"Architecture begins long before it is built: in a trace of light, in the silence of a room, in the feeling a place leaves behind." M.Mostafa
M-Viz is the personal visual language of M. Mostafa, created for projects that deserve more than representation. Every image, film, and study is composed with restraint, atmosphere, and quiet distinction.
Based in Cologne, M-Viz creates still images, architectural animation and site-based aerial and context views for architecture practices, developers and design teams.

IMAGERY. MOTION. EXPERIENCE.

Architecture, made clear.

Still images, architectural films and interactive presentations.

Shaped with an architect’s understanding of space.

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iN THEIR OWN WORDS

“Working with M-Viz is distinguished by a high degree of professionalism. The entire workflow is clearly structured, efficient, and goal-oriented. The visualizations stand out for their creative architectural approaches and well-considered ideas, which significantly simplified our processes. Particularly noteworthy is the timely and swift delivery, which not only met our expectations but consistently exceeded them.”

Barnim Lemke

Projects & Development · Architect / Consultant at Robert C. Spies

“We are delighted to have finally found in Mr Mostafa a visualisation artist who understands how to translate our ideas perfectly. Particularly remarkable are the pleasant surprises we experience when receiving his photorealistic visualisations of properties in need of renovation. On several occasions, his work has made us feel as though we were looking at an entirely different property—even though it was the very same one Mr Mostafa had visualised. Our highest compliments!”

Sören Heese

BDSF-Certified Real Estate Expert and Managing Director

“Moataz Mostafa (M-Viz) was one of the 2025 funding recipients through KölnBusiness’s ‘Kölner Rahmen’ program. He presented a forward-looking concept for integrating AI into architectural visualization workflows. His approach combined technical expertise with a clear, engaging presentation style that made complex ideas easy to understand. His thorough preparation and the innovative perspective he brought to the event were remarkable, and we look forward to seeing how his concept develops in the future.”

Dorit Meyer

Project Manager for Innovation Funding and Technology Transfer at KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung

“Working with M-Viz was an outstanding experience, defined by professionalism and creativity. The process was clearly structured, straightforward, and goal-oriented. The open, seamless communication was especially positive and made the entire process significantly easier. The delivered renderings impressed with their exceptional quality, attention to detail, and creative approach, substantially enhancing our presentations. The fast, reliable delivery also deserves particular mention: it not only met our expectations, but consistently exceeded them.”

Tammo Klein & Moneeb Suliman

Tammo Klein, Managing Director · Moneeb Suliman, Design & Planning

AK Architekten | Ingenieure

“M-Viz stands out in the market for the exceptional quality of its work, continually developing its standards while meeting schedules. Throughout our collaboration, projects were consistently delivered on time and agreed deadlines were reliably met. Communication is first-rate, and the team’s deep market knowledge is reflected in its global presence. I trust M-Viz to deliver a distinctive, high-quality result every time.”

Ahmed Batea

Managing Director · PARTNERZ Studio

01 / CAPABILITIES

One considered vision.
More ways to experience it.

From a single image to a connected project presentation, the medium follows what your architecture needs to communicate.

01 Architectural imagery
& concept studies

Interiors, exteriors, aerial views and details. Carefully composed images for design discussions, renovation studies and project communication.

Still images · Material & lighting studies · Concept plans & elevations

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02 Films &
presentation material

A sense of movement, scale and atmosphere. Architectural films and coordinated layouts that give a project a clear, consistent visual story.

Architectural films · Short clips · Project brochures & layouts

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03 Interactive project
presentations

A project to explore, at your own pace. Move from the neighbourhood to the building, the floor plan and the room in one branded browser experience.

Interactive property concepts · Floor navigation · 360° room views

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04 AI workflows
& practical training

Thoughtful tools, guided by architectural judgement. Tailored workflows and teaching that connect image making, presentation and production.

ComfyUI & image enhancement · Workflow development · Training

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02 / BEYOND THE STILL IMAGE

From the neighbourhood
to the room.

An interactive presentation brings context, layout and atmosphere together. This concept shows how a client could explore a property through one coherent experience.

Begin with the context.

Understand the relationship between the project, its neighbourhood and the city around it.

Ehrenfeld Haus is a concept demonstration. Imagery and layouts are illustrative. A commissioned presentation would be developed from your approved project information.

03 / SELECTED WORK

Different scales.

The same attention.

Architecture seen in context, experienced from within and presented as a connected whole.

