P O R T F O L I O Kaylie Siwy
Undergraduate Portfolio
Project Types
01 Neurodiverse Dormitory Fall 2021
02 Sustainable Office Spring 2021
03 Border Collobration Spring 2021
04 Retail Project Fall 2020
05 Tranquility Pod Fall 2020
06 Senior-Child Mentor Center Spring 2020
07 3D Modeling Fall 2019
08 Past Work Spring 2018
01 Neurodiverse Dormitory Year: Fall 2021 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Autodesk Revit, Rhino, Photoshop, Indesign, Enscape The purpose of this project was to create a new, fun, and playful environment for the Neurodiverse at Saint Joseph’s University Campus. I had the opportunity to survey the exisiting hall building and design a new space for autistic kids to live in. This project used extensive research to learn all about how to design for a disorder through forms, structures, and materials. Through this I was able to learn how to work with a real client, have a budget, and have the opportunity to have the design actually be built. This project was done with a partner and was presented to our client at the end of the semester.
EXISITING IMAGES OF THE BUILDING BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR
CONCEPT An interface is an experience where 2 systems, the user
The space is being designed to be responsive to the
and the design element, interact and communicate a
body, modifiable to individuals using the space, and
physical and mental stimulation through the use of
provide a variety of sensory experiences for users,
media, surfaces, and forms. The concept is focused on
tapping into perception and helping users better
how the body can interact with the flexible interfaces
understand and respond to the space. Through these
in space to establish a relationship between body
interfaces, the design is curated to your needs and
and architecture. The goal is to allow people to feel
your body. The interfaces will predict the users’ needs,
comfortable in their own environment without feeling
thus your experience can be more personalized and
restricted by the existing conditions.
immersive throughout the spaces.
Proposed Plans
Third Floor
Second Floor
First Floor
Foam Wall Before
Foam Wall After (standing and leaning)
Foam Wall After (sitting and leaning)
02 Sustainable Office Year: Fall 2021 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Autodesk Revit, Rhino, Photoshop, Indesign, Enscape The purpose of this project was to use the exisiting building at the Naval Yard Campus in South Philadelphia and create a sustainable enviroment for an office space. The research and concepts comes from the importance of how watersheds bring life giving water that restores our bodies but also can bring a sense of peace through their biophilic qualities. With the building being close to a watershed, us as designers needed to incoporate a “green” design approach with energy sources , materials, and structures.
The concept developed from the purpose of lichen. Through their breathable and hydrophobic pores, the lichen is able to filter and allow external conditions to enter and then alter and change its conditions for survival. Therefore, the office space controls the necessary flow of light, matter, and temperature between the inside and the outside. Using technology, this office space can control the specific amount of air, light, and visibility according to the users’ preference, creating a sustainable environment.
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NON-BREATHABLE SKINS Lounge spaces in which the materials and furniture adjust to the users needs through comfort and natural ventilation
THE MICROCLIMATE DOME
the pouches that expand and contract depending on the light and air (controls how much enters the skin)
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the pipes that cut through the skin allow airflow to enter the breathable hub (void)
BREATHABLE SKINS Micro-climate environment that adjusts to the users needs while working at their workstations and office spaces.
the structure in glass for airiness and allow natural light in
03 Border Competition Year: Spring 2021 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Autodesk Revit, Rhino, Photoshop, Indesign, Enscape The border competition was a colloborated project with the architecture students at Jefferson. The main purpose is to design an architectural project able to transform a crossing border chosen by the participant, to join cultures, peoples, and create a vital spot for economic growth for all sides. The project was submitted to a competition where people from all over the world judged for possible winners. This project brought growth and development to my design skills by working with architect students and desigining a indoor/ outdoor space through an interior lens.
PROBLEM Dandong, China and Sinuiju, North Korea share a history of trade and crafted cultures. However, the tension between the two has been exacerbated by the singular connection of the one-lane Friendship Bridge. This border is nearly impossible to cross and those who try to face dangerous repercussions if caught. The two countries require a safe haven where the two cultures can combine their history of crafts into a tourist location that will generate income for both nations.
