A future Helsinki skyscraper, layered onto a physical model
The Node · skyscraper visualization
Elisa is the future main tenant of The Node, a Helsinki skyscraper still under construction. With PunaMusta Coloro we built an app-free AR layer for the physical scale model at Elisa HQ, plus a web 3D version for internal communications.
Client
PunaMusta Coloro × Elisa
Sector
Construction
Year
2024-2026
Service
Construction marcom & spatial viz
Delivery
app-free AR-experience(s) · browser 3D implementation
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The Node Elisa Punamusta augmented scale model
01 Problem
The thing isn't there yet
The physical scale model showed the building. It did not show Elisa's role in it, the height, the transit connections, the rooftop terraces, or how the surrounding city moves around it.
Rendering of the flyAR-created 3D-model used as augmented reality content.
02 Approach
Layer the unbuilt onto the built
We started with image-tracking WebAR, opened from a QR by the model. When app-free VPS-tracking (visual positioning) became available we scanned the physical model and anchored AR content directly onto it. The same 3D content also ships as a web 3D walkthrough with bilingual hotspots.
Top view of The Node 3D-model.
03 Outcome
Faster alignment, fewer slide decks
Visitors to Elisa HQ saw the future building animated, not just sculpted in foam.
Elisa floors, transport links, and rooftop terraces became legible at a glance.
One 3D asset works as physical-model AR, image-tracking WebAR, and a shareable web 3D version.
Pasila context. The future tower shown in the wider city setting.
Inputs we worked from
Project 3D
Architectural reference
Physical scale model
Audiences
Elisa employees
Elisa HQ visitors
Internal communications
Deliverables
Image-tracking WebAR implementation and target image
App-free AR implementation anchored to the physical scale model
URL and embed code for the web 3D version
Service used
Construction marcom & spatial viz
Turn drawings, BIM, and renders into experiences buyers, residents, and approvers can open and explore.
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