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“Space and place are basic components of the lived world; we take them for granted. When we think about them, however, they may assume unexpected meanings and raise questions we have not thought to ask.�
Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience by Yu-Fu Tuan
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CARRIE LIN
For those who have known me, they were surprised by my career change. For those who have been close to me, my decision to become an interior designer was no surprise at all. The courage to give up what was secure and familiar, however, came as a surprise to us all, especially me. This courage has lead me to discover the thrill of creating, the agony of producing, and the joy of designing. Likewise, I believe this same courage will continue to take me deeper into the world of design, and into the rest of my career.
INTERIOR DESIGN IS ABOUT... CONTENTS 6
COMMUNITY
PLACE
SOLUTION
Epoch Community Center
PENUMBRA
Sprout Educational Complex
Specialization Studio
Collaboration Studio
Thesis Studio
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CAUSE
GROWTH
EXPERIENCE
Dining by Design 2013
Aidan’s Crib
DIFFA
Furniture Design
Design Philosophy
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PROJECTS
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EPOCH COMMUNITY CENTER
Taking adaptive reuse to the next level of productivity for the common good.
Photo Credit: Architectural Record, W. M. Hoyt Company Building (1909); Software Used: Photoshop, InDesign
EPOCH
“An event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development.” - merriam-webster.com
Software Used: AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Photoshop, InDesign.
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Epoch Community Center is an adaptive reuse project that aims to revitalize one of Chicago’s most historic industrial districts located in East Pilsen. Breaking the common practice of single-use building types, Epoch is a mixed-use facility that contains commercial, recreational, and educational spaces to cater the needs of its diverse local community. In bringing these different elements into a centralized location, Epoch aims to provide its community members and visitors a new and vibrant Chicago destination.
Marketplace
Central Atrium
Indoor Skate Park
Level 5 - Office Spaces Level 4 - Office Spaces Level 3 - Office Spaces Level 2 - Art & Dance Studios/Educational Center Level 1 - Marketplace/Mixed-Use Community Center
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CafĂŠ Bar/Entry
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Arcadian Café
The concept behind Arcadian Cafe is to provide vistors and members a space where leisure and enrichment meet.
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Chicago River
Top: Café floor plan; Left: Café rendering
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PENUMBRA
EXECUTIVE RETREAT RESORT
Penumbra is a conceptual project done in a collaborative team of five members. We used penumbra, the lightest part of the shadow, as a metaphor to highlight the developing trends in workplace environments and its potential effects in the hospitality industry. Using light and shadow to highlight the work cycle of a given day, the concept was then translated into programmatic organization and built form.
Digital Library Station/Work Nook
Conference Room/Theater
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Meeting Hub/Lounge Bar
Our concept for Penumbra was to reimagine the resort experience for an exclusive global demographic in the 21st century. It was conceptualized as a getaway destination for companies and its executive team to meet and collaborate with its global partners. Consequently, our team examined how the incorporation of digital technology affected the spaces and activities of different amenities offered at the resort.
Software Used: Rhino, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Photoshop, InDesign
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The current school typology remains stagnant in the face of limited public resources, changing educational programs, and neighborhood demographic shifts. An interior design that is informed by “joint use” addresses these problems through common-goal partnerships between the public and private sectors. This results in a facility that enhances the student learning experience while engaging the greater surrounding community.
Photo Credit: Brian Cassella, “School’s Out Forever”; Software Used: Photoshop, InDesign
Joint use strategies respond to current building facility issues by expanding the use of school spaces to its networks of partners and its community members. In doing so, schools can utilize its spaces that are often left empty after school hours, private partners can provide services to developing neighborhoods, and community members can have access to resources that were once unavilable. Through this private-public partnership structure, not only can the facility be utilized to meet both the needs of the school and its partner, it could also revitalize its neighborhood community.
Inspiration CafĂŠ
School
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Joint Use Opportunity
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Design Test Location: University Village
Partners
Maxwell Street Community Farm
CONCEPT: JOINT USE
Multifunction
Collaboration
Interconnection
Shared Open Office Space
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Joint Use Spaces
Root Junior High Smyth Elementary
Software Used: Revit, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
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Inspiration CafĂŠ
Maxwell Street Community Farm
Central Atrium
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When designing a joint use facility, the occupancy of all spaces is strategically considered within the design. Spaces that are not utilized by students are being occupied by partners throughout the day, and open to the community after school hours. The atrium has several gathering spaces that can host both formal lectures and informal group discussions. After meetings, staff members can easily return to the on site garden and cafĂŠ from the second level walkway.
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Science Lab
Open Learning Corridor
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Space for a New Age of Learning To support a dynamic educational setting, the open space strategy is utilized to provide teachers a flexible classroom to teach in. Using the joint use approach to look at unutilized spaces, the original oversized corridor has been turned into an active learning area as part of the open space learning environment. The original classrooms are then downsized in square footage. However, each classroom is incorporated into the open space plan and can expand its size through the use of adjustable stacked door panels.
