INTERIOR ENSEMBLE:
Design II - Spring 2025
Retail Design
Location - Austin, TX (existing site)
Professor Nerea Feliz
This project explores the design of a bookstore within an existing site through a system of modular geometries. The space is organized around an interplay of solids and voids, creating a series of alcoves and niches that support both book display and informal seating.
A modular shelving system establishes a cohesive yet varied spatial language, where each unit adapts slightly to its context while maintaining an overall rhythm.
Upon entry, the space opens into a more public browsing area that leads toward a central raised platform designed for readings, presentations, and community gathering. Integrated seating within the shelving reinforces the connection between display and occupation.
As circulation continues, the space transitions into a narrower, more intimate zone, cultivating the quieter, more immersive atmosphere often associated with bookstores. A geometric pattern derived from the shelving system extends across skylights, walls, and flooring, visually linking elements of the space and reinforcing the underlying formal logic.
