DESIGN PORTFOLIO
ASHLEY KAY
WORKS ENERGY EFFICIENT BY DESIGN REI DESIGN COMPETITION FURNITURE DESIGN RESIDENTIAL LOFT OFFICE DESIGN GRAPHIC DESIGN
ENERGY EFFICIENT BY DESIGN
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO SUMMER 2015
LONDON OBJECTIVE
The basis of this projet was to design a multi-use building with multiple stories within the given site on Canary Wharf in the business district of London. In teams of two, the building was to be designed for a creative services agency. The creative agency we designed new offices for was Square Circle. The creative design serevices Square Circle can provide include: interactive branding, from total brand identity to packaging design. With the location of London, in close proximity to the River Thames, the multi-purpose building was to be designed with sustainability in mind to create highly energy efficient office spaces for the client.
PROCESS The form of this building design was focused around maintaining views of the London skyline across the River Thames this new building would otherwise block. We began by utilizing the curve of the site and started massing from there. By rotating each floor plate starting from the main level we created bridging between the seprate structures and open air atriums. To maximize efficiency, this building utilizes several sustainable features. In addition to the double skin facade, natural ventilation is created from the rotated floor plates and solar chimneys that surround the central core towers. Green roofing on the balconies and the roof level increase water collection for greywater collection in this design. Additionally, the CHP system and useage of photovoltaic interior glass surfacesall support the overall sustainablility.
FLOOR PLANS
RETAIL DESIGN COMPETITION FALL 2014
The design of large retail stores can easily become repetative and stagnant. Mundane aesthetics and store layouts are interchangeable from one store to the next; nothing stands out. For the Recreational Equipment Inc. flagship store in Washington, DC, these normalities are replaced with a unique interior that stands out, excites, and captivates the consumer. REI strives for an updated brand that stands out and attracts active millennials while creating a sense of community within the strore. In Washington, DC, millennials are young proffesionals working during the day, and are dependant on technology at the convenience of their fingertips. To attract the young and active customer, the REI store design is focused on creating an experience through an engaging atmosphere. To incorporate the feeling of the outdoors while appealing to millennials, this design fuses nature and technology within the store. The overall design is focused on the concept of nature and technology coexisting, and how the two have influences on eachother.
INSPIRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
OBJECTIVE This design was a submission for the PAVE design competition during the Fall of 2014. As part of the competition, we were to design a flagship store for REI, to reestablish the REI brand to appeall to the tech-savvy millenial customer.
YOU SHOULD BE HERE
FIND THE GEAR THAT TAKES YOU THERE
PLAN
CUSTOM FIXTURE
FURNITURE DESIGN
OBJECTIVE
Design a seating unit for at least two people using the knowledge and appreciation for the design buildprocess, utilizing the tools and machines in the woodshop.
SEATING UNIT FOR TWO
With an appreciation for the beauty in the flaws of a natural material like wood, I designed this furniture piece, with the intent of finding a piece of wood with a bark inclusion. The piece of wood I found was this 2� piece of solid cherry with a bark inclusion part way down the center of the seating unit horizontally. Golden rectangles were used to create the finished size of the seat, and the pattern of the stainless steel inlays.
RESIDENTIAL
LOFT OBJECTIVE
Design a residence for a family that is in some way different than your own. This residence was designed for Jennifer and Victoria, and their adopted twins Christopher and Katherine. Jennifer works as an art therapist and wanted a space in her home to expand her own business for private client sessions. Katherine is a lawyer and wanted a space to work at home on an as needed basis. The concept of folding was used to transition from a place of a specific use to the next creating open multi-use spaces.
WORKPLACE DESIGN FALL 2014
CINCINNATI OBJECTIVE
Design a new office space for a design firm of your choosing, reach out that firm to help you undertand their current workspace. Find out what the firm would want, and what they would need, as well as the culture of the firm as a whole. The new office design is a hypothetical expansion of the firm in size and location. The site is located in the city of Cincinnati at The EDGE building on Culver St.
CONCEPT
In some forms of nature, the color we see consists of layers in the symmetrical structure, rather than actual pigments. The structure within the makeup of their feathers is pigmented brown, but the layers of multiple geometries refract light at different angles, giving the peacock its bright colors. From this, I took the ideas of symmetry, evidence of structure, and layers of color to translate this conceptual idea into my three dimensional office space.
PROGRAM WORKSTATIONS PRINCIPAL CFO ASSOCIATES PROFESSIONAL STAFF ACCOUNTING CLERICAL TECH SUPPORT TOTAL STAFF
1 1 6 20 2 1 1 32
MEETING SPACE OPEN OFFICE TEAM ROOM LARGE CONFRENCE LIVING ROOM
4 1 1 1
SUPPORT SPACE RECEPTION KITCHENETTE MATERIALS LIBRARY PRINT/COPY/FAX INDIVIDUAL ROOM STORAGE
1 1 1 1 2 1
COLLABORATIVE WORK INDIVIDUAL WORK
GRAPHIC DESIGN
PLASMA SCREEN - APRIL 2015
PLASMA SCREEN - MAY 2015
PLASMA SCREEN - SEPTEMBER 2015
PLASMA SCREEN - MARCH 2015
STUDY ABROAD
60%
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
of FSB students study abroad
PROGRAMS: - SUMMER - WINTER - SEMESTER
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Meet with Kim Suellau to see if you are eligible.
Visit FSB 103 8 or call 529-2 620.
FSB.MiamiOH
.edu/interna
SANDWICH BOARD - NOVEMBER 2014
tional
SANDWICH BOARD - APRIL 2015
HAND CRAFTED DESIGN
LIBRARY DESIGN HAND RENDERING
WALL SECTION MODEL