Interior and Furniture Design Portfolio

DESIGN PORTFOLIO
NIHAR ROHIT SONI
INTERIOR & FURNITURE DESIGNER

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERIOR DESIGN
1. Apartment Suites 1
2. Boutique Hotel 5
3. Studio Apartment 7
4. Sculpture Museum 9
5. Thesis: Drug Rehabilitation Centre 13
6. 3DS Max 2015 Vray Renders 22
FURNITURE DESIGN
7. Dining Chair: Khila 23
8. Wall Lamp: Coil 26
9. Arm Chair: Nariyal 28
10. Dining Table: Contipse 31
11. Floor Lamp: Diamond Lamp 34
12. Public Space Seating: Hex 36
13. Entertainment Unit: Tetris 39

Apartment Suites at Torre Del Gallo, Firenze
Ground Floor Sc.1:150
Interior Design Studio: Apartment Suites, Firenze Prof. Peter Forbes
1.
An abandoned empty space is created into two multi
level penthouse apartments at Torre del Gallo in
Florence with a breathtaking view of Tuscan hills.
Considering the laws, facade of the building cannot
be altered and no basement can be excavated.

2.
First Floor Sc.1:150
Front of the building is split
into two levels and backside of
the building is split into three
levels. Ground floor in the front
has a home theatre and first
floor of the front part is a
seating room facing the valley
in the Tuscan hills. Terraces
are made on either sides of the
building which can be accessed
from the seating area.
On the backside, on the ground floor is the kitchen and
the dining area. First floor has two bedrooms with
attached bathrooms and a common balcony/terrace
for the two rooms.

3.
First Floor Sc.1:150
Second floor on the backside
has two rooms. One is a mas-
ter bedroom with an attached
bathroom and a balcony. Other
room is an activity or a
recreational room with a bar
and also attached to the
balcony. In the front side is a
void looking over the seating
area, thus the seating area has
a high ceiling making it look big
and more spacious.

4.
Roof/Terrace Sc.1:150
A roof top garden and pool is made for both the
apartments, common in use. Several skylights are used
to naturally illuminate the inside of the penthouse
apartments. Pool is on the back side of the apartment
with an elevated deck around it overlooking the garden
and then the beautiful tuscan hills. Existing structure
has the exposed stonework for the walls which is
retained. Two luxurious pent house apartment suites
are created in an existing abandoned tuscan building.
Maximum possible utilization of space is done by
giving all the amenities required for a family. These twin
apartments are made for corporates who come to
Florence for work or who want to live with their family
with a touch of country side.

Boutique Hotel at Piazza Della Repubblica, Firenze
Interior Design Studio: Boutique Hotel, Firenze Prof. Peter Forbes
5.
3rd
Floor 4th
Floor 5th
Floor
One of the most popular public squares, Piazza Della Repubblica, in the breathtaking city of Florence is surrounded by many cafes
and restaurants. Besides them are the post office, government offices and a boutique hotel on the 3rd
,4th
and 5th
floor of a
building on the south west corner of the piazza. The main idea was to implement the design style of Florence in a minimal way in
the restoration of this boutique hotel. So the inspiration was taken from the long corridors in the city, narrow streets with arched
hallways, arches over the windows and huge wooden carved doors. Also the Frescoes done over the ceiling were taken as an
inspiration to create a harmonic connection between the hotel hallway and the city itself. There were two types of rooms made in
the hotel namely standard Rooms and suites. 3rd
floor has five standard rooms. 4th
floor has two suites. And the 5th
floor has two
standard rooms and one suite. Each floor was give a small storage room for storing the room essentials. Trying to keep it as minimal
as possible was challenging considering the minute design elements of Firenze.

