Portfolio 2nd Year 2nd Semester

PORTFOLIO

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RUTH BALAGUER SCHMIDT EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY

CONTENTS

DESIGN OF

SPACES

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

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

COMERCIAL

FINE DINNING RESTAURANT

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.

Rosenborg Castle

Rosenborg Castle Map Location Google Maps

À Terre Restaurant Picture

Reflective Architecture - Copenhagen

Initial Sketch Columns Disposition Conceptual Model Glass and Columns

Conceptual Sketch Columns exploration

Conceptual Model - Columns exploration Grundtvig’s Church Copenhagen

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

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

Colour Theory for Designers

Site Satelite Image Google Earth

2 Lister Square, Edinburgh EH3 9GL

Site Picture - West Side

Site Picture - West Side- The View

Isometric Aerial View

‘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’

‘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

- Infinitely Recyclable

- Renewable

- Durable

- Free from zvvv

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