UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE, INTERIOR DESIGN 1421 Knox Valley Dr. Brentwood, TN 37027

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ARCHITECTURE 121.TORCHBEARER.

DRAWING CLASS STUDYING COM-POSITION, PROPORTION AND BAL-ANCE.

ARCHITECTURE 172.SCALE MODEL VISITOR CENTER FOR THE VILLA ROTUNDA.

THE VILLA ROTUNDA WAS USED AS A PRECEDENT STUDY IN DESIGN-ING A VISITOR CENTER TO BE LO-CATED AT THE SITE OF THE VILLA IN VICENZA, ITALY.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 272.LOFT FOR MARY ENGELBREIT.

THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS TO PICK A CLIENT AND DESIGN A LOFT FOR THIS PERSON IN DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE. I CHOSE MARY ENGEL-BREIT, AN ILLUSTRATOR AND GRAPHIC ARTIST FOR CARDS, CAL-ENDARS AND CHILDREN’S BOOKS.

THE DESIGN OF HER LOFT RE-FLECTS WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN HER LIFE. IT CAPTURES THE PLAYFUL, SIMPLE AND NOSTAL-GIC CHARACTERISTICS THAT FILL HER WORK WHILE COMBINING A WHIMSICAL CHILDLIKE WORLD WITH A MODERN, CLEAN SPACE FOR HER AND HER FAMILY TO STAY.

THE LOFT RELATES THE TWO IM-PORTANT AREAS OF HER LIFE, HER FAMILY AND HER CAREER, BY CRE-ATING A FLUID SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT SPACES. WHILE THE SPACES ARE SEPARATE, IT LEAVES THE OPTION OPEN FOR HOW MUCH RELATIONSHIP THE TWO SPACES CAN HAVE.

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GUEST SPACE

SHARE SPACE

PERSONAL SPACE

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INTERIOR DESIGN 371.CAL JOHNSON BUILDING.

THE CAL JOHNSON BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1898 AND IS A SIGNIFI-CANT PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE IN TENNESSEE’S HISTORY. IN ITS PRIME, IT SERVED AS AN OVERALL FACTORY, NOW IT SITS IN RUIN AND SUFFERS FROM EXTREME NE-GLECT. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY KNOX HERITAGE, A LOCAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION GROUP, AS ONE OF KNOXVILLE’S TOP TEN FRAGILE BUILDINGS.

THIS PROJECT WAS A PROPOSAL FOR REVAMPING THE 3 STORY BUILDING AND FILLING IT WITH BUSINESSES TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. THE PROPOSED CLIENTS FOR THE BUILDING WERE PETSAFE, A DOG GROOMING AND DAY CARE FACILITY, KNOX HERITAGE, AND GLOWING BODY, A YOGA STUDIO.

THE CONCEPT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE SPACE IS BASED ON THE CONTRAST OF THE BUILDING’S CURRENT STATE OF NEGLIGENCE TO THE NURTURING NATURE OF EACH OF THE PROPOSED CLIENTS AND CREATES SPACES RELATED TO EACH OF THEIR SPECIFIC AREAS OF NURTURING. PETSAFE TAKES CARE OF PETS, KNOX HERITAGE TAKES CARE OF BUILDINGS AND PRESERVING HISTORY AND GLOW-ING BODY TAKES CARE OF THE MIND AND BODY.

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glowing body

PET safe

KNOX HERITAGE

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INTERIOR DESIGN 371.CAL JOHNSON BUILDING.PETSAFE.

THE CONCEPT OF THIS SPACE WAS INSPIRED BY THE FOCUS OF TAK-ING CARE OF PET’S AND ALSO THE EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH THE PETS. THE SPACE CREATED WAS BOTH A SAFE AND PLAYFUL ENVI-RONMENT FOR THE ANIMALS AND EMPLOYEES.

CUSTOM DOG GROOMING STA-TIONS WERE DESIGNED FOR BET-TER COMFORT AND LESS STRESS FOR THE DOG AS WELL AS EASE AND SAFETY FOR THE DOG GROOMERS AS THEY DO THEIR JOB.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 371.CAL JOHNSON BUILDING.KNOX HERITAGE.

KNOX HERITAGE NEEDED A NEW OFFICE SPACE THAT INCLUDED A SPACE FOR THEIR SALVAGE ITEMS, IN ADDITION TO OFFICES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS. THIS DE-SIGN INCLUDED WAYS FOR THE SALVAGE MATERIAL TO BE INTE-GRATED INTO THE SPACE SO IT COULD BE VIEWED AND ENJOYED AS WELL AS STORED.

