DIEGO RIVERA SUITE
Video Mapping · Presidente InterContinental Hotel · Mexico City
The Diego Rivera Suite, on the 42nd floor of the Presidente InterContinental Hotel, is the hotel's premier suite. In its pool and gym area, a piece called 'Neuro'—an artistic work in the shape of a geometrized quartz—comes to life through video mapping. The system driving it required a complete upgrade: more capable hardware and a simpler control interface, both for the hotel staff and the guests staying there. The challenge was not to alter the existing piece, but to preserve it with better technology.
The Challenge
Tronik, an automation firm and key hotel partner, brought in voidXR to handle the upgrade. The brief came with a specific pressure: the hotel Director maintained a highly defined aesthetic standard. The instruction was clear: everything he already knew had to remain in place. The system needed to be upgraded so that the installation would continue to function exactly as originally conceived. The task was not to design something new, but to guarantee that what already existed could continue to exist.
The context explains why: the Diego Rivera Suite was conceived as a space where art lives alongside the guest. This purpose transforms the Director's aesthetic demand into something more than a personal preference. It is the standard of the space.
Design approval was not a mere formality. It was the most critical moment of the project.
Furthermore, the new interface had to be operable without external support, both by the hotel staff and by the guests themselves, who would be able to interact directly with the installation from the suite.
The Strategic Decision
Two decisions defined the project.
The first was the approach to the content. The voidXR team matched the eight existing textures to honor the aesthetic of the installation as the hotel knew it. Each is named after a mineral or gemstone: Obsidian, Smoky Quartz, Sapphire, Blue Opal, Garnet, Emerald, Azurite, and White Quartz. The names establish the visual language of each texture andconceptually connect with the geological material each one represents.
Building on that foundation, we added a design layer that the previous system lacked: generative content. Each texture is programmed with geometric movement that is never identical. The rock does not repeat the same pattern twice. What the guest sees is a living system, not a video loop.
The second was the interface design. A touch screen with an aesthetically refined button validated alongside the hotel team. From there, both the staff and the guest can select from the eight textures, adjust the light intensity, and modify the thickness of the lines. The installation is not a passive decoration: the guest can interact with it.
What the Guest Experiences
In the pool and gym area of the Diego Rivera Suite, the stone surface features video mapping that shifts in color and movement based on the selected texture. Guests can explore eight distinct options, fine-tune the intensity, and adjust line thickness. Every modification alters how the stone defines the room.
The generative system ensures that no two experiences are ever identical. What tonight's guest sees on the stone will differ in its precise details from what the next guest experiences next week.
The Process
The project began with a technical site survey to understand the true state of the installation. This diagnosis defined the complete scope: replacing the show control PC with current-capacity hardware, installing a new touch screen with dimensions suited to the space, and implementing new software. It was a complete upgrade.
Generative content development and interface building ran in parallel with hardware preparation. Approval from the hotel director—the moment Maribel had identified as the most critical—was secured with zero design rework. All eight textures were approved exactly as presented.
Once the optimal projector position was defined, the calibration work started from scratch. Every change in height alters the projection geometry: the content and the mask defining the video mapping on the rock must be recalculated so that each face of the surface receives exactly its designated image. voidXR conducted this fine-tuning session on-site until achieving correct precision. This is the work that remains invisible in the final result, and is exactly what guarantees it.
Upon completion, training was provided to the hotel's operational staff, and troubleshooting documentation was delivered.
The Result
Since delivery, the Presidente InterContinental Hotel has reported zero incidents. The rock operates in the Diego Rivera Suite, offering all eight textures to guests staying in the hotel's premier suite.
The collaboration with voidXR extends beyond the initial delivery. Current plans for the next system evolution include a higher-capacity projector, audio-reactive content integrated into the interface, and a custom audiovisual piece designed to transform the rock into a high-impact feature for guests.
