VILLAGE AMENITIES

THIS CLUBHOUSE IS PROBABLY THE MOST CHALLENGING FOR ME. I'VE BEEN SO USED TO RESIDENTIAL SPACES THAT THIS CLUBHOUSE KINDA CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. SPECIALLY WITH THE SHELL GIVEN TO ME.

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SO AGAIN, I DID THE SAME STRATEGY. MULTIPLE MINDS OPERATING AS ONE. MULTIPLE EYES LOOKING AT TWO DESIGN STYLES, MODERN SCANDINAVIAN. THE MAIN CHALLENGE FOR ME IN THIS SPACE IS TO CREATE THE TAKE-OFF OF ALL OTHER SPACES, THE LOBBY. ONCE THE LOBBY HAS BEEN APPROVED CAN THE OTHER UNITS START TO BE DONE. I HAVE TO ADMIT, IT TOOK ME A WHILE. THE ARCHITECTURE IS SOMETHING AM NOT USED TO. THE CEILING WAS TOO HIGH AND THE WINDOWS WERE ALL OVER THAT IT REALLY CHALLENGED MY CREATIVE MIND ON HOW TO PLAY WITH THIS SPACE.

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SO WHAT I DID WAS TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONCERNS OF THIS SPACE AND SOLVED IT THROUGH DESIGN. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR ME WAS THE HEIGHT OF THE CEILING WITH THE INCREDIBLY LARGE WINDOWS. I HAD TO PUT LIGHTS ON THE TRUSSES ITSELF AND STILL CREATE ENOUGH SHADE INCASE THE LIGHT RAYS COME ON HARD ON CERTAIN PARTS OF THE DAY, SO I ADDED A FLOATING CEILING MOUNTED ON THE TRUSSES SOLVES 2 PROBLEM WITH ONE GO. THAT FLOATING CEILING IS WHERE  THE RECESSED LIGHTS WILL BE MOUNT AND CAN PROVIDE A DECENT AMOUNT OF SHADE  IF THE SUN RAYS BECOME TOO MUCH AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY. I CAN ALSO SERVE AS A DESIGN ELEMENT THAT HOLDS TRUE TO BOTH SCANDINAVIAN AND MODERN DESIGN. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO SOLVE THAT, ALL THE OTHER AREAS FOLLOWED. I HAD THE BEAMS FINISHED IN WOOD AND ADDED RANDOM SIZED MODERN PANELS THAT WOULD SERVE AS THE KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR THIS SPACE. THE COUNTER IS A MIX OF 2 KINDS OF STONE WRAPPED IN METAL WITH A MIX OF MODERN LIGHTS FOR THE RECEPTION COUNTER AND SCANDINAVIAN PENDANT LIGHTS FOR THE DIFFERENT SEATING AREAS. ALL FURNITURE PIECES ARE "LOUNGIER" THAN USUAL IN OUTDOOR FABRIC SINCE THIS SPACE IS SEMI OUTDOOR WITH DIFFERENT NATURE RELATED ACCESSORIES LIKE THE LEAF METAL ART WITH THE PLANTERS TO BRING NATURE IN.

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ONCE THE LOBBY WAS APPROVED, I HAD MY TEAM DRAW THEIR SPACES. I GAVE THEM THE DIRECTION AND THE DESIRED OUTPUT AND THEY WERE ON THEIR OWN. I JUST HAD TO CHECK EVERY NOW AND THEN ON THEIR PROGRESS AND GAVE MINIMAL DESIGN INPUT AND VOILA! BEFORE WE KNEW IT, WE COOKED UP THIS SPACE VERY WELL AND HAD IT APPROVED IN NO TIME!