Designing for relationships

In achieving full respect for a historically saturated building, designing with meaningful concepts and intentions will be nonetheless the vertebrae of this project. Since partial completion in 2013, parts of the St. Giles House became available for hire, predominantly the gardens and library. They have hired out for photo shoots, weddings, a book launch and couple of charitable festivals on the property thus far. These events and the intention of a communal focus has geared my design to implicate the essence of social gatherings. During events and gatherings, people will always tend to communicate, observe and develop thoughts about their surroundings and those words that are exchanged, creating a personal link with themselves and another form. I intend to reconnect the social aspect of an event, connecting people with people and enhancing relationships within the property whether it be creating new relationships, building on existing ones or connecting guests with the spaces.