Georgian house design

Georgian House Design: See a Georgian Front on Your House

A Georgian house is a calm, symmetrical brick front: a centred panelled door with a fanlight, even rows of tall sash windows, a cornice and a chimney at each end. People search for Georgian house design when they plan a new house in the style, or want to see whether an existing house could take it. This AI Georgian house design tool starts from a picture: upload a photo of your house or lot, a sketch or a clay model, and ArchitecturesAI renders it in the same view; then describe the windows, the door and what must move in a sentence. The result is an idea picture of the outside. It is not a floor plan, a structural design or a quote.

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A red brick two-storey house with a hipped grey roof and an uneven front: two windows upstairs, and a window, a flat-roofed bay and a white side door downstairs, with a lawn, a path, a driveway and fences — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of a brick house, not a real house. Edit prompt used: "Rebuild the front of this house as a symmetrical Georgian style front: remove the bay window and the side door, put the front door in the exact centre of the ground floor, with two tall white multi-pane sash windows on each side of it, five evenly spaced tall white multi-pane sash windows on the upper floor, a black panelled front door with a semicircular fanlight above and a small triangular pediment on white pilasters, a white cornice under the hipped roof, two matching brick chimneys at the ends. Keep the red brick walls, the house size, the lawn, the driveway and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: the bay window and the side door are gone; a black panelled front door with a semicircular fanlight now sits in the centre under a white pediment, the windows are white multi-pane sashes, and two matching brick chimneys stand at the ends; the red brick, the roof, the lawn, the driveway and the camera stayed. What differs from the prompt: there are three windows upstairs and one on each side of the door, not five and two on each side, since the house is too narrow for that many; and the pediment sits on columns rather than flat pilasters. Added without being asked: a wall lantern. We ran this one twice: the first result kept the bay and the side door and was not symmetrical, so we reworded the prompt and ran it again on the same "before". The pair shown is the second run.

The same brick house made symmetrical, with three white sash windows upstairs, a centred black panelled door with a fanlight under a white pedimented portico, one sash window on each side of it and two brick chimneys — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of a brick house, not a real house. Edit prompt used: "Rebuild the front of this house as a symmetrical Georgian style front: remove the bay window and the side door, put the front door in the exact centre of the ground floor, with two tall white multi-pane sash windows on each side of it, five evenly spaced tall white multi-pane sash windows on the upper floor, a black panelled front door with a semicircular fanlight above and a small triangular pediment on white pilasters, a white cornice under the hipped roof, two matching brick chimneys at the ends. Keep the red brick walls, the house size, the lawn, the driveway and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: the bay window and the side door are gone; a black panelled front door with a semicircular fanlight now sits in the centre under a white pediment, the windows are white multi-pane sashes, and two matching brick chimneys stand at the ends; the red brick, the roof, the lawn, the driveway and the camera stayed. What differs from the prompt: there are three windows upstairs and one on each side of the door, not five and two on each side, since the house is too narrow for that many; and the pediment sits on columns rather than flat pilasters. Added without being asked: a wall lantern. We ran this one twice: the first result kept the bay and the side door and was not symmetrical, so we reworded the prompt and ran it again on the same "before". The pair shown is the second run.

The Georgian rules, in short

Georgian houses were built in Britain and its colonies from about 1714 to 1830. The Plan Collection, Houseplans.com and Architect Magazine describe the same rules, often summed up as "five, four and a door":

Strict symmetry around a centred front door.
On the classic front, five windows upstairs and four downstairs.
Tall multi-pane sash windows in even rows.
A panelled door with a fanlight, often under a pediment or a portico.
A hipped or side-gabled roof, a cornice and matching chimneys at each end.
Brick or painted brick walls.

How to try a Georgian house design with ArchitecturesAI

In the editor above, the mode is Render Architecture, the type is Residential and the style is Classical. This mode has no prompt box: you start from an image.
Under Select Image, upload a JPG or PNG: a daylight photo of your house or your plot taken from the street, or a sketch, a clay model or a screenshot from your 3D software.
Click Generate. Free accounts can only use Low quality (Medium and High are marked PRO). Sign in with Google or email when asked.
To steer the result, click Edit Image on it (the box is called Edit Instructions) or use Custom Action, and describe the symmetry, the windows, the door surround, the cornice and what should be removed and what must stay the same. Each edit is another render and uses credits. Run it a few times, since every result differs.
The three examples below ran directly on our image model with the written instructions shown. They did not go through the editor above, so your own results will differ.

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Making an uneven house symmetrical

Most newer houses are not symmetrical, which makes this the hardest change to ask for. In our example the bay and the side door went and the door moved to the centre, but it took a second, more direct prompt.

A Georgian house from a sketch or on a new lot

A sketch keeps its symmetry and gains brick and slate. On an empty lot the model drew a symmetrical front with fewer windows than asked.

