26/08/2026
KLA Experimenting with in-house AI rendering
KLA has observed the rise of AI with cautious optimism, in the hope that it would meaningfully enhance the workflow of architects. AI, like many tools in history, has shaped how we conduct business, but we stress the need to retain the human connection to design and the provisioning of space to meet the client's needs as a uniquely personal process that cannot be outsourced.
To date, AI has not been able to recreate the quality and attention to detail that Architecture requires, and due to the nature of AI comprehension, extracting data from a set pool limits the ability to think outside the box and is therefore better suited to enhancing what an architect has already created.
If an AI is instructed to "create a contemporary home for a family of 4", it will excel at providing a home that looks nice, but is not able to tie together a holistic scheme and concept that moves through the individual spaces, relationships to external elements and engage with client in a back and forth mediation; it cannot understand local bylaws, the contractor limitations, availability of materials, finances involved and the lessons learned from previous builds among the many other aspects of the human experience. AI has been primarily used for its image generation qualities, and that is fine.
The following images are designs from Kevin & Peter that underwent a rendering comparison, where Kevin's design was rendered traditionally, and the other was rendered with an in house AI.
