ERIN K. MC G U I R E interior design portfolio
virginia tech scho ol of architecture and design
Hello . I’m Erin, a young designer pursuing a B.S. in Interior Design from Virginia Tech, with a minor in Industrial Design. I am driven by good design’s potential to create places that can positively impact lives on an intimately human scale. My passion lies in crafting innovative and concept-driven spaces that can inspire joy. I am seeking an opportunity to learn from designers motivated by the opportunity to create memorable experiences tailored to a client’s needs. I thrive in an environment that offers new and exciting challenges and encourages me to discover, invent, and grow. Special interests include evidence-based design and design research, branded environments, and biophilic design. Take a look at what I’ve been up to this year.
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CONTENTS AIRBNB SATELLITE OFFICE
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TRIBAL LIBRARY
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SERVICE LEARNING O RIENTATIO N FACILIT Y
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SCOTTSDALE , ARIZONA B OUTIQ UE
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GRAPHICS
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AIRBNB SATELLITE OFFICE Fall 2016 Revit Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator
Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world. Founded in 2008 by two RISD grads, Airbnb is a technology company that operates with the design process at its core. Their tagline “Belong Anywhere” and their latest marketing campaign “Live There” focuses on creating a culture of hyper-local creative vision, relevancy, and accuracy. This project creates a satellite office for corporate Airbnb in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington DC - a vibrant area known for its bustling nightlife, quirky colorful row houses and murals, and assortment of independently owned businesses. It also features a
wide range of cultural influences, boasting spectacular diversity. The Airbnb DC office draws from the culture of the company by being locally attentive and evoking the dynamic of the Adams Morgan neighborhood. Circulation is based on a central avenue flanked by destination moments that allow for visual connection through the space. “Storefront” orientation of spatial volumes give visual cues to their function and likens moving through the space to walking down a neighborhood street. Variance of texture and warm materials in bright colors speaks both to the Airbnb brand culture and the Adams Morgan character by creating an inviting, home-like space with a quirky energy. Airbnb Satellite Office
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CONCEPTUAL SPATIAL STUDY
10 MODES OF WORK
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together
BY HERMAN MILLER
CIRCULATION VS. DESTINATION STUDIES
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Airbnb Satellite Office
Chat Converse Co-Create Divide & Conquer Huddle Show & Tell Warm Up/Cool Down Process & Respond Contemplate Create
BLOCKING DIAGRAM WITH MODES OF WORK
EXPERIENTIAL DISTRICTS AND SPACE PLANNING
1 - Retail | Entry and Lounge Meeting - Moment of initial impact from sidewalk traffic through storefront. - First opportunity to engage people and to “sell” Airbnb and communicate their brand to passersby. - Highlights casual collaboration, visually communicating brand values. 2 - Business | Private and Open Office - Core of the space, proximity to all other areas, acting as activity center. - Centered around team-based benching that allows for natural movement through a spectrum of individual and collaborative work activities. - Features “service alley” of print and meeting prep space. 3 - Community | Conference Room and Communal Kitchen - Allows the act of gathering to be an intentional experience. - Focuses on creating a relationship between sharing a meal and sharing ideas, both with colleagues and guests. 4 - Residential | Heads-down Booths and Private Meeting Space - Features greater levels of privacy and choice of lounge posturing. - Distance from other work areas allows for individualized focus or rejuvenation.
Airbnb Satellite Office
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HEADS DOWN BOOTH SECTION
FLOOR PLAN
CONFERENCE AND CAFE SECTION
The open office is organized in teams of software engineers, designers, and researchers. The space is designed to give them a variety of options of work styles that maximize opportunities for teamwork, spontaneous innovation, and efficiency.
PRIVATE OFFICE AND GALLEY SECTION
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Airbnb Satellite Office
Perforated metal panels span the entry and cafe booths, lit from behind to a gentle glow. This refined take on a “neon sign” brings the lively culture of Adams Morgan’s nightlife into the professional workplace.
Airbnb Satellite Office
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Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, is often visiting Airbnb’s San Francisco headquarters. When he is working remotely, he opens his office to others to use for focused discussions.
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Airbnb Satellite Office
Nancy is an extrovert. She enjoys being able to pause and chat with colleagues while doing her research. She is often found in the communal kitchen area.
