VR in architecture & real estate
Architecture & real estate in VR
Walk a building before a single brick is laid. Architects, developers and estate agents use VR to review designs and sell property remotely.

What it means
Drawings and renders ask clients to imagine space. VR gives it to them at full scale — you notice a ceiling that's too low or a corridor that's too tight in seconds, while it's still cheap to change.
The moment that sells it: a client who couldn't read the floor plan walks the virtual kitchen and says 'this corridor feels tight.' That comment, made before construction, costs nothing to fix. For sales, an unbuilt apartment becomes tourable from Zürich, London or Singapore — the buyer walks it, not clicks through renders.
Where it's used
Design review
Stand inside a model at 1:1, catch spatial problems early, and get sign-off from stakeholders who can't read a floor plan.
Remote viewings
Let a buyer tour a property — or an unbuilt apartment — from another city or country, at any hour.
Material & light studies
Swap finishes, furniture and lighting live, and see how a space feels at different times of day.
Why VR works here
- Clients understand space instantly at 1:1 scale
- Design problems surface while they're cheap
- Sell unbuilt or distant property remotely
- From quick massing checks to photoreal walkthroughs
How it goes in practice
Send us your model
We check formats (Revit, SketchUp, IFC…) and prep the pipeline.
Review in VR
Standalone for site visits, workstation-tethered for full detail.
Share with clients
A link for the browser, a headset for the showroom.
Architects · property developers · estate agents · interior designers · construction
Apps & tools you'd use
Arkio · Shapespark · The Wild · 360° tours (Insta360)
All installed before your headset ships — and we can add your own on request.
Headsets for this
Pre-installed, charged and delivered. Free return, Switzerland-wide.
Meta Quest 3
Best visuals and full-colour mixed reality — the flagship.
Rent from CHF 96/day
View headset →Meta Quest 3S
Same chip and games, lower price — the easy first headset.
Rent from CHF 96/day
View headset →Meta Quest 2
The proven all-rounder — great for events and big groups.
Rent from CHF 96/day
View headset →How VRENT helps
We rent every headset this needs — Meta Quest 3, Quest 3S and Quest 2 — pre-installed with the right apps, delivered and set up anywhere in Switzerland. Most people start with a one-week pilot before committing to anything.
Three ways to get started
However often you need it, there's a way that fits.
Rent a headset
One or several, from CHF 96/day. Pre-installed, delivered and collected across Switzerland.
Browse headsets →Build a package
For events and groups: 4–50 headsets with staffing and setup. Configure it and see the price in a minute.
Open VR Corner →Most popularJoin VRENT Club
Rent regularly? Members save up to 30%, skip deposits and get priority delivery — from CHF 59/month.
See membership →Questions
Will it read our CAD/BIM files?
Usually yes — lighter models run on the headset, heavy ones tether to a workstation. We advise on your pipeline.
Can clients view remotely?
Yes — a 360° tour embeds in a browser or opens in a headset from anywhere.