METASAULES is an innovative project digitizing a landmark industrial building in Geneva’s urban landscape. Since 2017, it has been converted into an art, social, and cultural center by the local cooperative Ressources Urbaines. The 3D scanning of 3 Sentier des Saules, a former watch dial factory, aims to preserve a unique 3D replica of this creative space. This pioneering approach in architectural heritage and cultural mediation also archives the array of artistic practices hosted there in recent years. Before the building’s imminent demolition, mixed-reality experiences have welcome the public, allowing exploration of its interior cultural and artistic spaces while unveiling new underlying perspectives, such as a virtual art exhibition by its occupants. New technologies serve as a bridge between built heritage and cultural production, without hindering the future development of a site intended for cooperative housing and student life.
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