Personal statement
I believe people are the root of everything. They create and destroy, love and hate, inhale and exhale everything in this world. That is who I design for the believers in a better world, the shapers and the doers, the active and proactive, and most especially those who know, like I do, that good design makes a difference in the way people live each and every day.
I like putting things together.
FASHION ARCHITECTURE
The Difference Between UI and UX Design Belana Antar HOME
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PHILOSOPHY
The difference between UI and UX design is the seperation of two very important design components. Realistically, a designer should be able to do both. The difference between a designer and an artist is the designer’s ability to solve a problem. The division of UI and UX should really only occur on a large scale of work and employees, which would apply to billion dollar companies. This particular discussion is for someone who has much more experience in graphics. It seemed like a good header for my fake computer screen. On that note, I think I will say hi to my parents. Hi Mom! Hi Dad! Thank you for helping me pursue the education I needed to start a career in the field I am most passionate about. You are the bee’s knees!
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CONTENT //// Fourth Year
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OHIO CITY
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VERMILION RENOVATION
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OBERLIN HOTEL
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AKRON ART MUSEUM
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MEDIA HOUSE
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ORNAMENTATION
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OHIO CITY PULSE
Ohio city pulse revitalization Location: Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio Type: New Construction Status: Fourth Year Design Studio The Ohio City Pulse Revitalization focused on gaining a through understand of the quickly-rising Cleveland neighborhood: Ohio City. The current economic stimulant in the neighborhood is a rise in microbreweries. This project addresses the current cultural interest in addition to using comparative research to encourage long-standing economic stability.
Corner of East 25th and Lorain Avenue
Commercial Residential
West Side Market
St. Ignatius High School
Site influences
Figure ground movement and visibility
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Successful neighborhood typology analysis
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Income Comparison
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National Income
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PROJECT Mission // The development of the space creates an environment where community members can build and beneͤt positive lives socially, culturally, and economically. A social environment endorses human rights, wellness, and ͤtness; a cultural environment acknowledges and celebrates diversity amongst the community; and an economic environment promotes and fosters opportunities to gain ͤnancial stability.
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Potential pop-up: Winter
Potential pop-up: summer
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The Pop-Up Park in the center of the site is designed for population and movement. There is potential circulation from the southeast end of the site, but the view leads to a high school football ͤeld. To encourage connection, but ͤlter views, there are adjustable site panels to allow access, but control views as necessary.
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The Pop-Up Park in the center is to cater to the ever changing needs of a fluid community. There is a strong demand for community outreach programs, but there are few venues to hold it. The Pop-Up Park allows for as needed events to be held on the site, including community outreach, educational events, and social gatherings. The visibility from all axial directions encourage visitors to move to the area and experience the space.
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Exterior fitness and Zen garden
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Rainwater filtration and reuse
Natural ventilation
Facade // Ohio City has many older brick buildings, which have been renovated to have modern interiors. Using a sweater pattern in a unique way, I was able to embody the traditional facades in the area without direct replication, but through process. These details are in the brick patterning, window mullions and floor tiles throughout the project.
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Children’s Fitness Ofͤce Ofͤce
North-South Section Through North Building
Bakery
Restaurant
Kitchen
East-west Section Through south Building
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Diner
Ofͤce
Lobby
View from pop - up park to bar and adjustable panels
Vermilion Beach Renovation Location: Vermilion, Ohio Type: Renovation and Site Planning Status: Fourth Year Design Studio The Vermilion Beach property is the only public beach on Lake Erie in Vermilion, Ohio. The existing Wakeͤeld House, built in 1901, and the 1970 addition are schematically designed to accommodate the needs of the evolving community. The focus of this project is to populate the beach and its adjacencies with the community and large wave of seasonal visitors.
Field overlooking vermilion river
Wind and visibility
Visibility
Multiple Visibility
Circulation and interest hotspot
Wind
Circulation
Interest Expansion
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Site Plan
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| Farmer’s Market | Vegetable Garden | Brewery Garden | Herb Garden | Passive Beach
6 | Active Beach 7 | Field 8 | Observation 9 | Memorial 10 | Additional Street Program
Barrel Storage
Overlook Barrel
Outdoor
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Rooftop Restaurant
Barrel
Kitchen Activity
Stair
Storage
Bed and Breakfast
Center Tourist
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Bed and Breakfast
Bed and Breakfast
Center
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Rental
Ground floor
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Second floor
Third floor
Occupiable Roof New Facade
Envelope diagram
Original Wakeͤeld House
Interior - Exterior Circulation
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Oberlin hotel Location: Oberlin, Ohio Type: New Construction Status: Third Year Design Studio The Oberlin Hotel is located on the corner of Tappan Square, which serves as the center for both the city of Oberlin and Oberlin College. Three of the four site sides have front facades of local businesses facing it, which encourages a 360o design approach. The 360o design reaches into the understanding of the target users. To accommodate so many different types of users visiting Oberlin, the hotel provides many variations of economy, visual access, and amenities. It is said there are more performances scheduled than days of the year. This small town’s demand for performance’s spaces informed the program. This design holds a black box theatre that uniquely opens to the site context. This allows a creative new way to host a new realm of performances in Oberlin.
East Facade Tappan Square Stair
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Front-back diagram //
The ͤgure ground exercise on the city scale demonstrated the difference in function of the downtown public buildings. The solid ͤll denotes collegiate buildings. The outlined spaces are commercial or publicoriented programs.