A pencil line sketch of a symmetrical three-storey Georgian house with even rows of windows, a centred door with a pediment and fanlight, a hipped roof, a cornice and two chimneys — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The sketch is an AI-drawn stand-in for a hand sketch, not a real drawing. Edit prompt used: "Turn this line sketch into a realistic daylight photo of the same Georgian house: warm red brick walls, a grey slate hipped roof, white sash windows with small panes, a white cornice, a dark green panelled front door with a white pediment and fanlight, stone front steps, a gravel drive and clipped box hedges. Keep the symmetry, the window count, the door, the chimneys, the roof and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: warm red brick, a grey slate hipped roof, white small-pane sash windows, a white cornice, a dark green panelled door with a white pediment and fanlight, stone steps, a gravel drive and clipped hedges; the symmetry, the window count, the chimneys and the roof stayed as drawn. What differs from the prompt: nothing in the render; the sketch itself has three storeys, not the two we asked for when we drew it. We ran this one once.

A photo-like render of the same house in warm red brick with a grey slate hipped roof, white small-pane sash windows, a white cornice, a dark green door with a white pediment and fanlight, stone steps, a gravel drive and clipped hedges — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The sketch is an AI-drawn stand-in for a hand sketch, not a real drawing. Edit prompt used: "Turn this line sketch into a realistic daylight photo of the same Georgian house: warm red brick walls, a grey slate hipped roof, white sash windows with small panes, a white cornice, a dark green panelled front door with a white pediment and fanlight, stone front steps, a gravel drive and clipped box hedges. Keep the symmetry, the window count, the door, the chimneys, the roof and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: warm red brick, a grey slate hipped roof, white small-pane sash windows, a white cornice, a dark green panelled door with a white pediment and fanlight, stone steps, a gravel drive and clipped hedges; the symmetry, the window count, the chimneys and the roof stayed as drawn. What differs from the prompt: nothing in the render; the sketch itself has three storeys, not the two we asked for when we drew it. We ran this one once.

An empty grassy lot with older brick houses on the left, a tall hedge on the right, street trees and a sidewalk — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of an empty lot, not a real site. Edit prompt used: "Build a new Georgian style house on this lot: a symmetrical two-storey cream painted brick front, five white multi-pane sash windows above, four below with a central black front door, a portico of two white columns with a pediment over the door, a hipped grey roof with two chimneys, a white cornice and a brick path. Keep the neighbouring house, the hedge, the street trees, the sidewalk and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a symmetrical two-storey cream painted brick front, a hipped grey roof with two chimneys, a white cornice, a two-column portico with a pediment, a black front door with a fanlight and a brick path; the neighbouring houses, the hedge, the street trees and the sidewalk stayed. What differs from the prompt: four windows above and three below, not five and four. Added without being asked: a small central gable in the roof and wall lamps. We ran this one once.

The same lot with a symmetrical two-storey Georgian house in cream painted brick, a hipped grey roof with two chimneys, a white cornice, a portico of two white columns with a pediment, a black door with a fanlight and a brick path — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of an empty lot, not a real site. Edit prompt used: "Build a new Georgian style house on this lot: a symmetrical two-storey cream painted brick front, five white multi-pane sash windows above, four below with a central black front door, a portico of two white columns with a pediment over the door, a hipped grey roof with two chimneys, a white cornice and a brick path. Keep the neighbouring house, the hedge, the street trees, the sidewalk and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a symmetrical two-storey cream painted brick front, a hipped grey roof with two chimneys, a white cornice, a two-column portico with a pediment, a black front door with a fanlight and a brick path; the neighbouring houses, the hedge, the street trees and the sidewalk stayed. What differs from the prompt: four windows above and three below, not five and four. Added without being asked: a small central gable in the roof and wall lamps. We ran this one once.

What the AI keeps and what it may change

Usually kept: the camera angle, the walls and roof of an existing house, and the setting.
Often different from what you asked: the number of windows, column or pilaster details, and how much of an uneven front gets moved.
Often added without being asked: lamps, roof gables and hedges.
Never produced: floor plans, structure, cost estimates or approval drawings.

Close relatives

Our colonial and neoclassical house design pages cover the styles on either side of Georgian, and the Victorian page covers the style that came after it.

Free tier and plans

You need a free account to render. New accounts get 2 free renders, and free renders carry a watermark. In India this site does not include free renders, so a paid plan is needed there. Weekly, monthly and yearly plans for more renders without the watermark are on the pricing page.

The house, the sketch and the lot on this page are AI-drawn stand-ins, not real. Each example was run directly on the model, not through the tool above.

Frequently asked questions

What is a Georgian style house?

A symmetrical brick house of the kind built in Britain and its colonies from about 1714 to 1830, with a centred door, even rows of multi-pane sash windows, a hipped or side-gabled roof and chimneys at each end.

Can AI make my house symmetrical?

Sometimes. Say clearly what to remove and where the door goes. In our example it took two tries, and the narrow house got three windows upstairs instead of five.

Is there a text box in the editor?

The prompt box exists only in Architecture Generator mode. The editor above opens in Render Architecture, where you upload an image and change the result with Edit Image (Edit Instructions) or Custom Action.

Is it free to try?

Yes. After you sign in, a new account gets 2 free renders with a watermark, in Low quality. In India this site does not include free renders. Paid weekly, monthly and yearly plans are listed on the pricing page.

See a Georgian front on your house

Upload a photo of your house, your lot or your sketch, compare a few Georgian versions, and take the best one to your architect. Your first 2 renders on a free account are on us.

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