Gendo AI secures $1.1M for architectural design visuals

Gendo, an architectural generative AI startup, has secured $1.1m in funding. The platform turns 2D designs and text into computer generated architectural visualizations and allows users to edit or add details on the fly. 

Who is the mastermind behind it? 

This innovative technology based on artificial intelligence is the brainchild of software engineer Will Jones and architectural designer George Proud. Gendo takes 2D/3D sketches, drawings or text prompts and turns them into realistic, comprehensive graphics. It provides powerful, intelligent design using a generative AI platform with an unparalleled focus on the intuitive user interface, quality and controllable output. 

How does Gendo work? 

You can achieve the exact visualization you need by generating a range of options and providing a well-defined prompt. The exciting part is that you can easily edit the results, unlike other image-generation tools. Catering to the needs of architects and designers, the tool allows you to: 

• Tweak, add, edit or remove any image section from scratch.
• Adjust details, such as colors, structural features or lighting as needed. 
• Include era-specific furniture and appropriate cultural clothing for people. 
• Incorporate topographically correct trees with just one click. 

Remarkable benefits and investor insights  

• This funding expands Gendo's ability and early access to the real world. After a successful beta phase, Gendo will utilize the balance of funds to accelerate the addition of new product design features and scale up the hiring of their London team. 
• This innovative platform aims to help professionals and experts to speed up the design process while allowing productivity, creativity and efficiency to flourish. 

Gendo's CEO, George Proud, emphasizes the impressive practical uses for designers and architects rather than the typical image-generation applications. He expresses the importance of eliminating burdensome visualization processes and empowering the use of efficient generative artificial intelligence platforms. He indicated that they are seeking partnerships within the industry to further enhance Gendo's value.  

Oliver Kicks, Partner at Concept Ventures, contributed to this funding round and indicated that they have confidence that the platform will help to revolutionize architecture design workflows by integrating AI to enhance productivity and creativity while streamlining the design procedure. 

Considerations for professionals  

Artificial intelligence is transforming architecture in a striking way, but it poses some design challenges and considerations: 

• Detail and precision are essential in architecture, so accurate visualization in every construction phase is crucial for winning competitive bids and gaining more projects. 
• Minor details and beautiful visualizations take architects’ work to the next level, but initially, this is likely to require more time, cost and expert training. 
• The sensitive design information that must be supplied to the platform raises privacy data concerns regarding the protection of intellectual rights and data privacy. 

The effective use of rising AI image generation platforms supports improved productivity despite introducing some challenges.