Recently, Fieldstone A&E design team members traveled to Atlanta to meet with the Pulte West Florida team and explore an innovative design tool: Walk Your Plans. The visit was part of an ongoing effort to find ways we can work smarter and create more clarity in the design and construction process. We wanted to see firsthand how this kind of technology could support collaboration and improve the way we communicate ideas with clients and project teams.
Walk Your Plans takes architectural drawings and turns them into something you can physically walk through—projecting life-sized floor plans onto the ground to give a real sense of space and layout. It’s one thing to look at a plan on paper; it’s another to stand inside it. What stood out immediately was how helpful this could be for clients and team members who don’t typically work with floor plans every day. Seeing the design to scale brought conversations to life in a different way. We were able to walk through layouts, compare options, and make adjustments in real time, all while discussing what felt right and what needed rethinking.
The time with Pulte was a great opportunity to see how this tool supports early-stage decision-making. Instead of reviewing designs in a vacuum, teams could gather walking the same plan, talking through feedback on the spot, and aligning around a shared vision. Achieving that level of clarity early in the process can significantly reduce rework and keep projects on track.
One of our key takeaways from the experience was how small shifts in the process can lead to better outcomes. Walk Your Plans isn’t a replacement for how we already work, but it offers something valuable: a chance to bring designs off the page and into real space before construction begins. It helps remove ambiguity, streamlines conversations, and gives clients more confidence in the decisions they’re making.
As we continue to seek ways to improve collaboration with builders like Pulte and with clients across the country, this reminds us that technology doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective. Sometimes, giving clients a chance to step into their plans is exactly what’s needed to move forward with clarity and confidence.