当今常见的沉浸式多媒体艺术空间（如TeamLab的展览），大都是在封闭、黑暗的空间内构建全然虚拟的世界。观者被从现实抽离，遗失了对空间和环境的感知。然而所谓“沉浸式（immersive）”的艺术体验，一定得囿于封闭空间之内吗？我们想在建筑设计的层面，为该艺术门类探索一种全新的交互性。 由CATS操刀设计的未来棱镜——沉浸式数字艺术展厅，是国内最早的可与周遭现实环境发生互动的沉浸式艺术体验空间——颠覆了该类空间常规的 “黑箱剧场” 形态；通过空间设计与成像技术的协同创新，为观者创造一种虚实结合的全新体验。 “未来棱镜”作为CATS打造的又一个“旧改”项目，生发于杨浦区厂房旧建筑，转化为一处能充分凸显新锐数字艺术发展的创新展览空间。我们此次提出的特殊挑战是，如何让观者在体验沉浸式数字艺术的同时，依旧与真实环境发生对话。我们在开窗的位置嵌入若干向外凸出的弧形玻璃界面，作为建筑内部空间的延伸。人们可以真切的步入其中，在感受数字光影效果的同时，又融入街道。
Today, most immersive art events (such as TeamLab’s exhibitions) are realized completely in closed and dark spaces. The viewer is detached from the real world and loses the perception of physical space and environment. However, does the so-called “immersive” artistic experience have to be confined within a closed space? We want to challenge and explore a new kind of interactivity for this new typology in our design. Future Prism, designed by CATS, is an immersive art exhibition building, one of the first immersive art experience space in China that interacts with the surrounding urban environment. The combined innovation of design and imaging technology leads to a mixed experience blending the virtual and the real. “Future Prism” is a second building renovation project realized by CATS. It took place in the old factory building in Yangpu District, transformed into an innovative exhibition space that can fully highlight the development of cutting-edge digital art. Our special challenge this time is how to let viewers experience immersive digital art while still maintaining a dialogue with the actual environment. We embedded several curved glass interfaces protruding outwards at the position of the windows, as an extension of the interior space of the building. People can really step into these “pockets”, and at the same time experience the digital light and shadow effect, and interact with the street.