A Very Busy Year Creating 360imagery Virtual Tours for Crest Nicholson!

360imagery Virtual Tour of 4 bed Town House at Shaftesbury Gate Development

360imagery were kept very busy in 2013 creating 360 virtual tours for Crest Nicholson, one of the largest house building companies in the UK. We have been their sole supplier of virtual tours for over 5 years and last year alone we completed over 20 tours for them.

On one occasion last year Crest had to resort to using a competitor - a show home had to be photographed on a specific date and unfortunately we were booked on another assignment. But no worries - they immediately came straight back to us and we have continued to create stunning 360imagery tours for them to the very high standards they have come to expect from us. With many new sites in the pipeline for 2014 we expect to be busy!

We recently completed another 2 tours for them at their Shaftesbury Gate development in London - a 4 bed, 3 storey town house and a 2 bed apartment. To view the Town House either click here or on the image above. This is an example of a huge, 13 scene tour throughout the 3 storey show home and includes a pop up CGI image of the frontage of the building. This particular tour is a new direction for Crest Nicholson - it now adopts arrows within the scenes enabling the viewer to take a 'virtual walk' through, as well as interactive floor plans with interactive scene markers. The majority of our existing residential clients already make use of this greater detail and interactivity in their tours, and find it really engages the viewer - we are one of the few companies that offer such bespoke work as standard.

The 2 bed apartment tour can be viewed by clicking here or on the image below:

The 2 bed apartment at Shaftesbury Gate

 

As with all our work, we take that extra special care and detail removing all of our equipment and camera/photographer reflections from mirrors and glass whereas the majority of our competitors don't have the experience, skill or attention to detail to bother.

 

360imagery virtual tours are uploaded for the clients' perusal and 'sign off' within 3 working days from visiting/photographing the site. We have been known to turn work around within 24 hours, and at weekends, to meet tight deadlines and launch events.

 

Take a look at how our work blends seamlessly into the clients' existing website and to see our tour in action visit  http://www.crestnicholson.com/shaftesburygate/

 

Crest Nicholson come back to us time and time again, and we are proud that our repeat business with them speaks for itself. They love our work and here are a couple of their recent feedback comments....

 

       “We have been working with 360imagery for our virtual tours for some time now and would not look anywhere else. From clear transparent pricing of quotes, to a highly professional finished piece, Stuart turns around our work in a most professional, timely and efficient way. He goes the extra mile to ensure our clients have everything they need. Our clients are happy with a finished result that really works for them to showcase their homes. And for us, a happy client means we are happy too! I’d happily recommend Stuart to anyone looking for professional virtual tours.”

      

 

         “Stuart is extremely flexible, aims to please and always delivers more than asked. The quality of the tours and particularly the attention paid to retouching really sets him apart from his competitors, whilst also offering good value in the marketplace.”

 

You can see why Crest Nicholson don't need to look elsewhere for their virtual tour requirements - find out why they prefer us - get in touch for a straightforward quote or just to chat about your project. 360imagery are one of the leading suppliers of bespoke 360 virtual tours in the UK, visit our website at www.360imagery.co.uk or call us on 0845 8726442

Five Student Housing Virtual Tours Created by 360imagery

Student Housing Virtual Tours by 360imagery

Private, self-funded student accommodation is becoming more and more popular throughout the UK. A virtual tour is the perfect way to market such a location as it means international students, as well as more local, can be targeted. The student is able to view the facilities from anywhere in the world, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. It showcases the site at its very best and being highly interactive it appeals to all ages, especially up-coming students.

360imagery have been working with the client on this project for the past 3-4 years, and have now created five virtual tours of their various 'study pods' in different cities across the UK. The client is a traditional, commercial property developer that branched out to start a new concept building 'study pods'. They approached 360imagery as with our background as Chartered Surveyors, and our 7 years experience of creating bespoke virtual tours in the field of commercial property (amongst many others now!), they were both familiar and impressed by our work. Take a look at our Portfolio Page on our website to see the wealth and variety of work we've done!

Their first 'study pod' was opened in Coventry, and since then they have created another two in this city, as well as an additional two in Nottingham and Sheffield. Take a look for yourself by either clicking here, or on the post image above. They are opening more centres all the time, so watch this space for more 360imagery virtual tours!

