Portfolio
Interior Design Technologist
MEGHAN STARMAN
Table of Contents Individual Projects Vivace Music Academy Technical Drawings Vivace Music Academy Design Office Planning Cooper Kitchen
Group Projects
Rack City Gym & Retail Outlet Design Tofield Emergency Center Design Restaurant Project -Coming Soon!
General Skills
Hand Rendering & Model Building Computer Rendering Revit Restaurant
WASHROOM
KITCHEN
LOGO SHOP
CONFERENCE
RECEPTION/LOBBY
WAITING STDUIO A
The Vivace Music Academy was an individual project taken through all design and construction phases. I created both the design and the construction documents. The above floor plan is very rectilinear in layout. It features many custom mill work pieces created to meet the intricate requirements of a private music academy. Many of the walls in the music academy are required to be an acoustic wall with an sound transmission class of 60. This manages client’s privacy and allows all the users of the space to be able to practice in their own space. STORAGE
Vivace Music Academy
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
ADMINISTRATION
STUDIO B
REHEARSAL ROOM 1
WAITING
WAITING REHEARSAL ROOM 2 MEN'S WOMEN'S
STORAGE
STUDIO C
STUDIO D
The second and third floor plans are very simple and spacious in design. It features a small amount of custom mill work, so that the students are easily able to store their musical instruments and general belongings.
The above section shows a typical acoustic wall construction. The above wall is P2 in the floor plan.
Vivace Music Academy
The above section shows how the ceiling mounted acoustic panels are to be hung in the practice rooms and rehearsal rooms. The panels will be individually suspended The second and third floor reflected ceiling plans primarily from the t-bar ceiling. The t-bar ceiling feature ceiling hung acoustic panels to absorb sound. The will be hung from the structure above. walls on these floors will also go up to the underside of the structure to prevent sound from traveling.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The reflected ceiling plan for the music academy is not complex, but it must keep the noise from traveling from room to room. All of the walls will go to the underside of the structure. The individual practice rooms are to feature ceiling mounted acoustic panels to absorb noise. The bulkheads in the space will help users to navigate through the space. They are placed over the reception desk, the logo shop, the practice rooms and the rehearsal rooms.
Vivace Music Academy
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The construction document represents the fifth page of a construction package that was created to show the intricate construction of the custom designed reception desk for the lobby of the Vivace Music Academy. The document contains elevations and sections that I created in AutoCAD to show the intricacies of its construction. The desk is made of a pre-cast concrete panel that runs along all sides of the desk, except for the interior. The materials used on the desk is extremely durable to be able to handle the traffic and daily use of the desk. The elevations on this page also show tags to clarify which materials are used in certain places. The interior of the desk is covered in a simple laminate material, due to the fact it will be not seen often and it will need to withstand bumps from feet.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
Vivace Music Academy
This is the sixth page in the construction package for the Vivace Music Academy project. In this document, I have created elevations and sections of features throughout the music school. The elevated features are the custom electronics bar, the feature wall, and the custom lockers. These items have been elevated to help understand their construction and intricacies, so that all the requirements of the music school are met if the project were to be developed. In this project, I was required to primarily use AutoCAD to draft the documents. The design documents I had previously created were simplified and used as the base for the project. This project has helped me understand the realistic factors to considered when creating a design solution.
Vivace Music Academy
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The Vivace Music Academy was a project that was first given to me as a strictly design project. This was the second interior design project to be given to me. The images on this page represent the design process I went through when creating the design solution for the private music school. The above image is three of the bubble diagrams created to help understand the relationships within the space. The images on the right from top to bottom are the development of the floor plan from zoning diagram to schematic diagram to finished floor plan with furniture. This process is used to help truly understand the space before the final solution is reached
In this perspective, you can see the materials and shape used to create the custom reception desk. The desk is rectilinear to create a balance with the other elements of the space.
Vivace Music Academy
This elevation was created to show the custom electronics bar area that was designed to create a place for people to wait and use their electronic devices.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The materials throughout the three floors of the music school are very similar. All of them are intended to be very warm, because the concept for the space was based on the idea of an antique music box. I chose this concept for it simplicity and strong correlation with the space. The elements in this space are rectilinear lines that fluidly work each other to create harmony within the space. The flooring in the space is plastic laminate that resembles hard wood, so that it brings warmth into the space while still being durable enough to withstand lots of foot-traffic.
Office Planning
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The office planning project was an individual project given to me to help create an understanding of how the relationship of spaces, furniture, and people work within an office space. The above images show the process I went through to come up with the first of my two possible solutions. The space required efficient circulation paths and maximized office desk & seating arrangements. While still being flexible enough to change with an everchanging office environment. The image on the bottom left shows the first of the two final solutions I created for this project. In this solution, desking systems are optimized for more of a private user setting. The circulation through the space is simple and easy to travel from office space to office space without having to enter the public areas.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
Office Planning
The above images show the development of the second office planning design solution. The process involved me taking the space from zoning diagram to schematic diagram to possible furniture options. The space is very rectilinear, but I wanted to maintain an open feel to the office, which would allow the most natural light possible to filter into the space. In this plan there was no furnishings against the window walls, which allowed all of the light to filter in to all the workstations. The workstations in this space are much more collaborative with low separating panels. The overall circulation is rectilinear and allows staff to easily move throughout the space without having to enter public areas. The reception is directly upon entry into the space, keeping the public from interrupting work in the private office
Cooper Kitchen
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The Cooper Kitchen project was a residential project that required a kitchen renovation. The design for the kitchen is very spacious allowing the users of the space simple navigation while providing space for many kitchen users. The floor plan was drawn up in AutoCAD as part of a construction document package. The left elevation is the east elevation of the kitchen, which I created to show the finishes used in the space, the sizes of the cabinetry and appliances, and the swings of the cabinet doors. The elevation to the right is of the west side of the kitchen. Showing the different cabinets and appliances in the space.