Interior Design Studio: Boutique Hotel, Firenze Prof. Peter Forbes
6.
The renders above are of the Suite. The picture on the left shows the bedroom with the minimal touch of having the arched ceiling
and exposed stonework on the wall. This room is facing towards the piazza which gives a lively environment and reminds us of being
in the city. A wooden flooring is done in the room and the bathroom. Backlit onyx in the bathroom reminds us of the city of lights
that is Florence. The light posts running along the river Arno which is dissecting the city of Florence. Below is the standard room
which less spacious and has less amenities compared to the suite. The picture in the middle shows the hallway to the rooms. Arched
ceilings with rich frescoes done reminds us of those huge frescoed ceiling in the cathedrals and the Italian art. Also the lights are
giving an important addition to the minimal design of the hotel in order to give the impact of being in a city of lights. This project
was done to understand the impact of the city in a closed structure with a minimal designer mind. These rooms and the hallway in
the boutique hotel were designed keeping in mind the artistic and design elements used in the city with a minimal touch.

Restoration of a Studio
Apartment, Firenze
Interior Design Studio: Studio Apartment, Firenze Prof. Peter Forbes
7.
Floor Plan
Restoration of a bachelor’s pad or a
studio apartment by the river Arno in
Florence. Client is an Indian, who likes
ethnicity, traditional Indian colors and
the culture. Thus the materials and color
palette used to restore this apartment
reminds him of being in India. A diwan or
a single bed a bit bigger than the
traditional single bed is set in the living
area/bedroom for its multi purpose. It
can be used to sit or to sleep on. As
required by the client, a four seater
table is placed in order to eat or to do
some work on the table. Client is a
student so he wants facilities in the
apartment in case of other students
coming over to work on the projects.
Light wood is used for flooring and dark wood
is used for the wardrobe and other furniture
like bed, side table, storage units. Dining/
study table is made with dark wood top and
stainless steel legs. The studio apartment has
a small bathroom with a shower cubicle,
toilet and a basin. It is a perfect apartment for
a student studying abroad who has a limited
budget to live upon. This apartment lies in a
lively part of the city and is easily accesible
from the grocery stores, school, library,
restaurants and cafeterias.

Materials used: Maple & Birch for flooring
Teak wood for furniture
Stainless steel
Interior Design Studio: Studio Apartment, Firenze Prof. Peter Forbes
8.
This studio apartment has a small pantry sufficient enough for one person to cook and wash. Washing machine is placed under the
counter next to the pantry. Thus inspite of limitation of the size, this particular studio apartment has all the required amenities by
the client and is remodeled into a desirable apartment.

Loggia Dei Rucellai, Firenze
Interior Design Studio: Art Museum, Firenze Prof. Walter Olsen Lorenzo
9.
Loggia Dei Rucellai lies in the
heart of the city-Florence. It is an
open museum where people can
pass by and have a look at the art
pieces exhibited in the place. The
main idea behind restoring this
loggia was taken from
excavation of land mass. As new
levels couldnt be made in this
existing structure, excavation was
done in order to use the space
with complete utilization.
Also, inspiration was taken from
amphitheatre. Thus in the
provided rectangular area, an
excavation is carried out in order
to make an amohitheatre like
museum where people can sit or
walk around to examine the art
pieces placed in here.
As seen above on the left are the
basic evolution sketches of the space.
Different levels are created beneath
the floor level by excavating the
land where people can walk or sit as
shown in the sketches. The main idea
for people to sit is because they can
examine and carefully study the art
pieces as long as they want to instead
of just passing by them or standing in
front of them. Another important idea
was to have 360 degrees view of the
art pieces so people can go all around
them and see them with keen
interest.

Sculpture by August Murer
and Carlo Scarpa, Venice
10.
Five statues and two sculptures, in total seven art pieces are exhibited in the loggia dei rucellai. As shown in the sketches
below, idea of excavation and amphithetre is used. Details are emphasized and inspired from Carlo Scarpa’s work. He has focused
on minute detail and differences in levels in the museum at Venice. A sculpture made by August Murer and Carlo Scarpa in Venice
showing parts of human on different levels of ground is also taken as an inspiration. These sort of steps are excavated and sculpted
out of the ground so people can sit on it. Also it helps to see the art pieces from different heights to get different views. Five
statues exhibited in the middle of the loggia are Torso of Venus, Male Torso, Aphrodite Kneeling, Diana and Apollo. Two art pieces
are a roman entablature and a sarcophagus. The roman entablature is placed on a pedestal to maintain its originality of height.
Sarcophagus is placed on an elevated pedestal from the floor level. Both of these art pieces are placed at the opposite ends of the
middle excavated region where the remaining Five statues are placed. As shown in the sketches below, the idea of excavation and
carving of land is incorporated in the Loggia. Pedestals are made to display the art pieces or statues in such a way that people can
go around it and examine the exhibited piece with the maximum possible view. The original florentine design of the rucellai is
retained with some changes in it to make an exhibition centre for the art pieces.

