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EVA BEAN Virginia Tech Interior Design Portfolio Third Year 2024
WELCOME Hello! My name is Eva Bean and I am currently a Junior at Virginia Tech. I am persuing a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, with a minor in Residential Environments and Design. My passion for design comes from a desire to create spaces where all users feel welcomed and comfortable. I strive to center my designs around sustainability and human connection, in order to make long lasting and well-loved spaces. I am honored to serve as one of the Graphics and Social Media Chairs for Virginia Tech’s Interior Designers for Education and Sustainability. Outside of my work, I enjoy reading and music, as well as spending time with friends. My top 5 Myers Briggs strengths are:
Intellection | Restorative | Empathy | Strategic | Developer
evabean03@vt.edu
/eva-bean
@evabeandesign
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CASETiFY Workplace
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YMCA
Community Center
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LERA
Artist’s Atelier
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SKETCHES Life Studies
CASETiFY Workplace Fall 2023 | 9 Weeks | Individual
CASETiFY is a fast-growing global tech accessory brand, who’s phone cases are revolutionary in blending protection with style. In 2018, the company went through an extreme rebranding process, in which they focused their mission into 3 pillars: customization, authenticity, and creativity. CASETiFY’s mission is to be the most innovative technology brand while still valuing fashion and pop culture. When individuals come together to create, they develop a product that has it’s own personality and expresses unique aspects of the designers. CASETiFY’s goal is to provide an outlet for their consumers to express themselves and promote what makes them unique. This space promotes the company’s strong values of celebrating individualism and being bold through emphasis of whimsical elements, spaces for collaboration, and a strong attention to branding.
Revit | Enscape | Photoshop | 3D Printing
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Site Context Located in the heart of downtown Roanoke, VA, the site is surrounded by hubs of local art and galleries.
Space Planning
3D Model
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Company logo art emphasises concept of celebration which was a focus in the space.
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Level 1 Floor Plan NTS
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Level 2 Floor Plan NTS
1 Main Reception
5 Work Cafe Front View
9 Private Offices
2 Front Entrance
6 Phone Rooms
10 Front Workspace
3 Swings
7 Large Meeting Room
11 Project Rooms
4 Small Meeting Rooms
8 Work Cafe Back View
12 Back Workspace
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Level 1 Axon
Cross Section A NTS
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Level 2 Axon
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Views of reception area showing waiting area and interactive collaborative ball pit area. This space provides a source of whimiscal relief from work for employees and visitors while being a unique element that speaks to the concept.
ARPER Ralik Lounge System
PALLAS TEXTILES Magique- Curry
BEBOP Knightsbridge Lounge
BEATA HEUMAN Marbleized Velvet
FREIFRAU Leya Lounge Swing Seat
GARRETT Berkshire- Crystal Beach
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Cross Section B NTS
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Process sketch showing initial concept for confetti lightwells.
Rectangular lightwells overlap in a confetti pattern to resolve issues of natural lighting on the lower level. Frosted glass helps ensure privacy and modesty while steel framing keeps the glass in place. Perspectives highlight light cast onto the floors from the lightwells. 5
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Level 2
Massing models demonstrate the difference in openness between the first and second levels. The first level is compartmentalized through meeting spaces and offices, while the second level is more open to promote collaboration between coworkers and across departments. 13
Section (NTS) of project rooms shows dropped ceiling that aids in center alignment of the skylights within the space.
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The second level of the space contains main employee work areas that allow conversation within the departments. The adjacent project rooms help promote a colloborative and casual work space with technological support.
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FILZFELT Ion Acoustic Panel
JAMES DUNLAP TEXTILES Sahel- Chalk
STEELCASE Karman
10 STEELCASE Migration SE Adjustable Desk
LUMENWERX Elia Rectangular Fixture
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YMCA Community Center Spring 2023 | 5 Weeks | Group With Mackenzie Shipman and Anna Goodman
Whether the path is curving through the Blue Ridge Mountains or walking across North Main Street, we are interconnected through the network of roads that lead us here. We are connected by the intersections that divide us and the roundabouts that circle us. Where we meet our traits become woven into each other’s lives, our identities forming from each thread. Here, we are not single threads cut off from the rest, but woven together in the same community. This space reflects the individual paths that brought us here, but also the way that they are connected, that all roads lead here. With the use of lines and curves that move occupants throughout the space, apertures that provide levels of privacy and community, and progression organized through a hierarchy of multiple needs, this space creates a welcoming environment in which relationships are fostered and cultures can be shared. SketchUp | Enscape | Photoshop
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In the YMCA redesign project, groups were tasked with researching the YMCA at Virginia Tech in order to provide them with two spaces that would elevate their existing space: an International Welcome Center and a commercial kitchen. Specifically, I was responsible for creating many of the concept graphics, applying materiality throughout the 3D model, and developing the axon model of the kitchen space. I also was responisble for much of the post-production editing and designing the reception desk.
