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Graduate Student of Interior Design at Pratt Institute
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CONCEPT BOARDS
ADVERTISING AGENCYDECEMBER 2011
PROJECT GOAL:
To design a two story office space in Midtown’s Pepsi Co.
Building for a newly formed advertising, branding and
strategy agency. The agency was comprised of 3 founding
partners and 45 employees. Team thinking, communication
and collaborative participation with clients and among
employees was critical to the company. We were asked to
plan for flexibility of workspaces, the need for community as
well as privacy, and public spaces that reflect the identity
and work ethos of the company.
BANDING DIAGRAMS
NEGATIVE SPACE = OPPORTUNITY FOR CIRCULATIONPOTENTIAL FOR CASUAL
MEETING SPACES IN NEGATIVE SPACE
ENCLAVE BAND
WINDOW TREATMENT/SCREENING TO COME DOWN FROM CEILING BANDS?
VIEW THE CEILING PLANES AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS FROM THE EXTERIOR
Angled lip to conceal lights,suspension hardware and dust
PANELS ILLUMINATED FROM ABOVE WITH HIDDEN FLUORESCENTS
RECESSED DOWNLIGHTS on the underside of panels
PANELS suspendedfrom ceiling at different heights
Thinner profile - elongated angle
Thin Gap in flooring between bands - thin strip of lighting? - inlaid material? - change in flooring?
Sloped Wall to allow for someleaning
Laptop tables on swivel arms
Partitions to provide someprivacy
Height-Adjustable Armrests
10TH FLOOR PLAN
11TH FLOOR PLAN
PROCESS SKETCHES
10TH FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
11TH FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
DINING AREA
The design for my advertising agency is centered around the concept of
banding. This simple organizational system works in tandom with the
inherent grid structure of the Pepsi Co. Building. The dropped ceiling
bands divide the programmatic space below. Ceiling heights, color and
light help differentiate these spaces. In an effort to highlight these bands,
I designed one that houses the stair and reception area. It spans the
two floors, connecting the penthouse terrace with the reception desk.
This band is occupable on both levels: housing the waiting room on the
stairs and screening room on its ceiling plane. Additionally, in an attempt
to create collabortative spaces and counter the health problems caused
by sitting all day, I designed several standing options for the employees
in breakaway zones.
SECTIONS
SCREENING ROOM
ENCLAVE
RECEPTION
OPEN OFFICE SPACE
CONFERENCE ROOM WAITING AREAWORKSPACES
DINING
TERRACE BREAKAWAY SPACES
RECEPTION
FURNITURE SELECTION
CEILING DETAILS
DUCTWORK
RECESSED DOWNLIGHTS
HIDDEN STRIP-FLUORESCENTS
COLOR PAINTED ON 1” VERTICAL AND 6” DIAGONAL
Sun Screen embedded in each panel
MecHO Sun ShadeS - can be customized by width and length
EuroVeil Basket Weave - 5% Open - GreenGuard Certified
Motorized Shade
Automatic adjustment of shade positions according to solar penetration
supports more than 12 zones
SunDialer -Mechosystems
WINDOW TREATMENT DETAILS
: VIRTUAL SHOPPING
IN THE REAL WORLD
PROJECT GOAL:
To select an internet-based retail company and translate
their website into a brick-and-mortar store. A thorough
investigation of the brand and the way the website works
should generate a design that reflects the brand as a
complete spatial, temporal environment. The final design
should be a hybrid between a traditional shopping
experience and the individualized experience that
technology affords the customer.
BRAND ANALYSIS
STYLE QUIZ SHOWROOMS
VIDEOS
WEBSITE ANALYSIS
FEATURED GUEST STYLISTS
INTERACTIVE SHOPPING DIAGRAM
:
STYLE QUIZ
PERSPECTIVAL SECTION
SPACIAL FLOW CHART DIAGRAM
The internet-based company I chose to
design for is Stylemint, a members-only
t-shirt company. It is a brand that is as
much about the clothing as it is about the
customer experience. Each customer takes
a style quiz that determines their personal
style and are then shown their own
showroom of clothes that aligns with their
preferences. Stylemint uses videos from
featured stylists that recommends different
ways to wear each article of clothing.
“MODERN”SHOWROOM
“CLASSIC CHIC”SHOWROOM
“RUNWAY”SHOWROOM
STYLE QUIZ
A
FLOOR PLAN FLOORING PLAN REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
EXTERIOR ELEVATION
CASH WRAP SHOWROOM
FITTING ROOM WAITING AREADISPLAY CASES
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE DIAGRAMS
My design translates the website’s style quiz into a spatial flow-chart.
Each customer takes their own path through the store and ultimately
ends up in one of three different showrooms. When a customer shows
interest in an article of clothing, a video is projected onto the
showroom’s wall that depicts how to wear that item. The experience
combines the quick filtering technology of the internet with the tactile
experience of traditional shopping. My store pairs sculpture and a
refined, elegant material palette with affordable t-shirts as a nod to the
way that Stylemint’s editors pair their inexpensive clothing with luxury
items.