Urban Development

Potsdam, From Above | The City as Landscape

Seen from above, Potsdam becomes a living system of architecture, landscape and movement. The urban visualization moves between wide aerial context, top-down courtyard studies and a street-level approach, revealing how residential volumes frame green spaces, paths and public life. Calm daylight, measured density and clear spatial hierarchy make the proposal legible at city scale without losing the experience of arrival. Developed in 2026 by M. Mostafa in collaboration with Duc N, the study demonstrates how aerial architectural visualization can communicate masterplanning, urban context and the atmosphere of an emerging neighborhood.

Cultural

Vilnius Concert Hall | A Quiet Stage for Light

The Vilnius Concert Hall is visualized as a sequence of anticipation, ceremony and shared attention. Exterior arrival views establish the cultural building within its setting, while warm auditorium perspectives reveal rhythmic surfaces, clear sightlines and carefully controlled illumination. The images move from threshold to performance space, allowing material, acoustical character and public presence to read as one architectural experience. M. Mostafa developed the interior design and architectural visualization in 2021, with IATBW credited as architect and designer. The result is a refined concert hall visualization that communicates atmosphere, spatial hierarchy and the emotional focus of gathering around music.

Mixed Use

Saleh Al-Kholaib Tower | A Vertical Identity

Saleh Al-Kholaib Tower is presented as a vertical identity shaped by glass, horizontal bands and controlled light. The exterior visualization follows the building from its wider urban presence to the illuminated base and arrival frontage, balancing the scale of the tower with the intimacy of the street. Day-to-dusk views clarify the façade rhythm, material depth and quiet luxury of the high-rise composition. Created in 2025, this architectural visualization study uses cinematic atmosphere and precise 3D rendering to position the tower clearly within the city while giving its entrance a memorable, lantern-like presence.

Cultural

The Cultural Nexus | Berlin Between Memory and Light

The Cultural Nexus is imagined as a Berlin architecture of encounter, where memory, exchange and public life are carried through thresholds rather than symbols alone. The visual narrative moves from entrance and courtyard to interior gathering spaces, urban façades and architectural elevations, showing how the project meets the city at several scales. Rhythmic surfaces, filtered light and carefully framed passages translate Eastern and European influences into spatial experience. Designed and visualized by M. Mostafa in 2023, the project uses architectural visualization to communicate cultural identity, civic presence and the quiet continuity between movement, dialogue and place.

Religious - Competition

One Retreat | Architecture for Stillness

One Retreat is developed as an architecture of arrival, shelter and inward attention. The visualization sequence crosses a softened landscape, passes through the contemplative threshold and settles into courtyards and interiors shaped by stone, fog and restrained light. Distant views establish stillness at the scale of the site, while closer perspectives reveal how material weight and gentle illumination support reflection. Created by M-Viz as an independent concept study in 2025, the project combines concept design and architectural visualization to communicate atmosphere before detail, offering a clear visual identity for a retreat defined by quiet transitions and a measured relationship to the horizon.

SPACE, IN MOTION

Let the story unfold.

Movement reveals what a single view cannot: the arrival, the transition, the way light changes a space.

FROM THE ACTUAL PORTFOLIO

Working methods & Automations, in view.

Architectural imagery, workflow diagrams, interfaces and output examples from the M-Viz portfolio.

Classic Archviz

From the 3D model, through composition, materials and lighting, to the final image. The Nexus — architectural design and visualization by M-Viz.

COMFYUI / SELECTED VISUAL STUDIES

Historic Façade in Evening Light

Planted Brick Apartment Variations

Sculpted Stone and Concrete

AI-assisted visual studies, presented as exploration examples.

04 / BEHIND THE IMAGE

Creativity, with

a considered process.

The work also extends to how images are made, organised and presented — and how that
knowledge is shared.

WORKFLOW DEVELOPMENT

From image to presentation.

Custom workflows can connect image enhancement, project information, InDesign layouts and After Effects sequences. Developed around the way you work, with scope and review points agreed for each commission.

01 Images → 02 Layouts → 03 Motion

A tailored development service, informed by M-Viz’s own production tools.

PRACTICAL TRAINING

Knowledge you can put to work.

Architectural visualization and AI-supported methods, explained through real examples. Focused sessions can explore image development, visual judgement and how to integrate new tools into an existing process.

AI-ArchiViz training supported through

KölnBusiness · Kölner Rahmen 2025

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Let’s begin with what your project needs to communicate.

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