AI Tools For Architects and Interior Designers
You made it - Welcome to the Future of Design
Shaun McCallum
June 27, 2025Hey! Founder of Fenestra here - Shaun. I just wanted to say thanks for being part of this journey from the start!
Before I started building Fenestra, I spent years as an architectural designer, technologist, and an educator - teaching at UCLA as well as running an experimental studio called iheartblob pushing the boundaries of what emergent tools could do.
As a young architect I remember being held back by design tools when trying to convey my ideas so I decided to build Fenestra to help architects and interior designers harness the opportunity of AI tools.
✨ What is Fenestra?
Fenestra is an AI-powered spatial rendering tool for architects and interior designers. Transform sketches into polished renderings, or reimagine your 3D models as hand-drawn illustrations in your unique style. Accessible from anywhere directly in your browser.
It’s built for professionals, it’s not another sketch to render tool, it’s a suite of Generative AI tools built for designers by designers!
Whether you’re communicating with clients, pitching a project, or simply exploring concepts - Fenestra helps you work faster and present your ideas with clarity and creativity.
📐 Why now?
Because:
- We believe design tools should amplify creativity, not limit it.
- Great ideas deserve great presentations.
- The future of design is collaborative, visual, and fast.
🔜 What’s Next?
First of all, thank you for being part of this early chapter - your support means everything. If you have any questions or would love to shoot some feedback my way just reply to this email. I read every email and will get back to you asap!
If you haven’t explored Fenestra in a while please do check it out - we’ve come a long way thanks to each and everyone of you. Next week we’ll introduce a Getting Started Guide for turning Sketches into Renderings. If you have any requests for tutorials - do reach out.
Let’s build something awesome together!
As always you can read this newsletter at Fenestra Blogs.
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