VR (Virtual Reality) and MR (Mixed Reality) have rapidly changed many professional businesses and continue to solve challenges. The architectural sector has dove all in with this immersive technology which has a natural fit when a daily task is to share a vision. The 3D environments are communicating ideas much more clearly to clients by placing them right inside a building. Many have said they experience similar emotional reactions as in real life when walking through 3D spaces. The height of a building, the size of a room, and the lighting are very real in the digital form.
35% of architects use at least one form of mixed, augmented or virtual reality, with many planning to expand their use of immersive technology and use other variants in the near future
Source: Microsoft and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
The use of VR/MR can only provide a positive experience for all involved. It brings exciting new opportunities for architects and clients. People are taking their imaginations to a new level with the power of digital technologies and transforming what a 2D drawing only tried to convey. By adopting digital it can lead to improved project efficiencies, predictive modeling, faster development timelines, and most importantly a detailed construction plan thoroughly understood and accepted by teams involved.
Architects, planners and developers find it incredibly useful to take large-scale projects on with high-levels of virtual accuracy. Beyond a visualization tool, VR/MR allows for quick design changes and approvals where a drafted plan or blueprint would take weeks to product and sign-off on.
Consider running your next project plans in virtual to provide deeper insights for your clients.