venus
hercules
aphrodite
kneeling
apollo
diana
Plan Sc. 1:200
Section X-X’ Sc. 1:200 Section Y-Y’ Sc. 1:200
East Elevation Sc. 1:200 North Elevation Sc.1:200
11.
Axonometric View
Difference in the levels is visible in the sectional
elevations on the right. As shown people can sit or
stand and walk around the art pieces to examine.

12.

Interior Design Thesis: Drug Rehabilitation Centre
Interior Design Studio Thesis: Drug Rehabilitation Centre, Mumbai Prof. Marc DiDomenico
13.
Site Plan
New Found Life is a Drug rehabilitation
centre made in the suburban capital of
Mumbai city. Previously a sports club, Otters
club at Carter Road, Bandra west is
redeveloped in to an out patient drug
rehabilitation centre. Considering the
statistics of drug abusers in Mumbai, it is
very essential to have rehabilitation centres
and hospitals to take care of the users. New
Found Life Drug rehabilitation centre is a
minimal rehab centre which doesnt serve the
purpose of the hospital, but once
de-toxicated, patients are brought here for
further therapies and activities. It has three
floors/levels and a sea facing garden with a
pool for the patients to revitalize
themselves. There are doctors available in
case of consultation and emergency. There
are single occupancy and sharing rooms
available for the patients to stay for their
respective therapies and treatments. Dining
rooms and recreational facilities are
available for the patients staying in the
rehabilitation centre. People from all types
of backround can come to this rehabilitation
centre for the therapies. There is no
restriction based on classes, castes,
religions or any other discrimination barriers.

14.
As you enter the building, you see a
reception or a front desk. There are
doctors room for consultation of the
patients. There is a waiting area for the
friends and relatives of the patients.
Meeting rooms for the board of directors
and trustees is also on the ground floor.
There is a recreational room with paint
boards, ping pong tables, snooker tables
and an interactive library for the patients.
An indoor and outdoor cafeteria for the
doctors, visitors and patients facing the
Arabian sea. Beyond the recreational area,
towards the sea, lies the pool followed by
a garden where patients can do yoga or
socialize with each other in nature’s fresh
air. There are 2 eliptical skylights going all
the way to the ceiling from the ground floor
itself which naturally illuminates the space
in ample amount during the day time. 1 of it
falls in front of the reception and the other
is in the recreational area.

15.
On the first floor, there is the kitchen with
a service elevator next to it. There a dining
room facing the arabian sea for the patients
to use. There are single, twin, triple and
four people sharing rooms on this floor for
the patients to live in. There are common
toilets and shower area for the patients on
the north side of the floor. There are two
nurses room where nurses and staff
members takecare of their respective jobs.
Patients are placed in their respective
rooms considering their state of mind, if
they are able to socialize or they still need
to develop the socializing behaviour thus
there are different types of rooms on
sharing basis.

16.
On the second floor there is a community
hall where patients can sit together and
have conversations about their lives. Several
activities like teaching, presentations, short
movies and films, relaxing, playing games
can be carried out in the community area.
There are more rooms with sharing/non
sharing purposes for the patients. There are
more washrooms and toilets on this floor as
there is no kitchen and nurses room on this
floor.

17.
Exploded Isometric

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22.
3DS Max 2015 with VRay Renders Prof. Fred Avitaia
Profeciency in 3d modeling and rendering software
3DS Max 2015 with VRay renderer. Ability to
control lights, shadows, materials, textures,
environment, reflections and cameras in desired
ways.

Dining Chair: KHILA880

450
430

15
o

SECTION
AA

420

480

15mm
Oak
Wood

Polyurethane
Screws

19mm

Dia.

