THE UNALOME

Project idea

The Unalome is a Metawellness, which is part of a Metaverse City.

For this project, we got inspired by the lotus flower, the most famous symbol of spiritualism and wellness. Furthermore, we decided to learn about the lotus flower because we were designing a meta-wellness center, which required calmness and connecting with our inner self.
In addition, one of the lotus flowers is the lotus Unalome flower, which is considered a positive symbol of purity, beauty, and overcoming barriers.

Project description

The starting point of our project was to mix nature with the building so that the avatar can get relaxed with its five senses:

We designed a vast waterfall and forest for sight, relaxing and pleasing to the eyes.
People can touch trees, flowers, and water, creating a peaceful sensation.
For smell, we list medicinal trees and plants that can help heal when you smell them.
For sound, the sound of the waterfall is relaxing to the ears.
For taste, we plant trees with fruits and vegetables in the kitchen garden/forest, which can help heal.

The design process started by defining different activities:
1. A public activity, something that can be appreciated from the outside and inside the tower. From the outside, there are two access points, one from the water and the other from the high street. Also, there is a reservoir, which contains the water of the waterfall and it is in the middle of the forest, that we thought the city might need. Inside the tower is a ramp around the waterfall and vegetation; the main idea was to get spiritually elevated while the avatar walked through the ramp.
2.The private activity, the capsules, and avatars can get there by different tubes and ufo lights. There are other capsules with various activities: yoga, massage, meditation, and viewing.

Technical information

For modeling, we use MAYA. After learning different shapes of buildings from architect Mariana Cabugueira, we designed our building. We started developing the tower; then, we designed a basement and a capital, which seems like an open flower symbol of a lotus flower.
For the visualization, we used Unreal Engine 5.0 because it allows us to get a more realistic picture of the building and perception of the spaces by using an avatar.

Documentation

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