Hotel Flora
Senior year meant taking Studio IV, and Studio IV meant working on a design project that lasted the entire semester! Woo hoo! Not only did it last the whole semester, meaning we really needed to pace ourselves and enforce the self discipline acquired from the previous three years, but we had to complete this project in the metric system for an international location! This was so we could become comfortable working with the metric system in hopes that given the opportunity to work internationally in the future, we can thrive successfully. The international locations were assigned by the professor. A pre-design booklet with precedent studies, local hotel site visit summaries, location & culture research, a concept statement and three different space planning design schemes were required before diving into the hotel's design process. This was after our metric unit test, of course. More detail was put into this project than any other because of the time we were given. The country I was assigned was Seoul, South Korea and the concept I chose for my design was growth. Growth is transformation brought on by challenges, opportunities and experiences; an evolution to a higher more complex form. The idea of growth was the inspiration for the design choices in my hotel proposal. The idea was expressed in the interior by manipulating size, space, shape, linear behavior, texture, patterns and proportion to contribute to the concept of growth within the interior. Live plants were also incorporated greatly into the interior design to bring in nature and offer a setting that juxtaposes the busy, urban and industrial streets of Seoul, South Korea. My goals for this project were to create a cutting-edge, contemporary interior that provided a contrast to the dense, plant-less, industrial city of Seoul. A bar & lounge area along with a restaurant attract the local guests and of course the residing guests. I provided a secluded tech savvy business area on a mezzanine level equipped with conference necessities and a quietly pleasing environment to do work while traveling. To really strengthen the wellness aspect of growth, I incorporated as much vegetation as aesthetically possible via an interior garden. This adds life and oxygen to the atmosphere of the hotel, to contrast the urban surroundings in Seoul and provide a healthy sanctuary for guests. Directly below is the PDF file of my Pre-Design Booklet for the boutique hotel. Below that, is the PDF file of my final presentation booklet for Hotel Flora including floor plans, perspectives, elevations and everything else required upon completion, and then some!
Senior year meant taking Studio IV, and Studio IV meant working on a design project that lasted the entire semester! Woo hoo! Not only did it last the whole semester, meaning we really needed to pace ourselves and enforce the self discipline acquired from the previous three years, but we had to complete this project in the metric system for an international location! This was so we could become comfortable working with the metric system in hopes that given the opportunity to work internationally in the future, we can thrive successfully. The international locations were assigned by the professor. A pre-design booklet with precedent studies, local hotel site visit summaries, location & culture research, a concept statement and three different space planning design schemes were required before diving into the hotel's design process. This was after our metric unit test, of course. More detail was put into this project than any other because of the time we were given. The country I was assigned was Seoul, South Korea and the concept I chose for my design was growth. Growth is transformation brought on by challenges, opportunities and experiences; an evolution to a higher more complex form. The idea of growth was the inspiration for the design choices in my hotel proposal. The idea was expressed in the interior by manipulating size, space, shape, linear behavior, texture, patterns and proportion to contribute to the concept of growth within the interior. Live plants were also incorporated greatly into the interior design to bring in nature and offer a setting that juxtaposes the busy, urban and industrial streets of Seoul, South Korea. My goals for this project were to create a cutting-edge, contemporary interior that provided a contrast to the dense, plant-less, industrial city of Seoul. A bar & lounge area along with a restaurant attract the local guests and of course the residing guests. I provided a secluded tech savvy business area on a mezzanine level equipped with conference necessities and a quietly pleasing environment to do work while traveling. To really strengthen the wellness aspect of growth, I incorporated as much vegetation as aesthetically possible via an interior garden. This adds life and oxygen to the atmosphere of the hotel, to contrast the urban surroundings in Seoul and provide a healthy sanctuary for guests. Directly below is the PDF file of my Pre-Design Booklet for the boutique hotel. Below that, is the PDF file of my final presentation booklet for Hotel Flora including floor plans, perspectives, elevations and everything else required upon completion, and then some!