A 'study pod' is basically a small room with all of the facilities - a bed, study area, wet room and galley kitchen. The 360imagery virtual tours show off these rooms perfectly and demonstrate the different types and sizes of room to the viewer - e.g. deluxe, superior, studio room etc. There are also 360 panoramic scenes of the communal areas such as the laundry rooms, television room, gym and lounge.

The client wanted all of their properties to be viewed from within one tour, the different sites accessible by drop down menus, and as you can see we have also designed it all to blend seamlessly in with their existing website and corporate identity. As we do work on more properties they'll also be incorporated into this single tour, so look out for future blogs about our latest work with them.

Each tour is navigated by thumbnails and hotspots enabling the viewer to easily move between the rooms. There are also pop-up information boxes including photographic still images. All of our photography uses the very latest photographic equipment and technologies, and we will only ever use High Dynamic Range photography techniques, as standard. In a 360imagery piece of work you will never find imbalances between the high and low lights of an image, in other words NO blown out / glaring windows or loss of detail in photos. You only have to compare our end results to those produced using cheap 'off the shelf' packages offered by other companies to see the difference in the attention to detail and quality of the resulting tour.

 

All of our work is published in Flash and HTML5 to work on PCs, Apple handheld devices & the majority of Android devices. 

 

Unlike some of our competitors, a 360imagery tour is not just about a moving, 360 degree image of a room. We take a lot of time and effort in bespoke designing our work to ensure it is as interactive and individual as it can be. We incorporate information pop-ups, navigational arrows and all sorts of things to really bring the tour to life and maximise its potential for your needs - we don't create 'standard', 'off the shelf' package tours.

 

The good news is we keep all work 'in house' - no 3rd party photographers or graphic designers - so we are very competitive when it comes to cost. A very high proportion of our work is repeat business (just check out our testimonials and client pages to see for yourself) and most of our commissions come from referrals and word of mouth.

 

360imagery are one of the leading virtual tour companies in the UK. We'd love to hear from you and chat about thoughts you may have for your own project. Just give us a call on 0845 8726442 or visit us at www.360imagery.co.uk.

 

 

 

360imagery Virtual Tour of Iconic Building in Liverpool UK

 

360imagery Virtual Tour of The Royal Liver Building in Liverpool

 

 

Here at 360imagery, we were really excited to win the tender to create a 360 virtual tour of The Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. The building is owned by Royal London Asset Management, a UK-based investment company with assets under management of more than £47 billion. The marketing agency based in Liverpool that represent them is a new client for us, and they were very impressed with the bespoke design, high quality of all our work, and the fact that this was all at a very competitive price.

 

The Royal Liver Building is one of the most iconic Grade I listed buildings in Liverpool, and one of the city's Three Graces. When built in 1911, it was the tallest building in Europe until 1934, and the tallest in the UK until 1961. We love a challenge!! Stuart's first thought on gaining the commission?..... 'a stunning 360imagery panoramic mast shot from the roof is a must!'. This is a technique that we specialise in, using a system that we designed in-house. We use it in many of our virtual tours as it creates a real 'wow factor' opening scene. As you navigate through the full tour be sure to check out the amazing skyline views of Liverpool, taken using our mast system. We tied in our photography shoot with a visit to Liverpool from HMS Illustrious, which you can clearly see on the Mersey down below. To view the full 360imagery virtual tour of The Royal Liver Building click here, or on the post image above.

 

All of our photography uses the very latest photographic equipment and technologies, and we will only ever use High Dynamic Range photography techniques, as standard. In a 360imagery piece of work you will never find imbalances between the high and low lights of an image, in other words NO blown out / glaring windows or loss of detail in photos. You only have to compare our end results to those produced using cheap 'off the shelf' packages offered by other companies to see the difference in the attention to detail and quality of the resulting tour.

 

All of our work is published in Flash and HTML5 to work on PCs, Apple handheld devices & the majority of Android devices.

 

All of our work is designed to the exact brief of the client and because we do every element ourselves, we can incorporate just about anything you want into a tour. In over 7 years of trading, we have created in the region of 1,000 commissioned 360 virtual tours and so have a wealth of experience & ideas to help you with your own project.

 

360imagery are one of the leading virtual tour companies in the UK. We'd love to hear from you and chat about thoughts you may have for your own project. Just give us a call on 0845 8726442 or visit us at www.360imagery.co.uk.