Airbnb Satellite Office
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Elsie loves to share a meal with her friends and coworkers. She is so grateful to have the option to sit down and eat and converse without leaving the office, and loves the impromptu ideas that come up during these visits. She is often found in the cafe booths.
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Airbnb Satellite Office
David needs to be able to focus on his own without distraction. He prefers the acoustical privacy of the heads-down booths.
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Huntington park
tribal library
TRIBAL LIBRARY Spring 2016 Revit Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Collaboration with Jenizza Badua
Out of any urban area in the United States, Los Angeles is home to the greatest and most diverse population of American Indian peoples, with well over 100 tribes represented in the city and its surrounding neighborhoods (Simross). Because of this concentration, more American Indians are drawn to the area. However, this “urban reservation” culture is anything but perfect. The American Indian community in LA lacks an organized communal structure, leaving many individuals without needed resources and the community as a whole without a central place to celebrate and preserve their heritage (Simross). Tribal libraries offer a crucial community space for tribal peoples to “preserve their cultural identities and maintain sovereignty” (Brown and Webster).
communication and understanding between tribes” (Indian Summer Festival). The library aspires to foster that same culture of celebration and education by following spatial cues from a traditional festival ground experience, as well as by including functional zones that cater specifically to the needs of the local American Indian community.
The key feature of the space is the central Arena; a flexible gathering space used for large community events, inspired by the arrangement of a powwow. Spatial volumes on the perimeter of the plan have strong directionality that draw focus inwards, supporting the Arena. Also derived from a powwow, key transitional thresholds are enclosed by louvered panels, inspired by the The Huntington Park Tribal Library offers a solution to the needs of tradition of the Grand Entry. This is a custom that opens a powwow, in which the Los Angeles American Indian community. The design of the library is dancers enter the area through a passage flanked by veterans holding tribal conceptually driven by the idea of a Festival Ground. For centuries, festivals such flags (What Is...). The panels abstract the experience of walking through the flags as powwows, educational gatherings, and communal markets have provided by implying a sense of motion and color, and by treating movement from one tribes with opportunities to “educate, preserve, and promote American Indian space to another as an experience worthy of honor. cultures; showcase the diversity that exists within tribal cultures; and strengthen Tribal Library
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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS AND VOLUMETRIC PROCESS STUDIES
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Tribal Library
ENTRY /LOBBY RETAIL/ CAFE NEW MATERIALS
"FRIENDS" BOOK STORAGE
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CIRCULATION DESK WORKSTATIONS
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MECHANICAL ROOM
COMPUTER/ COPY ROOM
LEGAL + HEALTH COUNSELING OFFICES
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FLOOR PLAN Tribal Library
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PARENT'S LOUNGE STORY TELLING AREA
CHILDREN'S AREA
CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER
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TUTORING CENTER
YOUNG ADULT SECTION 6 BALCONY
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Tribal Library
CHILDREN'S CUBBY
ANNOTATIONS 1. The existing American Indian Resource Center acted as an information center for events coming up in the tribal communities (McLaughlin). The area can act as a community hub for local events such as the Four Corners Spirit Run, a tribal marathon to local sacred places (Mapping). 2. Many tribal libraries offer opportunities such as GED prep classes, senior computer training, adult literacy tutoring, and community college courses (Roy, D and S). The library’s public meeting room with ganging tables and chairs lends itself to a variety of functions. 3. Alcoholism and drug abuse affects American Indians much higher than the national average (Smith and Singleton). On-site legal and health counseling provides a safe place for members of the community to easily access assistance. 4. A typical tribal library often features an archives section with documents of legal and historical tribal significance (Brown and Webster). Huntington Park Tribal Library’s archives also double as a genealogy research center, a matter of great importance to many American Indians (Indian Summer Festival). 5. Many American Indian students rely on the bus to and from school, and can only receive homework assistance at a library (Brown and Webster). A dedicated children’s learning center with tutoring pods designates a space for this. 6. School drop-out rates tend to be high among American Indian youth, and college attendance rates low (Roy, D and S). A teen academic counseling center addresses this. IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGING LIBRARY TRENDS A. ARENA - Library as an impromptu cultural center B. NON-FICTION VOLUME + ARENA +FICTION + COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE - Increase in transparency between spaces C. FICTION LOUNGE - Inclusion of reading spaces D. MEZZANINE - Larger and more varied spaces for children and teens E. COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM - Inclusion of venues for community organizations to hold meetings F. NON-FICTION AND RESEARCH SPACE - Inclusion of computer based instruction/research space G. RECESSED ZONE LABELS - Improved wayfinding H. COLUMBIA FOREST WOOD PRODUCTS - Library as a community model for sustainability
BALCONY FLOOR PLAN Tribal Library
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NON-FICTION VOLUME DETAIL
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Tribal Library
LEARNING CENTER VOLUME DETAIL
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Upon entering the library, patrons are greeted by the large communal gathering arena. Attention is drawn by architectural elements framing the space. Circulation and self check-out is clearly visible but unobtrusive.
