In-House vs. Outsourced Production Models.
The strategic guide for Australian firms. Compare the real costs of internal staffing against the flexibility of the hybrid model. Scale your visualization pipeline without the fixed overhead.
In-House vs. Outsourced vs. Hybrid:
What Actually Works in Australia?
For most Australian architecture firms and developers, the question isn't "Should we use 3D rendering?" It is: "How do we scale it without blowing the budget?"
Option 1: In-House Team
High Control / High Fixed Cost
Fully loaded cost for 1 senior artist (Salary + Super + Software + Overhead).
- × One artist cannot handle parallel deadlines
- × Idle payroll during slow project cycles
- × Single point of failure (sick leave/churn)
- × Limited to one person's skill set
Option 2: Full Outsourcing
Low Cost / High Risk
Firms often save money but lose visual continuity and brand consistency.
- × Loss of creative control & brand voice
- × Communication friction across timezones
- × Inconsistent quality between batches
- × Vendor creates 'Generic' visuals
The Hybrid Model.
Keep strategy and standards in-house. Outsource heavy execution to a specialized partner. This is how high-performing Australian teams scale.
Your Internal Team
- • Defines visual standards
- • Controls brand messaging
- • Owns client communication
SolidRender
- ✓ Production scaling
- ✓ Heavy rendering execution
- ✓ Parallel project delivery
The Math: Instead of $300k/year staffing a small team, you convert visualization into a variable cost tied directly to project volume.
When to stay In-House
- • Daily internal design iteration
- • Early concept massing studies
- • Competition-stage design work
When to switch to Hybrid
- • Marketing campaigns & Presales launches
- • Council submissions & Investor decks
- • Large multi-view packages
- • Anytime speed + scale matters
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