--- title: "J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc. — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/j-scott-smith-visual-designs-inc-pfvwus-pf~1326930884 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1326930884.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc." category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/7903cb340511f377_9802-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "Michigan 48009, United States" latitude: 42.5444 longitude: -83.2133 phone: "(231) 941-4202" website: https://jscottsmith.com rating: 4.9 review_count: 13 best_of_houzz_awards: 2 followers: 162 last_updated: 2026-11-08 --- # J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc. Original Houzz profile: [J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/j-scott-smith-visual-designs-inc-pfvwus-pf~1326930884) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** MI - **Serves:** Detroit, Warren, Sterling Heights, Livonia, Troy, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Rochester Hills, Waterford, West Bloomfield Township, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Redford, Oak Park, Madison Heights, Hamtramck, Auburn Hills, Birmingham, Ferndale, Traverse City, Berkley, Hazel Park, Rochester, Clawson, Farmington, Beverly Hills, Highland Park, Center Line, Walled Lake, Huntington Woods, Utica, Bloomfield Hills, Lathrup Village, Lake Orion, Franklin, Keego Harbor, Pleasant Ridge, Orchard Lake, Sylvan Lake, Bingham Farms, Clarkston, Drayton Plains, NATIONWIDE, West Bloomfield - **Houzz rating:** 4.9 out of 5 (13 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2016–2017), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 25 Ideabook Saves J. Scott Smith Visual Designs is a full-service design visualization firm located in Traverse City, MI and serving clients locally and throughout the country for over 15 years. We specialize in conceptual designs and renderings for everything from a single room remodel to the development of an entire new community. We work with everyone from homeowners to the various professionals involved in architecture and real estate development. In addition, we create virtual tours of existing properties using Matterport 3D scanning technology. ### Services Provided - 3D Rendering - Conceptual Design ### Areas Served - Detroit - Warren - Sterling Heights - Livonia - Troy - Farmington Hills - Southfield - Rochester Hills - Waterford - West Bloomfield Township - Pontiac - Royal Oak - Redford - Oak Park - Madison Heights - Hamtramck - Auburn Hills - Birmingham - Ferndale - Traverse City - Berkley - Hazel Park - Rochester - Clawson - Farmington - Beverly Hills - Highland Park - Center Line - Walled Lake - Huntington Woods - Utica - Bloomfield Hills - Lathrup Village - Lake Orion - Franklin - Keego Harbor - Pleasant Ridge - Orchard Lake - Sylvan Lake - Bingham Farms - Clarkston - Drayton Plains - NATIONWIDE - West Bloomfield ### Typical Job Cost $500 - 2,000 ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc. | | Address | Michigan 48009, United States | | Phone | (231) 941-4202 | | Website | https://jscottsmith.com | | Followers on Houzz | 162 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/j-scott-smith-visual-designs-inc-pfvwus-pf~1326930884) - **Website:** https://jscottsmith.com - **Phone:** (231) 941-4202 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2016–2017), for Service. **Affiliations** - [National Association of Home Builders](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/national-association-of-home-builders-pfvwus-pf~562065019) - [Home Builders Association of Michigan](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/home-builders-association-of-michigan-pfvwus-pf~1477551635) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.9 out of 5 — 13 reviews** ### Reviews **★★★★★ — Prezz Tee’s LLC, March 2024** > Visual Design Inc. consistently delivers stunning designs, impeccable professionalism, and exceeds expectations with timely delivery. Highly recommended for visual needs! **★★★★★ — Blue-Sketch, Sept. 2017** > I've worked with Scott on numerous projects. Their 3D renderings and Matterport walk-through work is outstanding, and communications always professional and friendly. I always look forward to working with Scott. **★★★★★ — sharongeme, March 2016** > Scott and his work are simply amazing! The exterior renderings he did of our home allowed us to make solid changes before a shovel went in the ground. The interior ones helped us to chose the right color cabinets/floors/windows before spending money on installation. and seeing the house before it was built makes the waiting to move in a little easier! **Comment from J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc.:** > Thanks! It's fun to see a project like yours develop! **★★★★★ — Bob B, April 2015** > My wife has a hard time visualizing how items will fill space. She's great at the colors, and nick knacks to warm up a room, but placing furniture and other large objects are harder for her. Scott's work in laying out our floor plan in 3-D solved this problem and allowed us to move forward with our plans knowing exactly what we were getting. His work gave us confidence to