Portfolio by Olivia Perron

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Florida State University

Department of Interior Architecture and Design Graduate Portfolio, Fall 2020

CONTENTS hospitality / HOTEL RITUAL

Year: 2019 Duration: 15 weeks Square Footage: 75,000 Concept: Preserving Ritual Location: Marrakech, Morocco

furniture design / TABLE

Year: 2020 Duration: 6 weeks Material: plywood Concept: Japanese Chabudai Location: N/A

co-working / CO+OP

Christoph Thun-Hohenstein

Year: 2018 Duration: 3 weeks Square Footage: 43,000 Concept: Collage Location: Tallahassee, Florida

retail / LB by GOURMET GROCER

workplace / ZYSCOVICH ARCHITECTS oliviaperron5@gmail.com 954.830.0570 Florida State University Department of Interior Architecture + Design

Year: 2018 Duration: 12 weeks Square Footage: 16,975 Concept: Cultivating Distinction Location: Miami, Florida

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Year: 2018 Duration: 3 weeks Square Footage: 5,000 Concept: Lunchbox Location: Greenwich, Connecticut

“ Excellent design must be so convincing that it motivates as many people as possible to make the right choice. ”

hospitality / Hotel Ritual Marrakech, Morocco

YEAR: 2019 DURATION: 15 weeks SQUARE FOOTAGE: 75,000 CONCEPT: Preserving Ritual Marrakech is the result of cultural influences from North Africa, the Mediterranean, France, India, Italy, and Sweden. The styles seen throughout this city are considered a living legacy, one of an architectural revolution. The forbidden representation of animate forms has led to elaborate patterns of stars, geometric shapes, abstract plant forms, and arabesques becoming popular.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

Upon entering the hotel, the scent of mint and green tea flood your senses. The open-air tea room makes up the front half of the first level—this space creates an opportunity for reflection and slow actions. Past the tea room is the restaurant which will serve modern Moroccan food on communal, table-based platters. The brass railed staircase is the final place the guest’s eye will rest before ascending to the second level.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

By going to Marrakech, one is transported to a time of purposeful actions. Marrakech is a colorful, enchanting city that seamlessly blends a past time with a contemporary one. It is something of a memory, yet just as culturally relevant as some of the West’s most popular cities. With these ideas in mind, the concept of preserving ritual will drive the design. The hotel will reinforce this concept through spaces that promote the ceremonies of bathing, eating, and drinking.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

The second level is where guests check into their room. The first sightline is the reception desk, followed by an array of plush seating in the lobby. After a day of visiting the local Moroccan gardens, guests can make their way to the bar located inside the hotel aptly named Apres le Jardin-After the Garden. All materials used in the bar were inspired by the traditional Moroccan materials used in Jardin Majorelle--from terra cotta tiles, to terrazzo, and traditional wall plastering methods. Views to the outside focus on nature, creating a space for guests to relax and enjoy.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

The second ritual presented is drink. Hospitality is shown to guests by serving steaming-hot mint tea, which is the national drink of Morocco. There is a saying about this tea: “The first glass is as bitter as life, the second is as strong as love, the third is as soothing as death.” In the hotel, this ritual will be represented through an open air tea room on the first level. Shown as a spread on the previous page, 3 Glasses Tea Room presents the opportunity for one to be visually connected to the outside whilst inside, sipping on tea and indulging on fruits. The seating is a combination of plush and structured, offering guests different possible postures.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

The first ritual presented is food. Moroccan’s schedule their days, and meals, around the five calls of prayer—thus, there are five daily meals: early breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, tea and bread, and dinner. Tagine, a meal eaten for lunch and dinner, is a thick stew of vegetables with some meat added to the middle. The dish is served on a single dish on the table, as Moroccan meals are a communal affair. Many people believe in “Al Baraka,” which refers to a spiritual energy that occurs when families join to eat. The Table restaurant, shown as a spread on page 16, is inspired by the Medina, the old gated city, of Morocco with its colorful souks (markets). More specifically, this space was inspired by the pyramind-like piles of spices sold in the market; similarly, the palette was inspired by the warm colors of spices.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

