CAYLEE ANN BALCERZAK
Interior Design Portfolio
RESUME 2 NEXT | WORKPLACE 4 EUA | INTERN CHARRETTE 24 CASCO NUEVO | SENIOR LIVING 32 JOYFUL UNCERTAINTY | VENICE BIENNALE 44 CATALYST | EXHIBIT DESIGN 54
MY PHILOSOPHY “Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent� -Joe Sparano
I aim to create functional, smooth and productive spaces that make life as fluid as possible. I hope to design stress-free environments that improve the quality of life for everyone that encounters them.
(414)335-8715
cayleeb@iastate.edu
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CAYLEE ANN BALCERZAK EDUCATION
Io wa Sta te Univers it y | A m es, IA | Au g 201 6- presen t
BFA I nterior De sign, CIDA Accre dit ed Expe ct ed gra dua t ion: May 20 1 9 De a n’s List
Io wa Sta te Univers it y Rom e Program | Rome, Italy | Fall 201 7
Naple s, S orre nt o, Ve nice , Mil a n , + Capri, Italy ZĂź rich, Sw it zerl a nd Ath ens a nd S a nt orini, G re ece
EXPERIENCE
Eppstein Uh en A rc h itec ts | M i lwau kee, WI | May-A u g 201 8 S um m er Interi or Desi g n Intern i n t he Wo rkp l a ce St u d io
- Developed tes t- fi ts and plans fo r wo rk e nv iro n me n t s - Co mpleted renderi ng s i n Rev i t a n d Lu mio n - A s s is ted busi nes s developm ent in s e e kin g o u t n ew cl ie n t s - Par t ic i pated i n a m ulti di s c i pli n a r y in t e r n cha r re tt e
Catal yst Ex h ib its | P lea s a nt Prai r i e, WI | May-Au g 201 7 S um m er E xh i bi t Desi g n Intern - Des ign ed branded experi enc es a n d ex hib it s - Developed renderi ng s i n Maya a n d Un re a l En gin e - Met wi th c li ents to di sc us s and p re s e n t ex hib it d e s ign s - Wo rked w i th eng i neers , g raph i c d e s ign e r s , a n d s a le s t e a m
SKILLSET S o f t wa re
-R evit -Maya Autode sk -E n sc a pe -E pic Ga me s Un re a l E n g in e -AutoC AD Arc hite c ture -S ke tc hup -Adobe C re a tive S uite -Mic rosoft Offic e
De s i gn
-Ha n d Dra ftin g -Ha n d R e n de rin g -DS LR Photog ra phy
JOB SHADOWING Ca t a l ys t Exh i bi t s | Ju l y 2 015 Ple a sa n t Pra irie , WI E xhibit De sig n C ompa ny
T h e B o nTo n S t o re s, Inc . | Au g 2 015 Milwa uke e , WI R hon da Fisc he r R e g ion a l Visua l Dire c tor Ma n a g e r
Design C a reer Fa ir | A m es, I A | Dec 201 5 - Mar 201 7 Market ing and Des i g n Com m i ttee Le a d e r - Creat e d event i denti ty and th eme - Developed m arketi ng plan to e n co u r a ge p a r t icip a t io n - O r gan i zed and ran prom oti ona l eve n t s - Co o rdi nated des i g n, pri nti ng a n d p o s t in g o f s ign a ge
Io wa Sta te B ook S tore | A m es, IA | Au g 201 8 - Presen t A r t and S uppli es Retai l Salespers o n
ACTIVITIES
-In te rn a tion a l In te rior De sig n Assoc ia tion -In te rior De sig n S tude n t Assoc ia tion -De sig n C a re e r Fa ir C ommitte e | Le a de r -Pola r Be a r Plun g e for S pe c ia l Olympic s -Ka ppa De lta S orority | Vide og ra phe r -DE C A Busin e ss C ha pte r | Vic e Pre side n t
Arc adi a Res ta ura nt + B a r | A m es, IA | Nov 201 6- Mar 201 7 S er ver, B ari s ta + Cas h i er- Consoli d a t o r
C-Cu bed eB a y S tore | Fra nks vi lle, WI | May-A u g 201 6 O per at io n s Intern
ACHIEVEMENTS
Steelcase NEXT S tudent Des ign Competi ti on | Fall 201 8 To p Ten Honorable Menti on Rec i pie n t
- 9 00 s ubm i s s i ons from 70 di ffere n t p ro gr a ms n a t io nwid e
Venic e B ienna le Ex h ib ition | Ven i ce, Italy | Oct 201 7 S t udent Jury Representati ve and Layo u t C o mmitt e e Le a d e r
- Was t h e voi c e of Iowa State Unive r s it y p e e r s - Held and attended m eeti ng s w it h ju r y me mb e r s a n d s t a f f - L ead g roup c ri ti ques w i th peers t o eva l u a t e co n ce p t s - O r gan i zed floor plans, c i rc ulatio n a n d way- f in d in g
REFERENCES
Er i c Ro m a no | Epps t e i n Uh e n Arch i t e ct s Work pla c e S tudio Dire c tor : Prin c ipa l e ric r@e ua .c om
S a m a nt h a Wi l s o n | Ca t a l ys t Exh i bi t s S e n ior E xhibit De sig n e r a n d Me n tor swilson @c a ta lystexhibit.c om
S i m o ne B ove | Io wa S t a t e Ro m e Pro gra m In te rior De sig n S e n ior Le c ture r in R ome bove simon e @g ma il.c om
Mi ch a e l Fo rd | Io wa S t a t e Uni ve r s i t y Le c ture r, In te rior De sig n msford@ia sta te .e du
GLOBAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
The Steelcase NEXT Student Design Competition challenged students from universities nationwide to design a 15,000 SF workplace environment to support changing behaviors and expectations in workplace design. We were given a floor plan, program and a couple months to develop our projects. Each university chose two students out of their class to submit their final project to Steelcase. My project was selected by my professor at Iowa State to move on to the next stage of the competition. After the final review from a panel of distinguished judges, I was awarded Honorable Mention Top 10 out of 900 submissions from 70 different programs across the nation!