continue investing in our project and not hold back second guessing our decisions. **★★★★★ — The Ferraro Group, April 2015** > We have used Scott a number of times to supplement our construction designs. His 3-D renderings are extremely helpful for our clients. It helps them envision and gives them additional perspective of what the finish product will be. > Scott has always met our rigid timing requirements and is always available to assist our team as needed. > Scott is very friendly, respectful, and patient with our team and clients. His technical skills are exceptional. We view him as a valuable member of our team and will continue to draw on his skills as required. **★★★★★ — Bianchi Design, April 2015** > Scott is a pleasure to work with and his attention to the details of your project will make it shine! > He has helped me by creating compelling visuals from my 2D plans that totally sold the jobs for me. > Kirk Bianchi, Bianchi Design **★★★★★ — premiermanor, April 2015** > Great to work with. Produced a first class 3 dimensional work showing our development which helped to secure our successful results before our planning commission. The job stayed within budget and was completed in a timely manner. Communication was excellent, and professional. **★★★★ — mikewills, April 2015** > Scott created photo realistic renderings of a complex townhome development for us. The finished product is an amazingly detailed virtualization of the finished product giving us an extremely valuable marketing piece. It took longer than we expected, but was worth the wait. **★★★★★ — David Spala, April 2015** > J. Scott Smith Visual Designs is a very creative, complete visual communication design company with excellent rendering capabilities in sketch up, and revit auto cad formats. There are able to create stunning renderings from very basic architect's sketches & concepts. A great marketing tool company! **★★★★★ — JDW Architects, April 2015** > Scott is consummate professional, creative, passionate, articulate and efficient. We have used Scott on several projects and the results have been above and beyond expectations. I will use Scott's services again when the need arises. If you need great project visualizations hire Scott and you will not be disappointed. > > John Wallis, Architect > JDW Architects > www.jdwarchitects.com **★★★★★ — davemsh, April 2015** > Scott created a virtual fly through of our campus expansion. It included the overall campus as well as the interior of the new building. He clearly understood the message that we were looking to convey and his work was phenomenal. **★★★★★ — sixpackdad75, April 2015** > I have referred Scott to my commercial real estate clients for a variety of services. Scott provides some of the best renderings that I have seen. You have to take a close look to realize that they are in fact computer generated. His work product makes my marketing packages of properties much more professional and easy for potential tenants and buyers to visualize the final product. ## Selected projects - [Wooded Site](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/wooded-site-pj-vj~1550464) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - Description: Beautiful new custom home designed by Moiseev/Gordon Associates. Pool and landscape designed by Environmental Artists. All images in project are renderings by J. Scott Smith Visual Designs, Inc. - [Phoenix Arizona Poolscape](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/phoenix-arizona-poolscape-pj-vj~1157700) - Location: Phoenix, AZ - Photos: 4 - [Southern Michigan Farm Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-michigan-farm-kitchen-pj-vj~1004242) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Southern Michigan Traditional Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-michigan-traditional-kitchen-pj-vj~1004228) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Traverse City Ugly Kitchen Contest](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traverse-city-ugly-kitchen-contest-pj-vj~1481644) - Location: Traverse City, MI - Photos: 10 - Description: In 2008, we were commissioned by a group of local designers and craftsmen to assist them with a kitchen remodel. This one was unique in that is was a contest. Applicants were judged based upon the condition of their kitchen and their story. The winner was awarded a full kitchen design and remodel. Upon selection of the winner, the designer coordinated with us to explain proposed layout, finishes, and fixtures. Based upon this description, we created an image to be used in press releases to show… - [Lake Michigan Bright Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lake-michigan-bright-kitchen-pj-vj~1157696) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 3 - [Traverse City Sample Virtual Tour](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traverse-city-sample-virtual-tour-pj-vj~1504270) - Location: Traverse City, MI - Photos: 7 - Description: We do Matterport virtual tours. Check out the screen shots here, then explore the tour for yourself at http://jscottsmith.com/9614-king-fisher-trail/ - [Sapphire Shores](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/sapphire-shores-pj-vj~1503373) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 