The third ritual presented is bathing. Hammam is a traditional bathing and cleansing ritual; for most Moroccans, the hammam is a social event that occurs regularly—rooted in the Islamic tradition of cleansing ablutions. This communal activity involves entering a steam room to open the pores, cleansing the skin with olive-oil based black soap and scrubbing with a traditional Kessa glove, and finally immersing yourself in cold water. Using Hammams as inspiration, this bathroom, shown on page 29, is designed with the goal of making the user feel as confident as possible before beginning their day. All tiles used in this space are made from local Moroccan artisans.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

In the suite, the guest first encounters a casual seating area, designed to encourage open conversation (shown right). The deep red and brown interior contrasts with the clear view into greenery from the exterior. In the bedroom the wooden and plush headboard echoes the bathroom which can be seen from the pocket door. Cool, light materials were used to create an environment that limits distraction and provides ultimate relaxation from the hot Moroccan climate.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

Levels 3 - 8 feature three room sizes: standard, junior, and king suite. The standard rooms have either one king bed or two queen beds. The junior suite has a king bed and small lounge area. The king suite, room 109, shown to the right, features a balcony, living area, private king bedroom, and bathroom with a separate tub. Rooms are designed with inspiration from traditional Moroccan materials, French Art Deco, and some contemporary furniture influences.

hospitality / Hotel Ritual

furniture design / Table Tallahassee, Florida

YEAR: 2020 DURATION: 5 weeks MATERIAL: 2 - 4X4 pieces of 3/4” plywood CONCEPT: Japanese Chabudai

The original functional inspiration for this table was to create a low desk that could fit aesthetically in various spaces within the home. Design inspiration came from Ray and Charles Eames’s desks and storage units from 1949, as well as from Japanese Chabudai. The objective was to design a low table that would satisfy two primary functions: 1. An ‘active’ function where the user can sit on the floor and use the table as a desk. 2. A ‘decorative’ function where the low table serves as a place to store and display objects.

Shipping: The table is flat-pack shipping friendly and does not need fasteners for assembly.

furniture design / Table

Cost: The 4x8 piece of plywood cost $50. Wood glue for joining the double plywood support and from sandpaper will lead to small additional costs.

furniture design / Table

Fabrication: Prior to creating the full-scale table, smaller working models, shown to the right, were created to check for joinery issues and to have a clearer idea of what the assembled table would look like. Total routing time was 50 minutes. The CNC machine fits a 4x4 piece of plywood. The process was split into two runs for the full plywood sheet. A ¼” drill bit ran three passes through ¾” plywood. Each face of the table was strategically organized on the plywood to minimize waste. Only 20% of the two original 4x4 remained after fabrication was complete.

furniture design / Table

co-working / CO+OP Tallahassee, Florida

YEAR: 2018 DURATION: 3 weeks SQUARE FOOTAGE: 43,000 CONCEPT: Collage *team project With the growing quantity of empty big-box building shells comes new opportunities for adaptive reuse. From information gathered through online databases and personal surveys, it has been concluded that, there is a need and desire for member-based co-working spaces in Tallahassee, FL.

Material selections for this workspace embodies the concept of collage. Inspiration came from combining contrasted materials and textures. The application of these bold materials against more neutral architectural elements creates an inviting, yet energetic space for a co-working community to thrive. These materials also contribute to wayfinding through the use of easily identifiable wallcoverings and upholstery selections.

co-working / CO+OP

Collage is the collection of various elements. The contemporary workplace could be seen as a collage—people of different ages, ethnic backgrounds, and personalities all working under one roof to create community. Co-working facilitates the opportunity for a large body of people to come together and collaborate with people from different work sectors. Collage is represented in this workplace through an assemblage of materials, modes of work, space types and environments, and user groups.

co-working / CO+OP

CO+OP will provide Tallahassee with membership based, communal workspaces for entrepreneurs, students, and small businesses to work and collaborate. Improving user well-being was a primary driver for the creation of this space— choice and autonomy has been provided through physical flexibility of the space. This co-working space will feature several different workspace arrangements and styles, as well as amenities, as well as amenities like conference rooms, a large café space, and an event area which can accommodate 130 people.

