VIVIAN WANG
Interior Design Portfolio
PROJECTS
P02 P09
DREAM RESEARCH CENTER
P 14
R E L A X AT I O N R E STAU R A N T
1429-1445 Valencia St, San Francisco
DARK SKY INSTITUTE Israel, Ramon Crater
San Francisco, Foam and Materiality
P 18
DESSERT LIVING POD
P22
S U STA I N A B L E WA L L
Israel, Ramon Crater fabric skin design Interior movable wall
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DREAM Dream Research High-tech Center Office Design Including sleeping pod and relaxation area
Existing Floor Plan
of people feel hard to fall asleep or have insomnia
60%
of people want a home like space to sleep even they are not home
30%
of people want to relax before go to sleep
FORM DEVELOPMENT
The existing site of this project is located in San Francisco, and this is a future office design for Google X Company. My goal of this project is to design a “dream factory”, a dream research center. For the visitors, they could get a different sleep experience, and for the staffs who work there, the office provide a new working way for them to have a better living and working environment, and I hope this method can make people to be more effective and creative.
Pons, is a part of the brain stem, where REM sleep signals originate—shuts off signals to the spinal cord. It controls and regulate people’s dream at night, so I pull out the shape of it to enhance my concept and the surrealism feeling of the office interior design.
W H AT C A N W E D O W I T H D R E A M ?
Floorplan Scale - 1’=3/32’-0”
40%
S I T E I N FO R M AT I O N
45%
of people are vexed by nightmares
Floorplan Scale - 1’=3/32’-0”
95%
Dream is always surrealism, it breaks up your memory and joint them together in a completely different way, so dreaming sometimes could bring people some new fresh ideas. Also, some people think that dreaming is a way of entering into the other world, and they can do whatever they want in the dream world, for example, for those who are blind, they will get chance to see the world again in their dream. This is why I think dream has the potential to improve people’s living and working ways.
of people dream at night
CONCEPT
65%
This project is a future dream research center, I want to create an experience of entering into the other world, and I hope this type of special working environment could help people to be more relaxed, creative and comfortable. Both staffs and visitos can control and record their dream in this building, and these information could help the researchers to study dream. Also, the sleeping pod inside this building can provide them a more relaxed and comfortable sleeping and waking up experience.
of people have inspired from their dream
R e fle c t ing t he b as ic s hap e in t he hor iz ont al d ir e c t ion and c r e at e a ne w s hap e .
De v e lop ing t he b as ic s hap e and for m int o 3 d im e ns ions , and c hang ing it int o s om e m or e c om p l ic at e d c om b inat ions , and ins e r t t he m in t he s p ac e .
SECTION
Lake - People can swim and play inside the lake.
Main Office Area - Working and living space for people to stay.
Main Entrance and Exhibiion Area
Resting Pod - Providing a space for people to relax themselves and chat with each other.
MAIN BUILDING
RESTING POD Section
Floor plan
Moveable structure on the wall, a sensor controls it depending on where people are detected.
Interior Detailed Rendering
Main Building Office Space
Showing how people communicate with each other when the structure open.
Both staffs, researchers and visitors could enter this building for different purposes, including working, researching and visiting.
How It Works?
When two people seat down together nearby the column, the structure will open up and they are able to communicate with each other if they want.
Physical model
When people seat down inside the column, the structure on the floor will open up and people can see those who are diving or swimming under water.
Floor plan
1st Floor
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
MAIN BUILDING
Common Space People could record or draw their dream on the wall, for getting more creative ideas and using them when they work.
Dream Record Room People could record or draw their dream on the wall, for getting more creative ideas and using them when they work.
Video Room Some high-tech machine could visualize people’s dream, people can see their dream on the screen.
Swimming Pool and Presentation Room People in the swimming pool could also listen and join the presentation. For creating more open and surrealism space.
Yoga and meditation Area Surrounding by water, plants and plant sculptures, people could enjoy this green and unrealistic world when they enter this part of the office.