Cooper Kitchen
I created the detail on the left to show the general construction of the base of the cabinet and the toe-kick on all the cabinetry in the space. It shows the finish used on the toe kick, and it reminds that the toe-kick is required to be finished. It was used in the construction package to help in the understanding of the assemblies required in the kitchen renovation.
This section is through the sink cabinet. I noted all the information required to construct the cabinetry in the space.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The above elevation is part of the Cooper kitchen renovation construction document package. This elevation is of the south side of the kitchen. It shows the cabinetry that holds the sink and faucet. I was required to create a section through the cabinetry to show the construction of the and intricacies of the cabinetry and its assembly.
RACK CITY GYM & RETAIL OUTLET
GROUP PROJECTS
The Rack City Gym and Retail Outlet was a design project that was completed with a partner. I created the bubble diagrams to show the required relationships in the space. From the bubble diagrams I created zoning diagrams to help illustrate public and private areas in the space. The schematic diagram was created to show circulation and furnishings in the space. We went through the design process together to help create an ideal solution for the space and the client. The collage on the top right shows the inspiration we confirmed with the client for the design of the space.
GROUP PROJECTS
The floor plan shows the design solution we created for the client. The circulation through the space is very efficient and open, allowing users to travel easily though the space. The retail area is easily monitored while still being ideally located to stimulate impulse buys from users coming strictly for the gym.
RACK CITY GYM & RETAIL OUTLET
This elevation is of the storefront of the space. It shows the raw industrial materials used throughout the exterior and interior of the space. It also shows the rectilinear feel that was used throughout the entire space. I created this elevation in Sketch Up, and then took it into Photoshop to add some finishing touches. It was to show the storefront to the client and display it on the presentation board.
TOFIELD EMERGENCY CENTRE
GROUP PROJECTS
The Tofield Emergency Center project was a group project where we were required to design the emergency wing of a pre-existing hospital. We were required to come up with a concept that can blend in with the existing concepts in the space. The image on the upper right shows our concept of warmth and wheat fields. The image on the upper left is a bubble diagram I created to show the required adjacencies in the space. This space had many rooms that had to be directly adjacent or easily accessible from certain spaces.
TOFIELD EMERGENCY CENTRE
GROUP PROJECTS
The idea of warmth and wheat fields was subtly used in the flooring and its layout. The flooring pattern helps easily navigate the space while still being easily maintained and durable. The perspective below is a view of the waiting room that is directly upon entrance into the space. It features live plants, durable seating and a pressed wheat acrylic feature wall.
HAND RENDERING
GENERAL SKILLS
The perspective on the upper left is from the first design project I was given. I took this project through the entire design process. These images were used to present the project, I hand rendered simple line work to show the materials and how they interact and look in the space. The bottom left floor plan is the main floor of the hotel design project that I also hand rendered to show the flooring finishes. The upper right image is the floor plan of a junior suite I created for the hotel project. The hand rendered image shows the materials and finishes used in the space.
This is the model of the folly I created for my first design class. It used triangular shapes in the foreground and background to create an interconnected folly.
MODEL BUILDING
This model was created by my group and I for a history presentation on the Beijing National Stadium aka the Bird’s Nest. This model was a scale version of the stadium. It required precision and lots of time to carefully cut out and assemble all of the pieces. It required lots of hands and focus to assemble. It also required lots of calculation to determine the exact size of the metal beams that enclose the stadium.
GENERAL SKILLS
This model was created for my “thinktuary” project where I was required to create a space for the drummer Gene Krupa.
GENERAL SKILLS COMPUTER RENDERING
This image is an elevation of the secondary nursing station from the Tofield Emergency Center. I created this elevation in Photoshop.
This image is another elevation from the Tofield Emergency Center. This the staff room elevation which I also created in Photoshop.
This elevation is the hallway from the Tofield Emergency Center, which I rendered using Photoshop. It required lots of attention to detail, to create an overall flow and effectiveness of this image.
GENERAL SKILLS
The above gym perspectives are from the Rack City Design Project. I created the sketch up model and then rendered the perspective through iRender in Sketch Up. Then I took the images into Photoshop to add some scale figures to create a more realistic feel in the space.
COMPUTER RENDERING
This perspective is of the retail area in the mezzanine of the Rack City Gym and Retail Outlet. I created it in and rendered it using Sketch Up and iRender. Then scale figures and finishing touches were added in Photoshop to create a realistic perspective.
REVIT RESTAURANT
GENERAL SKILLS
This floor plan was created in Revit to complete a construction package for a restaurant project. I have created the Revit model and designed the restaurant. It was created with a very modern feel and spacious plan. These floor plans show the two possible furniture options for the space.
In this floor plan you can see the continued use of the semi-circular banquettes to create a very organic feel throughout the space. Both entrances feature hostess stations, to easily monitor the users of the space.
This is the bulkhead detail I created for the restaurant construction package. It illustrates the bracing required to support the bulkhead and it also shows the general construction of the bulkhead.
REVIT RESTAURANT
This ceiling detail is of the dropped clouds above the banquette seating. It illustrates the attachments and construction requirements of the ceiling drops. It will be used in the construction package to help the understanding of the required ceiling construction.
GENERAL SKILLS
The reflected ceiling plan on the left is for the construction package for the restaurant project. I created this reflected ceiling plan to illustrate the ceiling types and heights used throughout the space. It also shows the location of the lights, bulkheads, and dropped ceilings. It was created in Revit, allowing it to be easily coordinated with the other documents in the package.