MAKERS SPACE
SOLUTION The market’s main goal is to bring these countries together, despite differences, and create a welcoming place for everyone. The structure’s concept relates back to their shared history of craft, unifying the two countries. The crafted cultures include art, food, and makers spaces that follow the length of the bridges. The bridge is a neutral zone that gives the opportunity to intermingle with their neighboring culture without the fear of persecution.
GREEN SPACE
TEXTILE ADDITION BEFORE
TEXTILE ADDITION DURING
TEXTILE ADDITION AFTER
04 Retail Project Year: Fall 2021 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Autodesk Revit, RhinoPhotoshop, Indesign, Enscape The purpose of this project was to study the demographics and stores within the area of New Hope, PA and come up with a store that would benefit in the area based off those aspects. The most important goals during this project were bring an experience within the space, connect three levels, and keeping up with the current pandemic and retail trends today through technology and materials.
Frayed is a jean store located in New Hope, PA. The concept revolves around the history of jeans through the extensibility of denim fabric. Overtime the fabric starts to fray and become stretched out. The curved forms represent the idea of distressing solid structures within the space and overall show the imperfections of beauty through jeans.
The material palette shows the imperfections of beauty through the sustainable and more industrial style. Therefore, the materials incorporate a more raw and rough texture to show the beauty of imperfect materials.
05 Tranquility Pod Year: Fall 2020 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Autodesk Revit, Rhino, Photoshop, Indesign, Twinmotion The purpose of this project was to study a user groups stress and design a space that allowed them to go to when needed to cope with the stress and relax from their busy day. This project made you design around the five senses in order to get the full experience when in a tranquility pod.
The tranquility pod was designed around the self-esteem of gym members. The user group, gym members, are constantly comparing their physical body image from others, causing them to stress which ultimately affects their mental health as well. Therefore, the space shifts from an external to internal focus, making you feel lost in time and space while obscuring your body image through light and materials in order to focus more on your internal self.
06 Senior-Child Mentor Center Year: Spring 2020 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Autodesk Revit, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator The purpose of this project was to design an intergenerational space that was utilized for both senior citizens and kids that could interact with each other through activities and learning. In order to understand the physical and social needs of the age groups, we collaborated with Occupational Therapy students at Jefferson.
Coalesce was a senior-child mentor center that was designed to represent the social needs of children and senior citizens through layers, density, and tension. The two generations blend together but also maintain their own identities. My partner and I explored how oil and water blend but also stay separate. These qualities ultimately represent the age groups within the space, allowing for a separate yet combined center.
04 Restaurant Model Year: Spring 2019 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Hand Modeling, Lasercutter Wood modeling allowed me to place myself in my own designs while utilizing skills that incorporated a more hands on experience.
TOP ELEVATION
PERSPECTIVE
05
LOVE
SECTION
BUBBLES
INTERSECTIONS
SIDE ELEVATION
AXONOMETRIC
Digital Modeling ---
SITE PLAN
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SECTION 1
Making abstract objects into real life spatial features within a room. This explored the ideas of taking something unrealistic and making it realistic within a building. SECTION 1
DN
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
SECTION AXON
SUMMER SOLSTICE RCP FIRST FLOOR
WINTER SOLSTICE
AXONOMETRIC FALL SOLSTICE
SECTION 2
CONCEPT: MY CONCEPT REFLECTS THE IDEAS OF HOW CURVES DEFINE DEPTH, SPACE, LIGHT, AND COLOR. I GOT MY INSPIRATION ON HOW NATURE USES CURVES TO DEFINE ITS SURROUNDINGS. WOOD, WATER, STREETS, METAL, AND MOUNTAINS ALL CURVE IN UNQUIE WAYS, WHICH DISTINGUISHS THEIR QUAILITES. STUDENT NAME: PERSONAL EMAIL: CLASS: PROFESSOR: SEMESTER:
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SECTION AXON
UP
FALLING LEAVES
PORTUGAL CITY
CONCEPT: MY CONCEPT REFLECTS THE IDEAS OF HOW CURVES DEFINE DEPTH, SPACE, LIGHT, AND COLOR. I GOT MY INSPIRATION ON HOW NATURE USES CURVES TO DEFINE ITS SURROUNDINGS. WOOD, WATER, STREETS, METAL, AND MOUNTAINS ALL CURVE IN UNQUIE WAYS, WHICH DISTINGUISHS THEIR QUAILITES.
