From our Hands to your Feet by Patricia Romo

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.