Proposal for the conversion of “Evripides Hotel” (79 Evripidou Str, Athens, Greece) into an experimental space of research and applications for technologies of virtual and augmented reality. Properly equipped work areas are available for research in “Rapturehood Studios”, while the use of hotel is preserved through rental rooms that offer guests the necessary tools for exploring and designing the new technology. An exhibition space, a small dining area / bar and an open air cinema are also included. Addable metal structures create spaces that “plug into” the existing building, generating new uses. Simultaneously, they create open and closed balconies (in the form of VR masks / headsets) that are the only “windows” of the building. The project includes a theoretical framework of 8.500 words.
Status: School Project
Location: Athens, GR