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INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIOBachelor of Design (Interior Design)_RMIT University

VERSATILITY. MOBILITY. EXCHANGE.GENEROSITY. THEATRICALITY. PERSONALITY.

Way of transforming interior

THESIS PROJECT

“The best way to experience the real food that fuels and drives a community, however, is to sample the street food.”

Tom Kime

INTRODUCTION

Vietnamese street food holds dynamic cultural reflection, social context of a community and its ability to bring people together by exchange with street vendor.

I am interested in exploring spatial qualities and experiences’ of Vietnamese street food on how this space is operated within street environment, how it is arranged in order to encourage the relationship between diners and vendors, how the occupants and surrounding space contribute to construct experiences and especially how to translate these qualities into the interior context.

In my research I have identified six key elements of investigation in relation to the interior: versatility, mobility, exchange, generosity, theatricality and personality. Throughout these investigations, I have developed a new strategy and methodology for designing an interior space.

Vietnamese street food spaces are all about versatility, mobility, exchange, generosity, theatricality and personal. Each single element supports and interrelates with all the others in order to contribute to create a unique and richness of dining spaces and experiences. Indeed, one element can only occurs or defines through the combination of a couples other elements. These qualities and experiences begin to construct a new way of approaching design of interior.

VERSATILITY

GENEROSITY

MOBILITY

EXCHANGE

PERSONALITY

THEATRICALITY

Interrelation diagram

THESIS QUESTION

How can Versatility. Mobility. Exchange. Generosity. Theatricality. Personality observed in Vietnamese street food spaces be used to inform a way of designing interior?

VERSATILITY

How can the concept of versatilityinform a multi-functional design in a compact space?

Vietnamese street food space is highly versatile in using small space by exploiting the existing space such as concaved walls, platforms as a seating or shelving to support for business. The stall is chosen to set under the trees to get shading. Moreover, the chairs can be utilized as tables to save space in small operating

concaved wall to display products

chairs as tables

Platforms in front of house used as seating

How it is operated

street stalloperated in compact & easy reach

elevation view

top view

bucket ofwater

cooked stock pot inportable stove

street diners

street vendor

glass displayfresh ingredients

Storagebowls & plates hidden inside

The concept of mobility shows in how chairs and tables are stacked or folded in order to easily store, transport and arrange in many ways. Also, mobility reflects in temporary concept which food stalls appear early in the morning and remain packed well into the night, unenclosed by four walls and uncontracted length of stay

Home Home

somewhere Foodis prepared

Stall delivery Stall deliveryStall is operated Return

The temporary concept diagram

MOBILITY

How does the idea of mobilityresolve in a fully completed design?

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Stacking system

Folding system

EXCHANGE

How can the occupants and spacecontribute to promote exchange?

Vietnamese street food space potentially encourages exchange by promoting relationship between diners and vendors in the way furniture is arranged near the stall in closed connection with street vendors. In the other hand, street environment is a potential space for other activities happening such as performances. There is cycle of service exchanges amongst vendors, diners and performers, those who want earning for living and those who want services by giving away money

Conversation exchange between vendors and diners

Conversation exchange amongst diners

PERSONALITY

How can the notion of personalitybe evoked in public/ open space?

Although Vietnamese street food is set on the street environment, it still offers a space for individual and personal needs. These needs require space to be alone, be freedom to talk and behave, be updated information, be inspired or simply be themselves without any disturbs. Street space for some is perfect space for escaping from every day livings.

GENEROSITY

How can design promote generosity?

Vietnamese street food spaces create attractions by using visual and sensory senses. They are chosen in purpose to locate near the beautiful view or decorated spots such as river with street decorations to inherit from that benefits. Also, the products themselves are clever manipulated as a decorating feature to advertise for the food stall itself with bigger effect than the stall sign. And, the notion of generosity is evoked from the food smell of live demonstrative cooking which is attract diners from very far distances.

“The best way to discover new dishes is to follow your nose.”

repetition of display live demonstrate cooking

Vietnamese street food spaces are condensed and genuine qualities of space that are also potential for many selling, performing and dining activities such as selling newspapers, barber shop, live entertainments, doing errands. It reflects and connects us to other living. It holds dynamic cultural reflection, social context of a community and brings people together

THEATRICALITY

How does the language of theatreinfluence the design of interior?

doing errandselling newspapers

“Vietnam has a powerful sense of community, apparent at every street corner, where life is displayed on the pavement.”

VERSATILITY

GENEROSITY

MOBILITY

EXCHANGE

PERSONALITY

THEATRICALITY

Exhibition spaceStudent lounge

Separated space by sliding panelsMovable chairs for easy transportation

Platform = stageSliding panels = set designLightings switching for variety needs

StackingOpen/close

Sliding wall system

Gathering/ working spaceExchange studies/ ideas

amongst students

Cozy lightingsAttractive materialsSpace more inviting & welcoming

MINI PROJECTGallery spaceRmit University

Building 8, level 11

The gallery’s existing condition is very dull, messy with static materials, harsh lighting. Therefore, space is very unattractive and wasteful. Moreover, as I observed, students usually sit along the aisle to wait for classes/tutors or basically have a conversation/discussion.

