Undergraduate Interior Design Portfolio 2022

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NYAH LE

lenyah.0401@gmail.com

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Welcome to my Interior Design Undergraduate portfolio! My name is Nyah. I have always been interested in space and furniture since I was young, and America is where I found my opportunity to pursue a career in Interior Design. Being an Interior Designer, I will be able to impact the lives of people in a given environment that can make a difference in how people will experience the interior environment.

I consider myself open-minded, dedicated, diligent, and responsible, with a great passion for the interior environment. As a Vietnamese American, I am conscious of cultural differences and language barriers, but I am always willing to learn to better myself. I love working on a variety of project types that will enrichen my professional experience and boost my confidence as an Interior Designer.

Bachelor of Science in Design

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

CIDA accredited program

Major - Interior Design

Minor - Product Design

GPA 3.93 - High Distinction

Academic Initiatives Abroad

Rome, Italy - Spring 2022

job experience

Embassy Suites by Hilton Lincoln

Banquet Server

1040 P St, Lincoln, NE 68508

December 2018 - present

The Designers

Interior Design Intern

9300 Underwood Ave #260, Omaha, NE 68114

Summer 2022

honors | awards

Awards:

Norman Ochsner Scholarship

Trailblazer Scholarship

Interior Design Faculty Achievement Award

Honors:

Dean’s List 2020-2022

computer skills

Revit

Enscape

Rhino

AutoCAD

Photoshop

Illustrator

Indesign

Microsoft Office

education activities

American Society of Interior Designers/International

Interior Design Association

The Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel

Banquet Server

333 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68508

June 2018 - June 2019

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Special Initiative Project Assistant

December 2020 - February 2021

Student Member:2021 - present

Executive Member: 2021-2023

design skills

3D modeling

Rendering

Codes and building standards

Material application

Space planning

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5 NEBRASKA DAIRY STOP SONOMA HUNGRY

THE MOSAICS MARKET PRODUCT DESIGNS pg.19-26 pg.43-54 pg.27-42 pg.55-60

ABOUT

RESPONSIBILITIES

1 THRIVE DESCRIPTION

• Project Type :Healthcare, Clinic

• Project Location :Denver, Colorado

• Project Semester :Spring 2021

• Project Area :approx. 9.000 SQ FT

• Project Partner :Shaylee Wagner

• Space Planning

• Material Selection

• 3D Modeling

• Rendered Floorplan + Sections

• Final Perspective Renderings

• Thrive is a health and wellness clinic providing a whole body approach that prioritizes lifestyle management, fitness, and nutrition so you can reach your optimal state of being.

• Thrive aims to support the user group in 18-30 range who is getting out of high school and in a transition into a professional environment and would need an assistance to establish good habits early on.

• Prioritize the education and socialization space to create a strong community environment for patients and staff.

• Optimize employee based programs by grouping them together to create an efficient health care working environment.

• Utilize the transparent boundary on the ground floor to maximize the natural light entering the space and enhance the connection with the exterior context.

• Create an inviting and welcoming medical environment for clients by incorporating earthy tone reflecting the Denver location, bold colors as accent colors, and plants as a wayfinding tool throughout the space.

THRIVE Spring 2021

GROUND FLOOR

2.

5. 8.

3.

FIRST FLOOR

1. 2.

Public space is optimized by providing education and socialization space where patients can connect with the physicians, doctors, and nurses in person.

Semi-private Space

Semi-private space is where staff space is located where they have their own privacy without any distraction to conduct some of their virtual connection activities.

3.

Public Space Private Space

In order to create a productive healthcare work environment, the staff can use the secluded space known as “flex space” as an area for respite.

Educational Space

Help clients and patients approach a healthy lifestyle in terms of fitness and nutrition

1.

Provides huge number of books, and magazines in relation to healthy lifestyles for the clients to learn.

2.

3. Multi-functional Space Reading Area Kitchen Area

Provides variety of fitness activities such as yoga, zumba dance, or workout as well as can be used as workshop area.

Provides cooking class with lessons about nutrition using healthy recipes

THRIVE Spring 2021

Socialization Space

Socialization Space + Nurse Station

Where clients and physicians create connection in an open and welcomed atmosphere

1.

2. 3. Nurse Station Socialization space Atmosphere

Use to separate yet closely connect clinic staff and patient spatial relationship.

