Dining-Open Opportunities

Wall Section of Louvered Wall


When first encountering this project, which was the designing of a dining space, we as a class had to choose a chair. As you can see above, the chair that I chose was a Klaussner Dining Side Chair. The second step was to design a side table as well as a dining Table to place in this dining space. I approach the assignment by designing the dining table along with the side table, base around elements from the dining chair that I chose. Then I took the approach of developing the the space using the same technique. As I went along in this project I found that I had not formed a concept to base my design around for the final touches of the dining space. So I took that into account and started to think about the space, in the mind frame of a dining experience, I came up with the phrase an Open Opportunity. I found the concept statement or phrase to fit well broadly, due to the fact that when people are dining you may have many options (open opportunities) to choose how you would like to dine. You may choose to dine in the dark, or take the Japanese experience and sit on the floor, etc. You may also at a dining area have the opportunity to sample a variety of foods as well listen to the open conversations that is shared around the table. The the element of having opportunities are developed through my space through having a louvered walls that gives one option to close the adjacent room off from the next, or open them wide to give an open plan to the next room. There is also a skylight above the dining table to give the option of having a dinner in early evening to use natural light. However there are also lights hanging above the table that hang from the central spine of the skylight that also gives one the option to give a late evening dinner and the choice to use artificial lighting. The idea of the louvered wall came from the beams that are underneath the table. The skylight is a replica of the design of the table. The indention which is a pass through to the kitchen in the left (west wall) come from the voids that are portions in the dining chairs.