co-working / CO+OP

With the growing quantity of empty big-box building shells comes new opportunities for adaptive reuse. From information gathered through online databases and personal surveys, it has been concluded that, there is a need and desire for member-based co-working spaces in Tallahassee, FL. The target user group is college students, recent graduates, and small businesses or entreupreneuers

The social lounge and work cafe, shown on the right, proviees its users with a variety of work mode options from taking a break to socialize with a coworker to working in a more relaxed position. The collection of materials of materials and finishing in these spaces make it a warm, inviting space to be in. An event area is designed to be transformed depending on the needs of the client—at a networking event, guests can spontaneously move from the indoor-outdoor bar to living roomlike sofa arrangements or to outdoor gathering areas.

co-working / CO+OP

The staircase leading to the mezzanine leve, shown on the previous page, doubles as a platform for a quick breakout meeting, or for a place to work when a new visual or mental perspective is desired.

co-working / CO+OP

retail / LB by Gourmet Grocer Greenwich, Connecticut

YEAR: 2018 DURATION: 3 weeks SQUARE FOOTAGE: 5,000 CONCEPT: Lunchbox *Merit Recognition from RDI competition 2018 LB, a Gourmet Grocer prototype store inspired by the lunch, will service a suburban area in Connecticut which is primarily of the upper middle class. Trends are leading towards the automation of the grocery store—there is the potential for a lack of social interaction that comes naturally with grocery shopping. The lunchbox has inspired this design solution with its contemporary connotation to youth, social interaction during lunchtime, and healthy food choices.

Through its eclectic design and style and youthful color scheme, a positively and lively environment is achieved. If a customer comes to LB only needing a couple of items, they can purhcase them from the prepared foods section, On the Go. When a pickme-up is needed, they can order from the autmoated beverage maker at The Box Coffee and Pie, inspired by the contents of historical lunchbox contents.

retail / LB by Gourmet Grocer

Raw materials like brick, reclaimed wood, and concrete are meant to reflect a natural and honest business model that LB holds. A bright blue logo contrasts with the façade materials and draws attention to the store name. The small patio area creates a seamless transition from inside the store to outside.

retail / LB by Gourmet Grocer

Fresh, playful, and cheerful have directed the design solution choices for LB. An efficient design will allow groceries to automatically curated, packages, and delivered to the user via this grocery store hub. Traditional grocery shopping is revived through this new, innovative shopping approach.

BAKERY

BACK OF HOUSE STORAGE

DEMO KITCHEN

DEMO SEATING

CUSTOMER SERVICE

GRAB & GO

COFFEE BAR

Indoor picnic

RECEIVING

MARKET

PICK UP & RECYCLING

R.R.

The back of house, which is visually separate from the main shopping area, contains storage, where groceries will be curated and packed for customers, a receiving area, for delivery of new food, and a bakery, for creating fresh goods to be sold in the areas denoted grab and go and coffee bar. In the final design, these two spaces became On the Go and The Box. The open area, desiganted at the indoor picnic, features cafe, booth, and picnic seating. A small garden, located in concrete planters, acts as a short partition from the outside and as a place for children to learn.

retail / LB by Gourmet Grocer

With user experience through path being emphasized, this bubble flow leads the customer from the entrance fully around the store where they naturally end up towards the exit; here they can pick up their packaged groceries

EXIT

retail / LB by Gourmet Grocer

ENTRY

retail / LB by Gourmet Grocer

workplace / Zyscovich Miami, Florida

YEAR: 2018 DURATION: 12 weeks SQUARE FOOTAGE: 16,975 CONCEPT: Cultivating Distinction

To the right is the interior design studio. Red is used carefully throughout the space to give consistent bursts of color without visually fatiguing employees. Soft space areas utilize several different colors and materials to keep surface diversity high. Varying ceiling emphasized with cube lighting guide users to the stairs. The office resource area is located at the back corner of their fifteenth level. It is considerably more vibrant than other areas of the office. The red ceiling and strong geometric shapes to encourage determination and confidence. Low room dividers help to keep the area feel open and spacious.

