Immersive Design Review Platform — Apple Vision Pro

Gensler’s immersive design review platform for Apple Vision Pro, originally developed in collaboration with Apple, transforms how architects and clients experience building designs. The platform enables intuitive exploration of interactive 3D models, 360° environments, and gesture-based controls, supporting more effective collaboration and decision-making in mixed reality.

Role: Lead Developer / Product Designer

Timeline: November 2024 – February 2025

Technologies Used

  • Apple Vision Pro / visionOS

  • Unity3D (Polyspatial)

  • Custom gesture recognition (single-pinch drag, dual-pinch rotate & zoom)

  • 3D spatial UI systems

  • Stereoscopic rendering & photo-spheres

  • Optimized asset pipelines

  • TestFlight build & deployment workflows

Key Contributions

  • 3D spatial UI design and implementation optimized for Vision Pro

  • Custom gesture systems, including:

    • Single-pinch drag

    • Dual-pinch rotate and zoom

  • Experiential modes:

    • Tabletop scale

    • Fully immersive 3D walkthroughs

    • Stereoscopic photo-spheresMetrics & Impact

Operational Efficiency

  • Standardized asset pipeline reduced prep time:
    ~65 hrs → 25 hrs (62% faster)

  • Unity → TestFlight build pipeline streamlined:
    ~15 hrs → 5 hrs (67% faster)

Scalability

  • New project spin-up and asset-swapping guides reduced onboarding time

  • Enabled delegation to junior developers

  • Freed senior developers to focus on new feature development

Business Impact

  • Faster delivery reduced required investment per project

  • Repeatable workflows transformed a prototype into a scalable Gensler service offering

  • Use cases expanded to fundraising and stakeholder presentations

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