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Ral phi sanI nt er i orDes i gnGr a duat ewhobel i ev esi nt hephi l os ophy , t o quot eAl ber tHa dl ey , “ T hees s enc eofi nt er i ordes i gnwi l l a l wa y sbe a boutpeopl ea ndhow t heyl i v e. I ti saboutt her ea l i t i esofwhatmak es f orana t t r a c t i v e, c i v i l i z ed, meani ngf ul env i r onment , nota boutf a s hi on orwha t ’ si norwha t ’ sout . ” . T hedes i gnert r i est oa ppl yt hi si nev er y day l i f e, henc e, t her eas onbehi ndhow ev er ypr oj ec the’ sdonei sa r ef l ec t i onoft hi sphi l os ophy .
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GI NHAWAL OBBY Mor et ha n3. 29mi l l i onpeopl ei nt he Phi l i ppi nesa r el i v i ngwi t hdepr es s i oni na 2017s t a t i s t i c sdonebyDepa r t mentof Hea l t ha ndt heWor l dHea l t h Or ga ni z a t i on–Phi l i ppi nes . T heyha v e a l s oc onc l udedt ha tdepr es s i oni s oneoft hel ea di ngf a c t or si ns ui c i de i nt hePhi l i ppi nes . Henc e, t hei nc es s a nt needf orment a l hea l t hf a c i l i t i es . T hepr i ma r ydes i gnPhi l os ophyoft hi s under gr a dua t et hes i si sBi ophi l i a , ma r r i ed t ot hemul t i pl ehea l i ngc onc ept soft he Anc i entGr eek swhi c hi nc l udea r t , na t ur e, a ndev enAr c hi t ec t ur e. T hus , whenana t ur a l env i r onmenta ndt hehol i s t i cbody mi nd phi l os ophyoft heGr eek swoul dbe i nt egr a t edi nt hei nt er i or sofahea l t hc a r e f a c i l i t y , notonl ywi l l t hemedi c a l ba s ed t her a pi esa ndr eha bi l i t a t i ons er v i c esbea ba s i sonhow t hef a c i l i t ywoul dbedeemed a s ef f ec t i v ebuta l s oa st ohow t he ment a l hea l t hc a r ef a c i l i t yi sl i v a bl ea nd br ea t ha bl epa r t i c ul a r l yt opeopl e ex per i enc i ngMa j orDepr es s i v eDi s or der .
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GI NHAWAS UI T EROOM Ma j orc ons i der a t i onsf ort heS ui t eRoom a r e t hev ent i l a t i on, na t ur a l s unl i ght , a ndt he ma t er i a l i t y . Asf ort hes ol ut i ons , t he v ent i l a t i onoft hes pa c eha sbeenma x i mi z ed t hr ought heus eofl ouv er edwi ndows , oper a bl eonl yonac er t y a i na ngl ef orna t ur a l a i rc i r c ul a t i ona r oundt hes pa c ei ft heus er opt sf orna t ur a l a i rt ha na i r c ondi t i on. F ort he c ons i der a t i onofna t ur a l s unl i ght , t heus eof t hes unr oofs ea t i nga r eawa spr ov i dedf or t heus ert of eel t hena t ur a l a mbi enc e wi t houtc ompr omi s i ngt heus er ’ ss a f et y . As f ort hema t er i a l i t y , f ur ni t ur ea r emos t l ybui l t i nsa ndedgesa r es of t ened/ c ur v edf ort he s a f et yoft heus er s .
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GI NHAWARES T AURANT Ar twa soneofGr eek s ’ pr i de. T hi si shi ghl i ght edt hr ought hi s s pa c es i nc et hea r eai sa c c es s i bl et oev er y onea ndv a r i ous s t udi ess how t ha ta r tex pos ur eha sbeeni dent i f i edt o ha v ear a ngeofpos i t i v eout c omesex per i enc edby pa r t i c i pa nt s . “ Dur i ngpeopl e’ senga gementwi t hmus eum obj ec t s , t hes ens i bl e, phy s i c a l , ma t er i a l c ha r a c t er i s t i c soft heobj ec t s t r i ggera ndt husc ont r i but et ot hev i ewer ’ ss ens or y per c ept i ons , whi c hi nt ur nt r i ggeremot i ona l a nd c ogni t i v ea s s oc i a t i ons , r ec ol l ec t i onsa ndpr oj ec t i onsi n apr oc es sofs y mbol i z a t i on”( Dudl ey , 2010; Ca r negi e, 2006; Ka v a na gh, 2000) T hepl a yofpa t t er nsa ndt ex t ur eswer enotonl ya ppl i ed t owa r dst hef l oorpa t t er nbuta l s ot hef ur ni t ur el a y out a ndf ur ni t ur edes i gn. T hedes i gnera i msf orama x i ma l i s t y etc ohes i v ei nt er i ordes i gnt ogi v eempha s i st ot hehol i s t i c a ndhea l i ngef f ec t sofa r tt hr oughGr eeka r ta nda r c hi t ec t ur e 9
GI NHAWARES T AURANT T heov er a l l c onc eptf ort her es t a ur a nti st hea r c hi t ec t ur a l ma s t er pi ec e, t hePa r t henon. L i k et hePa r t henon, t her ei sas unr oofwhi c hl et st hel i ghti na ndhi ghl i ght sa nel ev a t ed s pa c ef orgues t s . T hewhol ef eel oft hes pa c ei shi ghl i ght edt hr oughv a r i ousus esoft hea r c hf r om wa l l t r ea t ment st os pa c eor i ent a t i ons . T hema i nc ons i der a t i onf ort hes pa c e i show i twoul dc a t ert ov a r i ousa gegr oupsa ndt hes ol ut i onf ort hi si st obr i ngi nna t ur a l l i ght , ma k i ngt hes pa c ewa r ma ndwel c omi ng, a ndt hepl a y f ul us eofi nt er es t i ngpa t t er ns f ort hes pa c e. T houghma x i ma l i s ti nna t ur e, t hes pa c ewa smet hodogi c a l l ys t udi edt ogi v ec ons i der a t i onsnotonl yt ot heus er soft hes pa c ebutt ot hebr a ndi ngoft hes pa c e. 10
