VIRTUAL REALITY RESEARCH CENTER

An earlier architectural proposal for a virtual reality research centre in La Jolla, California, preceding the Immersive Computing Research Center study.

Architectural design study · La Jolla, California · Cal Poly · ARCH 307 + 352

White angular research-centre model above a purple terrain base, with layered platforms, an open frame and spherical volumes against a black backdrop.

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Physical model of the earlier Virtual Reality Research Center.
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Close view of the precursor model with repeated white frames, an elevated platform and a purple spherical volume.

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Model detail: open frame and layered spaces.
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Low-angle digital view of the earlier angular research-centre proposal, showing inclined platforms, trusses and a purple spherical volume.

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Digital study of the precursor proposal.
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Section and spatial organisation

Original VRRC integrated building section through the sloping La Jolla site, with layered floor plates, spherical spaces and labelled sun, ventilation and shading studies.

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Integrated building section · VRRC, La Jolla, California.
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Form and terrain studies

Side view of a white angular architectural model with linear platforms and a red spherical volume above a dark contoured site base.

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Side view of the model across the sloping terrain.
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Elevated three-quarter view of the angular precursor model with white projecting slabs, red frames and a spherical volume on layered dark terrain.

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Layered terrain, open frames and connecting volumes.
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Related later project — Immersive Computing Research Center ↗