A SH LYN N
EN GELHAR D
interior design portfolio
ABOUT ME This portfolio displays undergraduate coursework and research throughout my time at the University of NebraskaLincoln working towards a C I D A a c c r e d i t e d B a c h e l o r ’s of Science in Design- Interior Design degree. Interior design has always been my “when I grow up” a n s w e r. M y i n t e n t h a s n e v e r wavered, only matured alongisde my understanding of the profession. I see my passions lie within the opportunity to grow communities, relationships, and conversations through design, a refreshing way to maintain connections between the living and built environment.
CONTENTS 0 1 . Q S T R E E T K ITC H E N 0 2 . U N D E R G R A D UAT E R E S E A R C H 03. ARCADIA 04. PRAIRIE PINES
0 1. Q ST R E E T K I TC H E N Q Street Kitchen is a space to grow, serve, and consume fresh produce for downtown Lincoln residents in order to unite the community through the importance of sharing meals with one another via the power of the table. To achieve this, a clear definition of programmatic spaces through both wayfinding and material usage are implemented to indicate the various activities occurring and advocate for areas of suspension. Through an open-concept design, spatial sharing will also be encouraged between both patrons and vendors. Additionally, opening the semiprivate site towards the public will push the currently established threshold boundaries allowing users to partake in shared cultural curiosity. 3rd Year Studio- 10 Weeks Software Used: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Revit, and Rhinoceros 5
SHARING
verb to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly MOOD + INSPIRATION
open concept/clear entrance
clock in/ food prep
food vendor
consumer order food
harvest with farmers and chefs
lunch with community
view food sources
fix and serve food
lunch break with community
individual study/work
teach cooking course
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USER JOURNEY MAP The human desire to connect with one another runs deep throughout our lives and can be achieved with infinite possibilities. A common and historically significant method comes in sharing a meal. Through the simple act of breaking bread together, community cohesion can form, morale and productivity are boosted, social and physical wellbeing is enhanced, and trust is established. Combing the importance of communal eating with modern food sustainability efforts, such as urban farming, provides a framework for cleaner eating and a true farm to table approach to consumption. This perspective creates a relationship between farmer, chef, and consumer. Notice above the point of intersection between all groups is in the act of sharing a meal, encouraging connections across the plate.
exit to community
clock in/ recipie selection
weed + water farm
feature chef
urban farmer
harvest with vendors and chefs
harvest with vendors and chefs
lunch break with community prepare/ cook daily specials
lunch break with community
add new plants
work with volunteers
host private event
exit to community
exit to community
COMMUNAL DINING Upon entering, guests are greeted with both communal and informal gathering spaces, perfect for college study dates, a quick lunch break, or a unique dinner with friends. Q Street Kitchen features four separate vendors which utilize food from the indoor and outdoor farm space. The center serving options rotate to not only provide the community with a variety of cuisine, but to capitalize on the various seasons of their fresh produce. The second floor houses the indoor farm, an outdoor patio space, and two test kitchens usable for cooking courses and special events.
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LEVEL ONE 1. Communal Dining 2. Informal Gathering 3. Rotating Cuisine 4. Beverage Vendor 5. Long-Term Seating
LEVEL TWO 6. Sandwich Vendor 7. Storage 8. Outdoor Dining 9. Salad Vendor 10. Soup Vendor
1. Group Lounge 2. Indoor Farm 3. Test Kitchen 4. Outdoor Dining
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7. 8. MATERIAL PALETTE 1. Pre-Existing Brick 2. Pre-Existing Concrete 3. Flavor Paper: Amoebiance 4. Reclaimed Wood 5. Live Organic Material 6. Terrazzio Cement Terrazzo 7. Brushed Black Steel 8. Knoll Oh La La: Brandy 9. Persian Area Rug
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0 2 . U N D E R G R A D U AT E R E S E A R C H The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program at UNL has provided many opportunities to dive deeper into the “why?� of design. Focusing on informal learning spaces on campus, my research team and I spent the 2018-2019 academic year and following summer conducting post-occupancy studies within the newest buildings on campus. From this research, my team and I have been able to present at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2019, the UNL UCARE Poster Fair 2019 , where we represented the best poster of the College of Architecture, the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Conference in March, 2020, where we achieved the best poster award, and were accepted to the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference in 2020. Shown here is a quick snippet of our process, methods, findings, and recommendations. Research Partners: Dr. Miyoung Hong, Dr. Erica DeFrain, Annie Mimick, Savannah Scoville, Tiffany Schweer, Tara Grebe, and Mikinna McGerr August 2018- August 2019 Software Used: Adobe InDesign, Qualtrics Data Collection, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom,
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
RESEARCH PROBLEM
The majority of learning takes place outside of the classroom, and college campuses devote considerable resources to creating comfortable and welcoming spaces for students to study. How well are these informal learning spaces meeting the needs of students?
