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8th & Leigh — An Incubator Space for BioTech Startups in Downtown Richmond
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The 8th and Leigh project consists of a new multi-story building and stand-alone parking deck. The building program will be a mix of collaborative meeting and event space, wet and dry labs and office space.
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EMPLOYEE BREAK
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SMALL HUDDLE LARGE HUDDLE
TOUCH DOWN
WELLNESS CATERING KITCHEN
CONFERENCE ROOM
VISITOR SUITE
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CONCIERGE
AV FURN STORAGE
SHOWER
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MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
OFFICES
LOBBY MAIL
ACTIVATION CAPITAL
COLOR - LOCATION FLEXIBLE LOCATION 1ST FLOOR ONLY
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FILL - VISUAL TRANSPARENCY NETWORK
VISUALLY TRANSPARENT VISUALLY OPAQUE STORAGE
BORDER - ROOM TYPE
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ENCLOSED ROOM OPEN EDGES
Activation Capital | Vision + Concept | 10.09.18
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1 bubble diagram. 2 space palnning sketches 3 first floor plan. 4 building sections. 5 lobby rendering. 6 multipurpose space rendering. 7 bleacher axon.
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Read-In Arts — An After-school Workshop for Elementary School Children
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Read-In workshop is not a school, but a home. A home belonging to children, which provides the possibilities for children to play, to learn, to occupy, to personalize, and to share. An emotional space will not limit the user, but keep inspiring them. It helps them notice, think, and grow. This “incomplete workshop” will share control with children. Half of the interior space will be a fixed design, designed and fabricated during the first construction phase. The other Half will be designed as a flexible and changeable “framework” space. Most of the structures of the framework will be created by modular parts that the users can reorganize, repaint, and refinish, depending on their evolving educational needs and aesthetic tastes. The contents of the framework will be continuously updated by the children who participate in the Read-In arts programs.
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Concept “Half Emotional Tetris” For children, a “Half” design does not mean unfinished, but instead represents opportunities to participate with the space. Children can gain a sense of identity through personalizing the space and sharing their creations with the whole community.
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1 site map. 2 old St. Elizabeth Elementary School building. 3 floor plan diagram. 4 concept watercolor. 5 bubble diagram.
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Concept Exploration In the existing building, each floor is fully separated from the others, except at the two staircases. To break through the boundaries between spaces, a new monumental stair seating system is brought into the interior design, penetrating all floors of the building.
1 circulation diagram. 2 space planning sketches. 3 site model. 4 space planning study models. 5 space planning main concept model. 6 final model. 7 circulation iso diagram. 8 perspective section 01. 9 perspective section 02.
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The large stair seating space links all three floors, providing new opportunities for various forms of spatial communication. The monumental stairs not only serve as audience seating for the stage, they also act as public gathering space and open teaching space. The stairs can also be reserved by the community for event use. The opening created on each floor will fully celebrate the existing column system. Additionally, the language of the openings will be consistent with other spatial forms.
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Concept Realization The design of Read-In will provide children with a modular system that they can occupy for the whole semester. They may create art with their ‘Tetris’, connect their ‘Tetris’ to other children, and share it with other people in the community. At the same time, the ‘Tetris’ system is an important component of the interior environments at Read-In. Read-In is a space that not only provides after school art programs, but also helps children find the right attitude to face challenges in their lives. The interior environments should give children opportunities to express their emotions, to learn how to face different issues in their lives, and how to brighten their perspectives.
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1 ‘Tetris’ sketch. 2 form study models. 3 participative forms. 4 “Tetris House”. 5 “Tetris House” organizations. 6 “Tetris House” structure diagram.
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elevator. lobby. reception. principle office. staff office. library. bathrooms. stair seating. flexible exhibition area. playground. kitchen.
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elevator. crafts studio. sink. visual arts studio. reading room. bathrooms. stair seating.
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e levator. emergency exit. Tetris walls. stage area. stair seating. storage room. reading room. dance studio. teacher office. drama studio. bathrooms. music studio.
track lighting, DAIKO-DSL3659YWE, LED6W edge lighting
ceiling lamp, FJ Scope LED Pendant, 12VAC LED edge lighting
led light strip
recessed lighting, DIRO GT LED SOFT, Delta Light
ceiling lamp, SUPER-OH! 170, Delta Light
floor, terrazzo epoxy matrix flooring
bleacher, white oak
railing, welded wire mesh panel 2x2
Basel Chair, Jasper Morrison
Artek Side Table 915
Alvar Aalto Table 81B
Alvar Aalto Table 91
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Crystal Store — DongHai Crystal Conceptual Exhibition & Sale Center
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This conceptual retail space is not only a store for crystal selling, but also a space to display DongHai Crystal culture. The concept is “Pure Geometry”, which celebrates the geometric shapes of different kinds of DongHai crystals, different displaying methods are created to display different products. The whole space is a crystal pavilion.
