RACHEL BOTTEN design portfolio
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My education has instilled in me an excitement for human-scaled design. Design is more than the creation of an object or space but the experience it evokes through problem solving and a holistic approach. I consider myself a life-long learner and have a passion for traveling and history, My design philosophy can be summed up by the following quote:
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A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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EDUCATION Kansas State University Master of Interior Architecture & Product Design Expected graduation May 2015 | NASAD & CIDA Accredited
Fondazione per il Centro Studi Citta di Orvieto Spring 2014 | Orvieto, Italy
LEADERSHIP Interior Architecture & Product Design Student Council
Treasurer, 4th Year Representative, 5th Year Representative
Kappa Delta Sorority
Sisterhood Enrichment Training Leader, Assistant New Member Education, Leadership & Activities Chair
APDesign
Freshman Peer Educator, College Ambassador
Italian Studies Program Ambassador International Interior Design Association Student Member
IIDA Color+Couture
Design Committee, Model
Interior Architecture & Product Design Open House Design & Fundraising Committee
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AutoDesk 2015 Revit AutoCAD 3D Studio Max Rhino 4.0
CS6 Adobe Suite Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Microsoft Office Suite
EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant
CONTACT rachelbotten@gmail.com | 402.317.0890
Building Construction Systems in IA, Kansas State University Spring 2015 | Manhattan, KS Assist professor with class & grading student assignments/construction documents, conduct lab sessions, & provide technical knowledge for AutoCAD & Revit.
Student Intern DLR Group May 2014-August 2014, January 2015 | Seattle, WA Supported the corporate studio design team with projects in diverse phases, from conceptual design to construction documents, provided aid to K-12 studio when needed.
Interiors Intern DES Architects+Engineers May 2013-August 2013 | Redwood City, CA As part of the interior design team, assisted various stages of projects, from schematic design to submittal review for workplace, higher education & commercial projects. Provided essential knowledge in the office’s conversion from AutoCAD to Revit.
Student Assistant Office of Institutional Equity, Kansas State University May 2011-December 2014 | Manhattan, KS Assist staff with processing of recruitment, screening, hiring documents, & content sensitive documents; manage jobposting website and social media.
ACHIEVEMENTS 360 Architecture Scholarship IIDA Color+Couture People’s Choice Award & Judge’s Pick Award Chosen for the Kansas State University Graduate Research Symposium Chosen for the APDesign Research Symposium
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SELECTED WORKS
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MORIKAMI WELLNESS CENTER
DESIGN FOR NEXT
GRIDTON DIGITAL MEDIA
Hospitality Design
Corporate Interior Design
Corporate Office Design
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SAMI
MASTER’S THESIS
INTERNSHIPS
MISCELLANY
Chair Design
Interior Architecture
Modeling, Details, Rendering
Art, Photography, Drawing
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MORIKAMI WELLNESS CENTER Hospitality Design | Fall 2014
Almost all the top health threats for both men and women have one thing in common, They can be traced back to stress as a primary cause. The goal of this wellness center is to provide a refuge or break from the chaos of daily life. Whether this takes place as a preventative measure or as an alternative healing method, users will be able to try a variety of techniques to alleviate stress and ideally regain a balance in their lives. The center will cater to the need for relaxation as well as all types of wellness improvement with a variety of options. This will include not only physical activity and meditation but sense of community created within the center. The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located in Delray Beach, FL. Within the complex is a Museum, Restaurant, the Roji-en Japanese Gardens and a Bonsai Garden which house many activities including rotating exhibits, classes and traditional Japanese festivals. The Japanese-inspired wellness center is to be an addition to this already culturally rich atmosphere to not only add to the existing spaces, but enhance them.
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10 front entrance & lobby | modeled & rendered in Revit
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CONCEPT PARTI
CONCEPTUAL ZONING
CIRCULATION & THRESHOLDS
Wellness can be achieved when there is a balance between the mind, body and soul. Even in balance, it can fluctuate keeping them in equilibrium. Between the representation of the mind, body and soul, there is an threshold that must be crossed before entering into the next dimension of wellness.
The zoning and function of the building is divided by the three dimensions of wellness. The body is the more physically rigorous spaces, the mind features massage and meditation spaces, and finally the soul space is the social and relationship building portion of the building.
Circulation has been dictated by the key thresholds between each zone of the mind, body and soul. Secondary and tertiary circulation is almost chaotic, symbolizing chaotic everyday life and the journey before achieving true wellness.
