Using virtual reality to bridge the gap between architect and client

2015-09-11T18:16:00-04:00

architects at Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Cambridge have started using the processing system that powers virtual reality games to put clients inside development projects before they are built. Using a cloud-based system called Revizto, architects can create a digital hospital down to the last brick, and then invite a client to “walk” through the space to see if the ceilings are high enough or the windows provide enough light.

Firms like Tsoi/Kobus are beginning to experiment with multiple immersive, interactive media for clients to tour buildings, often in advance of making any physical models. Clients can be virtually transported into the design's space by wearing an Oculus VR headset, or by being inside a specially outfitted room with laser projections, while the architect walks them through. The commentary is recorded and then filed back into the iterative design process.

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Using virtual reality to bridge the gap between architect and client