3D house visualizations with VR (Virtual Reality) for house construction

Hello home builders and homeowners,

I am a newly minted homeowner and have just gone through the biggest ups and downs of this experience – finally living in my own four walls. Yeah!

My request is as simple as the headline almost suggests. Is there any interest from builders or construction companies in having the building visualized in 3D right after the architectural drawing? Possibly with the option to enter individual rooms in VR?

I bring this up because I had this done for myself immediately after the architectural drawing. I recreated the house and tested all possibilities. Whether it was about designing tiles and walls, the kitchen layout, the color combinations, or whether there was enough space for the sofa and no corridors were too narrow. I couldn’t imagine it properly without this, and “standard” specifications were always too standard for me. I mean – as a private person, ideally, you build only once in your life, so it has to be right. I saw many advantages for myself because I was able to adjust almost everything with relatively little time effort – and the result was a whole and very presentable one.

So back to the question:
Do you think there is an interest in a service that creates a visualization alongside the construction phase and thus helps the builder in decision-making – or am I just someone too stubborn about design in such matters?

Attached (hope this is allowed) is just an excerpt of the work (living/dining room + kitchen).

I think it's a nice extra, but I wouldn't want to pay much for it. My imagination was good enough for that. Besides, we will be swapping quite a few pieces of furniture, so it wouldn't help me to put in any specific furnishings.

But there are definitely people who will like it. I wonder how much something like that would cost?
If you have dimensioned plans, the empty rooms should be quick to input.

A few minutes ago, so-called CAD software was invented, with which such things are possible. The sense and nonsense of a VR walkthrough can be debated; there is certainly a target group for such things. Simple-minded people put a meter stick on the floor and then see if 1.20m between the sofa and the cabinet is enough for them to walk through.

3D is nowadays common in every architectural software. Affordable programs are available everywhere starting at around 30 euros. So no, I think you are too late for that.

So I have often wished to see things in 3D. Now I am also struggling with designing the garden or rather deciding up to where I should fence what, and I simply don’t know if it looks good! Our architect never showed us anything in 3D :-) I have to ask him if he has something like that, although our house is already built, but for the outdoor area I could really use it at the moment. How much does it cost? :-)

For the outdoor area, there are garden planners. They were not expensive either. You can even simulate how it will look in 10 years, etc.