There is no world without architecture, not even in the metaverse. If you have to give a kiss, it is better to do it in a spectacular space.
Tamara Falcó’s words resonate in my head: «I don’t care if it was six seconds or a nanosecond in the metaverse,» and I can’t help but imagine a good place in the metaverse to kiss, at least for a few minutes. But, since I recognize my imaginative limitations, I have delved into the networks to discover the best architecture of the metaverse.
This is the architecture of the metaverse
We start with the all-powerful architecture company Zaha Hadid Architects, which is involved in creating a beautiful digital city known as the Liberland Metaverse, a very interesting space that has its own rules. Of course, the indelible style of the late Zaha Hadid permeates this city, with curvilinear, rounded and sinuous shapes, with generous environments.
For now, the designs that we can glimpse and enjoy in 3D within the metaverse include the town hall, with a terrace-shaped walkway that surrounds the building; the DeFi Plaza, an open-air meeting space with sinuous shapes, almost unexecutable in reality; and several towers of different sizes, gathered on curved urban terrain, with lots of greenery and water. The designers ensure that our avatars will be able to buy land and work together.
Big brands are also joining this trend
Within the metaverse there is also room for big brands. Among them stands out the José Cuervo distillery, which relied on the company Rojkind Arquitectos and the designers Bompas & Parr to configure a very striking space, an attraction in which there is even a labyrinth of barrels and a pool in which to celebrate parties.
The design is based on the roots of the agave plants, a main ingredient in the brand’s tequila. The space where your avatar moves is developed taking into account the creation of tequila, and each space represents a phase of this. Thus, you can nurture a virtual garden in Cuervo Discovery Garden, participate in volleyball matches at the Piña Pool Party, while fermentation takes place, or search for treasure to complete the ingredients for a cocktail.
Innovative designs different from reality
Another architecture studio that joins the metaverse is BIG. It does this by creating virtual offices for the employees of the company Vice Media Group, called Viceverse. The idea is to encourage creativity among the company’s employees, and to do so, BIG has made a very organic design, in the form of an experimental playground.
The building has a white undulating façade, with different levels with access from a central tunnel. Inside you can hold meetings and collaborate with other colleagues who are in other countries. Anyway, even though the building is very BIG, and has trees on the roof, it does not seem to be his best work. At least if we compare it with what he does in reality.
The future of architecture passes through the metaverse
Obviously, although the metaverse is a world created by the hand of man, it also has its limitations, and skyscrapers as a tool for taking advantage of space had to appear. Who better to create up to 5,000 NFTs related to a skyscraper than the English company that has built the second largest building in London? Thank you PLP Architecture.
But it is not only architecture studios that can flood the digital universe with good experiences. Several artists have participated in The Row, a metaverse real estate community, contributing several incredible spaces, such as a glass home by Catalan artist Andrés Reisinger; or a spectacular mansion in honor of Ares, the Greek god of war, the work of the American artist Daniel Arsham.
Where would you like your first kiss in the metaverse? A park, a town hall, your virtual offices, a skyscraper or a mansion of pure artistic luxury? Who it would be with is something more private.