Amy Zhang Portfolio Fall 2022 by amyzhangdesigns

1 Amy

Fall 2022

Interior Design Portfolio

Zhang.

portfolio

Hello!

I am currently in my fourth year of Interior Design at Toronto Metropolitan University. I think about the big picture while possessing strong attention to details. I am a curious and selfmotivated designer who is eager to learn, often setting high standards in all my work. Multi-faceted in my creative pursuits, I have an enduring background in the visual arts and digital photography. My technical skills in construction drawing, 3D visualization, and graphic design are strong assets to a wide range of projects.

ACADEMICS

Third year studio project featured at IDS Toronto

Best in Second Year Award School of Interior Design Year End Show President’s Entrance Scholarship, awarded to students with an admission average between 90-94.99%

EXPERIENCE

3 Amy Zhang.

Drawing

Visualization Post Process /Graphics Other 3D Modeling AutoCAD Revit Vray for

Vray

Enscape Twinmotion -

Indesign

Laser

Sketchup

AC Forca Design Design Intern SpacePlus U IRN701 Fourth Year Studio / Study Abroad in Italy Cortona, Italy Burdifilek Design Intern Toronto Metropolitan University / School of Interior Design

+1 (647) 978 2677 amyzhang611@hotmail.com

Rhino

for 3dsMax

for Sketchup

Highly proficient in numerous CAD, visualization, and graphics software

Ability to work efficiently and independently without supervision

Communicating effectively with team members

Attentive to detail and dedicated to high quality workmanship

Creatively driven by self-critical processes Photoshop Illustrator

Lightroom Premiere Pro Digital Photography Modelling + Drafting Painting

Cutting 3D Printing Procreate

Rhino 3dsMax 2021 2019 2022 20192023 07/2022Present 06/202207/2022 12/2021Present 06/202110/2021

TECH. PROFICIENCIES

SKILLS - Collaborated in concept design for residential and retail projects - FF&E Sourcing - Created packages for design proposal presentations - Developed interior renders - Produced and designed space-finding maps for all University of Toronto campus buildings to be integrated into a new and upcoming study space availability application - Collaborated in concept design and interior branding for commercial projects - Produced floor plans and construction drawing packages with AutoCAD - Created graphic design for design proposal presentations - Developed interior and exterior renders for commercial projects with 3DsMax and Vray Designer

4 Creative Matters HQ Unity Charity Fortezza del Girifalco CONTENT / 02 03 01

5 Indeed Showroom Nora House Visualization Hotel Ensemble Photography 04 06 07 05

Creative Matters HQ

01 2022 Third Year Project

AutoCAD, Rhino, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator

The renovation to Creative Matter’s studio aims to seamlessly bring together the staff and their clients by blurring the line between private and public zones - specifically the access to the showroom, work areas, and storage. The parti is formed by the triple height millwork which vertically connects the floors and stores the archive and the living collection of samples and final products. The collection is accessible to both clients and the staff from various levels of the building, and is also seen on display at a grand scale. The curve of the drop ceiling is dominant in the space, creating a spiritual experience for users who are choosing samples to work with. Another focus is the Creative Studio which follows the interior glass courtyard typology in order to spatially stand out, while figuratively symbolizing the hands-on and experimental approach of the Creative Matters workflow.

Creative Matters HQ | Year 3 2022

Matters HQ | Year 3 2022

Creative

View of 1.5 level

10 Creative Matters HQ | Year 3 2022 1 Main Entrance 2 Reception 3 Design Consultation 4 Horizontal Rug Displays 5 Triple Height Millwork: Sample Displays 6 Valuables Storage 7 Loading and Storage 8 Back Door and Fire Stairs DN UPv UP DN OPEN TO BELOW OPEN TO BELOW Runnymede Rd 1 2 3 4 7 8 6 5 AA BB Ground Floor Plan

11 UP 12R UP AA BB 2 3 1 4 5 6 OPEN TO ABOVE OPEN TO ABOVE 1 Equipment Storage 2 Sample Books Storage 3 File Storage 4 Movable Storage Shelving 5 Triple Height Millwork: Archive Collection 6 Valuables Storage

Basement Floor Plan

Perspective of Ground Floor

Runnymede Rd

12 Creative Matters HQ | Year 3 2022 Triple Height Multifunctional Storage and Display OPEN TO BELOW LEVEL 1.5 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 2

DN DN UP UP AA BB 4 3 5 6 7 8 1 2

13 Office and Kitchen Material Board 1 Outdoor Patio 2 Creative Studio 3 Kitchen 4 Office 5&6 Executive Offices 7 Triple Height Millwork: Sample Displays 8 Staff Sample Collection Second Floor Plan

