JESSICA PETERSON Virginia Tech Interior Design Undergraduate Portfolio
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NEXT Real Estate Office Steelcase Student Design Competition | Fall 2017
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MĂŠridien Holistic Wellness Day Spa Bienenstock Interior Design Competition | Fall 2018
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The Corner Coworking Office Haworth Sponsored Project | Fall 2017 In Collaboration with Jennalee Rowden
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Diabetes Wellness Center Undergraduate Thesis | Fall 2018-Present
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Marker Renderings Interior Graphic Communication | Fall 2017
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NEXT Real Estate Office
NEXT is a global, forward-thinking commercial real estate and project management firm seeking to expand its territory with a new, collaborative office space located in Denver, Colorado.
NE X T Denver, Colorado began as a gold mining community. However, to sustain and support a community isolated from the more developed communities of the East Coast, agriculture had to become a well-developed practice. Since its founding in 1858, Denver has evolved into a major metropolitan area. Now it is surrounded by mostly suburbs as opposed to ranches, and most of this culture is unknown to citizens of a city that once relied so heavily on it. The new collaborative office space for NEXT seeks to reconnect the city to this lost culture.
HERDING PROCESS MEDIUM CONF.
SHARED PRIVATE OFFICES
CONNECT ZONE
1. PHONE
WORKCAFE
PATIO #2
REMOTE/ MOBILE WORKERS
2. MEDIUM CONF.
LOADING DOCK
SMALL CONF./ HUDDLE OPEN OFFICE/ INDIVIDUAL WORK AREAS
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KEY ZONES
RESOURCE CENTER
= Social Zone
PHONE VIRTUAL REALITY & CLIENT ZONE
TOUCHDOWN
1. Random Mingling
WELLNESS ROOM
LARGE CONF.
RECEPTION/ WAITING AREA
= Meeting Zone = Nomadic Zone = Resource Zone
2. Compression PATIO #1
3. Isolation
= Resident Zone
The Aim light fixture designed by Flos, a Steelcase partner, is used to highlight areas in the entry of both Suite 150 and Suite 100. It is a modern, eclectic element, which coincides with the overall impression of the space and draws attention to the moments of transition that are necessary to reinforce the concept of herding and that sense of compression and release.
LOADING DOCK #2
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MEN’S
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WOMEN’S
STAIR #2
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ELEV.
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STAIR #1
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(Location of Building Security desk)
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BUILDING LOBBY
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FLOOR PLAN NTS
PARTI DIAGRAM
Suite 150
Suite 100
1. Reception/Waiting Area 2. Virtual Reality + Client Zone 3. Large Conference/Pitch Room 4. Open Office/Individual Work Areas 5. Shared Private Offices 6. Medium Conference Room 7. Remote/Mobile Workers Area 8. Resource Center 9. Phone/Quiet Room 10. Outdoor Patio #1 11. Storage Room 12. Small Conference/Huddle Room 13. Bicycle Storage Rack
14. Workcafé 15. Medium Conference Room 16. Shared Private Offices 17. Wellness Rooms 18. Phone/Quiet Room 19. Connect Zone 20. Outdoor Patio #2
WORKCAFÉ BOOTHS ELEVATION NTS
In the Workcafé, the feature elements mimic the back-and-forth arcing motion ranchers use to facilitate the herding process.
CEILING HEIGHTS = 9 ft. = 10 ft. = 12 ft. = 14 ft.
Ceilings in the conference rooms as well as the shared private offices, wellness rooms, and phone booth in Suite 100 are kept at 9 feet to create a sense of intimacy or privacy to best suit the intended uses of these spaces. A finished ceiling is dropped to 14 feet in the WorkcafĂŠ to help control acoustics in the space while still providing a grand interior space that takes advantage of the adjacent floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls. The ceilings in the shared private offices and the finished dropped-ceiling over reception are at 10 feet to create more intimate spaces compared to those of the adjacent open office/individual work areas.
Concrete
Red Oak
Interface Viva Colores
Leather
Brick
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MĂŠridien Holistic Wellness Day Spa
MĂŠridien is a holistic wellness day spa focused on the therapeutic treatment of multiple sclerosis patients, located at the base of Mount Mansfield in Stowe, Vermont.