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Evaluate and compare informal learning spaces at 5 campus sites located in close proximity to one-another
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Determine students’ unique spatial needs
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Provide feedback for future informal learning spaces
RESEARCH METHODS PRE-FIELDWORK Literature review on past and current applicable research.
FIELDWORK
POST-FIELDWORK
302 Unobtrusive observations
Content analysis
noting the activities of users in real-time without disturbances.
comprehending the objectives and intentions of each of the five sites
991 Surveys
to identify who exactly was inhabiting the study sites.
asking for student feedback and overall success of the site.
Literature Review
Photo elicitations
20 Focus group participants
5 Site comparison essays
User personas
to pinpoint specific areas of interest within the sites.
for a deeper look into student satisfaction from students themselves.
KEY FINDINGS
understanding how other researchers have approached studying a topic.
to establish the similarities and differences at a detailed and small scale level.
R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S 1
Create more individual study spaces
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Students prefer functional and comfortable furniture, with large tables that allow them to spread out and have their own individual space.
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Provide more wayfinding
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Students are dissatisfied with sound and visual privacy.
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Provide ergonomic furniture
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The majority of students across all sites study independently.
03. ARCADIA Arcadia is a senior living facility located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Research for Arcadia focused on the positive connection between one’s social wellbeing and the consumption of food with others. Our physical design, thus, aims to facilitate these shared meal experiences, expressing the power of the table. In order to implement such thinking, our project included a public restaurant, bar, brewery, market, and outdoor theater in addition to our base senior living facility. These “activator spaces” encouraged connection between the senior residents and the public. 4th Year Collaborate Studio- 15 Weeks Collaborators: Kristin Garner, Ethan Weiche, Mitchell Znamenacek Software Used: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Revit
MOOD + INSPIRATION
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
RENDERING BY KRISTIN GARNER
The first floor contains many of the previously listed activator spaces, allowing easy access from the connected streets. Senior living units begin on the second floor, providing space between public and private domain. In the residences themselves, we implemented large community test kitchens in the center of each level. These kitchens were necessary to pass through for residents on the way to their specific units, encouraging their connection to both food and their neighbors.
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DIAGRAM BY ETHAN WEICHE
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
RENDERING BY KRISTIN GARNER
RESTAURANT FLOORPLAN
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
RENDERING BY KRISTIN GARNER
A dedicated dining space emerged on the top floor combining the desire to show the full circle of food consumption at the senior care center. The kitchen is placed in the center with various planters located around the space. As users navigate throughout, they are reminded of where their food is grown, then prepared, and finally consumed all while sitting at their table. Private dining options are included, as well, to consider both public and resident usage.
04. PRAIRIE PINES WELCOME CENTER Prairie Pines, a local nature preserve in Lincoln, Nebraska, aims to celebrate all living things with all ages of the community. Categorizing this course as a design-build studio, the focus was to improve the welcome center, previously the residence of the founders of Prairie Pines, to dedicate space for education, events, and staff meetings. While the pandemic eliminated our ability to physically build our designs, my team and I focused greatly on the practicality of our goals and their capability to be built in the future. Such objectives are shown in detail drawings, such as those showing joint connections for custom shelving units. 3rd Year Design/Build Studio-17 Weeks Collaborators: Magrieta Coolidge-VanDuren, Jessicah McCaslin Software Used: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Rhinoceros, Adobe Lightroom, and Adobe Photoshop
MOOD + INSPIRATION
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Our team focused on providing a professional yet interactive installation for the Prairie Pines welcome center which featured pinnable surfaces, a whiteboard, television, storage, and nods to the local topography of the area. The two spaces we are working with are with the media wall and library space. We wanted to keep as much floor space available as possible to consider space flexibility.