Name Age Career
Maggie 23 Working in industrial design for 1 year
Interview
SLEEPING POD
In the main building
Sleeping pod is a transition passageway in between office area and sleeping area, people could relax themselves before go to sleep and have some time to wak up in the morning. “I always chat with someone on my phone at night, so I always stay up late at night. I know it is not health but I cannot control myself. ” SLEEPING AREA
“Sometimes it ’s hard for me to wake up in the morning, but I do not like the alarm, the sound of it always freak me out.”
Name Age Career
Both interior materials and color transition could enhance the spacial feeling from quiet to active, from private to public.
Joe 40 Working in architecture design for 15 years RELAXING AREA
“I am haunted by nightmares and insomnia every night, and that result in a low work efficiency during the day time.” “Sometimes dream is my source of inspiration, but I always forget my dream after I wake up, I think I missed many innovative ideas.”
Name Age Career
Kim 53 Working in interior design for thirty years
“I have difficulties of falling asleep at night because of a chronic irregular sleep schedule, I hope I can have a higher sleep quality at night.” “I cannot separate up my work and my life, I do not have my own private area to relax myself, es pecially I live near my office.”
The diagram below shows the specific location of the sleeping channel in the main building.
COMMON AREA
HOW IT WORKS?
ST E P 2 D ETA I L S
Logging in the user’s own account by using the finger print, and the instruction screen will guide you to set up your comfort level and wake up time.
Music will change based on the user ’s sleeping position, the shape of the body is split into numbers of squares, and each square represent one music note, so the music in the relaxing passageway will change based on the user ’s body gesture.
Step 1
Sleep Position 1
Seating down on the particular carpet in the relaxing passageway, the body weight will trigger trap to turn on the light and shadow on the wall. The shape on the wall is the user ’s sleeping body gesture last night, the body shape can be recorded by using the high-tech mattress. Different body shape will trigger different music, so people could enjoy the music and the shadow and relax.
Step 3
Sleep Position 3
Sleep Position 4
Music 3
Music 4
Step 2
Music 1
3 . After the relaxation, the user can go to the sleeping pod and sleep.
Sleep Position 2
Music 2
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BLACK HOLE IN THE UNIVERSE Dark Sky Institute Design Solving light pollution For both visitors and researchers to use. Israel, Ramon Crater Dessert 10000 square feet
TRAVEL IN THE UNIVERSE
Universe is an open space, different galaxy are seprated with each other but they can still see each other, and this is how I design the open and communicative spatial environment.
Open office - the office area and the gallery for visitors share one space with separated level, the visitors can see the staffs, but they will not bother each other.
Entrance stair - for both visitors and staffs to use, and they can have some eye contact.
For Staffs For Visitors
Whirlpool Galaxy Office Area
Fireworks Galaxy Staircase and Entrance
Open common area - for both staffs and visitors to use, and they can communicate with each other.
Cartwheel Galaxy Common Space
Black hole Central Space
The Universe 3 Dimension Planetarium
Connection Space in between different levels, the visitors will enter this space repetitively when they go upstairs, for experiencing the feeling of being pulled into the black hole and entering into different galaxies.
3 Dimension Planetarium - some open domes on the floor that allows the visotors to seat together, each dome has the space on both side and this planetarium creates a feeling of “stay in the universe�
Floor plan The visitors could choose to use a APP to identify where they are and provide some related information about the galaxy that the space refers to. For example, the stairs on the left is designed based on the Fi r e w o r k s Ga l a x y, so a f t e r t h e vi s i t o r s c a n s i t , t h e A PP w i ll s h o w e ve r yt h i n g a bo u t t h i s g a l ax y, i n c lu d i n g w h i c h p a r t o f the galaxy correspond with which i n t e r i or m a t e r i a l.
People could see their current location in the building.
The visitors could choose to scan a QR code and enter this APP page, and the instructions on the APP will guide them in this institute, for helping them to know more information about different galaxies and enhancing their experience of “staying in the universe�.
The institute is designed based on different galaxies in the universe, so all of the galaxies that are contained in the institute are shown on the first page on the APP.
This dark sky institute welcome both visitors and researchers, so this building include both galleries and offices. If the visitors see anything that they do not understand, this APP provides a platform for the visitors to communicate with the staffs or researchers. The staffs could also share their work blog on this APP if they want.
