Zonez is my hotel concept for the Sleep Retreat project I received in University, to create a brand to improve peoples sleep quality. As an international student, I’ve experienced quite a lot of jet lag myself and often found myself looking into ways to “get ahead of jet lag” when travelling.

This led me to research jet lag and the effect that travelling between different time zones can have on the body. I learned that the sudden change in our sleep-wake cycle can leave us feeling tired, and disoriented when arriving somewhere new. During my research, I discovered light therapy and how it can be used to help adjust the body’s internal clock to a new time zone.

This inspired the idea for Zonez, a hotel located within an airport that allows travellers to prepare their bodies for a new time zone before they fly. The concept combines rest, comfort and light therapy to create a space where travellers can reset and hopefully arrive at their destination feeling more refreshed.