workplace / Zyscovich

To support this new office culture, the design of the workplace is inspired by “Cultivated Distinction”. With influences from maps and the aerial views of farms, this workspace becomes a metaphor for the diverse and ever evolving Miami landscape. The aerial view of farms influenced the layout throughout the space, encouraging the use of slanted lines leading to a dynamic and rhythmic space plan. Materials and finishes will be refreshing and take influence from a fruit based color scheme and consider textures found throughout nature.

workplace / Zyscovich

Zyscovich Architects is a firm that brings “vibrancy to cityscapes” through integrated urban planning, architecture, and interior design. Their goal is to provide high-value services for design-specific issues while placing social betterment at the core of everything they do. There will be three studios at their new office located on the fifteenth and sixteenth levels: architecture, interior design, and urban planning. These spaces will support a healthy work environment and provide employees with opportunities for collaboration, as well as variety within the workplace.

workplace / Zyscovich

The work café, shown in elevation and perspective to the right, is designed to be a space that accommodates sudden inspiration. Vertical surfaces are appropriate for eating as well as working. This café is placed across from work stations to encourage employees to take lunch away from their desk and be inspired by the visitor work bench and conference room near them.

workplace / Zyscovich

The sixteenth level contains the architecture studio and the workcafe. The brand wall along the staircase, shown as a spread on the previous page, is illuminated at night and can be seen through the window. Soft seating areas seamlessly transform into open work areas making it easy to quickly share ideas. Natural light and several types of artificial light illuminate the space. Lowered ceilings make the open office feel comfortable, along with the use of a warm color scheme.

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

MFA in Interior Design

FSU Master Craftsman AutoCAD Drafter Studio

Graduated: July, 2021 Certificate in Project Management

BS in Interior Design

Florida State University (FSU) Department of Interior Architecture & Design, CIDA Acc. Graduated: May, 2019 Summa Cum Laude Study Abroad: May - June 2017 FSU, Florence, Italy Department of Interior Architecture & Design

SKILLS & PROGRAMS Revit AutoCAD Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Lumion

Premiere Pro Hand rendering Hand sketching Concept design Microsoft Suite

September 2019 - July 2021 Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University Graduate Teaching Assistant August 2019 - May 2021 Tallahassee, FL

Assisted professors and students in Studio I and III, Graphics I, CAD I and II, and lectures in Department of Interior Architecture and Design.

Gensler

Interior Design Intern

May 2019 - August 2019 Atlanta, GA

Collaborated with designers in the workplace studio to space plan, select finish materials, contribute to construction documents, and analyze corporate research and surveys.

Made Again

Interior Design Intern

May 2018 - August 2018 Atlanta, GA

AWARDS 2021 Top Five Submission IDEC Annual Conference 2021 Graduate Scholar IDEC Foundation

FSU Campus Facilities August 2017 - December 2017 Tallahassee, FL

2020 Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Award (OTAA)Nominee

Florida State University

Communicated ideas from hand sketches into AutoCAD or Revit drawings accompanied with color and material renderings for signage, sculpture, and architectural installations.

LEADERSHIP

Developed design solutions for fifteen residential clients, assisted in project management for two residences, and gained knowledge in retail visual merchandising.

Interior Design Intern Assisted designers and architects on staff with finish boards, programming, CAD designs, and organizing the materials library. Attended site visits with key stakeholders.

2019 Dean’s Scholarship Florida State University

Student Representative ASID Florida North Chapter to the Board

2019 Student Travel Grant Florida State University College of Fine Arts

October 2020 - October 2021

2019 Semi-Finalist, Student Portfolio

Competition ASID 2018 Merit Recognition, Student

Competition RDI

Vice President August 2016 - May 2019

Represented all student chapters and independent members within the Florida North chapter with the goal of increasing student membership and involvement.

Seminole Tap Troupe FSU Increased club size and participation; designed new logo; worked with other officers to plan performances and events around the Tallahassee community.

Florida State University (FSU) Department of Interior Architecture & Design, CIDA Acc.

OLIVIA PERRON interior designer

954.830.0570 oliviaperron5@gmail.com