13 - [Traverse City Edgewater Lofts](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traverse-city-edgewater-lofts-pj-vj~1503964) - Location: Traverse City, MI - Photos: 8 - Description: Townhome project designed by Traverse Architecture Group. We were retained by the developer to produce renderings of the proposed buildings, including one composited into an aerial photo (taken by Dietrich Floeter) for regional context. - [Southern Michigan Skylit Bedroom](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southern-michigan-skylit-bedroom-pj-vj~1600450) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Traverse City Small Porch](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/traverse-city-small-porch-pj-vj~1503466) - Location: Traverse City, MI - Photos: 2 - Description: In 2006, a local builder approached me who was having difficulty with the local municipality. He was wanting to add a porch and just generally improve a house he owned, but the house was in a “Historic District”. In such a district, there is generally a board that reviews all proposed changes to make sure they are in keeping with the character of the neighborhood. He had sketched up his concept, but it wasn’t enough to sell them on the idea. He came to us, and we created a 3D model of the porch… - [Forest Avenue - Birmingham, MI](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/forest-avenue-birmingham-mi-pj-vj~1502777) - Location: Birmingham, MI - Photos: 2 - [Community Dining Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/community-dining-room-pj-vj~1502729) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Golf Lodge](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/golf-lodge-pj-vj~1502614) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Water Watch](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/water-watch-pj-vj~1157675) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - [Private Wine Cellar](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/private-wine-cellar-pj-vj~1157692) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 7 - [Uptown Riverfront](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/uptown-riverfront-pj-vj~1157690) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Spinneybeck Dining Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/spinneybeck-dining-room-pj-vj~1157686) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 3 - [Crystal Mountain](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/crystal-mountain-pj-vj~1157683) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 4 - [Lochenheath](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lochenheath-pj-vj~1157681) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 4 [See all 26 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/j-scott-smith-visual-designs-inc-pfvwus-pf~1326930884) ## Ideabooks - [17041 modern](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/90060675/list/17041-modern) — 6 ideas - [17-041 classic](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/90069933/list/17-041-classic) — 2 ideas - [jscottsmith's ideas](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/46237138/list/jscottsmith-s-ideas) — 66 ideas - [baby's nursery](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/54189140/list/baby-s-nursery) — 8 ideas [See all 4 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/jscottsmith) ## Community Q&A **Q: How can you build a wall like this?** *(in Home Decorating)* I am redecorating my LR and I’m interested in putting the paneling the first picture on my back wall . What would be the best way to make this paneling? It looks like it’s on a board…. A: Computer numerical control. A CNC router is guided by a computer to cut whatever shape has been programmed. I have one, but not the same scale a cabinet shop would have. Minardi is pointing you in a good direction. Another would be to check with a local mill to see if they have any moulding profiles that could be stacked to replicate the look. **Q: Real or render?** *(in Polls)* Can you tell if this is photograph below is of a completed room or is it a 3-D computer-generated render? Vote below and add your reasons in the comments... Display - Contemporary Duplex · More Info A: Also, check out the mapping of the wood on the doors at the right **Q: Need advice for finding a new home out of state** *(in Design Dilemma)* We're moving out of state and are not sure how to learn about homes, areas (cities, townships, etc) and real estate in the new state (MI). What sources are available? How do you find a realtor to that can address our needs/wants in a new home and area? How do you find good contractors for remodeling? Thank you for your expertise. A: I'm in Traverse City, and have contacts in a number of other areas. Waiting with the others to find out where you're planning to move. :) **Q: Lovely rendering!** *(in Photo Questions)* Wanted to ask how you did this; what program was used? A: There are a number of packages that could do this. Good balance of cost/power/ease is SketchUp. (Since you're an LA, this project might appeal to you) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-11-08.*