alexa mcgoey po rt fo l i o
Interior Architecture
alexa mcgoey Austin, Texas
608.931.1794 alexalmcgoey@gmail.com
education Graduate of University of Wisconsin Madison - Class of 2020 Bachelor of Science, Interior Architecture | Textile Design, Certificate | Graphic Design, Certificate skills Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD Architecture, Collaborative Problem Solving, Creative Planning, Customer Service, Event Coordination, Google Suite, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Project Management, Project Leadership, Revit, SketchUP, Social Media Planning, Space Planning, 3D Rendering experience Assistant Designer Urbanspace Interiors | August 2020 - Present • manage and meet with various clients, local vendors, and trades people • lead project procurement process, from order creation to delivery and installation • assist with multiple interior design projects through all phases of the design process, including initial programming and space planning, budget creation, FF&E selection, and product selection • produce and maintain presentation materials, bidding, permitting, and construction drawing sets Interior Design Sales Intern Third Stall Contract - Representing Atlas Masland Contract | May 2019 - March 2020 • curated and participated in design presentations for a multitude of design firms • assisted various clients in custom area rug and carpet design • developed marketing materials and social media content tailored to the interior design community • proposed commercial flooring alternatives to meet designer and building specifications • coordinated sample requests and quotes Sales Muse Kate Spade New York | May 2018 - September 2019 • assisted visual manager with monthly floorset, visual updates, mannequin outfitting and window displays • networked with community to provide an individualized experience for every client • performed professional selling skills with strong product knowledge to confidently speak to the Kate Spade brand • performed various sales associate tasks while on the sales floor Material Library and Interior Design Intern Potter Lawson Inc. | May 2017 - May 2018 • collaborated in the creation of space plans, mood boards, and presentation boards for various on-going Potter Lawson projects • participated in client meetings and met with manufacturer’s representatives to further education and to gain insight on current industry trends • organized and maintained the various materials located within the materials library Creative Team Member Moda Madison | September 2017 - May 2018 • creatively contributed to the overall design, imagery, and inspiration for each monthly magazine • coordinated the Club Couture fashion show at UW Fashion week • assisted in the production of online content and print issues • used creativity to effectively showcase textiles, clothing pieces, and other inspirations to create one-of-a-kind looks Project Event Coordinator, Brand Ambassador Love Your Melon | September 2016 - May 2017 • selected as a Brand Ambassador from over forty applicants • articulated Love Your Melon vision in presentations to fellow student and area organizations • effectively coordinated and networked with local community businesses and nonprofit organizations to generate mutually-beneficial event opportunities
01 Design research Residential
02 bianca Hospitality
03 optimal dental Healthcare
04 next Corporate
05 sound booth hotel Hospitality
01 design research The Intersectionality of Sheltering at home and Aging in Place: How neuroaesthetics impact our health and wellbeing
As our world navigates through a global pandemic, families and designers have been forced to reconsider the single-family home we once recognized. While the country redefines our new “normal�, designers are tasked with the challenge to design a space that meets the needs of staying, working, and healing at home as it coincides with the previous, ever- traditional aging in place residential design model.
Work From Home Dwelling Unit
Kitchen
Textile Specification Specializing in sustainable design, textile designer Caroline Kaufman uses recycled yarns to create her organic, abstract rugs. Intentional about sustainability, Caroline specifies natural fibers such as wool and cotton and uses natural dye process to color the yarns.
What is Neuroaesthetics? Neuroaesthetics studies how our perceptions, thoughts, and emotions are dependent on and shaped by our interactions with the environment. The study of neuroaesthetics aims to quantify human perception, an experience that has always been considered abstract and intangible. Studied widely in the healthcare design industry, well designed spaces are proven to initiate response and encourage healing. However, in a global pandemic these ideologies are quickly redefined, as “shelter at home� orders have suspended our ability to interact. Between staying at home and aging in place, these ideologies that were once only present in healthcare, can now be placed at the forefront of residential design. This on-going prototype aims to address the intersectionality of sheltering at home and aging in place. The design analyzes the comfort, safety and ergonomics of our home as these elements relate to our productivity and ability to heal both mentally and physically.
Key Characteristics The kitchen design uses natural light to brighten the enclosure and maintain bacteria and microorganisms. Large sliding doors add ventilation to the space while evoking environmental interaction. A warm, neutral color palette depicts security and harmony, while contrasting vibrant green hues help with acuity loss in elderly home owners. Countertops are specified to meet requirements, measuring 36 inches high.