Stainless
Steel
Legs

FRONT
ELEVATION

475

470

TOP
VIEW

A

Furniture Design Studio: Dining Chair Prof. Leonardo Rossano
23.
Khila means a nail or a screw in Hindi. As shown above are some initial sketches to come up with
an unconventional but a comfortable dining chair. The nails sketched above would not poke a
person sitting on it as there are multiple nails which holds the surface area of a sitting person.
Khila is a light weight stackable dining chair made with bent plywood for seat, polyurethane
screws for cushioning and stainless steel legs. Polyurethane screws are literally screwed in the
bent plywood seat to make a cushion to sit on. These are medium density screws and could be
easily replaced if damaged. Initially Khila was more like a sculpture as you can see in the first two
sketches, then it was deduced further to get a conventional chair shape and design but still
using the same idea of having the screws in the plywood seat. Polyurethane is available in
different thickness and densities and could be moduled in various forms industrially. Its foam like
property helps one to use it in various ways. It is thick and durable at the same time so it can
take the load of an individual sitting on it. It comes in various colours so variations could be
created.

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SCREW
DETAIL

60

25

AXONOMETRIC

24.
Above shown are the evolution sketches of the chair and the
screw detail sketches. Design was deduced from an art piece
chair to a conventional dining chair using the same concept
of screws on the seat and the back rest. Different versions of
the chair can be created using different color of the screws as
shown in the pictures on the left.

25.

Wall Lamp: COIL
Bronze bent metal for the lamp
shade
Chrome metal sheet for wall
mount
26.
Front View
Top View
Coil is a wall lamp
inspired from Labrynth.
Labrynth is a maze like
pattern to create
confusion for the user to
get through it. Labrynth
has its own uniqueness
and can be customized
according to the
requirements. As shown
in the pictures on the
right are some
examples of Labrynth
used in various ways. In
earlier times many
civilizations were made
on the basis of Labrynth
in order to create
difficulty for an intruder
to go through it.
Labrynth can be
geometrical as well.
Furniture Design Studio: Wall Lamp Prof. Francesco Ciulli

27.
The sketches shown earlier is the design process of the lamp. Various shapes
and patterns were made to use the concept of Labrynth and a semi spherical
shape was chosen. Maze like patters were made in various geometrical shapes
and worked upon to achieve the final design of the lamp. Coil is wall lamp
mainly used in hotel lobbies, corridors, hallways. It is made with metal lamp
shade. Bronze metal is used to give a rich look. Slits are made to seep the
light out of the shade. Chrome metal sheet is used to make the wall mount of
the lamp. An inner glass diffuser is an optional attachment. It could be used if
required by the client or user. The rich look of the lamp makes a higher value
and usefulness in the commercial sector. Also the number of materials used to
make this prticular lamp is really less so it could be produced easily in the
industries.
Furniture Design Studio: Wall Lamp Prof. Francesco Ciulli

Arm Chair: NARIYAL
Plywood
Polyurethane Foam
Memory Foam
28.
Nariyal means a coconut in Hindi. The concept was derived from a dry coconut
and further the arm chair was evolved from the shape of the coconut itself.
Nariyal has a wooden framework and has foams of different densities like
polyurethane foam and memory foam for cushioning. The foam is further
covered with fabric of different colours or leather as required, thus various
options are available. Nariyal can be used at home or offices or waiting areas,
lobbies of hotels and various commercial and residential places. Vibrant coloured
options makes the chair look bold and creates an impact in the space it is used.
It is not stackable and not a heavy chair as the skeleton is made out of wood.
Stainless steel legs are used. As the concept is derived from a coconut it is
called Nariyal arm chair. It can be mass produced industrially if required.
Furniture Design Studio: Dining Chair Prof. Lapo Binazzi

29.

30.

