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Augmented reality & visualization

AR Visualizer

An iOS app that puts the building design in augmented reality, for design reviews in the office, discussions on site and sales.

Client
Mixed-use real estate developer
Area
Design reviews & sales
Status
Delivered; used by the client’s teams
Practice
AR, VR & Interactive Installation

The challenge

Our client wanted to see the design of its complex in augmented reality as it progressed: in its offices, to discuss design progress, and on site, where technical teams need to understand the design in the space itself. Drawings and on-screen models make scale and space hard to judge, especially for non-specialists.

What we built

A proper visualization tool: an iOS app that places the client’s 3D building design model in augmented reality. In the office, the client’s team views the model to discuss design progress; on site, technical teams see it in AR to discuss the spatial aspects of the design.

Where it is used

  • In the office: the client reviews design progress with the 3D model in front of them.
  • On site: technical teams view the model in AR to discuss spatial questions.
  • With customers: the sales team shows prospective customers the design details.

The design, in the room

Augmented reality places the model in the real world through the device’s camera, so viewers can walk around it, see the design from any angle and move in close for detail.

Fig. 11 — From design model to augmented realitySchematic
A phone running the iOS app shows the client's 3D building design placed in augmented reality on a real surface. The app places the model in AR, lets viewers walk around it and move in close, and is used in the office for design progress reviews, on site with the technical teams, and with prospective customers for sales. Every team sees the same 3D design. IN AUGMENTED REALITY THE iOS APP WHERE IT’S USED 3D design model The client’s building Placed in AR On a real surface VISUALIZATION TOOL Places the model in AR Through the device’s camera Walk around it See the design from any angle Move in close Look at the design details Shows design progress For reviews and discussions In the office Design progress reviews On site With the technical teams With customers Design details for sales ONE MODEL The client’s team, its technical teams on site and its sales team all see the same 3D design

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What it delivers

Design progress in 3D

The building design, viewed in AR in the client’s offices.

On-site context

Technical teams discuss the design’s spatial aspects in AR.

A sales tool too

Prospective customers shown the design details.

One app, every team

Office, site and sales teams see the same design.

  • Augmented reality
  • iOS app
  • 3D design model
  • Design progress reviews
  • On-site visualization
  • Spatial discussions
  • Sales presentations

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