Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
"We must observe the Earth from a novel point of view."
Step inside Luna Somnium, the monumental immersive installation by fuse* that transformed the industrial skeleton of the Gasometer in Rome into a portal to the cosmos. Inspired by Johannes Kepler’s 1608 science-fiction masterpiece, Somnium, this work merges 17th-century astronomical theory with 21st-century digital craft.
In this video, witness the 10-minute journey through the lunar phases, where rocky 3D landscapes—engineered in Houdini and openFrameworks—dissolve into fluid, organic forms. The experience is driven by a bespoke, octophonic soundscape that uses "extended techniques" on acoustic instruments to translate the silence of space into a tangible sensory experience.
Explore the full architectural and technical analysis on urdesignmag: urdesignmag.com/luna-somnium-fuse-gasometer-rome-installation
In this video, we explore:
Adaptive Reuse: How digital art breathes new life into Rome’s industrial heritage.
The Science of Sound: Translating lunar cycles into a multi-channel auditory journey.
Technological Craft: The transition from solid simulations to liquid geometries.
Celestial Narrative: A tribute to Kepler’s dream of a heliocentric universe.
Credits: Artist: fuse* Location: Gasometer, Rome, Italy Sound Design: Max MSP & Custom Algorithms
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#LunaSomnium #fuse #RomeArchitecture #DigitalArt #ImmersiveExperience #Houdini #Urdesignmag #IndustrialReuse #JohannesKepler #NewMediaArt
"We must observe the Earth from a novel point of view."
Step inside Luna Somnium, the monumental immersive installation by fuse* that transformed the industrial skeleton of the Gasometer in Rome into a portal to the cosmos. Inspired by Johannes Kepler’s 1608 science-fiction masterpiece, Somnium, this work merges 17th-century astronomical theory with 21st-century digital craft.
In this video, witness the 10-minute journey through the lunar phases, where rocky 3D landscapes—engineered in Houdini and openFrameworks—dissolve into fluid, organic forms. The experience is driven by a bespoke, octophonic soundscape that uses "extended techniques" on acoustic instruments to translate the silence of space into a tangible sensory experience.
Explore the full architectural and technical analysis on urdesignmag: urdesignmag.com/luna-somnium-fuse-gasometer-rome-installation
In this video, we explore:
Adaptive Reuse: How digital art breathes new life into Rome’s industrial heritage.
The Science of Sound: Translating lunar cycles into a multi-channel auditory journey.
Technological Craft: The transition from solid simulations to liquid geometries.
Celestial Narrative: A tribute to Kepler’s dream of a heliocentric universe.
Credits: Artist: fuse* Location: Gasometer, Rome, Italy Sound Design: Max MSP & Custom Algorithms
Subscribe to urdesignmag for more exclusive insights into the world’s most innovative architecture and digital design projects.
#LunaSomnium #fuse #RomeArchitecture #DigitalArt #ImmersiveExperience #Houdini #Urdesignmag #IndustrialReuse #JohannesKepler #NewMediaArt
