ILYA PEREYA

In the realm of multidisciplinary design and architecture, a pioneering approach is being taken towards integrating technologically driven design and fabrication. This innovative method is deeply rooted in a fascination with natural processes, algorithms, and the intricate relationship between the physical and digital worlds. For over a decade, this approach has led the forefront of the 'phygital' world, resulting in interactive experiences, striking visual pieces, and a seamless fusion of design with cutting-edge fabrication technologies. The expertise developed in this field was significantly enhanced by contributions to the computational design R&D team, CODE, at Zaha Hadid Architects in the UK. Here, new visual styles for futuristic architectural spaces were created using a computational design approach. Additionally, involvement with the UK-based art group MINIMAFORMS further refined these skills through the creation of complex interactive systems and the construction of innovative gallery art pieces.

Portrait of ILYA PEREYA

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNER AND R&D SPECIALIST

Ilya Pereyaslavtsev is a creative coder, digital artist, and futuristic architect from Russia, currently based in the UK and Russia. With a career spanning over seven years, Ilya has been at the forefront of futuristic architecture and interactive installations, primarily working in the physical world. His journey includes significant roles as a computational designer at the R&D group CODE at Zaha Hadid Architects (UK) and as a member of the art group MINIMAFORMS (UK). He is now the driving force behind Mospace, an advanced design studio in Russia, focusing on algorithmic design and public space architecture.

In addition to leading his studio, Ilya is also an educator, teaching parametric architecture, creative coding, and hardware development. His current exploration dives deep into the purely digital world, where he marries natural processes and design through algorithms and scenarios. Ilya firmly believes in the symbiotic relationship between the artist and the machine, where digital tools empower artists to act as scriptwriters, setting initial conditions and rules for the machine to create art through repetitive operations.

Ilya's approach to his work often involves creating complex, rule-based simulation systems. In these systems, the machine plays a significant role in generating novelty, much like observing natural phenomena such as birds flocking in dynamic shapes or the erosion of rocks by wind. These natural processes are simulated digitally, with the machine executing the scenarios crafted by Ilya, demonstrating his unique blend of artistic vision and technological mastery.

Glass ball installation art
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A modern art statue of a man and a snake.
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A architectural installation booth

Emotive City

Emotive City is a framework to explore a mobile and self-organizing model for our contemporary city. The framework participates and engages with the information-rich environments that are shaping our lives through a model of living that we call an adaptive ecology.

Glass ball art installation.
Electronic glass ball installation in a workshop.
Electronic glass ball installation unboxing.
Electronic glass ball installation schematics.
Electronic glass ball installation.
Electronic glass ball installation casing.
Electronic glass ball installation at a museum.

Exhibited

Nesta (UK Innovation Department) Future-Fest commission
Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Taipei: Emotive Taipei
Frac Centre, 1st Orléans Architecture Biennale
Maison Mais Non Gallery, The Extraordinary Process
Zaha Hadid Gallery, MetaUtopia exhibit London, England
Somerset House, Studio 01 Exhibition
Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires, Feedback
Serafio / Benaki Musuem (Pireas) Athens, Greece
ARS Electronica, Radical Atoms, Linz, Austria
Frac Centre, Acquired in Permanent Collection

PROJECT ROLES

Concept and technical design and development , interactive system architecture, hardware solution development, interactive software development, art pieces carpentry and digital fabrication, piece maintenance and gallery installation.

Morphe

Our proposal for Bulgari’s Serpenti contribution for Art Basel Miami takes its inspiration from the transcendental cultural and symbolic values that are associated with the serpent. From wisdom to rebirth the snake continues to fascinate and reconnect us with rich histories of the past and innovative futures.

A statue of a man surrounded by other statues.
A painting of a man with snakes on his head.
A black and white sketches
A black and white sketches
A black and white sketches
A modern art statue of a man and a snake closeup - large
A modern art statue of a man and a snake rendering.
A modern art statue of a man and a snake.

ACTION

The sculpture will transforms through soft kinetics and illumination that will bring the serpents to life. Beyond this the sculpture will optically change as one moves through the space creating a dynamically evolving and shifting visual experience. Amplifying this further through illumination the sculpture will serve as a source of illumination that will cast prismatic shadows in the space that will capture and fuse the visitors and the sculpture in a poetic embrace. This experience will look to transforms the finite dimension of the sculpture through the creation of the projective shadow casting in the room of its installation creating and ambience and experience that is shared and collective.

PROJECT ROLE

Concept research and development, software development for advanced geometry creation, computational modeling, CGI production

VOLU

In 2015, the Zaha Hadid Computation and Design (co|de) team was tasked with designing a contemporary dining pavilion for the Design Miami 2015 show. This project was commissioned by Robbie Antonio, a design and real estate developer and initiator of the Revolution Project. The pavilion is part of the Revolution Project, which aims to utilize advanced design and fabrication technologies for creating cost-efficient living spaces. The design process emphasized computational design, lightweight engineering, and precision fabrication. Key considerations in the design included optimizing the placement of metal beams for structural stability, reducing weight,
and minimizing material usage.

A rendering of an architectural installation booth.
A rendering of an architectural installation booth
An architectural installation booth with a man sitting inside.
An architectural installation booth with a man sitting inside.
An architectural installation booth with people inside.
Architectural installation booth heat-map.
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Metal fixtures.

EXHIBITED

Design Miami / Art Basel Miami (Miami, USA)

PROJECT ROLE

Creation of visuals and animations, On site supervision and coordination