BRITTANY PORTER
PORTFOLIO
ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Brittany! I’ve always had a slight obsession with crafts, organization, HGTV, and… my Pomeranian, Zeke. You’ll often find me outside enjoying nature through hiking, biking and camping – which I love to pull inspiration from into each of the spaces I create. I’m currently a junior Interior Design student at Indiana University, with a minor in business. My love for design is driven by my passion to improve and create an impact in other people’s lives through the world around them. Interior design is like creative problem solving – it makes me think outside the box striving me to create sustainable, functional, and innovative environments for all users. This mentality has led to a strong interest in either commercial or hospitality design upon graduation, although I’ll always have a huge passion for residential design - just ask my roommate!
EXPERIENCE
ACTIVITIES
B E D BATH & B EYO N D SALES ASSOCIATE Bloomington, IN May 2015 - Present • Stayed on top of the product knowledge for all the bedding and bath merchandise in the store • Effectively multi-tasked with a focus on customer service while also assisting in daily tasks associated with the business
JOYFUL MEANS MARKETING / DESIGN Indiana University December 2014 - Present • As a new club at IU I contribute in designing our flyers, posters, and handouts for our events/fundraisers with all our proceeds going towards different non-profit organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity
J U L I E O’ B R I E N D E S I G N INTERN Carmel, IN May 2015 - August 2015 • Assisted in making construction documents for client’s homes using AutoCad and made many hand renderings to help clients visualize • Sat in on client meetings, vendor meetings, and business meetings - learning more about design products and the business behind residential projects R U E 21 SALES ASSOCIATE Carmel, IN May 2014 - April 2015 • Kept the retail store organized and styled the window displays with current trends to draw customers into the store
DSSO MEMBER Indiana University August 2014 - Present • Participates in events throughout the semester, including going to Chicago and learning more about Steelcase, Herman Miller, and Knoll product lines hands-on THE TRADE SOURCE VOLUNTEER Carmel, IN May 2015 - July 2015 • Sorted through designer fabric and got rid of all the discontinued samples, while learning more about the topdesigner fabric lines
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OLD FACTORY RENO I’m currently working on a renovation of the old Showers Brothers Furniture Administration Building in downtown Bloomington, IN. This building is being transformed into a senior arts colony/community center for the locals, college students, and senior generations to gather and enjoy.
Completed: In the Works
01_PRE-DESIGN Showers Brothers Furniture Factory
Site
10th St.
Vacant Parking Lot
B-Line Trail
N. Morton St.
1/4 Mile - Walking Distance
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING This building was constructed in the 1920’s as an administration building for the Showers Furniture Factory, containing offices and an auditorium on the second floor. In the 1950’s Indiana University purchased the building for the IU Press.
Multi-Generational Facilities • 75% of participants visit their center 1 to 3 times per week. They spend an average of 3.3 hours per visit • Research shows that older adults who participate in senior center programs can learn to manage and delay the onset of chronic illnesses and experience measurable improvements in their physical, social, spiritual, emotional, mental, and economic well-being • An increase in socialization also increases the community member’s overall involvement within the community, including voting. • Art colonies allows seniors to re-discover the arts and take classes they’ve always been interested in while improving their overall mental health, socializing, and staying active. • Being in a natural environment has been SOCIAL shown to have a positive effect on wellbeing, improving mindfulness and reducing stress levels • Creating an environment that older people don’t feel exhausted or overwhelmed, while attracting people of all ages
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01_SCHEMATIC INSPIRATION CONCEPT To create a space the community can use that increases socialization and activity amongst all generations, by designing a modular environment of old and new elements and incorporating greenery throughout to bring the building to life.
“Bringing Buildings to Life”
ROUGH SKETCH OF GARDEN ATRIUM
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ORINOCO RENOVATION As part of a renovation of a historical building in Columbus, Indiana I was given a 25,000 sq. ft. building planted in the middle of a family-friendly neighborhood. I chose to transform this building into a place where families could come and build a sense of community through activity and collaboration.
Completed: Fall 2015
02_SCHEMATIC CONSUME People consume information best in different ways, therefore I wanted to incorporate multiple techniques to stimulate people's thinking and heighten their learning productivity.
COLLABORATE Collaborating with others can be a great way to spark your thinking process or improve upon an idea. I created different collaborative spaces targetting different people and purposes: spaces for individual workers, professionals, and friends or families.
CREATE By using hints of the outdoors inside it creates a fun environment to work in and increases productivity. Additionally, creating spaces that promote physical activity stimulates your brain and creativity.
Gallery
Daycare
Cafe
Rock Wall
Co-working
02_DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
View of 1st Floor Collaborative Space
View of 2nd Floor Collaborative Space
In order to optimize circulation, I used the preexisting columns as a structural grid to organize the placement of the different spaces.
View of 2nd Floor Rock Wall
FLOORPLAN 1 On the first floor I included a gallery by the main entrance, to motivate people to walk through and see the art, and collaborative space on the other end - which will be a largely used space in this building. I then placed a cafe in the middle of the two spaces so it's accessible from wherever you are.
FLOORPLAN 2
On the second floor I included individual workspaces and conference rooms on one end. To promote activity and create an integration from the second floor to the third I included a rock climbing wall, and then an art classroom above the gallery for the artistically inclined.
FLOORPLAN 3 The third floor is dedicated to a daycare where people can keep their kids while they work, or can stay and hangout with their kids in the interactive playroom. I also included a nursery for the younger ones to get out and play.
View of First Floor Cafe
RIBBON MESH CHAIR The objective for this project was to design an organic form that was inspired by a microscopic view of nature, in Rhino 3D. I then designed the “skin� of the chair and rendered the model using Autodesk Showcase.
