does logistics warehouse CGI include?

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Logistics warehouse CGI includes accurate service-yard depth (typically 50 metres for 16.5 metre articulated vehicles), dock-leveller positions matched to the floor-to-ground height differential, HGV turning circles rendered from the transport assessment, dock-face rhythm matching the structural grid, and landscape screening from OS mapping. The detail scales up for cross-dock schemes where dual-yard activity has to read on both elevations.

Warehouse and Logistics Portfolio

StratumCGI's warehouse and logistics portfolio includes distribution centres, fulfilment hubs, cold storage facilities, last-mile depots, and air cargo terminals. Each case study documents the CGI scope, outputs delivered, and the specific communication challenges the visualisation addressed.

The grid below lists the logistics warehouse case studies StratumCGI has delivered across distribution, fulfilment, cold storage, last-mile, and air cargo briefs. For the broader proof set beyond this logistics cluster, the same portfolio index covers data centre and specialist industrial commissions.