The existing context and heights dictated parameters. The height of the hotel sits high enough to see over the height of the tree cover in Tappan square, but does not belittle any of the surrounding buildings.
The orange represents front facades, green represents rear facades, and green represents interstitial space. This demonstrates the scattered understanding of front-back conditions, which encourages a 360O design approach.
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Ground Floor
Second floor
North-South Section Through both Buildings
Third floor
Fourth Floor
Fifth Floor
East-west Section Through south building
Sixth Floor
East-west Section Through North building
Accommodating the arts // In Oberlin, there are more performances scheduled than days in a year. This small town’s demand for performance spaces informed the program by including a black box theatre that uniquely opens to the immediate grassy site. By adding a new type of performance space, it adds a unique and desirable component to the town.
Turning // The turning of the each floor is dictated by a focus towards the town center, Tappan Square, and optimizing views in all directions. By varying views and access overlayed with diverse room accommodations, there is a unique experience in each room.
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The entertainment lifestyle of Oberlin brings many performers and patrons of the stage, while the local college brings many to visit for different durations and intentions. With Oberlin’s place at the forefront of sustainable design and boasting a friendly, quaint small town environment, there are those who visit the city for its local attractions. Based on these different users and their needs, there are three levels of rooms that vary in type and location. Level 1 - Economy Room Smaller in size and ͤt single, double or bunk beds. Rentable for single night or moderate length stay. Level 2 - Intermediate Room Average in size and holds double queen beds or king bed. Rentable for single night or moderate length stay. Level 3 - Extensive Room Apartment style accommodations with separate bedroom and kitchenette. Rentable for moderate to long - term stay.
East View from Tappan Square
Night view of sky bridge looking west
Outdoor Gallery - Akron Art Museum Location: Akron, Ohio Type: New Construction - Addition Status: Third Year Design Studio The Akron Art Museum’s expansion is an evolution into exterior gallery space. The main goals of the space are to respond to the two existing structures, allow easy access for varying exhibits, and to create an environment that is comfortable for groups of any size.
Night view of overlook and covered gallery
Site // The site is located in downtown Akron directly adjacent to the Akron Art Museum. Direct programs to the site include a parking deck, restaurants, Knight Performing Arts Center, local galleries, and several nightlife attractions.
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Form // The Akron Art Museum has a structural column adjacent to the exterior gallery space which is diagrammed to the left. The column is cladded to represent the Mythological god Atlas as he holds up the world. This form is distinctive to the West facade. By pulling that form down from the wall and evolving its shape, it penetrates the simple lines of the exterior gallery space. This process is similar to the way the unique shape of the Coop Himmelb(l)au addition affects the original Akron Art Museum. By replicating this process, it allows the architecture to portray the story of modern art’s effect on the history of culture.
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Space // The exterior gallery of the Akron Art Museum is able to accommodate the traveling exhibits as well as a variety of social events. One of the main factors of this design is the site’s ability to accommodate multiple sized parties without the feeling of separation. This is achieved with the varied levels throughout the site . The combination of small change in elevations and the adjustable screens allow for spacial barriers while still maintaining visibility of most of the site.
Plan // The site plan shows the division of levels as well as the placement of the light tables. The broken levels are lit in the evenings for security and to highlight potential artwork.
North elevation
Potential zone by size
East Elevation
Model view of podiums at night
Screening // To facilitate in creating spatial barriers without limiting visual barriers, there are several adjustable screens throughout the site. The screens consist of vertical translucent columns that move along a track. Each column contains sections of opaque glass which help to solidify the column. In the evenings, the tracks are lit, which is refracted in the columns.
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Media House Location: University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio Type: New Construction Status: Second Year Design Studio The Media House creates moments where people, ideas, and knowledge can overlap and learn from each other. With a diverse user group, the Media House is an ideal home for the fostering of new ideas and movement. By shifting spaces in plan and section, it creates glimpses and interactions between otherwise isolated spaces.
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Site // The Media House is located on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. This main street within the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland is prime location for pedestrian and vehicle trafͤc, because it sits on the border of many smaller districts. Because of this location, the ideal users of the Media House will come from these many districts.
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Second floor Ground floor
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Third floor
Fourth floor
Fifth floor
Sixth floor
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South facade
South facade
East facade
South Section
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Screen pattern // The many fences in the immediate area informed the pattern for the screening, since fencing is a form of screen.
Screen Axonometric Screen placement
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Screen detail
Yellow// The choice to use YELLOW as a portion of the facade was based on color theory. Yellow has been shown to: activate memory provide clarity for decision-making protect from lethargy and depression sharpen memory increase concentration provide relief from panic, nervousness, and exhaustion stimulate mental function & encourages communication
Southeast facade from Euclid avenue
Ornamentation Type: Pattern Design Status: First Year Design Studio After discussion of former architects’ and theorist beliefs on ornamentation, the practical application of ornamentation was explored through physical modeling and hand drawing. Using an organic and native precedent, I was able to design from a concept through abstraction to a ͤnal form of ornamentation. I choose an ear of corn because of its native roots in Ohio, as well as its beautiful, naturally repetitious pattern.
Hand drawing
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Analog model
Study model
F GURE
Ground
Physical
Figure - ground
Section and shade
Analog model
Media: Photography
Media: Paper and Permanent Pen
Media: Paper and Graphite
Media: Foamcore and Cardstock
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