The Future of Design with Virtual Reality

How can we use VR in architecture to collaborate with our clients?

At Arbor Architects, we tend to think in 3D, seeing an entire building from a quick sketch on the back of an envelope. We translate these sketches into 3D models to create our artist impressions and the 2D drawings, which are used for meetings, planning permission, and finally, the construction drawings.

Virtual Reality (VR) has created the opportunity to open up the 3D model for all stages of the design process, enabling clients to stand in these 3D sketches and fully immerse themselves in the digital architecture.

Immersive Design Presentations:

VR allows you to experience architectural designs in a fully immersive 3D environment. You can now better understand the scale and proportions of spaces by virtually walking through them, gaining a more accurate sense of the design's spatial qualities.

Using VR can make it easier to understand architectural plans.

Real-Time Design Collaboration:

VR enables us to conduct real-time design reviews with you, making changes to the design a quick decision-making process. We can live update the model to test design ideas and explore the project's opportunities.

Read Plans or Read Spaces:

VR helps in the leap between reading plans, sections and elevations. We're all much more accustomed to understanding a space by standing in it, looking around and getting a feel for the space. With VR you can experience the proposed design first-hand. 

Increased Confidence in Decision-Making:

The use of VR leads to greater confidence in design and decision-making. With VR, you can make more informed decisions based on your experience of the scheme's 3D spatial qualities.

Bringing VR into our design processes provides us with the opportunity to enhance collaboration. Beginning your project with VR can transform your aspirations into an interactive experience, enriching your understanding of the project.