Notes

Hand drawing in a 3D world

Name: Mchoro Mawe Designs
Address: Westlands, Nairobi · Kenya, Nairobi, KE
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10 May 2025 · Mchoro Mawe Studio · 3 min read

Hand-drawn floor plan with measurements over a partial render

A pencil drawing forces decisions a 3D render lets you defer. You cannot fudge a proportion in a five-second line. The hand commits.

We start every project on paper. Sometimes for an afternoon, sometimes for a week. Then the model is built around the drawing, not the other way round.

Drafting table with hand sketches and 3D render references

Process

Why we render before we cut

Mvule and mukwa hardwood samples in the studio workshop

Materials

A note on Kenyan hardwoods