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Work Desk
Work From Home Accessory Dwelling Unit Situated in the backyard of the home, the Work From Home Accessory Dwelling Unit provides residents with the ability to physically and mentally remove themselves from the main living quarters. The curved wood slat wall mimics the trunk and branches of a tree, as to not take away from the natural landscape of the property. A partial partition wall secludes the work desk from the rest of the unit, creating space for recreational use.
Work From Home Dwelling Unit
North Elevation
Level 2 10' - 0"
Level 1 0' - 0"
East Elevation
Designed with the intention of accessibility for all, wide hallways promote simple, easy-going wayfinding. Wide corridors and hallways create a more comfortable environment for individuals. Slip-resistant floors provide simple path of travel for wheelchair users while also minimizing falls for elderly people.
Kitchen
Dining Area
02 bianca Hospitality Student Work
Spring Green, Wisconsin Bianca is located in the White Schoolhouse, a historic architectural building in the quaint community of Spring Green. Bianca aims to gather the growing community to a space that has been cherished for years through Italian cuisine. Bianca, which translates to “white” in Italian, was designed to add versatility the building’s function in order to promote a more inclusive, multifunctional use of the space.
Culinary Classroom
Level 2 12' - 0"
The Italian dining experience is traditionally recognized for its’ ‘family-style’ dinner fare and ability to bring people together around one table. The culinary classroom was designed to engage community members on a more personal level, providing an intimate yet collaborative experience for community members, friends and food enthusiasts alike. Level 1 0' - 0"
Floor Plan The floor plan uses an open concept and simple circulation to constitute connectivity and overall effortless way-finding, creating a multifunctional space for the Spring Green community. Hosting community-centered events nightly, the furniture selected for the project aids in overall versatility of the space. The incorporation of seat-yourself lounge seating, traditional dining furniture systems and bistro stools allows guests of Bianca to choose which dining experience best suits them and their party size.
*floor plan is not drawn to scale.
Culinary Classroom
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Custom Design Element - Bar Area Isometric Projection
Front Elevation
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Bar Area
Inspiration Inspired by Italianate architecture, Bianca’s design uses mirrored archways and curvilinear form to both accentuate and add depth to the space. Specifically, Bianca’s bar area uses contrast and form to pay homage to traditional Renaissance architecture, while still maintaining its’ own individualized and modern aesthetic.
From booth-style nook seating to open concept lounge seating, Bianca’s open furniture plan allows community members to seat themselves in whichever seating arrangements best suits them and their party. Although an illusion, the addition of mirrored archways helps to expand the space while alluding to the Italianate aesthetic of the space.
Dining Area
Pediatric Corridor
03 Optimal Dental Healthcare Student Work
Austin, Texas Nationwide Dental provider Optimal Dental is looking to re-brand and expand their service offerings after feeling that their current offices and marketing have become outdated. They are specifically interested in expanding their services to families, thus advertising Pediatrics as well as General dentistry. Stripping away dull, sterile color palettes and fluorescent lighting, the modern dentist office aims to evoke a holistic and hospitality-like experience while remaining compliant with traditional healthcare code.
Waiting Area , Pediatric
Textile Specification Located in a city recognized for its art-filled streets and historic background, the implementation of rich design history was important in the overall success of the design. The textiles specified represent organic modernism, employing the simplistic principles of modernism while still evoking warmth and comfort with their asymmetrical, organic structures. Attentive to textile specification, the design features two Maharam textiles designed by Charles and Ray Eames. Famously recognized for their innovative furniture and textile designs, these textiles pay tribute to the impactful qualities of their artwork and designs.
Reflected Ceiling Plan After further researching the infrastructure and geographical features of Austin, the Colorado River, which runs through the heart of the city, instantly became a focal point. A simple tracing of the river created the basis for the ceiling design. The Colorado River quickly became inspiration for multiple aspects of this design, including the rippling wood slats and flowing wayfinding.
*reflected ceiling plan is not drawn to scale.
Floor Plan In order to incorporate biophilic design in an abstract way, both the floor and reflected ceiling plans represent the natural curves found in nature. They feel seemingly organic and fluid, as the client eases their way into the space.
*floor plan is not drawn to scale
Pediatric Treatment Bay
A Holistic Approach to Healthcare : Biophilic Design The incorporation of natural, raw materials coincides with nature-evoking patterns, textures, and colors to create a harmonious, biophilic environment that naturally detoxifies the negative energy one may experience upon their arrival to the traditional dentist office. Through extensive research, elements of nature act as a distraction to reduce pain. Likewise, these elements are stress-reducing and promote well-being and faster recovery for patients. Despite restrictions on adding physical greenery to the space, abstraction in pattern design, form and color can be used to encompass many natural landscapes and vegetation.