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Tribal Library
The children’s area is acoustically separated on the mezzanine. A two-level space encourages discovery and exploration, as well as offers a more intimate space for children to read and relax.
Service Learning Orientation Facility
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GLOBAL CONNECTION
S ERV ICE LEARNING ORIENTATION FACILIT Y Fall 2016 Revit Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Collaboration with Jenizza Badua
Service-learning is a hands-on approach to education, during which students become familiar with objectives in a designated curriculum while collaborating to design the service aspect (Gonzalez, Heisman, & Lucko, n.d.). By offering flexibility and choice, the needs of a service-learning environment can best be met. The space will include elements of biophilic design to support Global Connection is inspired by weaving, one of the most notable focus and attention, which in conjunction with active learning principles will traditional art forms of the indigenous tribes (Morris, Mirin, & Rizzi, 2000). This support a dynamic and productive educational environment (Browning, Hon, symbolizes the interdependence of our global community, and communicates to & Clancy, 2014). In order to promote ecological preservation, a sustainable students through design the importance of being a responsible global citizen. approach will be taken in the design of the space. Implementation of passive It speaks to the connected relationship of elements in a global ecosystem, and cooling considerations will help lower energy consumption (Easton, 2012). Use illustrates the impact that loss of Amazon rainforest can have on the planet. If of locally and responsibly sourced materials promotes ecologically conscious a single thread in woven fabric is tugged loose, the whole piece can unravel. practices. These sustainable aspects combined with the exposure to culture will The concept of weaving is extended further through framing with light, use of allow the facility itself to be a component in the education of the students.. layering and moments of intersection, and spatial framework based on the relationships and interaction between functional zones. Global Connection is an educational space located in Virginia Key, Florida, designed to prepare students to embark on a service-learning trip through the NGO Save the Amazon. Students will be working on reforestation and humanitarian efforts alongside the indigenous tribe of the Amazon Rainforest.
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LOCATION Virginia Key, Miami Florida • Historic Virginia Key Beach Park is coined as ‘Paradise Renewed’ for its green spaces and emphasis on history, while still maintaining proximity to the urban density of Miami (About Us, n.d.).
SOLAR PATH AND HEAT GAIN
• Museum Volunteers for the Environment, or MUVE, has began an initiative to restore a mangrove population to the key, following a project that removed invasive flora from the island as well as replanted stabilizing species (Disare, 2016.). • The Key features three large educational institutions: University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, the headquarters of NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Center and Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Virginia Key, n.d.) • The Virginia Key Beach Park was a colored-only beach during the 1940s and 50s, before closing in 1982. In 1999, efforts began to reopen the park to the public and bring the park’s history back to light. Currently, there are plans to open a cultural center that honors this (History, n.d.). The choice of Virginia Key as the site for our Save the Amazon facility allows the service-learning program to be united with a local community that aligns with its mission of ecological preservation and cultural education and appreciation. It will connect the Virginia Key community to a global network of like-minded causes. It also will allow for a strong foundation to focus the design of the facility in a sustainable direction, while still maintaining proximity to the benefits of the city of Miami and its transportation due to the travel portion of the service-learning program.
