alexandria dizon portfolio
alexandria Interior Design dizon Education
Experience
San Jose State University BFA Interior Design SJSU GPA: 3.66 Deans Scholar: 2018, 2019
RMW Architecture & Interiors, Intern San Jose, California February 2020 - Present
Chabot College AA Liberal Arts Emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences
ORGANIZATIONS IIDA Member: International Interior Design Association 2017- Present
One Workplace, Intern Santa Clara, California July 2018 - February 2020 Galleria Tile, Assistant San Francisco, California July 2014 - January 2015 Kravet Inc., Intern San Francisco, California January 2014 - June 2014
Contact 510-862-1093 alexandria.dizon@gmail.com
Skills Adobe Illustrator
Autodesk Autocad
Adobe Photoshop
Hand Drafting
Adobe InDesign
Sketch Up
Autodesk Revit
Model Making
contents
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Tenant Improvement; Instagram Inside Outside The Box; Deer House Wearable Sculptures; Crimson Thesis; Tree House Urban Retreat; Vaha
01// INSTAGRAM
TENANT IMPROVEMENT Interior Design Fall 2018, Spring 2020
The goal of the tenant improvement was to create an office space for 150 employees in a roughly 38,000 square-foot location in the Bay Area. For an office space that is both private and public, programs are needed such as: lobby and reception, coffee bar, co-working space, workstations, training room, conference rooms, open lounges, focus rooms, mother and wellness rooms, and copy and mail. The overall design must be a reflection of the company’s mission and culture. The office must have areas for various work modes such as learning, collaboration, focusing and socializing.
Corinda Wong, Diana Seah
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Part of the challenge of the tenant improvement project was to create a space that spoke to Instagram’s company culture and mission. “Capturing the world’s moments,” is a simple gesture but powerful-connecting communities across the globe. The lobby/entrance area is an open public space. There is quick access to stairs that connect you the private working areas. Surrounding the stairs, there are lounge pods shaped in Instagram’s application logo. These pods are inspired by different cultures through artwork, materiality and furniture.
Level 9 and 10’s private spaces such as: work stations, conference rooms, mothers and wellness rooms are laid out almost the same for easy navigation. Both lounge spaces and phone rooms are spaced out or easily accessible.
Level 9 Plan
Level 10 Plan Lobby/Reception: Branding seating area Coffee Bar + Coworking space: 14-20 persons Training Room: 40 person Large Conference Room: 14-18 person Medium Conference Room: 8-10 person
Small Conference/Team Room: 4-6 person Open Lounge Focus/Phone Room Mother/Wellness Room Copy/Mail
NORTH SECTION The North section view of the stairs shows the playful connections to different areas of this large open space. The open areas allow for moments between people to feel the energy in the space while experiencing the eclectic furniture, art and dynamic layout. The main reason behind the public area being in this specific corner was because of its view from the lobby area and because there are less structural columns. Glass railing was used
EAST SECTION
for the central stairs to continue the open feel by not contrasting with the wood steps and floor. The East section goes through the different stairs seen in the building. We have the emergency egress stairs, the auditorium seating, and the central stairs.
EAST ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION
The East and West elevation shows how level 9 and 10 have a similar layout for spaces such as: offices, lounges and the nook areas.
WEST ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION
Overall view of public space at the Instagram headquarters.
Tea Pod Playing off Instagram’s iconic logo, it became the main shape of this ‘tea house.’ Creating spaces that are influential of different parts of the world. A Japanese inspired tea house played a major role in this design. The use of screens was important in light play seen in the interior. Having this pod placed by the windows allowed for light to create movement throughout the day. The openings are there to create flow in a small space and allow for
interaction for users standing inside and outside of the pod. The impressions inside the pod are used as shelves and enhanced by lighting. Extra seating is used outside the pod to avoid crowding.