The brushing station, located directly next to the pediatric bay, was designed to provide an educational experience for the young patients of Optimal Dental. Adjacent to the pediatric waiting area, family members are invited to join in the experience, providing an ease of nerves to these young, new patients.
Brushing Station
04 next Corporate Student Work
Denver, Colorado NEXT is a commercial real estate and project management firm whose history has spread across the country for over 75 years with headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Their new location, located in the lower downtown (LODO) neighborhood of Denver, Colorado aims to expand its’ clientele through embracing Denver’s diverse economy and fastgrowing population. With a strong reputation for collaborative teamwork, NEXT would like their new environment to be adaptable and support both their current and future work environment.
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Work Cafe
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Resident Zone Assigned spaces for workers to complete everyday tasks. A space to support both individual focused and collaborative work. Meeting Zone A variety of settings to support different forms of collaboration. This zone offers a wide range of connective technologies to support communication and collaboration.
Large Conference
Nomadic Zone A welcoming destination for mobile workers to connect with others or find an appropriate space for focus.
Resource Zone A convenient central location that offers work tools and shared materials.
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Social Zone A comfortable area to socialize, rejuvenate, informally collaborate, focus and seek nourishment.
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12. Large Conference 13. Mail Room 14. Virtual Reality Room 15. Medium Conference Room 16. Work Cafe 17. Small Conference Room 2 18. Small Conference Room 3 19. Shared Private Office Room 1 20. Shared Private Office Room 2 21. Shared Private Office Room 3 22. Shared Private Office Room 4
Collab Space
Inspiration The design aims to integrate the influences of the artistic lower downtown neighborhood of Denver by utilizing a variety of raw materials in combination with vibrant pattern and color that evoke an energized employee experience. A complimentary, millennial-inspired color palette embraces up-and-coming design trends as they coincide with new, innovative technologies in the workplace.
Inspired by the nomadic traveler, NEXT’s work cafe kitchen utilizes raw, textured materials and box-like structure to suggest shelter and mobility. House-like framing around collaborative booth seating creates an illusion of privacy while alluding to the real estate in which the company manages.
Work Cafe
Recording Studio
05 sound booth hotel Hospitality Student Work
Madison, Wisconsin A boutique hotel for the soulful, Sound Booth Hotel promotes an invigorating and artistic experience for music enthusiasts alike. In addition to guests, the Sound Booth hosts musicians nightly, providing a safe space for local artistry to perform, record, and connect with guests and local fanatics. Sound Booth offers a loosened yet energetic ambience that elevates the experience of a concert from crowded and noisy, to luxuriate and comforting. Local acoustic bands, pianists, and singers alike will be invited to share their talent within the space, creating a community centered dialogue composed of free-lance spirits.
Guest Room
Inspiration Inspired by the design aesthetic of a recording studio, Sound Booth Hotel combines traditional acoustic properties with retro-inspired decoration to make guests feel immersed both in sound and space.
Floor Plan - Floors 2 through 5 Guest bedrooms provide comfort and warmth with complementary color palettes. Hard surfaces coexisting with soft, tribal patterns provide the space with both a modern and retro aesthetic. All guest rooms are designed to be accessible to guests of all abilities.
*floor plan is not drawn to scale
Floor Plan - First Floor *floor plan is not drawn to scale
An open concept floor plan promotes gathering and socialization among hotel guests and community members. The implementation of a small recording studio invites artists near and far to connect and experiment, giving Madison’s growing music community a voice like never before.
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A twenty-four-hour walk-up taco window gives guests and community members a taste of authentic Mexican street food, harmonizing the food and music scene of Madison.
Walk-up Taco Window
Exploring Brand Identity In the immerging-age of boutique hospitality design, branding experience plays a pivotal role in the overall success of small-chain, boutique hotels. Designing a hotel that incorporates immersive experiences, the Sound Booth brand must be designed to every detail. Resembling the excitement one feels when carefully sliding the vinyl out of its’ record sleeve, Sound Booth’s events brochure encompass a strong brand identity for the boutique hotel. Listing events such as a Concert on the Square Cocktail Hour and Swing Dancing lessons, the events brochure aims to expand Sound Booth’s branding experience to community-centered events, inviting guests, community members and artists alike to partake in representing the sound and soul of Madison, Wisconsin.
The custom bar area was designed to mimic the changing of frequencies and pitch as they appear in Audio Studio Software programs found in recording studios. Hoping to promote an immersive, extroverted check-in experience, the bar area also serves as the hotel’s reception desk. This promotes socialization and collaboration between guests and artists alike. Lobby , Bar Area
c o n ta c t Alexa McGoey alexalmcgoey@gmail.com 608.931.1794