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Stepping Inside 3D Home Design Visualization with Charles Ochello of Vitruvius Design+Build | Friends of Build Magazine #94

Episode Summary

Ted speaks with Charles Ochello, owner of Vitruvius Design and Build and creator of Vius. This episode is a story about the future of the luxury custom home building industry and how technology is going to create an enormous impact on the client experience.

Episode Notes

Ted speaks with Charles Ochello, owner of Vitruvius Design and Build and creator of Vius. He discusses his transition from being an emergency room doctor to a custom home builder, and his vision to bridge the visualization gap in the building industry. Charles shares his experience with using virtual reality technology to allow clients to visualize their finished homes and make informed decisions. Ted and Charles highlight the value of human interaction and collaboration in the design and construction process,  while his technology company continues to develop software that optimizes the luxury home building process.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• 01:35 Emergency room doctor to home builder
• 06:35 The transition to building and how skills carry over
• 08:40 Teaching People to Listen and Stay Calm
• 12:05 The Tipping Point to Become a Custom Home Builder
• 21:05 Enhancing the Client Experience with Virtual Reality
• 26:40 Differentiating from Other Tech Firms
• 28:55 The Power of Human Interaction and Experience
• 32:25 The Importance of the Human Element
• 34:25 Collaboration in the Design and Construction Process
• 37:30 Using Technology to Streamline Decision-Making
• 40:53 Tech as a Tool for Augmenting the Experience
• 49:55 Unleashing the Best Talent and Future Plans
• 52:25 How to find Vitruvius

CONNECT WITH GUEST

Charles Ochello

• Website
• VR Software
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

KEY QUOTES FROM EPISODE

• We have this visualization data, we're working with some of the best architects, the best artists in the world, some of the best interior designers on the most incredible projects, but our clients - we haven't given them or developed the tools that they need to see their project. And so that was really the charge was to say, how can we use visual data from our architects and show our clients? 
• Decisions that are made early in the process are really inexpensive. Decisions late at four-way are really expensive. 
• At the end of the day, bringing clients into our office and sitting down and talking through things and seeing real emotion and then going on site and actually talking with our craftsmen and subcontractors that we work with and talking through how we're going to execute a detail or maybe it's a beam connection or all of those things. Those are irreplaceable.