Lounge and Workspace Pod Highlighting the top of the stairs you can see how the stairs shift over one of the pods, which leads to more open working spaces and the private areas. The lounge and workspace pod focuses on a mural by artist Hueman and inspires the pops of color seen in the carpet and furniture. While this space could be used as a lounge, the tables and white board are there to be a breakout space for light work. The wood material is the same as the stairs and floor so
that the artwork, pattern, colors and those occupying would stand out. The brick wall and white ceiling is also there to add texture and white space to balance the dynamics of the wood and spalshes of color.
Auditorium seating with artwork on columns by Jet Martinez.
02// DEER HOUSE
inside outside the box Interior Design Fall 2017
The process of this project started out with developing nine sketch models using one to two materials that could show space using the relationship between the materials chosen. Bass-wood dowels and white museum board became my most successful models of the project and the ones that I would pursue to continue on to the second part of the project, the connections. Using clear fishing wire, I connected equilateral triangles. This became the design of the exterior shell of Deer House. Dowels were used to create spaces for rooms in this dwelling as well as additional aesthetic. In the end, Yosemite became the landscapae that the Mountain House would be constructed.
Alexi Karavokiris
1// Dowels, fishing wire, dried flowers 2// Dowels, fishing wire, moss 3// Dowels 4-6// Dowels, museum board
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In the beginning phase of developing Deer House, we were to create seven sketch models using two different materials. Dowels were used to create a box or an impression of a box. I first experimented with natural materials incuding moss and dried flowers. To create more spatial planes I used museum board as my second material. One of the common used forms in side the boxes were geometric shapes. I used this to grow shapes and fill the boxes.
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SITE PLAN
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Taking on the geometric shapes from the sketch models, it resembles the rough egdges we see in nature. The design of Deer House is not a conventional home. There are panoramic views within this space. The first and second level of the home is split between uses. The first level is public with a kitchen and living area and the second is private with a loft bedroom and personal bathroom.
Light Flow
LIGHT FLOW
Exterior Movement
EXTERIOR MOVEMENT
EAST East Elevation Scale 1/8”= 1’
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WEST West Elevation Scale 1/8”= 1’
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NORTH ELEVATION
North Elevation Scale 1/8”= 1’
SOUTH South Elevation Scale 1/8”= 1’
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Final model of Deer House using dowels, museum board and fishing wire.
Concept render of Deer House in Yosemite, CA.
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wearable sculptures Interior Design Spring 2020
The objective of this class was to explore polygon surfaces using the 3D program Rhino and how those surfaces translate into Grasshopper. In a group, we put together a catalog of components. Towards the end we would develop the final component into something that could potentially be printed and worn. Although 3D printing was a part of the process, having printers unavailable to us led us to discover the possibilities while relying solely on Rhino.
Mohsen Marizad
04// TREE HOUSE
THESIS Interior Design Fall 2019
The process of Tree House first began through researching San Jose landmarks such as the City National Civic, Trinity Cathedral, Plaza de Cesar Chavez and others. Through research we used different methods of studies through drawings, 3D printing and lasercutting. What came from that research was inspiration through nature, shapes, and lighting that would influence a new landmark in San Jose. Tree House sits on top of Mongomery Theater (a later addition to the City National Civic.) This project sits on the corner of San Carlos and Market St. This location was perfect to bridge the neighboring Plaza de Cesar Chvez and Tree House. Tree House implies nature and is an open place for others to interpret a new landmark.
Eleanor Pries, Diana Seah
site plan
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Scale: 1/32” = 1’-0”
City National Civic and Montgomery Theatre
This thesis project started with the class working collaboratively to gather information about specific historical buildings surrounding both St. James Park and Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Students then were split into groups based on their building choice where we would develop our concept and designs. I chose to focus on the CNC and Montgomery theatre specifically because of its location next to the major intersection of San Carlos and Market St.
The several crosswalks in view allowed for desire paths to grow towards the location of Tree House. Tree House sits on the second level of the Montgomery level. The entrance is guided by trees and elevated to feel as if you were climing a tree.
photo MONTAGES
County Courthouse
City National Civic
Tech Museum
A challenge of scale, proportion, depth and balance.
