INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE Columbia College Chicago
ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO
Fall 2012 - Spring 2016
Caitlin Walsh
Bachelors of Fine Arts
catywalsh@gmail.com
(262) 515 5449
Caitlin Walsh
catywalsh@gmail.com
(262) 515 5449
CONTENTS
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SE NIO R T HESI S Fitness and Recreation
Inclusive Fitness Center
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GLOBA L I SSU ES Museum Exhibition
Field Museum: Native American Exhibition
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ADAPT I VE REU SE Retail: Baby Concept Store
The Honest Co.
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CO N C EPT UA L D ESI GN: GLO BA L I SSU ES Museum Exhibition
World Literacy Exhibit
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CODE COMPLIANCE Office And Testing Laboratory
MTLA Testing Laboratory
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INCLUSIVE FITNESS CENTER
FITNESS AND RECREATION
SENIOR THESIS
SPRING 2016
THE INCLUSIVE FITNESS CENTER is a health, recreational, and social facility geared towards exercise, sports, and other physical activities. It may be a for-profit commercial facility or a communityor institutionally-supported center. A successful facility will accommodate both the serious athletic and the casual recreational user. The physical environment must be accessible to people with disabilities in order for them to be able to participate in physical activity, recreation, sports, and physical education in the same way as people without disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and sets the basic standard for accessibility. Under Title III, the ADA requires that public fitness, private fitness, and recreation facilities be accessible to people with disabilities in areas such as parking, accessible routes, and restrooms. Yet, many facilities do not meet even these minimum requirements. Building an inclusive and adaptive fitness center means to build a universally designed fitness, athletic, recreation and wellness facility, not just “accommodated“ for or “accessible“ to people with disabilities, but specifically designed for their recreational and special needs, inclusive of their families and the able-bodied public.
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GLENVIEW PARKS DISTRICT FACILITY
Site maps
655 Zenith Drive Glenview, IL 60025 THE FACILITY, which opened in the spring of 2010, is the maintenance headquarters for the entire 836 acre Glenview Park District. Designed by FGM architects, this complex includes a 21,300 square foot single story office and warehouse building, maintenance yard, material storage area, plant nursery and garage and parking spaces for district trucks, mowers and other equipment. The office/warehouse building also houses a separate community room and kitchen that can be reserved for public use, and public restrooms
Sun light
Exterior Views SUSTAINABILITY
This energy-efficient facility includes a number of “green” features – a wind turbine that generates a portion of the building’s power needs, low energy lighting, geothermal heating and cooling, occupancy sensors to turn off lights when no one is in a room, a vegetative green roof, reflective pavement to reduce heat buildup in the yard, a cistern to collect water off the facility roof, rain gardens and biospheres to slow rain run-off and enable more water to be absorbed into the ground, native low-maintenance landscaping, and a porous pavement demonstration area.
Exterior elevation - MAIN ENTRANCE
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TRAFFIC MAP
OUTDOOR
Planning diagrams MAIN ENTRY
LOBBY/ RECEPTION
LOCKER ROOMS
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
RECEPTION/ LOBBY
Equipment control Offices Staff Support
LOCKER ROOMS
SUPPORT
RECEIVING/ REPAIR
RECEPT/ LOBBY
MULTI PRESS
LEG CURL / EXTENSION
LAT. PULL/ ROLL
LEG PRESS
FITNESS SPACE
Juice Bar Vending
LOADING
ADA
ADMIN. SPACE
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BENCH
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TREADMILL
Yoga / Meditation/ Dance Nutrition
STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES ADMIN. SPACE
ENHANCED SPACES
TREADMILL
Rock Climbing Racket Ball Spinning Classes
ADA
LOCKER ROOMS
DUMBBELL RACK
POOL
LOCKER ROOMS
DUAL PULLY WEIGHTS
FITNESS SPACE
ENHANCED SPACES
STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES
GROUP EXERCISE/ CLASSROOMS
STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES
GYMNASIUM
FITNESS SPACES
POOL
GYMNASIUM
Exercise Room Weight Room Aerobics Room Fitness Assessment
Indoor Track Indoor Basketball Indoor Volleyball
Adjacency matrix/ program
REPAIR RECEIVING
GYMNASIUM
CLASSES / GROUP EXERCISE
CLSR
ADA
CROSS TRAINER
ENHANCE SPACES
TREADMILL
CLASSES / GROUP EXERCISE
CROSS TRAINER
SUPPORT AREA REPAIR RECEIVING
POOL
BLOCKING PLAN FITNESS AREA
TOTAL SF NEEDED = 18,000 SF ENHANCED SPACES
OFFICES (4)
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CRITERIA MATRIX
ADAPTIVE FITNESS CENTER
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35 % CIRCILATION = 6300 SF
CIE S IC A CCE SS DAY LIG HT/ VIEW PRIV ACY PLU MB ING SPE CIA L EQ UIP T.