Completed: Spring 2016
03_DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Inspiration INSPIRATION FROM NATURE
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PERFORATED SKIN
CHIMNEY SWIFT TOWER The objective for this project was to form a connection between the chimney swifts and the individuals in Bloomington through an abstracted sculpture in Switchyard Park, for the public to learn from and enjoy.
Completed: Spring 2016
04_SCHEMATIC SWITCHYARD PARK
RESEARCH Chimney Swifts -Swifts orginially had habitats in dim, enclosed areas, including air vents, wells, hollow trees, caves and chimneys (forest fires, trees chopped, and chimneys capped off = threatened species) -Chimney Swifts fly rapidly with nearly constant wingbeats -Only one female and male will stay in the habitat permanently, the rest leave after one night -Swifts build there nests vertically using branches and their saliva -Chimney Swifts eat nearly one third of their own weight in flying insect pests
Tower Requirements
KEY SWIFT TOWER
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-Interior of tower must be textured so they can perch and build their nest -An opening should be placed on the upper north edge (Prevents too much sun from entering during the day) -Incorporation of galvanized metal flashing will prevent predators from being able to climb the tower -Trim around the top opening to prevent rain-water from going inside -The preferred height is 12’ with a diameter no less than 14�
INSPIRATION The picture to the far left is my main inspiration - I was inspired by the texture and form the Swifts were creating by gathering together to keep warm. I thought that represented how they stay close and fly in a swirl when leaving the chimneys. This inspired me to create a climbing geometric version of the birds wrapping around a log-like form.
INITIAL SKETCHES
Flock Together
Plan Elevation
04_DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
TOWER MATERIALS Cold-Bend Hardwood: White Oak 1.75” thick
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TESSELLATION MATERIALS
Galvanized Steel Rope Wire- 1” thick
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The overall 12’ tower will be divided into four 3’ sections and then assembled over a 10” concrete slab. Each section is filled with foam insulation and then assembled using excess concrete at the site.
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The triangles are created using steel rope wire, covered in a tinted film and then secured using another wire frame on top. The excess film is then cut off and the triangles are wrapped around and secured to the tower using screws.
LEVELS BREWERY + OFFICE As part of a renovation for the former Standard Oil Depot in Bloomington, IN we were given the task of combining both an office space and brew pub in the same building. Located along the B-Line Trail, this building will attract many community members to both spaces.
Completed: Spring 2015
05_SCHEMATIC RENOVATION SITE - Former Standard Oil Depot, Bloomington, IN
The building owner of the former standard oil depot has dreams of turning this building into a brew pub and office space - since its located in a college town along the B-Line Trail it would attract many community members and college students. We were given specific square footages of each of the spaces we should include and had to space plan them across the two floors. In addition, we each created rendered plans and 3D renders to effectively show our designs to the client.
INSPIRATION
Since this building is located along the B-line Trail I wanted to bring the feel of the outdoors on the inside. I was inspired to make the restaurant look sophisticated while also feeling light and airy to blend the two spaces.
05_DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
First-Floor Floorplan
Basement Floorplan
Office Space Reception
Dining Room
Cafe and Work Space
Brewery and Tasting Room
View of Brewery and Dining
COLUMBUS BIENNIAL For the Columbus Biennial in 2016, I was tasked with designing a kiosk containing artwork of local and famous artists involved. The kiosk I designed was located infront of First Christian Church and across from the Visitor Center, in the center of Columbus, IN.
Completed: Fall 2015
06_DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
First Christian Nature Walk KIOSK 4 SITE: FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The fourth kiosk, located in front of First Christian Church, is surrounded by many trees and overlooking a grassy area right outside of the church. Our concept was to horizontally arrange the shipping containers so they didn’t distract from the trees, but rather become ‘one’ with the trees. We integrated walking paths in the air from one end of the kiosk to the other, so people could walk amongst the trees and stop in the middle and look out over the church. We then placed shipping container extrusions throughout the paths for added experience and visual interest.
PRE-DESIGN SKETCHES AND MODEL
The fourth kiosk, located in front of First Christian Church, is surrounded by many trees and overlooking a grassy area right outside of the church. Our concept was to horizontally arrange the shipping containers so they didn’t distract from the trees, but rather become ‘one’ with the trees. We integrated walking paths in the air from one end of the kiosk to the other, so people could walk amongst the trees and stop in the middle and look out over the church. We then placed shipping container extrusions throughout the paths for added experience and visual interest.
North-Facing Render of Kiosk
East-Facing Render of Kiosk
South-West Facing Render
IU VISITOR CENTER PLANS As part of a project for the Indiana University Visitor Center, our class took measurements of the site and each of us then drew as - builts in AutoCad of the space.
Completed: Fall 2014
07_AS - BUILTS
07_AS - BUILTS
HAND-MADE PROJECTS
Each of these projects were made by hand using either cardboard, paper, charcoal or paint.
Completed: Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
08_HAND-MADE PROJECTS CARDBOARD COFFEE TABLE
For this project we had to make a coffee table out of corrugated cardboard, no thicker than 2” thick. The coffee table had to be able to withstand 50 lbs of weight on the top, as well as be able to be disassembled and flatted for shipment. Therefore no tape or glue was able to be used to connect the pieces together. I chose a gridded base with a triangle-shaped top and cutouts connecting the two together. The triangle allowed for over 80 lbs to be placed on top, and the grid pattern made a sturdy base, while making disassembling easy.
POSITIVE / NEGATIVE GROUND REVERSAL
1 Black and 1 White Shape
3 Black Shapes on White Ground
“Stained Glass” Abstract Painting
CHARCOAL DRAWINGS Reductive Jug and Cube
Glove and Candlestick
Pinecone in Hand
Still-Life Self-Potrait