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“Where do new ideas come from? The answer is simple: differences. Creativity comes from unlikely juxtapositions.” Nicholas Negroponte
I’m a traveler, explorer, multilingual and a designer with a high-end taste. Architecture and design were things that I had affection for since I was a little girl trying to build a doll house from scratch. I’ve always push myself to think outside of the box and walk against the wind. I had the privilege to live in a lot of places and travel around the world to discover the hidden treasures of different cultures. Traveling transformed me to a human being with an unlimited imagination and a designer who’s not afraid of being different and unique.
As a designer, I believe I can influence how people interact and behave in a space. My design goal is to highlight how cultural differences influence our designs, creativity and the way of thinking. My designs are inspired by the simple clean lines of modern architecture combined with natural elements, and the artistic essence of cultures that influenced me. This Portfolio is intended to be a visual journey documenting my designs in the past 4 years that celebrates differences and uniqueness.
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CONTENTS
PEARL HOTEL 5-16 ANTHROPOLOGIE HEADQUARTERS
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TWITTER’S OFFICE
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CHILDLIFE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
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SANA HOLISTIC WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC AROMA T.W. TABLE
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Lake Tahoe Snow
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PEARL HOTEL
Senior Project/Hospitality Design The unique floating hotel concept combines the high value associated with luxury yachts and a modern hotel located in Lake Tahoe. The name pearl was inspired by the pearl’s value. Pearl Hotel offers the latest innovations in luxury and extravagance, which perfectly compliments the hotel’s warm hospitality and service. While the two concepts of sustainability and luxury may at first seem to conflict, this design combines them by the notion of timelessness.
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Research
Lake Tahoe is a preferred location for people who want a special get away retreat
The hotel is targeting financially stable people with income between $60,000- $+150,000
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90% of people visit Lake Tahoe for water sports
80% of 200 respondents wanted an adventure that connects them to water
Out of 4 designers interviewed they found this hotel a destination in summer and winter
Couples are interested in visiting a hotel with a biophilic design
Thesis To research progressive, sustainable, floating buildings and yacht designs. To minimize the environmental impacts of buildings while creating luxurious biophilic design that evokes our deep emotions, and fulfills our sense of affiliation to the environment for a greater connection to nature.
Concept Pearls are mysterious hidden treasures. The pearl Hotel is Lake Tahoe’s precious treasure. A color palette of a fresh early morning on a lake, soft pastels hues and clean lines creates an unforgettable work of art.
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Pearl Lobby A high tech hotel lobby with a self serve reception. The reception boat is provided with iPads for self check in/out, while still having the ability to contact with an employee for any service. Water color carpet and textured wall covering and the boat reception are inspired by the aquatic world.
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Floor Plan
Courtyard
Lounge
Bar
Restrooms Reception
Employees Lounge
PUBLIC BUILDING
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Haitian Suite Haitian pearl is our precious white pearl, small but highly valuable. The Haitian suite is a small luxurious suite that has a breath taking view of Lake Tahoe. It gives an opportunity to live your dream of living literally on water.
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Floor Plan
Closet
Living Area
Bath
Bedroom ADA
Outdoor Space
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Villa Akoya Akoya is the mother of pearls, rare and unique. Villa Akoya allows the clients to get the extravagant experience that they’ve always dreamed about. It’s a 2 story villa with an under water level. The color scheme is inspired by the lake, the black rocks, the water, and the gold sun shine.
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Under Water Level
Bath
Closet Bedroom
UP
Above Water Level
Bath
Kitchen
Living Area
Dining Area Closet
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Outdoor Space
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Pontoons
Sustainability This Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of nonrenewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments. A radiant heating system was used as one of the sustainable approaches in the design. It supplies heat directly to the floor through heating cables under the floor finish. It’s an efficient method that eliminates using excessive amount of electricity.
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Water Level
Radiant Heating System Detail Marble Floor
Plywood Metal Plate
Concrete Heating cable embeded in thickset Rigid Insulation
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ANTHORPOLOGIE Retail Store
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ANTHROPOLOGIE
Commercial Design ANTHROPOLOGIE is an American clothing retailer with over 200 stores worldwide. Their headquarter was designed to create a concept that reflects the company’s warmth, and to develop an open floor plan that shows their friendly environment.
