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MERRITT HEILMAN
2016 Interior Design
MERRITT HEILMAN
7265 Black Abbey Ct. Dublin, Ohio 43017 | heilmamt@mail.uc.edu | 614.769.1976 | https://www.issuu.com/merrittheilman
Education
Service
Skills
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Bachelor’s of Science in Interior Design Expected Graduation|2020
Food Pantry, The Bronx, New
Hand Rendering Hand Drafting Hand Model Building Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Rhinoceros Revit
Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin, OH AP Scholar with Honors Graduated with Honors Diploma Graduated Summa Cum Laude|2015
Work Experience Personal Nanny Caretaker|2015-2016 Cared for children during weekdays to ensure their safety. Ensured their arrival to practices on time, required the children be held responsible for their chores. Engaged in games, crafts and other activities with the children. Target Corporation Seasonal Cashier|2015-2016 Efficiently checked out customers,while ensuring a positive shopping experience, informed customers on deals around the store, encouraged customers to sign up for “Target Red” debit or credit cards.
York, NY|2015
Relay for Life, Team Member|2009-2014
Habitat for Humanity, Muskegon Michigan week long build|2014
Activities University of Cincinnati IIDA Member|2016 Christian Church in Ohio State Officer|2014-2015 State Youth Convention Attendee|2013-2015 United Nations Seminar Attendee|2015 Camp Christian Attendee|2009-2015 Camp Christian Jr. Counselor|2013-2014 BalletMet Columbus Dance Academy BalletMet’s The Nutcracker Cast Member|2013-2014 Intensive Student (8+ classes/week)|2013-2015 Dance Student (BalletMet, Columbus DanceArts Academy, Dublin Dance Centre)|1999-2015
CONTENTS 1. INSERTION
2. CUBE STUDIES
3. HAND RENDERING
4. BALANCE BLOCK
5. ARMATURE
6. FOLLY
7. CURRENT WORK
1. INSERTION Material: Museum board, chipboard, bass wood Objective: Create an insertion for DAAP’s Alms building for students and faculty to enjoy. Reaction: Focusing on the need for a more convenient critique space, I developed an insertion that created a critique space both inside the studio and somewhere beyond the studio. The spaces also double as a leisure space where students can take breaks from their work and enjoy the sun.
Blue- Pin-up Space
Red- Social Space
Purple- Multi-purpose
Iteration Process
Final Insertion
2. CUBE STUDIES Material: Bass Wood, Bristol Board
Objective: Explore the properties of line and plane in a 12”x12”x12” space. Reaction: I developed two cubes, one in line, the other in plane. I explored the development of volumes and the importance of line and plane when interacting with space.
Line Cube Axon
Final Line Cube
Plane Cube Exploded Axon
Five Line Study
Plane cube one point texture drawing
Plane Cube Axon in Gouache
Plane cube two point value drawing
3. HAND RENDERING Material: Bristol Board, graphite pencil, ebony pencil, charcoal Objective: Use drawing skills to display texture and form in a realistic and stylistic manner. Reaction: I represented reality and recreated already existing artwork, focusing on the importance of line weight, texture and tone.
Original Painting: The Annunciation, Fra Carnevale
A Painting Reconstructed: The Annunciation, Fra Carnevale
Panel of The Last Judgement
The Last Judgement, Michaelangelo; recreated by DAAP SAID. Personal contribution in red.
4. BALANCE BLOCK Material: Plaster Objective: Create a plaster form that naturally stands on a 2 square inch surface. Reaction: I used a highly faceted side in contrast to three large faces. This created an interesting balance point that is long and thin and at some angles allows the form to vanish into the ground. This design stemmed from the Folded Figure. The Balance Block is actually a portion of the Folded Figure that has been “cut into� and cast in a mold.
Illustration of Folded Figure Cut
Folded Figure
Illustration of Balance Block
Final Balance Block
5 . A R M AT U R E Detail
Material: Bass Wood Objective: Create a 9”x9”x18” structure to cradle the balance block. Reaction: I used the corner of my balance block to start my design. I used a solid frame to back the block, so the faceted side would be shown. I reacted to the facets using more planar forms than volumetric.
Paper Study
Final Armature
Final Armature Elevation View
6 . F O L LY
Material: Pine 2”x4” and 1/2” MDF Objective: In a group of eight students, design and construct a structure at human scale utilizing the qualities of both materials. Reaction: We developed a design focused on the diagonal. Using vertically standing panels set at different angles in order to create different amounts of privacy and densities when looking into the space. As a body moves through the space they experience different amounts of light passing between the panels. Iteration Process
Final Folly
Folly Site Notched Roof Detail
Final Folly
7. CURRENT WORK Current Work: Expand skill set by using Revit, Rhino and Photoshop combined with hand skills to express an idea.
In Progress Revit 3D model of John Hedjuk’s “Half House”
Hand drawn concept collages, colorized in Adobe Photoshop
Rhino Massing Model
Grasshopper Wire Frame
Grasshopper Layering
Thank You.