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Dynamic Virtual Home Integrating The Void For Immersive User Experience

Authors:
Mehrdad Keshavarzi, Sareh Boshaghchoghazali
Dynamic Virtual Home Integrating The Void For Immersive User Experience

Project in-detail

Incorporating a unique conceptual framework centered around The Void, the virtual home offers a dynamic and adaptable environment that enhances user interaction while facilitating diverse activities in the metaverse.
5 key facts about this project
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The design emphasizes fluidity, allowing spaces to change shape based on user interactions.
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Portals connect users to diverse digital environments, enhancing engagement and accessibility.
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The Void concept serves as a symbolic entry and exit point, bridging reality and the digital realm.
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The environment adapts to the unique characteristics and moods of participating avatars.
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The project prioritizes user-centricity, tailoring experiences to individual preferences and needs.

The design envisions a new approach to living in the metaverse, known as the parallel world. It consists of a virtual home that provides a variety of functions, such as gaming, socializing, virtual tours, and creative tasks. The overall concept focuses on creating an environment that connects the physical and digital realms, promoting adaptability and fluidity to enhance user experiences in a vast virtual landscape.

Conceptual Framework

The core idea revolves around a home that does not conform to fixed shapes or spaces. This flexible design allows the environment to shift based on the needs and preferences of its users. The virtual home becomes a gateway to countless activities, encouraging users to engage in a wide array of experiences that the metaverse has to offer.

Portal Integration

Portals play a crucial role in connecting the avatar, which symbolizes the user, to the virtual home as well as to different worlds, including brands and individuals. They enable interactions that range from virtual shopping to entertainment and education. Through these connections, users can easily navigate between diverse digital environments, increasing their level of engagement and participation.

Dynamic Spaces

The design emphasizes a fluid nature for forms and textures within the virtual home. Spaces are not static; they respond to the characteristics and moods of the avatars using them. This adaptability creates an ever-changing environment that enhances the user experience, allowing participants to actively shape their surroundings based on their interactions with others.

The Void Concept

A significant aspect of the design is the inclusion of "The Void," representing the entry and exit points of the virtual home. This idea illustrates the interaction between the physical world and the digital space, highlighting the transitions that users can experience in the architecture. The design ultimately presents a rich environment that celebrates creativity and technological innovation, offering endless possibilities for exploration and engagement.

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MICROHOME 10: Celebrating Small-Scale Living with €100,000 Prize Fund and Kingspan’s Innovation

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Competition organisers

The MICROHOME 10 competition invites participants to submit visionary designs for off-grid, modular microhomes that push the limits of sustainable, small-scale living. Organised by Buildner in partnership with Kingspan and Hapi Homes, this tenth edition sets the challenge of designing a dwelling for two people within a maximum floor area of 25 m², encouraging bold solutions adaptable to any urban or rural location. The competition continues Buildner’s mission to foster innovative approaches to compact, energy-efficient housing that can address pressing global challenges.

This year’s edition offers a generous total prize fund of €100,000, including the Kingspan Award for designs that integrate high-performance Kingspan products and the Hapi Homes Award for a project selected for real-world construction. In addition to cash prizes, the winners gain international exposure through Buildner’s media partnerships, publications, and a dedicated MICROHOME magazine, further amplifying their ideas to the wider architectural community.

Key dates for MICROHOME 10 include the closing date for registration on 25 September 2025, the submission deadline on 29 October 2025 (11:59 p.m. London time), and the announcement of winners on 9 December 2025. These milestones ensure participants have clear timelines to develop and present their concepts, with early registration discounts available to support students and emerging designers worldwide.

MICROHOME

Design a new small-scale home concept in the 10th edition of MICROHOME — 100,000 € prize + construction

100,000 € Prize Fund / Kingpsan Edition #10 ideas COMPETITION
Prize 100,000 € + Potential realisation
Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 25 September 2025

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