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Ricardo Solar
The project is conceived both as a space for meditation as well as an exhibition space. Inspired by the works of Étienne-Louis Boullée, the grand scale and bold geometric shape invites visitors to focus on a singular object larger than themselves, producing effects of monumentality, weight, and focus. Meditation is the practice of deepening one's awareness or focusing one's mind for a period of time. A space for meditation in the metaverse gives visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in a rich architectural space, to find a community, and to deepen focus. Organized as a vertical sequence of ascending platforms, each space provides a unique setting for visitors to contemplate the permanent installations and to gaze into the horizon, allowing light, shadow and material to be the main protagonists. Culminating in a grand skylight room, the limits of gravity and nature are both eased to allow for a sublime experience. Visitors are invited to float through the room in order to fully experience the space. At the end of the sequence, in contrast to the meditation rooms, an exhibition titled “Continue With Caution” seeks to bring light to our current state of complacency with digital culture. Since the advent of digital platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, the internet has sought to capture and monetize our attention. The invention of “infinite scrolling” and the “like” button have created a series of useless reward mechanisms with the ulterior motive of getting to know our consumerist preferences. In reference to the work of documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis in his film The Century of the Self (2002) from which the work takes its name, this exhibition seeks to question the effects and repercussions of these time consuming and self harming practices in our daily lives. In the last room, the visitor is invited to exit through a hidden door or fall into an infinite hole.
Experience: Limited Edition
$15,000 (9.185 ETH)
Includes: Executable file with virtual reality enabled, high-quality 30 in x 40 in aluminum-mounted print, high-resolution digital rendering, 30-min meeting with the architect, 30-min meeting with the founder, Meta Quest 2, and free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
If you are an authenticated token holder, you can host your own event in your space for a fee. For inquiries, please contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
This is a high touch customer experience. Unbuilt will work with you step by step to complete your purchase, access your unlockable digital content, and deliver your premium physical products.
Image: Limited Edition
$250 (0.153 ETH)
Includes: High-resolution digital rendering of the project, free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
Ownership of a piece in this collection does not confer ownership of copyright, which remains with Ricardo Solar. Any new images produced from the model are derivatives of the original, and are also under the copyright of Ricardo Solar.
Models are not for construction, and are for personal use only, not commercial use.
Physical products are only redeemable by the first-time buyer and not in a resale on the secondary market.
Unbuilt will maintain the private data associated with the purchase for 6 months after the date of purchase.
For shipping outside the US, additional fees may apply.
For inquiries please review the FAQ or contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
Forma Rosa Studio
As introverts, meditation is a state of mind we know very well. A place where we find respite, calm and healing. We wanted to create this space for meditation as a place to look inwards. Our studio focuses on the juxtaposition of Nature and Technology, and with this space, similar to our product designs, we intended to bring this meditation on Nature into the home. This meditation becomes an introspection into our own place in the world, while finding peace knowing where we came from. The space features a massive oculus that comes rom above and is mirrored below, an interruption of the space, where natural light, trees and plants can emerge. Instead of looking out to nature in the surroundings, we look inward to the focus of the space. The emergent growth acts as a focus to the central room, where the walls curve around it, the couch is focused towards it, and all the other rooms branch from its center. Objects that we have designed, also inspired in Nature, are displayed all around the space, from the sconces, to the lamps, vases and planters, as well as some that we expanded specifically for this space to create new sculptural experiences.
Experience: Limited Edition
$20,000 (12.333 ETH)
Includes: Executable file with virtual reality enabled, high-quality 30 in x 40 in aluminum-mounted print, high-resolution digital rendering, 30-min meeting with the architect, 30-min meeting with the founder, Meta Quest 2, custom engraved Botryoidal Lamp designed by Forma Rosa Studio, and free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
If you are an authenticated token holder, you can host your own event in your space for a fee. For inquiries, please contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
This is a high touch customer experience. Unbuilt will work with you step by step to complete your purchase, access your unlockable digital content, and deliver your premium physical products.
Image: Limited Edition
$250 (0.153 ETH)
Includes: High-resolution digital rendering of the project, free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
Ownership of a piece in this collection does not confer ownership of copyright, which remains with Forma Rosa Studio. Any new images produced from the model are derivatives of the original, and are also under the copyright of Forma Rosa Studio.
Models are not for construction, and are for personal use only, not commercial use.
Physical products are only redeemable by the first-time buyer and not in a resale on the secondary market.
Unbuilt will maintain the private data associated with the purchase for 6 months after the date of purchase.
For shipping outside the US, additional fees may apply.
For inquiries please review the FAQ or contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
Beom Jun Kim
WA.K Studio’s submission for the Unbuilt Gallery is a procedurally generated maze that is intended to leverage the possibility of a dynamic architecture in virtual reality. The maze is a random combination of four basic architectural walls that are procedurally placed, providing users with a unique experience each time one enters it. The maze is placed in a virtual desert as a nod to Jean Baudrillard’s notion of the Desert of the Real and in an attempt to make the experience as intuitive as possible, the desert is juxtaposed with a lush green tree, which serves as a landmark and the maze’s objective. Memory is also an important element in this scene as each player leaves behind a set of footprints that can be retraced or followed, creating a form of collective memory driven by architecture.