SPACES SUCH AS THIS SALVAGE DISPLAY AS WELL AS AREAS FOR THE PUBLIC WERE EMPHASIZED SO THAT INFORMATION ON PRE-SERVING KNOXVILLE’S BUILDINGS COULD BE INFLUENTIAL AND VIS-IBLE TO VISITORS OF THE SPACE.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 371.CAL JOHNSON BUILDING.GLOWING BODY.

THE YOGA STUDIO DESIGN FO-CUSED ON AREAS FOR SOCIAL IN-TERACTION AND ON THE ACTUAL STUDIO SPACES, TO PROMOTE COMFORTABLE SPACES TO RELAX, MEET WITH PEOPLE AND EXER-CISE THE MIND AND BODY.

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STUDY ABROAD: FINLAND

TEXTILE DESIGN.THE ASSIGNMENT IN TEXTILE DE-SIGN CLASS WAS TO DESIGN DRA-PERIES FOR ALEXANDER STUBB, A FINNISH POLITICIAN. HIS GREAT FINNISH PRIDE AND TIME SPENT IN HIS SUMMER COTTAGE INSPIRED THE PATTERN OF BIRCH TREES, MATERIAL AND COLORS OF THE DRAPERIES.

RHINO MODELLING CLASS.FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS IN RHINO AND BRAZIL WERE OBTAINED THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF BUILDING LE CORBUSIER’S CHAISE LOUNGE.

BUILT-IN FURNITURE DESIGN.AFTER VISITING THE HELSINKI SEAFARER’S CENTRE, DESIGNED BY ARK HOUSE ARCHITECTS IN HELSINKI, A PIECE OF BUILT-IN FURNITURE WAS TO BE DESIGNED FOR AN INFORMATION CENTER ABOUT THE BUILDING AND ARCHI-TECTS. THE DESIGN OF THIS PIECE WAS DERIVED FROM THE PLAN OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE BRIGHT ATMOSPHERE OF THE INTERIOR.

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STUDY ABROAD.PHOTOGRAPHY.

ARCTIC CIRCLE.NORTHERN FINLAND.

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STUDY ABROAD.PHOTOGRAPHY.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA.RIGA, LATVIA.LAPLAND/NORTHERN FINLAND.SIBELIUS MONUMENT, HELSINKI.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 480.FURNITURE DESIGN.

THE GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A MULTIFUNCTIONAL TABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS PEOPLE MAY INTERACT WITH A COFFEE TABLE: SITTING ON THE FLOOR, SITTING ON A COUCH, RESTING FEET, EATING, DRINKING, WORK-ING AND STORING THINGS ON IT.

SKETCHES AND MODELS SHOW THE DESIGN IDEAS AND FIRST IT-ERATIONS, AND EXPLORE MATE-RIALITY AND POTENTIAL USE OF COLOR.

PUSHING THE LIMITS OF STAND-ARD HEIGHT FOR SEATING AND COFFEE TABLES, THE END RESULT HAS AN ALMOST 2’ SURFACE THAT ONE CAN SIT ON THE FLOOR TO USE, OR THE BENCH THAT FITS IN-SIDE OF THE TABLE, OR SIT FROM A STANDARD SEATING HEIGHT AND COMFORTABLY ACCESS THE TA-BLE.

BECAUSE OF THE PARALLELO-GRAM SHAPE, ANOTHER SURFACE CAN BE USED AS DESK OR WORK-ING HEIGHT WHEN THE TABLE IS TURNED ON ONE END. EVEN IN THIS ORIENTATION THERE IS STILL A PLACE TO REST ONE’S FEET AND STORE ITEMS IN SIDE OF IT.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 471.5-STAR HOTEL.

RESEARCH FOR THIS GROUP PROJECT BEGAN WITH A FOCUS OF TIME AND MOVEMENT, BY CREAT-ING A SERIES OF MOVIES AND IM-AGES OF TIME AND MOVEMENT IN NATURE AND OUR LIVES. THE CONCEPTUAL IDEAS FOR THE FI-NAL PROJECT, A 5 STAR HOTEL IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, CAME FROM THESE INITIAL STUDIES.

THE SHELL OF THE BUILDING WAS GIVEN TO THE GROUP AND RE-SPONSIBILITIES WERE THEN DI-VIDED AMONG GROUP MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO MAJOR COLLABO-RATION FOR THE ENTIRE PLAN.

THE CONCEPT WAS TO CREATE A CHANNEL IN THE HOTEL THAT WOULD DIRECT USERS PACE, EX-PERIENCE AND DESTINATION. THE CHANNEL CHANGED FROM HAV-ING ENERGY LIKE A HUB OF A CITY TO THE PACE OF SUBURBAN AREAS AND RURAL AREAS.

THE THREE MEAL RESTAURANT WAS INSPIRED BY A FAST PACE UR-BAN ENVIRONMENT. THE CHAN-NEL ATTRACTS PEOPLE AND EN-COURAGES MOVEMENT THROUGH THE RESTAURANT.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 471.5-STAR HOTEL.3 MEAL RESTAURANT.

