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Jan 2025

Transforming Spaces with Matterport Virtual Tours

A Journey with Matterport: The Aberdeenphoto.com Story

aberdeenphoto.com has been at the forefront of innovative property marketing since its inception. We first explored Matterport’s technology at an industry event in 2019, captivated by its potential to revolutionize how properties are showcased. By 2020, we integrated Matterport into our services, and since then, we have successfully completed 334 Matterport projects, primarily for Savills and other leading property agencies.

Our portfolio extends beyond properties for sale. Over the years, we have utilized Matterport to showcase luxury holiday villas in Turkey, scan a ski lodge in the French Alps, and even document large venues like P&J Live. In 2024, we upgraded to the cutting-edge Matterport 3, enhancing our ability to deliver detailed and versatile virtual tours.

The Power of Matterport Virtual Tours

Matterport 3 camera on a tripod set up in a modern living room, highlighting cutting-edge scanning technology for aberdeenphoto.com projects

Unmatched Marketing Potential

Matterport Virtual Tours offer a dynamic way to attract potential buyers, renters, or guests by providing immersive, 3D walk-through experiences. For example:

  • Real Estate: Virtual tours for properties like Dalhebity House and Crammond House have significantly increased interest and engagement. Fasque Castle is an exclusive use venue used by National and International clients and a detailed virtual tour is a great way to let interested parties get a really good feel for this incredible venue.
  • Hospitality: Holiday villas and accommodations, such as the stunning villas in Kalkan, Turkey, have used Matterport tours to boost bookings.
  • Retail: Businesses like Soul Bar and William Wilson’s showroom showcase their spaces to customers in an engaging way.

Property Leasing

Matterport technology offers significant advantages for both pre-rental assessments and dilapidation surveys, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and documentation quality.

Pre-Rental Assessments

  • Virtual Walkthroughs: Matterport allows prospective tenants to virtually explore properties in detail, saving time by reducing the need for multiple physical viewings. This feature ensures that only serious prospects proceed to in-person inspections
  • Property Documentation: The platform captures accurate room dimensions, layouts, and architectural features, creating a “digital twin” of the property. This data can be used to assess its condition and suitability for rental purposes
  • Negotiation Tool: Pre-rental surveys conducted with Matterport can identify repair needs or maintenance liabilities, enabling tenants to negotiate lease terms more effectively before signing agreements

Dilapidation Surveys

  • Comprehensive Documentation: Matterport provides high-resolution 3D scans of properties, capturing intricate details such as ceiling conditions, floor plans, and structural elements. This documentation is invaluable for assessing tenant responsibilities at lease end.
  • Visual Evidence: The 3D models serve as impartial evidence for identifying damages or breaches of lease agreements, which can streamline dispute resolution between landlords and tenants.
  • Efficiency and Accuracy: The technology reduces the reliance on traditional methods like extensive photography and manual note-taking, ensuring more precise and faster reporting of dilapidations
  • Enhanced Reporting: Matterport’s tools, like the MatterPak, provide additional resources such as point cloud data and 3D mesh files for deeper analysis of property conditions.

By integrating Matterport into pre-rental evaluations and dilapidation surveys, stakeholders can benefit from better planning, reduced disputes, and improved decision-making throughout the leasing process.

Google Street View Integration

Matterport’s Google Street View integration offers a unique way to enhance the visibility of your property or business location. By publishing Matterport 3D models directly to Google Street View, businesses can:

  • Increase Exposure: Boost online visibility by allowing potential customers to view immersive 360-degree tours directly on Google Maps.
  • Engage Customers: Provide an engaging virtual experience that highlights key features of your property, showroom, or venue.
  • Seamless Access: With one-click navigation, visitors can explore your space without leaving the Google platform.

For retail, hospitality, and other customer-facing industries, this feature ensures that your property stands out and makes a lasting first impression.

