REFORM

For this design assignment, we were tasked with designing a hotel room in which atmosphere, spatial quality, and user experience played a central role. The project had to be inspired by a self-selected film, whose visual language and themes would be translated into a spatial concept.

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In addition, students were expected to develop a detailed programme based on their own research. The design had to incorporate a variety of functions, including sleeping, bathing, working, relaxing, and storage. The challenge was to bring these everyday activities together in a way that felt innovative, spatially engaging, and appropriate for a contemporary hotel environment.

From this brief, I developed REFORM, a hotel room concept that explores flexibility, control, and the temporary way in which we inhabit spaces. The design is based on the idea that a hotel room never truly feels personal, yet it must still provide a place where guests can temporarily retreat, work, relax, and live.

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REFORM therefore revolves around transformable spaces and rotating panels that can be manipulated by the user. With a single movement, the layout of the room changes, creating different spatial configurations depending on the needs of the moment. The panels can, for example, separate the sleeping area from a more productive workspace, or simply conceal the chaos of an open suitcase.

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The design intentionally incorporates a subtle sense of irony. While the system suggests flexibility, personalization, and luxury, it simultaneously questions how much control and customization a temporary space actually requires. After ten hours of travelling, having to rearrange walls in order to relax feels both absurd and strangely logical.

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The spatial experience of REFORM is defined by fluid transitions, shifting perspectives, and an interior that appears to be in a constant state of transformation. The room evolves according to the way the user interacts with it, ensuring that no two experiences are exactly the same. Functionality and scenography merge into a space that balances efficiency, playfulness, and a critical reflection on contemporary hotel culture.

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REFORM is therefore more than a hotel room. It is an interior that explores the tension between comfort and control, luxury and absurdity, and the desire for rest versus the impulse to continually adapt and optimise our surroundings.