Shopping for your house means making your space more comfortable for you. Whether it’s picking out practical things like a curtain or choosing the paint for your walls, picking the right interior is important in making your space more homey. Until now, people have made use of color swatches or measured their spaces when purchasing home furniture. However, with the technology now, more are opting to use extended reality, particularly virtual reality (VR), to help visualize their space with potential home furniture. This way, it helps people match pieces of furniture without actually buying them.
VR meets interior home design
A virtual interior design service is a remote design service done online, without in-person meetings or visits to the client’s physical space. It is useful for architects and engineers to help visualize the final layout of a project, allowing them to adjust and redesign with no limit. For homeowners, it provides them with the final look of the property before committing to it. It also allows for more collaborative time and effort for both clients and providers, letting them visualize the final product without going over budget. Errors in design can be seen and corrected easily this way. In fact, a study at the University of Buraimi, Oman found that integrating VR into interior designing helped to identify areas to improve during the design stage.
Currently, companies and apps are already offering a VR interior design service. Enviz, for instance, transforms spaces into a fully immersive XR. The app shows “walkable” spaces that can show a virtual version of a completed home. Software such as Live Home 3D allows users to create floor plans and 3D renders. When integrated with Apple Vision Pro, users can walk through their 3D designs, move and rearrange furniture, and more. Meanwhile, Debora Interiors, an online interior design service, offers custom design plans, 3D visuals, and immersive 360-degree experiences to clients for residential or commercial spaces.
Designing spaces with VR
We’ve seen the growth of adapting VR for years. From providing concert experiences at home to elevating corporate gatherings, its uptrend will likely continue. With an annual growth rate of 11.76%, the virtual interior design services market is expected to grow by $16.33 billion by 2030. As properties and rent continue to rise, tweaking personal spaces according to personal preferences without breaking the bank becomes more important. That’s why solutions like VR could help save time and other resources when planning, creating, and finishing home projects. While others may still prefer the traditional way of building and designing their spaces, utilizing VR for interior design may be a cost-effective solution that is worth checking out.
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Sources: Modor Intelligence / Ahmed Kandil and Rehab Moussa (The Architectural Science Association)
