The rise of the metaverse means boundaries between physical and virtual realities continue to blur—something that has inspired architects, who are well versed in the design and construction of buildings, to take their talents to the digital sphere.
For George Bileca, the CEO of virtual reality specialist Voxel Architects, which is based on the Portuguese-administered island of Madeira, constructing in the metaverse “feels like reinventing the wheel”. “The challenge is in switching architects’ and designers’ mentality,” he says. “This is something completely new.”
The firm made a splash in the crypto world in February when it announced it was creating a 1:1 virtual replica of an 11,000 sq ft, seven-bedroom, nine-bedroom luxury mansion being built by Meta