TOTAL AVAILIBLE = 3300 SF
SPECIAL CONSIDARATIONS
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RECEIVING/ EQUIPT. REPAIR
200 SF
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STAFF SUPPORT
150 SF
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VENDING/ JUICE BAR
400 SF
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ASSESSMENT SPACES (2)
200 SF
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VISUAL OVER FITNESS SPACE ESP. CARIO AND CLIMBING WALL
STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES LOCKER ROOMS / RESTROOMS
STAFF SUPPORT
EXSITING GARAGE
CONVENENT FOR EVERYONE
FREE WEIGHT ROOM
960 SF
RECEP.
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EXERCISE ROOM
960 SF
RECEP.
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SECTIONED OFF SPACES
AEROBICS MACHIENE ROOM
1200 SF
RECEP.
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CARDIO EQUIPT.
MULTI-PURPOSE/ GROUP EXER. 2000 SF
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QUIET PLACED AWAY FROM GYM
STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES
1100 SF
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CLIMBING/ RACQUET BALL
FREE AND LOADING
GYMNASIUM
3700 SF
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CLASSROOMS (2)
1400 SF
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IP
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LOCKER ROOMS (2)
1500 SF
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LOCKER AND BATHROOM ACCESSIBILIY
POOL AREA
3000 SF
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ACCESS EQUIPTMENT -ENTRY/ EXIT
EQUIPT. STORAGE (2)
200 SF
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GENERAL STORAGE
50 SF
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JANITORIAL ROOM
120 SF
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FAMILY/ SINGLE RESTROOM
100 SF
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POOL
RECEPTION AND EQUIPMENT CHECK OUT
ACCESS FIXTURES
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CONCEPT: INTERCONNECTION “Each individual existence contributes to creating the environment which sustains all other existences. All things, mutually supportive and related, form a living cosmos, a single living whole.� Build in social interaction, allowing people to participate or just be exposed to the activity others. Disengagement and lack of connection is creates an unhealthy environment; physically and mentally. Creating spaces that allow opportunities for interaction deepen the relationship between a person, their space and the other occupants. Adding privacy and transparency keeps the space interconnected with in itself.
Creating spatial experience, but also about lighting, and the auditory needs of the people using the space maximize the effectiveness of the space, making the space an extension rather than a barrier that keeps the user from accomplishing tasks and fitness activities. Daylight studies and environmental studies (such as indoor air quality) to make sure the users have as much direct access to daylight and views witch can help have an immediate positive impact, even if the attention is not called to them directly. Direct access to daylight and views reduces blood pressure, lowers the incidence of headaches. Layouts on how the different areas are sequenced by the user, and materials, way finding, lighting and other design elements are used to help people make sense of a space and studies on how the user would understand the space intuitively.