Creative Studio Section BB

15 Creative Matters HQ | Year 3 2022 SUSPENDED TRACK LIGHTING SECURED TO STEEL BEAM SEE RCP FOR LIGHTING PLAN 2X1 4 " TOUGHENED GLASS 8x5" STEEL BEAM METAL ANGLE ARMSTRONG BRITTNAU OAK CEDAR FLOORING IN LOW GLOSS FINISH SEE FINISH PLAN SILICONE BEDDING PAD SCREW EXTERIOR TILE 2x 1 4" TOUGHENED GLASS 2X 1 4" TOUGHENED GLASS SILICONE 3 8" STRUCTURAL CABLE STEEL FRAMING PAINTED WHITE SILICONE BEDDING PAD PARAPET ALUMINUM FLASHING ALUMINUM FRAMING 3 8" STRUCTURAL CABLE 2x 3 8" TOUGHENED GLASS 1 2" GWB WITH WHITE PAINT FINISH 1 2" HARDWOOD FINISH 2x6" STEEL STUD 152x360mm WIDE FLANGE BEAM STEEL ANGLE WEATHER CONTROL MEMBRANE BRICK CLADDING BATT INSULATION MEMBRANE VAP. PERMEABLE 6" MIN. WOOL INSULATION PLYWOOD BLOCKING 2x6" STEEL STUD 1 2" GWB WITH WHITE PAINT FINISH 1 2" GWB W/ WHITE PAINT FINISH 6x14" WIDE FLANGE BEAM BATT INSULATION 2x 13mm GWB W/ WHITE PAINT FINISH 6x14" WIDE FLANGE BEAM 6x14" WIDE FLANGE BEAM EXISTING FLOOR/ROOF ASSEMBLY EXISTING FLOOR/ROOF ASSEMBLY 2X6" FLOOR JOISTS TYP. PARAPET DETAIL 8x5" STEEL BEAM

Section AA Creative Matters HQ | Year 3 2022

Unity Charity

02 2021 Third Year Project

AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Vray, Photoshop, Illustrator

The purpose of the project aims to fulfill Unity’s goals, which is to provide a safe space for young individuals to build their internal resilience and to support their mental health through hip-hop and related programming. Unity’s creative practices are implemented through the spatial form making ideas involved through the renovation of the heritage-designated warehouse in Toronto’s Lower Junction Triangle. The new space aims to stand at the conjunction of art, performance, and community building. This institution offers a multipurpose dance studio/events hall, cafe, maker spaces, gallery, public co-work space, audiovisual room and DJ booth. New interventions establish a close dialogue with the rawness of the existing concrete columns and flooring to maintain unobtrusive to the history of the building. Spatial applications revive the industrial nature of the space through the lighting design and the minimal materiality.

Unity Charity | Year 3 2021

5th Floor Coworking

5th Floor View of Gallery and Art Studio Below Unity Charity

| Year 3 2021

There is use of a clustered program strategy with a central cafe area that branches off into cultural or community spaces. This approach to organizing space informs the circulation which spreads users out to explore separate programs, while the cafe becomes a pass-through and resting space.

Program Organization Parti

The response to the client’s program is to establish a hierarchy between spaces according to their activities. The communal (cafe and cowork) are central areas that connect to the cultural spaces. Areas like the art studio and events hall/dance studio are created with a view from above, contrasted with the secluded recording studio or audiovisual room which requires acoustic or visual barriers. The DJ booth also becomes a playful space within a space to be explored at the central cafe area.

22 0 5m STERLING RD

Unity Charity | Year 3 2021

Context Plan

23 UP UP OPEN TO ABOVE OPEN TO ABOVE 1m 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DN UP 1m 0 9 8 10 1 Cafe 2 DJ Booth 3 Art Studio 4 Recording Studio 5 Lecture Room 6 Events Hall/Dance Studio 7 Changerooms 8 Art Gallery 9 Cowork/Collab 10 Audiovisual Room 4th Floor Plan 5th Floor Plan

24 Unity Charity | Year 3 2021

4th Floor Cafe /Entrance View 4th Floor Art Studio

25 Section Perspective AA Material Board 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Black Plaster 2 Polished Concrete 3 Corrugated Metal 4 Grey Plaster 5 Wood Laminate 6 Metal Grid Ceiling 7 Perforated Ceiling

