28.11.2024 Thursday - meeting Glennys

Glennys is the daughter of Pete's friend who studied Graphic Design and thinks that architecture is something she can manage with a bit of training in our office. But a few days later, she left. Architecture is not for everyone.

Quick lines on paper

Everyday coffee shop items are used in un-usual ways - plastic stools become the ceiling and screens for the dining rooms and enamel crockery from the 70's are used as part of signage and decor.

ideas for the food court renovation

Ideas for the food court were mostly captured in a small A5 sketch book - easy to carry around and even easier to fill the pages on a two-hour flight between Kuching and Penang.

Small and thin, I am likely to finish all the pages in a week - most satisfying.

ideas for way finding signage

Later, I showed this sketch to Fiona who did her magic

showing the location of this proposed banner

more banners

ideas for the food court renovation

The Food Gallery was originally designed as the generic type of food court found in a shopping centre; one with something for everyone. In recent years, the clientele had changed; moving away from family groups towards young professionals wanting a conducive environment for a working lunch. The client decided to re-vamp the image of their food court - aimed for a more contemporary feel and experience.

Everyday coffee shop items are used in un-usual ways - plastic stools become the ceiling and screens for the dining rooms and enamel crockery from the 70's are used as part of signage and decor.

We wanted to invoke the experience of eating street food; at the market, along the five foot way in the old part of town. Using the more intangible elements - the silhouette of the concertina grilles that allude to the Chinatown shop fronts while the incandescent light tubes are reminiscent of the market at night. 
The new furniture are re-designed with simpler and cleaner lines that might remind patrons of their school days; sitting on benches, sharing stories and food. Perhaps this is more than a re-vamping or face-lift because it goes beyond the skin - it is more like a coming of age.