Bencsik, Shannon

I like to keep life very open and try to be the most authentic version of myself wherever i go. I tend to look for people who are genuine, understanding, and dependable in life to add to my circle. Honesty and loyalty are also very important attributes that make me want to surround myself with that person. I think that finding people to surround yourself with in life that are very keen on generosity and kindness is very important because those make important, meaningful relationships. I try to appreciate life everyday and be thankful for what i have and respect what has been given to me.

Sonny Coffee & Juice

Sonny Coffee & Juice was built in 2021 by BodinChapa Architects in the residential area in the center of the island city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. This two level cafe serves a variety of coffee, juices, desserts and savories. This cafe is created from a renovated townhome building with views of large green areas from the second level balcony. The space is filled with horizontal strips of wood lengthening the space as well as using it to section of the spaces of different activity. There are different areas of leisure, eating, and viewing all compacted into this small cafe giving a bit of everything to all types of customers. The space has a natural flow of order from front to back that guides the customer without question. The second level features a balcony like area that extends from inside the building all the way outside, connecting the two for aesthetic purposes as well as connection of the outdoors and indoors.

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Small Hotel in OIA Castle

Small Hotel in OIA Castle located in Oia, Greece was built by Kapsimalis Architects in 2018. This new hotel is built in what once was a medival castle located right off the waters in theisland of Thirasia. The main access to this building is right off the long stair case that flows from the water all the way up the hillside, thus making this hotel quite challenging to get to. This may present a problem for visitors and limit its variety of users. Not only could this be a problem to reach physically, the safety of its location and access may not be friendly to families with young ones. The size of the rooms may also pose a problem to larger groups/families, since each room is private and there are only 5. Looking at the interior, the rooms are decorated with sharp lines and all white materials, so getty messy and having fun inside the rooms may cause a problem. This hotel seems like it is for mature users and the “all ages” type of customers due to its location, size, access, and safety. While these views are absolutely stunning and one of a kind, it comes with a cost.

Music Market Culture Center

Music Market Culture Center is located in Collingwood, Aulstralia. This unique space was designed in 2020 by Sibling Architecture. This building acts as a hub for contemporary arts and music. This space was designed for all purpose of preforming, recording, collaboration, independent and group work, watching, and listening to music. It makes room for all the in between a music aficionado could want and needs while preforming and creating their pieces. There are lots of flexibility through the space making every room transitional thanks to moving walls and screens. The walls, floors, and materials are all picked in priority of acoustics which make the space not only look great, but the performance of the space even better.

I chose to alter the Alaska Airlines Flagship lounge located within the Seattle airport as well as combine efforts from the Delta Sky Lounge located within JFK airport. The Alaskan airlines lounge was already equipped with four main necessities that make users feel at home and more relaxed while on their endeavors. The four components were relaxation, café, lounge eating, and a bar all hoping to appeal to the users and in at least one aspect or another. This lounge is important due to the fact it allows anyone in, not just elite businessmen, so I chose an elite lounge area to intermix. The new lounge attributes I want to incorporate into the Alaskan airlines are solitary office areas with printer access and privacy screens, a buffet/family style eating area, solitary relaxation areas/seating, and most of all access to an outdoor garden with seating and vegetation. This extra amount of solitary seating as well as privacy work areas can really make someone traveling feel more at ease and decrease stress. The access to an outdoor garden is what every airport should have and what everyone wants to experience during their travels. Once you enter an airport you say goodbye to your last breath of fresh air knowing you wont breath in the outside air until you step out of your destination airport. You don’t feel sunlight, wind, or coldness when you are traveling via air, all you feel is the recycled air onboard as well as while you’re transitioning throughout the airport. Access to this may make the traveler feel not only rejuvenated but help with destressing and overall mood changes. We all know what natural sunlight and air can do to somebody, so imagine what it can do to all the people who get stressed over traveling in an airport and flying!