Raena Lynn Sampson
Interior Design Portfolio
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Design Build - Option Studio
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Office Design: Steelcase
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Assisted living & Memory Care
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Retail Design: Rome Semester
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Luxury Residence
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Art to Interior
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Hand Renderings
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Other Work
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About me & Resume
Design Build - Option Studio
Process Work
This project was done during the Spring semester of my senior year, and was undoubtedly one of the best experiences. Every spring, students are given an option to explore areas outside of their major and work with other disciplines in the Design College. This particular studio, Design Build, was the first “hands on� experience I had with design and major construction. Our site was chosen by the instructor, Bruce Bassler, and was located just down the street from Campus at the Baseball/Rugby fields. The site was empty, and recreation services needed a pavilion for seating, hydration, and to give the space a sense of gathering or community outside the fields. Our team of 22 designed, fabricated, ordered, and built everything from the ground up - and all within the 16 weeks of the semester. I worked specically on the bench, having had some experience in dealing with dimensions of furniture. It was a very difficult but enjoyable project, through which I learned a lot about construction, complications with drawings, and how to work as a team to be most efficient.
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OFFICE DESIGN: STEELCASE
Classroom Enclave
Project Room
Enclave Enclave
Think Tank
Enclave
Enclave
Classroom Cafe Area
This was a project sponsored by Steelcase, a solo competition between hundreds of applicants at several schools across the country.. Steelcase provided the floor plan along with several guidelines for the space, needs of the client, and details about the company. The office site was a suite in Austin, TX that was soon to be home to a company called NEXT that aims to help entrepreneurs start their businesses and create new ideas and opportunities within our economy. Because of this model of growth and production, i chose to follow a concept for the office that involved functions of the human body. In the body, each time new connections are made through nerve synapses connecting in the brain, a new idea is conceived. These connections can be related to the interpersonal connections between employees and entrepreneurs within NEXT. Each time a team of two or more meet, a new idea is created... making these communication opportunities vital to the success of the company. The spatial planning reflects this concept in adjancency of spaces, each “owned� space is directly across from a group project zone or enclave. This facilitates communication within employees either in larger groups or in 1-on-1 collaboration. all large public spaces are evenly dispersed throuhout the office, as are the private offices or personal workstations.
Ideation Zone
Studio Space Project Room
Project Room
Media Scape Video
Copy/ Mailroom
Reception
Spatial Diagraming
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NEXT OFFICE FLOOR PLAN
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RECEPTION AREA CAFE/CLASSROOMS OPEN OFFICE
THINK TANK ZONE Ceiling Height: 11’
Ceiling Height: 12’
Ceiling Height: 9’
Ceiling Height: 8’
Ceiling Height: 9’
RCP Legend Recessed Can Can Light Glass Pendant Pendant
PRIVATE ENCLAVES
Track Lights Linear Flourescent
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RCP
1/16" = 1'-0"
Big Lamp Pendant Buzzi Space Grid
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ASSISTED LIVING & MEMORY CARE
Vistas of Panama Assisted Living & Memory Care Facility Panama Pacifico, Panama
This project was the first introduction to healthcare design in our program. Set in the panama pacifico development that was once an Old US Airforce base, our site was close to several neighborhoods and newly developing amenities. We were required to create a facility from the inside out that would be suitable for at least 15 assisted living units and 7 memory care suites. We started by designing a layout for the apartments, and then created the building by fitting them together. The center includes several amenities including a dining center, Cafe Sol, salon, gym, laundry, convenience store, and more. The motivation behind our project was to integrate the building with the beauty of the natural environment around it by incorporating daylighting and natural cooling techniques. We also used several paint colors as bold wayfinding devices, allowing residents with detiorating conditions to still have independence in transportation and direction.
LEGEND Living
Food Service Dining Area Kitchen Cafe/Bar
Memory Care Studio 1 Bedroom Apartments Outdoor Space 2 Bedroom Apartments Courtyard Patio Circulation Outdoof Cafe Hallway Stairs/Exit Utilities Elevators Public WC Service Entry Laundry Open to Below Utility Room UP
Amenities Multi-purpose Room Gym Convenience Store Theater/Chapel Salon
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Storage MEP Service Areas Office Mail Room Nurse Stations Conference Room
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MAIN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN DN
SECOND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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PUBLIC SPACES, AMENITIEs & Private Suites
FACILITY ENTRANCE PERSPECTIVE
OUTDOOR CAFE SOL PERSPECTIVE
CAFE SOL SECTION OUTDOOR/INDOOR
MAIN DINING ROOM PERSPECTIVE
MEMORY CARE LIVING ROOM PERSPECTIVE
GFI
GFI
TWO BEDROOM UNIT FLOOR PLAN
GFI
TWO BEDROOM LIVING ROOM PERSPECTIVE
GFI
GFI
GFI
GFI
GFI
GFI
GFI
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ONE BEDROOM UNIT FLOOR PLAN
ONE BEDROOM PERSPECTIVE
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GFI
MEMORY CARE FLOOR PLAN 0
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MEMORY CARE GARDEN
MEMORY CARE UNIT PERSPECTIVE
MEMORY CARE FLOOR PLAN
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RETAIL DESIGN : ROME SEMESTER **Concept Statement: The concept for our store was to mimic the qualities of a honeycomb. The idea behind using the honeycomb was to create individual, intimate spaces within our given space. Like the Honeycomb, the boundaries are transluscent, Allowing one to see through the dividers into the “cells� beyond. This will give our customers an idea of how the furniture collections would relate to one another in their own homes as they see them interacting in the store.
