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RACHEL ANNE HUNT www.rachelannehunt.com interior design industrial design university of tennessee, knoxville 719.684.6980 rhunt9@vols.utk.edu
CONTENTS
academic herbaria
expression + exhibition
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proto-modular variances 28 blume multimedia 34 graphic work 36 hand sketches 40 photography 1
ACADEMIC
HERBARIA 3
Concept
topography of undulating pods
lights paths to illuminate the space and provide light for plant life
plant species pulled from the highline
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7th Floor Plan
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8th Floor Plan
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The midwater squid goes through a cycle of movement each day. The concept follows this with varying levels and space that one can travel and explore. Streams of light illuminate the path providing navigation as well as illumination. Workers are surrounding by the seeds and plant life that they are studying as the plant life slowly takes over the central system.
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This project requires a design for a botanical research center located in the Meatpacking District of New York City; housed in The Whitney Museum of American Art, designed by architect Renzo Piano. The building is filled with labs, libraries and research spaces for scientists and others to come and learn more about botanical life. The seventh and eighth floors of the building are the areas of focus in this semester’s project. These floors are where the public interacts with the research being performed through an herbarium which houses seeds for preservation, public libraries and work spaces, a garden and exhibition spaces. Through initial project research on the Midwater Squid as a bioluminescent organism was completed in order to see how natural systems react and create light. This squid is known for recreating the lighting conditions it lives in so that it can camouflage itself to hide from predators. There are small photophores in the outer membrane of its body that light up to produce blue lights. The layering of light and form found in this organism began to inform a system of organic shape and light factors. All living things, including people, are on a circadian rhythm with the rest of nature. When the plants housed in the system open each day and adapt to the weather or conditions, so do the people working and visiting there. As people come in each day they will see the plants grow to new stages. They will see the surface of the system stain and deteriorate to show the passing of time. Growth, 12
time and rhythm is integral to every living thing. This space strives to replicate and encourage this natural community of life. Changes in the topography of the system and the various uses and forms of light were explored to create the central spine in the designed space. This spine acts as an organism itself that intervenes in contrast to the angles of the Whitney. The undulating form against the exterior walls creates smaller areas of programmable space for people to occupy. Threaded through the system, along with drip water irrigation, are streams of light that can be modified for optimal conditions so the plant life can thrive in this indoor space. The larger version of this system is located on the south side of the building. The system becomes occupiable in the reception area of the building where these streams of light come out of the system to provide illumination for that space. On the north side of the building, where the workspaces are located, the system is found in the form of occupiable pods for people to work. The light streams there also extrude to light the pod surface areas. This organization and strategy encourages interaction with living plants and people. The connection to the public allows people outside the research center to learn more about the work being done. Working among the subject of research will aid in learning more about plant life.
Materiality
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Furniture Schedule
Tuxedo Museum Bench Herman Miller | Craig Bassam & Scott Fellows Flexible and functional, Tuxedo Lounge Seating can
Exterior Terraces
reception areas, in addition to living rooms and residential spaces.
Herbarium
Annex | Staff
Sayl Side Chair Herman Miller | Yves Behar
Annex | Guest
Inspired by suspension bridges—structures that delivers the most using the least material. Dematerialized design of the work chair uses less material in more inventive ways to provide ergonomic support.
Research | Individual
Kurl
Research | Group
betacalco Body and trim: Steel and aluminum. Finish: Powder coated. Power cable: Silver braided. Diffusers: Opal polycarbonate. Drivers: Integral, HPF electronic drivers for 120-277V, 0-10V, 1% dimming standard. Mechanical: Luminaires mount directly over J box Approvals: ETL.
Library | Staff
Library | Guest
Eames Molded Stool
Conference Room
Herman Miller | Charles & Ray Eames Charles and Ray Eames’ iterative process continually pushed the boundaries of what a single-shell chair could be. The Eames Molded Fiberglass Stool represents the evolution of that process.
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Study Nook
EXPRESSION + EXHIBITION
MER-MER’S BAKERY
KNOX RAIL SALVAGE
Tennessee
Site Analysis
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Iterations
There is a large art community in Knoxville centered in downtown including 21 museums, First Friday showings, and 110 organizations in the Knox Arts and Culture Alliance. However, there is nowhere designated for artists to go, hang out, meet and collaborate, outside of their workspaces or private gatherings. This restaurant is designed as a place to surround artists with artwork that inspires in a space that also inspires. Looking at the targeted customer group, there are words and characteristics that come to mind when thinking of artists. Artists are passionate, eccentric, curious, and open-minded.
The idea was to turn these into spatial qualities. Movable, rotating walls originated from the idea of re-usability, so the typical income of artists is somewhat low, many have to be resourceful and reuse things they already own in new ways. An eccentric ceiling installation became the main focus of the space and it was supped to create different qualities and spaces. The turning radiuses of the movable walls were used to form the circle punch-throughs of the ceiling. Artists are also curious, almost child-like, so the plan of the restaurant creates paths that one must weave through and around; each new space a new discovery. 19
Plan | Restaurant Layout
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Restaurant Plan - 3/16� Day
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Plan | Gallery Layout
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PROTO-MODULAR VARIANCES
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BLUME
When looking at how hairdressers use the tool of the hairdryer, I began to note how they held it in ways that the hairdryer was not made to be held. How could I create a product that serves both the everyday household user and the professional user? Pulling inspiration from the Hawaiian native Hibiscus flower. The organic shapes found in nature, and specifically, the flower lent itself to ergonomic forms. The handle is shaped to fit the curve of the hand. The hilt adds another way to grip and also prevents the hand from touches the hot surface covering the heating coils. The twisting form mimics the shape of the flower and the movement of the fan inside.
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MULTIMEDIA
The Main Thing
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Blocked Existence
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Layers
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Bramante’s Cloister | Rome, Italy
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Campo San Luca | Venice, Italy
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Baths of Diocletian Museum | Rome, Italy
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Hadrian’s Villa | Tivoli, Italy
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Piazza San Marco | Venice, Italy
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MGM Grand Hotel & Casino | National Harbor, Maryland
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Guggenheim Museum | NYC, New York
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