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IDEATION SKETCHES
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Ceiling component STUDIES
USER STUDIES
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Massing study
Photoshop collages
Elevation study
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Furniture and equipment plan: NTS
ACCESSIBILITY One of the widely recognized barriers to participation in physical activity and recreation for people with disabilities is the availability of adaptive equipment. For many people with disabilities a piece of adaptive equipment can be the link between being able to participate and not being able to participate - 70% inclusive equipment. - 30% designed specifically for wheel chair users. - Cardio located near door as a warm-up area. - Ample free space in between equipment. - Similar machines are grouped together. - Zones are based off type of use and equipment. - Handrails in pool and all corridor walls in pool area - Infrared and induction loops for hearing impaired. - Translucent wall base with directional lighting for way finding - Extra wide corridors for ease of access - Outlets positioned lower than standard - Motion sensor speaker for visually impaired - Consistent and high contrast sign age - Sound proof walls w/ brick veneer - Accessible locker room, restrooms, shower stalls, and changing areas - Private changing rooms, showers, lockers and bathrooms stalls. Serves as a gender-neutral access point to the pool area
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RECEPTION/ ENHANCED SPACES SEATING AND JUICE BAR
CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS AREA
STRENGTH AND WEIGHT FITNESS AREA
STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES ROCK CLIMBING, AEROBICS, GROUP FITNESS, POOL
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WEST SECTION
NORTH SECTION
EAST SECTION
SOUTH SECTION
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FINISHES ASI MAGNETIC VINYL FLOOR PLANKS Magnetic-backed 100% vinyl planks. Simulating wood grains and natural stone, the color-ways are used to create different paving pattern for way- finding and space definition. Re-purpose the existing floor and raised floor.
LUCCON TRANSLUCENT CONCRETE Optical fibers incorporated into concrete let the stone appear massive and transparent equally, making light, shadows and colors visible. precast concrete product. Fiber optic cables are inserted in a fine-grain concrete. Due to the low portion of fabric, the solidity and consistency of translucent concrete is equivalent to high-strength concretes.
Brick veneer matching existing. Provides control of acoustics. Life Floor slate tiles in pool area. Anti-slip and glare resistant. Rubber athletic flooring in rock climbing room, and lined on sub floor for shock absorbents and acoustical barrier.areas. Existing concrete in staff support Life Floor slate tiles in locker room and restrooms. Anti-slip and glare resistant.
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EXPLODED isometric
CARDIO FITNESS AREA
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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC: FITNESS AND ENHANCED AREAS
CONTRAST IN FLOOR PAVING AND COLOR TO DIVIDE DISTINGUISH AREAS DIRECTIONAL TRIM LIGHTS
RAMP
EXISTING BRICK TO MATCH WALL FINISH CHAIR LIFT
ROLLER SHADES
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EMERGENCY EXIT
STARTING LIGHTS
1 TRANSLUCENT CONCRETE PARTITIONS W/ FIBER OPTICS TRANSLUCENT WALL BASE WITH DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING FOR WAY FINDING
3 CEILING COMPONENT ROTUNDA
DIRECTIONAL TRIM LIGHTS
ACOUSTICAL WALL PANELS SUPPORT ANY WALL MOUNTED FITNESS EQUIPMENT
HANDRAILS PLACED IN ALL CORRIDORS ACOUSTICAL CURTAIN WALL W/ WINDOW FILM TO PROVIDE REDUCED GLARE, VISIBILITY, HEAT CONTROL AND PRIVACY ACOUSTICAL WALL PANEL INTERNAL DOORS- AUTOMATIC/ PUSH ACTION HARDWARE AND MANUAL ACOUSTICAL WALL PANELS SUPPORT ANY WALL MOUNTED FITNESS EQUIPMENT DIRECTIONAL TRIM LIGHTS
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PERSPECTIVE: CARDIO POD
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STRENGTH AND WEIGHT AREA CURVED PARTITION Precast -, curved partial height partition provide a feeling of privacy when exercising but does not exclude from the public. Built in storage for cleaning supplies and storing personal items. Partition is mounted on top of base to provide upward lighting that eliminates glare on floor surface. Light source is accessible through access flooring. Soft light makes its way trough solid concrete, distinctively define each individual area with in the facility. - Direction of paving pattern is changes for different types of equipment, making the groups of equipment obvious to the user - Gradient to portray a path of progression to follow through the space and to encourage circulation. Gradient leads back to locker room and the entrance/ exit.
