Hotel Entrance
Hotel Premium Suite
Hotel Aerial View
Hotel Pool View
Mobile Learning Unit Convoy
Mobile Learning Unit Interior
Vanguard: Beyond the Horizon is a hotel experience located next to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, FL, created in a semester-long multidisciplinary studio. In this studio, groups consisting of students from graphic, industrial, architectural, and interior design, were tasked with creating a NASA themed hotel experience including the physical hotel, a mobile learning unit, and a UX/UI component. The teams acted as design studios, seeing the project through from RFP to delivery, including presenting to NASA officials at the end of the semester.
Team members:
Graphic Design: Gavin McQuillan, Delaney Golden, Megan Qualley
Interior Design: Fabrizio Ducato, Anna Vacura
Industrial Design: Cristiano Drescher
Graphic Design: Gavin McQuillan, Delaney Golden, Megan Qualley
Interior Design: Fabrizio Ducato, Anna Vacura
Industrial Design: Cristiano Drescher
Personal Takeaways: The importance of presentation, understanding that presentation of a design is just as, if not more important than the design itself. Even the best designs don't get off the ground if they are presented poorly. Another takeaway is the importance of collaboration and teamwork and being able to come together as a team and compromise for a greater and more cohesive delivery.
AWARDS
Vanguard: Beyond the Horizon was nominated for the following awards:
Finalist: Vanguard - 20th Annual Hospitality Design Awards (Student Category)
Silver: Vanguard - Graphics Awards (Promotion, Design Category)
Silver: Vanguard – Exhibit Design (Subcategory Winner Event Supplies-Exhibition & Trade Fair Products)
Honorable Mention: Vanguard – Architecture (Hospitality Interior Design - Hotels)
Honorable Mention: Vanguard – Interior Design (Hospitality Interior Design - Hotels)
Honorable Mention: Vanguard – Promo Reel for Interdisciplinary Design (Multimedia – Animation)
Finalist: Vanguard - 20th Annual Hospitality Design Awards (Student Category)
Silver: Vanguard - Graphics Awards (Promotion, Design Category)
Silver: Vanguard – Exhibit Design (Subcategory Winner Event Supplies-Exhibition & Trade Fair Products)
Honorable Mention: Vanguard – Architecture (Hospitality Interior Design - Hotels)
Honorable Mention: Vanguard – Interior Design (Hospitality Interior Design - Hotels)
Honorable Mention: Vanguard – Promo Reel for Interdisciplinary Design (Multimedia – Animation)
VANGUARD MOBILE APP
Mobile app to be used during guest's stay at the hotel. Includes face ID activated room key, gamification of achievements gained through different experiences at the hotel, in-app scheduling of different events at the hotel, an AI chat bot and more. Process included multiple iterations of different screens, emotional journey maps, and guest personas.
GUEST PERSONAS
Guest personas of likely demographics to visit Vanguard. Personas were used from the beginning of the project to inform all design decisions.
APP WIREFRAMES