This space above is an entrance stair. The theme of this space is based on Fireworks Galaxy. Based on the scene data on the server, the APP could recognize which space people stay, and after scanning this space, the visitors could see all the info about this galaxy on the APP.
Floor plan This space below is a semi-open office area. The theme of this space is based on Whirlpool Galaxy, after scanning this space, the visitors could see all the info about this galaxy on the App.
Material and Color Pallet
Material and Color Pallet
This space above is a common area for both visitors and staffs to stay. The theme of this space is based on Cartwheel Galaxy, after scanning this space, the visitors could see all the info about this galaxy on the App.
Floor plan
H OW TO S O LV E L I G H T P O L LU T I O N ? METHOD 1
METHOD 2
METHOD 3
Natural Light Diagram Providing enough sun light to the interior space could reduce the using of electronic light during the day time, and turn on the light at a later time at night.
Interior Sun Shade Rendering This is an exterior shading for solving the light pollution at night, it is able to open and close according to the light intensity, for both interior and exterior.
Exterior Sun Shade Diagram
METHOD 4 I nte r i or El e c tr oni c L i g hti ng P l a n
Cafe enlightened by water reflection from the skylight, and the reflections could make the room look brighter.
Mostly using LED light for reducing the light pollution at night.
1st Floor
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
4th Floor
5th Floor
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R E L A X AT I O N R E S TA U R A N T Restaurant Design Located in San Francisco 8190 square feet
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Foam Density
FIELD RESEARCH
Different foam density could provide people different level of comfort, so I bring this material into interior design and use this way to control the customers’ relaxation level. When they go deeper in the restaurant, they will be more relax.
“THOSE AGED 18-33 YEARS OLD SUFFER THE H I G H E ST L E V E L S O F ST R E S S I N T H E N AT I O N , ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL A S S O C I A T I O N ( A P A ) .”
W H AT ’ S T H E R E S U LT O F WO R K I N G I N ST R E S S E D ENVIRONMENT?
TRES
Most of the restaurants or services near the financial district in China are provided to serve the fast-paced life, so there is no chance for the customers to feel comfortable and relax, however, their customers still have to wait when there is too many people.
FASTFOOD
Target People: For those who have no time to sit down and eat, or for those who does not want to spend too much on meals.
16.5+ PSI 114+ kPa CHEAP RESTAURANT OR LOCAL FOOD
Target People: This is the most popular choice, for normal white-collar and middle classes.
Very Firm Extra Firm (Little Preserver) (Styrofoam Cup)
9-13 PSI 62-89kPa
5-9 PSI 34-62kPa
2-5 PSI 14-34kPa
0-2 PSI 0-14kPa
Firm (Tennis Ball)
Soft (Mattress)
Extra Soft (Pillow)
Very Soft (Slice of bread)
Process of how people relax themselves because of the interior material, as the surrounding foam getting softer and softer People will be served with different type of foods according the different relaxation level, for enhancing their comfort level.
Tense
Curious
Relieved
Comfort
Calm
Relax
Beijing Financial District
TO-GO FOOD
Seating together with friends or strangers
Target People: For those who are too busy to eat outside their company, or there is no restaurants nearby their company
M E N TA L A N D P H Y S I C A L P RO B L E M W I L L B E T H E MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
13-16.5 PSI 89-114kPa
Drinks EXPENSIVE HIGH-CLASS RESTAURANT
Target People: High class people, or for formal business meals.
Target People: For those COOK FROM HOME who have low budget on food. Target People: For those who want to CAFETERIA take a rest during lunch time.
Fruit Salad
COMPANY CAFETERIA
Desserts
Target People: Only provide for their stuffs, most convenience way for them to eat, and it is always free or cheap.
Enjoy your own privacy in darkness
Sharable food Walking to the next part
Walking to the next part Enjoy your food with no restraint
Second floor is designed for children to play without interrupting their parents. And all the soft surfaces could keep them safe.
Individual waiting area
Section A
Dark space provides a private and safe space for providing people a more private and quiet space.