Diagramming and Process Work
Space Planning
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Floor Plan NTS
1 Meeting Space Windows allow in lots of natural light that create a welcoming environment
2 Collaborative Office 3 Kitchen Hallway allows for easy access to both the exterior and interior
Curving reception desk guides vistors into the space Wall feature connects the space to the region
Cross Section NTS
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3D Walkthrough
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Allsteel Fawn Cypress
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Mohawk Caliber-Granite
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White Felt
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Stainless Steel Finishes
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GFG Cosmopolitan Mist
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GFG Rush Wave
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GFG Merit Macaron
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GFG River+
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GFG Tiger Fruitwood
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Allsteel Acuity Task
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Allsteel Approach Desking
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GFG Kate Chair
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The back offices of the Welcome Center allow for areas of secluded conversation when it is needed, while promoting collaboration between the employees. The commercial kitchen layout allows versitile usage such as preparing food and cooking classes. The wall tiling and ceiling element help tie the space to the Welcome Center.
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Concrete Flooring
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Orange Tile
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Blue Tile
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White Tile
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Stainless Steel
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Matte Black Finishes
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Advance Tabco Work Table
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Regency Work Kitchenette
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Regency 5-Shelf Kit
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CPG Oven and Gas Range
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LERA Artist’s Atelier Fall 2022 | 5 Weeks | Individual
Ingrid Johansson is a 34 year old Stockholm native who has relocated to the small town of Woodstock, Vermont with her Labrador Retriever. In her new freedom Ingrid spends most of her time cultivating her pottery skills and creating glazes for her pieces. Ingrid lives with a unique type of synesthesia, where she associates sounds and colors with textures. To incorporate this into her art, she uses the local flora to make impressions and experiments with other natural materials on her pieces. Having grown up in the busy city, Ingrid values her privacy and personal space. The atelier design prioritizes the concepts of privacy, flow, and texture in order to cater to the client’s neurological trait and values of personal space. Textured walls and natural materials offer depth and mood common in interiors found in the northeastern American mountains, while clean edges emphasize the long lines of Scandinavian design.
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Site Context
The site is located on the banks of the Ottauquechee River in Vermont. Calm waters and natural scenery help the artist focus on their work and relaxation.
Space Planning
Using a grid based on 5 12’ by 12’ blocks, the space was arranged in a U-shape which allows for a single path of movement throughout the entire space without sacraficing privacy.
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Floor Plan NTS
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Living Room
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Work Space
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Main living space allows for seperation of work and relaxation. Long horizontal lines from beams and paneling incorporate Scandanavian design to help the artist feel comfortable in the space.
RUSTICO Terracotta Kitchen Tile
DESIGNTEX Kami
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THE HUDSON COMPANY Brown Board
THE HUDSON COMPANY White Oak
ANTHROPOLOGIE Louise Window Treatment
Color Justification The colors for the interior space comefrom a complimentary color palette inspired by the unique facades of Stockholm’s Gamla Stan neighborhood, also known as Old Town. Familiar colors help connect the artist with the comforts of home while in a new country.
Circulation
Public Use
Semi-Public Use
Private Use
The work and exhibition spaces work in a heirarchy of public to more private space while promoting the artist’s work. 27
SKETCHES Life Studies Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
These sketches represent educational and personal attempts to better understand my environment. Development of skills through different types of artistic expression, including realism, abstract, and expressionism.
Pen | Pencil
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Landscape Perspective Study
Exaggerated Perspective Study
Material / Light & Shadow Study
Structure Study
Artist Study- Claude Monet’s Figure of a Woman (Camille) 31
THANK YOU evabean03@vt.edu
/eva-bean
@evabeandesign