11. SketchUp walk through, some final thoughts on artwork, strategy and finishes

Having reached a concluding point in the design process for this project, I set about creating a SketchUp model of the public spaces on the fourth floor to offer a more complete sense of what it might be like to journey through these areas. Although these spaces are open plan, the ways that they are […]

10. Lighting development and final specifications

As our hotel design project nears completion, I turned my attention to lighting. I had alluded to some aspects of this earlier in the design phase, with recessed ceilings in both the public and private spaces in the hotel – I wanted to be more specific about what the lighting experience in the hotel would […]

09. Finalising FF&E, developing a hero image of the “first impression”

This week, I turned my attention to finalising the general arrangement and FF&E of the proposed design – and pulling together a mood board reflective of some other elements of the film. I began with a sketched view of the open plan reception, lounge and bar/restaurant areas, which I could later use as the basis […]

08. Further research, case studies: Gleneagles Townhouse & W Hotel Edinburgh

Ahead of a group visit to the W Hotel in Edinburgh, I took the opportunity to do some additional independent research at Gleneagles Townhouse on St Andrew Square (also in Edinburgh). Located in a former bank, the building was primarily constructed during the Georgian period and is now home to a 33 bedroom, 5* boutique […]

07. General arrangement planning & development / updates to FF&E selection

This week, we turned our attention to General Arrangement – adapting our hero design to fit the floor plate of the building, and planning and developing the public spaces in our hotel designs. I began with some rough zoning ideas, reflecting on the case studies I had looked at and how each of those had […]

06. Research case studies & site visit

This week we returned to research – some desk-based case studies as well as a site visit to a boutique hotel within the University of Edinburgh’s hospitality offering. I had developed my design scheme to a point that I felt was taking it in the right direction, however a more focussed look at some design […]

05. Model making – considering the first impression (pt.2/2)

Based on from some feedback I received, I made the decision to move the door in my design so that the first view the guest would have would be of both the curved hallway as well as the open living space with a view of the cityscape – encapsulating a variety of the key elements […]

04. FF&E schedule, design refinement and model making (pt.1/2)

This week began with some further contemplations on how to develop the bathroom space within my design. I had already dedicated quite a bit of thought to this, however up to this point it had been largely for the purposes of functionality. While mulling this over over the past few weeks, I had considered many […]

03. Developing the design scheme

Following the feedback discussed during our group crits, I was ruminating on was the guest experience when entering the room. In my initial design scheme, the guest would immediately be confronted with the bed, partially obscuring the views from the windows (half of the site faces Edinburgh Castle). Taking this as a point of development, […]

02. Hotel room design

Having done a deep dive into The Substance in terms of its visual makeup, atmosphere and key details, I turned my attention to some key elements of the interiors on a slightly more zoomed-out scale. I questioned which aspects of the film might best be adapted into the interior of a hotel room to give […]

Callan Anderson / Interior Design 2B – Change of Use