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Professional Portfolio
EDUCATION: Boston Architectural College, September 2009-Fall 2013 Master of Interior Design Commends Nomination for Thesis Project, May 2014 Interior Design Travel Scholarship, Paris, Summer 2012 Florida State University, August 2005-May2009 Bachelor of Arts, Art History Study Abroad Florence, Italy, Summer 2008
RESUME
813.857.2492 megan.thompson87@gmail.com
PROFICIENT IN: • Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Design Manager EXPERIENCE: Leslie Fine Interiors Designer, April 2012-Present • Award winning, full service high end residential interior design firm • Develop & revise floorplans, elevations and details from furniture layouts to custom furniture pieces • Prepare proposal sheets for client meetings & approval • Renderings in photoshop and SketchUp • Coordination with Contractors, Consultants, and Manufacturers • Weekly site vists to multiple projects throughout construction Holly Gagne Interior Design Designer, April 2011-April 2012 • Concept development to installation for a broad range of Residential projects • 2D drawing sets for bid/permit & 3D schematic renderings • Website and business development • Sustainable materials blog Carter School Community Service Team Member, September 2010-July 2011 • Selected by BAC to participate on a team of four students • Team design proposal for an addition to a special education school in Roxbury, MA City Schemes Contemporary Furniture Design Consultant/Sales Associate, July 2010-March 2011 • Assist customers with furniture and finish selection • Communicate with sales reps Affinity Design Group Intern/Assistant, January 2009-May 2009 ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ NOMINATIONS: • Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship, Nomination, Fall 2011 • Volunteer for Rebuilding Together Boston • BAC Interior Design Society
CONTENTS
Studio
Professional
01 Thesis: Brazilian Cultural Center
06 Custom Flo
02 Commercial Design: Restaurant
07 Millwork
03 Commercial Design: Retail
08 Residentia
04 Light Fixture
09 Web Desig
05 CD set
10 Project Ma
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Brazilian Institute
Cambridge 2013
Boston Architectural College
Music and food are two important aspects of the
Brazilian
culture so the restaurant space really became the focal point of my building. It was important for me to make this space feel exciting and warm and to bring an element of nature into the space. I chose a color scheme and materials that created a warm, natural feel with oranges, browns and bronze. The fabrics have a circle motif in scales that relate but don’t compete with the custom pattern elements throughout. The green wall bring actual nature into the space and it is experience by people walking up the ramp to the raised dining platform. The flooring materials are cork and carpets to absorb sound and not distract from the performances.
Progmrams used: Revit Photoshop
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Restaurant Entry Custom metal doors and walk-off carpet
Restaurant Hostess Stand Custom stand made of steel and 3form panels
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Restaurant Dining Custom metal screen for small dining
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Brazilian Institute
Cambridge2013
Boston Architectural College
Main Entrance Upon entering the Brazilian Institute the visitor would be removed from Cambridge and immediately immersed in a streetscape
inspired by the colonial architecture of Minas Gerais. There is a display cabinet for precious stones buit into the side of one of the streetscape “buildings� as an introduction to the stones and minerals and folk art exhibit. The floor is a composite concrete mixture made to look like cobblestone and the curved green wall behind the reception desk adds to the feeling of being outdoors. Progmrams used: Revit Photoshop CAD
Minas Gerais street view
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Precious Minerals & Stones
• Minas Gerais is known as the Portuguese crown so there will be a mineral exhibit (like the one in the Museum of Mines and Metals in the Centro de Arte Popular complex) • shown above is Emerald & Topaz, just two of the many minerals abundant in the area • Mineral Inventory: A rich collection of minerals is presented in interactive drawers. Opening them, the visitor finds minerals contained, in addition to video
02 ++
Commercial Design: Restaurant
Boston 2012
research of origami exploration of patter
Boston Architectural College
Brand statement:
Origami involves starting with a flat square piece of paper that can be transformed into an infinite number of shapes. It represents BAM’s (the Boston Animation Guild and Museum) infinite source of creative possibilities as well as the company’s organization, precision and deliberate decision making as animators. The restaurant is the space where the concept of origami came to life in a custom booth design, stained glass ceiling and ceiling treatment. Programs used: CAD Photoshop
Custom Restarurant Booth meant to express the concept of origami BAM! Animation Guild and Museum
crease patterns led to an rns in the site
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Commercial Design: Retail
Boston 2012
Boston Architectural College
concept statement: The moccasin was the first product Tod’s made and it has evolved in style throughout the years and remains Tod’s most popular product.
