Jing Ou

Manifesto and Brief

Interior design connects people to homes, architecture and stories. Building a comfortable workplace requires consideration of the functional needs of the interior, followed by the relevance of design and art to the occupants. Besides, the interior is a storytelling space, and interior design needs to give the user enough manoeuvrability and flexibility to have a say in the space. The interior design will evolve and be a collaborative process with the user.

For this project, I intend to deepen the floors of a representative part of the residential space, namely the third and fourth floors. Given that the period between June and August is the time of graduation exhibitions and new student intake at the University of Edinburgh and most UK universities, these two floors will be used primarily for art and design students to store, live and create. 

In addition, the space will be interconnected with the surrounding interactive spaces, with communal studios, communal discussion rooms, breakout areas and private workrooms. This completes the design of a diverse collective community within a small area