ARchitect: advancing architectural visualization and interaction through handheld augmented reality
The architecture, engineering, and construction industry requires enhanced tools for efficient collaboration and user-centric designs. Traditional visualization methods relying on 2D/3D CAD models often fall short of modern demands for interactivity and context-aware representation. To address this...
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| author | Sabahat Israr Sabahat Israr Mudassar Ali Khan Muhammad Shahid Anwar Kamran Ahmad Awan Saoucene Mahfoudh Turki Althaqafi Wadee Alhalabi Wadee Alhalabi |
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| description | The architecture, engineering, and construction industry requires enhanced tools for efficient collaboration and user-centric designs. Traditional visualization methods relying on 2D/3D CAD models often fall short of modern demands for interactivity and context-aware representation. To address this limitation, this study introduces ARchitect, a mobile-based markerless augmented reality (AR) framework aimed at revolutionizing architectural artifact visualization and interaction. The proposed approach enables users to dynamically overlay and manipulate 3D architectural elements, such as roofs, windows, and doors, within their physical environment using AR raycasting and device sensors. Algorithms supporting translation, rotation, and scaling allow precise adjustments to model placement while integrating metadata to enhance design comprehension. Real-time lighting adaptation ensures seamless environmental blending, and the framework’s usability is quantitatively evaluated using the Handheld Augmented Reality Usability Scale (HARUS). ARchitect achieved a usability score of 89.2, demonstrating significant improvements in user engagement, accuracy, and decision-making compared to conventional methods. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0bf2d44a9ef40c2b938f6b10768dd432025-08-20T02:58:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Virtual Reality2673-41922025-08-01610.3389/frvir.2025.15922871592287ARchitect: advancing architectural visualization and interaction through handheld augmented realitySabahat Israr0Sabahat Israr1Mudassar Ali Khan2Muhammad Shahid Anwar3Kamran Ahmad Awan4Saoucene Mahfoudh5Turki Althaqafi6Wadee Alhalabi7Wadee Alhalabi8Department of Computer Science, Government Postgraduate College for Women, Haripur, PakistanHigher Education Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanDepartment of Information Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, PakistanIRC for Finance and Digital Economy, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Information Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, PakistanSchool of Engineering, Computing, and Design, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaComputer Science Department, School of Engineering, Computing and Design, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaImmersive Virtual Reality Research Group, Department of Computer Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Computer Science, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe architecture, engineering, and construction industry requires enhanced tools for efficient collaboration and user-centric designs. Traditional visualization methods relying on 2D/3D CAD models often fall short of modern demands for interactivity and context-aware representation. To address this limitation, this study introduces ARchitect, a mobile-based markerless augmented reality (AR) framework aimed at revolutionizing architectural artifact visualization and interaction. The proposed approach enables users to dynamically overlay and manipulate 3D architectural elements, such as roofs, windows, and doors, within their physical environment using AR raycasting and device sensors. Algorithms supporting translation, rotation, and scaling allow precise adjustments to model placement while integrating metadata to enhance design comprehension. Real-time lighting adaptation ensures seamless environmental blending, and the framework’s usability is quantitatively evaluated using the Handheld Augmented Reality Usability Scale (HARUS). ARchitect achieved a usability score of 89.2, demonstrating significant improvements in user engagement, accuracy, and decision-making compared to conventional methods.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frvir.2025.1592287/fullaugmented reality3D interactionmarkerless trackingarchitecturehandheld AR3D visualization |
| spellingShingle | Sabahat Israr Sabahat Israr Mudassar Ali Khan Muhammad Shahid Anwar Kamran Ahmad Awan Saoucene Mahfoudh Turki Althaqafi Wadee Alhalabi Wadee Alhalabi ARchitect: advancing architectural visualization and interaction through handheld augmented reality Frontiers in Virtual Reality augmented reality 3D interaction markerless tracking architecture handheld AR 3D visualization |
| title | ARchitect: advancing architectural visualization and interaction through handheld augmented reality |
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