Approach to the Interior Design Using Augmented Reality Technology

This paper analyzes the use of Augmented Reality technology and Augmented Reality 3D interior model for interior design. According to the feature of interior design, the best way to share the concept of an interior design project to customer in the conceptual design stage is to perform it in a vivid 3D prototype. The traditional 3D interior space prototypes are created by designers and evaluated by customers, but we want to expand the affection of customers´ requirements in the conceptual design. The designer and customer establish a 3D interior space model together in conceptual design stage by first creating 3D interior structure model, followed by choosing hard-soft decoration method and customized decoration requirements in an Augmented Reality Interior Design System. A hard decoration modeling framework is built for design project improvement and evaluation to guarantee that user can coordinate every aspect of the design project to achieve a balance between structure and function. The augmented content and sensory information of decorative material-furniture-appliance for soft decoration can be simulated with special stereoscopic equipments as an AR3D interior prototype in ARID system to enhance the understanding and participation of customers in the customized interior design project.