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SERVICES BUSINESS PLAN

WHO ARE WE?

Visual Rise Architects specialise in creating an immersive experience for our clients through the use of virtual reality.

We prioritise relationships with our clients through ensuring the design process is a personal, exciting and interactive way for our clients to visualise spaces.

Furthermore, we are actively researching the best possible software and hardware technologies. This informs us on how we manufacture our designs - to guarantee we are providing the most realistic visualisations available.

UNIQUE SELLING POINT

Visual Rise Architects Goal Is to create an enjoyable and realistic architectural experience for our clients using Virtual Reality. This experience is universally enjoyed, hence why we are able to offer our business to any clientele. Our ability to design within VR (due to the haptic technology) creates an entirely interactive process. 

This allows the client to participate in designing alongside us – thus creating a unique design experience for the client. The research element to the business assures clients that the virtual reality experience we are providing is consistently evolving, improving and they are receiving the very best for their investment in ‘Visual Rise’.

STRATEGY

TACTIC

Creating an exciting design process using Virtual Reality

  • We will be providing technology that allows us and clients to physically interact with objects within Virtual Reality.

  • The Oculus Rift headset will be used for VR viewings, only available in our offices when clients come in for initial and final meetings.

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Establish excellent company reputation:

Develop excellent communication / Prioritise client involvement 

Providing the best technology available for VR - immediately allowing Visual Rise Architects to compete in the VR market

  • We will be providing Google cardboard VR headsets after the first meeting, to allow our clients to view updates to our designs at home - which is time efficient whilst also allowing for consistent communication

  • Click the button below to view the exact breakdown of how we manage client interactions

  • Through our collaboration with Cambridge University we will be contributing to the payment of a researcher to undertake discovering the best way to create immersive experience. 

  • They will be providing us with updates every 2 months (minimum), thus providing us with the information to edit our software process when manufacturing the visuals, and update the hardware when financially viable.

Competitors?

As covered above: our client communications; research investment; and future technology plan - allows us to be recognised competitors within the market

The following SWOT analysis will allow us to recognise and reflect on our attributes and room for improvement. This analysis will be repeated annually to ensure our growth.

STRENGTHS

  • Research

  • Teaching

  • Exciting interactive technology

  • Revit - quicker project turnround

  • BIM manager within team

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

  • Expensive start up costs for technology hardware 

  • Expensive running costs due to Revit usage

  • Unknown exciting possibilities to discover within the world of VR

  • Small team which allows for more personal relationships with clients

  • Other companies taking advatage of our research - if published by Cambridge University researcher

  • VR becoming a vastly popular topic which means vast competition.

POLICIES 

Health and Safety

PREVENTATIVE

Potential risks to make employees and clients aware of:

  • When using the Oculus – physically coming in contact with objects in the real world that you cannot see when viewing the Virtual Reality

  • Oculus may cause nausea and dizziness

  • Site visits – uneven surfaces, dangerous equipment in the area etc

  • Slipping on uneven surfaces in the office

Preventative methods:

  • Architect will always be present that does not have the Oculus on which will mean that they can give a pre warning if a user is near to an object

  • Oculus will be used for controlled amounts of time to prevent this feeling

  • The room used for VR viewing will be mainly empty to avoid tripping over or hitting objects

  • PPE will always be worn on site visits

  • When entering a site with workers operating equipment: staff should always acknowledge the operator to make worker aware of their presence on site.

  • As staff are cleaning the offices themselves at the start of the business – wet floor signs should be put out; cleaning equipment should be used with care; all equipment should be put away at end of use to reduce tripping hazards.

EMERGENCY

Response to emergency issues such as: fire, flood, burglary.

Emergency Management:

  • Smoke alarms to be tested weekly by member of staff or building manager

  • Finance has allowed for repairs to be immediately attended to.

  • Evacuation plan in place with clearly signposted fire exits

  • 2 members of staff will be first aid trained

Health and Safety Policies will be updated following accidents reported.

EQUALITY

This policy outlines that we provide the same opportunities for hiring, promoting, job allocation etc. regardless of:

  • Age

  • Sex

  • Ethnicity

  • Religion

  • Disability

  • Medical History

  • Sexual orientation

Actions:

  • Allow employees of other religions to take religious holidays off work

  • Whilst all the staff are at the same level (Directors) - allow staff to apply for jobs and the office would vote for the most suitable candidate

  • When employing further staff – job roles will be allocated by directors to the most deserving/fitting staff

Code of Conduct

This policy outlines our expectations of members of staff in regard to quality of work, behavior and organisation

Actions:

  • Law abiding conduct – following all environmental, safety, financial laws etc

  • We will not handle client’s money within our business accounts – we will only accept payment following invoicing their costs

  • Respectful and professional behaviour to be conducted towards both staff and clients, including following the equality policy

  • No misuse of company equipment, all equipment should solely be used for ‘Visual Rise Architects’

  • All staff should complete job roles to the highest quality to maintain a professional reputation of our company.
    This includes completing job roles and tasks on time

  • Punctuality is crucial to both attending work and meetings

  • All required staff should attend all meetings
    Unless exceptions have been made - following stating their absence and it having been approved

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