Existing conditions

open/closedoor

Four wall panels Seating storage

100mm platform

downlights

longdownlights

PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSCALE 1:100

PROPOSED ELEVATION ASCALE 1:100

PROPOSED SECTION B-BSCALE 1:100

PROPOSED REFLECTED CEILING PLANSCALE 1:100

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2 Colours wall panel

Flooring, wall & ceiling

rotate

AXOMETRIC DRAWING

Seating storage

Movable furniture

StackingChairs & Tables

Hardwoodmaterial

WALL PANELS SLIDING SYSTEM

Exhibition space 3panels in diagonal

Exhibition space 1standard setting

Student loungeSmall & Big groups

Sliding chanelsfloor plan

Exhibition space 4panels in vertical

Exhibition space 2block space

Student lounge& Exhibition space

VERSATILITY

GENEROSITY

MOBILITY

EXCHANGE

PERSONALITY

THEATRICALITY

FINALPROPOSAL

To design a hostel for backpackers which fulfill their basic needs such as accommodation, laundry, entertainments and willing to interact with the locals and places in more generos way

Travelling

BACKPACKERS

CultureHistoryFood

Self-service

Working holiday

Cheap

Local interactionFriendship between

backpackers

BUDGET TRAVEL

EXCHANGEEXPERIENCES

EDUCATION

MELBOURNE’SSPIRITS

DENSITYDIVERSITYOUTDOOR

SITE

480 ELIZABETH STREETMELBOURNE

Site is located near the Victoria Market where lots of backpacker hostels are surrounding. Moreover, the site’s conditions are dull and lack of interests as it is potential for my concept of transforming space by using Versatility. Mobility. Exchange. Generosity. Theatricality. Personality.

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VICTORIA MARKET

Franklin street

Melbourne

International Backpackers

Elizabeth Hostel

Nomads

Backpackers Hostel

Hotel Discovery

A’Beckett street

Victoria street Global Backpackers

Backpacker

Travel Agency

puBlIC SpACE

PRIVATE/ SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE

PRIVATE/ SEMI-PUBLIC/ PUBLIC SPACE

Ground Floor

First Floor

Top Floor

AXOMETRIC PROPOSED DESIGN Exterior Entrance

OPEN PLANKitchen

LibraryResearch

Dining Area

VERSATILE IN USE OF EACH OTHER’S SPACE

SPREADINGEXCHANGES

Tour Desk

Internet cafe

Reception

Job search

GROUND FLOOR

GENEROSITY* Cosy lightings * Attractive Materials & Coloursmore engaging between people & space

VERSATIlITY* Bean bags for easy move around* Steps = seatingsmore convenient and easy reach of space

CINEMA

GENEROSITY* Open plan * Attractive Materials & Coloursmore engagingbetween people & space

EXCHANGE* Shared space * Open plan to connect inside to outsidepromote interactionbetween backpackers

pERSONAlITY* Private seating wating for laundry to finish* Columns in between

Inspire from image of familysurrounding round table

Diagram chance of interaction inside <> outside

Outside

Outside

PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSCALE 1:200

LIBRARY

LAUNDRETTE

DINING AREA

LOC

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REC

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INTERNET CAFE

CINEMA

LAUNDRETTE

DORM ROOM

Double rooms

Single rooms

SINGLE ROOMS

DOUBLE ROOMS

DORMS

BATHROOM

LEVEL 1 FLOOR PLANSCALE 1:200

DORM SECTION E-ESCALE 1:100

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DORM FLOOR PLANSCALE 1:100

DORM SECTION F-FSCALE 1:100

FIRST FLOOR

Diagram of generous open floor plan

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DOUBLE ROOM SECTION C-CSCALE 1:100

DOUBLE ROOM PLANSCALE 1:100

DOUBLE ROOM SECTION D-DSCALE 1:100

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SINGLE ROOM SECTION A-ASCALE 1:100

B

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SINGLE ROOM PLANSCALE 1:100

SINGLE ROOM SECTION B-BSCALE 1:100

AISLE

Generosity Aisle to encourage interaction

NODOOR

NODOOR

SINGLE ROOM

Sharing seatingfor 2 rooms

Sharing seatingfor 4 rooms

GENEROSITY* Attractive Materials & Coloursmore engaging between people & space

SharedSeating

Wall in betwwenproviding privacy

pERSONAlITY* Sleeping inside a pod * Wall in betweenfor privacy

Inspire from the stage quality of theater- step up flatforms

Storage underneath bed

VERSATIlITY* Steps = Seating + Storage inside* Easy & convenient in reach of seatingfor flexibility of space

Open walls as entranceeliminated doors

Open walls

EXCHANGE* Shared furniture* Open walls to eliminate doorspromote interaction between backpackers

single room 1

single room 2

DOUBLE ROOM

GENEROSITY* Attractive Materials & Coloursmore engaging between people & space

Sleeping space ina pod

pERSONAlITY* Sleeping inside a pod * Wall in betweenfor privacy

Sliding doors

Connection to other rooms

Sliding doors

Connection to other rooms

EXCHANGEMOBILITY* Sliding doors at 2 side walls, connect roomspromote interaction between backpackers

