Immersive Architecture: A Gateway to Better Visual Communication

This paper investigates the impact of knowledge gap on the perceptual interpretation of VR spaces in architecture. Communicating design ideas to clients and carrying them along in the design process is one of the biggest pain points of architects (Stahre, 2009). Hence, researchers have pushed for the use of emerging technologies in extended reality as a gateway to better visual communication in architecture. By analyzing case studies that were focused on the perception of architectural spaces in virtual reality, this paper demonstrates that perception variations are significantly linked to the existence of knowledge gap between professionals and nonexperts. It argues for the incorporation of client-centered procedures and solutions when using virtual reality in the design process. These concerns are particularly evident in design reviews involving lay clients, which majorly tackles space planning issues like the establishment of size, location, and relationship between spaces in a building.