The SUAPP AI prompts I actually reuse

I keep a notes file of prompts that worked. It is just lines I copied back from sessions that produced something useful, grouped by which SUAPP AI tool I was in. Here is the current version.

The structure behind all of them

Six things: typology, style, materials, context, one spatial or functional detail, and the view. Leave two or three out and the result usually reads as a generic building. Put all six in and the tool has something to hold on to.

Weak: "modern villa with pool".

Strong: "Contemporary two-story villa on a Mediterranean coastal site, natural limestone walls with deep window reveals, horizontal timber louvers, flat roofs with generous overhangs, infinity pool on the south terrace overlooking the sea, olive and cypress trees, architectural photography, wide shot."

That is the whole trick. The tool does not need more adjectives. It needs fewer, specific ones.

AIC — concept prompts

Text in, concept directions out. These are the ones I keep coming back to.

• "Single-story Mediterranean courtyard house, thick whitewashed plaster walls, small deep-set windows, terracotta tile roof, central open courtyard with olive tree, stone-paved entry with wooden gate, arid landscape, morning sunlight, architectural photography."

• "Two-story Brutalist private residence, board-formed concrete walls with visible wood grain, deep cantilevered volumes, floor-to-ceiling glazing between massing, reflecting pool at the entry, mature Japanese maples, overcast sky, architectural photography, front-three-quarter view."

• "Japanese-inspired minimalist single-story home, dark charred-cedar cladding (shou sugi ban), deep horizontal roof with exposed timber beams, sliding glass doors opening to a moss garden with stone path, interior courtyard with single pine tree, soft overcast light, quiet atmosphere."

• "Tropical modern villa in a jungle clearing, exposed board-formed concrete and local hardwood, generous roof overhangs for rain, outdoor covered lounges, infinity pool wrapping around the main volume, dense tropical vegetation, cinematic late-afternoon light."

Interiors behave the same way. The ceiling height and the floor finish do more work than ten adjectives about mood.

• "Minimalist living room with 4.5-meter ceiling, polished concrete floor, white plaster walls, full-height windows on two sides bringing natural light, low-profile linen sofa in warm grey, solid oak coffee table, single large abstract painting, Japanese maple visible through the window, early afternoon light."

• "Scandinavian-style kitchen with white oak cabinetry, honed white Carrara marble countertops, matte black plumbing fixtures, large central island with pendant lights, herringbone oak floor, white painted walls, window above the sink with potted herbs, morning light."

• "Japandi-style primary bedroom, low platform bed with linen duvet, tatami-style floor insets, light oak paneling on the headboard wall, paper pendant lamp, single framed botanical print, sliding shoji-inspired screens to the dressing area, soft diffused morning light, neutral palette of oatmeal, white, and warm wood."

• "Modernist primary bathroom, full-height honed travertine walls, freestanding sculptural oval bathtub in matte white stone, wall-mounted matte black fixtures, large skylight above the tub, polished pebble floor in the shower area, frosted glass partition, diffused overhead daylight, spa-like atmosphere."

AIR — edit instructions

This is where the prompt changes job. AIR starts from an image, so the text is an instruction about what to change and what to keep, not a description of a scene.

• "Using this reference, change the facade material to board-formed concrete while preserving the overall form, window placement, and roof geometry."

• "Using this exterior render as the starting point, add a rooftop terrace with a pergola on the south side, keep the rest of the building identical."

• "Using this image, change the flat roof to a pitched gable roof with deep overhangs, keep all other architectural details and vegetation identical."

• "Using this house design, place it in a snowy mountain setting instead of the original coastal context, keep the architecture identical but adapt the vegetation and ground plane."

• "Using this front exterior image, generate the same building viewed from the garden side, keeping materials, proportions, and details consistent."

The last one is the hard one. Asking for a new angle and keeping the building the same is where most attempts slip, so I always state explicitly what has to stay identical.

What I do not prompt

Floor plans. Image models produce plans that look plausible and are not buildable, and I would rather model the plan than argue with a client about a wall that does not exist.

Animation and modelling are the same story. Both start from an image or a model, so the text is a direction — a camera move, a "keep the proportions" — not a scene description. The six-part prompt above is for concept images.

Mistakes I made

• Too vague. "A beautiful modern house" has no constraints.

• Too long. My worst prompts were around 150 words. The ones I still use are under 70.

• Conflicting instructions. "Minimalist with ornate details" confuses the model.

• Style soup. "Japanese minimalist Mediterranean" gives a hybrid that is neither.

• Missing the shot. If I do not say where the camera is, I get the default.

Post yours

I suspect most of us skip the view. Post the prompt you use, and I will say which of the six parts I think is missing. No promises that I am right. This is one person's notes file, not a method.