HUMAN ANATOMY
Year: Spring 2019 Location: Philadelphia, PA Media: Rhino, Indesign, Revit, Photoshop
EXPLODED AN
06 Paintings Year: Spring 2018 Location: East Greenville, PA Media: Acrylic and watercolor painting
My passion for interior design started in highschool during my painting classes. Watercolor painting was my favorite because I was able to express my freedom and personality through the free flowing quailites of watercolor. This allowed me to use my creative thinking through colors, movement, and designs. This then led to my love for unique rendering styles and making the renders feel as if they are painting coming off the paper. It made me think of renders as not only a 3D image, but a work of art.
KAYLIE SIWY
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Design 1-7 Advanced Visualization
Linkedin.com/in/kayliesiwy
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Drawing Interior Building Systems
KAYLIE SIWY
Philadelphia, PA
Studio Projects Restaurant project (D3) Senior-Child Mentor Center (D4) EDUCATION Retail Design (Jean Store, D5) • Highlighted through Jefferson College of Bachelor of Science in Interior Design Architecture and the Built Environment FB PROFILE Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) account INTERIOR DESIGNER Philadelphia, PA • Project Rendering was used for portfolio Anticipated graduation May 2022 GPA 3.80 – Dean’s List Conscientious and motivated workshop event INTERIOR DESIGNER International Interior Design Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority Border Competition Collaborating with Architect Neurodiverse real life competition project (D7) interior design student seeking an Associations Club Students (D6) to share and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Order of Omegaopportunity Society (President)
KAYLIE SIWY
CONTACT 215-859-7910 knsiwy@gmail.com
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
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CON T A C T PA Philadelphia,
Course Highlights Visualization 1-4 Building Tech Construction Document
demonstrate my knowledge of
Loft in the City project (D3) Ophthalmology Medical Office (D4) Tranquility Pod (D5)
Upper Perkiomen High School
Course Highlights design techniques and principles Pennsburg, PA Design 1-7 Visualization Drawing Bachelor of1-4Science in Interior Design Graduation June 2018 – GPA 3.70 Bachelor of Science in Interior Design with proven Advanced Visualization Building Tech Construction Interior Buildingcreative, Systems interpersonal, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) Future Business Leaders of America Jefferson (Philadelphia University + ThomasDocument Jefferson University) and problem-solving skills.
Philadelphia, PA
PA C O N T A Philadelphia, C T Anticipated Anticipated graduation MayList 2022 graduation MayStudio 2022 Projects GPA 3.80 – Dean’s
National Honors Society Art Awards: 1st place acrylic paint; 2nd place 3-D design
GPA 3.80 – Dean’s List
Loft in the CityInternational project (D3) Interior Design Restaurant project (D3) Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority International Interior Design Delta PhiEXPERIENCE Epsilon Sorority INTERN Ophthalmology Medical Office (D4) Senior-Child Mentor Center (D4) Associations Club 215-859-7910 HONORS Associations Club Tranquility PodAlpha (D5) Lambda Delta Honor Society Retail Design (Jean Store, D5) Order of Omega Society (President) Meyer Inc. | Ardmore, PA | May 2021 – December 2021 Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society OrderDesign of Omega Society (President) • Highlighted through Jefferson College of knsiwy@gmail.com Design3, Design4 Architecture and the Built Environment FB and Design5 Worked on construction documentation Course Highlights PROFILE account Projects were archived for Worked on FF&E for Senior Living Facilities Course Highlights Design 1-7 Visualization 1-4 Drawing behance.net/kayliesiwy/projects • Project Rendering was used for portfolio Traveled to Senior Living Facilities for furniture installations Interior Design accreditation Advanced Visualization Building Tech Construction Interior Building Systems Design 1-7 Visualization 1-4 Drawing Conscientious and motivated workshop event behance.net/kayliesiwy/projects Participated in the interview Document Border Competition Collaborating with Architect Neurodiverse real life competition project (D7) interior design student seeking an Linkedin.com/in/kayliesiwy Advanced Visualization panel for Interior Building Tech Construction Interior Building Systems Design Corbett, Inc. | Norristown, PA | May 2019 – August 2019 Students (D6)
