Views were created in the study that was conducted in cooperation between KTH UTS and HHS and with partners IKANO Bostad and Svenska Bostäder. We have also worked with landscape architects Funkia AB and visualisation platform - WEC360 and financed by Familjen Kamprads stiftelse, project number 20180145. Aim of the project was to study attractively of green areas to the property buyer and how greenery affects buyers interest to by and willingness to pay a price.

We created 5  coutyards to visualise different greenery levels.  Each version of the property and its courtyard was visualised in three dimensions and from two different positions, thus allowing for active 360-degree viewing, both upward and downward. Observers could alter the point from which the property and its courtyard were viewed and adjust the viewing angle. This provided each viewer with ample opportunities to experience the courtyard in various ways based on personal preferences.

The views were created using the software 3D Studio Max. Each view was then assigned a texture and reflection to replicate it as realistically as possible. Once a view was completed, it was converted into a panorama with the aid of the software Vray. For each view, the sphere in which the user is situated when looking around to explore the property and its courtyard was also created. The camera acts as the user’s ‘eyes’ and can be moved around in the static sphere, which has the panorama image textured on its interior. The virtual views could then be accessed on Google Cloud, for which a JavaScript API was used to render interactive 2D or 3D graphics in the browser. 

Projects final rapport is available: 

A. Zalejska-Jonsson et al., "Green paradise or Concrete Castles : Apartment buyer perceptions & green infrastructure," Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of Technology, TRITA-ABE-RPT - 2320, 2023.