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Enlarged plan: strength and weight area nts
DESIGN DETAIL: curved partition
Enlarged plan ELEVATIONS: NTS
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RECEPTION
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The reception desk is placed is in sight from the entrance and easily identifiable by visually impaired people. The approach is direct and minimal obstacles for wheel chair uses. The reception desk has additional lighting to illuminate the receptionist face for people with hearing impairments can be able to lip read easily. Lower counters for wheel chair users to access. Induction loops provided to assist people with hearing impairments. Seating for people with walking assistant devices. Equipment rental and able space for easy maneuvering between spaces. Back wall fits the reception with the appropriate level of sound insulation to minimize background noise. Waiting and other spaces are clearly decorated by using different floor finishes.
Design detail: reception desk
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PERSPECTIVE
FRONT ELEVATION: NTS
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REFLECTED CEILING PLAN The dropped ceiling component place over the pod is to help to clearly divide the space for distinct functions and equipment types. It is to provide a focal point and add interest to an open space. The scale of the component makes the different areas identifiable from a distance and provides even lighting for the area while minimizing glare and refraction. A different material for the outer walls and ceiling to contrast with the rest of the space to define it, glazing on the drop ceiling gives some transparency to maintain the open feeling of the fitness center. This increases privacy without segregating from the public. The dropped ceiling over the cardio pods also gives control over noise management.
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6” RECESSED DOWNLIGHT 6” RECESSED DOWNLIGHT 6” RECESSED DOWNLIGHT
6” RECESSED DOWNLIGHT
6” RECESSED DOWNLIGHT
6” RECESSED DOWNLIGHT
6” RECESSED DOWNLIGHT
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Design detail: ceiling component
Exploded isometric: nts
Exploded isometric: nts
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PERSPECTIVES • Cardiovascular Equipment • Free and plate-loaded weights • Selectorized weights (such as cable-operated weight machines) • Stretching/warm-up/cool-down spaces • Gymnasium defined by National Collegiate Athletic Association and accommodates indoorsport activities such as basketball and volleyball. • Group exercise room/classroom • Structured activities Racquetball Climbing wall Spinning classes • Locker rooms and associated functions These spaces are typically separated by gender and accommodate the basic functions of changing, storing clothes, patron showers, and toilets. Additional optional spaces include the following: Sauna Steam room Hot tub • Administrative and support spaces These staff spaces accommodate the operation and administration of the facility and include the following: Reception/control counter and equipment issue Office Storage Receiving and equipment repair Staff support • Enhanced spaces These optional spaces can enhance the patron's social and/or overall experience and may provide additional revenue sources: Vending, juice bar, or other food service Spectator seating for the gymnasium or structured activities Fitness assessment spaces Massage or physical therapy spaces Gender-specific work-out spaces • Pool Pools may be indoor or outdoor and may include multiple components such as a dedicated lap pool (without a shallow side), diving pool, family pool, and hot tub. • Outdoor spaces Sport playing fi fields and outdoor running or bicycling tracks.
