interior design portfolio
SARAH FLOTLIN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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THE BIOME Spa and Public Food Market, Biophilia
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LA SARDANA HOTEL Adaptive Reuse, Commercial, WELL
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RETAIL ART GALLERY
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SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
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SEL IN SHANGHAI
Curation of Artwork, Study Abroad
Air BnB, Study Abroad
Co-Working Office, Corporate
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INTERNSHIP WORK GGLO - Seattle, WA
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ADDITIONAL WORK Sketches, Skills & Hobbies
SARAH PHILOSOPHY Compelled by human impact through design. Looking for a firm with emphasis on commercial design with focus on sustainability and humancentered spaces.
EDUCATION Washington State University Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design Anticipated May 2020. Minor in Construction Management. 3.9 GPA. SDC Ambassador since Fall 2018. Education Abroad: Florence, Italy Fall 2019
SKILLS + Revit + SketchUp + AutoCAD + Illustrator
+ InDesign + Photoshop + Microsoft Office + Rhino
+ writing specifications + specifying FF&E + creating graphic packages + rep communication + technical research
CONTACT 360.359.5868 sarah.flotlin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahflotlin/
FLOTLIN
EXPERIENCE Interior Design Intern at GGLO, Seattle, WA
[Summer 2019]
Designed a model unit for a multi-family project -- specified all FF&E, assembled a graphic package Created a spec book for a hotel lobby, mezzanine, and restaurant Designed a custom felted area rug for commercial lobby Worked in the materials library NAIOP Diversity & Inclusion - Intern Pilot Program
[July-August 2019] Visited multiple sites in varying points of the construction/ design phase. Attended industry luncheon and professional panel. Connected with people from all parts of the industry of commercial real estate.
INVOLVEMENT American Society of Interior Designers Pullman, WA [Treasurer: 2018-2019] Joined nation chapter in 2017 Worked with Habitat for Humanity Mentor/Mentee Program Handled finances TA for ID 415: Advanced Interior Construction and Detailing [Taught by Robert Krikac] Created questions for tests/quizzes Graded all submissions (homework, tests/quizzes)
[2017-Present]
[Spring 2020]
EXHIBITIONS Exhibition / April 2018: “Precedents: Highlights from Global History of Design” WSU School of Design + Construction. Invited: Partner Project “The Marvel of Cambodia”, “The Urban Landscape Marvel” Exhibition / October 2018: “Luminaires: Supporting our Culture of Making” WSU School of Design + Construction. Invited: Individual Project
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THE BIOME
parti
level of privacy: semi-enclosed wall
refuge semi-private paths to public What does the anatomy of a river look like, and how does that relate to human nature? A river is home to innumerable species, each of which is part of a larger ecosystem. As humans, we too are all part of a bigger ecosystem. With heavy consideration into the biophilic patterns of prospect and refuge, the goal of this space is to provide the community of Denver with an environment that blends the notions of public and private space, and therefore facilitates constant connection (whether physical or visual) between them. The building provides a public spa on one end and a public food market on the other. The design encourages social engagement but also lends itself to those who need an escape. Spring 2020 Design Tool: Revit Post Production: Photoshop the spa
cafe - view from entrance
UP
(Level of privacy: high -- only one side of the nook is exposed, and users have overhead protection)
view from inside wall nook
The nooks provide the most privacy in the building. Almost completely enclosed, these refuge points are ideal for those who want to keep mostly to themselves. However, they also have great prospect views across the cafe and into the market.
FOOD STANDS
IMMEDIATE STORAGE JUICE BAR
CAFE
POOL MARKET TRELLIS PODS
ORGANIC GROCERY STORE CAFE AND MARKET STORAGE
guest bath
staff bath
BREAK ROOM + LAUNDRY
OFFICE
ELEV.
RECEPTION INDIV. CHANGING ROOMS janitor
COMMUNITY GARDEN
N Level 1 Rendered Floor Plan
view from inside booth
1. food market 1. A.
2. UP
B.
The divider wall nooks are protected overhead, but both sides are open to the market and cafe. They are less private than the wall nooks in the cafe but still a good point of refuge for those who need a break from commotion.
(Level of privacy: medium -overhead protection, but only two sides enclosed with sight lines through the nooks) 2. view of divider wall
Section A
Section B
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LA SARDANA HOT E L
La Sardana is a luxury boutique hotel in the heart of the gothic quarter of Barcelona, with around 39,500 sq. ft. of colorful and inviting interior features. Located in the Placa Reial, a famous tourist attraction on its own, the hotel will attract young, energetic tourists looking for an enhanced cultural experience. This unique destination includes a gym, Zumba classes, an open-air restaurant, and rooftop activities such as live music, space for group yoga, and space to dance the night away. We hope to provide our guests with an inclusive and lively environment and encourage a loving understanding of Barcelona and all it has to offer. WELLv2 applications encourage our guests to live a healthy lifestyle through promotion of drinking water, exercising, access to nature, and responsible food sourcing.
