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The Commons

The Invisible Party

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The Commons by The Invisible Party - Steve Herud
The Commons by The Invisible Party - Steve Herud
The Commons by The Invisible Party - Steve Herud
The Commons by The Invisible Party - Steve Herud

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Material
5.40
6.60
6.00
6.30
6.08
Julian Lwin
Julian Lwin Spatial Design Director at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
Some great details - beautiful unif...
6
6
6
6
6
Alexander Fehre
Alexander Fehre Founder at Studio Alexander Fehre
Waiting chairs are a great! Maybe f...
6
5
5
6
5.5
Jayati Sinha
Jayati Sinha Physical and Digital Experience Designer at Fjord @ Accenture
Loving the randomized furniture ! T...
6
5
7
5
5.75
Benjamin Kaplan
Benjamin Kaplan Design Director Global Brand Experience at Nike
The design does not feel cohesive....
4
5
4
4
4.25
Jump Lee
Jump Lee Design Director at One fine day studio & partners
4
6
4
3
4.25
Karol Suguikawa
Karol Suguikawa Creative Director at Karol Suguikawa Design
5
5
5
5
5
Ekaterina Elizarova
Ekaterina Elizarova Founder and Creative Director at Elizarova Design Studio
4
5
4
5
4.5
Yanfei Li
Yanfei Li Founder and Design Director at 8877 Interiors
5
5
3
4
4.25
Alberto Martinez
Alberto Martinez Sales Manager of Central Europe at Andreu World
6
6
6
5
5.75
Studio Lotus
Studio Lotus Architect and Interior Designer at Studio Lotus
5
6
5
5
5.25
Marjan van Aubel
Marjan van Aubel Solar Designer at Marjan van Aubel Studio
5
5
8
3
5.25
Olga Sundukova
Olga Sundukova Cofounder at Sundukovy Sisters
5
5
5
5
5
Andrew Mcmullan
Andrew Mcmullan Director at Mcmullan Studio
4
4
4
5
4.25
Julien Sebban
Julien Sebban Architect at Uchronia
5
5
5
5
5
Client
The Student Hotel
Floor area
250 ㎡
Completion
2020

The Commons is both restaurant and event space and part of the newly opened The Student Hotel in Delft, The Netherlands. The restaurant, together with the rest of the public areas of the hotel, were designed according to circular design principles. With the multifunctional character and the numerous public functions of the restaurant in mind, The Invisible Party managed to incorporate usability and to create a visual link between The Student Hotel and Delft University of Technology, by combining a technical theme with the playful character of The Student Hotel. The restaurant design was inspired by the concept of a ‘grand café’ and designed for students and locals alike. Lush indoor planting, rounded shapes, and bold colors soften the concrete columns and the floor to ceiling glazing. Curtains, industrial chandeliers, and large banquette seating create different zones, where guests can dine and work. The heart of The Commons is the fifteen-meter long cocktail bar that doubles up as an open kitchen. The eclectic materials and color palette of recycled plastic tables, sky blue bar stools, bright red sofas, and a recycled confetti screed floor ensure that the space is always decorated, even before the tables have been set. To ensure easy disassembly in the future, most of the fixed furniture is modularly designed, and the use of glue was avoided in its construction. This way their individual parts can be recycled or repurposed at the end of their use by sourcing them back into the production cycle. To tell the full story of the product’s life cycle TSH’s own plastic waste, such as recycled milk caps, was used to create individual elements of the interior. Designing under sustainable principles, with the aim for the interior to be fully circular is still in its early stages and a new endeavour to make a positive impact. As there are no written standards yet, every choice had to be made by weighing up all the different options to receive the best possible outcome. Staying true to the initial design concept while trying to find the best sustainable solution was hereby the biggest challenge. Tricky questions that arose during this additional effort, were for example whether steel parts were to be lacquered in accordance with the designated color palette or to be left bare, with just an oil layer for protection, to ensure easy recycling at the end of their life cycle. In addition hygiene and safety standards had to be followed and taken into consideration during the entire design process.