Project Brief:
The second project of Fall Interior Design Studio entails the design of a teahouse in New York City. Each student is assigned one of the following countries: Turkey, UK, China, India, Japan. The students will be working to design a teahouse appropriate for the tea drinking culture in their assigned countries.
The second project of Fall Interior Design Studio entails the design of a teahouse in New York City. Each student is assigned one of the following countries: Turkey, UK, China, India, Japan. The students will be working to design a teahouse appropriate for the tea drinking culture in their assigned countries.
Concept:
The Steeped tea shop gets its name from the concept of the building design. Through research I learned that traditional Chinese architecture followed several rules, including an axis-centered principle, three sections along a North-South orientation, symmetrical layouts, one-story designs, southern entrances, and inner courtyard spaces. I tried to use all of these ideas as the foundation for my design, the outcome being a building that is "steeped" in traditional Chinese architecture. I wanted a design that is modern New York with nods to the traditional Chinese architecture.
The Steeped tea shop gets its name from the concept of the building design. Through research I learned that traditional Chinese architecture followed several rules, including an axis-centered principle, three sections along a North-South orientation, symmetrical layouts, one-story designs, southern entrances, and inner courtyard spaces. I tried to use all of these ideas as the foundation for my design, the outcome being a building that is "steeped" in traditional Chinese architecture. I wanted a design that is modern New York with nods to the traditional Chinese architecture.
