Omni | Hailey Megh Thomas

Project for Third Year, Dining Decor Design Project

Year: 2023

Location: National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad

Tools: Blender, Adobe Photoshop

Team: Hailey Thomas, Gauri Rathi, Irene Mahajan

The project was completed under the guidance of Prof. Manpreet Kushwaha, Department of Fashion and Lifestyle Accessories Design

Project Overview:

This project was aimed at creating a fine dining luxury experiential space on the theme of infinity which customers would experience while enjoying a 5 course meal.

The space was created as a an experiential dining to provide customers with unique food service and architecture which makes them question the aspects of infinity in the universe. It creates a multi-sensory experience for them to enjoy.

Target Audience:

The experimental class, who likes to try new food, enjoy new experinces and who have the pocket to spend enough.Mostly age 25-55 years.

Site Location:

The site location taken for this project was the Andaman Islands with their tropical climate, biodiversity, and red soil.

An additional boon of this location are the unique bioluminescence beaches that add to the feeling of an infinite whole.

Moodboard

Sketches and ideation

Elements of Infinity

Location: The restaurant would be situated on a cliff, overlooking the bioluminescence beach in the Andamans, which opens to the infinte horizon.

Optical Illusion: The restaurant is entered through a tunnel which leads to the second floor of the restaurant. This walkway has lights at the end, creating an optical illusion.

Autonomy in service: The space gives the experience of the omnipresent infinity represented through a central conveyor belt that brings food from the kitchen, giving a sense of autonomy to the service. This experience is further enhanced in the hospitality of the staff which is presented as a performance art.

Observatory: The second floor acts as an observatory where the guests can view the sunset, where the night sky meets the bioluminescence ocean across the horizon. This opens the space to the infinite night sky.

Auditory mimicry: This space includes an artificial waterfall to generate the sound of waves, bringing the outside in.

Accent Lighting: The seating on the ground floor is dimly lit to enhance the sensorial experience. The restaurant's centrepiece light is shaped like the glowing plankton in the ocean at night, that resembles an endless eye upon viewing it from under.