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Flavia Minganti

Hello, hello! I am Flavia, a Brazilian with a yearning desire for human connections and life experiences. By having a strong instinct for efficient organization and problem solving skills that build on deep empathetic and inclusive values, I strive to design memorably stunning spaces that are functional and accessible to all. Being someone who is passionate about arts, architecture, people and the mysteries of the universe, I am eager to learn and explore everything there is about interior design.

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Project Overview

Chocolate Practices Educational Centre. A place designed to enhance Education, Networking and Public Awareness regarding the Chocolate Industry. A built environment created for chocolate students, professionals and enthusiasts.

Graphic that reads: Contrast, big and small, liquid and solid, light and dark, curved and straight  Click to enlarge

Concept - The Idea of exploring contrasting elements.

Digital drawing of conceptual shapes and elements  Click to enlarge

Ideation - The exploration of the contrast concept in both 2D and 3D.

Outline of a building design  Click to enlarge

Final - A building with contrasting elements.

Concept/Design Process

The idea of exploring Contrasting Elements was not only inspired from the different kinds of chocolate, but also from the chocolate industry, which can be quite contradicting within itself. Because even though chocolate is such a famous sweet, the industry can be quite bitter. That is why this project seeks to increase Public Awareness regarding the several sustainable, social and economical issues related to chocolate.

Through the creation of a built environment that supports Education and Network, by providing users with the alternatives to utilize spaces such as an Exhibition Lounge and a Chocolate Cafe, as well as a Chocolate Store and a Bean-to-Bar Chocolate School.

Site Plan/Floor Plan(s)

This project contains two levels. The first level (ground floor) is open to the public. It is where people can buy chocolate products from the Cafe and/or the Store while they can see students working inside the kitchen at the centre of the building. It is also where visitors can learn about the chocolate industry in the Exhibition Lounge, a space with educational booths, a wall game with touch sensitive lights and a sculputure of a Cacao Tree under big cloud lights.

The second level (upper floor) is restricted to the public. Only students and staff can go up to the Chocolate School, where there is a bigger kitchen, a traditional classroom, resources area, small cafeteria and a patio with live plants.

2D diagram of ground floor plan  Click to enlarge

Ground Floor - The Chocolate Cafe, Store and Exhibition Lounge.

2D diagram of upper floor plan  Click to enlarge

Upper Floor - The Chocolate School.

Cross section diagram of building design  Click to enlarge

Latitudinal Section - Cutting the entire building from North to South.

Cross section diagram of building design depicting people and furniture inside  Click to enlarge

Longitudinal Section - Cutting the entire building from East to West.

Sections/Elevations

Analysing the vertical relationship between floor levels with sections that cut through the entire building.

3D Views

Visualizing how users would experience the built environment.

3D render of store area of building  Click to enlarge

Common Area and Store Entrance

3D render of figures walking past windows to kitchen  Click to enlarge

Common Area in front of Kitchen

3D render of figures admiring sculpture in bright windowed area  Click to enlarge

Cacao Tree Sculputure in the Exhibition Lounge

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