ATRIUM has created a virtual space where visitors can explore their recent projects, meet each other and get an immersive experience of the futuristic gallery architecture.
The architecture of the gallery is an experience in itself, it manifests the studio's innovative and technologically driven design approach.The space was first presented during Dubai Design Week for its visitors, however now everyone can access it simply via the link on their PC (Chrome browser preferred).
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Design of the gallery was a challenging task for the architects, as they wanted to emphasise their original design approach in the virtual environment. Instead of structural limitations they had to follow other rules such as 3D model size, textures resolution, polygon count etc. As a result they’ve ended up with a curvilinear cave-like space that is carved around the exhibiting pieces. Among the projects on display you can find a model of a big residential skyscraper, designed in 2017, another residential complex constructed recently, as well as two fine-furniture pieces. The platform also allows you to see them in augmented reality using your phone, to test how these pieces could fit your interior.
“With this virtual gallery we wanted to give visitors an instant feel of being in one of our projects and understand our design approach. The website is still the main tool to show our portfolio, however in the metaverse you can engage with the models of our architecture or furniture in 3D. We would invite our colleagues and clients and everyone who is interested to visit the space, and arrange guided tours to meet people in person. We are planning to update the collection in the gallery so it would be interesting for people to come back.” says Sergey Nadtochiy, art-director & partner of ATRIUM.
The space was created in collaboration with Dearch Space – studio specialising in building metaverse spaces for different events and brands. This project they’ve developed on W3rlds platform that allows to create hi-fidelity Metaverse spaces for web browsing.