Omea Hall

Student

Dunedin School of Architecture https://hallog2.myportfolio.com/home Dunedin / Queenstown Available For Hire Email them

I’m a Master of Architecture student in my final year, exploring architecture through a phenomenological lens with a focus on enhanced haptic experiences. Professionally, I’m driven to work at the intersection of people and architecture, creating environments that support wellbeing, invite embodied interaction, and genuinely benefit those who use them. I’m excited to see where this journey takes me as I step into the professional world and continue to develop a practice grounded in materiality, beautiful spaces and human connection.

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The Wine Room

The Wine Room is a visionary design that’s objective is to redefine the traditional cellar door experience by integrating boutique accommodation and an experiential visitor programme at the Yealands Winery in Marlborough, New Zealand. The architecture uses a dynamic contrast between the sweeping curves of the structure inspired by the site's natural contours and the linearity of the vines, creating a dialogue between the built and natural environments. The project uses materiality to support the sustainable ethos with the use of biochar —a material derived from vineyard grape mark from site — within the fiber-reinforced concrete structure.

Year of Completition

2024

Type

Academic work

Role

Designer

Summit Spa's

This design is for a Spa facility on Queenstown's, Coronet Peak. It is nestled into the side of the mountain right beside the top chairlift on the ski field with the peak directly above. The aim for this design was to create a sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life - addressing the fact that our modern world has become so busy and over stimulating and is causing more people to have mental health issues. This design proposal is all about creating a moment of pause and respite from everyday life - stripping it back to the pure basics, creating an experience that improves the wellness of the users.

This design was a finalist in the Design Institute of New Zealand BEST Design Awards in the Student Spatial category in 2024.

Year of Completition

2023