This particular project was a Semester-long project focusing on Retail Design, and was also completed during the four months I spent in rome. Set up as a project to introduce the idea of international communication, I was assigned two partners back at Iowa State. They were to research the brand, Restoration Hardware, who was to open a flagship store in Rome. We worked with the proposed site, seen to the right.
Our site in Rome, within the city center walls. Currently home to the ducati cafe. Near the ancient ruins of the old senate building, the store opens up on a busy piazza.
DAYTIME SHOP WINDOW DISPLAY
NIGHTTIME SHOP WINDOW DISPLAY
LEVEL 0
LEVEL -1
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RESTORATION HARDWARE FURNITURE COLLECTION
PERSPECTIVE FROM STORE ENTRANCE
PERSPECTIVE OF BEDROOM COLLECTION
PERSPECTIVE FROM SECONDARY ENTRANCE
LONGITUDINAL NORTH SECTION VIEW [NTS]
TRANSVERSE WEST SECTION VIEW [NTS]
CASHWRAP DETAIL
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LUXURY RESIDENCE
The objective of this project was to introduce high-end residential design, and the furniture, fabrics and aesthetic that this particular field encompasses. Building on a site in a gated community in Wayzata, MN, we were to optimize the views and take advantage of the rich natural surroundings. The client given to us was described in great detail, and we were to include all of the personal expectations of the couple within this two story luxury home. The budget was $5 million, and every interior design decision was left to us. My partner and I chose to emulate the Rococo design period within our space, in accordance with our client’s requests and incorporated motifs from this movement in the style
ROCOCO INSPIRATION
SITE IN WAYZATA, MN
PERSPECTIVE VIEWS
and spatial planning in our design.
MAIN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
[NTS]
LOWER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
[NTS]
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ARTWORK TO INTERIOR
Given the painting “Whirl” by Kenneth Noland, the project objective was to create an interior space based on the emotions and shapes found in our analysis of the piece. Evolving basic 2D shapes into an idealistic sculpture, we then chose an existing room on campus in which we were to implement our design. This model was created using the “shell” of the Pride Lounge in the Memorial Union at Iowa State, chosen because of the floor to ceiling windows and natural light through the north facing side. The redesign concept was ours to select, as long as it was cohesive with the existing surroundings. This space is designed to be a secondary library reading room where students can check
WHIRL BY KENNETH NOLAND
PRIDE LOUNGE, NORTH MEMORIAL UNION
out textbooks to read and study while on campus.
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HAND RENDERINGS
CABIN SECTION
CABIN FLOOR PLAN [NTS]
CABIN SECTION
APARTMENT FLOOR PLAN
APARTMENT PERSPECTIVE
APARTMENT PERSPECTIVE
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OTHER WORK...
PANTHEON - ROME, ITALY
HADID FIREHOUSE - VITRA CAMPUS, GERMANY
THE COLOSSEUM - ROME, ITALY
VITRA HOUSE - VITRA CAMPUS, GERMANY
TOOL In this project, we were assigned a tool to replicate using only strathmore and string. There were many techniques used in the construction of the paper tool, the bowl of the ladle was stitched while the handle was woven, also adding to its strength. A tool “pattern� was another requirement of the project, teaching us how to reconstruct 3D objects by breaking them down into 2D components that could be used to recreate the tool easily.
SPACE CONTAINER Out of the tool pattern pieces, we were given the task of creating a somewhat abstract object that displayed a new characteristic of the shape(s) looking nothing like what it was used for within the tool. The idea was to contain space, and using repetition and uniformity, this container came to life by wrapping the ladle piece around itself.
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Through my studies at Iowa State University, I have worked to develop my skills as an Interior Designer, both artistic and technical. I enjoy being creative with my work, and am also interested in several Different aspects of the Interior Design profession. I am passionate about getting to know people; how they live, think, and interact with each other. Improving the quality of life for those in adverse situations is a driving force behind my desire to design, and design well. Each semester, we have worked to develop an exposure to many types of designing interiors. The projects within this portfolio are all personal designs, some created in a group of students, and others individually.
About ME
Raena Sampson EDUCATION
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Fall 2010 - May 2014
BFA, Interior Design [CIDA accredited]
Study Abroad - Rome, Italy
Fall 2012
International Communications Work Experience
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges - Online General Education Classes
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2010, 2011
Hy-Vee Lincoln Center - Ames, IA Spring/Summer 2014 Wine & Spirits Department Storey Kenworthy - Ames, IA Summer 2013 Intern Interior Designer
The Outing Club - Davenport, IA
Summer 2012
rsampson@iastate.edu (563) 349-6245 PERMANENT ADDRESS 1434 57th Place Des Moines, IA 50311 CAMPUS ADDRESS 123 Sheldon Avenue Unit #28 Ames, IA 50014
Server, Pool Waitress, Bartender
Fireworks Coffee House & Pottery- Moline, IL Barista, Pottery Studio Manager
Summer 2010, 2011
ACTIVITIES
Interior Design Student Association [IDSA] InISU SALT CO - Christian Campus Org. Groundskeeping - Harvest in Davenport Volunteer for World Relief - Quad Cities
AWARDS
Dean’s List - Iowa State University
SKILLS
Computer programs: AutoCAD, Revit Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, SketchUp Microsoft Office, Hand Rendering Languages: Spanish, Italian
TRAVELS
Study Abroad Semester [Fall 2012]:Rome, Italy; Florence, Italy; Paris, France; Basel, Switzerland; Barcelona, Spain; Hamburg, Germany Mission Trips: Buff Bay, Jamaica [Summer 2008]; Arad, Romania [Spring 2007]
Fall 2011-present Fall 2011-present Spring 2007, 2008, 2009 Jan. 2008-May 2009 Spring 2012, Fall 2012, 2013
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