Every Day Morrocan

                        Designers take Moroccan shapes like the keyhole arch, the arabesque, and 

                the Moorish arch and utilize it in fabric, furniture, lighting, and decorative  pieces in interior design. These pieces have so much character, love them. 

Morrocan inspired dresses

Natural Treats...

With spring just around the corner, it is time to celebrate what mother nature gave us! With accessories hand crafted by the earths natural treats:

1. Turquoise beaded chandelier, comes in different natural stones

2. A fig tree plant, designer indoor tree

3. Mother of pearl inlaid mirror

4. Amathyst candle holder

5. Marble carved lotus flower bowl

The new flower..

      While redesigning my new apartment, I wanted to accessorize with natural things that work with  any color palette. Succulents! I absolutely love them, the variety they come in, the different cool ashy greens, blues, and grays, and have the look of desert flowers. They make great additions to any space that needs accessorizing.

A series of these photos make for beautiful artwork. In my apartment I took a series of four photos and placed them in a square arrangement and they look incredible.. pictures to come!

Great driftwood branch chandelier I stumbled upon in a florist shop.

Example of Sketchup work: Media Room

    Here is a 3D model I created through sketchup.  It has an organic feeling, and a consistent flow through the room. This space was split into three spaces. The first part into a game room, the second part into the main media room, and the third part into a library and arts and crafts room.

Kitchen view of the entry to the media room, glass slider door pocket into the wall, so that there is privacy when someone is in the kitchen or watching a movie.

Conceptual image

Redesign of Family Room and Entry

This client wanted a simple traditional look mixed with spanish. For their spaces, we chose a neutral white canvas, and added rich colors to accent the spaces. We utilized dark woods that looked distressed, and mixed in elegant accessories, orchids, and colorful artwork.

               


            

Vino Del Sole Winery

Sole De Vino

           I am proposing a small boutique hotel that is comprised of 20 rooms, each a suite, with an outdoor patio attached. This property will be a winery, where guests can stay and enjoy the wine from the vineyard, go to the restaurant on site, and enjoy the beauty, nature, and serenity that is Malibu. The property will house a small hillside of grape vines, and will evoke the romantic feeling of being in wine country.

            The idea of this property is the wine culture, the food, the grapes, the old world charm and experience of wine itself. On the site people will enjoy the process of how wine is made, and see the barrels, and the fermentation process. The experience they will have at this boutique hotel should be one to remember and evoke a sense of history, knowledge, and culture. Each experience should enrich all of the senses, from the beauty of the grounds, to the taste of the wine, to the old world charm of the architecture.

            The aging process of the wine barrel is my concept for this hotel. This hotel is based around the ancient process of fermenting wine, the experience, and culture that comes along with it. The architecture of the property is Spanish with hints of Andalusian details. Spain is known for its incredible wine connoisseurship and Andalusia in the north which boasts incredible Moorish architecture. These two wine cultures inspired me to research the colors, textures, and shapes often found in their interiors and exteriors. In my design I integrated these elements along with the serenity and spa quality one feels when they are at the beach, or in the canyons. Throughout the architecture and design of the buildings there are accents of moorish colors, shapes, or textures.

       I am bringing in a color pallete of the ocean, and local vegetation around the area. I am using wood that resembles driftwood, wood that has been aged naturally by the earth, similiar to the aging of wine. I am utilizing a serene color pallete that resembles colors found in the  Eucalyptus, Sycamore, and Oak, which are indigenous in Malibu. 

      Nestled in the canyon of Malibu this property will overlook the mountains and existing vineyards across the way. It will be tranquil, and will feel like you are hundreds of miles away from the hustle bustle of the city, even though it is only 20 miles away. It will be a destination for locals, tourists, and people who want to experience good wine, culture, and nature. 
The design of this hotel and winery was developed through extensive research, conceptual sketches, drafting on Autocad, and a three dimensional model was rendered on sketchup. 

Inspiration Images

                                                 Lobby, Wine Tasting Bar, & Wine Cellar

Winery Perspective

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Sections

Closeup Perspective of Winery 

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Fabrics and materials for Lobby

Lobby View: Antiqued terra cotta tiling, natural plaster mission finish, distressed wood beams stained.

 

 

View of lobby and reception desk

Antique reception desk, carved with pressed tin, hand-blown glass insetting the plaster wall (backlit at night with a glow). Antique wrought iron chandelier above, antique Moroccan oil lanterns flanking the office behind reception.

View of back of lobby, spanish chairs with tooled leather flank the consol. View of back exit to garden deck.

View of Wine bar off to the left of the lobby. Wine bar consists of a driftwood horizontal wood, with a large French tin distressed antiqued mirror. The lanterns are Moroccan lanterns that also are antiques.

View of wine bar seating area, custom nailhead door, and exterior. Materials are consistent with the lobby area: natural plaster finish on the walls with a mission rub finish. Wood stained beams and doors which look old world and distressed.

View of entrance from wine bar to wine tasting room. 

View #2 of wine tasting room 

Basement wine cellar underground, brick and mortared ceiling, with a view of the wine bar at the back. Oversized wine barrels are featured.