CONCEPT When shopping for rugs, why do we only use our hands to touch them? At home, rugs are usually felt with our feet. This retail space is designed for curious feet. So if you dont mind, leave your shoes behind to fully appreciate our different textures and materials. .
RUGS MADE WITH OUR HANDS FOR YOUR FEET
Wall Painting: Off-White Plaster
Shoe Cabinet: Edel Credenza
Flooring and Finishes for Shelves: Accoya Wood
Cotton
Wool Alpaca
Silk
Mohair Linen
South Section
Floor Plan
East Section
Show Room with furniture and a Kids Loft
Courtney Hadwin
Angle from the rug exhibition tiers looking up the Olive Tree
Organic shaped windows, giving the office enough privacy but also openess.
Render focusing on the biophilic design of the central rug exhibition.
Render facing Broadway (North view). To the left, sliding hung rugs fill the wall and a small showroom is placed close to the street view as a display window.
Render of the East view of Minerva's Rug Store. Rugs are displayed as paintings.
3D Physical Model. Facade inspired by Minerva's Italian roots back in Italy. Materials: plywood, plaster, acrylic paint, fabrics, paper, plants and hinges. Scale: 1/2"=1
3D Physical Model Floor Plan and West Side Elevation
3D Physical Model (Details)
MOVIE NIGHT Time to turn the lights off! A screen projector pulls down from the ceiling and Minerva's retail space transforms into a movie theater every Friday night at 7:00 p.m.