Arquito – 3D Architecture & Interior WordPress Theme

Your panorama needs an image you may never have commissioned

An architecture or interior design studio usually has good site photos and renders to show clients. A 360-degree panorama asks for something else: an image made for looking around from inside the space. If your archive does not have one, the effect that made you choose the theme stays in the demo.

With a theme like this, the decision starts in your project folder. Arquito, by paul_tf, is a theme for architecture and interior design that brings together a 3D panorama, zoom parallax and SVG icon animation. Check which projects have that material, or who can produce it, before planning the home page around the panorama. The rest of the theme works with normal photos.

Arquito's panorama, parallax and twelve home pages

• 12 distinct home pages.
• 3D panorama, through a Slider Revolution add-on.
• Zoom parallax, image and video parallax, and smooth parallax sections.
• SVG icon animation.
• Unlimited portfolio layouts to present your projects.
• More than 200 shortcodes ready to use.
• Google Maps you can customize.

Typography, header and editing each page

The design is adjusted from an extensive admin interface and the live WordPress Customizer, with drag-and-drop editing. These pieces go with the pages:

• More than 2000 fonts from Google and Typekit, with typography control.
• More than 1000 icons.
• Smart sticky header, fixed footer and sticky sidebar.
• Child theme and widget areas.
• Multilingual, compatible with WPML.
• Contact Form 7 for your forms.
• Social sharing buttons.
• PSD files included.

What the panorama needs, and what stays out

The 3D panorama works only with its Slider Revolution add-on. Without it, that effect does not appear, and your home page has to rely on parallax or one of its other designs. It is worth testing early with an image of your own, on mobile and on desktop.

A store for selling furniture and quote or client management are not among its features: this is a presentation theme, with Contact Form 7 to receive inquiries.

Pages you build with WPBakery Page Builder stay tied to that builder, so changing it means rebuilding them.

The plugins and the first setup

Its premium plugins are WPBakery Page Builder, Slider Revolution, Ultimate Addons for WPBakery Page Builder and ACF Pro. The theme comes with a setup wizard and online documentation, and it also works with the block editor.

A sensible order to start with:

1. Install the theme and follow the setup wizard.
2. Pick one of the 12 home pages based on the material you already have.
3. Test the panorama with a real image if your home page will depend on it.
4. Load two or three complete projects and choose the portfolio layout with them.
5. Set up the contact form and check the effects on a phone.

If your work calls for fewer effects and more information

Brok focuses on architecture and brings project pages with technical data. Hiroshi offers a contemporary, sober look, with images in the lead and a portfolio structure.

If you also sell or recommend furniture, Interico brings together interior design, architecture and a furniture section.

Questions on panoramas, languages and the builder

Do I need Slider Revolution for the 3D panorama?

Yes. The panorama works only with its Slider Revolution add-on.

How many home pages can I choose from?

It has 12 distinct home pages.

Can I use Arquito without panoramas?

Yes. You also have parallax effects, the portfolio and normal photos, with no panorama on the home page.

Does it work for a multilingual site?

Yes. It is ready for multilingual sites and compatible with WPML.

Which builder does it use?

WPBakery Page Builder, with Ultimate Addons among its premium plugins.

Does it include design files?

Yes, it comes with PSD files in case you want to work on the design before moving it to WordPress.