Words by Martin Záhumenský
Midjourney can be a highly interesting and effective tool for architecture and interior design. While primarily used for generating artistic images and visual concepts through AI, its use can extend to architectural design and interior design due to several key advantages.
Midjourney can assist architects and designers in creating initial visual concepts and inspiration boards for building or interior designs. Since it is an AI tool capable of generating visually realistic images based on textual descriptions, it can be utilized for:
- Quickly creating moodboards with various material combinations, color schemes, and spatial arrangements.
Exploring alternative styles such as modern minimalism, industrial design, or art deco, where Midjourney generates variants visualizing how a space might look.
Midjourney enables rapid generation of different design versions, making it excellent for prototyping. In interior design, for example, it can be used to:
- Test various spatial arrangements of furniture, decorative elements, and materials without manually creating each design.
- Generate different lighting scenarios, helping clients better understand the final outcome.
Like the ArchiGAN project, Midjourney can create visual images that are not constrained by traditional rules and geometrical forms. This means it is ideal for:
- Visualizing futuristic and avant-garde spaces, such as buildings with organic shapes or interiors with unusual structures that would be difficult to design manually.
- Creating abstract designs, providing designers with inspiration for experimental projects.
- Interactive presentation of concepts – designers can quickly generate different versions and visual interpretations of a design based on client feedback.
- Comparing various material and color solutions – visualizing different interior variants (e.g., different color schemes, combinations of floors and walls) is straightforward and quick.
- Limited control over details – while Midjourney generates impressive images, it may lack complete control over specific technical details or design accuracy.
- Insufficient integration with CAD/BIM tools – for more complex designs and technical documentation, specialized software such as AutoCAD, Revit, or Rhino is still necessary.
