When you are designing a custom-built home, you will face a mountain of decisions that will have to be made, starting with the foundation and ending with the interior design and accent touches on the home. As you personalize your space, 3D imaging can help ensure your vision comes to reality. If there is one tool that has revolutionized the custom-home building industry, 3D image visual walkthroughs would be it.
Visualizing the End Product – A traditional blueprint can be challenging for those not accustomed to reading them. 3D imaging brings designs to life, allowing homeowners to walk through their future home virtually. Before this technology, new homeowners had to rely on 2D images and models, but now everything can be seen on their tablet in real-time.
Easing Decision-making – Choosing finishes, materials, or color palettes can be overwhelming when you are only doing one room let alone a home from the ground up. With 3D imaging, homeowners can virtually swap out tiles, paint colors, or countertops. You can see how these new features blend in and if they are as aesthetically pleasing as you thought they would be.
Accurate Proportions and Scale – A common dilemma in interior design is misjudging the scale. This can range from something as simple as a sofa that is too big or too small for a room to a catastrophic error of a doorway or window. 3D imaging accurately depicts the home, as it will look, to scale.
Enhanced Collaboration – 3D imaging fosters a collaborative environment between homeowners, architects, and interior designers. All involved parties can work together on these touches, even if they are not in the same room. This technology allows the design to be seen on multiple devices at the same time, so a quick 15-minute call can achieve what it might have taken hours or days of emails to accomplish before.
Budget Optimization – With costs and supply chain issues being what they are today, you really don’t have room to “experiment” with different materials and finishes. Well, that was true before 3D imaging, where those “virtual” materials can be switched out in a matter of seconds to allow you to see exactly how each design tweak impacts the look of the home.
Avoiding Structural Mishaps – Beyond aesthetics, more advanced 3D imaging can highlight potential structural issues. This can be testing for how the structure will react to extreme weather to lighting issues.
Personalize It – If you are building a custom home, it is an extension of your personality, but getting that connection to the home can be difficult via a model or blueprint. 3D imaging allows you to see that finished product, literally able to do a walkthrough in the virtual world, knowing this is what your finished home will look like. That personal connection will be there long before you get the keys to the front door.
Interested in learning more about 3D image virtual walkthroughs? Better Build Now is happy to announce that we now offer this service, as well as other residential construction services for custom-built homes in Oregon. For more information, give us a call at 888-402-4180.