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In order to encourage the healing process, patients of this holistic day spa are connected to the outside via strong views of the Sunset Ridge of Mount Mansfield. Colors and materials are reminiscent of the famous sunsets in Stowe’s most popular season: winter. Through conscious planning, a connection is established between spaces that is as strong and impactful as the connection between its two peaks.
The feature wall, constructed of maple plywood sheathing, encloses reception and illustrates the ski trails of Stowe Mountain Resort in abstracted triangular forms. The wall itself and the ceiling it connects to have inlaid strip LED lights to emphasize these forms, which inform the feature elements throughout the rest of the spa.
RECEPTION ELECTRICAL PLAN SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”
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FLOOR PLAN NTS
Residence
Day Spa 1. Reception + Entry/Lobby: 298 ft. 2. Bookkeeper’s Office: 146 ft.2 3. Yoga Floor Space: 646 ft.2 4. Exercise Machines: 273 ft.2 5. Reflection Space: 176 ft. 2 6. Pool Area: 242 ft.2 7. Consultation Room: 174 ft.2 8. Massage Rooms: 173 ft.2 each 9. Women’s Restroom: 206 ft.2 10. Men’s Restroom: 224 ft.2 11. Janitor’s Closet: 14 ft.2
PARTI DIAGRAM
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12. Kitchen, Living, + Dining: 546 ft.2 13. Master Bedroom: 202 ft.2 14. Master Bath: 118 ft.2 15. Guest Bedroom/Den: 112 ft. 2 16. Half Bath: 64 ft. 2
FEATURE ELEMENTS
Glass Aluminum Framework
Recessed Illuminated Strips
Pool Area
Reception
Yoga Space
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1. Maple Hardwood + Local 2. Maple Eco-Plywood Sheathing + Local + FSC Certified + Low VOC Glue 3. Corian Quartz + Non-Toxic/Non-Allergenic + Long Life-Cycle 4. Recycled Concrete + Reused Aggregates + Low Life-Cycle Cost 5. Carnegie Xorel + Made from Materials + Cradle to Cradle Gold Certified 6. Aluminum + Easily Recyclable + Abundant Natural Supply
The kitchen in the private residence adheres to the principles of universal design and is thus useful to and accommodates for a wide range of individual preferences and abilities. All of the kitchen essentials can easily be accessed by a wheelchair user. Also, all of the materials have a high contrast, helping patients with diminished visual perception easily navigate the space.
Shallow Open Shelves
Contrasting Blue Cabinets
Varying Counter Heights
60� Turning Radius
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The Corner Coworking Office
The Corner is an intersectional coworking space located in D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood that emphasizes collaboration and community-building amongst its members. This project was done in collaboration with Jennalee Rowden.
Public Offices
The building sits at a major intersection in Washington D.C.; one that is physical, cultural, and generational. Chinatown, the neighborhood to which it belongs, is demographically diverse with a highly educated population who have been using the recently developed co-working spaces nearby. However, these spaces lack public and community gathering spaces. The Corner seeks to take full advantage of each of the three points of intersection. Each of the four zones shown in the adjacent diagram come together in a manner similar to the streets of D.C., fostering a community of collaboration. With a large kitchen, touchdown spaces galore, and a floor plan designed with community in mind, members will have the opportunity to learn from and grow with one another.
Benching Community Kitchen
Tech Office
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FLOOR PLAN NTS
Annotations 1. Ramp + Allows for raised access floor 2. Kitchen + Variety of seating options 3. Custom Phone Booths + Provide privacy in open office space 4. Collaborative Seating + Flexible work space/casual touchdown meeting space 5. Individual Offices + Short-term rentals for individuals or small groups
6. Medium Conference Room + Available for hourly rental by public 7. Administrative Office + Used to monitor people going into private Tech space 8. Private Tech Offices + Variety of seating options with height adjustable tables 9. Large Conference Room + Access to views 10. Phone Booth + For use by Tech company for private conversations
KITCHEN SECTION NTS The kitchen serves as the hub of the space, and is directly adjacent to the entrance. The custom millennial pink dining booths and custom perch-to-standing height phone booths are the first things users experience as they enter the space. These provide areas of refuge in the otherwise open benching/ work areas and community kitchen.