Acts as a flexible social space and waiting area where clients and staff can grab a cup of coffee or tea and start a converation

Open space that makes the users fell welcomed and comfortable to communicate to develop meaningful social relationship

2 WEAVE

ABOUT

• Project Type :Live-Work Model

• Project Location :Lincoln, Nebraska

• Project Semester :Fall 2021

• Project Area :1072 SQ FT

• Project Partners :Keely Perkins, Noor Maamari, Sarah Alduaylij

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Material Selection

• 3D Modeling

• Furniture Modeling

DESCRIPTION

• Rendered Elevation + Section

• Final Perspective Renderings

The concept of this design is to incorporate the natural elements and symbolism important to the Navajo. We will use an earth-toned color palette and the similar geometry of the Navajo textiles in the interior to create a harmonized live and work spaces. In order to give storage to the artist and to separate the home and work life, we will use a variety of hideaway storage techniques. The socially-distanced commercial design will focus on celebrating the cultural identity and work of the Navajo artist by a mural on the exterior facade and textile displays throughout the space.

Notes:

The cashwrap multifunction office space has epoxy terrazzo countertops that are antimicrobial.

The showroom is open to allow for physical distancing between the customer and the artist.

Under-stairs Storage

Photography area has a movable table to flex for online-mode.

Residential Entrance

Public Entrance

1. Cash Wrap|Back Office

2. Maker Area

3. Showroom

4. Photography Area

5. Half Bathroom

6. Gathering Space

7. Kitchen

8. Guest Bathroom

9. Living Room

10. Full Bathroom

11. Master Bedroom

Yarn Storage

Under-bed Storage

1.

Earth tone palette is used to emphasize the Navajo color scheme and patterns in commercial space while providing warm and natural-friendly ambiance in residential space.

2.

Sustainability, Ease of Maintencance and Cleaning

Using bamboo, cork, reclaimed wood, recycled wood chips, and terrazzo are incorportated for their sustainability and ease of maintenance and cleaning properties.

3. 4.

Cork is chosen for store flooring and gathering space as this is the most high-traffic area within the space. Bamboo wall panels with compositional geometric figures are applied to lead the eye to the collection of indigenous textiles.

Navajo Textiles Inspired Commercial Space Residential Space

simplicity in material selection is the top priority; therefore, white oak reclaimed wood planks are installed in herringbone pattern to provide a great sense of movement and visual interest which make the area more spacious.

Showroom and Maker Area View

Gathering Space View

Exterior Facade

Exterior Elevation

3 SONOMA HUNGRY

• Project Type :Retail

ABOUT

• Project Location :Lincoln, Nebraska

• Project Semester :Fall 2021

• Project Area :10,218 SQ FT

• Project Partners :Chloe Gilbert, Sofia Lent

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design Development

• Material Selection

• 3D Modeling

DESCRIPTION

Concept Statement

• Rendered Section

• Final Perspective Renderings

• Furniture Modeling

Our goal is to create a space that builds on the partnership between Williams Sonoma and No Kid Hungry by connecting and inspiring members of the community through cooking.

Branding

Our branding stems from the partnership between William Sonoma and No Kid Hungry. The brand identity of Sonoma Hungry was created after our research about the two brands’ missions. Together their mission is to fight childhood hunger. We use the color green as a representative color for this collaboration due to its meaning of growth and health. With a combination between luxurious aesthetics from William Sonoma and the playful aesthetics from No Kid Hungry, we create a holistic material palette to encourage socialization and provide a sense of warmth and harmony to the space where people can feel connected and inspired.

With this user journey map overlaying the floor plan, it demonstrates the user’s pick your own journey flow within this space. In order to connect and inspire the user through cooking, we offer a variety of programming within the space that not only encourages the user to activate their senses throughout the space but also to get an ultimate experience through different means of cooking. With each program, the user will feel connected and inspired by learning from others and sharing with one another.

Notes:

1. Entrance/Signature display

2. Cashwrap

3. Retail space

4. Taste testing

5. Restoom

6. LED interactive wall - Recipe discovery

7. Porduct testing

8. Cooking class

9. Storage

10. Employee space

11. Flex space

12. Reading space

13. Kid cooking/baking space

15. Kid interactive way

Taste testing - spices,

Kid cooking/baking

Product testing

spices, sauces

Recipe discovery

cooking/baking space

Cooking class

Flex space/Dining area

This wayfinding diagram will help navigate the customer through the space to their desired destination. To create a cohesive connection between existing building and the interior, we use archways as transition throughout the space. Within each space, we use different elements to guide the customers to the space. Also, utilized meandering wall throughout the space for not only extra display but also to guide the customer within the space.

product displays

cooking

product testing

dining space

Longitudinal Section

Kid Kitchen View Product Testing View

Taste Testing View

4 THE MOSAICS MARKET

ABOUT

• Project Type :Exhibition

• Project Location :Rome, Italy

• Project Semester :Spring 2022

• Project Area :approx. 17,000 SQ FT

DESCRIPTION

The design intention of the museum is to educate, promote visitor engagement and learning while retaining historical value of mosaic in Rome. Located in a historical site, the Arsenale will serve as a mosaic exhibition and educational spaces where different Roman mosaic are displayed to further educate the visitors about Roman life. In order to achieve

the goal of providing a museum to learn and appreciate history of Roman mosaics, the Mosaic Museum includes spaces for mosaic works of art depicting a vivid picture of ancient Roman life through everyday activities of an ancient civilization, flexible spaces for workshop and temporary exhibition where displaying contemporary artworks by mosaic artists and visitors artworks, and library.

