And A Place to Call Home

When  their  youngest  daughter was  diagnosed  with  a  rare form of  lymphoma,  the McAvoy family was  living  in the northernmost stretch  of Mt. Pleasant, making  their  fartoo-frequent  drive  to  chemotherapy  sessions a real road trip. The family decided it was best to sell their home and move into a rental unit near downtown while they constructed a home closer to MUSC Children’s Hospital.  This  process  placed  a  burden on  their heart  for  other  families  traveling long  distances  to  take  their  sick  children to medical treatments; not only is the journey emotionally taxing, but it is also fnancially  taxing. Matt and Amy began a nonproft organization known as The Journey House, which  currently  funds hotel  stays close  to MUSC  for  families who need  the assistance. Their  future plan  is  to build a home  downtown  to  house  these  families.   

The Room

Imagine having a balcony above you, literally hanging from the ceiling as you dine. This restaurant makes your dining experience and engaging one.

The challenge is to create an overall spatial experience for this restaurant of being sophisticated yet affordable. The dining area is confined within a singular space just like room, to go beyond the physical limitation on the size of the restaurant, we draw inspiration from the Dutch artist, Maurits Cornelis Escher to transform the “room” into an engaging place.

Based in Hong Kong, the single room restaurant has more than the standart number of windows, walls and floors as the ceiling is made up of balconies, stairs and windows.