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PORTFOLIO

INTERIOR DESIGN BY LINEN YU

Linen Yu

She/Her

Interior

Designer

Inspiring by mid-century interior style, vintage furniture and modernism art.

Linen Yu is a Los Angeles-based interior designer specializing in hospitality and retail design. With background in fine arts and major in Spatial Experience

Design, inspiring by vintage furniture and modernism art, she brings a refined aesthetic to her projects.

Her work combines thoughtful communication and empathy, crafting engaging spaces, long lasting impressions.

Drawing on the geometry of objects and the power of storytelling by materials. Linen’s design philosophy revolves around evoking personal memories and emotions

SOFTWARE SKILLS Rhino Auto CAD

SolidWorks

Adobe CC

Midjourney AIGC

Excel Sheet

Twinmotion

Unreal Engine

MattoBoard

CONTACT

312 934 8254

lynnyuoffice@gmail.com

@suqarecircle_studio

ENTANGLE BOTIQUE HOTEL

Entangle is a botique hotel design for Cartier brand. It helps customers to know the thrilling love story and graceful design language of Cartier.

2023

Majestic, colorful, romantic place

COLORFUL STYLE

Three keywords for the vibe of Entangle Hotel are "Fearless, Majestic and graceful. Create a space through saturated colors and a combination of pattern on materials.

Choose furniture with bold outlook and unique shapes. Inspired by the wild animal series in the Cartier design and the rich color elements in the Beverly residential area.

DESIGN CONCEPT

Cartier hotel is a majestic, colorful, romantic place for young visitors in Beverly hills.

With the goal of representing the thrilling love story and graceful design language of Jenne Trassiant whowas female designer of Cartier, as well as lover of Cartier's founder.

Through original African style, colorful decorations and feminine furniture. Cartier’s hotel helps the younger generation to Cartier care & respect about the role of women.

SPATIAL ARRAGNEMENT

Considering that the design target group is mainly couples, the space layout pursues an embrace-style space, and the bed is surrounded by other small soft furnishings. A separate wash area and an additional bathtub are set up.

IDEA

SITE

The location is in the business district of Beverly, with bustling shops and famous restaurants above and quiet residential areas below.

People will feel the primitive charm of the wilderness brought by the material here. Couples enjoy the time of grooming face to face. Even if they stay in this space for a short time, they still feel safe and comfortable.

SITE ANALYSIS

Create a local design based on the competitors, popular restaurants, and tourist attractions around the location, so that tourists can feel the unique charm of entangle.

TOOL

Illustrator Beverly Hills Neighborhood

The interior space of the guest room is arranged in a U-shaped streamline, blurring the boundaries between the wash area and the sleeping area, and should create an open, barrier-free space.

TOOL

Illustrator Guestroom

GUESTROOM DESIGN

Although the partitions are blurred, the functionality and practicality of the room cannot be lost.

The curved wall in the middle is a soft partition, and different waterproof and wear-resistant materials are selected for the dry and wet areas.

TOOL Rhino / Unreal Engine / Illustrator

View from entrance

1. Walnut Wood

2. Dal-Tile Portfolio Fango -12" x 24" Porcelain Tile

3. A luminium Trim

4. Travertine marble

7. Re.Wraps-Second Cycle PET Panel

6. Aluminum Chain Curtain - Shiny Gold - 3' x 6'

5. P olished Marble

9. F loral Print Wall Fabric

8. Cement Sawn Board 10.

SENSORY EXPERIENCE

We changed the traditional separate washing process, aiming to increase the opportunity for two people to enjoy washing time. The glass of the floor-to-ceiling window can be converted into atomized glass to ensure privacy.

TOOL Rhino / Unreal Engine / Illustrator

LEISURE BAR

Overview render

The bar is a warm-up space for entering the guest room. The calm soft decoration style is matched with the design without main lights, which is intended to relax the travelers and contrast with the warm and bright room behind.

Tool Rhino / Unreal Engine /Midjourney

MATERIALS STUDY

Various materials complement each other. The light glass dispels the heavy marble, just like the agility of female designers and the majestic momentum of their design works. Onyx represents the historical sense.

TOOL

Illustrator

Tool

Illustrator

Lobby & Bar

1. Rough Limestone Tiles

2.White Blocks Tiles

3. Onyx Stone

4.Marble Stone

5.Red Marble

6.Glass Blocks

FACADE

The facade continues the theme of entangled lovers, and the ribbon-like perforated panels surround the entire building.

