Archify for ADU Projects
Sketch or photograph your accessory dwelling unit's plan and Design Studio turns it into an editable 3D model — free, with a rough budget and to-scale sheets. Then render exterior material options, a presentation floor plan, or a flat elevation to show a lender, your HOA, or a future tenant.
Design Studio free on every account · Design Studio render 100 credits · New accounts start with 500 free credits.
Real Output
Our flagship house's ground floor sent to Floor Plan Render for a presentation plan, and a daytime render turned into a flat front elevation. Each note says what drifted — the same tools an ADU plan goes through.
Before
AfterMade with Floor Plan Render · 100 credits · Oct 16, 2026
Before: Our flagship demo house's ground-floor plan exactly as Design Studio draws it (its plan view), no credits.
Walls and most door swings follow the plan; the Great Room's top-wall door lost its swing, and the Study got a sofa instead of the desk the prompt asked for. The room labels come back as illegible text, so add your own on the board.
Before
AfterMade with Elevations · 100 credits · Oct 16, 2026
Before: A daytime render of our flagship demo house, rendered from its Design Studio model · Made with Sketch to Image · 100 credits.
An AI interpretation from one perspective image: not measured and not to scale. The roof reads as a gable here.
How It Works
01
Draw the layout in Design Studio, photograph a hand sketch, or open a single-line DXF or DWG from a designer — rectangular rooms become walls, with a placeholder front door and no other openings detected from a photo.
02
Add doors, windows, and a kitchenette or bath by chat — "add a 0.9 m door on the south wall" — or by hand. The model fills in room areas and a door/window schedule as you go.
03
A line-by-line cost estimate updates with the model; plan sheets print to scale (1/2" = 1'-0" down to 1/32" = 1'-0"). Both free.
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Render 2–3 exterior material options from one saved camera (100 credits each), a presentation floor plan, or a flat elevation — then share a 3D link and 360° tour.
Who It's For
100 credits a render
Turn a napkin sketch or a plan you bought online into a 3D model you can walk through before committing to a design-build contract — see the massing, the room sizes, and a rough budget range first.
Learn more →100 credits a plan
Turn a client's plan into a colored, furnished presentation floor plan and a few exterior material options in one afternoon, without waiting on a render studio.
Learn more →100 credits an elevation
Get a flat front elevation and an exterior render to pair with a listing or a lender packet — a visual, not a stamped drawing, labelled as exactly that.
Learn more →The Rough Budget
These are the default rates the estimate starts from — US mid-range new-construction averages, with no land cost, no regional multiplier, and no ADU permit, hookup, or impact fees. An ADU's small footprint makes this a quick sanity check, not a bid. Edit the rates in the Schedules panel to match your market.
| Line | Default rate | Applied |
|---|---|---|
| Floors (shell + finish share) | $155 | per sq ft of floor |
| Exterior walls | $28 | per sq ft of wall face |
| Roof | $11 | per sq ft of roof plane |
| Doors | $650 | each |
| Windows | $850 | each |
| Kitchen allowance | $18,000 | once per unit |
| Bath allowance | $12,000 | per bathroom |
Rough planning numbers only — not a bid and not construction documents, and not your city's ADU permit, hookup, or impact fees. See the same estimator on a full house at Archify for Builders.
Pricing
Design Studio — the plan, the model, the budget, and the sheets — is free. Renders are 100–100 credits depending on the tool, the same per-run price as every other Archify render.
Starter
$29/mo launch price
3,000 credits every month — about 30 renders. Archify watermark included. Unused credits roll over while you stay subscribed.
Pro
$79/mo launch price
10,000 credits every month — about 100 renders. Watermark-free downloads and the video tools. Unused credits roll over while you stay subscribed.
Good To Know
Archify doesn't know your city's ADU ordinance, lot coverage limit, or setback requirements, and it doesn't produce permit-ready drawings. It's a modeling and rendering tool — your jurisdiction's ADU rules and your licensed designer still decide what you can actually build.
Every line is quantity × rate at US mid-range new-construction defaults — 155 dollars per square foot of floor and so on — with no land cost, no regional multiplier, and no ADU-specific permit, utility hookup, or impact fees, which vary enormously by city. It's a planning-stage sanity check, not a bid.
Importing a photo of a printed ADU plan detects rectangular rooms and adds one placeholder front door — no windows, no other openings, and no curved or angled walls. You add those by chat or by hand.
The Elevations tool reads one perspective image and draws a flat front view from it — useful for a presentation or a lender conversation, not measured, not to scale, and not a substitute for a stamped elevation drawing.
FAQ
No. Archify models, renders, and estimates a rough budget for a layout you bring — your own sketch, a plan from a designer, or one you draw inside Design Studio. It isn't an ADU design-build service, and it doesn't replace a licensed architect, engineer, or your city's permit process.
No — there's no zoning or code check built in. ADU ordinances, setback requirements, and maximum size vary by city and even by lot, so confirm those with your local planning department or a licensed designer before finalizing a layout.
Rough planning numbers only, not a bid. Every line is quantity × rate read off the model — 155 dollars per square foot of floor, 850 per window, and so on — at US mid-range new-construction defaults with no land cost and no regional multiplier, and it does not include ADU-specific permit, utility hookup, or impact fees. Edit the rates in the Schedules panel to get closer to your market.
Yes — photograph the sketch or a printed plan and open it in Design Studio as a starting point; rectangular rooms become walls, with a placeholder front door and no other openings detected. Add doors, windows, and fixtures by chat or by hand, all free.
Yes — the Options rail renders 2–3 material schemes from one saved camera at 100 credits each, designed to hold the massing while details can drift between options. Exterior AI (100 credits) restyles an existing elevation or render the same way.
On paid plans, yes — downloads on Pro and Studio are watermark-free and can carry your own studio branding. Free-account output carries the Archify watermark and is licensed for evaluation. Check your local MLS rules before using AI-altered video in a listing; that disclosure is the agent's responsibility.
New accounts start with 500 free credits. Design Studio — drawing, chat edits, the cost estimate, and the sheets — is free on every account; that's enough welcome credit for several renders before you need a plan.
Keep Going
Plan photo to 3D house, a rough budget, and sheets — the same tools at full-house scale.
Colored, furnished presentation plans from any floor plan.
A flat elevation from one perspective image.
Same view, multiple exterior material schemes.
The full Render Studio — exteriors, interiors, sketches, and more.
Market the finished ADU as a rental or an addition to the listing.
New accounts start with 500 free credits. No credit card required to start.
