Recent news surrounding Jumbo Floating Restaurant have sparked discussion amongst the maisonV team regarding the conservation of architectural heritages. Provided the limitations of capital and land, and if the physical conservation of architecture really fails to take place, could some of the heritage be conserved comprehensively through virtual reality?

With the rising popularity of blockchain technology, virtual heritage conservation will not be limited to straightforward digital reconstruction of architectures, but will instead engage the public in its recreation, redevelopment and revitalisation. People can be equally as engaged in the heritage at every stage of its design, build and use as they were in the physical world.

Unlike physical architectures, the lifecycles of virtual architectures are not bounded by natural weathering and disasters and can live on forever in the digital world.