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Interplay

By Chen Zhong

MFA Interior Design, '22

artists rendering of an office space

“Located at the heart of Union Square Park neighborhood, this thesis re-imagines interior as incubator for spontaneous encounters and unexpected interplay between strangers, seeking to re-establish interpersonal connections that are lost due to quarantine and COVID-19. Physical interactions are augmented by digital play, stimulating communal engagement, sensorial experiences, and modular transformation.”