APPROACH
Who says recess has to end after the sixth grade? Movement, collaboration, and wellbeing are promoted when we are at play, so why can’t recess be re-imagined in the workplace to foster these behaviors as well? The NEXT workplace encourages it’s employees to take a break in order to refresh their minds, improve productivity and communication, while also bolstering wellness and work-life balance.
Choice
Movement
Wellbeing
CHOICE
A workplace that gives you options to discover and decide where you work best.
MOVEMENT
There is no one best posture. Rather, changing postures is the key.
sitting
standing
walking
Allows us to deeply engage in focus work more efficiently and accurately.
Refreshes and re-engages the body while increasing calorie burn through the day.
Wakes up your metabolism to improve overall wellbeing and productivity.
WELLBEING
The workplace can be a place where people actually leave healthier than when they arrive in the morning.
The NEXT workplace is capable of reaching the WELL Building Certification on a design level. The management team has the opportunity to incorporate this standard into their workplace if they choose to do so.
LOCATION
1445 Market St., Denver, CO 80202 Larimar Square- 4 min walk Union Station - 8 min walk 16th St. Mall - 8 min walk Denver Center for the Performing Arts - 8 min walk Coors Field - 12 min walk Mile High Stadium - 5 min drive Colorado State Capitol - 7 min drive Denver Art Museum - 8 min drive
#1 City in the US with Highest Employee Engagement of:
70.7 % #6 City in the US with Highest Wellbeing score of:
62.87 65
#4 City in the US with Lowest Unemployment Rate of:
2.9 %
enclave
medium meeting
workcafe
connect zone
wellness
enclave
resource zone phone
shared office phone
shared office
vr/client zone
medium meeting
workstations shared office
shared office
reception
pitch room
SCHEMATICS
FLOOR PLAN
LOADING DOCK #1 WAR ROOM LOADING DOCK #2 PARKING GARAGE
0’
4’
8’
16’
RESOURCE
WORKCAFE
WORKSTATIONS
PUBLIC CAFE
WAITING
VR
OUT OF SCOPE
ENTRY PITCH
32’
CHOICE
MOVEMENT + WELLBEING
Primary workstations min 25 ft. from natural sunlight Water fountains + Victor2 waste + recycling centers Plants Steelcase Walkstations Community Cafe Bike Rack + Storage
THE WELCOME
THE PORCH
THE FORT
THE GARAGE
THE SWINGS
INTERN CHARRETTE 2018
At the end of July all of the interns at Eppstein Uhen Architects got together to work on an intern charrette, put together by our studio director, Eric Romano. The intern team consisted of twelve students from Architectural, Interior Design, Marketing and Event Management backgrounds. We came from all over; University of WI- Madison, University of Kansas, Cal Poly, University of Colorado, Tulane University, Iowa State University, Marquette and University of WI- Milwaukee. Our mission, was to create a collaborative, problem-solving space within an anti-gravity environment‌ and then present it to the firm the next day. Here’s the result...
THE TEAM: Adam Buehler, Ali Harwood, Caylee Balcerzak, David Brookman, Juwana Kujjo, Kenneth Wilson,
Liam Norman, Mae Haggerty, Miranda Hassler, Morgan Van Hoof, Nick Kallman + Noah Ensminger
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT At first, we brainstormed about higher-level aspects of the project – words we associate with collaboration and problem solving, how gravity affects daily life, how we could use a lack of gravity to our advantage, etc. – furiously writing down our ideas on whiteboards and giant sticky notes. We came up with this:
“If we could create a work surface around the ergonomics of a human with limited movement while taking advantage of the limitless orientations and positions that anti-gravity provides, we could open up brand new ways to collaborate.”
If we could create a work surface around the ergonomics of a human with limited movement while taking advantage of the limitless orientations and positions that anti-gravity provides, we could open up brand new ways to collaborate.
The result was a “work pod,� as well as a framework for how an office without gravity could function using unbounded movement to its advantage. Our hovering work pods had a flexible semicircular form (the arc of which could change to accommodate different work styles) that worked well for individual use. The flexibility also allowed the pods to connect to each other for encounters ranging from casual chats to formal meetings.