Fall 2018 Design Tool: Revit Post Production: Photoshop, Illustrator
lobby entrance
ground floor - restaurant
preliminary sketch The restaurant is designed to feel elegant and spacious. Bar seating and rows of tables enhance the length of the space. The restaurant’s high ceilings are emphasized by the dropped pendant lights that add to the overall ambiance.
WELL Application: The restaurant will include use of refined ingredients, food advertising, healthy portion sizes, responsible food sourcing, and accommodation to special diets.
south elevation
custom front desk
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level 1 floor plan scale: 1/8” = 1’ - 0”
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1. lobby 2. restaurant 3. elevators
4. kitchen 5. hotel administration
west elevation
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level 3 floor plan scale: 1/8” = 1’ - 0”
WELL Application: Drinking fountains promote drinking water and have built-in water bottle filler. All within 100’ walking distance of popular spaces.
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1. guest suite 2. guest rooms
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3. guest suite 4. opening for green columns
WELL Application: Green columns provide added access to nature along with potted plants scattered around the floors and natural wallpaper patterns.
guest room
preliminary sketch The guest rooms provide an inviting and calming atmosphere. While utilizing the bright colors and patterns found throughout all public spaces, the rooms are balanced with warm toned woods and low lighting to relax the visitor as they drift off to sleep.
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RETAIL ART GALLERY
3 This curated retail art gallery is centered around the word “reflection� and its many meanings/interpretations. There are many ways to express reflection in art, and the works chosen all have different approaches in doing so. There are three points of education included in this gallery that include The Many Meanings of Mirrors in Art, The Origin of SelfPortraiture (to explain the works that focus on self reflection), and The Psychological Importance of Mirrors (which explains why, as humans, we need to see our reflections). Expressed through many different mediums, this gallery makes its viewers think more deeply about how they see themselves.
Fall 2019 Hand-rendered with pen, markers, and colored pencils
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main room
1. “Armor”, Artist Unknown, 1575
2. “Madonna im Rosenhag, St. George mit Sifter, Diptych of Munich”, Hans Memling, 1480
3. “A Bar at the Folies-
Bergere”, Edouard Manet, 1881/82
4. “Mirror”,
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“On the Seine”, Johann Valentin Melvin Sokolsky, 1963 Gevers, 1710
reception sound effect point: voices whispering to cause viewers to turn and see their reflection in a mirror
floor plan
mirror above art piece causes viewers to look up
mirrored wall to reflect the sacred piece by Monet
The first wall a viewer sees on entry is covered in custom wallpaper that resembles a broken mirror, already piquing interest and hammering in the importance of mirrors. Moving into the first room (which has a forced entry point), the viewer is engulfed in darkness, with spotlights on the featured pieces and a mirror piece that is lit brighter than the rest, attracting people to it. The ceiling is also mirrored, further pushing people to see themselves from a new angle while adding to the overall drama. Moving from dark to light, two entry points paired with sight lines to one of the primary pieces help pull people through to the next space. The “sacred” pieces (the ones that are most widely recognized) pull the viewer through the main space, eventually drawing them back to a dramatically visually framed Monet. Along the way they are met with a sensory experience while viewing the piece by Manet and strategically placed mirrors that force them to see new perspectives in not only the art but themselves as well.
1. “Gilded bronze mirror
with the Three Graces”, Artist Unknown, Mid-2nd Century A.D.
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back wall of main room
2. “Bathers at La Grenoillere”, Claude Monet, 1869
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3. “Mirror Ball”, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfamaian, 2014
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SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
Located in the piazza of Santa Maria Novella, this cozy Air BnB apartment is filled with hidden gems. The concept of intersection was pulled from a leather tooling workshop that I took while in Florence. There was a technique that involved splicing two pieces of leather together so that they blended seamlessly. In many instances throughout this project the intersection of materials is celebrated. The overall aesthetic inspired by my parti, which shows two overlapping triangles. Therefore, there are many geometric elements in this apartment juxtaposed with some organic art pieces and light fixtures to create some visual interest and balance. Fall 2019 Design Tool: Revit Post Production: Photoshop
living, dining, and kitchen
bedroom view towards door The bedroom showcases an inlayed wall detail as well as an elevated nook for the bed itself. The geometric pattern on the walls mimics the same pattern found in the entryway to the apartment. Brass is used as a unifying material that ties the apartment together aesthetically. It is found in the inlay, the night stand, and the light fixtures.