STAKEHOLDERS

Residents and Tourists

Educational Institutes

Surrounded Neighborhood

DESIGN CONSIDERATION

How will the historical site contribute to the museum?

How will the programs effectively educate visitors in a fun and exciting way?

Ground

First Floor

Men’s Restroom - 25 m2

Women’s Restroom - 25 m2

7 8 9

9

Flexible Space - 170 m2

Library | Reading Space - 385 m2

Balcony Seating - 60 m2

SECTION A

SECTION B

GROUND FLOOR

In order to enhance the relationship concept and art/historical majority of structural materialiy concrete floor and exisiting color palette to highlight display. The blue mosaic is image for Tiber River to create the site and the interior environment. resin mosaic is also applied printing and transparent resin and draw attention to the selected are mainly Italian local culture as well as create the important relationship between

GLASS MOSAIC GRAIN CONCRETE EXISTING PLASTER LVT HERRINGBONE WOOD

relationship between the design value of the building, the materialiy is restored such as plaster, while using neutral highlight the collection of mosaic is used as a representative create a connection between environment. Furthermore, applied by the merger of digital resin as a way to educate the visitors. The materials Italian products to reflect the create a sense of connectivity, between people and spaces.

LIMESTONE RESIN MOSAIC SINTERED GLASS ENAMEL MOSAIC

FIRST FLOOR

HERRINGBONE WOOD

THE RECEPTION VIEW FLEXIBLE SPACES

SPACES VIEW

READING SPACE & LIBRARY VIEW

Section A

Exhibition Plan

Reflected Ceiling Plan

Exhibit Island Section

Wood Block Paint (Cream and Black)

Wood Panels Acrylic Sheets

MAIN EXHIBITION VIEW

5 NEBRASKA DAIRY STOP

ABOUT

• Project Type :Dairy Barn + Education

• Project Location :Lincoln, Nebraska

• Project Semester :Fall 2022

• Project Area :approx. 30,000 SQ FT

• Project Partners :Annabelle Nichols, Megan Lovci, Ethan Watermeier, Nico Forte

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Space Planning

• 3D Modeling

• Floor Plan Drawing

DESCRIPTION

• Interior Final Perspective Render

• Furniture Selection

• Material Selection

The site of Nebraska Dairy Stop is located on the North edge of East Campus, east of 38th street and South of Huntington Avenue. The design nods to the vernacular architecture of a traditional barn and emphasizes the concept of transparency between the public and the process of dairy production through the use of materiality and robotic technology.

STAKEHOLDERS

Dairy Farmer

Nebraska State Dairy Association

Educational Institutes

Surrounded Neighborhood

Design Consideations

How will the innovative dairy barn educate visitors regarding animal welfare and dairy processing?

How will the dairy barn and public engagement space connect through the structural architecture?

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PRODUCT DESIGNS

The 2.0 tape measure that is upgraded with more features such as a square tool, a sticky hook, and a case handle brings convenience to the user. Inspired by anarcho-punk and Dadaism, this tape measure has a monochromatic look that is customized to match the owner’s personality.

Put the sticky hook to any surface Hold the case using the handle

Pull the tape Press button to lock/unlock

Black faux leather

White faux leather

Reusable adhesive tape

PLANT

Anna, Isaac, and Phuong’s plant stand design intention was to turn a flowerpot interior void for a plant. Each person created different iterations of a curvilinear group members brought together their ideas and modelled in Rhino with the advantage in the modelling process. The group quickly turned each slatted form into the

PLANT STAND

The design intention was to turn a flowerpot form into a slatted structure with interior void for a plant. After a variety of iterations of a curvilinear form, the final plant stand is modeled using Rhino and Grasshopper. My group quickly turned each slatted form into the cuts for the Epilog Laser Cutter. There is a variety of six different sized slats that repeat eight times to create this top view. All the slats are held together by a 3D printed interior joint so it does not take away the from the fluid vertical movement happening on the exterior. With the openings created by the slats, plants can interact with the structure and begin to add to the exterior view.

flowerpot form into a slatted structure with an curvilinear form. After design exploration, the advantage of using Grasshopper to assist the cuts for the Epilog Laser Cutter. Each

THE 360

How to increase learning efficiency for students with different dominant hands in using the tablet surface for writing and other purposes in a university lecture hall?

Polypropylene

Natural

Cup Holder

Extended Tablet Arm Foldable Tablet Rotated Tablet Arm