Throughout my university experience, I have explored designs that respond to the emotional void often present in modern interiors. With a focus on memory and history, my work aims to create intimate spaces where people feel comfortable reconnecting with themselves and others.

Grounded in the historic context of St James Mill in Norwich, this project reimagines the site as an environment that fosters connection to both community and heritage. Inspired by Norwich’s identity as “The City of Stories,” the design becomes a physical manifestation of narrative, embedding storytelling into spatial experience.

 

A render showing a dramatic mezzanine and textile installation flowing down through the space.

Originally built as a final attempt to revive the once-thriving textile industry, the mill’s legacy informs the concept, symbolizing interwoven relationships between people, place, and history. Through this approach, the design restores emotional resonance, warmth, and a sense of belonging within the built environment.

Bedroom render of a hotel room made for families or groups of people. These rooms showcase dramatic colorful textiles overtop the beds. Every textile being different within each room.
Ground floor and 1st floor plan are shown rendered in red and green and blue representing the river wensum that is directly next to the building. These plans are built around a mezzanine in the center of the building.
A render showing a platform and stairs that separates the restaurant places directly next to the reception/bar area.
This is a sectional perspective technical drawing of the design within st james mill showing a dramatic mezzanine that tapers up at the top and has an inverted textile intervention flowing down the building through the mezzanine.