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Virtual Design Construction Services
Design is dynamic. It doesn't really stop until the installation is complete and accepted by a homeowner/developer. Design also requires precision—if existing conditions aren't accurate, if the engineering isn't aligned with the architecture, if the homeowner does not understand how the interior or landscape design is really going to look and feel, all bets are off and rework is almost certain.
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What is CRAYDL?
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CRAYDL is an architectural design and risk mitigation studio, threaded with technology designed to align expectations, catch mistakes and provide tools that reduce rework and unexpected surprises on the construction site. We exist to prevent rework and facilitate successful projects for builders and their clients—through precise scans, coordinated BIM, and clear documentation. We bring architects, builders, designers, and homeowners together to deliver seamless, efficient, and transparent project execution for residential new-home construction, remodels, and supplemental structures such as casitas.
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CRAYDL is an architectural design and risk mitigation studio, threaded with technology designed to align expectations, catch mistakes and provide tools that reduce rework and unexpected surprises on the construction site. We stop rework before it starts by aligning builders, architects, designers, and homeowners around a fully coordinated, build-ready model.
Builders
Control the preconstruction process and prevent conflicts with the accurate information provided in a digital twin.
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Make confident and informed decisions about your dream home by seeing your design come to life virtually before it's built!
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Enhance collaboration, accuracy, and efficiency with a single model of all of your architecture, design, and construction information.
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Free yourself to design more while enhancing your customer experience with automated document production and scheduling.
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Mitigate risk, streamline sheet production, and improve customer satisfaction with an accurate simulated build.
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Remodels require exacting conditions
CRAYDL's Scan to BIM service captures every existing condition with exceptional accuracy. From wall widths and light fixtures to plumbing locations, registers, outlets, and switches, nothing is missed. This precise digital model provides builders, homeowners, designers, and architects with a reliable foundation for planning, coordinating, and executing with confidence.
Scan-to-BIM is how we gather existing conditions. We guarantee ¼-inch accuracy and include floor plans, roof plans, reflective ceiling plans (RCPs), and interior and exterior elevations. We include every detail (wall widths, fixtures, registers, millwork, exterior details, and more). If needed, we can export files for use in Revit, CAD, or SketchUp.
Why do we do it? Because we believe an inaccurate set of plans cannot be a good set of plans. For remodels, we begin by using a high-density LiDAR scanner to capture every cabinet, light fixture, switch, register, riser, condenser—you get the idea. We model everything we can see (can't get behind walls), with ¼-inch accuracy. Now we have a good starting point.
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Clash detection
Plans in residential have gaps: conflicts in the architectural sheets, HVAC ducting that does not fit the roof structure, poor details, etc., are time and budget killers. By building an accurate model of all existing and to-be-built conditions, you can automate, tighten-down and show the stakeholders where the problems are.
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Risk mitigation visualization
To varying degrees, homeowners cannot read plans, understand design intent, or often allow the project to come together organically. Stops and starts due to these misunderstandings cost significant time and money.
Virtual design construction
Homeowners cannot read plans—don't make them
By integrating architecture, interior design, and landscape design into a unified model, the homeowner and the builder have something everyone can understand to reach an agreement.
Providing immersive VR experiences with accuracy becomes achievable when the details are in the model. We can always render what's been specified, ensuring that all parties have an accurate and visual representation of the design intent and objective.
Why do we utilize virtual reality and renderings? Because clients can only confidently approve what they can see. By adding interior design selections and fixtures, as well as landscape and pool design plans, to the model, you can now visualize the home as it will be experienced by the homeowner. This allows each of your clients to express design concerns before construction begins in the field. Because the VR model is tethered to the models for interior design and landscape design, it ensures that all design inputs are coordinated, measured, and, where needed, approved by all relevant stakeholders.
Virtual Reality and 3D experiences are how we ensure end clients know what they are getting (and that builders have compelling visuals to sell).
Virtual Tours
Interactive walkthroughs
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New Home Tours
Casitas
Remodels
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Project budgeting
budget.craydl.com is a tool developed by CRAYDL to help homeowners and their builders establish a scope and budget based on agreed upon parameters. Establishing and updating budgets early and throughout the design process ensures budgetary alignment throughout the design-build process.
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Permitting
CRAYDL professional services offers an end-to-end design, engineering, and permitting process for builders and homeowners who seek a complete, transparent, and professional experience in bringing ideas to life and obtaining approvals from local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs).
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Marketing
CRAYDL offers immersive experiences for developers to generate buyer excitement around their products. Show virtual reality tours, animations, flythrough videos, and options through a unified experience designed to accelerate sales.
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Rework prevention
About 90% of rework is caused by design errors, missing or unclear details, clashes, system conflicts, or a misunderstanding or lack of a decision by the end client. CRAYDL exists to mitigate the causes of rework. They are typically attributable to one of two things:
- Constructability and quantity issues
- Clients' inability to read plans or design specifications
Watch our video: VDC (Virtual Design Construction) is Important
Production
Documentation
Production and automation of your production documents ensure that everyone has access to the same information in real-time, even as adjustments are made and changes are implemented.
Why do we provide production documentation? Because if it's modeled, it will be reflected in the plans. By incorporating best practices into our BIM modeling services, we automate a large portion of the creation of construction drawings—and we have the additional benefits of (a) making it more accurate (the sheets are produced from the model; if something changes in the model, the impacted sheets are updated automatically), and (b) we can provide you accurate quantities of almost anything in the model, streamlining the procurement process with accurate quantities (no more take-offs).
Interior design
Integration
Enhance your architectural projects with Interior Design Integration to BIM. Seamlessly incorporate detailed interior layouts, furnishings, and finishes into your Building Information Models, ensuring cohesive design, improved collaboration, and precise execution of every detail.
As pioneers in high-end residential construction information management, CRAYDL sets a new industry standard for designing, planning, and building luxury homes. We can help you streamline and improve your residential construction project in many ways.
Why do we do it? Because accuracy and alignment of interior design selections to architecture and engineering are critical. We produce a schedule of all selections required in the architectural model for interior design completion. With those selections, cabinet drawings, RCP designs, and details, we incorporate them into the model. Once the model is approved, we create a standard set of field documentation optimized for builder execution. Alignment, details, and the ability to see when those things are missing are critical to installation.
Stop rework before it starts
Before / After
CRAYDL's process for existing spaces
Remodels & additions within the existing building envelope.
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