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The moccasin in the ultimate symbolic status symbol to Tod’s and the New England Flagship store should be modeled after the mocassin.
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layers of a moccasin incorporated in my design
painted, hiny
unpainted, titched
ubber balls
mocassin sewing plan parti
03 ++
Commercial Design: Retail
Boston Architectural College
In my exploration of the process of making a mocassin, I found four qualities important: 1. the bottom of the shoe has holes at the beginning of the process 2. the 133 rubber balls are inserted into the bottom of the shoe 3. the shoe is stitched together, but remains unpainted 4. the shoe is then painted, to be shiny in it’s final form
Programs used:: Revit Photoshop SketchUp
Boston 2012
Custom Flexible Shelving: based on the number 133, the number of rubber balls on the bottom of Tod’s mocassins • can be stacked various ways to hold merchandise or to be used for seating
04 ++
Light Fixture 2011
Boston Architectural College
concept: H2O The Form: water can take any form, so it is the merging of an organic object with a rectilinear object. The Light: water refracts light so the cut outs in the rectilinear form control the way light is distributed so that it is unexpected and not lined up evenly.
Materials/Programs used: Pencil colored pencil Photoshop SketchUp
05 ++
CD Set
Cambridge 2013
Boston Architectural College
Although I am respsonsible for construction drawings at Leslie Fine Interiors, my recent thesis project is the best example of a complete CD set for a commercial project. Programs used: Revit
Sheet # A 0.1 A 0.2 A 0.3 A 0.4 A 0.5 A 0.6 A 0.7 A 0.8 A 0.9 A 1.0 A 1.1 A 1.2 A 1.3 A 1.4 A 1.5 A 1.6 A 1.7 A 1.8 A 1.9 A 2.0 A 2.1 A 2.2 A 2.3 A 2.4 A 2.5 A 2.6
Sheet Name ABBREVIATIONS & LEGENDS DEMO PLAN FIRST FLOOR DEMO PLAN SECOND FLOOR DEMO PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN BASEMENT PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR FINSH PLAN FIRST FLOOR FINISH PLAN SECOND FLOOR FINISH PLAN THIRD FLOOR FURNITURE PLAN FIRST FLOOR FURNITURE PLAN SECOND FLOOR FURNITURE PLAN THIRD FLOOR RCP BASEMENT RCP FIRST FLOOR RCP SECOND FLOOR RCP THIRD FLOOR POWER & DATA FIRST FLOOR POWER & DATA SECOND FLOOR POWER & DATA THIRD FLOOR BUILDING SECTIONS MILLWORK DETAILS INTERIOR ELEVATIONS ROOM FINISH SCHEDULE DOOR SCHEDULE & TYPE
06 ++
Custom Flooring
Completed 2013
Leslie Fine Interiors
In a large condo renovation in the South End, I had the opportunity to do a custom rug design for a living room. After failed attempts at finding the perfect rug for the already selected furnishings and fabrics for the space, I designed a rug that fits around the layout of the furniture, incorporates the color scheme of the space and speaks to the clients’ taste in modern art. The pattern seems somewhat random but the lines are intentionally positioned along the furniture and are varying thicknesses to increase interest. Programs used: CAD, Photoshop
14’0” W x 17’9”L
Custom designed 100% wool area rug using pom colors for the field in loop cut: Meringue 168BB and Nougat 170D; use pom color Dahlia 177H for the decorative striping in a pile cut.
06 ++
Custom Flooring
Completed 2013
Leslie Fine Interiors
In a 6,000 square foot condo in the Mandarin Residences in the Back Bay, I designed a custom flooring pattern for the foyer. The clients asked for a high-end, unique
pattern
that was similar to the flooring found in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel next door. After materials were chosen, I created several iterations of a pattern that was appropriate in scale to the space and made a statement as the main entrance to the unit. The installation required complicated cutting of each material and therefore, a more detailed plan in combination with rendering to be given to the sub-contractor.
