This project explores a conceptual pied-à-terre designed for Keith Haring at 29 years old, the year he was diagnosed with HIV. The brief required an interior that reflects the artist's identity while functioning as a ‘safe space’. This safe space attempts to interpret Haring’s internal state during a period of personal transition. The design centers on the idea of limbo: a psychological and spatial ‘in between’. It expresses the duality between Haring’s public persona (predominantly outgoing and social) and his internal state of mind, where he likely experienced a sense of uncertainty, fear, and urgency following his diagnosis. The interior is intentionally ‘unfinished’, layered, and emotionally exposed. It functions as a lived-in space for social gatherings and attempts to reveal the weight of Haring’s thoughts and emotions at the time.