| Year 3 2021

Unity Charity

5th Floor Coworking

28 Unity Charity | Year 3 2022

Section Perspective BB

4th Floor Same space converted to Dance Studio

4th Floor Events Hall

30 3 1 2 B A C D 7600 22500 7720 7200 7580 51 m² WORKSHOP/LECTURE 401 15 m² CHANGE ROOM 402 141 m² DANCE STUDIO 400 + A.F.F. GWBDC1 3800 ± A.F.F. GWBDC1 2600 1500 850 460 929 1096 1520 1720 930 920 1035 1055 875 EQ EQ 680 EQ EQ EQ L3 EQ 680 2100 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 2151 1511 OCCUPANCY SENSOR ABOVE AT 2600 A.F.F. REFER TO ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS. SWITCHING REFER 1 ID-300 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 RECESSED LED POT LIGHT SUSPENDED PENDANT LIGHT SUSPENDED TRACK LIGHT SURFACE MOUNTED LINEAR LED L3 L2 L1 L4 SINGLE SWITCH SINGLE THREE-WAY SWITCH GWB DROP CEILING 609MM X 609MM ACOUSTIC CEILING TILE 609MM X 1219MM ACOUSTIC CEILING TILE 1 : 100 ID-101 REFLECTED CEILING PLAN 1 LIGHTING SYMBOL LEGEND SWITCHING SYMBOL LEGEND CEILING TYPES LEGEND NOTES LIGHTING SYSTEM OF DANCE STUDIO INSTALLED AND CONTROLLED IN A/V ROOM ON 5TH FLOOR LIGHTING SYSTEM OF ART STUDIO INSTALLED ON 5TH FLOOR

31 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7200 7100 7120 7200 36220 12 m² STORAGE 410 16 m² AUDIO ROOM 409 39 m² RECORDING STUDIO 408 14 m² DARK ROOM 411 12 m² UNIVERSAL W/C 406 8 m² STORAGE 407 WORKSHOP/LECTURE ROOM 9 m² STORAGE 404 91 m² ART STUDIO 412 25 m² CAFE 403 9 m² DJ BOOTH 405 OPEN TO ABOVE OPEN TO ABOVE + A.F.F. ACT2 3400 + A.F.F. GWBDC1 2600 + A.F.F. GWBDC1 2600 A.F.F. GWBDC1 2600 + A.F.F. GWBDC1 2600 + A.F.F. GWBDC1 2600 ± A.F.F. EXP 4000 + A.F.F. ACT1 3400 + A.F.F. ACT2 3400 1580 908 896 2116 EQ BULKHEAD L1 L1 555 555 555 555 1438 1200 555 555 1200 555 1200 555 1200 979 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 1200 1200 909 1861 1895 1800 1800 1422 1072 1480 1914 1915 847 821 L1 L1 1480 847 821 1272 1272 680 EQ EQ L3 680 EQ EQ L3 680 EQ EQ L3 680 EQ EQ L3 680 EQ EQ L3 556 3400 3420 3400 1280 1280 1078 1180 1153 680 EQ L3 EQ 2395 1480 1460 EQ EQ 440 L3 837 715 744 1940 1940 661 648 1691 1673 L2 L2 L2 1940 1940 1214 1137 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 OCCUPANCY SENSOR ABOVE AT 2600 A.F.F. REFER TO ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS. 828 337 1200 1200 SWITCHING FOR MILLWORK LIGHTING ABOVE COUNTER HEIGHT. REFER TO ELEVATION DRAWINGS. SWITCHING FOR MILLWORK LIGHTING ABOVE COUNTER HEIGHT. TO ELEVATION DRAWINGS. L1 ± A.F.F. EXP 4000 L1 L1 L4 L4 L4 L4 L4 L4 ± A.F.F. EXP 4000 1 ID-200 1 ID-201 1 ID-301 2 ID-300 L4 L4 L4 L4 L4 L4 L4 L1 L1 2 ID-200 1 ID-500 NOT IN CONTRACT AMY ZHANG 500953383 AI.ZHANG@RYERSON.CA IRT501-031 AZ DESIGNS Scale Drawing No. Title: Key Plan NOTES: ID-101 REFLECTED CEILING PLAN (4TH FLOOR) UNITY CHARITY 158 STERLING RD, TORONTO, ON, M6R 2B7 1:100 PLAN No. Date Issue/Revision 1 2022.01.25 A1A Check in 2 2022.01.28 A1A Submissions 3 2022.02.01 A1B Check in 4 2022.02.08 A1B Check in 2 5 2022.02.15 A1B Check in 3 6 2022.02.18 A1B Submissions 12 2022.04.10 A4 Submissions

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Fortezza del Girifalco

03 2022 Fourth Year Italy Study Abroad Project

AutoCAD, Rhino, Vray, Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate In Collaboration with Katie Zhang

The renewed fortezza rejuvenates the Cortona experience for both visitors of the town by creating a connection between the new programmatic activities for residents to live, work and play. The design promotes a sense of community by engaging residence accommodations with a central amphitheatre. The space is populated with those who stay for exhibitions in the adjacent galleries, cafe, restaurant, and library. The project aims to attract people of all ages to live long term at the fortezza by providing food, entertainment, art, and culture. Our interpretation of ‘Legacy of the Past’ includes modern interventions that bridge the gap between old and new, and locals and visitors. The design features new circulatory paths and accessible alternatives both above and underground, and communal spaces to encourage community engagements. The modern forms of the interventions differentiate from the site’s morphology to further perpetuate its new identity in the castle’s ongoing history and legacy. While the existing interiors are reprogrammed to include private and public zones to support the arts and cultural life of visitors, and maintain longterm residents in adjacent accommodation units.

