PRECEDENT RESEARCH

I began researching the precedents for my Senior Capstone Project today in class. We are required to find five precedents of each individual type of space we are creating for the project. Since I am planning on doing retail and hospitality, I researched some existing examples of retail and hotel spaces that are used jointly. The names of the hotel/retail space are Bridemarket in New York and the Terence Conran Shop designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates and the Bellagio Hotel i Las Vegas. I also researched some books to get from the library once studio and seminar class are both over.

The names of the books are as follows:
1. Design for Shopping: New Retail Interiors
2. The Inspired Retail Space: Attract Customers, Build Branding, Increase Volume
3. Stores and Retail Spaces 7
4. Stores and Retail Spaces 2
5. Hotel Design by Otto Riewoldt

The first hotel that I began researching from the library materials is The Metropolitan in London, and the interior designers are United Designers. Another hotel space that I found is known as the Meridien Lingotto in Italy, an the interior designer is Franco Mirenzi, Unimark. The unique shell incorporates the outdoors by having a glass corridor crossing a nicely planted courtyard in the center.

Some of the retail spaces that sparked my interest are the Liquor Control Board of Ontario with a tasting center and ask us stations. The spaces are created to emphasive movement and interaction within the retail setting. The other two places that I researched were a clothing store and a coffee shop. These are some of the different types of spaces that I want to create in my retail plaza. I also looked up the design on a smaller more portable solution to retail, the Kiosk. The example that I found is Fossil Kiosk at the American Airlines Terminal, JFK International Airport in Jamaica, New York.