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RESIDENTIALApartment 107, Upper Norwood

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Restaurant fit out, Westfield

Exhibition stand, Stella McCartney

Staff room, Charing Cross & Hammersmith Hospital(Group project)

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Apartment 107Apartment 107 Upper Norwood Upper Norwood

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A modern apartment in Upper Norwood for Sarah.

Sarah is a commercial designer, her current creative enterprises include experimenting with ways to fuse her zero waste aspirations with a love of hands on crafting. An enthusiastic baker, Sarah loves to host informal gathering for her friends and family. Sarah loves to be outdoors and has recently taken an interest in gardening. She is also a traveller, Kyoto is her favorite city.

The apartment is on the first floor and benefits from a key architectural feature of impressive windows, which wrap around the South West corner of the property. The space is therefore arranged from this focal point and based on Sarah’s activities. Open kitchen and living room make a “salon“ for Sarah to entertain her friends while she bakes; long, rectangular dining table is ideal for dining with family, at the same time makes a perfect work station for crafting along with the bespoke wall shelf on the other side; the master bedroom includes an en-suite bathroom, a quite and private space for Sarah to rest. Last but not least, Genkan, a Japanese entryway area following the utility room right next to the entrance, allows a relaxed moment to clean up after coming back from a good day of outing with her puppies.

Furniture and finishing take inspiration from Japanese minimalism, with reflection on some of Sarah’s identity, such as a set of papier mache pendant lights on top of dining table.

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General arrangement plan

FFE, kitchen and dining room

FFE, living roomElevation , view to dining and living room

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Restaurant fit outRestaurant fit outWestfield, White CityWestfield, White City

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W12, a design concept restaurant in Westfield.

How can a design proposal respond to a constantly changing social climate? The creation of restaurant W12 answers to this brief via an innovative bussine plan: in collaboration with antique dealers, contemporary desgin galleries, designers and craftsmen, the restaurant combines dining with interactive exhibition, as well as retailing. Part of the space is dedicated to exhibition/retailing, where collaborations change every few weeks to always provide a fresh view to new and returning clients.

The concept for this design concept restaurant is an unseen house. As a design historian-turned designer, going from academic to practice, I am facinated by the little details behind each house and each piece of furniture. A good design is all about details. The unseen house is to present these to its visitors.

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Taking inspirations from architecture model houses and Sun Mao, traditional Asian wooden joinary technique, the interior features a bespoke bar, several display boxes, and some ceiling pendants.

General arrangement planView from entrance, Photoshop render

Views inside of the restaurant

Exhibition view

The space planning of the restaurant is based on the structure of a regular household. It is devided into different seating zones, including a bar and family seating zone as the “kitchen“, a banquet seating zone for small groups of 2-6 as the “game room“, a flexible seating zone for exhibitions as the “salon“, as well as a “bathroom“ and a “front yard“.

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“We are agents of change.”

Developed on this core value of Stella McCartney, the exhibition stand aims to create an immersive environment where visitors can appreciate the changes we have been through and reflect on what we have today, an experience that will raise awareness of the impacts that the fashion industry is doing to the planet, and get inspired by the efforts that Stella is making to redesign fashion’s future.

Changing room is indispendable for a fashion brand. It is a place to “change”, a place to reflect. Taking inspiration from Stella’s parents’ era - the 1960s, the changing room takes the shape of a spaceship, an iconic Futuro House design by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen. The playful Space Age design fits Stella McCartney’s identity as being a humorous advocator in heavy subject-matters as well, “You know, let’s have some fun, it’s fashion after all“.

Exhibition standExhibition standStella McCartneyStella McCartney

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Interactive mirror installation by Jonathan RosenWALKING ON CLOUDS, Smithsonian (AIB) Museum x By The People Festival,

Washington DC, June 2019

Stand brochure

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The changing room features a mirror installation by New York-based visual artist Jonathan Rosen. Visitors see rapidly flashing text (synced to the shutter speed of a camera phone) over their reflections. Then only when soemone takes a photo will they discover one of the phrases.

The messages are tailored for Stella and this stand. The key phrase is “WEAR ___“. the selection of message is a mix of environmental-awareness (WEAR VEGAN, WEAR LESS), self-empowerment (WEAR PROUDLY), and humor (WEAR BOXER SHORTS).

General arrangement plan

View inside the “Spaceship“

3D model

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Staff roomStaff roomChariting Cross & Hammersmith HospitalChariting Cross & Hammersmith Hospital

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A space that is yours.

When we listened to the staff on Imperial Trust, a key theme that was raised again and again was “togetherness“. This space has to be communal and intimate, practical and efficient.

The idea we propose to foster a sense of “togetherness“ in the spaces at Charing Cross and Hammersmith is that of a hive. A place that will give you a space to build ideas, a space to reflect, and a space to be(e).

Crucial to the hive idea is a good use of space. We explored using shapes that would allow us the create lots of seating that is both open and closed to provide privacy as well as a sapce to be together.

To give the space a feeling of gentle movement we used the shape of the flight path of the bee to create the shape of the partitions between the seats. We added a “wave“ effect to the top of the partitions to further evoke this feeling of movemnt.

The arrangement of the space features clear walkways to each distinct area in the space, with disability access being paramount; spacious kitchens, comfortable lounge areas, and flexible seating areas.

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View to the lounge in Hammersmith

Elevation (Top : Charing Cross, Button : Hammersmith)