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LEVEL ONE 1 lobby 2 consultation center 3 pool 4 indoor meditation garden 5 classrooms 6 sento & sauna 7 gym 8 gallery 9 outdoor contemplation 10 outdoor yoga LEVEL TWO 11 vegetable garden 12 cafe 13 massage & spa 14 yoga studios 15 admin
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stone wall
wood flooring
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dark wood accent
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moss
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slate flooring
polished concrete
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threshold space & custom wall sconce
traditional Japanese interiors
outdoor yoga & contemplation gardens
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DESIGN FOR NEXT Corporate Interior Design | Fall 2013
Steelcase sponsored the NEXT design competition geared towards interior architecture or design students with the prompt of designing the next generation of workplace for a think tank company. The goal of the competition was to create a workplace that fosters collaboration and drives innovation, providing employees with work-space options that can support different work processes and work styles. Choice and control of the workplace nurtures the physical, cognitive and emotional well-being of employees while supporting the organization’s growing culture and brand. The unique shape of the existing plan requires every bit of real estate be utilized to its fullest while allowing for expansion and growth of the company in the coming year.
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18 touch-down enclave | modeled & rendered in Revit
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT:
O I D S T U SROOM CLAS
PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT SPACES SPACES SPACES
CAFE
OPEN OFFICE
OPEN OFFICE
INSPIRATION: AIRPORT
OPEN OFFICE
VIDEO CONFERENCING
K N I H T K TAN
N O I T P E C E R CLASSROOM ENCLAVE ENCLAVE ENCLAVE
Design for NEXT heavily focused on space utilization and the new idea of hoteling employees who may only be in the office sporadically. The idea of needing different spaces for working on the go as well and the constant coming and going of employees seemed to relate very heavily to an airport. Similar to an airport, the design features a central circulation “concourse” with varying types of working styles supported along the way. Color psychology also played a large importance within the space with each color specifically chosen to support different types of working: concentration, creativity and excitement. With such an open plan, acoustics were taken into account by providing soft surfaces to absorb sound and the design of acoustic domes over each project space.
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bob lounge chair
mediascape + lounge
project space with custom acoustic dome
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bivi workstations
circa modular seating
reception area & custom graphics view down the ‘concourse’ and project spaces
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GRIDTON DIGITAL MEDIA Corporate Office Design | Fall 2013
Strategically positioned among the world’s largest tech companies, Gridton Digital Media is looking at publicity and marketing in this new, tech-savvy era. With innovative office design, collaboration, flexibility, and corporate culture are the design drivers influencing the overall layout. Proximity to natural daylight and shared spaces was also a key component with influenced location of work stations and meeting rooms. Looking at the office as not only a place to work, but a social center as well, the cafe space became a central and key component in the design. Additionally maintaining the culture not only of the company but the city of San Francisco and specifically that of the Mission District became essential in the design from concept to finishes.
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24 level two open collaboration space | modeled & rendered in Revit
INSPIRATION: SAN FRANCISCO
MASSING DEVELOPMENT
CIRCULATION
The city plan of San Francisco has a very orthogonal layout until it is sliced by Market St. The streets South of Market St (the Mission District) are then shifted creating an interesting play between orthogonal and diagonal.
The form of the building is derived from the strong play of Market St in San Francisco’s city plan. This atrium space becomes the primary hub of building and penetrates the top allowing for plentiful daylighting.
The primary circulation is defined by the double-height, social hub, while tertiary circulation comes off and becomes open office and conference spaces.
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SAMI Chair Design | Fall 2014
Sami, named after the indigenous people of Scandinavia, was Inspired by the simplicity of form and materiality of typical Scandinavian furniture. Molded plywood, clean connections and light wood finish are contrasted by modern, metal legs to create a new take on traditional lounge seating. The back legs puncture the seat and are only held in place by the back using tension in two directions. Combining analogue tools such as the band saw and lathe combined with vacuum forming and CNC technology shows the broad range of skill required to make seemingly simplistic furniture. It was essential to create a comfortable chair while maintaining the clean the profile.