Dining Table: CONTIPSE
15mm Frosted Glass for
the Table top.
25mm Oak wood counter top
connecting the legs.
Stainless
steel
cylinders in
the shape
of a cone
for the
legs.
31.
Contours are formed naturally and artificially. An outline or a boundary to something is
generalised as Contours. Naturally formed contours are conceptualized and further
simplified to a minimal dining table. Sketches on the right are some basic dining tables
inspired from natire and contours. In order to avoid the inorganic shapes, geometrical
shape Elipse is used to maintain the minimality. Thus merging contours with an elipse, a
Contipse is formed. A service counter is made under the main table top to keep the
coasters and cutleries. Contipse is a six seater dining table preferably made for residential
purposes.
Furniture Design Studio: Dining Table Prof. Leonardo Rossano

32.
The materials used to make this dining table are
glass for the table top, plywood for the service
counter under the table top and hollow stainless
steel legs. Legs are joined to the table top and
goes through the service counter holding it to the
legs to give stability to the table.

33.

Floor Lamp: DIAMOND LAMP
34.
Isometric ViewTop View
Scientific principle of dispersion of light is used in this
decorative lamp called as Diamond Lamp. Main idea
was to create the dispersion effect all over the space
around the lamp using a simple glass crystal diamond.
A beam of light is hit on the diamond from below and
goes through it to disperse the light. Diamond is held on
a movable arms to move it upwards and downwards to
play around with pattern of dispersion.
Furniture Design Studio: Floor Lamp Prof. Lapo Binazzi

35.
The materials used to make this lamp are a glass crystal
diamond, stainless steel cone to encompass the bulb in it and a
stainless steel rod. Its a floor lamp used for decorative purposes
only.
Furniture Design Studio: Floor Lamp Prof. Lapo Binazzi

Public space Seating: HEX
36.
Top View Section XX’
Top View Section YY’
Public space seating has to have alot of considerations before designing and
planning such as Proxemics, materials, volume, colours, etc. Hex is
conceptualized from the geometrical shape Hexagon as it has six sides and
has many variations if used more than one hexagons. Different
configurations are made using various hexagons to have ineractions with
people seating around thus this sort of seating system can be used at
public spaces like waiting areas of hotels and hospitals, aiports,
railway/bus stations etc.
Furniture Design Studio: Public space Seating Prof. Leonardo Rossano

• Intimate distance for embracing, touching or
whispering
• Close phase – less than 6 inches (15 cm)
• Far phase – 6 to 18 inches (15 to 46 cm)
• Personal distance for interactions among
good friends or family members
• Close phase – 1.5 to 2.5 feet (46 to 76 cm)
• Far phase – 2.5 to 4 feet (76 to 122 cm)
• Social distance for interactions among
acquaintances
• Close phase – 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 m)
• Far phase – 7 to 12 feet (2.1 to 3.7 m)
• Public distance used for public speaking
• Close phase – 12 to 25 feet (3.7 to 7.6 m)
• Far phase – 25 feet (7.6 m) or more.
37.
Materials usedto make Hex are wood for
framework, fabric of diferent colours,
different density foams for cushioning. A
back rest is added to the piece if required.
Thus there are various configurations with
the back rest or without the backrest. Public
space Proxemics is mainly put under
consideration whilst designing this system.

38.

Entertainment Unit: TETRIS
Telescopic hinges for
shutters.
Dark and light wood for
shelves.
Black reflective glass for
shutters.
SS custom channels
39.
Front ViewSide View
Channel Detail
Top View
Tetris is an entertainment unit designed for the living rooms or entertainment rooms in houses and
commercial places. Its just not a cabinet for a television, but can hold up other things like a home
theater system, cd/dvd players, gramophone, books, art pieces, candles stands etc. The concept is
derived from the game tetris where certain cubes are played and placed around achieving different
formations. The shelves and drawers on the back support panel can be slided horizontally to have
different configurations as required by the user. Few shelves have shutters to protect the objects
placed up on while the others are open for easy accesibility. Decorative objects like flower vases and
artistic sculptures could be placed upon the shelves as well. Main materials used to make Tetris are
dark and light plywood for the shelves, black reflective glass for the shutters, stainless steel custom
channels to slide the drawers and shelves horizontally and telescopic hinges for the shutters.
Furniture Design Studio: Entertainment Unit Prof. Lapo Binazzi

40.
Furniture Design Studio: Entertainment Unit Prof. Lapo Binazzi

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