The selected materials are meant to infuse residential warmth into the space. Most of the spaces are kept neutral to allow companies who rent the space to reflect their individual branding. The kitchen, however, includes millennial pink which appeals to the younger demographic in the area, who would be most likely to use this space. A metal ceiling feature is used to connect the primary community zones in the space, such as reception, the kitchen, and benching area. Its form re-emphasizes the concept of intersection and resembles that of a street corner in D.C.
Haworth Degrade Rug
Marble
Haworth Faux Leather, Java
White Stained Ash
Velvet Millennial Pink
Oak Flooring
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Diabetes Wellness Center
By promoting the adoption of healthy behavior habits and creating a sense of community or a safe space, this diabetes wellness center seeks to improve the quality of life for patients with diabetes and, when possible, help those with Type II diabetes achieve remission.
EVOLUTION New Orleans has suffered great hardships in its storied past. Two “Great Fires” destroyed the majority of the city’s structures in the late 1700s, forcing the new Spanish settlers to rebuild most of what is seen in the city’s historic districts today. The city was again forced to rebuild following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Despite these devastating natural disasters, the city continues to demonstrate persistence and vibrancy. The "old" and the "new" are juxtaposed in the space as in the city through space planning, changes in elevation, and careful colors and materials selection. Patients who visit this new diabetes wellness center, like New Orleans, face hardships that this space, its amenities, and established community of peers will help them to overcome.
The Central Business District The site, 1532 Tulane Avenue, sits in the middle of the Central Business District. This is just one of New Orleans' 73 official city neighborhoods, and is home to most of the office buildings in the city, as well as the majority of healthcare facilities. This site was chosen specifically because of its accessibility for everyday workers to make this a part of their daily routine.
Building Adjacencies = Healthcare = University = Landmarks = Government = Restaurants = Corporations
Public Transportation = Street Car Stops = Bus Stops = Major Highways Depicted to the left are all of the transit options available within a half-mile radius of the site. A half-mile is considered "walking distance" by most. The Central Business District has a high Walk Score of 94, second only to the French Quarter. Transportation options make this diabetes wellness facility highly accessible to patients throughout greater New Orleans.
In New Orleans, the contemporary buildings sit slightly to the right of the center of the city's crescent, encompassed by the French Quarter, Garden, and Warehouse Districts. The buildings in the Central Business District, amongst other modern structures in the city, sit high above those in historic neighborhoods. This contrast, as seen in the inspiration imagery collage, is what this diabetes wellness center seeks to embody. The “old” structures of the city are represented in the floor plan as the back-of-house spaces and the spaces used for traditional medical practices, such as exam rooms, the pharmacy, and specialist offices. The “new” structures of the city are represented as spaces used for the holistic or lifestyle-based approaches to wellness, such as the exercise areas, teaching kitchen, and social community spaces throughout.
FITNESS
RETAIL
RECEPTION
MENTAL HEALTH
SOCIAL COMMUNITY SPACES
PHARMACY
DIABETES CARE
STORAGE
CAFÉ
TEACHING KITCHEN
SPECIALIST CONFERENCE ROOMS
DINING SPACE
NUTRITION
SOCIAL COMMUNITY SPACES
JANITOR’S CLOSET
At the core of the diabetes wellness center are social community spaces. Here, patients interact with one another and learn how to adjust to life with a chronic illness and how others, like themselves, are striving to achieve their management goals. All of the elements of this diabetes wellness center revolve around or depend on that established sense of community.
EXAM ROOMS
SPECIALIST OFFICES
LEARNING SPACES
PHONE
PERSONAL TRAINER OFFICES
THERAPY ROOMS
OPEN GYM SPACE
PERSONAL TRAINER CONSULTATION
LOCKER ROOMS
STORAGE
POOL
Technology is used in every exam room to provide the highest level of care.
Tack boards are found in every exam room to provide an opportunity for further education.
Replacing the traditional exam table with a recliner puts patients and medical professionals at the same level. Door widths are increased to 40" to accommodate bariatric patients.
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Marker Renderings
Selected works from Interior Graphic Communication coursework demonstrating hand rendering skills. Works created using marker, pen, and pencil.
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