Other Matterport Applications

Matterport is not just for promotion; its utility spans several industries:

  • Planning: Visualizing spaces for renovations or new layouts.
  • Insurance: Detailed scans provide a visual record of a property’s condition for claims or appraisals.
  • Training and Collaboration: Facilitate remote training sessions and collaborative planning with Mattertags for annotations.
  • Facilities Management: Manage spaces with a comprehensive virtual model of the property.

Matterport was used to market this Holiday Let and also for pre-visit familiarization:

Key Features and Benefits of Matterport 3

The Matterport 3 device has revolutionized our scanning capabilities:

  • External Scanning: Capture detailed outdoor areas to complement interior tours.
  • Enhanced Accuracy: Deliver greater detail for applications like CAD and BIM integration.
  • Efficiency: Faster scans with advanced camera technology, reducing on-site time.
  • De-Furnish Feature: This cutting-edge tool allows users to view spaces without furniture, helping buyers or planners envision possibilities for renovations or redesigns. For example, showcasing a living room both furnished and de-furnished provides a clearer perspective for prospective buyers or interior designers.

Comparison of a fully furnished and AI de-furnished living room, demonstrating Matterport’s innovative features used by aberdeenphoto.com

How Aberdeenphoto.com Adds Value

Expertise Across Diverse Projects

From motorhomes to castles, our experience ensures that every project gets tailored attention. Highlights include:

  • Scanning the iconic P&J Live arena.
  • Documenting unique spaces like a ski lodge in the Alps.

Exterior view of P&J Live venue and a 3D virtual tour model, a prime example of aberdeenphoto.com’s Matterport scanning services.

Chalet and ski resort in the French Alps by aberdeenphoto.com

Output formats and integration options

Matterport tours produced by aberdeenphoto.com come with:

  • Floor Plans: Detailed and accurate layouts suitable for marketing or technical use.
  • BIM/CAD Integration: Simplify architectural and construction workflows.
  • Mattertags: Add context and information within the virtual tour.

Visual breakdown of Matterport service add-ons, including CAD files, BIM files, floor plans, and other integrations provided by aberdeenphoto.com

Collaborative Features

Our tours allow multiple stakeholders to collaborate effectively, making planning and decision-making easier. Annotate spaces, add comments, and share seamlessly with your team.

Why Choose aberdeenphoto.com for Your Virtual Tours?

  • Proven Track Record

Over four years, we have built a portfolio of 334 successful projects, working with industry leaders like Savills and delivering standout projects globally.

  • Cutting-Edge Technology

With the Matterport 3, we offer unmatched detail and external scanning, ensuring your project exceeds expectations.

  • Comprehensive Services

Aberdeenphoto.com provide an extensive range of property related services including high quality photography, drone photography and video, virtual tours, walk through videos, website design or updates to existing websites, floor plans, welcome guides, and Google street integration

Fasque Castle: A Matterport Success Story

One of our standout projects, Fasque Castle, showcases the versatility of Matterport. This historic property’s virtual tour captures its grandeur and allows national and international clients to look around the property as a potential wedding or event venue. They can look at the beautiful public spaces, and stunning bedrooms to help them plan for their special wedding or event.

Fasque Castle exterior and an inset 3D model showcasing Aberdeenphoto.com’s Matterport virtual tour capabilities.

William Wilson Aberdeen Bathroom Showroom

At the William Wilson Aberdeen Bathroom Showroom, Matterport technology has been utilized to provide an immersive way to explore showroom products. Customers can virtually walk through the space, view detailed displays of bathroom fittings, and visualize how products could fit into their own homes. The interactive tags within the tour offer additional product information, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for potential buyers, even if they can’t visit the showroom in person. It is also a great follow up to send the virtual tour after an in person visit to recall products of interest, and share with others.

Explore the Future of Property Marketing with Us

Matterport Virtual Tours by Aberdeenphoto.com provide an immersive, innovative way to experience and manage spaces. Whether it’s marketing, planning, or training, our expertise ensures you achieve your goals seamlessly. Let us help you transform your vision into reality.

 

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