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Concept Fire and sand are juxtaposed elements found in nature and create a harmonious atmosphere that stimulates the work culture. Fire and sand blends with the company’s style and gives a bit of edge while maintaining a modern feel. ANTHROPOLOGIE is a place that builds an emotional bond between customers and nature, making sustainability their priority, for a beautiful, sustainable and functional space.
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Design Development
Adjacency Diagrams
Bubble Diagrams
Block Diagrams
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Key Furniture This workstation is perfect for small and medium offices because it resolves a lot of space. It is located at the production department and clerical support which are the most active departments at the office. The brain shape that the workstation will create is ideal for their working dynamics.
Key Materials The color scheme was inspired from nature to blend with their warm style and give a bit of vibe while maintaining a modern feel. The wood paneling of the branding wall was used to add an earthy feeling that would perfectly balance with the warm colors of fabric.
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Floor Plan NTS
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Reception The reception was intended to focus on ANTHROPOLOGIE’s branding. For that, the space enriches the essence of their retail store by using reclaimed wood, vibrant colors and their paintings.
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Commercial Design II Twitter is an Online news and social networking service for users to post and interact with messages, “tweets,” restricted to 140 characters. Registered users can post tweets, but those who are unregistered can only read them. Users access Twitter through its website interface, SMS or a mobile device app. This design complements Twitter’s creativity and environment. This project was collaboratively done with Suzette MCculley.
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Concept The core principle of Twitter’s office is to provide maximum natural open space. Hence Songbirds are our design concept, each area in the space will have a color that represents one kind of songbirds. As well, throughout the space the logo is used as a playful touch. Twitter is a company that created “tweets”, that revolutionized how we interact through its instant accessibility from every level of the social landscape. The Songbirds concept is an embarrassment of Twitter’s ability to interact with their users.
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Design Process The focus of this design is to create an engaging creative environment. The design started with creating sketches for potential ideas of iconic elements in the space. A color coded floor plan was created to show the focus spaces. Each color represents a sign that’s related to the space’s activity.
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@Birdhouse The collaborative space is a place where creativity and ideas come from. It’s where innovative brains work together to solve problems, connect people to make the world a better place. Yellow is the color of mind and intellect. It was chosen to create an optimistic and cheerful environment that enhances courage, motivation and creativity in making decisions.
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@Atrium Twitter is all about connecting people to nature. Nature creates life everyday and so does twitter. They create opportunities every second to make the world a better place. The atrium is a place that gives the sense of belonging and community. The use of color theory and elements of biophilia create energy, charm and joy to the space.
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@Nest The Nest area is a relaxation space for employees to get away, relax or stay the night. Green was used to reflect the feeling of growth, and to renew and restore depleted energy. The space serves as a sanctuary from the stresses of modern living, restoring employees back to a sense of well being.
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@Birdfeeder The break room is a place that employees can enjoy and have a time for themselves to be able to continue their journey of creativity. The use of orange & blue create a contrast that evokes happiness, warmth and stimulation that’s mixed with feelings of calmness and relaxation. The use of high-end commercial furniture and custom furniture will add a sense of innovation that’s connected to the main concept.
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CHILDLIFE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Institutional Design The design and flow of the Montessori classroom creates a learning environment that accommodates choice. You won’t find the customary rows of school desks; children work at tables or on the floor, rolling out mats on which to work and define their work space. There are well-defined spaces for each part of the curriculum, such as Language Arts, Math, and Culture. Each of these areas features shelves or display tables with a variety of inviting materials from which students can choose. Each classroom is uniquely suited to the needs of its students. Montessori school rooms feature low sinks, chairs, and tables; a reading corner with a small couch (or comfy floor cushions); reachable shelves; and child-sized kitchen tools—elements that allow independence and help develop small motor skills.