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Service Learning Orientation Facility
BREEZE PATH THROUGH SPACE
WEAVING OF PUBLIC ZONES
OPERABLE SKYLIGHTS
THERMAL MASS SECTION
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FLOOR PLAN
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ANNOTATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Including "canopies" for overhead shelter, providing a sense of refuge, increases a person's level of comfort in a space. A study space is placed near the window to optimize exposure to natural light and views, allowing for restoration of focus and diffuse thinking. Providing modular classroom seating will give the students the freedom of movement for individual or small group discussions. The use of recycled materials, such as the Mohawk Mixology carpet made from carpet manufacturing waste, contributes to the sustainable aspect of the design. The use of rapidly renewable materials such as wood and acoustical cork promotes regeneration of ecosystems from resource harvesting. The perforated walls surrounding the vending area support cross ventilation, and feature a graphic cutout inspired by fractal imagery and an evolution of traditional indigenous tribal paint. Integrating a "hands-on workshop" in the space helps educate the participant in practices relevant to the service trip. Integrating multiple collaborative areas contributes to active learning, which allows students to be engaged and refreshed, and supports choice in a learning environment. Exposed finished concrete adjacent to the south side of the building acts as a thermal mass to absorb solar gain, cooling the building during the day and releasing the heat on cooler nights. Low operable windows on the perimeter of the building and operable skylights take advantage of natural convection, drawing in breezes and eliminating the warmer air as it rises.
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Upon entry, visitors and students encounter a museum space. This both orients students to the culture they will be interacting with as well as educates the public about the initiatives of the organization; encouraging a relationship between the surrounding community and the realm of service learning.
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Service Learning Orientation Facility
Creating a sense of place is crucial to making a memorable user experience (Phuong and Groves, 2010). This can be done by integrating physical features of the built environment with qualitative elements that evoke human emotion and familiarity with the given locale, adding value and distinction to a space. Ways of implementing indigenous culture into an interior space can include spatial organization, materials, furnishings, and art and symbols (Hadjiyanni, n.d.). A cutout motif used in the space features a graphic evolution of traditional tribal imagery.
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The flexible classroom space and workshop offer proximity to an outdoor space. A graphic element on the wall connects the two spaces, and features a map of the Amazon River.
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Service Learning Orientation Facility
The collaborative study space offers access to technology as well as a variety of posturing for student choice. A wall graphic in this space displays hotspots of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ BOUTIQUE Spring 2016 SketchUp Adobe Photoshop
Terra is a small boutique located in Scottsdale, AZ that sells ceramics, textiles, and other home wares handcrafted by local artisans. The shop caters to a new generation of art consumers who appreciate a personalized retail experience. Terra evokes the awe-inspiring and wondrous expanse of the Arizona landscape by creating rhythm and movement using horizontal stratifications; speaking to the features of natural rock formations. These forms are echoed throughout the space at varying larger-thanlife scales to create the mentioned feeling of awe within the user. Construction of layering and reveals creates conditions of mystery and diffuse light that evokes conditions present in Arizona’s canyons.
Spatial elements create a harmony with the merchandise being sold, highlighting the relationship between ceramics, the earth they come from, and the hands that make them. Scottsdale’s art scene is melded with a youthful social culture, personalizing the traditional gallery experience. Materials used in the space include glass, acrylic, stone composites, and copper, which all offer a smooth and luminous contrast and backdrop to highlight the earthen texture of the products being sold. Movement through the space creates a destination moment of prospect, inspired by the Savannah Theory of human behavior, further evoking the experience of the landscape. Scottsdale AZ Boutique
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5. All aisles and pathways feature ample space for accessibility as well as consumer comfort, avoiding what is known as the “butt brush effect”.
1. Copper, while still accentuating a natural palette, features orange tones: a color seen to stimulate spending in a retail environment. 2. 80-90% of consumers turn to the right upon entering a store; the “Meet the Makers” introductory zone is the first stop a visitor to the store will make. 3. Buyers do not immediately register merchandise within the first 15 feet following entry, so sales displays have been placed further along the path of travel. 4. 45% of shoppers report buying more from a store that personalizes the shopping experience; “Meet the Makers” also functions as a social media sharing kiosk.
