The name of the Ukrainian team Natus Vincere (abbreviated as Na'Vi) is translated from Latin as “born to win”. And it is quite justified, since the athletes have already won many prestigious international tournaments in computer games. Dmytro Aranchii Architects, together with the HOVART workshop, have created a project for a universal space where team members can train, relax, compete - just live.
A snake-like angular tape is planned to be introduced into a regular rectangular space of 300 m2. It has a honeycomb structure, is equipped with LEDs, as well as special sensors that react to any motor and emotional activity of a person inside space. Having fixed it, the tape begins to change, provoking a response, but the logic of these changes is incomprehensible and unpredictable, it is only obvious that the reason for them is the behavior of the person himself. As a result, even just being in this space turns into some kind of whimsical game of intellects, a fundamentally unknowable reality.
Already on this tape, the architects strung all the functions: a reception, where souvenirs with team symbols will be presented on a separate stand, a comfortable room for training and competitions, in which nothing distracts, a kitchen with a bar, separate living rooms and even a relaxation area with tables for ping pong so that players can develop reflexes and keep fit. The broken lines on the floor echo the bends of the tape and help to visually zone the space in which you plan to use full-height glass partitions. Interestingly, no recognizable graphics, by which one could immediately identify the purpose of the "house", is practically not used in the interiors, except perhaps the gluttonous Pac-Man in the dining area, and advertising logos. Architects build their solution on a combination of a neutral, but active gray-black background and acrid, yellow and green color spots.
The project is underway.