THE CHANNEL MOVES FROM THE EXTERIOR TO THE INTERIOR CREATING INTERESTING SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAND OR SIT AND LOOK IN OR LOOK OUT OF THE RESTAURANT. PEOPLE WATCHING OPPORTUNITIES ARE CREATED FOR PEOPLE ADDING TO THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EN-ERGETIC PATHWAY. MATERIALS, COLORS, AND LIGHTING WERE IN-SPIRED BY THE URBAN FAST PACE AND MEANT TO DRAW PEOPLE TO-WARDS THE CHANNEL.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 471.5-STAR HOTEL.BEDROOM SUITE.

THE HIGH ENERGY CHANNEL CARVES OUT THE UNIQUE SHAPES OF THE ROOMS, BUT WHEN ONE ENTERS THE SUITE YOU ESCAPE THE BOLDNESS OF THE CHAN-NEL AND HAVE A GENTLE PATH AROUND THE SPACE THAT GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE LIVING, DINING AND BEDROOM AREA. THE MATE-RIALS CREATE A MORE QUIET AND CALM SPACE WHICH CONTRASTS THE CHANNELS ATMOSPHERE.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 472.INDEPENDENT STUDY/THESIS.

FOR OUR FINAL SEMESTER WE WERE TO CHOOSE A PROJECT TYPE OF OUR CHOICE TO WORK ON, AS WELL AS THE LOCATION FOR THE SITE.

I CHOSE TO DESIGN A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER LOCATED IN DOWN-TOWN NASHVILLE. INSPIRATION FOR THIS IDEA CAME FROM THE REALIZATION THAT AFTER COL-LEGE, ACCESS TO STUDIO WORK SPACE, WOOD SHOPS, COMPUTER LABS MAY NOT BE READILY AVAIL-ABLE, AND ALSO IN RESPONSE TO NASHVILLE’S GROWING ART’S DIS-TRICT AND APPRECIATION FOR ART.

THE CONCEPT FOR THE DESIGN CAME FROM THREE PARTS OF THE PROCESS OF CREATING ART: 1) A BEGINNING 1IDEA OR INSPIRA-TION, 2) CREATING, TRYING, BUILD-ING, AND PRACTICING STAGE, 3) ENDING WITH THE FINAL PROD-UCT WHICH CAN BE DISPLAYED.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 472.INDEPENDENT STUDY/THESIS.

EACH SPACE WAS DESIGNED SO THAT VISITORS TO THE CENTER COULD SEE A PART OF THE PROC-ESS, AND THEN LEAVE BEING IN-SPIRED BY SOMETHING THEY SAW AND INTERESTED IN COMING BACK TO TAKE A CLASS OR CREATE SOMETHING THEMSELVES IN THE STUDIO.

GALLERY SPACES, TEACHING SPACES, AND SOCIAL AREAS ARE ALL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BET-TER ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY OF THE ARTS AND FOR PEOPLE TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS.

EMPHASIS WAS ALSO PLACED ON AREAS SPECIFICALLY FOR CHIL-DREN. FURNITURE SELECTION, MATERIALS AND COLORS WERE CONSIDERED TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE AND MAKE THE SPACES EVEN MORE ENGAGING.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 472.INDEPENDENT STUDY/THESIS.

AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE THAT WAS CONSIDERED WAS FLEXIBILITY OF SPACES. THIS WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE SPACES TO BE MORE USEFUL, EASY TO CLEAN, ALTER FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF CLASSES AS WELL AS BE ABLE TO TRANSFORM SO THAT THE SPACE COULD BE USED AT NIGHT. THE FURNITURE AND WALLS IN THE GALLERY SPACE AND SOME OF THE ‘OPEN’ CLASSROOMS COULD BE EASILY PUT AWAY AND STORED SO THAT THE SPACE COULD THEN BE USED AS A VENUE FOR ANY KIND OF EVENT.

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INTERIOR DESIGN 472.INDEPENDENT STUDY/THESIS.

A CUSTOM MILL WORK PIECE WAS DESIGNED TO AID IN FLEXIBILITY AND MOBILITY IN SPACES.

THE PIECE HAS CASTER WHEELS SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY MOVED ACROSS THE CONCRETE FLOORS. EACH SIDE HAS A HOMASOTE BOARD ON IT, ONE VERTICAL SO THAT IT CAN SLIDE SIDE TO SIDE, AND ONE HORIZONTAL SO THAT IT CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN, DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF ART IS GOING TO BE DISPLAYED ON IT. THE MIDDLE LAYER OF MATE-RIAL IS TRANSLUCENT ACRYLIC SO THAT NATURAL LIGHT CAN STILL PASS THROUGH INTO THE SPACE.

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