how brass inlay fits together
bedroom view towards window
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floor plan
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1. guest rooms 2. bathrooms 3. living & dining 4. kitchen
entry to kitchen elevation
Right when guests enter the space they are greeted with this brass inlay detail that draws them into the space. This, along with the parquet flooring feature help lead them to the main public space and immediately set this BnB apart from others.
entry
dining and living room
table edge detail
custom table
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SEL IN SHANGHAI
Shweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is known for their dedication towards creating products and systems that protect power grids all over the globe. Focused on integrity, discipline, and dignity of work, these workers need a space that allows for open collaboration while still maintaining a suitable work environment that caters to the needs of different workers. The space is made to inspire its inhabitants to strive for innovation while not being overly distracting in terms of color or material palette. Shanghai, often referred to as the place where east meets west, is recognized architecturally for sleek, modern design. The goal of this office design was to merge the traditional practices of SEL with the minimalistic, Scandinavian driven themes seen throughout Shanghai.
Spring 2019 Design Tool: Revit Post Production: Photoshop, InDesign
monumental stair
1. small conference room Black concrete acts as wayfinding, leading from the egress stairs to the monumental stair at the center of the building. These pathways connect the length of the office, passing by the small conference rooms, which help signify transparency and equality in the workspace.
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Shanghai wall graphic
Public Bathrooms (not movable) Semi-private Small conference rooms and neutral spaces
2. software engineer workstations
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INTERNSHIP WORK
These works are a few visual representations of work that I did during my internship at GGLO in Seattle during summer 2019. I also helped develop Excel spreadsheets comparing various package systems as well as interior storefront wall manufacturers. Additionally, I helped pick up redlines, worked in the materials library, and developed a spec book for a hotel project.
This is a custom felted rug that I helped design for a lobby in a multi-family development. I created the first concept sketch (bottom right) and chose a set of colors to be used. This was then sent to the felting company for them to further develop into the final product (top). See also a close up of the felted material (bottom left). Photoshopped an image of a wallcovering onto the back wall of this rendering. The space itself was designed and rendered by other designers (I am unaware of their names).
Level 5 | Living Room w h e re i t a l l b e g i n s , p o i n t o f a rriv al, s culpt ed e l e me n ts th at re s p o n d
(2) 18" sq.
F I NI S H E S
(1) 14" x 20"
Accent Pillows & Throw
55" TV
Sectional Sofa
Side Table
Accessories
Media Console
Area Rug (8'x10')
Coffee Table
Accessories
Faux Plant
Planter
E NL A R G E D F LO O R PL A N
Books: -Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton: Including Jackson Hole (Travel Guide) -Almost Somwhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir -Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products -Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age -The Industries of the Future
Floor Lamp
AMLI | Spring District Model Unit | 07.23.19
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Level 5 | Kitchen + Dining
F INIS H E S
whe re i t a l l b e gi n s, p o i n t o f arriva l, sculpted e l e m e n t s t hat re sp o n d
1. Entry
EN L ARGE D FLOORPL AN
Key Hooks
Kitchen Accessories
Centerpiece
Dining Table
Dining Chairs
Counter Stool AMLI | Spring District Model Unit | 07.23.19
These are pages from a graphic package I assembled for a multi-family model unit. I specified all FF&E, set up elevation views in Revit to include, and photoshopped materiality into floor plans.
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ADDITIONAL WORKS
Kacey Musgraves - watercolor + pen
Colosseum - on site sketch with pen
Cortile in Santo Spirito, Florence - on site sketch and watercolor
Pieces constructed in AutoCAD then laser cut out of MDF
Piazza Navona, Rome - on site sketch with pen
The town of College Place had a competition for a new flag design in 2019. They wanted it to be full of meaning and history of their town. With a teammate, I designed this and won first place. We added in references to their three original tribes, local schools, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church located there.
Learning Rhino and Subsequent Research Analysis Tasked with creating an alien space that felt “infinite” while experimenting with shape, form, levels, and patterns. Rendered with V-Ray. After completing this, all of the students in our senior studio class were surveyed to see the emotional effect the alien spaces had on them. My project’s results are listed below. These images are screenshots taken while in 360 view.
tense
calming?
joyful open
welcomed
playful interested energized curious confused
anxious
overwhelmed
free
intimidated
uncomfortable
cautious
vulnerable
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0 10 20
undecided
(13) (13) (6)
Stressful? yes
no undecided
(8) (17) (7)
exploratory?
Above: a word bubble showing words that students felt when looking around my project in 360 view Right: responses to -- “Does this space feel calming? Stressful? Exploratory?”
0 10 20
yes no
yes
(32)
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Above: horizontal section (left), a vertical section (middle), and an exploded axon (right). They are zoomed in for clarity, as the entire model is much bigger and more chaotic but repeats these core elements.
360.359.5868 sarah.flotlin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahflotlin/
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