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T RPr oj ec t T hi spr oj ec ti sades i gnonl ypr oj ec t . T hec l i entwa nt edt oha v ehi sma j or a r ea st obedes i gned/ enha nc eds i nc e t hef i r s tpha s eoft hehous ewhi c hi s t heex t er i orha sa l r ea dybeendone. T hec l i entwa nt edt oha v eas i mpl e a ndc oz yi nt er i or s . I ha v e i nc or por a t edv i s ua l a c c ent st o enha nc et hes pa c ea ndgi v ei t per s ona l i t ya ndt os howc a s e, of c our s r e, t heuni quenes sofhi shome. 13
L I VI NGAREA T hedes i gn, a c c or di ngt owha tt hec l i ent wa nt ed, wa sc ont empor a r ydes i gn. T her e wa snos pec i f i cc ons i der a t i onsora ny t hi ng t ha tt hec l i entwa nt eds oI dec i dedt ot i et hi s upwi t ht hec l i ent ’ sper s ona l i t ys i nc eI k now t hec l i entper s ona l l y . T hec l i enti sar es er v ed a nds i mpl eper s ona ndel ega nti nna t ur e, I ha v ei nc or opor a t edt hes eper s ona l i t i est o t heel ement soft hedes i gnofhi shous e. T he ma i nma t er i a l f ort hea r eai st hes of twood t one, a c c ent edbygol da c c ent s .
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DI NI NG& KI T CHEN T her ewa sav i s ua l l ydi s t r a c t i ngc ol umni n bet weent hek i t c hena nddi ni nga r eas oI r es or t edt oa na r c h, whi c hi sa l s oawa yt o f r a met hek i t c hena r ea . T ot i eupwi t ht heov er a l l s pa c e, br a s s a c c entl i ght i ngwer eus edt ohi ghl i ght el ega nc ea ndda r kwoodt ogi v ec ont r a s t t ot hes pa c e. .
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T hemoodboa r df ort hi spr oj ec tha sbeenv er ys ubs t a nt i a l t owa r dst hepr oj ec ts i nc et hehi ghl i ght ed mer c ha ndi s ei sc ol or f ul . Her e, wepr es ent eds omet hi ngl i ghta ndwoul dnotdi s r uptt hev i s ua l mer c ha ndi s i ngf ort hes hop. T hi ss hoes t or ehi ghl i ght snotonl ys hoesbutc ol or f ul r a i nes s ent i a l sa nds ome gea r sf ormedi c a l pr a c t i t i oner s .
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CUS T OM S I GNAGES& DI S PL AYS HEL VES Asdes i gner s , wea r ec ha l l engedwi t h des i gnpr obl emst ha twoul ds pa r kour c r ea t i v i t ya nddes i gns ol ut i onsa tha nd. S i nc et heonc or por a t i onofwoodi nt he des i gnha sbeennot a bl e, weex ec ut edt hi s a swel l i nours i gna gesa nddi s pl a ys hel v es s i nc et her a wnes soft hewooda ddsupnot onl yt ot hea es t het i cbuta l s ot ot hema i n pur pos eoft hi sma t er i a l i nourdes i gnt o hi ghl i ghtourmer c ha ndi s e.
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RCHOUS EPROJ ECTRENOVAT I ON AWAKENI NG T hi spr oj ec ti smyf i r s tpr oj ec twi t hL i DU. T hec l i ent sdec i dedt oc ha nget he i nt er i ordes i gnoft hei rhomebec a us et er mi t eswer ei nf es t i ngt hei rwood wor k s , es pec i a l l yt hei rba s eboa r dwhi c hs ur r oundst heent i r et yoft hehous e f r om bef or e. T hi sha sa l s obeenac ha l l enget ous , t hedes i gner s , s i nc et hey a l s onot edt ha tt heywoul ds t i l l bewa nt i ngwooda st hei rma i nma t er i a l i n t hehous e. T hes ol ut i onwa st heus eoft r ea t eds ol i dwooda nda l s oi nv es t i ngi ngood qua l i t yf ur ni t ur e. Wer et a i neds omeoft hef ur ni t ur et ha tt heyha dl i k et he di ni ngt a bl ea nds ec t i ona l s of abutweha di tr ef i ni s heda nd/ or r euphol s t er d. I wa shea v i l ya c t i v ei nt hi spr oj ec ts i nc eI wa st a s k edt obei mmer s edi nt he des i gna ndt hec ons t r uc t i onpha s e. I wa st heonewhoma des omeoft he moodboa r ds , pl a ns , a ndt hedes i gni t s el f , c oor di na t edwi t ht hec ont r a c t or ons i t ewi t ht hehel pofL i DU’ sPr i nc i pa l Des i gner , c ont a c t i nga nd c oor di na t i ngwi t hs uppl i er s , a ndc oor di na t i ngwi t ht hec l i ent s . T hr ought hi spr oj ec t , I ha v el ea r nedt oc ompr omi s ewi t ha l l pa r t i esi nv ol v ed i nac ons t r uc t i onpr oj ec tf r om t hedes i gner s , t ot hec ont r a c t or s , t ot he s uppl i er sa ndmos tes pec i a l l y , wi t ht hec l i ent s .
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