Daylight Room
An approachable site for a shared workspace
Content structure · Interface design · 2025A good place for an ordinary working day.
A place before a plan
Daylight Room is a fictional shared workspace built around ordinary working days. The imagined audience includes people who need a desk occasionally and people looking for a more regular routine. I wanted the website to answer practical questions without turning the space into a lifestyle promise. The first screen should communicate what the place offers, while the next page should explain how a visit actually works.
Information in the right order
The early design began with membership plans. That made the page feel efficient but asked for a financial comparison before the visitor understood the space. I changed the sequence to location, facilities, access and then plans. A reader can decide whether the room fits their needs before considering a particular arrangement. The navigation uses ordinary labels rather than invented names for each membership tier.
A modest visual system
The design uses a blue field, open white margins and a few clear rectangular forms that suggest the rhythm of windows and desks. The imagery in this case is an original abstract layout study, not a photograph of a real building. The visual system was tested in a narrow viewport from the beginning. Important access information stays in the reading flow instead of hiding behind hover states or a floor-plan illustration.
What the prototype taught me
The most valuable test was asking someone to explain how they would arrive for a first visit. Their answer exposed missing details that a visual review had not caught: where to enter, whether a reservation was needed and what to bring. The final content model gives those details a permanent place. This portfolio case is a fictional self-directed exercise. It demonstrates a clear way to organize a small service website without claiming that a real workspace has launched or accepted bookings.