The Basin

Metaverse Bienalle Competition Submission

A basin is an open circular vessel used to hold something. While the contents held by a basin may vary, this particular proposal for the Metaverse Architecture Biennale utilizes the formal and metaphorical qualities of the basin to contain the intangible. The Meta-Architecture featured in this proposal, appropriately named “The Basin” is a performance space that fosters social interaction, creative dialogue and most fundamentally, human experience.

An Architecture for the Metaverse demands new functional standards. Without the need for physical material, The Basin is able to utilize impossible tectonics and forms. But, while liberated from physicality, the spaces of the Basin are still designed around the scale of the human avatar. Contained within a ribbed body, features such as a central oculus, reflective pool and floating platforms, constitute an elevated landscape for various styles of engagement. The Basin is sited on a planet not yet discovered, a fictional scenario that could only exist within the far future.