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Fitness SPACES
Fitness SPACES
CONCEPTUALIZATION RENDERINGS
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NATIVE AMERICAN EXHIBIT
MUSEUM EXHIBITION
DESIGN STUDIO V
GLOBAL ISSUES SPRING 2015
The aim of the project is to create a comprehensive narrative and consideration to the lives of the indigenous peoples of North America. From buffalo hunting to rug weaving and spiritual dances, visitors can get an inside consider the ways of life which dominated this land years before the first European settlers arrived. The exhibit is inspired by the symbolism behind the medicine wheel. The Medicine Wheel is a common symbol throughout many Native American Tribes with four quadrants representing various concepts, such as the four seasons, four stages of life and the four Bi o-psychosocial and spiritual aspects of a person: Mind, Body, Spirit, and Emotion. By dissecting these principals and reinterpreting them with in this space it successfully pays respect to the Native American and their values by tying together past traditions with a modern twist incorporated.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN EXHIBIT complementing the ancient Americas exhibition, the hall of native north Americans continues the story of the people who first lived on this continent. The native American exhibition
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FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Exterior - ENTRANCES
Chicago, IL THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY is a natural history museum in Chicago, and is one of the largest such museums in the world.. The museum maintains its status as a premier natural history museum through the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs, as well as due to its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections. The diverse, high quality permanent exhibitions, which attract up to 2 million visitors annually, range from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world to interactive programming demonstrating today’s urgent conservation needs.
Site map
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FIELD MUSEUM 1. Building 2. Entrances 3. Store PARKS AND MUSEUMS 3. Sheds Aquarium 4. Solider Field 5. Adler Planetarium 6. Big Beaver Totem Pole 7. Lower Hutchington Field
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PARKING 8. Public Parking
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SCHEMATIC / DD
Cenral core study
Spacial organization/ narrative
WALL DISPLAY
ENTRANCE
STEP DISPLAY
OUTER
CIRCLE DISPLAY
STEP DISPLAY
INTERACTIVE
CIRCLE DISPLAY
CENTRAL
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
CIRCLE DISPLAY STEP DISPLAY
CIRCLE DISPLAY
INTERACTIVE
STEP DISPLAY
OUTER ENTRANCE
WALL DISPLAY
Perspective study collages
DISPLAY PERMANENCE
FLEXIBLE DISPLAY
FLEXIBLE DISPLAY
PERMANENT DISPLAY
FLEXIBLE DISPLAY
FLEXIBLE DISPLAY
ORGANIZED AROUND DOMINATE COMPONENT LAYERS OF VIEWING
PASSIVE VIEWING
MODERATE VIEWING
AGGRESSIVE VIEWING
MODERATE VIEWING
PASSIVE VIEWING SYMMETRICAL WITH REPETITIVE SHAPE
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FLOOR PLAN
FLOOR plan and FINISHES
The concept and design considerations of the space was given to the Pawnee Earth Lodge’s, which is the current highlight of the exhibit, form and materials. The color and finish choice was inspired from the colors found in the medicine wheel. In the center, there is a large pavilion type structure that is an abstract interpretation of the Pawnee Earth Lodge fused with the skeleton of a buffalo. The arrangement of the components is designed to create Interest around the central core. The central core is meant to display featured exhibitions. Once the user makes their way to the center they found themselves with other viewers with seating and lounge areas to encourage an engaging, educational, and expressive dialog.
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BIM
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CIRCLE DIPLAY Temporary floor displays that can be configured in different shapes and easily removed for events.
VARIATIONS
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Perspective
INTERACTIVE DISPLAY
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Perspective
Graphic mounted above on curve for a mini imax experience
VARIATIONS
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STEP DISPLAY
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Temporary floor displays that doubles as seating for events and resting area for visitors.
WALL DISPLAY
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Modular shelving to accomindate the size of the artifact on display. The modular boxes control tempature and lighting for the to perserve the artifacts.
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PERSPECTIVE
WALL DISPLAY
Perspective
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INNER CORE The concept repersents a native american tribal pattern. Tranlucent cut outs in the componet mimic the design when you look though the openings in the structure.
Ideation sketches
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Perspective
CONCEPT MODEL: OUTER CORE
Ideation sketches
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OUTER CORE Design around the “wig wom” concept to experiece temporary exhits with in the enclosure.