Tool

Freehand Sketch / Midjourney

Redesign facade

STEP IN

Let customer experience outdoor in indoor retail space

Step in means bring the happy and free outdoor sense in Snow Peak retail store. Display products in tents, trying and hang out in second foor. Enhance Snow Peak users community's loyalty.

First friday in abbot kinney, Busy street with a lot of retail stores

SPATIAL ARRAGNEMENT

The feeling of outdoor is created in indoor space. The undulating concrete ßoor simulates the hills, and the green thin steel pipes form the partition of the product area on the Þrst ßoor. Customers walk through the tents to experience the brand products and community activities.

This design is intended to discuss people's pursuit of living space, and the eggs and tents play the same role.

IDEA

ENTRANCE

The store’s facade is meant to arouse people’s curiosity, with a slightly raised corner like the opening of a tent blown by the breeze.

CNC wood sticks and steel is placed inside for holding.

Ramps and elevators are set up to take into account barrier-free design and brand product transportation needs.

Tool: Twinmotion / 3d print model

PEEKING CORNER PRODUCT DISPLAY

ADA RAMP

DISPLAY & TRY

DISPLAY AREA

Hanging clothes and looming outdoor products. People need to enter each booth to explore Snow Peak products.

The second floor is a product experience space where people can build a bonÞre, use tableware products near bamboo plants, and enhance brand culture.

Tool: Twinmotion / Hand Model

BAMBOO ALLEY SKYLIGHT WINDOW

BEFORE VISION

Aim to amplify the untapped sensory experience for all kind of groups.

Common museum is all about visual message. I don't think it fits blind people's need. I hope folks can Þnd a safe, fun and open way to walk through a gallery. They will appreciate the variety of our body sensory, and the diversity of all group of people. After this tactile gallery, visitors’ ll realize the importance of integrated all human beings in one space, in this beautiful world. Location

SPATIAL ARRAGNEMENT

Tactile Photography Show for people touch, play and interact with others.Interactive Sticks Pin Wall- Play. Public Lounge for giving chance people to interact with others.

The rhythm is people enjoying the gallery from individual to public, they will understand more about the world from other groups' perspective.

Detectable Warnings Surface Tactiles

Pin wall for leaving message photo show.

Sketchs for Entrance, photo show and pin wall

Public Lounge

Public Lounge Interactive Sticks

CONCEPT

Common museums’ sensory experience is not completed, so we want to Amplifying the untapped sensory experience for all groups. Nothing can be felt and understood if I am blind. So we aim to amplify the untapped sensory experience for all kind of groups.

STRATEGIES

a welcoming, enriching

By floor guiding system.The ADA detectable warning surface, carpet, and vibrating sensors, visitors can enjoy the museum in a comfort and order way.

Soft Carpet

The two ways blind people can perceive art works are touchable photos and multimedia rooms. The ßoor of the multimedia room can vibrate to remind the blind that someone is approaching.

TACTILE PHOTO

Outside of the photo wall, The photographs have lighting and fragrance designs related to the photographic images, so even people with visual impairments can feel the content of the photographs through the intensity and temperature of the lights, as well as the smell. On the inside, there is a prominent touchable cheetah sculpture.

INTERACTIVE SCREEN

Tool Rhino / Unreal Engine / Illustrator/ AutoCAd

Spot light, which is intended not to directly illuminate the seat position, so that users feel safe. The strips behind the sitting's back has perfume that match with the photography show topic.

LOUNGE

The design of the seat adopts the concept of yin and yang, hoping that two people who perceive the world in different ways can complement each other, understand each other, and be grateful that we share a beautiful world.

Pin wall intended to provide an effective communication platform for blind people and visual people. Two groups can leave messages through this device. The blind can push the sticks to make shapes, but the crowd can see and leave messages. Just like people write letters on sticky notes.

Tool

LIGHTING DESIGN

PIN WALL

Rhino / Unreal Engine / Illustrator/ AutoCAd

LINK OVER THE SEA

A lighting design represent Oversea Chinese history

The story behind Chinese immigrant is translated into metal texture. By rolling aluminum sheet to imply the shape of boat. Preforated metal giving a water waving sense.

INSPIRATIONS

Qiaopi (僑批) means the "Letter of the Overseas Chinese", The term has sometimes been translated as Overseas Remittance Mail or Money Remittance Mail.For capturing the cultural aspect of this artefacts. Numbes and Chinese characters is blended into the patina texture of this lighting.