Diana Blom
Interior Architecture & Product Design Portfolio of Selected Works
Interior Architecture & Product Design IAPD considers three levels of design that create the experience of a space: element, envelope and environment. These three scales work together cohesively through similar design languages towards the same conceptual goal that contribute to an occupant’s perception of their surroundings.
Contents Resume 04 SAVE Welcome Center 07 Mosaic 17 The Nash 25 Hairpin 29 Study Abroad 35 Wilson Associates 41 Callaway Architecture 43 Resume 44
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Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant Kansas State University | Spring 2016 | Manhattan, KS Building Construction Systems in Interior Architecture Assistance in planning, teaching and grading students Wilson Associates Student Intern | Summer 2015 | Dallas, TX Schematic and design development involving client presentations, FF&E selection and drawings, and construction and conceptual drawings for Sofitel Mexico City Callaway Architecture Student Intern | Summer 2014 | Richardson, TX Construction drawings for Grand Oaks at Tampa Medical Offices Redlines, RFIs and submittals for various projects in the U.S. Office Assistant | Summer 2013 Reception needs, license applications and management, proposal document preparation, zoning and code research, occasional design assistance
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TBG Partners Office Assistant | Summer 2010 | Dallas, TX Reception and general office needs. project filing and organization, occasional design assistance
Education
Master of Interior Architecture & Product Design Kansas State University | August 2011 - May 2016 | Manhattan, KS Undergrad GPA: 3.85 | Graduate GPA: 4.0 Centro Studi Italian Studies Program Kansas State University | Spring 2015 | Orvieto, Italy Multi-disciplinary studio focused on hand skills and studying design through history
Activities
Skills
International Interior Design Association | 2015 - present IIDA Color & Couture | 2014 & 2015 NEWH Hospitality Network | 2015 - present IAPD Student Council Class Representative | 2012-2016 College of Architecture, Planning & Design Ambassador | 2012-2016 Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Revit Sketchup AutoCAD 3D Studio Max Rhino Microsoft Office Hand sketching
Interests
Obsessing over big dogs Attempting to cook Organizing anything in sight
Portfolio
Visit my portfolio and other publications online at www.issuu.com/dianablom
Traveling to new places Consuming excessive caffeine
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SAVE Welcome Center Farm Training and Rehabilitation Center for U.S. Veterans In Partnership with Gary LaGrange & KSU Dept. of Agriculture Fall 2015 | Manhattan, KS | Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator SAVE Program Campus The Soldier Agricultural Vocational Education (SAVE) program’s mission is to assist soldiers and veterans to transition and find a purpose and meaning in life through teaching valuable vocation skills to meet the nation’s need for more farmers. The prototype facility for this program will provide training to 100 veterans, soldiers and family members. It will engage them early in the transition process, provide career orientation, training and farm placement. SAVE Welcome Center The Welcome Center serves as the initial point of contact with visitors and public from the surrounding community. The building will provide information about the program and upcoming events, retail space with product produced on the farm and a cafe lounge for events, classes and relaxation.
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Welcome Center
Crops
Livestock
135 Acres Total
1.5 million veterans and transitioning soldiers are in need of a vocation
BRIDGING
45% desire farming as an occupation
A GAP
U.S. needs 1 million farmers 63% of farms are the on last generation Avg. farmer’s age near 60 and 40% are over 65
Campus Facilities Other facilities on campus besides the Welcome Center include a Clinic, Recreational Center, Learning and Community Center, Residences, Lodges, Equipment Barn, Livestock Barn, Storage, Workshop, Multifaith Chapel, Honey Processing, Apiaries and Greenhouses. These facilities work together to create a home for veterans during their yearlong training on this campus and to provide a wide variety of educational opportunities within the field of agriculture and handiwork.
Project Values Connection: Connecting visitors and veterans is an early step to forming meaningful relationships between individuals and the community. Knowledge: Educating the public leads them to recognize veterans’ hard work and develop and shared understanding. Appreciation: Appreciation is demonstrated through purchasing products and giving back to the program’s cycle. Concept These images illustrate the concept of interaction between lightness and mass. Sturdy, foundational elements such as stone and dense wood are overlaid with glass and
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Event Space
Cafe Outdoor Deck Dining & Lounge
To Hub
Entrance Wash Station
Greenhouse
Service
Bathrooms
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These overlapping elements
Spatial Organization
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design and translate into the building’s layout. The three blocks represent the
values
and the corresponding spaces within the Welcome Center. PA R TI D I AG R A M
Overlapping, transparent elements serve as a basis for the project’s design. Three blocks represent the values and the corresponding spaces within the Welcome Center. These basic forms are translated into the spatial organization of the building.
Service Greenhouse
Seating & Cafe
Retail
Entrance
Material & Furniture Selections Warm colors and natural materials tie back to homestead and farm origins. Dark, dense woods and heavy limestone give a sense of security while soft earth tones and deep color accents provide comfort to the space.
The Theory of Prospect & Refuge Prospect and refuge describe how certain environments feel secure and thereby meet basic human psychological needs. The ideal environment often provides people with the capacity to observe without being seen. Factors such as ceiling height, light levels and space sizes can change our perspective of prospect and refuge. Higher ceilings at the entrance foyer indicate more open and free areas while lower ceilings on the north side create a more intimate space with higher tables and lower pendants.
PROSPECT
REFUGE
Retail Products made on-site are availlable for purchase here such as fruit, vegetables, handmade goods, jams, honey and honey-based skincare products. The greenhouse adjacent to the building as well as parts of the gardens and orchards welcomes guests to pick their own produce and flowers.