With the information that students gathered we used photoshop and illustrator to create photo montages of the buildings we studied. In this analytical study we recreated spaces that tell us about space, scale, composition and would lead us to our next study. On the following page the 3D montages and original buildings come to life. This diagram challenges the way we use landmarks. Every historical landmark that we studied was a private building
Trinity Cathedral
open during specific hours, sometimes used for only one program, and with entrance fees. Part of the design challenge was to create new programs that would allow our spaces to be open to the public .
Action diagram
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1// City National Civic
2// County Courthouse
3// Trinity Cathedral
4// Tech Museum
Private vs public diagram
DESIRE PATH PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE/ PUBLIC
This diagram highlights Plaza de Cesar Chavez and shaped leaf pattern seen in the next few pages. the private and semi-private buildings surrounding the park. These buildings are hotels, restaurants, bars, Our focus after our photo montages was to further banks, a transportation hub and entertainment buildings. explore our chosen building by creating line drawings which would help influence our physical model. This Bringing the outside in is an important aspect of the allowed students to use and put together the product Tree House design. This is seen through the extended of drafting software and technology using Sketchup, desire lines from the park the second level (seen Illustrator, lasercutting machines and 3D printers. in dark grey in the diagram above). The exterior facade reflects colors seen in nature and a geometric
3d print and lasercut process
CNC Montage Line Drawing
Lasercut Component
3D Print Shape
Physical Model
The physical model above is made up of a ‘cloud’ made cloud and surface model, similar to the location of the from lasercut frosted white acrylic. A component is design. The cloud has two flat sides that meet at a 90 made up of four pieces which would grow using several degree angle and has rounded impression in the middle. components stacked both vertically and horizontally. The 3D prints function as surfaces and can also be seen as columns. These surfaces fill the openings of the cloud vessel, an opportunity to create a design with more than one program. It was decided that the base of this physical model would be 3D prints that raise the
3D MODEL
concept view
Concept view using 3d model
05// VAHA
URBAN RETREAT Interior Design Fall 2018
In collaboration with partners, the objective of this project was to design a 8,500 square foot urban retreat withing a major city. The retreat is a place for people to regenerate the soul, mind and body. Within this Spa, there are programs such as massage rooms, sound bath, saunas, retail and eating areas. Vaha’s design come from the inspiration of traditional Turkish baths. Vaha takes on a contemporary approach by using a different form of an arch. The choice of materials are meticulously chosen to create an inviting, easy and relaxing environment.
Corinda Wong, Diana Seah
Lobby of Vaha; introducting modern arches, textured and patterned walls, minmal colors and greenery.
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CAFE TEA BAR
KITCHEN
MASSAGE ROOM
MASSAGE ROOM
MASSAGE ROOM
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LOCKER ROOM
LOCKER ROOM BATHROOM
SHOWER
SOUND BATH
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BATHRM.
TEA BAR
WET SAUNA
MINERAL BATH
DRY SAUNA
BATHRM.
BREAK ROOM OFFICE
FURNITURE PLAN
DIAGRAM
PATHWAY CIRCULATION LOCKER AND WASHROOMS TREATMENTS FOOD AND BEVERAGES
The retreat is a place for people to regenerate the soul, mind and body. Within this spa there are programs such as massage rooms, a sound bath, saunas, retail and eating areas. Vaha’s design came from the inspiration of traditional Turkish baths--Vaha takes on a contemporary approach by using a different form of an arch. The choice of materials were meticulously chosen to create an inviting, easy and relaxing enviornment.
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The pathway circulation diagram above shows how the symmetrical space plan was designed to make utilities and treatment areas easily accesible. The entrance is also the exit to create private access yet with different paths at the end of the hallway so guests do not populate one major area.
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Vahas cafe area is earthy and relaxing perfect for starting and/or ending spa treatments.
View of mineral pools, lounge area, dry and wet sauna.
tHANK YOU. Thank you for taking the time to view my portfolio and journeying with me through the last few years of work as a student of Interior Design at San Jose State. I hope you enjoyed this collection of work. I look forward to future opportunities to learn, grow and collaborate. Best, Alexandria Dizon
alexandria dizon Contact 510-862-1093 alexandria.dizon@gmail.com