Interior & Spatial Design Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

RUTH BALAGUER SCHMIDT BDES (HONS) INTERIOR AND SPATIAL DESIGN EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY

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CONTENTS

DESIGN OF COMERCIAL SPACES

1. Fine Dinning - Copenhagen (p.4-11)

2. Design for Working Life - Ecometrica (p.12-21)

DESIGN OF LIVING SPACES

3. Circadian Rythms - Living Units (p.22-29)

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FINE DINNING RESTAURANT SPATIAL EXPERIENCE

Fine Dining has its origins in France. At the second floor of Rosenborg Castle, in the 17th century, they used to organise Balls in which french Canapés were also introduced.

It was a key point for this project to collaborate with a local based restaurant. À Terre (down to earth in French) is a fine dining restaurant based in Copenhagen. It is run by two French siblings that have been awarded with a Michelin Star 2022 and a Wine List Award 2022.

Conceptual Sketch - Columns exploration

À Terre Restaurant Picture

Initial Sketch - Columns Disposition

Rosenborg Castle

Rosenborg Castle Map Location - Google Maps

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Reflective Architecture - Copenhagen

Grundtvig’s Church - Copenhagen

Conceptual Model - Glass and Columns

Conceptual Model - Columns exploration

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OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

Mirrors are used in Architecture and Interior Design with many different purposes. From research, through concept development, to Final Visualizations, I’ve explored and played with mirrors and reflective materials to create a spatial experience for the customers.

Some of the effects/illusions that I’ve included in my project are: - Mirrors hiding entrances to the staff areas - Mirrored tables that highlighting the ceilings - Mirrored columns to create an illusion of continuity

Daniel Kukla - The Edge Effect

Gh3 - Castle Down Park Pavilion

Mirrored Table Tops Highlighting Ceilings’ Architecture

Mirror experimentation - Continuity effect

Mirrored Space Dividers Hiding Staff Area Entrance

Reception Area 6

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Storage/Staff Area #1

Reception

Storage/Staff Area #2

Prep Area

Bar/Coffee Area Dining Area

Floor Plan

Toilets

Bar Area 8

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INDEX 1. Reception 2. Bar Area 3. Dining Area 4. Preparation Area Short Section

Long Elevation

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Dining Area 10

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WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR ECOMETRICA

For this project, I’ve designed an office space for Ecometrica, a company born in Edinburgh University that calculates their client’s climate impact, to ensure compliance with the latest legislation and build resilience for the future.

It is based in The Quartermile, Edinburgh (UK). Ecometrica asks for a working environment that: - Lifts their spirits - Meets their needs - Reflects their values

SPACES’ PERSONALITIES

CREAM AND IVORY # Calm.

QUIET TEAM: - Focused ORANGE # Creativity NOISY TEAM: - Agile Working BROWN # Wholesomeness TOWN HALL: - Warm GREEN # Harmonizing.

KITCHEN: - Social Heart BLUE # Reliability BOARDROOM: - Formality

Site Satelite Image - Google Earth 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh EH3 9GL

Site Picture - West Side

Site Picture - West Side- The View

Colour Theory for Designers

Isometric Aerial View 12

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‘LIFT OUR SPIRITS’

Bringing in the rawness of the nature between two buildings, by aligning the main circulation corridor to ‘the view’ and opening the suspended ceiling in a way that creates these lines that meet with the horizon and that draw your eyes into ‘the view’, from the very beginning of the office to the end of the corridor.

Black Framed Narrow Window - Warm Architects, Cancún, Mexico.

Photography by Zaruhy Sangochian

Bus Ticket Sketch - Concept

Concept Diagram - Optically and spatially continue the corridor to frame ‘THE VIEW’

Main corridor: ‘The View’ 14

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‘MEET OUR NEEDS’

‘REFLECT OUR VALUES’ MATERIALS PALETTE

CERAMIC & PORCELAIN TILES - Produced with recycled materials - Long lasting - Maintained without Chemicals - Recyclable - Free from VOC’s

CARPET TILES - Made from natural, renewable fibres (Wool, Jute, Bamboo...)

- Biodegradable - Wool - Naturally low VOC’s - Sisal - Great for Allergies

Alignment Plan: Exploring the 1.5mx1.5m Grid GLASS BLOCKS

Noisy Areas

- Infinitely Recyclable - Renewable - Durable - Free from zvvv

Neutral Areas Quiet Areas Main Circulation

FURNITURE From Nkuku Ltd. (UK) - By-Products - Natural materials and eco crops - Traditional methods of production

Space budgeting Plan: Client’s Circulation Route

Kitchen Island + Noisy Team 16

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‘MEET OUR NEEDS’ INDEX 1. Arrival Point 2. Break-out/’Town Hall’ Space 3. Communal Kitchen 4. Meeting Booths 5. Noisy Team Informal Kitchen Island 6. Noisy Team ‘Airport Lounge’ 7. Noisy Team Adjustable Height Desks 8. Ventilated Cloakroom

9. Server Rack 10. 40m Linear Shelving Storage 11. Resource Area: print/scan/copy/collate 12. Library 13. Board Room 14. Quiet Team Desks 15. Solo Working Silent Area

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Plan

Board Room 18

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‘REFLECT OUR VALUES’

Short Section

Long Section

Quiet Area + Solo Working 20

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CIRCADIAN LIVING UNITS This project consists in designing and modelling at 1:20 a modular plywood living unit suitable for entraining the circadian rhythms of the users. These living units aim to benefit night shift workers re-adapting to the day shift; travellers readjusting to UK time zones; and those with ultra-late circadian clocks (owls) looking to adjust to the earlier time-scales expected by society. Users would stay for between two and seven nights in the circadian living units, using a booking system similar to AirBnB.

Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disruption (SCRD), most found in night shift workers and those with jet-lag, is linked to profound short and long-term health issues.

In short, ‘resetting’ the master clock using light exposure is of profound importance, and the project aims to create a series of environments which promote this ‘resetting’ and therefore the health and of your users.

The site is the portion of shore in front of the Spring Garden Care Home in Portobello Promenade in Edinburgh. This residential area is very quiet, close enough from cafés and parks and from the swimming centre.

Béres Architects - Cabin Moss Site Sketch ‘Entrance to the Building’

Portobello Promenade, Digimaps

Tamas Bujnovszky - Divisare (Dezeen Magazine)

Site Picture Front View

Site Picture Back View

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Common Knowledge - Hemp-clad Tigin Tiny Homes (Dezeen Magazine)

CURVED ARCHITECTURE This concept ties the curves from the architecture of my site with the curves of my design. A study of the site’s curves’ radius was carried through Digimaps.

Architecture design development: side elevation

Penda - Casa Do Dia (Projecto Magazine) Site Close Up Picture

Site Studies Sketch

Cobram Library - Cohen Leigh Architect

Architecture design development: round corners

Concept model: curved walls elevation

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Final Model: Front Elevation

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Basic Cabin Plan 10 8

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1. ENTRANCE 2. BEDROOM 3. BATHROOM 4. TERRACE/BARBECUE 5. KITCHEN 6. WORK DESK/DINING TABLE 7. WARDROBE 8. SAUNA 9. ACCESS TO THE BATHROOM FROM THE BEACH 10. PADDLE BOARDS STORAGE

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Luxury Cabin Plan 1:50

Familiar Cabin Plan 26

Visualization of Model in Site

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Long Section 1:20

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