Open space with middle level amount of foams, people could seat here and eat some sharable food here with their friends.
Open kitchen helps people to walk around and experience the entire restaurant. And different open kitchen served with different types of food.
Section B
Different table levels allows people to have their own privacy without isolated from the space.
Circle is the basic shape of this design, and it is developed into a mo dular system through out the entire restaurant. This system separate people up into different groups and give them a chance to experience a transition from open to private, people will be surrounded by more and softer foams as they go deeper to experience a process of relaxation
Section A
Section B
Open kitchen helps people to walk around and experience the entire restaurant. They could also have different food choices in the different kitchen area.
Flo o r p lan The deepest part of the restaurant - interior renderin
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LIVING IN THE D E S S E RT Short Time Period Living Pod Design For researchers, travelers and Stargazers to live Israel, Ramon Crater 100 square feet
FIELD RESEARCH The concept of the entire design is for people to experience a strong contrast between the simple exterior design with the complex interior design. This pod contains three layers, which is designed for diffusing sunlight, air ventilation and mitigating wind loads, including exterior skin, exterior glass wall and interior fabric skin.
Small Pod Section
Section
Floor plan
FA B R I C S K I N
According to people’s different activities, the fabric skin could be adjusted into different surfaces and provide different light level and feelings to the interior space.
Wool Blocking 80% of sunlight
Linen Blocking 75% of sunlight
Sheer Blocking 20% of sunlight
Both of the interior and exterior layer is flexible and able to open and close for different situation when using the space, and these flexible structures are designed based on the local patterns, the pattern is designed based on Mideast cultures, combined with three different types of patterns and designed a new one.
When the wind becomes strong, people can close the exterior skin to block it and protect the pods.
Module for interior skin Interior skin module are comprised by triangles. People can open the structure up, and they can control the size of the openings. The shape of it is designed based on the local patterns and cultures.
Section
This is the diagram shows how we arrange the interior pattern on the ceiling, the opening of the pattern varies from large to small from the center point.
Linen Blocking 75% of sunlight
Cotton Blocking 70% of sunlight
Silk Blocking 40% of sunlight
ANALYSIS DIAGRAM
Exterior Skin
DIFFUSING SUNLIGHT Exterior Glass Wall
AIR VENTILATION
Inter ior Skin
Interior Elements
MITIGATING WIND LOADS
Interior Rendering - Fabric skin
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DIPHYLLEIA Sustainable Interior Separating Wall Design Physical Model Materials - White Silk Organza 100% silk - Yarn 100% wool - Wire
The Product was developed by using circle as the basic design element, after unite and tie t hem together, this piece will become an interior curtain for blocking sunlight and exterior air pollution, also, it can be used to separate space up. The basic materials in this project including wire, silk organza and yarn. (Silk and yarn are all natural, metal can be reused again and again)
This project can be installed on the ceiling, and different scale of each module provides different functions in different spaces.
The unit should be playful and flexible, people are able to play with it, for example, they can pinch or stretch each single circle in the way they like to adjust the direction and the intensity of the entire curtain, at the same time, the organza in the middle of it will be stretched and show layered fabric, then the transparency will also be changed as the changing of the wire.
Com m ercia l Use Am oun t : 70 Pot en t ia l Siz e: 6 ” /8” /1 0 ” D
Sh ow Room Use Am oun t : 2 0 0 Pot en t ia l Siz e: 1 2 ” /1 6 ” /2 0 ” D
Resid en cia l Use Am oun t :2 0 Pot en t ia l Siz e: 3” /4 ” /5 ” D
4 connections 3 connections 2 connections 3 connections 4 connections
COMFORT LIGHT PURE PLAYFUL EASY TO MOVE
Wire made joint between each module, this product can be installed by customers easily.
Different amount and size of the units will bring people different feelings in different situation. The size of this project does not need to be limited in a small size, for example. it could become bigger for show room use to separate space up.
BROCHURE DESIGN
Material - Transparent Organza and paper This project is designed to sale this product, organza is designed to be the interlayer of the brochure for clients to feel and understand the material without seeing the product.
Brochure Cover Page
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