Can’t read building plans? No problem.
3D home walkthroughs are even better. They let you walk through your future home virtually. You don’t even have to leave your house if you don’t want to.
At Begbie Bentham, we use 3D modelling throughout our design process. You can experience your home in realistic detail and make adjustments if needed.
In this article, we’ll cover how this technology is changing the building process in Brisbane. You’ll also learn how it saves money and prevents costly mistakes. Plus, we’ll discuss how these virtual tours help you build the perfect home for your family.
Read on to learn more about why Brisbane builders are loving this new technology. Let’s begin.
An Introduction to 3D Home Design
3D home design refers to computer models that show what your future home will look like in real life. It’s like building a virtual dollhouse that you can walk through on your computer or tablet.
What makes this cool is that these 3D virtual tours allow you to control where you go and what you look at. It’s just like exploring a real house. This way, you can make important choices about your home before construction even begins (no risk of stepping on nails).
We utilise this advanced technology at Begbie Bentham during our construction process, specifically during the design and development stage.
Now, let’s examine how this new technology compares to traditional methods of displaying house plans.
Moving Beyond Traditional Floor Plans
You know those flat house plans that look like they’re drawn from a bird’s eye view? Well, those traditional 2D floor plans have some pretty big problems. For one, since 2D plans show everything flat from above, you’ll feel like you’re looking at a street map of your house.
Another problem is that those 2D plans can’t tell how big the rooms will feel when you’re standing in them. Also, it’s hard to understand how you’ll move from one room to another when everything looks like boxes on paper.
But 3D models keep things real (okay, almost real). Instead of plain 2D drawings, you experience height, depth, and proper room sizes. Everything looks exactly like it will when your home is ready to move into.
Seriously, isn’t this amazing?
Your Personal Home Design Tool
The best part about 3D walkthroughs is that you’re in complete control of your experience. You can walk from your living room into the kitchen at whatever speed feels comfortable for you. Want to check if the ceiling feels too low or just right? Simply look up and see for yourself.
You can also turn around in any room and check out the view from each window. It’ll help you imagine what it will be like to live there every day.
Based on our experience, clients who use these 3D walkthroughs feel assured in their design choices. They know exactly what to expect.
Pro-Tip: Stand where you’ll spend most of your time and check the light. It can completely change how a room feels.
Practical Certainty for Your New Home
Are you familiar with the feeling when you find out your fridge blocks your kitchen’s back door? No? Trust us, you don’t want to experience that ever.
And luckily, 3D visualisations will make sure that you never do. They work as a safety net, which allows you to catch problems before you spend your money to build those problems (it’s cheaper to fix on screen than on site).
We’ll dig deeper into how 3D visualisations help keep your build smooth and stress-free.
How This Building Technology Reduces Costs
3D visualisation guarantees better cost control from start to finish. It’s because when you identify issues in the virtual world, you can avoid the nightmare of expensive changes during your construction.
Sounds too good to be true? We have research to back up our claim. It says catching problems early in the design phase can save you time, expense, and material waste.
The main ways 3D technology saves your money include:
- Avoid Structural Changes: You can fix your window placement, doorway problems, or room layouts before construction. It literally saves thousands on reconstruction costs.
- Stay on Schedule: If you change your design mid-construction, your build timeline stretches. 3D visualisations prevent that from happening and ensure your family can move in on time.
See Your Perfect Living Room Layout Early
Let’s use your living room as a real example of how powerful this technology can be. With 3D tours, you don’t need to guess if your furniture will fit or if the space will feel right. Instead, you can simply walk through your 3D model and test different setups.
Here’s what you can check virtually:
- Furniture Placement: Make sure your current sofa and dining table fit comfortably without making the room feel cramped or awkward. This way, you can plan your interior setup thoroughly before any building work starts.
- Traffic Flow: Test the walkways between your furniture and doorways. Doing so will help ensure your daily movement inside the home feels natural and spacious. If something feels wrong, make changes to the plan according to your needs.
Plan for Queensland’s Climate
Of course, if you’ve spent a summer in Brisbane, you know the sun doesn’t mess about. Brisbane’s weather brings its own challenges, and 3D walkthroughs help you deal with them before you start building.
What does it mean in particular, though? Well, our warm, humid climate requires planning for strong summer sun and hot afternoons. Meanwhile, we still need to make the most of the gentle winter sunshine (because winter here is just summer in a light jacket).
So, how does the 3D virtual tool help with this? Here’s how:
- Maximise Airflow: Ventilation is important for your health and overall well-being. That’s why you should check your window and door positions to see if natural breezes will flow through your home during the hot summer months.
- Control Natural Light: Try to simulate the sun’s path in your 3D models to ensure your living areas stay bright without harsh afternoon glare from the west.
Pro-Tip: Add trees or shade to your design early so they’re ready to keep things cool when summer arrives.
Using Custom Home Visualisation for Your Vision
So far, we’ve talked about how 3D walkthroughs save money and solve your practical problems. But there’s something even more exciting about this technology: it helps you create a home that truly reflects who you are and how your family lives.
The best part is that you have full creative freedom over every single detail. No more wondering if your choices will work well or if you’ll be happy with them in the future.
Let’s have a look at what we mean by that.
A Personal Alternative to Display Homes
Remember the last time you walked through a display home? Everything looked nice, but it wasn’t yours, was it? You were seeing someone else’s furniture, colours, and design ideas. It felt like trying on clothes made for someone else. You know what we mean.
3D walkthroughs completely flip this experience. Instead of strolling through a generic display home, you’re exploring your own personalised space with your specific floor plan and chosen materials. Who wouldn’t love that?
Build Your Dream Home with Complete Confidence
One of the biggest fears people have when building a custom home is making wrong choices. What if the colours don’t work? What if rooms feel too small? What if everything doesn’t come together like you imagined? You get the idea.
3D walkthroughs get rid of that worry completely. When you can see your dream home in realistic detail before we start building, you know what you’re getting. And this experience matches perfectly with our customer-focused approach.
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Make Material Selections with Complete Certainty
At Begbie Bentham, you choose your preferred high-quality materials for everything. But how do you know if that stone benchtop will look right with your cabinets? Or will those floor tiles work with your wall colours? (Frankly, we’ve all had a “looked better in the shop” moment in our lives)
Thanks to 3D visualisation, you can see how different paint colours, flooring, and benchtops look together in your home’s actual lighting. You don’t need to hold tiny samples and try to imagine how they’ll look anymore.
If you think deeply, it’s a bit like online shopping… but for your entire house.
The Future of Brisbane Home Building is Here
Honestly, 3D home walkthroughs have changed the way Brisbane families now approach building their dream homes. This technology provides clarity right from the start and assists you with understanding what your home will look and feel like before you start building.
In this article, we discussed how 3D visualisation saves money by catching problems early and helps you refine your room layouts. We also walked through how 3D virtual tours ensure your home works perfectly with Queensland’s climate.
We at Begbie Bentham have integrated 3D walkthroughs into our design process because we’ve seen how they change the building experience. Contact us today for your free consultation and find out how 3D technology can create the perfect Brisbane home for your family.