 

 

 



Another Two Stunning 360imagery Virtual Tours for Crest Nicholson

360imagery Virtual Tour of the Marlborough Show Home

 

360imagery were recently commissioned to create another two stunning 360 virtual tours for Crest Nicholson. As regular, longstanding clients we frequently work with the different regions of the business and have been their main supplier of bespoke tours for over 5 years. In the last week alone we photographed three different developments around the country for them! With more work in the pipeline, watch this space for future Blogs too.

 

They love our work, in fact here's a couple of their feedback comments.......

“We have been working with 360imagery for our virtual tours for some time now and would not look anywhere else. From clear transparent pricing of quotes, to a highly professional finished piece, Stuart turns around our work in a most professional, timely and efficient way. He goes the extra mile to ensure our clients have everything they need. Our clients are happy with a finished result that really works for them to showcase their homes. And for us, a happy client means we are happy too! I’d happily recommend Stuart to anyone looking for professional virtual tours.”

 

“Stuart is extremely flexible, aims to please and always delivers more than asked. The quality of the tours and particularly the attention paid to retouching really sets him apart from his competitors, whilst also offering good value in the marketplace.”

 

Some recent work for the client was at the Furlongs development, a stunning 4 bed house called the Marlborough and a 3 storey town house, the Warwick. Take a look for yourself at the fantastic end results by clicking here for the Marlborough Show Home (or on the post image above), or here for the Warwick Townhouse.

 

At 360imagery we bespoke design every element of our virtual tours and all work is carried out in-house, from initial photography through to finished product. We don't use any 3rd party photographers or graphic designers, and pride ourselves on the highest quality at each stage. As standard, all of our work is created using High Dynamic Range Photography techniques (which means an even balance with no 'blown-out' windows or dark shadows) with the latest Canon DSLR equipment and lenses. The Graphic User Interface is bespoke designed around the development scheme logo, meaning the end result fits seamlessly into the existing Crest Nicholson website. Thumbnails navigate the viewer through the tour. The tour also incorporates pop-up stills photography. All of our work is published in Flash and HTML5 to work on PCs, Apple handheld devices & the majority of Android devices.

 

All of our work is designed to the exact brief of the client and because we do every element ourselves, we can incorporate just about anything you want into a tour. Over 7 years of trading, we have created in the region of 1,000 commissioned 360 virtual tours and so have a wealth of experience & ideas to help you with your own project. 360imagery are one of the leading virtual tour companies in the UK. We'd love to hear from you and chat about thoughts you may have for your own project. Just give us a call on 0845 8726442 or visit us at www.360imagery.co.uk.

 

 

 





A Stunning 360imagery Virtual Tour of 199 Bishopsgate, EC2 London

360imagery Virtual Tour of 199 Bishopsgate, EC2 London

As Chartered Surveyors, with 15 years experience in the industry, 360imagery were really excited to be commissioned earlier in the year by one of the largest property development and investment companies in the UK. A new client for us, British Land approached 360imagery having been aware of our services for sometime, impressed by our commercial property work, experience and existing clients. The commission was to create a highly interactive 360 virtual tour of 199 Bishopsgate, a 146,000sq ft Grade A office building within one of the world's most prestigious office locations, Broadgate.

Take a look for yourself at the stunning end result by either clicking here or on the post image above. British Land wanted the 360imagery virtual tour to fit seamlessly into their exiting website and so we were happy to design it all around their fonts, style and graphic design. Visit www.199bishopsgate.com to see how effectively it blends into their homepage and how it works with the whole site.

We begin our tour with a stunning 8m high opening shot, using a specialist technique designed 'in house'. This is a great way to get that initial impact scene that will make potential clients want to see and explore more. You are guided around by navigational arrows, enabling visitors to the website to take a virtual walk throughout the building at their leisure. British land wanted a highly interactive tour so we incorporated interactive floor plans (to scale), location maps, information 'pop ups' of tube stations, road names etc., the agent contact details and also the ability to download the pdf brochure directly from the 360 tour.

360imagery take great pride in bespoke designing all of our work, using only high dynamic range photography, and combining the very latest photographic and computer technologies to create stunning end results. We publish all of our work in both Flash and HTML5, to work on PCs, apple handheld devices and the majority of android devices. Take a look at some of our other work by visiting our portfolio page on our website.

British Land were delighted with our work and signed it off immediately, with no amends necessary. At the client's request, we were also able to turn around the job within 3 working days, despite it being a large, 15 scene tour.