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Level 2 - Smyth Elementary School Floor Plan
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DIFFA DINING BY DESIGN 2013
DESIGN TEAM NI COL E PANCOT TINE CARRIE LIN LEXI GODDARD JAKE MAYO A NDRE J PANTICH
Software Used: Photoshop, InDesign; Skills Used: Hand Sketching, Basic Carpentry
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Sketch: Design ideation process
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For DIFFA’s 2013 Dining by Design fundraiser, Harrington College of Design selected five student representatives - three undergraduate and two graduate students - to participate in the event. With only a month and a half to design, plan, and build, our team had to think fast and be proactive about each design idea and decision. We all agreed that the message of sustainability was an appropriate supplication to the cause of the event - to bring out beauty in things that are often rejected and discarded. As a team, we gathered materials from donors, recycled fabric samples, and reused any materials we could use from previous projects. The result was a 10’ x 10’ dining installation that created an atmosphere of leisure and relaxation for diners to enjoy an evening of great food and company.
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AIDAN ’ S C R IB
The goal of the design was to allow the furniture piece “to grow� as the child grew. Thus, a module approach was used for this design. The base frame has two height settings. The first setting is for when the child is an infant. It can then be lowered when the child starts crawling and standing. When the child becomes a toddler, the sides can be removed. Once the child is too big to sleep in the crib, the crib can then be turned into a desk, bench or loveseat.
Software Used: AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign; Skills Used: Hand Sketching, Basic Carpentry, Photography
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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY “Building is a complex activity. It makes people aware and take heed at different levels: at the level of having to make pragmatic decisions; of envisioning architectural spaces in the mind and on paper; and of committing one’s whole being, mind and body, to the creation of a material form that captures an ideal. Once achieved, architectural form is an environment for man.”
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Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience by Yu-Fu Tuan
Photo Credit: Carrie Lin, "Experience"; Software Used: Photoshop, InDesign
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CARRIE LI N 1918 S. Loomis St., Apt 2, Chicago, IL 60608 carrie.i.lin@gmail.com 630.506.3683
Background Summary Experienced in communicating ideas and solutions with different personalities. Able to work well independently and with others to accomplish set objectives. Adaptable to changing circumstances and environments. Eager to learn from challenges presented.
OBJECTIVE Recent graduate looking for design opportunities to utilize and pratice design skills in architectural/interior design related firms.
SKILLS Design ideation and conceptualization, branded environments design, custom furniture design, material selection, programming, space planning, construction detailing, digital 3D modeling, digital rendering, and hand sketching. Software: Revit, AutoCAD, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Rhino, Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
EDUCATION Harrington College of Design Chicago, IL Master’s of Arts in Interior Design April 2014 IHI Chinese Taipei, Taiwan TCSOL/TCFL certification August 2010 Oxford Seminars Evanston, IL TESOL/TESL certification August 2008 University of Illinois–Chicago Chicago, IL Bachelor’s of Arts in English May 2008
Others: Working knowledge of digital photography, drawing, and basic carpentry. Languages: Basic fluency in Taiwanese. Advance fluency in Chinese-Mandarin.
VOLUNTEER
Taiwanese American Foundation Chicago, IL Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2007
Program Director
EXPERIENCES DIFFA - Dining by Design Chicago, IL
Sep. 2013 - Nov. 2013
Student Interior Designer, Project Coordinator
Harrington College of Design Chicago, IL
Jun. 2012 – Sep. 2013
Student Worker - HCD Atelier and Gallery
Assisted students in material selection by having basic knowledge of diverse finished materials and its appropriate applications; Maintained the atelier and assisted the manager with logistical duties, including scheduling donation pick-ups and drop offs, hanging up gallery work, and assisting in school-wide special events.
Urban Environments Chicago, IL
May 2012 – Sep. 2012
Intern Performed logistical duties, including calling clients and requesting quotes from vendors; Assisted managers with direct customer-service, on-site measuring, store wide display maintenance and design projects.
Chicago Apartment Finders Chicago, IL
Feb. 2012 – May 2012
Leasing Agent Attended weekly office meetings and sales training for continous performance and business development; Perform strong and honest sales strategies while providing great customer service by ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the entire apartment search experience.
Washington High School Taichung, Taiwan
Feb. 2009 - Jun. 2010
Language Arts Teacher Mentored and counseled a 7th grade class of 16 students as homeroom teacher; Taught 23-class hours/week in subjects including beginning to advanced English, literature and writing composition; Worked with an international group of educators with diverse backgrounds; Performed student academic assessment duties, tracked student records and maintained communication with parents.
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Participated in all deisgn phases of the project, from ideation to conceptualization, to build out and installation; Assisted project manager in executing logistical duties, including scheduling, material selection and purchasing, and on-site management.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
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L C 1918 S. Loomis St., Apt 2, Chicago, IL 60608 • carrie.i.lin@gmail.com • 630.506.3683