Karla Kirsch
Karla Kirsch 610 Foulke Street Cincinnati, OH 45210 T: 917.576.3301 E: kirschkl@mail.uc.edu
Experience
January 2013 - May 2013
Rockwell Group | Intern New York, NY
Worked on redesign of the Fairmont Hotel lobby and restaurants in Quebec, Canada Created FF&E and architectural finish specifiaction schedules Helped design custom pulls for restaurant doors Assited with furniture and fabric selections Ordered and maintained samples from vendors Rendered floor plans
August 2012
The Switzer Group | Intern New York, NY Shadowed design process of the new General Motors office relocation Attended meetings and presesntations with clients Researched possible furniture options for designs Ordered samples for the company
Hollister Co. | Cashier New York, NY
December 2010 - January 2011
Rang up customers at the register Worked the fitting room Assisted customers with finding items and sizes Greeted and directed customers to their desired location
Education
University of Cincinnati - DAAP
2011- Present
Currently attended the University of Cincinnati for a Bachelors degree in Interior Design Will be graduating in 2016 from the college of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
High School for Environmental Studies
2007-2011
Graduated in 2011 with a 3.7 GPA Participated in the National Honors Society and captain of the Girls Varsity Soccer Team
Skills
Software Revit, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator
Manual Renderng, Drafting, Sketching, Pencil/Ink, Painting
Portfolio
http://issuu.com/karlakirsch/docs/updatedportfolio2pages
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Final Units Identical units, made to be connected in multiple ways and create a variety of spaces and iterations 80 of these units were made by a group of 20 students, each unit being 3 feet tall Each unit was made of ply wood and had 9 keys, 3 on each corner, attaching 3 planes to complete
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One Hundred Plus One Body Mantle Body mantle dress made of one hundred Ziploc sandwhich bags and a wreath holder for structure
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Ludlow Branch Library Designed exterior and interior of a library within a given location Left: Rendering of the lobby/entrance interior, and three perspective renderings of the front facade; done in Revit and Photoshop Right: Front elevation of library; done in Photoshop
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Ludlow Branch Library First Floor Left: First floor plan rendering; done in Revit and Photoshop Right: Rendering of the circulation area and childrens section; done in Revit and Photoshop
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Ludlow Branch Library Second Floor Left: Second floor plan rendering; done in Revit and Photoshop Right: Rendering of the cafe and the teen section/second floor circulation area; done in Revit and Photoshop
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Work Place of the Future A conceptual project of how offices would be in the future. Designed four differnt work stations with flexible usages Left: Renderings and sketches of the four work stations ranging from most collaborative to individual Right: 3D modelings of each piece to show public vs. private usage; done in Rhino and Revit
EGGCENTRIC
bartech
ORB
FLO
Eggcentric is made up of wood e and white glass. The white glass allows for externalizing and embedding of information. The wood e powers the holographs that can be projected into the middle of the egg.The table and seats can rise from the base to become a more private and formal collaboration space,or can be put
Bartech is made up of the wood e and white glass. The wood e is the power source for the levitating table top. When the top is levitating the bartech can be used for personal use stand up or sit down with the holograms.When the top is down the bartech becomes a open collaboration table.
This chair is made from the white glass and wood e. Half of the chair is wood e so that when the chair is used as a table the wood e is on the top to allow for the use of technology.
Flo is made of wood e and white glass. The white glass can be used as a writing surface as well as an interactive holographic screen or just a desk area. The holograph can be pushed up in front of you to be used depending on ones preference or as an easy way to display information to others. It is powered by the wood e.The wood floor
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Internship Right: Rendered floor plan of an apartment building lobby in New York City; done in Photoshop for Rockwell Group Left: Three iterations of custom brass pull designs for restaurant doors; done it AutoCad for Rockwell Group
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Renderings and Sketches Left: Rendering done with illustrator of the interior lobby of The Ascent, a well known skyscraper in Kentucky Right: A couple of sketches done for practice drawing throughout the years
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Floor Plans and Spacial Diagrams Floor plans hand drafted of the main level and basement of North Side Library in Cincinnati Ohio 4 spacial diagrams of the library, including circulation, lighting, noise, and symmetry
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Library Analysis Drawings Studied North Side Library in Cincinnati and created multiple drawings based on measurements and analysis Created a sequence of four axonemetric drawings of the roof, elevations, and floor plans