Game Center

This project attempts to divide a currently banal office style space into a young, lively, relaxed lounge atmosphere for a local university. The approach taken to achieve this was to focus on dramatic lighting scenarios while creating smaller gathering spaces partitioned by light. This light partition not only acts as an object defining space but also uniquely ties and identifies the university to the space. This was normally executed on campus by focusing on color schemes or literal image relationships. Our approach used the light partition as a metaphor for the gooey, amber; shiny, transparent bear treat, "HONEY". The qualities of honey create an undeniable subtle relationship to the university while making the space a special place. Along with the light partition simply reorganizing and locating light in areas that create high contrast and frame space create variations in mood to define different areas of the program.
The second component of the project and maybe just as critical as light is the super graphics and pop culture icons used in the space. Images of the “The Big Lebowski” and “Kingpin” as cult classics set the stage for a whimsical and youthful atmosphere.