To elaborate and develop the idea of this 'virtual box' I started thinking about the practicality and design of it, because ultimately the function of the building and its purpose will almost certainly define its aesthetic, so it seems ideal to research this aspect. I figured being inside a virtual 'box' one would not be able to move around the virtual space, only have the space move using another feature such as vocal or hand gestures. But this would remove another element of reality - using your legs - and therefore again remind you that you are in fact in a virtual world and not one that's real. I want my clients to be fully immersed into their architecture, to have static images gives only a very tiny portion of it.
Another design idea I included was that of reaction space - whereby specifically pointing to or trying to touch a surface one could zoom into it and get a full 3-dimensional view of the texture, or stroke their hand against it to hear what it would sound like in real life. Generally something along those lines...
The final result was a large Sphere that I'd situate directly in the centre of the building, where one can walk and roll the sphere to walk around the virtual world, like a guinea pig exercise wheel.
Ideas I'm considering:
Having the sphere sitting on the bottom floor but protruding high to the second floor, and all other floors having circular openings directly above the sphere so that's its visible from above.
Like russian dolls creating a-sphere-within-a-sphere effect, a geometrically appealing effect, the bigger sphere being the exterior of the actual building.
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