Chief Architect Home Designer Suite 2016

3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars | 91 ratings

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Last update: 01-08-2025


About this item

Software for home design, remodeling, interior design, kitchens and baths, decks and landscaping, and cost estimation
Take a virtual tour and use 3D views to know exactly what your project will look like before you build
Design in 2D and 3D or both simultaneously; built-in style templates; 6,000+ library items
Intuitive design and smart building tools for your home projects; powerful deck and patio tools; Plant Chooser offers 1,500+ plant options
Get started quickly with easy how-to videos that offer step-by-step instructions; includes free technical support


From the manufacturer

Home Design

Home Designer Suite makes it easy to design and visualize your ideas with smart building and powerful design tools. The tools have commonly accepted defaults for most building practices to assist you in your home design projects.

- Choose from built-in home style templates, create your own custom home design.

- Use the House Assistant to space plan your rooms and room layout.

- Design in 2D and 3D or both simultaneously.

- Choose from over 6,000 library items or download free bonus items to customize your design.

- Choose from Final View, Glass House, Doll House, Night Views and Elevations to see your design from every point of view.

- Use powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing, foundations, dimensions and terrain.

Remodeling

Home Designer can help you plan, visualize, and estimate the costs before you begin your project. Create a new room or addition to your home, remodel your kitchen or bath, and visualize floor and space planning.

- Move a wall, change a color, add a room, redesign a kitchen and estimate the costs – all before you remodel.

- Create a new room or addition- add and remove walls, place windows and doors and size your rooms with dimensions.

- Change your colors, countertops, finishes and flooring styles with Material Painter.

- Move or resize walls by clicking on the wall and moving or entering a precise dimension.

- Import plans from the Chief Architect Room Planner mobile App.

Kitchens & Baths

Create thousands of cabinet combinations, change your countertop material, add appliances and fixtures, create custom colors and materials, and more. Also design and decorate your living, dining, kitchen, kid’s rooms or master bedroom.

- Choose from over 1,000 cabinet combinations.

- Plan the new layout of your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers and garden tubs.

- Choose from a wide variety of appliance styles for your kitchen.

- Choose from several floor types such as hardwood, stone, tile or carpeting.

- Import your own favorite objects, materials, colors or textures from a photo or website.

- Use the Color Blending tool to stain a translucent color or apply a solid colors.

- Place name brand products in your design including: Cultured Stone, Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr Paints, Viking Appliances, and more.

- Drag-and-drop from thousands of design objects in the built-in Library organized by category.

- Choose from a variety of interior items – including chairs, tables, sofas, fabrics and accessories. Resize and change colors and materials.

- Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets, choose colors and accessories.

- Turn lights off and on in your design with a single click Material Painter allows you to change the color and material of any object in your design- cabinets, countertops, walls and flooring.

Landscape & Deck

Create beautiful landscapes, terrain features, gardens and decks for your perfect outdoor living spaces.

-Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help you estimate the costs.

-Design straight, curved, single level or multi-level decks.

-Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped or sloped lots – use a GPS to import elevation data.

-Choose from over 1,500 plants with the Plant Chooser.

-Use the Plant Encyclopedia to learn more about the plants in your designs

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Top reviews from the United States

  • R. Masten
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sophisticated and powerful but takes time
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2015
    Like most sophisticated software, Home Designer Suite 2016 has a big learning curve. If you already use graphics and desktop publishing programs, it will probably be easier for you. Since I've never used other home planning software, I don't know how this compares, but it is NOT like the software you see on HGTV. This is time consuming and the 3-D camera feature is not as sophisticated. That being said, the software is full of features, and includes lots of images of doors, windows, cabinets furnishings, plants and more. Free downloads are available for even more choices. In summary this program will allow you will plan your project in great detail and even see it in 3-D but it won't be quick.
  • Caroline Means
    1.0 out of 5 stars and this product came highly recommended on multiple sites
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2016
    Downloaded but did not install. We have tried it 9 times! I have had only positive experiences with Amazon, and this product came highly recommended on multiple sites. I have successfully downloaded multiple iterations of software from a multitude of sites. I don't know if this is a "Chief Architect" issue or Amazon download issue. Hopefully I can get it right because I have payed $95 for nothing at this point.
  • Vicki
    2.0 out of 5 stars Too Complicated
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2015
    I'm sure this is great for people with experience. But if you don't have any experience don't buy it. You will spend more time trying to figure out how to use it than actually designing anything. Too bad.... thought it would be a good buy.
  • Josian
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2015
    EASY TO USE, ONCE YOU LEARN IT.
  • Homburg Pokes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly complex capability with easily learned software
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2015
    Incredibly complex capability with easily learned software. Interface is customizable for each user and the online tutorials are easily found, digested, and applied. Greatly exceeds the capability of any Appstore purchase I had previously made.
  • @DTOM _1775
    4.0 out of 5 stars With a little more use, I think it will become more intuitive for me to use.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2015
    I just like using it for drawing up "dream" structures and it's a lot of fun.
    With a little more use, I think it will become more intuitive for me to use.
  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars I HATE THIS PROGRAM
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016
    I HATE THIS PROGRAM!!!!
    TO HARD TO DOWN LOAD AND HAVE TO DOWNLOAD EACH TIME YOU GO TO IT.
    I WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL THE ORDER.
    IT IS NOT THAT I AM A BEGINNER. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH AUTOCAD.
  • David M. Janssen
    2.0 out of 5 stars Low Budget Option Performs to Low Expectations
    Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2015
    Difficult to manipulate camera views, objects, and just about all other features. I bought this software to help me design my backyard because it was advertised as having a great landscaping package. NOT TRUE. The objects that come with the package didn't even include trees. TREES. Apparently any common and useful landscaping features must be purchased as a separate package, which they failed to mention. My personal experience was that this software is utterly useless and I wasted 100 bucks.

    If you have the patience to use this software, you might find it useful to help design interiors however the camera manipulation is frustratingly awkward and time consuming. This is a low budget option and it performs as such.

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