Detailed Spatial Design: Fruit Exchange, Liverpool The brief for this design concept was to create a hotel whilst still respecting the building. The Fruit Exchange, in Liverpool, is a listed building with tonnes of character. The goal was to create a timeless space, respecting the past of the building whilst focusing on nature and water as my key elements. I designed a water stream flooring system, which stretched from the dining space- the old auction room, which was redesigned into a restaurant and bar, with a planting system in place so fruit trees and bushes could be placed there. Bringing a touch of the auction’s history to the forefront of the design. The water element continued in the higher levels with a private indoor garden atrium, with a waterfall glass wall providing a cooling element to the space. Again, scattered with fruit trees and bushes. A live wall lines the entrance way of the hotel, pulling people in from the busy streets, intrigued at the building wrapped in nature.
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Steph Mabon 2022 Portfolio
