maquette.co

The name

Speak to both audiences

Developers see a premium sales tool. Buyers see transparency and trust. The name must bridge two worlds without choosing sides.

Work globally from day one

Pronounceable in English, French, Hebrew. No cultural baggage. A clean, available domain. The kind of name that travels without a passport.

Rooted in architecture, not tech

The name should evoke the craft of building. Not another "prop", "build", "view", or "viz" — those are taken, generic, forgettable. We wanted a word with weight.

A word that already exists

A scale model of a building before it exists. Used by architects and designers worldwide. French origin, adopted internationally. It doesn't describe what we do — it is what we do.

Maquette

maquette.co

One word, every language

"Maquette" means a scale model of a building before it exists.
A name that needs zero translation — understood from Tel Aviv to New York.

English

Maquette

In Merriam-Webster & Cambridge dictionaries. Standard term in architecture, sculpture, and design.

Hebrew

מקט (Makét)

Direct loanword — used daily in Israeli construction and real estate. Exact pronunciation match.

French

Maquette

Native word — exact match. From Old Italian "macchietta" (small sketch). The original.

Russian

Макет (Makét)

Same root, standard term in architecture and publishing. Universally understood.

Spanish

Maqueta

Same root, everyday usage. Also means a demo recording in music — something you build before the final version.

Italian

Maquette

Adopted from French back into the language that inspired it. Used in architecture and fine art.

German

Makette

Used in architectural and artistic context. Also "Modell" — but Makette carries the premium connotation.

Arabic

ماكيت (Makīt)

Loanword used across the Middle East and North Africa in construction and architecture. Same root, same meaning.

Portuguese

Maquete

Same root, widely used in architecture and urban planning. Brazil is a major real estate market.

Turkish

Maket

Direct loanword from French. Standard term in Turkish architecture and construction.

Dutch

Maquette

Identical spelling. Used in architecture, sculpture, and urban design.

Romanian

Machetă

Same root. Used for architectural scale models and prototypes.