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section X A window display. B custom display table #1. C wall showcase. D aisle showcase. E manager office. F meeting room. G counter. H custom display table #2. I workshop. J large booth. K custom display table #3. L wall showcase . M staff changing room.
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1 carpet. 2 white oak. 3 marble. 4 white paint. 5 orange plaster. 6 crystal pavilion. 7 custom lighting diagram. 8 counter background wall details. 9 display table #2 details. 10 counter desk and large booth. 11 display area .
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T House — Embracing an Abandoned Bridge to Reactivate a Community Island
Richmond skyline from the site
Richmond, Virginia is a place of complex histories. The city’s tumultuous heritage spans periods of trade, industrialization, decline, and renewal. Present-day Richmond, however, is a place of diversity and growth. Communities, businesses, and designers are steadily opening dialogue about the city’s past, in an effort to move toward a more positive future; a future of creativity, collaboration, and diversity. This project looks to the city of Richmond for inspiration. It supports a sustainable, community-focused restaurant that provides locals and tourists with an experience that is part of Richmond’s unique social tapestry, while fostering a sense of communal optimism about the city’s environment and future.
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Concept “T” is the relationship between the bridge and the island, “T” is the steel structure of the bridge, “T” also stands for Tea, the heart of the restaurant. The interior design draws inspiration from the existing bridge and celebrates its structure.
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1 sketch of cladding concept. 2 sketch of interior section, existing steel frames, and exterior surface. 3 design section. 4 furniture plan. 5 mixed media drawing of exterior. 6 drawing of T House in snow
Space Planning T House is an adaptive reuse project that transforms an abandoned trestle bridge into a tea bar and restaurant. The project site is located at the entrance of Belle Isle, a park that sits on the James River, near downtown Richmond. The park is a popular destination for locals and tourists seeking to experience the city’s history and nature. For this project, a portion of the park has been reimagined as a hypothetical sustainable hospitality development project, oriented with respect to the island’s existing environment.
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Tea Bar T House makes extensive use of sustainable materials and fixtures throughout the interior. Reclaimed wood paneling, locally-sourced natural stone tiling, and FSC certified furniture are used in the bar space to encourage recycling and reuse.
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LED lighting tube translucent acrylic box
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Kitchen Reclaimed wood paneling, locally sourced natural stone tiling, concrete, FSC certified furniture, and gray water plumbing systems are used in the kitchen to encourage recycling and reuse.
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1 Stool_One, Herman Miller, black. 2 Moser, Louis Poulsen, matte white opal. 3 Delfi, Cassina, natural stone. 4 180 Zig Zag, Cassin, ciligio naturale. 5 Slate tile. 6 Hardwood floor, oak. 7 Wood frame for exterior wall, oak. 8 Concrete counter top, polished. 9 reclaimed wood plank. 10 custom wood furniture, frassino naturale. 11 concrete texture. 12 marble counter top. 13 ceramic tile with wood detail.
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Seating Area The restaurant operates with a significantly smaller energy footprint. Programmatically, the act of drinking hot or cold tea contributes to thermal comfort and provides customers with an interactive sustainable experience that can be learned and shared throughout the city.
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VCU ICA — Interior Furniture Design for Institute of Contemporary Art @ Virginia Commonwealth University lobby space
Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the VCU ICA building sought a flexible interior system to address the two main functions of the space: how the ICA receives visitors and how the forum meets the needs of a range of programs and events. A flexible, durable, and elegant interior design solution was required.
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Concept “Fade In” To help visitors focus on the contemporary arts within the building, the interior furniture was designed to be flexible and able to ‘fade’ in and out of the space to satisfy different kinds of functional needs.
1 watercolor of VCU ICA building. 2 first floor plan watercolor study. 3 building relationship watercolor study. 4 concept watercolor.
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Chronology Exhibit Exhibition Design Intern June, 2012
Gallery Lead designer 2013
Exhibit Lead designer Nov, 2013
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Retail Project Manager Sept, 2014
Community Lead designer Nov, 2016
Commercial Lead designer Nov, 2018
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