SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Model houses using metaverse technology are emerging as a new trend in the South Korean construction industry, as part of efforts to reduce the cost needed to build and operate real model houses as well as to reach a wider customer base without physical limits. Lotte Engineering & Construction Co., [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., a major builder in South Korea, said Thursday that it developed and launched “Meta Gallery” service, a model house using a video game engine for virtual experiences. This first-person view (FPV) service allows users to move around a virtual space just like playing a [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., the construction arm of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, introduced Tuesday the industry’s first 3D virtual reality (VR) technology to build a virtual model house for a new apartment complex to be built in Incheon’s Songdo International City. Unlike other preceding 3D model homes made [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Wuhan coronavirus is prompting changes to the way South Korean construction companies are selling new apartment units. Jungheung Construction Co., which plans to open sales for an apartment complex in the Wirye New Town in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, in February, has replaced the typical model house with a [...]