Shopping Caddy A shopping caddy comprised of a wheeled cart and a removable cardboard basket allows visitors to shop indoors & outdoors to carry produce, flowers and other products. The basket easily folds together for assembly and latches at the top to transport items home and can then be either reused or recycled.
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Mosaic Dog-Friendly Pet Food Supply Company Office Fall 2014 | Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator Mosaic Pet Food Supply Co. consists of a variety of advertising departments that work together as a team to reach common goals. In a similar way, the variety of dog breeds within the canine world illustrates the same concept of many pieces uniting to make a whole. The unity of both groups is expressed through a dominant grayscale color scheme among the structure and permanent fixtures while bright colored art and furniture express the unique attributes and individuality.
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Reception The angled forms found throughout the office, from the reception desk to the circulation paths, reflect the concept of mosaic pieces.
Puppy Love Much of the office’s furnishings, materials and forms are dog-friendly such as the easily-cleanable sofas, nonporous flooring surfaces and desks adapted to accomodate each employee’s furry friend.
Out of Scope
IT Room
Open Offices
Circulation Kitchen Private Offices
Lounge Dog Park
Storage
Reception
Board Room Nap Room
Break Out Rooms
20 ft
Circulation Beginning at the lobby, a tunnel transitions into an overhead place that guides circulation through the entirety of the office. It distinguishes various spatial boundaries without physically closing them off.
Dog Park Dog-friendly offices report having employees with lower stress levels, healther habits and boosted production and creativity.
Materials & Furniture (Right) Colors play directly into the concept with grayscale hues applied to the permanent structure and pops of color applied to furniture and decor.
The Nash In Progress Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Adaptive Reuse Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 | Dallas, TX Masters Thesis Program A former Nash Motors dealership built in 1930 will be renovated into a unique and affordable hotel and restaurant. It will serve as an example in the area that maintaining or transforming historic structures is worth the effort to preserve the Dallas culture. This transformation strives to respect, appreciate and celebrate history through design, to diversify the area through appealing to multiple socioeconomic and generational backgrounds, to maximize efficiency of square footage and to become integral to the local community.
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Building Site An existing building at 2105 Commerce Street in Dallas provides 13,500 square feet within the three-level Art Deco-esque storefront. A modern addition will provide more square footage in order for a hotel and restaurant with rooftop dining to coexist and create a timeless experience inspired by the history of Nash Motors. Generative Intention Unified Distinction Between Modernity and Tradition Celebrating the past, Experiencing the present, & Anticipating the future
Model To illustrate the generative intention in a tangible manner, a brick with a history and story was transformed into something new and modern with respect to its background.
Scope of Work
Alloted Parking
Modern Addition
Historic Structure
Hairpin Custom Credenza Fall 2015 | Revit, Illustrator, Photoshop, Shop Tools Culminating woodshop project managed at every level including initial lumber selection to final assmebly, documentation and branding.
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HAIRPIN
A credenza to suit all of your needs It ’s handy and handsome!
Materiality Tung-oil stained walnut with mid-century style steel hairpin legs. Branding (Left) Promotional graphics bring the piece to life and add personality to the design.
Process Design and production took place in a time frame of three months including initial lumber selection, sanding, staining, gluing and assembly.
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Documentation A complete set of working drawings and a 3D computer model aided in understanding and communicating the design intentions.
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Study Abroad Cross-disciplinary Design Studio Orvieto, Italy | Spring 2015 The Kansas State University-led program joined architecture, interior architecture, and landscape architecture students together to study design and culture through time and history. For four months, we designed without computers and built upon our basic drawing skills as well as learned other trades of watercolor, photography and leather crafting.
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Adventures A new town or desitnation was explored almost every weekend and in each place stories were recorded through sketches. Here are a select few of the many locations:
Venice
Rome Florence
Rotterdam Burano
Paestum Siena
Greenery Native plants provide shade, shelter and beauty Lighting Solar-powered lighting winds around branches Bus Schedule & Map Transportation and city information useful to tourists & locals Perching Short-term seat to lean against Seating Longer-term seating for waiting or enjoying
Orvieto Parklet Spring 2015 | Ink, Watercolor, Photoshop Parklet structures provide more public seating, navigational information and greenery in Orvieto that is otherwise lacking. The simple, weatherproof structures fit within unused niches in the town.
Piazza della Repubblica
Piazza Simone Mosca
Piazza San Giovanni
Wilson Associates Internship | Dallas, TX | May - August 2015 Project A Sofitel La Reforma 275-room hotel in Mexico City with a historic house entrance. Spaces include typical guest rooms, suites, corridors, lobbies and lounges, restaurants, a club, banquet halls, meeting rooms, a spa, fitness center, pool and a rooftop bar. Responsibilities Schematic and design development, floor plan, elevation, and section drawing and rendering, concept book organization and layout, material selection, orders and boards, FF&E drawings and specifications, mockup guest room construction drawings, details and schedules Mock-Up Room (Left page) A full-scale mock-up room of a typical guest room was constructed prior to the interior construction of the hotel to ensure all details appear and function as desired.
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Architectural Site Plan
Elevations
Floor Plan
Reference Plan
Callaway Architecture Internship | Richardson, TX | May - July 2014 Projects Two previously unoccupied single-story shell buildings renovated into one building in Tampa, FL, that house three medical practices within 21,000 square feet, along with other various projects in differing stages of completion Responsibilities Demolition and construction documents of building and site in plans, elevations and sections, schedules and details, coordination with engineering and planning consultants, sketchup models, RFIs, submittals, redlines, coordination for other various projects Construction & Demolition Documents (Left) Selections from the architectural drawings of the Tampa Medical Office Buildings project
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