6. All auxiliary spaces also feature appropriate turning radii for ADA accessibility. 7. The vantage point at the end of the mezzanine is constructed to induce a feeling of prospect, or grand survey of space below, which is seen to be pleasing to users based off the human behavioral Savannah Theory. 8. Scottsdale is home to over 100 art galleries. Terra aims to bring together the elegance and structure of an art gallery with the fluidity and irregularity of its surroundings. Scottsdale AZ Boutique
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MOCK-UP EXAMPLES
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Scottsdale AZ Boutique
ELEVATION 1
ELEVATION 2
ELEVATION ONE ELEVATION ONE
ELEVATION TWOELEVATION TWO
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CROSS SECTION Scottsdale AZ Boutique
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The mural against the far wall has a sense of depth that makes the space seem as if it continues onward for much longer. It also acts along with the movement in the feature wall to draw you to the back of the space, towards the stairs.
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Scottsdale AZ Boutique
Once the stairs are reached, the mezzanine seems to span out into the space and you are invited to move upwards and gain a new vantage point.
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GRAPHICS Summer 2015 - Spring 2017 Adobe Illustrator
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Graphics
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RETAIL
TYPOLOGIES
A green life for future generations
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FLOWERS AND CHILDREN
RETAIL EXPERIENCE C H O REO G R A PH Y of LAYOUT
Suburban | Urban | Mixed Use
Make ENTRY a moment, but avoid placing merchandise within the 15 foot “DECOMPRESSION ZONE”.
EXPO 2016 ANTALYA
Have guests WALK A PATH for maximum product exposure. Along the path, SLOW GUESTS DOWN with “speed bumps” like merchandise outposts. GLOBAL GREEN CITIES
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in no particular order
Reykjavik, Iceland Vancouver, Canda Portland, Oregon Maimo, Sweden Copenhagen, Denmark Freiburg, Germany Barcelona, Spain Bogota, Columbia Curitiba, Brazil Melbourne, Australia
Ensure any seating areas or lounge settings are facing the merchandise.
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
Put CHECKOUT at a logical point along the path for your location.
- Collection of single shops arranged together, usually featuring a single anchor
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- Collection of single shops along both sides of public street, often with medium format anchor
I N VITATI O N
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C O N F I RM ATI O N
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“We strive for a world in which Humanity, Technology, and Nature exist in healthy and stable equilibrium.” -International Association of Horticulture Producers Sponsors of 2016 Expo
close to 9 0 %
of the world’s species can be found in TROPICAL RAINFORESTS ANTALYA There are an estimated
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species of living organisms in the world right this minute
TURKISH PEONY Paeonia turcia
chosen as the flower symbol for the 2016 Expo
Situated on the Mediterranean Coast, a beautiful city of cliffs and ruins, Antalya shines as a center of Turkish culture. The history of the city is well preserved and continually embraced, and combined with the balmy coast makes for a near perfect destination.
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- Collection of medium format and large format anchors with small shops
DEC I SI O N
S U RVEY SAYS . . . 81% of shoppers say SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS from friends directly influenced purchase decisions.
- Collection of shops and anchors distributed around public streets, promenade, or open spaces
4 out of 5 shoppers notice “MADE in the USA” labels on a product. 76% of shoppers are more likely to purchase AMERICAN MADE products. 46% of shoppers will BUY MORE from a retailer that PERSONALIZES the shopping experience.
We need to conserve the amazing diversity the world is offering us, on a global scale.
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75% of retailers believe that developing a more ENGAGING IN-STORE customer experience is going to be CRITICAL in the advancing retail industry.
TRANSITORY - Temporary stalls arranged in an outdoor public space
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Each design project I create begins with a research and scoping phase, during which I seek out information that pertains to whatever program or design problem I will be creating a solution for. Research includes topics such as geographical or cultural context of the site, behavioral statistics of user groups, or studies on spatial strategies
Lacin a, Lin d a. Perso n aliz in g t h e In -St o re Ret ail Ex p erien ce. Digit al image . Med allio n Ret ail, 15 Oc t . 2013. Web . 17 Mar. 2016.
relevant to the given program, among others. Once information is gathered, I compile it into infographics that visually communicate research that will inform my choices through the rest of my design process. These particular infographics were used in a tribal library, expo booth, and boutique project respectively.
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SUMMER STUDIO GRAPHICS
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THANK YOU.
K EEP IN TOUCH. erinm14 @ vt.edu 703 .595 .6 089 e km cg uire . sq ua res pa ce.com