The media wall is made up of a metal grid system, with panels secured to its faces. The grid is 1” square tubing that is welded together and secured to the wall. Panels sit 10” from the wall, and include cork, backlit pine-needle resin sheets, a white board, plywood topography, felt topography, and an interactive map.
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MEDIA WALL AXONOMETRIC
Exploded Axonometric of Library 1/2”=1’0”
LIBRARY AXONOMETRIC
The cork covers the majority of this structure, so that the space can lend itself to announcements, meetings, etc. The backlit pine-needle resin informs wayfinding and surrounds the active areas of the media wall. Integrated plywood topography is that of the area surrounding Prairie Pines. Technology is accessible and mixed with the natural material palette by the addition of a large cork panel that slides behind the wall, revealing the flat screen television and original fireplace, an important momento from the founder of Prairie Pines. The library spaces features a similar grid to the media wall, but instead of integrated pin-up space, it contains various permanent spaces for storage. Buildability and cost was deeply considered throughout the design process. The detail drawing below served as a checkpoint in order to understand how one would physically construct our grid system without breaking the non-profit’s bank.
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DETAIL JOINT DRAWING
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EDUCATION Bachelor’s of Science in Design 2021 Graduation
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
College of Architecture, CIDA Accredited
NCIDQ-IDFX April 2021
High School Diploma 2013- 2017
Norris High School, Firth, NE
Graduated and received high school diploma with honors.
WORK EXPERIENCE Retail Associate
Cooper and Co.- Lincoln, Nebraska
Design Intern
U.S. Property- Lincoln, Nebraska
2017- Present
2020
Research Assistant 2018- 2020
ACTIVITIES American Society of Interior Designers & International Interior Design Association Member
Provided personalized shopping experience for every customer. Arranged layout of store while managing inventory and training new associates. Created flooplans, advertising material, leases, and management documents for a property management firm. Provided flexibility when considering roles and contributions of an interior design student.
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Conducted and organized research data on campus through Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program. Organized and attended events with local interior design professionals. Encouraged advocacy within the profession.
2017- Present Vice President Position: 2018-2019 President Position: 2020- Present
UNL Honors Program 2017- Present
Strived for academic excellence both in and outside design related courses.
College of Architecture Student Advisory Board
Kept in touch with college faculty regarding student and activity success.
2018- Present
Chi Omega Sorority
2017- Present Western Area Chair: 2018 Lincoln Matcher: 2019- 2020
HONORS Accepted IDEC Conference Presenter and Top Poster Presenter (2020) Accepted EDRA Conference Presenter (2020) National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2019 Presenter Dean’s List- Top 10% of College: Fall 2017, Spring 2019 Top College of Architecture Undergraduate Research Poster: Spring 2019 Dale Hollock Scholarship Recipient 2019 + 2020 David Distinguished Scholarship Recipient
SOFT SKILLS Experienced Leader
Gained quality leadership and communication skills essential to personal growth throughout college.
Self-Motivated Efficient Creative Sociable
Executive Vice Chancellor Student Advisory Board
Represented the College of Architecture while providing integral feedback to executive university staff throughout COVID central academic year.
Interpersonal
Order of Omega Honors Society
Accepted into University Greek Honor Society. Participated in philanthropic events while building leadership skills.
Adobe InDesign
Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Honor Society
Initiated into senior University Honor Society with 30 other members. Built relational and leadership skills.
Revit 2018
College of Architecture Peer Mentor
Mentored incoming interior design students through guided tours and group events.
2020- Present
2019- Present: 2020 Initiation Date
2020- Present 2019- Present
TECHNICAL SKILLS Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Lightroom Rhinoceros 5 Microsoft Word Required human subjects training – CITI for research
A SHLYNN
ENGELHARD
interior design portfolio