Progmrams used: Photoshop CAD
07 ++
Millwork
Completed 2013
Leslie Fine Interiors
This millwork is located in a master bedroom. The room has large, twelve foot high windows on one wall and the client needed a space for the TV and additional storage without blocking or distracting from the view. The specific storage needs included: a dresser, open shelving for displaying books, closed storage, storage for AV equipment and a safe. Based on these specific storage needs we designed a piece of furniture that presented an elegant solution. Finish: espresso stained mahogany fabric wrapped door fronts satin nickel hardware Programs used: CAD SketchUp
Holly Hunt 210-02 New Linen Golden Beach
07 ++
Millwork
Completed 2013
Leslie Fine Interiors
This millwork is located in a master bedroom. The room has large, twelve foot high windows on one wall and the client needed a space for the TV and additional storage without blocking or distracting from
the view. The specific storage needs included: a dresser, open shelving for displaying books, closed storage, storage for AV equipment and a safe. Based on these specific storage needs we designed a piece of furniture that presented an elegant solution.
Soffit Detail
Finish: espresso stained mahogany fabric wrapped door fronts satin nickel hardware Programs used: CAD SketchUp
RCP
Millwork Lighting: done over shop drawings
Shop Drawing revisions based on flooring pattern
Flooring detail
07 ++
Millwork
Completed 2013
Leslie Fine Interiors
We worked in coordination with Poggenpohl Kitchens to design millwork for specific feature walls in the kitchen. It transformed into a design that continued to a custom bar and dining room cabinet on the opposite wall of the kitchen. The design and installation required open communication and collaboration between our office, the kitchen cabinet manufacturer and the millwork company. I was involved in every step of the process. Programs used:: CAD Photoshop
08 ++
Residential Addition
In progess 2014
Leslie Fine Interiors
A current project Nantucket is an addition to a house that includes expanding the kitchen, adding a new master suite and guest suite. We were brought on after the client selected an architect so the process has involved
redlining a set of construction drawings to revise the architects vision to be more aligned with the clients overall vision. Slight changes to the windows, ceiling beams and kitchen have been made and the project is now in construction.
Programs used:: CAD SketchUp
Materials selected for kitchen
Recent framing photographs
design intention for difficult kitchen lighting
09 ++
Web Design
Holly Gagne Interior Design
We worked with a web designer to come up with a layout for the company website. I did several iterations in Photoshop until we settled on a layout for each page. In addition, I started a company blog focused on sustainable materials called Decapod.
Programs used: BWordpress Photoshop
Completed 2011
blog design- eDesign Once we started getting followers on our blog, I created an eDesign page, an online design service. We developed a scope we felt was possible over the internet, developed prices and developed logos and layouts to incorporate as a signature look for each paper we sent to a client. eDesign is potentially a way to get more business and a possible form of advertisement. The services to be provided to clients: -single room design services -an initial survey to understand the clients needs -inpiration board of images -furniture and fixture selection with a collage board and a step by step buying guide -plan, elevations and rendering when neededed
examples of the packet we would send the client
Example of floor plan & elevation
PayPal button to make payments
easy, we developed flat rate fees for
10 ++
Project Management/Admin
Leslie Fine Interiors
• Example of entry in Design Manager to organize all financial information for clients, process an order and create a quote • Image of fabric presentation for client in the office • Examples of punch lists and spec list
Programs Used: Excel Google Docs Design Manager
2013
Plumbing Fixture Spec Spreadsheet GRIMES Fixtures
02.20.13
ROOM
LOCATION
MANUFACTURER
Master Bathroom
sink
Kohler
sink faucet
Dornbracht
tub filler
Dornbracht
PRODUCT FINISH Caxton 19x15 K‐ 2211‐0 white Tara three‐hole lavatory mixer 20710892‐06 platinum matte Tara two‐hole freestanding bath mixer 25923892‐ 06 platinum matte
