23. Case Study: Kitchen Remodeling
Virtual-environment model of remodeled kitchenEffective Virtual Environments Research Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Highlights and Peculiarities
Why This Case?
This simple case illustrates the power of design tools. Drawings, computer-assisted design (CAD) software, scale models, full-scale mock-ups, and a virtual-environment (VE) walk-through each benefited the design. The VE and the mock-up each added value that the other did not.
Bold Decision
Move the exterior wall. This change transformed the design.
Bold Decision ...
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