Herbal tea & Organic skincare.

Following on from designing for the senses, we were given a brief to design a retail and consumption space within a two story building. On top of this the space was to be designed with the visually impaired in mind, replying on other senses such as touch, hearing and taste to guide users around the space.

The consumption space was to be herbal tea and the retail organic skincare, however these must not be separated on either level rather integrated throughout this space. With this in mind I created a concept based around a cocoon. The purpose of herbal tea and organic skincare is to feel rejuvenated and reborn, which is exactly what process a caterpillar endures whilst metamorphosing.

From this I narrowed the organic skincare down to one type, mud baths. This idea then formed the 'detox cocoons' which combined both mud baths and herbal tea into a very unique experience.

Sensory Captivation.

Senses are a fundamental element to our experience of the built environment. The overwhelming reliance on vision in modern society is resulting in huge decreases in touch capabilities, perception of the body, limb position and hand agility.

“Instead of experiencing our being in the world, we behold it from the outside as spectators of images projected on the surface of the retina” (Pallasmaa, J. 2005)

Nonetheless, a recent interest in the role of senses in society has heightened the significance of touch in spaces in the hope to dominate over the reliance of visual perception. Through the design of a sensory captivating space the elements of the visual have been disregarded and a principal focus on the senses of taste and smell, sound and touch has been adopted...

Touch is explored throughout the space to evoke a confident and expressive nature from the occupants. The space portrays a gradient of senses and therefore a progression of confidence. It is assumed that not many individuals feel automatically comfortable within an unfamiliar space. Thus coinciding with the interior and the gradient of tactile elements, the level of confidence gradually heightens as one moves through the space.

Micro Hotel.

Micro Hotel design for the Information centre in Queens St Mall. The commercial space was a photography studio/exhibition space.

Lobby/Entrance...

Photograhy Studio...

Hotel Modules..

La Cannelure.

Feature light that myself, Ash, Megan and Elle designed and made for our light studies subject.

nothing but a heartache.

inferior design.

Digital design scene that were created in Autodesk 3DS Max for my interior design course.

Illusionist.

the final piece.

lead up photos.

Blossom and Wither

piece on the cycle of life and death.

eat that up.

piece on body image and series of initial photographs.

Femme Fatale.

scribble scribble.

Lost in Wonderland.

The final piece...