The shape of each workplace depends on the needs of the company that inhabits it. So, as these docking stations move up and down on the outer shell, there can be other means of collaboration as fits.
ALL IN ALL Members of the firm (including the President and CEO) started streaming through the doorway to watch our presentation and there was a refreshing lack of anxiety within our whole group. Our audience looked genuinely excited to see what we had come up with in a day’s time, which both calmed and energized us.
As we passed the microphone around showing everyone our grand vision for an “office of the future” (undefined by gravity), there were heads nodding, mouths grinning and occasionally people leaning over to remark to their coworkers. The support from the firm made us feel like we really accomplished something, and I for one was proud of the work we had done.
At the end of the day we all soaked in what had happened. It was insane to see a group of young people with different backgrounds come together and use their talents in different ways and bond over this bizarre, short-term project. Everyone’s knowledge and expertise added up to create a cohesive project that we were all so proud of.
casco
nuevo nUEVO
SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY CENTER
Our team was given the task to create a new, sustainable small house development for aging seniors in the Panama Pacifico development area outside of Panama City, Panama. Formerly, a United States Air Force Base, Panama Pacifico is a growing, mixed-use real estate development, and is the first community of its kind in Latin America. Panama Pacifico has capitalized on its strategic location as the new economic center and is creating new jobs and neighborhoods while also celebrating and encouraging biodiversity.
PARTNER: Monet Hall-Designed Resident Small Homes
APPROACH Drawing inspiration from Casco Viejo, the historic quarter of Panama, we aim to create a space that embraces the artistic, colorful architecture and art from around the region. From the geometric patterns in molas-a man made textile popular in Panama-and a few of the rich colors in the architecture of Casco Viejo, we found our aesthetic inspiration.
OUR PRIORITIES
Assimilation To create a setting that embraces the surrounding culture and landscape therefore encouraging residents to experience all that Panama has to offer.
Adaptability To develop an environment that is suitable, beneficial and enjoyable for the Baby Boomer generation and those to come.
Accommodation To ensure every resident’s needs are met and satisfied through interior spaces; creating a diverse space that reaches several interests and adapts to the needs of everyone.
SITE PLAN Community Center Resident Small Home by Monet Hall Covered Walkway/Elevated Courtyard
COMMUNITY CENTER FLOOR PLAN
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
SECTION
When thinking about the layout of our site, we wanted as much access to the outdoors as possible. We took the leap of adding two stories to the whole community. We designed a covered and an open courtyard walkway that both access all of the small houses. This also gave the residents an opportunity to congregate and socialize in the fresh Panama air, while still inside the community.
THE CAFE The Cafe offers a social space for residents, family, and members of the Panama community. It is finished in a more modern way to bring in people from around the area.
THE POOL An indoor pool gives the residents access to exercise, even when the weather isn’t on their side. Swimming can offer a low-impact aerobic activity that will cause minimum strain.
VENICE BIENNALE 2017
Iowa State University’s College of Design is one of only a few North American universities and art institutes to participate in the Venice Biennale Sessions in Venice, Italy. The Venice Biennale, founded in 1895, is one of the most famous and prestigious cultural exhibitions in the world. Thirty-eight Iowa State University students in graphic design, interior design and integrated studio arts who studied in Italy during the fall semester with the College of Design Rome Program developed an installation for the 2017 Venice Art Biennale. I was elected to be a leader for the exhibition and layout committee leader by my classmates.
APPROACH Titled “Joyful Uncertainty,� the Biennale Sessions Workshop addressed the tension students experience between joyful anticipation and anxious uncertainty over what lies ahead on their journeys through an unpredictable world.
TRANSPORTATION The exhibit materials were large cut-out silhouettes that needed to be transported from Rome to Venice. Each silhouette was carried to the Termini Train Station, placed on a train to Venice and finally, stacked onto a water taxi and taken off to the Biennale.
COLLABORATION Working with thirty-seven other students in three different disciplines was a challenge and an opportunity that helped the project grow into an exhibition that really embodied our concept of joyful uncertainty. Using many minds and ideas we joined forces to create something that we were all proud of.
CONSTRUCTION Each student created a self-portrait on a large cut-out silhouette. Each side represented the contrasting terms, joy and uncertainty, and the notion of Millennials as the “Me� generation that simultaneously creates community using social media networks. Displayed down the center of the Arsenale in Venice Oct. 19-21, these silhouettes established a diverse, collective cacophony of visual voices that demonstrated how Millennials share similar optimism and concern for the future with the generations that preceded them.
EXHIBIT DESIGN INTERNSHIP 2017 In the summer of 2017, I worked as an exhibit design intern at Catalyst Exhibits in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. There, I designed meaningful, branded experiences for clients in several different industries. My tasks ranged from client presentations to rendering in Maya to collaboration meetings with engineers and graphic designers.
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(414)335-8715
cayleeb@iastate.edu
linkedin.com/in/cayleebalcerzak/
c55designs.com