Vida Láctea and Hanami, the projects by Rodrigo de la Torre and Marina Tovar, students of the Degree in Interior Design at UDIT, University of Design, Innovation and Technology, have won the LIV Hospitality Design Awards.
Under the name of Vida Láctea (Milky Life), Rodrigo de la Torre's final degree project, which won in the Interior Design - Eating Space category (in the Students subcategory), arose with the objective of recreating the old dairies that invaded Madrid from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, redesigning them and adapting them to what is understood to be a large commercial surface today.
In this way, dairy products are given a relevant place, just as they are in our daily diet, taking into account all the existing derivatives and the intolerances that occur in their consumption. In Vida Láctea, it rescues the interior design and the aseptic, cold and healthy aspect to segment the commercial passage into several spaces, such as an ice cream parlour, cafeteria, dairy, workshop, etc.
Hanami, in turn, designed by Marina Tovar and winner of the LIV Hospitality Design Award in the Interior Design - Eating Space category (Students subcategory), is a gastronomic space specialising in the art of breakfast, located in El Pasaje Mutualidad in Madrid's Calle Fuencarral. The project reinterprets the existing use and shape of the building, with its courtyards and skylights, proposing a design based on the Japanese concept of Hanami, which means "the contemplation of flowers".
Transposed to the gourmet space, Hanami is an encounter between the artificial nature generated from the courtyards and gastronomy. The gardens are the nuclei from which the space is organised, creating indoor and outdoor zones using lighting and materiality. And the design of the passageway consists of the reinterpretation of the design elements characteristic of traditional Japanese housing, while respecting the identity of the materials and elements of the gallery.
Rewarding quality and diversity
The LIV Hospitality Design Awards recognise excellence in hotel architecture, interior design and guest experience on a global scale. As such, their mission is to celebrate the quality and diversity of the architectural and interior design projects that shape today's global hospitality industry. Born in 2020, they reward both professionals and students in distinct categories.