Nera Asimmetrica Hybrid Hypercar

The main principle behind the Nera Asimmetrica Project and in general of the whole Symmetry Project was to make simple and multimodal a concept that is often done in a complex and standardized way, taking away the excitement and desire to experiment that has always been in the DNA of racing and great designers.

The sources of inspiration to make the modular chassis design at the heart of this project possible were many. Starting from WEC cars to Formula 1 single-seaters, but also cars such as the Pagani Utopia, for example, thanks to their structure, provided me with interesting cues to follow in order to come up with the solutions we decided to implement within this project. Above all, however, there is one concept that, outside of technique, has guided the entirety of my design experience:

Reinterpreting the concept of solitude.

During the months of the pandemic I experienced what it really means to be lonely, enclosed in a bubble of isolation, and this led me to think about how to capture loneliness, how to shape it, transform it, and be able, in a world made up of only one person inside a cockpit, to best reinterpret the concept of a single-seater.

The interiors of these cars are like shells, like cockpits of fighter planes, and everything has to be at the service of the pilot or the passenger, everything has to be comfortable, handy and easy to use.

That was the real nature and inspiration of my project, to create something around the figure of the human being. To create something that would envelop them, that would protect them, that would fill them with positive, captivating emotions, and that this set of processes would happen with every kind of interaction that they may experience in the machine within which they are.

Certainly the first goal I had set for myself was to be able to create a completamernt project on my own, something that involved a little bit of all areas of the car, that combined both the emotional, technical, and physical interactions of the design, along with the hypothetical ones to bring to life a creation that was both exploitable and at the same time represented my style, what I like, what I would like my future designs to have as well.

To create my own signature, my own "vision" that is highly visible and characteristic of my designs, something that would set me apart from the rest of the other designers.

I believe that by making this car, a child of my studies of years past, I was able to show how old designs of the past, reinterpreted and modernized, can still be incredibly appealing, bringing elegance, minimalism and style to a world now far removed from the concept of simple and functional.

Right now I am using it as a stepping stone to launch my career as a Designer, using it as a business card to gain publicity and recognition, this is so that I can gain some prestige and references that will be useful in finding employment in the industry, as well as making a name for myself in the automotive design community.

The Symmetry Project for the moment is a showcase, a big billboard that can show what I am capable of. Definitely, for my sentimental side, I would love for someone to invest in this project, or buy it, so I can make it real, physically build scale models and prototypes, but I dream by taking baby steps, one at a time, trying to be realistic.

You have to know that I am a Designer literally came out of nowhere and appeared on the scene thanks to this award trying to make a life for myself again thanks to the design world, the first thing I want to achieve is to make this profession for me a sustainable job thanks to the prestige gained from this award, right now I want my homeland and the world to know that I am here and that I am ready.

I decided to make certain retro elements an integral part of my personal style, to make my designs recognizable and impactful at first glance. Using 3D printing technology to create pop-up headlights is a great example of how to innovate a concept from the past by giving it new life and new functions, both aerodynamically and stylistically.

Modularity is another cornerstone of my designs. I chose this approach to ensure not only a full interchange capability of components in the production phase, but also and especially to enable a passive/active safety function that is indispensable in high-performance cars. The use of composite materials and structures with a high degree of kinetic absorption proved crucial in finding the right compromise between safety and performance.

I wanted to make the driving experience an intimate one in which the human and the car could find a symbiosis without the need to disconnect the hands from the steering wheel. Giving a personality to the cars, making them alive, albeit virtually, gives the driver the feeling of having a companion, a security with which to fully enjoy the driving experience without compromise, surrendering his or her senses to the music of the boxer engine that reaches directly into the ears through a structure specifically designed to maximize the experience.