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Sergey Nadtochiy
Director · Dearch Space
Founder of Dearch Space and curator of the Metaverse Architecture Biennale, bringing architectural thinking to virtual space.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Dearch Space
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2023
The story so far
The path behind Sergey's work.
Sergey Nadtochiy is the founder of Dearch Space, a metaverse architecture and design studio he co-founded in 2022. He trained at the Architectural Association in London and worked in architectural practice before turning to virtual environments, and he continues to work as an art director on experimental architectural projects alongside the studio.
His focus is bringing architectural rigour to the metaverse: designing functional, brand-aware virtual spaces, events and immersive commerce, and helping businesses understand where virtual space genuinely adds value and where it does not. He is the curator of the Metaverse Architecture Biennale, "Presence of the Future", the first event of its kind.
Episode 0192 · Architecture Social · 41:41
Architects Building The Metaverse, ft. Sergey Nadtochiy at Dearch Space
The metaverse has moved through hype, speculation and uncertainty, but spatial design still has a serious role to play in how virtual environments are built.
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction to architecture and the metaverse
- 02
05:00 · Moving from architecture into virtual environments
- 03
10:00 · Furniture brands, 3D products and business use cases
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15:00 · Hype, speculation and the state of the metaverse
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20:00 · Why architects may shape future virtual spaces
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25:00 · Events, exhibitions and testing architectural ideas online
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Sergey's conversation.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Dearch Space
Continue exploring
Meet the practice behind the work.
Dearch Space is a metaverse architecture and design studio creating bespoke virtual spaces, events and immersive commerce for brands.
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- Advanced Technologies
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 05:00Sergey Nadtochiy · Audio onlyListen from 05:00 in the full episode.
Moving from architecture into virtual environments
- 10:00Sergey Nadtochiy · Audio onlyListen from 10:00 in the full episode.
Furniture brands, 3D products and business use cases
- 15:00Sergey Nadtochiy · Audio onlyListen from 15:00 in the full episode.
Hype, speculation and the state of the metaverse
- 20:00Sergey Nadtochiy · Audio onlyListen from 20:00 in the full episode.
Why architects may shape future virtual spaces
- 25:00Sergey Nadtochiy · Audio onlyListen from 25:00 in the full episode.
Events, exhibitions and testing architectural ideas online
- 30:00Sergey Nadtochiy · Audio onlyListen from 30:00 in the full episode.
Stephen's experience of metaverse events