On the occasion of the creation of VRT Motorsports Club, an existing space on Kallirois Street was renovated and redesigned according to the new use.
The VRT Motorsports Club offers the opportunity to participate in a pioneering racing championship based on simulators with professional standards, special sensors for feedback, a specially designed cockpit and control panels replicas of real ones with specialized functions that give the feeling of driving in the real formula.
Given these standards, the two collaborating architectural offices, Golden Ratio SA and S.Peristerioti Architect design a space aiming to overcome boundaries and broaden the experience of driving from the cockpit to the environment of VRT Formula. By incorporating a new composition of forms in the existing space, the architects suggest a solution that captures all senses and intensifies the thrill of driving, isolating the different sections of a single functional diagram.
Space is vertically divided in two levels: ground floor and loft. On the ground floor where the entrance is, are also situated the reception, the simulator section, the wc and emergency exit. The staircase is the connection between ground floor and loft, where contestants’ training as well as real-time observation take place. At the same level there is also a mini bar. The staircase made of metal is surrounded by red translucent crystals creating a vertical core of movement while mentally separating the different functions of the two levels.
