David Lasala - Hungarian Pastry Shop in VR

The Hungarian Pastry Shop

A digital reconstruction of the iconic Authors' Wall in the Hungarian Pastry Shop, a beloved café and bakery in Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood, known for decades of written discourse covering its bathroom walls.

TEAM

Fedor Marchenko — Concept, 2D photography, experience design

DeJuan Sullivan — 360° photography

David Lasala — Immersive optimization*

* I designed and built a custom UI system to surface supplemental media within the 360 environment, optimizing image scaling and presentation across VR and desktop platforms. I also researched the cultural and historical references embedded in the café's wall graffiti, enriching the experience with contextual information drawn from primary sources.

Enter the Pastry Shop Bathroom

Watch a Walk-through

AuthorsWall.mp4

Use the speaker icon to adjust volume. To view larger, select the pop-out button (top right).

Ways to experience the Authors' Wall

Visit on desktop or mobile via this link. Click and drag to look around and interact with the space.

In VR, open your VR browser, go to wvr.li, and enter code: 5128581