BTOmyhome Featured in The Straits Times!
Credits to The Straits Times, Isabelle Liew
"In March, Mr Jake Chua, 42, launched his BTOmyhome service, offering bare-bones 3D models of flat layouts on the SketchUp programme for $14.90 each.
“My customers were home owners anxiously waiting to collect the keys to their BTO flats and wanted to visualise their home. Some also used the 3D model to plan for fengshui,” he said.
Mr Chua, who has a degree in multimedia technology and design, used to create these models for free in online forums between 2018 and 2020. He had tinkered with the software for his own three-room flat in Bidadari, which he booked in 2018.
He created about 20 such models – mainly for four- and five-room flats – before putting the project on hold to take care of his newborn child.
“Even after stopping, I would occasionally receive messages asking if I’m still providing the models. In March, I received another request and that spurred me to revive the service for a fee,” he said."
