Essentiels
Competitions, massing studies, planning approvals
- RenderingExterior architecture, volumes, facade materials
- InteriorsNot fitted out
- LightingNone
Price on request
Architectural models
Scale models that sell your projects off-plan
Buyers don’t commit to a 3D render. They commit when they see their apartment, their terrace, their surroundings. We turn your plans into high-end architectural scale models for your sales suites, competitions and investors, in Geneva, Lausanne and across French-speaking Switzerland.
They trust us
Why a scale model
What a screen can’t show
Sell earlier
The model makes the project real from the very first visit, long before construction ends.
Reassure buyers
They see where their unit sits, the light, the views, the neighbourhood.
Make an impression
In a sales suite, every meeting happens around it.
Keep it working after the sale
It remains a showpiece in your agency, your office or the building itself.
Selected projects
Projects
Developers, property managers and architects in Geneva, Vaud and across French-speaking Switzerland.
Package Prestige
Light up the project
Programmed, dimmable LED lighting. For the first thirty minutes the whole building lights up. Then the model simulates life in the building, apartment by apartment.
A metal button built into the base starts the sequence.
Choose when you order
Three levels of finish
The same precision throughout, with a level of detail matched to your use and budget.
Signature
Sales suites, controlled budget
- InteriorsWhite, unfurnished
- LightingFull LED, push-button
- BalconiesLit
- GlazingFrosted effect
Price on request
Prestige
Premium marketing, showpiece
- InteriorsWhite, fitted out and furnished
- LightingProgrammed, dimmable LED, occupancy simulation
- BalconiesFurnished, decorated and lit
- ExteriorsFull lighting
Price on request
Elite package and bespoke options
Touchscreen lighting control, hydraulic opening floors, bespoke display furniture (base, pedestal or showcase), high-transparency, anti-yellowing Plexiglas® cover. Special lighting, motorisation and connectivity on request.
Scales
1:2000 · 1:1500 · 1:750 · 1:500 · 1:100 · 1:75 · 1:50, and any other scale on request.
Materials
Selected woods, recycled plastics, acrylics, aluminium. Architectural-grade paints in over 2,000 colours to reproduce your facades faithfully.
Option
Protective Plexiglas® cover
Made to measure, high-transparency and anti-yellowing. It protects the model from dust and handling in your sales suites while hiding nothing of the project.
From your plans to delivery
Process
You send your data
BIM model, 2D plans or 3D files.
Quote within 48 hours
Recommended scale, package, lead time and price.
Analysis and drawings
We confirm scale, materials and options with you, then produce the technical fabrication drawings.
Partial prototype
For large projects, a section is produced and submitted for your approval before full fabrication.
Fabrication and inspection
3D printing, machining, digital cutting, assembly, painting, finishing and quality control.
Delivery
Usually 10 to 30 working days depending on the project. Express service on request.
12 months
warranty against any manufacturing or material defect, with free repair or replacement.
True to plan
to the approved drawings, with free corrections if anything differs on delivery.
For life
maintenance and repairs, even years later: cleaning, touch-ups, electronic or mechanical updates.
Protected
delivered in a reusable custom crate, in plastic and metal or wood.
By appointment
See a lit model in person
A model is judged by looking at it. Come and see our work in our Pully showroom, on the edge of Lausanne and less than an hour from Geneva. Bring your plans and we’ll discuss them there.
Adatte Design SAChemin de la Damataire 1, 1009 Pully
+41 79 579 31 33 · info@adattedesign.ch Book a visit
The studio
We bring ideas to life
Adatte Design is a Swiss industrial design and product development studio founded in 1991. We work with leading watchmaking, fashion and real estate houses, as well as independents.
Our model-making service grew out of a scenography project for a prestigious watch brand, then a meeting with a Swiss developer and architect. It answered a clear need: high-end models that go beyond digital visualisation and bring the crowning achievement of a major real estate project to life at small scale.
We act as art directors, from creative intent to the choice of materials and techniques, with some of the world’s finest artisan and manufacturing partners.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ
What documents do you work from?
A BIM model, 2D plans or any 3D file. If the project changes along the way, we adapt the model.
How much does a model cost?
It depends on the project’s size, the scale and the package. Send us your plans and you’ll receive a precise price within 48 hours.
What lead time should I plan for?
Usually 10 to 30 working days depending on the project, excluding delivery. An express service is available for urgent needs. Tell us your sales launch or submission date and we’ll plan backwards from it.
Can the model evolve with the project?
Yes. We update it between project phases and maintain it throughout its life.
Do you handle maintenance and repairs?
Yes. We maintain and repair your models, even years after they were made, to preserve their value and appearance.
Where do you work?
We make models for projects in Geneva, Lausanne and throughout French-speaking Switzerland: the cantons of Vaud, Geneva, Valais, Fribourg and Neuchâtel. For a project elsewhere in Switzerland or abroad, get in touch.
Do you make other types of models?
Architectural competitions, individual buildings, offices and commercial, urban planning and districts, study models, scenography and visual merchandising.
Quote within 48 hours
Let’s talk about your project
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