Planning Permits & VCAT
Planning applications, council negotiation and VCAT representation.
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3D visualisation
3D visualisation, in house
Renders, animations, virtual reality and AI-assisted visualisation, used to test designs, explain them to council and sell them to the market.
In short
JAM Architects has in-house 3D visualisers who produce renders, animations, virtual reality and AI-enhanced images for design development, planning applications and project marketing in Melbourne and Geelong.
3D visualisation
See it before it is built
We use 3D from the first massing study to the final marketing image. It lets us test design ideas quickly, show clients exactly what they are getting, and show council and neighbours how a building will sit in its street.
Because our visualisers sit with our architects, images are produced from the live design model and stay accurate as the design changes.
For developers, the same work supports pre-sales and leasing, with renders and animations ready for brochures, hoardings and websites.
What we design
Renders, film and VR
Design renders
Images to test and refine design options with clients.
Planning images
Accurate street views and context images for planning applications and VCAT.
Marketing renders
High quality images for pre-sales and leasing campaigns.
Animation
Walkthroughs and flyovers that explain a project in motion.
Virtual reality
Immersive walkthroughs so clients can stand inside a design.
AI-enhanced visualisation
Fast option studies using AI-assisted image tools.
Featured projects
Selected work
Whitehall Street
A master plan reimagining a series of former car-parts manufacturing factories on a site of over 13,000 m² with significant street frontages, 150...
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Ballarat Road
The redevelopment of a large vacant site into a six-storey residential complex.
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The Mill
The Mill is an urban infill project that adapts the historic Returned Soldiers and Sailors textile mill buildings for new mixed uses.
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Hampton Quarter
A mixed-use urban renewal development that consolidates several under-used parcels and an existing car park.
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Iramoo
Iramoo in Balwyn is a multi-residential development designed by JAM Architects.
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Bluestone Way (EBV)
Bluestone Way is part of East Brunswick Village, the mixed-use precinct JAM has designed for Banco Group on a former industrial site in...
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Services that support it
Feasibility Studies
Yield, planning and design testing before you commit to a site.
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Apartments, townhouses, build-to-rent and social housing.
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Asked and answered
Can you do renders for a project designed by another architect?
Talk to us. Our visualisation is mainly for our own projects, but we can discuss other work.
Do you provide renders for planning applications?
Yes. We prepare accurate context views for planning applications and VCAT hearings.
Do you produce marketing images for pre-sales?
Yes. Renders and animations for brochures, hoardings and websites.
Do you offer virtual reality walkthroughs?
Yes, alongside renders and animations.
Next step
Tell us about your project.
A site you are buying, a planning permit, a new home or a full precinct: start with a conversation with one of our directors.
Contact
Start with a conversation
Tell us about the site and what you have in mind. A director from our Melbourne or Geelong studio will come back to you to talk it through.
Phone
Melbourne studio
Geelong studio