| Year 4 2022

Fortezza

del Girifalco

Topography Site Plan of Cortona, Italy

Isometric Site Plan

Fortezza del Girifalco | Year 4 2022

Fortezza del Girifalco | Year 4 2022 Exterior Axonometric Collage

Fortezza del Girifalco | Year 4 2022 Floor Plan Graphics by Katie Zhang

Palazzo Facade and Cafe Patio Seating Interior of Cafe

Art Classroom Fortezza del Girifalco | Year 4 2022

Exterior Central Courtyard

Hotel Ensemble

04 2021 Second Year Project

AutoCAD, Rhino, Vray, Photoshop, Illustrator

Hotel Ensemble brings together the local commmunity and travelers visiting the Annex in Toronto, renewing old ideas of a hotel into a place that is socially energized. It features a restaurant and lounge, cafe, and a community library with direct access to the suite rooms via “the Bridge”. The double height library brings nature indoors where the grand stairs act like the mountain overlooking a meadow. The same wood material in the library continues into the floor finish for the guest rooms. During a time of digital culture, the hotel aims to reconnect people through the simplicity of cuisine, knowledge and communication. The hotel not only becomes a place to stay, but a place to build upon the lives of one another.

Hotel Ensemble | Year 2 2021

MAIN ENTRANCE TO

HOTEL

COURTYARD ALLEYWAY

Main Entrance

Hotel Ensemble | Year 2 2021

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A.Circulation Diagram A. B. B.Program Diagram UP DN UP Barbara

7 8 4 6 5 1 2 3 2m AA 6m UP Hotel Ensemble | Year 2 2021 Ground Floor Plan

Hotel Main Entrance

Stairs to Guest Rooms

Reception

Restaurant & Bar

Open Cafe

Existing Alleyway

Library

Library Stairs to Guest Rooms

Barrett Ln.

GUEST ROOMS VIA BRIDGE GUEST ROOMS VIA STAIRS STAIRS TO THIRD FLOOR GUEST ROOMS

Ensemble | Year 2 2021

Hotel

Library

Library from Top of Stairs

Library Viewing into Guest Rooms Corridor

52 Hotel Ensemble | Year 2 2021

53 1m 0 1m 0 1 1 Projector Screen 2 2 Carpet UP Projector Screen Alleyway

54 Hotel Ensemble | Year 2 2021

Bar and Cafe Facing Library Restaurant

55 1m BRUNSWICK AVENUE 0

56 1m 0

1m 0

Corner Guest Room

East

Hotel Ensemble | Year 2 2021

South-East Corner Guest Room

South-East

AA Barbara Barrett Ln. 2m

South

Corner Guest Room Second Floor Plan

Guest Room Washroom

Guest Room Bed Area

Indeed Showroom

05 2020 Independent Project

AutoCAD, 3DsMax, Vray, Photoshop, Illustrator

Indeed Laboratories is a Canadian skincare brand with its newest showroom in Downtown Toronto. This was an individual conceptual project done after gathering client and site information during my internship at a firm that specializes in commercial, retail, and hospitality design. The cleanliness of Indeed’s branding reflects into the store design, where product testing stations are designed to fit with a custom designed translucent curved polycarbonate structure. Sample products are shared between two users sitting at each vanity at opposite sides. This separation introduces a feeling of privacy as if consumers are testing the cosmetics as they do at home. The minimal interior and lighting design is influenced through the company’s pursuit in innovative skincare products that is revolutionary and accessible for all skin types and age groups.

Indeed Showroom | Independent Project 2020

Entrance View

Indeed Showroom | Independent Project 2020

Ground Floor

3/16" = 1'-0" A A

Perspective Section A-A LABORATORIES

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Indeed Showroom | Independent Project 2020

Workshop and Demo Area

Nora House Visualization

06 2020 Second Year Project

Rhino, Vray, Adobe Illustrator

This visualization case study of Nora House by Atelier Bow-Wow illustrates family life in a traditional-type housing derived from Japanese Minka farmhouses in relation to suburban Sendai.

The comic-like section perspective is influenced by the playful style of contemporary Japanese graphic design in terms of bold, bright colours and clean lines.

Nora House Interior Render

Sectional Perspective Illustration

Nora House | Year 2 2020

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Photography

2016-2019

Canon DSLR, Photoshop, Lightroom

These are a selection of photography capturing architecture and landscape of my travels in Europe and North America. I believe that the harmonization between nature and our built environment is an inspiration for societal growth. My camera accompanies me on every trip to capture the cities that we have constructed, and the natural landscapes we have preserved.

68 Photography | Independent Project 2016-2019