I had a great time with this project! As you've seen, I've been redesigning certain parts of St. Elmo's Hotel in the Palouse. I started with the kitchen and the bathroom of the two bedroom apartment, and finally got to design the entire one bedroom apartment on the second floor.Above are the four posters I created for my final presentation. They're quite simple even though a lot of work went into this project. The first two posters were the main ones that I presented, with the second two being there for support. The floor plan and the way a person functions and uses a space is the most important part of the project. My back up posters merely had supporting elevations of the exterior of the building, some perspectives of a space we didn't focus on, and then the process work on the last poster, including my parti, concept model, and last two projects.
When we presented I had some really great and some not so great feedback. I was particularly complimented on the fact that I kept the wood from the original building (from the 1800's) and try to modernize without renovating everything. Unfortunately, a lot of people did not take too well to the curved walls. I personally thought they fit great with my concept and it was not something you saw from everyone. There were definitely ways I could have done it better (the bathroom plan worked better in the two-bedroom than the one-bedroom layout) but you always learn that once you're done. I also wish I could've added a patio onto the room. My favorite part of this was how my concept developed as I worked. When I started the project everything seemed overwhelmed by my idea of warm colors. But when I got to the full apartment layout I tried to return to the natural materials of my concept (wood, glass, and metal) and leave everything their natural colors with their natural textures. I believe it mixed well.
Here is a 360 view of my volumetric model. As you can see, I tried to have a very open floor plan with plenty of open space. Most of my furniture is built in, minus the living room set. Most other features are pretty self explanatory. There isn't a great view into the bathroom or den space however. Although the den space is small it has all glass walls so that it still feels open and a part of the living space while still providing a private place to work.
