Retro Metal
Design Fundamentals II
New York Institute of Technology
I selected Untitled (2016), by Claire Rojas as a foundation for both the narritive and aesthetics behind Retro Metal. I converted nine distinctive shapes from the painting into 3D volumes belonging to three fictional characters named Lorem, Ipsum, and Dolor. Lorem, Ipsum, and Dolor lead accomplished lives in a futuristic world where all of humanity's problems have been solved and these volumes are components of their advanced hobbies. Retro Metal, a cliffside bathhouse, transforms these volumes into baths, representing the beauty of collaboration between great minds through the creation of a space for public rejuvenation from otherwise unrelated personal lives. Retro Metal also reflects the elegant curves of Claire Rojas' painting in every space.