Dream home could virtually be a reality

Forget Changing Rooms... BBC2 will screen a revolutionary new home improvement show based on virtual reality, so nothing actually changes for the first half of the programme.

Watch This Space sees different couples profiled each week, with the partners holding opposing views of how best to redesign their properties. Architects Laura Clark and Robert Jamison will produce two conflicting briefs using VR technology, and the homeowners will be able to “step into” the redesigned properties.

Through the use of photo-real visual effects, entire structures will be transformed and the couples then have to decide which plans to take on and build themselves.

Host Angela Scanlon, above, said: “Watch This Space will ingeniously use virtual reality so couples can try out new designs without lifting a rusty hammer or spending a single penny.”