PRATT LIBRARY: ACADEMIC LOUNGE
MARCH 2012
PROJECT GOAL:
To reimagine the underused Pratt Library. The current
library, built in 1896, is now a patchwork of additions and
renovations. We were tasked with repurposing the space in
a way that facilitates varying activities and draws a broader
range of students to the library. We were also asked to
rethink the study spaces to support a variety of study habits
and to consider both communal and individual activity.
PROGRAM RELATIONSHIPS
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PROGRAM SCHEMATIC
BASEMENT
1ST FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
3RD FLOOR
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
PROCESS DIAGRAMFURNITURE SYSTEM DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
INDIVIDUAL STUDY CARRELCOMPUTER STATIONS
2ND FLOOR PLAN
1ST FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
Built-in Bench
Embedded LED Up-Lighting
Varied HeightPrivacy Panels
Suspended Task Lamps
Stand-up Computer stations for Quick Library Catalog
Look-up
SIt-Down Computer stations for Research
Suspended Lighting
INSPIRATION
Banquet-Style Seating
Suspended Task Lighiting
Negative Space Between Units creates casual seating alcoves
GROUP STUDY UNITS
Open Cube Frames the sculpture: both to highlight it and To protect it
EXHIBITION CUBE
Desk Height
Open Shelving for Librarian Access
3 Cube Units make up one Librarian Workstation
REFERENCE DESK
2ND FLOOR PLAN
1ST FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
My design juxtaposes the traditional, classical architecture of the Pratt Library with a modern, rectilinear,
intervention. I delegated different programs to various floors, depending on whether they are individual
or social activities. I developed a furniture system that can be composed in a variety of ways to house
different program. The furniture pieces are compositions of planes and voids that, when read against the
white of the existing structure, become sculptural. The entire intervention, including integrated lighting,
floats in the space, leaving the existing library untouched.
REFERENCE DESK QUIET STUDY
COMPUTER AND REFERENCE ROOM
QUIET STUDY ROOM
TERRACE
LIBRARY FACADE EXHIBITION SPACE
LOUNGE SEATINGCOMPUTER STATIONS
VITRA DESIGN MUSEUMAPRIL 2011
PROJECT GOAL:
To design the lobby, gift shop, cafe, temporary exhibition
space and admin offices for the Vitra Design Museum. We
were assigned designers to research and garner
inspiration from for the design of the museum.
Additionally, we were tasked with designing a temporary
exhibition of their work. The designers I focused on were
Josef and Anni Albers. On top of focusing on the Albers,
we were also asked to consider the branding of Vitra.
INSPIRATION: JOSEF ALBERS
DIAGRAMS OF OVERLAPPING VOLUMES
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN
LOBBY
TICKETINGFACADE
SECTIONS
The design for my Vitra Design Museum was inspired by the
geometry of Josef Albers’ artwork. I interpreted his repeated use
of overlapping squares by creating spaces that intersect in plan. In
order to achieve a dynamic space with these overlapping volumes,
I raised the exhibition gallery onto a four foot platform and
designed a ramp access that becomes the focal point of the
museum. I placed the cafe on the mezzanine level in a volume that
hovers above the lobby. This square volume punches through the
shell of the original building and sits above the sidewalk, creating
an outdoor gathering space and giving the Vitra Design Museum a
distinct presence from the street.
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
TICKETING:TICKETING:General Admission $12Seniors (65+) $9Students $8
MUSEUM HOURS:Tues - Thurs 10 AM - 6 PMFri 10 AM - 9 PMSat - Sun 9 AM - 7 PM
Temporary Exhibition 1Temporary Exhibition 1Gift Shop 1Museum Cafe 1.5Collection 2
ANNI ALBERS:Weaving at the Bauhaus
on view until September 4, 2011
GEORGE NELSON:Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
September 12 - December 18 2011September 12 - December 18 2011
JEAN PROUVE:The poetics of the technical The poetics of the technical object
January 2, 2012 - April 4, 2012
Fri 10 AM - 9 PMSat - Sun 9 AM - 7 PM
Temporary Exhibition 1Gift Shop 1Museum Cafe 1.5Collection 2
ANNI ALBERS
weaving at the baushaus
SCENES FROM THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CENTERMARCH 2011
PROJECT GOAL:
To design an Integrative Health Center located in the heart
of Manhattan. The space is meant to be a place of therapy
and healing for the sick as well as a place that promotes
wellness for people without illness. The program includes a
reception/lobby area, an organic cafe, locker rooms, therapy
and administrative offices, and yoga, massage therapy,
acupuncture and meditation rooms.
PROCESS DIAGRAMS
ON-SITE LIGHT OBSERVATION
PROCESS COLLAGESLIGHT STUDIES
PROCESS RENDERINGS
UNFOLDED ELEVATION OF CORRIDORS
FLOOR PLAN
The concept for my integrative health center is about slowly revealing the
space to the client. I strategically use the corridors to create deliberate lines
of sight. Throughout the space, the human body is silouhetted which offers
the client glimpses of a space and its use before he has reached it. This effect
is created through the use of light, shadow and materials of varying opacity.
CORRIDOR DIAGRAM VIEW DIAGRAM
SECTIONS
CAFERECEPTION
SKETCHES & PAINTINGS
