Our first Immersive Project Showcase: Schimberg Group

Earlier this week, we ran the first ever public, VR showcase of an architect’s work. This Immersive Project Showcase was led by Jeremiah Hawkins of Schimberg Group, who welcomed us to virtual Florida with his 3D model of the newly renovated Mar Vista restaurant. Attendees from around the world had the opportunity to hear the stories behind the Mar Vista design and experience the design first-hand — and it’s not even built yet!

As the inaugural Showcase, Jeremiah did a great job guiding everyone through the model with no prior examples to draw from. He kicked things off in the Dollhouse View, introducing the group to himself, Schimberg, and the model. This gave attendees a good opportunity to familiarize themselves with the general layout of the space before diving into the details.

Gathering in Dollhouse Mode to Introduce the Model

“Mar Vista is a restaurant renovation that combines the owner’s passion for its local presence and impact on the area, its outdoor environment by the water and its European flare dining under green buttonwoods. Schimberg group, over a 2 year period, worked with the owner’s team to design the restaurant’s expansion from an aging seafood shack to a contemporary, but vintage, revitalization of all of the elements above.”

Jeremiah guided us under those buttonwoods, showed us their renovated pavilion, and detailed the aspects of the restaurant preserved from the original shack. He explained how Schimberg went about revitalizing the building while keeping true to the all of the beloved elements of Mar Vista. In VR, Schimberg’s preservation efforts were clear as attendees got a closer look at some of the old and new elements of Mar Vista.

The group followed Jeremiah wherever he went

Jeremiah described how Schimberg used InsiteVR to give their clients an immersive introduction to their remodeled restaurant before it would ever be built. This enabled them to give instant feedback on furniture and materials, as well as the atmosphere.

After hearing Jeremiah’s presentation on Mar Vista attendees got to ask questions and engage with Jeremiah about the design. We capped off the evening by giving attendees free reign to hang around, chat, and doodle. Seeing large red drawings appearing in the sky as people let loose and had some fun was a great way to end the night.

Q&A at the Mar Vista Bar

We are excited about the implications our first event has on how the architecture and construction industry can communicate and engage with the public.

Overall we were happy with how this first event went, and we look forward to the next one!

If you would like to join us please register at: https://bit.ly/vrforaec

If you have a project you would like to present please contact info@insitevr.com.