VERSATIlITY* Steps = Seating + Storage inside* Easy & convenient in reach of seatingfor flexibility of space

Steps = Seating space

BATHROOM

Single rooms

Double roomsDorm rooms

Entertainment Hub

MOBIlITY & VERSATIlITY* Moveable seating to offer more seat* Move out to the floor to create another seating

GENEROSITY* Attractive Materials & Colours* Big open space* unexpected feelingmore engaging between people & space

EXCHANGE* Steam room offer space to talk* Convenient space to chat before talking shower

Standard settingbase for upper seating

Rotate 90 degreecreate new seating

Move out to floor asanother seating

put back to lowerseating as storagewhen lack of space

TOP FLOOR

ENTERTAINMENT HUBStorage

Pool Tables

Bar

TOP FLOOR PLANSCALE 1:200

Flexiblespace

GENEROSITY* Vertical garden* Glass roof top ceiling and open spacemore connecting with people and nature

Inspire from Melbourne’s cultureconnection with outdoor

VERTICAl GARDEN

VERSATIlITY* Entertainment space change function from Day/ Night/ Event/ partyMOBILITY* Modular seating to fulfil needs

Modular system by Sliding out pieces into various wayExpand space

Stack systemContract space

MOBILE SYSTEM

DAY operating

THEATRICAlITY* Seating area become stage for performances* lighting switch for various needspERSONAlITY* Sliiding system for privacy by partition walls

SLIDING SYSTEM

Start

end

series of sliding pole

Creating privacy by sliding for different needs/ functions

Chanel sliding

privacyseparation

Convert into stages for performances/ activities

stage

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NIGHT operating

stage

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ZOO ENCLOSUREYEAR 2 PROJECT

VISUAL PREFERENCES

SOCIAL

RED KANGAROO

LIVE NEED

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Zoo enclosure develops on the raised polemics of the clay-animated short film ‘Creature Comforts’ to redesign the studio room 8.11.18 into an Australian red kangaroo zoo enclosure. The concept is inspired by Shell House on how the organic forms control all over the space. The zoo is designed with wall-to-wall gardens and grass flooring that all are shaped by organic form of kangaroo body line.

Moreover, in order to fullfil the need of natual environment the space is filled in with natural sunlights coming down from the ceiling and the big screen showing the natual habitats to extent the space. The zoo highly reflects the staged space in the way that visitors can experience watching kangaroo playing and performing in the surreal artificial indoor zoo.

PLANSCALE 1:100

SECTION A-A SECTION B-B SECTION C-C

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ceiling openings

wall to wall

for natural sunlight

garden

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Perspective from model

Para[SITE] is a work inspired by the concept of parasite throughout the Melbourne Central sky bridge which I refined from the two class-installations. The new proposition is to create interaction of walkers with the new installation, environment surroundings and with each other by simply passing by a cardboard tunnel.

PARA[SITE]YEAR 2 PROJECT

TEMPLATE

template

SITE

CLASS INSTALLATION

Cardboards are cut into template (left) to create two different installations:* one with strings rested on the floor* one using cable ties hung from the ceiling> to connect pieces to pieces into a giant installation at Melbb Central> to test out walkers on how they discovered and participated to the installation

ScheduleSCHEDULEMelbourne Central Skybridgeon Londale street

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Londale street

1STCLASS-INSTALLATION Using string connection

2NDCLASS-INSTALLATION Using cable tie

1st installation

string conncetion

2nd installation

cable tie

PROCESS

drilling bending lacingmaking template

PROCESS

cutting bondcreting sanding

making template drilling bending lacing

Move on from the reflection of two installations, I proposed to design a painted cardboard tunnel in the middle of the bridge to maximize interaction between people and the installation itself and people to each other by shaping the way walkers move through the tunnel (right mapping). That is the only way that walkers must pass by in order to reach Myer. So that, every single walker gets in and causes the traffic because the lane just designed to fit 1-2 people. In that purpose, walkers are be able to stop, spend time and experience the design. At the false ceiling, it reflects the contrasting between dark and light of the space and shifting the experience of changing colour throughout the bridge.

VISUAL PREFERENCES

Colour schemeLichen parasite

Reflection

Basically, from the 1st and 2nd installation, walkers discover the design visually while they were walking along the bridge or just stopped for a while to exhibit the installation independently then quickly got back to track. Moreover, the mapping (left) shows how people occupy the space into many paralle lines that were no chances for interaction with the installation, environment or even with one another.

Before After

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AXOMETRIC VIEW

Melbourne Central

To Myer

Department Store

Cardboards connected by cut out of one piece inserts into the slot of other piece that not only creating the pattern at the front but also the repetition pattern at the back.

TRIALS & EXPERIMENTS PROTOTYPE

Slot

Cut out

insert

SECTION A-ASCALE 1:100

PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSCALE 1:100

ELEVATION B-BSCALE 1:100

A A

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MyerDepartment

Store

ToMelbourne

Central

interaction creates by human traffic

interaction between walkers and the installation