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FORM DEVELOPMENT
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bending plywood cut into shape with CNC router and vacuum formed
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threaded cross dowels attach seat back to metal legs, keeping them in tension with the seat
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wedge cut with CNC router and sandwiched between two layers of plywood
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threaded furniture bolts attached seat to front legs
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eight layers of bending ply formed with vacuum and cut with band saw to proper shape
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bent ply forms all veneered with light maple wood veneer
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aluminum pipes cut to size, sanded, grinded and finished
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five layers of bending ply vacuum formed and cut with band saw
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REDESIGNING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE Master’s Thesis | In Progress
The critical issues facing the education system in United States continues to be a heated topic of debate and affects not only students today, but the future of the nation. Design can serve as a catalyst and plays a large role in the success of a school, the learning environment, and the community. Wichita West is a high school in Wichita, KS that serves the area west of the Arkansas River. It is one of 17 high schools in Wichita’s only school district, USD 259. Not only is this high school serving an economically disadvantaged population (with nearly 77% of students on the free lunch program) but the majority of students are of minority descent, West, as it known locally, routinely scores below state and district test scores for both math and reading proficiency.
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THE PROBLEM . . . From 2006 to 2015 K-12 enrollment is projected to:
+6.2% in the West to 12.7 million
-.3% in the Midwest
-3.8% in the NE
to 10.7 million
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+10.3% in the South to 19.9 million
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At the end of WWII, the United States ranked #1 in the world for high school graduation rates. Today that number has dropped to #22 out of the 27 industrialized nations.
22nd Less than half (46%) of American students finish college. Yet according to the U.S. Department of Labor, to earn a decent wage in today’s economy, students need at least some postsecondary education.
THE SOLUTION . . .
COMMUNITY
EVOLVING CLASSROOMS
“There are three teachers of children: adults, other children, and their physical environment.”
-Loris Malaguzzi The Third Teacher
GROWTH & AUTONOMY
SUSTAINABILITY
The Small Schools Movement seeks to answer the changing educational demands and learning behavior in a large school with research-informed design to meet the needs of students, teachers and the community.
TO BE CONTINUED . . .
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INTERNSHIPS Modeling, Details, Rendering
During my first summer internship at DES Architects+Engineers, it was my primary duty to aid in the office-wide conversion from AutoCAD to Revit. By creating a detail library and producing and modeling current projects, I was able to alleviate many of the pressures with learning new software. Additionally, I assisted with material and finish selections for a variety of scales including office spaces, elevators, higher education and residential spaces. At my second internship with DLR Group in Seattle, I was able to work on a large project through a variety of phases from conceptual to design development. I assisted in producing conceptual design ideas, code plans, restroom layouts, and construction documents. I also worked on multiple other projects touching retail construction documents to K-12 schematic design presentation materials. Both internships allowed me to see the immense difference between the school and professional environment and see the difference of design and business which has inspired me to work even harder.
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DES ARCHITECTS+ENGINEERS | SUMMER 2013
PHOTO COURTESY OF DES
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LEFT: post occupancy photograph featuring key elements specified & modeled during internship experience TOP: modeled in Revit & rendered in photoshop, used in schematic design presentation to client. RIGHT: GoDaddy office space modeled in Revit
DLR GROUP | SUMMER 2014
rendering courtesy of DLR group
LEFT: Google Kirkland campus new building, built out interiors in Revit, assisted in schematic design, produced code plans & construction documents TOP: Google Kirkland campus conceptual sketches for accent wall art
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MISCELLANY Art, Photography, Drawing
During my time abroad I began to see the world with pen and paper. Rather than just looking, I was able to truly see and analyze the world around me. The following pages depict some of my experiences in the life changing semester I spent in Italy. Additionally, as a student member of IIDA, I was able to be apart of a team effort that turned heads at IIDA’s Color+Couture. Tasked with creating a piece of high fashion with only the items of a given manufacturer, we were able to take ordinary carpet samples into a tribal outfit, By dethreading the carpet samples we were able to weave a garment using only a wooden structure, carpet backing and carpet threads. At the show, the IAPD team won 2 out of the 6 awards for People’s Choice Award and Judge”s Pick award, beating out 24 firms and 2 school teams.
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ITALIAN ADVENTURES
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FAR LEFT: Sketch of Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery & Basilica di San Francesco d’Assisi, Photography of Orvieto, Italy rooftops.
LEFT: IIDA Color+Couture People’s Choice Award & Judge’s Pick Award, Featuring Bentley Carpet dethreaded and woven together again.
BOTTOM: Study of Pompeii and their sustainable habits produced during Italian study abroad program.
C+C PEOPLES CHOICE & JUDGES PICK
STUDY OF POMPEII
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CONTACT Rachel Botten rachelbotten@gmail.com | 402.317.0890
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M.IAPD | Kansas State University 48
rachelbotten@gmail.com | 402.317.0890