shower
Dornbracht
Tara hand shower set 27802892‐06 platinum matte
shower
Dornbracht
shower
Dornbracht
shower
Dornbracht
shower
Dornbracht
shower
Dornbracht
vanity
Robern
vanity
Robern
floor & celing Olympia
wall countertop
Olympia Caesarstone
toilet
Toto
QUANTITY
Tara showerhead 28508979‐06 platinum matte Tara rainshower ceiling 28569970‐ 06 platinum matte Tara xTool concealed thermostat 36416979‐06 platinum matte Tara xTool concealed thermostat 36310892‐06 platinum matte Tara xTool rough parts 3554697090 n/a M Series Cabinet flat plain mirror, 23 1/4x30x6 mirror with MT24D6FPLE electrical outlet M Series Cabinet flat plain mirror, 15 1/4x30x6 mirror with MT16D6FPLE electrical outlet piemme new stone pietra di lecce, PE14/V2 size: 12x24 pietra de lecce piemme new stone muretto, size: PE14/V2 12x24 3141 Carlyle II MS614114CEFG cotton white
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Project Punch List everywhere Kitchen
Door Hardware Lighting
CHROME
Kitchen cabinet paint color
pull grayish-white samples from B.Moore Find out from Lumi Sheet -qoute based on current size, does it have a switch, installation instructions, etc. got new drawings from House Fitters - closed upper cabinets, full overlay doors with flat panels inside (like the Beacon Hill image you sent me)
Island backlighting Kitchen layout Appliances- make option sheets Large Sink (under feature wall) bar sink main faucet bar sink faucet soap dispenser feature wall tile countertop island countertop beverage center recycle center dishwasher (2) Fridge oven & microwave counter stools (3) instant hot/cold trash garbage disposal? garbage compactor? hood stove Kitchen table Dining Chairs (8) upper cabinet design bar lighting (track?) under cabinet lighting recessed lighting paint color Powder Room
Toilet Vanity design Vessel sink toilet paper holder towel ring mirror sconces (2) paint color/wallpaper/wall tile floor tile (slate, taupe) faucet
Look at Emtek and put together option sheets (transitional, chrome) Work on RCP, any ideas for Master, Living and Office look into more
image of Wolf rangetop, images of different Wolf micro/oven 33" wide 15x15
stainless steel farm sink with handle (same as Clarke)
Ann Sacks Vetrotile
Snow Cap
Matte & Glossy?
24" wide 36" wide 30" wide
96x46
36" wide vanity
find options do layout/find ideas for wall tile do layout in CAD
20112
20113
Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship, Nomination One of two students nominated by the Boston Architectural College for consideration by Gensler. The nomination included a letter from the dean or chair of the program describing my professional excellence Interior Design Travel Scholarship, Paris One of two students selected by a jury to receive scholarship money toward the summer study abroad program in Paris. The four week program included a visit to Maison de Verre, an overnight stay at La Tourette Monastery, and a trip to the Vitra Campus among many other important architecture and design locations Thesis Commends, Nominated Each year members of the BAC faculty nominate those students whose thesis work exemplifies dedication and excellence in design for recognition in a juried gallery show of their thesis project and culminating in the award of Commends
PUBLICATIONS 2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2012
The Boston Globe Magazine Leslie Fine Interiors, worked on project February 2, 2014 A Lighter Touch: Brownstone renovation New England Home Magazine January 2014 Featured in the Design Life section New England Home Blog Leslie Fine Interiors, Guest Blogger, cowrote May, 2013 Art in Bloom: Analysis of floral arrangements inspired by artwork at the Museum of Fine Arts New England Home Blog Leslie Fine Interiors, Guest Blogger, cowrote material April, 2013 Five Must Have Accessories from Newbury Street: collection of unique finds and descriptions Leslie Fine Interiors Blog July 31, 2013, cowrote material Creative Use of Space – Before and After: A description of recently completed project in the Back Bay that turned unused coat closet into a bar Decapod blog Holly Gagne Interior Design, cowrote material April 2011-April 2012 Researched and co-wrote all blog entries and created blog
N O M I N AT I O N S & P U B L I C AT I O N S
2011
Hand Painted Furniture
Mixed Media Painting
Wall Murals