Maison — a walkable 3D virtual art gallery
Year
2026
Duration
2 weeks
The challenge
The artist needed to present her works not as a flat gallery page but as a museum experience — smooth on both desktop and phone, and updatable without a developer whenever new pieces arrive.
What we built
We built a realistic 3D hall in React Three Fiber: WASD + pointer-lock on desktop, joystick and touch on mobile. Artworks (image, title, description, year, category) are uploaded through a Django admin panel — the auto-layout hangs them on walls and the hall grows with the collection. The site runs on the client's domain under nginx + systemd + SSL.
Results
Smooth 3D controls for desktop and mobile
An admin panel: upload a piece and the hall grows automatically
A full production deploy with SSL on the client's domain
“My works are no longer just images — visitors walk the hall and pause at each one. When I add a new piece, the gallery grows by itself. It's the format I dreamed of.”