Experience: Limited Edition
$15,000 (9.185 ETH)
Includes: Executable file with virtual reality enabled, high-quality 30 in x 40 in aluminum-mounted print, high-resolution digital rendering, 30-min meeting with the architect, 30-min meeting with the founder, Meta Quest 2, and free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
If you are an authenticated token holder, you can host your own event in your space for a fee. For inquiries, please contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
This is a high touch customer experience. Unbuilt will work with you step by step to complete your purchase, access your unlockable digital content, and deliver your premium physical products.
Image: Limited Edition
$250 (0.153 ETH)
Includes: High-resolution digital rendering of the project, free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
Ownership of a piece in this collection does not confer ownership of copyright, which remains with Beom Jun Kim. Any new images produced from the model are derivatives of the original, and are also under the copyright of Beom Jun Kim.
Models are not for construction, and are for personal use only, not commercial use.
Physical products are only redeemable by the first-time buyer and not in a resale on the secondary market.
Unbuilt will maintain the private data associated with the purchase for 6 months after the date of purchase.
For shipping outside the US, additional fees may apply.
For inquiries please review the FAQ or contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
NO ARCHITECTURE
If architecture is about connecting the individual to the collective; for us, a meditation space in the metaverse is about connecting the individual to the infinite. If architecture is articulated by the space between inside and outside, a meditation space in the metaverse is fundamentally about the disarticulation between inside and outside. In contrast to a hyper cube, we chose the opposite; to create a porous yet tightly controlled geometric figure; recollecting yet modulating ancient architecture. In this case, a regular octahedron, combining mirroring square pyramids to form a diamond that’s cleaved at the middle to create what we call the "soft space" or "pillow space". The contours of the pillow space mirror those of the multiple internal pillow-shaped, or eye-shaped void spaces carved throughout the otherwise solid mass. A series of stairs and pathways, like steps, connect the void spaces from the vertex of one pyramid to the vertex of the other pyramid. The narrative progression from one end to the other, through the eye-shaped spaces along the series of pathways, represents to us the journey and connection from individual to collective, internal self reflection to outward enlightenment and ultimately, transcendence.
The void spaces intersect with the envelope of the octahedron pyramid to create vistas out on into the infinite space beyond while creating cocoon-like spaces for meditation and reflection through varying ambiances, scales, proportions, and sizes. The Materiality of this form is that of an obelisk and monolith, the same stone on the exterior as it is on the interior. We conceive the architecture of meditation as a synthesis between the monument and the womb, the sole function being to represent and facilitate inward and outward reflection. For us this architectural exploration was grounded in connecting how the world was organized in the past with the present, and how it could be organized in the future.
Experience: Limited Edition
$17,000 (11.072 ETH)
Includes: Executable file with virtual reality enabled, high-quality 30 in x 40 in aluminum-mounted print, high-resolution digital rendering, 30-min meeting with the architect, 30-min meeting with the founder, large scale Zabuton designed by NO ARCHITECTURE, Meta Quest 2, and free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
If you are an authenticated token holder, you can host your own event in your space for a fee. For inquiries, please contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
This is a high touch customer experience. Unbuilt will work with you step by step to complete your purchase, access your unlockable digital content, and deliver your premium physical products.
Image: Limited Edition
$250 (0.153 ETH)
Includes: High-resolution digital rendering of the project, free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
Ownership of a piece in this collection does not confer ownership of copyright, which remains with NO ARCHITECTURE. Any new images produced from the model are derivatives of the original, and are also under the copyright of NO ARCHITECTURE.
Models are not for construction, and are for personal use only, not commercial use.
Physical products are only redeemable by the first-time buyer and not in a resale on the secondary market.
Unbuilt will maintain the private data associated with the purchase for 6 months after the date of purchase.
For shipping outside the US, additional fees may apply.
For inquiries please review the FAQ or contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
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Saul Kim
The concept of Singularity relates to the idea of reduction. It is about achieving architectural versatility through the formal manipulation of a single entity. This way one could understand the building through only the most essential components. Inspired by Shibari, the continuous I-beam structure allows the magical lifting of a concrete box. The gesture of wrapping and lifting gives a sense of protection and isolation, making this place suitable for meditation.
Experience: Limited Edition
$15,000 (9.185 ETH)
Includes: Executable file with virtual reality enabled, high-quality 30 in x 40 in aluminum-mounted print, high-resolution digital rendering, 30-min meeting with the architect, 30-min meeting with the founder, Meta Quest 2, and free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
If you are an authenticated token holder, you can host your own event in your space for a fee. For inquiries, please contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
This is a high touch customer experience. Unbuilt will work with you step by step to complete your purchase, access your unlockable digital content, and deliver your premium physical products.
Image: Limited Edition
$250 (0.153 ETH)
Includes: High-resolution digital rendering of the project, free access to all future exhibitions at The Unbuilt Gallery as long as you own the token.
Ownership of a piece in this collection does not confer ownership of copyright, which remains with Saul Kim. Any new images produced from the model are derivatives of the original, and are also under the copyright of Saul Kim.
Models are not for construction, and are for personal use only, not commercial use.
Physical products are only redeemable by the first-time buyer and not in a resale on the secondary market.
Unbuilt will maintain the private data associated with the purchase for 6 months after the date of purchase.
For shipping outside the US, additional fees may apply.
For inquiries please review the FAQ or contact info@unbuilt.xyz.
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