We are also chuffed to report that after completing our work on 199 Bishopsgate, we were approached by The British Architects Journal wanting to feature the 360imagery virtual tour in their publication.

360imagery are one of the leading 360 virtual tour companies in the UK. For more information, or just a friendly chat about how we can help you and your project, just give us a call on 0845 8726442 or visit our website www.360imagery.co.uk.

A Virtual Walk Through Barnsley Hospital Maternity Unit by 360imagery

 Virtual Tour of Barnsley NHS Trust Maternity Unit by 360imagery

 

With our background as Chartered Surveyors, 360imagery is well established as the specialist in creating bespoke, 360 virtual tours for the commercial and residential property sectors. For the last 5 years we have produced many stunning tours and are proud to have worked with many of the big names in this field, gaining much repeat business (which speaks for itself).

 

At 360imagery we also love it when we get asked to do something a bit different - check out our Portfolio Page to see the range of other work we have been commissioned to do.........zoos, aquariums, gyms, play centres, even cars and helicopters - the list goes on! So we were very excited when we were approached by staff from Barnsley NHS Trust at a recent trade show. The fantastic interactive tour we had running on our stand caught their eye and they explained that they were just about to commission a standard video of their Maternity Unit. The idea was that 'mums to be' would have the opportunity to view and feel familiar with the department ready for the big day.

 

Impressed by the quality of our work and the idea of taking an interactive walk through the whole Maternity Unit, we began discussions together about really bringing their project to life. At 360imagery every element of a tour is bespoke designed, from incorporating logos & colours to using navigation arrows, information text & image pop-up hot spots - just about anything is possible.

 

Barnsley NHS Trust realised that a 360imagery Virtual Tour would offer so much more to 'mums to be' than a standard video, and would be a lot more cost effective. Another benefit that appealed to the client was that unlike a standard video, which quickly becomes dated, a 360imagery tour could at any point in the future be revamped in parts i.e. if they had any renovations or improvements to any existing rooms. In fact, since completing our work we have been back and done some new photography of an area they renovated since our original work.

 

Barnsley NHS Trust recognised that they were on to a double winner....... the quality, interactivity, bespoke design of a 360imagery Virtual Tour (no cheap, 'off the shelf' tour package offered by others) and all at a very competitive price compared to other providers. The client has since told us that our quote was also less than half the price of the standard 4 minute video they had originally been considering! A very happy client and we were obviously delighted to win the commission.

So, was the client pleased with the end result?......Here's what they had to say...
“What a great service! This was a new venture for us as a Maternity Unit and Stuart was professional and efficient, listening to our needs and delivering an excellent virtual tour for the women and families who use our Maternity services. We have had some great feedback. Thank you.”

All of our tours are created to be viewed in both Flash and HTML5 (for viewing on PCs & handheld Apple devices). To view the tour for yourself simply click here or on the post image above.

Whatever your project, you can trust 360imagery to produce the very highest quality full screen virtual tours available. We are one of the leading Virtual Tour companies in the UK and we specialise in bespoke design of every element of our work, which is all undertaken 'in house'. Please either visit our website at www.360imagery.co.uk or give us a call on 0845 8726442 to chat about ideas for your own project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Stunning 360imagery Virtual Tour of Ancholme Mews Retirement Apartments

Virtual Tour of Ancholme Mews, Nunthorpe by 360imagery

 

 

This is the second of two stunning 360 virtual tours recently completed for Golden Living retirement apartments in Nunthorpe.

 

We begin with an opening scene shot from 8 metres using our unique mast system, devised in house. This gives a fantastic impact at the start of a walk-through tour.

 

As with all of our work the photography is all high dynamic range which evens out even the lightest and darkest areas of an image. In other words, you will never find blown out windows or any loss of detail in our photography. Every element of our work is undertaken in house and we pride ourselves on the quality of the end result. Take a look for yourself by either clicking here or on the post image above - we are confident you'll see the difference compared to cheap, 'off the shelf' virtual tours offered by some other companies.

 

As standard, all of our tours can also be viewed off any iDevice - so if you are using an iPhone, iPad etc. click here to see how effective it looks even on a smaller viewing platform.

 

Whatever your project, you can trust us to produce the very highest quality, full screen virtual tours available. We are one of the leading nationwide suppliers in the UK and will be happy to discuss any ideas you have for your own project. Simply visit our website at www.360imagery.co.uk or call Stuart Thorp on 0845 8726442.