Hotel Rivera brings the experience of the riverfront as the interface between water and the rustic urban-ness of Old Montreal into the spaces. Forms and materials show the contrast between the qualities of water- such as fluidity, transparency and reflectivity- and the urban- through rougher textures of the cobblestone streets and building facades. The spaces are an expression of the water hitting the shore, reflective and rustic, smooth and tactile, and organic shaped and linear. Veined, polished marble, reflective metals, and fluid membranes are river materials, while textured stones and wood are urban materials. In the public spaces, adjacent zones are demarcated using a change in material in an organic shape like the flow of the river. A continuous river motif runs along the walls, tying the interiors together. The ceiling too has an expression of fluidity, using a translucent membrane with droplet shaped lights. The zones within the hotel room interiors are indicated by a subtler change in materials. The river motif is reinterpreted artistically on features walls painted in the color of the river. Corridors have murals by local artists, of Old Montreal and St Lawrence river.
Bio With an MFA degree in Interior Design, a Master of Architecture degree, and experience in healthcare architecture, the driving force behind my designs is the experience of the user within the space. While I enjoy exploring different aesthetic styles for each project, my approach is rooted in research on the program, user, site, history and cultural qualities of the intended project. Design shapes commmunities, and I believe tasteful design choices should be for people of all backgrounds and socio economic statuses. Design equity is what I aim to achieve as a professional Interior Designer.
Other prizes - New York School of Interior Design Chairman's Award for Academic Excellence 2023 - Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2023 Student Winner - IDA 2023 Gold - IDA 2023 Bronze (Cultural Interior Design- Exhibition Center, Cultural Interior Design- Museum) - IDA 2023 Honorable Mention - IDA 2022 Silver (Interior Design - Museum, Exhibits, Pavilions and exhibitions) - LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2022 Honorable Mention - New York School of Interior Design Institutional Scholarship
