Adaptive Re-use of Watt Brothers site

By: Leon Elsa Baby

Master of Design - Interior Design

The Design aims to adaptively reuse the current Watt Brothers site on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, and convert it into a space that provides ‘Sustenance of the Soul’ for the user. The space is defined as a Cafe, Pub, hidden library and workspace, and an interactive sensory experiential maze.

The material and color palettes have been carefully considered to enhance the emotions and sensations felt by the user as they move along the space.

The idea behind the design is to allow the user to lend their emotions to the space and in turn, the space lends its aura to them, which entices and emancipates their perceptions and thoughts. Therefore, creating an ‘experience’ that translates as a ‘Transaction’ for the Sustenance space.