VIEWS
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Perspective
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THE HONEST COMPANY
RETAIL DESIGN STUDIO IV
ADAPTIVE REUSE
FALL 2014
THE HONEST CO. Is an American consumer goods company, co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, that emphasizes non-toxic household product. This store uses the celebrity in advertising or the name of the store, and sells merchandise associated with that person, the baby products. The store is often designed around a social structure and demographic so the branding changes often, as well as the product. The design is based around simple, flexible, and semi-permanent product displays Since the store itself has a general concept about the merchandise available, the design and decoration of the store matches that concept. The store that is meant to appeal to younger families whose style mirrored the “urban” or “street” trends. The aim is to introduce this concept while keeping the integrity and consideration to the history of the site.
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108 S. OAK PARK AVE
Site map
Oak Park, IL OAK PARK / RENTAL SPACE POPULATION ESTIMATE 2010 51,878 6.5% OF POPULATION AGE 5 AND UNDER (s Same as state avg) 53.6% FEMALE SITE PARKS AUSTIN’S GARDEN PARK .5MI SCOTTVILLE PARK .03 MI RIDGELAND COMMON PARK .04MI MILLS PARK .09 MI TRANSPORTATION CTA GREEN LINE 100 FT CTA BUS STOP 30 FT COMPETING BUSINESSES BRAMBLE .02 MI CAREFUL PEACE BOUTIQUE .04MI SUGAR CUP TRADING .04
Criteria Met For Adaptive Reuse: - The societal value of a given site; that is, the importance to the community of the use of a site by community members or visitors.
PARKING AVENUE PARKING GARAGE 144 FT PARKING ON SITE 0FT
- The potential for the reuse of a particular site; the physical damage sustained to the site and its support of future use, the character of the existing site in terms of the proposed reuse.
Existing conditions
EXISTING CONDITIONS - Ceiling wood beams or framing - Plaster detail on some parts of the ceilings - Concrete flooring and exterior walls - Large windows - 2’ Off ground - Ceiling height: 15’ - 2 Large columns in center of space - Green line and bus stop visible from interior
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CONCEPT: LINEAR, LIFE, NATURE
Ideation sketches
“A corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: relating to the characteristics of a work of art in which forms and rhythms are defined chiefly in terms of line.”
Blocking diagrams
DESIGN DRAWING
The store has a general concept about the merchandise available, the design and decoration of the store matches that concept. Of clean lines and product. The brick walls were left visible and painted white so the texture appeared smoother.
SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS
RETAIL SPACE
EXPERIENCE SPACE
BATHROOM/OFFICE
DISPLAY SPACE
TENANTS
Photoshop collages
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USER EXPERIENCE
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The store is organized into areas based around key customer shopping mission. In the “experience” space, the displays are equipped with functioning sinks and products for the user to try on different object as well as themselves. The various products are place on color coded shelving to it is easy to identify what category of product they are testing. The store offers a brand experience where the products take center stage and offers an engaging brand experience and product selection. The painted concrete floor pattern acts as a pathway from the entrance through the “experience” or interactive space leading you to the retail space where the visitor can customize the selection of product you would like. The user can view the “mixologist” make their product.
FLOOR DETAIL FOR WAY FINDING
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The main entrance is located on Oak Park Ave so it is visible from the main road. The exit is located on the south side of the building, next to the parking lot to make it convenient for users to carry merchandise to their vehicles.
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FREE STANDING DISPLAY W/ FAUCET AND SINK TO TEST PRODUCTS
RETAIL AREA
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WALL BUILT-IN DISPLAY
MATERIALS
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USER “EXPERIENCE� SPACE The material and color concept is set up for the friendly and colorful assortment of products. Light wood hanging shelves are meant to contrast the beams on the ceiling. The existing beams are mixed with new wood to give it a modern feel. The color-coded zones meanwhile make it quicker to locate what you need. The display system allows the retailers to change hangers for shelves, making it possible to display less products without looking too empty.
