1. Define what should stay

Start with the original photo and list the features outside the scope of your project: window positions, door openings, roof shape and building footprint. Include these constraints in your instructions. They are requests to the AI, not guarantees.

2. Create a quiet render-led concept

First explore a simple facade palette. This gives you a baseline before you introduce strong patterns or accents.

  • Example brief: Explore a modern exterior with warm off-white render and a restrained entrance accent. Keep the existing window and door positions and roof shape. Avoid adding floors or extensions.
  • Review every opening against the original. Discard concepts that only look better because they invent a different house.

3. Compare stone and cladding directions

Generate further directions from the same original photo, rather than editing an earlier output. Our stone concept covers most of the facade. The wood-slats direction produced white horizontal cladding with timber accents, so that is how we label the actual result. Keep other settings similar, but expect some variation beyond the materials.

4. Review the images, not just the first impression

Put the original beside each result. Check the roofline, number of windows, entrance width, levels and property edges. In these examples the AI added covered entrances, changed window details and reworked the landscaping. The visual difference is not due to facade materials alone; record these changes alongside the finishes you like.

5. Turn your favorite direction into questions

Ask a professional which parts can be achieved on your building, what preparation is needed and which material samples to review. A visualization cannot establish structural feasibility, permissions or a reliable renovation price.

Common questions

Does a modern facade require replacing the windows?

That depends on the building and the project. You can explore concepts that retain them, but an architect or contractor must assess the actual work.

Is this a real before-and-after renovation?

No. The original is a stock photograph by Tom Fisk from Pexels. The three redesigns were generated with Hausly from that photograph. They are AI concepts, not photographs of completed work or a customer project.