17-12-2025
16-12-2026
The Augmented Floor Planner (AFP) addresses key challenges in architecture and restoration engineering by introducing an innovative solution that combines real‑scale projections with mixed reality technology. Traditional design methods, such as renderings or scale drawings, often fail to convey realistic spatial dimensions. The AFP solves this problem by projecting full‑scale floor plans onto large surfaces, precisely outlining physical spaces.
The Augmented Floor Planner (AFP) project combines real‑scale projections with mixed reality technologies, creating a more tangible and interactive design experience. This system projects full‑scale floor plans onto large surfaces, accurately delineating physical spaces and allowing users to walk through them and experience their actual dimensions in a precise manner.
Mixed reality enhances this experience by overlaying virtual elements, such as furniture and equipment, onto those projections. This integration provides a more immediate and realistic perception of the designed spaces, without the need for physical staging furniture, and with the possibility of quickly changing the displayed elements, making the design review process more effective and immersive. This dual approach not only facilitates spatial understanding but also enriches interaction with detailed and scalable virtual objects.
Through the AFP, we aim to transform the way spaces are designed and experienced, making architectural and real‑estate visualisation more interactive, accurate, and accessible on a global scale.
CAFTe – Curriculum, Assessment, Training and Technologies in Education
Comissão Europeia - Programa Horizonte Europa
EIT Culture & Creativity
G.A. 25-003-X-021-002
Architectural design; Full-scale projection; Interactive environments; Mixed reality; Spatial visualization
Fifth Ingenium SRL, Italy (Coord.)
CIIE/ Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal