THIRD YEAR -  PARTNER: JESSICA GORDON

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PROJECT OBJECTIV TO DESIGN A RESTAURANT IN AN EXISITNG BUILDING. INSPIRED BY THE SMALL SPANISH FISHING VILLAGE OF CADAQUES, AND SALVADOR DALI, A MONUMENTAL FIGURE OF THE SURREALIST ART MOVEMENT WHO ONCE LIVED THERE, SOBREMESA IS AN EXPERIENTIAL RESTAURANT THAT SEEKS TO DISRUPT THE TRADITIONAL DINING EXPERIENCE BY PRESENTING THE DINER WITH SPACES, FURNISHINGS, AND DESIGN FEATURES THATEVOKE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE IN THE DINER, PROMPTING A DISCUSSION OF WHY CERTAIN NORMS ARE SO COMFORTABLE AND IF THESE NORMS CAN BE MANIPULATED WHILE STILL PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL DINING EXPERIENCE.