LOWER MANHATTAN
The project brief asked students to design a commercial space spanning two floors of an existing building in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I chose to design a storefront and collaborative workspace for an exciting young artist and fashion designer who is known for her expressive airbrushed patterning and creative materials reuse. Sustainability is central to this designer's brand, so my concept leverages existing linear elements of the building’s structure to spatially represent her popular black plaid motif. Black cross beams and interior wall edges become a three dimensional plaid environment, while select walls featuring large format reproductions of the designer's whimsical floral motif add movement and curvilinear contrast. Full-height scrap fabric feature walls double as jewelry displays and infuse the otherwise gallery-like space with texture and color.