Royal College of Art
Specialisms: Architecture / Interior Design / Film & Animation
Location: London, United Kingdom
First Name: Cleo
Last Name: Zhang
Specialisms: Architecture / Interior Design / Film & Animation
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My Location: London, United Kingdom
University / College: Royal College of Art
Course / Program Title: Interior Design MA
At the intersection of architecture and storytelling, Cleo Zhang crafts spatial designs that captivate and resonate. While her foundation is steeped in the rich narratives of game and cinematic studies, her journey is anything but linear. She's a self-learner, diving into the depths of coding and computer graphics out of pure curiosity. This willingness to wander beyond the familiar allows her designs to feel both timeless and timely. Every space isn’t just a place but a story, subtly told.
How can interior design strategies optimize the symbiosis between virtual and physical spaces? Can it help to address the challenges of future economic downturn? When our consciousness is free to wander in the vast electronic ocean, our body should not be confined. We yearn for real life—a true living space that combines the two halves of our existence: virtual and physical, online and offline, work and socializing, thoughts and senses. What we need is a space that blends the convenience brought by technology with our ideal poetic way of dwelling. This project predicts a new type of parasitic housing under the symbiotic relationship between virtuality and reality in 2050 and explores the possibility in sharing economy.