From Virtual to Reality, Habitat Digital Brings Online to Life

Bridging the gap between digital and physical is making all the difference when it comes to apartment sales.

This is especially the case now that most buyers start their property journeys online, Habitat Digital sales and marketing director Lee Michaels said.

“This makes it crucial that the transition into the showroom feels seamless and compelling,” Michaels said. 

“And a static model or brochure simply can’t compete with an environment that moves, adapts, and inspires.” 

Sales and marketing technology specialist Habitat Digital develops everything from immersive showrooms to digital displays and online applications.

“In a competitive property market, differentiation comes from experience,” Michaels said.

“And we can use immersive showrooms to create environments that influence a customer’s mood through carefully crafted atmospheres. 

▲ Habitat Digital worked with Traders in Purple for its Rivara project in Brisbane’s West End.

“At Habitat, this often centres on the interplay of acoustics, sound, and visual cues.”

Some of Australia’s most exclusive projects are pushing the limits of digital immersion, and bridging the gap between digital browsing and in-person engagement.

Habitat Digital partnered with the GPT Group to create an interactive sales centre for its Darling Point development in Sydney. 

“Directional speakers, operating like a sound shower, create a unique soundscape that sets the scene before visitors even reach the main floor,” Michaels said.

▲ GPT’s Darling Point Lighthouse project showroom is an immersive experience.

“There, a curated soundtrack evolves the mood further, while discreet sensors detect movement and trigger curtains to draw back, revealing the harbour view in a dramatic reveal.”

Focusing on this lifestyle element at the showroom and immersing potential buyers in it is also key to sales success, Michaels said. 

“‘Place’ always comes first, building desire, while ‘product’, whether it’s floor plans or finishes, seals the deal,” he said.

“Both can be presented passively by looping on a display, or dynamically, triggered by a sales agent or customer on demand.”

Curating and technologising these two streams of content helps developers create memorable journeys that convert browsers into buyers, he said. 

▲ The showroom for SIG Group’s Amory luxury development at Ripley in South-East Queensland.

“And this progression from lifestyle to detail aligns with how people naturally make decisions and ensures every presentation feels intuitive.”

This can also mean using CRMs to provide valuable insights into a customer’s digital journey and using it to shape what happens in the sales suite, he said. 

“That means curated experiences, personalised presentations, and seamless transitions from online engagement to in-person conversations.” 

Bringing these values and demands together at the sales suite is key to Habitat Digital’s approach.

“Our focus is on deep CRM integration; taking those insights and adapting digital tools so the physical experience feels like a natural extension of the digital journey.”

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