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Sensorial Zone
Restrooms
Concept Bloom & grow for a bright sustainable future. Creating an engaging and innovative environment that will be achieved through a cheerful palette, daylight harvesting and natural materials that connects children and nature, to allow them to shine in a healthy atmosphere. Kitchen/ Practical Life zone
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FLOOR PLAN
Entry
Office
Classroom
Utility Room Reading Zone
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Warm Air
WARM AIR
Sustainability Buildings with good indoor environmental quality protect the health and comfort of building occupants. High-quality indoor environments also enhance productivity, decrease absenteeism, improve the building’s value, and reduce liability for building designers and owners. LEED requires Minimum indoor air quality performance to contribute to the comfort and well-being of building occupants.
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WINTER SUN
SUMMER SUN
Cool Air
COOL AIR
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Acoustic Diagram
Egress Diagram
Public
Sloped Ceiling 8’-0”-12’-0”
Semi-Private
Sloped Ceiling 24’-0”-28’-0”
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Entry
Cubbies
Acoustic Ceiling Tile
Cubbies
Math Restroom
Office
Sensorial
Kitchen
Privacy Diagram
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Language
Practical Life
2nd Exit
Utility
RCP
North-South Restroom Elevations NTS
West-North Kitchen Elevations NTS 44
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Kensie Lee Photography
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SANA WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC
Medical Design SANA is a holistic women’s clinic located in the trendy Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. This clinic is meant to make going to the doctor a luxurious and relaxing experience. The high end finishes reflect the high quality service the patients will receive. The spaces flow in a way to make the patients choreography a smooth transition into the next step from check in to check out. When we hear words like “spa” or “tranquil” our minds often go to Asian influences. SANA shows the Moroccan twist that can create an equally relaxing environment while still providing modern amenities. This project was collaboratively done with Danielle Lavine, Maria Ritchie and Parker Fleskes.
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WAITING AREA
RECEPTION
CLEAN ROOM
OFFICE MANAGER
REST
Concept
NURSE STATION
The power of healing in the Moroccan culture always comes from SANA which is the light. As designers we always feel inspired any element in nature. Moroccan culture paid a special attention to women’s health, we were inspired by the intimate care and the cozy environment they offered to patients. Combining elements of traditional Moroccan medicine with the clean lines of modern architecture, this space will create a luxurious spalike atmosphere.
DOCTOR’S OFFICE
FLEX SPACE
REST RM EXAM ROOM 2
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EXAM ROOM
SERVER RM
CHECK OUT
REST RM
PHLEBOTOMY
PROCEDURE RM ULTRASOUND
REFLECTION SPACE
BREAK ROOM
TOUCH DOWN
SOIL RM
EXAM ROOM
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EXAM ROOM
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ADA 5 FOOT TURNING RADIUS ADA HEIGHT/ WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE COUNTER 3 FOOT CLEAR PATH OF TRAVEL
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Universal Design
UNIVERSAL DESIGN Diagrams To enhance the functionality of the space, a circulation and universal design diagrams were created. The diagrams intended to show the details that we added to make a great client experience.
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PRIMARY CIRCULATION PATH
CIRCULATION AREA
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Circulation CIRCULATION
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Reception/Waiting Area Our design team focused on creating a reception area that is a unique combination of the Moroccan hospitality and the peacefulness of the Northwest. The balanced colors, furniture, and patterns will provide a sense of welcoming and evoke positive emotions. Adding some of the fine Moroccan elements as Zellige tile, diamond pendants, and marble will provide elegance and authenticity to the space. Our design goal is to provide the best patient experience, to create an imagination travel to Morocco while waiting.
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KEY FF&E
COLOR SCHEME
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Reflection The fountain is an art piece that is an important feature in Moroccan architecture. It provides a focal point, water reflects the sky and creates a sense of space while also making a soothing sound. The fountain provides a bit of cooling to the air as well as a sense of peace and luxury in a climate where water is scarce. Our reflection area is the area of healing, relaxing and stress relief.
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KEY FF&E
COLOR SCHEME
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AROMA A.W TABLE Furniture Design The design is to create a contemporary, functional table that we can use and compliments Portland’s aesthetics. The piece was required to be 75% or more made from wood.
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Construction Drawings
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Right NTS
Back
Front NTS
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Dado Joint Detail
Miter Joint NTS
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