215-859-7910
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Document accreditation Studio Projects Collaborated with other interns and created/designed elementary school designs that were styled around the Participated as a juror for Upper Perkiomen High School Loft in the City project (D3) Restaurant project (D3) 5 senses. design techniques and principles Philadelphia, Pennsburg, PAPA & 4 classes Studio Projects Ophthalmology Medical Office (D4) Senior-Child MentorDesign Center3(D4) Participated in client design meetings. Graduation June 2018 – GPA 3.70 National Honors Society with proven creative, interpersonal, Loft in the CityRetail project (D3) Restaurant project (D3) Provided ideas with design branding. Tranquility Pod (D5) Design st(Jean Store, D5) nd Future Business Leaders of America Art Awards: 1 place acrylic paint; 2 and problem-solving skills. Increased my skills by learning new rendering software and other design software. • Highlighted through Jefferson College of Ophthalmology Medical Office (D4) Senior-Child Mentor Center (D4) place 3-D design Architecture and the Built Environment FB Tranquility Pod (D5) Retail Design (Jean Store, D5) PROFILE account SKILLS through Jefferson College of • Highlighted • Project Rendering was used for portfolio INTERN EXPERIENCE REFERENCES HONORS and motivated Architecture and the Built Environment FB Conscientious workshop event • Autodesk Revit • V-ray • Word/Excel/PowerPoint Meyer Design Inc. | Ardmore, PA | May 2021 – December 2021 account Border Competition Collaborating with Architect Neurodiverse real life competition project (D7) interior design student seeking an • Enscape • Hand Drafting • AutoCAD Available upon request Design3, Design4 and Design5 Students Worked (D6) on construction documentation • Project Rendering was used for portfolio • Rhino • Twinmotion • Model Making opportunity share and for Projectsto were archived Worked on FF&E for Senior Living Facilities • Trimbleevent SketchUp Pro • Autodesk 3ds Max • Laser Cutting Conscientious and motivated workshop demonstrate my knowledge of Traveled to Senior Living for furniture installations Interior Design accreditation • Adobe Illustrator • Lumion • Graphic Design Upper Perkiomen HighFacilities School Border Competition Collaborating with Architect Neurodiverse real life competition project (D7) interior design student seeking an Participated in and the interview design techniques principles • Adobe Photoshop Pennsburg, PA Students (D6) panel for Interior Design Graduation GPA –3.70 National Honors Society Inc. |and Norristown,June PA |2018 May–2019 August 2019 opportunityCorbett, to share with proven creative, interpersonal, accreditation Future Business Leaders of America Art Awards: 1st place acrylic paint; 2nd Collaborated with other interns that were styled around the and problem-solving skills. demonstrate my knowledge of and created/designed elementary school designs Participated as a juror for place 3-D design opportunity to share and
Philadelphia, PA
demonstrate my knowledge of
Linkedin.com/in/kayliesiwy
PROFILE
Design 3 & 4 classes
Upper Perkiomen High School 5 senses. design techniques and principles Participated in client design meetings.Pennsburg, PA Provided ideas with design branding.
HONORS
Graduation June 2018 – GPA 3.70 with proven creative, interpersonal, Increased my skills by learning new rendering software and other design software. INTERN EXPERIENCE
Future Business Leaders of America
and problem-solving skills.
Meyer Design Inc. | Ardmore, PA | May 2021 – December 2021
SKILLS
Design3, Design4 and Design5 Worked on construction documentation REFERENCES Projects were archived for • Autodesk Revit on FF&E for • V-ray Worked Senior Living Facilities • Word/Excel/PowerPoint • Enscape • Hand Drafting • AutoCAD Traveled to Senior Living Facilities for furniture installations Interior Design accreditation Available upon request INTERN EXPERIENCE • Rhino • Twinmotion • Model Making HONORS Participated in the interview • Trimble SketchUp Pro
• Autodesk 3ds Max
• Laser Cutting
National Honors Society Art Awards: 1st place acrylic paint; 2nd place 3-D design