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WORLD LITERACY
MUSEUM EXHIBITION
DESIGN STUDIO V
GLOBAL ISSUES SPRING 2015
WORLD LITERACY EXHIBIT Today, 32 million American adults cannot read 1 and one in four children grow up without learning how to read. Globally, the numbers are even more staggering. One in 10 people on the planet are unable to read and write. Yet many do not realize that illiteracy is more than the inability to read a book. Illiteracy is linked to almost every major global development challenge there is, from infant mortality and malnutrition to gender inequality and unemployment. The purpose of the exhibition is to create a narrative to bring awareness to a global issue and tell a story to the user. The project was to include multiple display types such as interactive, modular, and custom to engage, educate, and bring awareness to the visitor about world literacy. The concept of the exhibit is a representation of the people living in illiterate countries and the surrounding ripple effect literacy creates.
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CONCEPT: GRAY MATTER Grey matter (or gray matter) is a major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, neuronal (de, glial cells synapses, and capillaries.
GLOBAL ILLITERACY STATISTICS • 1 in 5 people are the world are illiterate, 2/3 being women • Although 98% of illiterate people are concentrated in three key areas: South and West Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arab States, developed nations are also facing a growing illiteracy problem. • In the U.S. over 93 million people have basic or below basic literacy skills. • Africa, as a whole continent, has less than a 60% literacy rate.
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NARRATION/ CIRCULATION
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conceptural models
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DISPLAYS
Ideation studies
The central hanging display is made of metal and designed to look like a cage and can only be entered and exited through 2 small openings. Inside side there is a several interactive artworks and literature that physically illustrates the power of reading and writing and how it can help change the world for the better. Messages of World Literacy activists and support from social media are reproduced into pencils and pens on the ceiling of the display.
IDEATIOn studies
The Alphabet pods is a visitor to visitor activity. The demonstrations bring illiteracy to life through a body of body of evidence and decade’s worth of research demonstrating that illiteracy can contribute to reduced life expectancy, radicalization, the spread of disease and violent crime. The pod is lit from the inside casting an alphabet pattern on the floor.
IDEATION SKETCHES
The hidden wall displays show literacy through photography and multimedia arts created by people from countries with poor literacy. The artwork is explorations of local history, geography, folklore, identity, and place, these four projects from four continents illuminate the remarkable insight and complexity of children’s visions, curiosity, and creativity worldwide. The display integrates photography for the user to explore the universal themes of illiteracy and people such as self, family, community, and dreams.
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CENTRAL “HANGING” DISPLAY
INTERACTIVE DISPLAY
WALL DISPLAY
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OFFICE AND TESTING LABORATORY
DESIGN STUDIO III
CODE COMPLIANCE
SPRING 2014
MLTA standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. Develops technical standards, covering the procedures for testing and classification of materials of every sort. The MLTA laboratory in Chicago specifically does the testing and classification for textiles. The aim of the project of was design a commercial office space that contained a material testing laboratory with in facility. The purpose was to familiarize with all interior code within the design and practice considerations for safety and compliance with Chicago Building Code.
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PLANS
The purpose of an office is to derive maximum work from employees and maximum business from clients. To achieve this, minimum disturbance to employees and minimum inconvenience to clients should be the motto of the designer. The concept of the space is inspired by the periodic table of elements. The floor plan is tubular arrangement keeping true the 90 degree walls. The ceiling design is a deconstruction interpretation of the table’s form. Design considerations were also taken through the materials using metals and other systematized elements for some of the finishes, such as metallic columns.
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rcp: nts
Public program area
625 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE
Code analysis
N
41
MTLA
Egress/ egress
vignettes
MTLA
42
625 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE
Enlarged laboratory plan
Isometric
41
MTLA
Public program area
Materials and furniture
MTLA
40
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