| Design Elements | Selected works: 2008-2011 M.Arch application

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[design elements] stephanie matkaluk

interior designer, b.a.i.d.

selected works

(2008 - 2011)


photograph taken by Jason Eng, 2011

design to me...

life is a series of moments, strung together through time & space.


[abstractions] [constructions] [designs] [inspirations]

good design transforms these moments into [experiences].


[abstractions]


mixed media & motion photocopy, 2010


[chess labyrinth]

Mount Royal University, Calgary, 2009

This model captures a snapshot in a 3D chess game as it would be played by opponents in real time. Through the model the human condition is seen as a physical object, whereby the importance is placed on the journey and not the outcome, much as is life.


[human container]

Mount Royal University, Calgary, 2009

Volumetric understanding of human ergonomics and anthropomorphics is applied to the design of a moving storage container. The concept behind the container aims at the end product resembling a piece of dadaist art, emphasized by the manifestation of the user’s actions as seen from the outside.


[constructions]


frank media office, floor plan & reception render


staircase & landing figure ground relationships

[mass & void]

Mount Royal University, Calgary, 2010

1:50 scale model

This project explored the deconstruction of the individual components and fundamental massing of staircase design. The result is a surreal piece that is both mass and void at the same time. Open risers, wooden treads encased in glass, and heavy railings toy with these notions.

tread connection detail sketch


tread materiality

landing transition

tread connection


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[urban exploration]

MALL FACADE

Mount Royal University, Calgary, 2010

This fictitious retail design project focused on the topic of “urban exploration�, and was to be situated in a new addition of a mall in Calgary. The retail focus became an analogue photography shoppe as one of the many ways that humans explore the urban fabric. Through a detailed spatial design program the design was resolved to

create movement and flow from product to experience, while displaying photography like art and maximizing storage. The concept was further carried into the detail drawings, where the same approach was applied to how the space would actually be built. In this way, the concept became an architectural as well as a consumer device and driving force.


storage low priced cameras

entry

high priced cameras

medium priced cameras

film

tripods

lenses

computer station

cash

office

dark room

FLOOR PLAN LONGITUDINAL SECTION

entry from mall corridor

camera display

cash desk

dark room


finished ceiling edge

spring loaded display

counter edge


recessed lighting

display edge

kick lighting


[designs]


undergraduate thesis project concept model, 2011


{v & p

verse & prose

interacting

learning

& library reading lounge

Lit*

centre & learning digital library

expressing

The Bard bar & poetry literary cafe

how can literature be showcased as an art form?

concept sketch

[literature centre]

Undergraduate thesis project Mount Royal University, Calgary, 2011

The undergraduate thesis project for the Interior Design program involved using an existing building within the Calgary downtown core and redesigning it to a project of our personal choosing. A literature centre was designed in order to explore ideas of internal mental growth. The occupancies were derived from three different ways that literature is explored: through interaction, learning, and expressing. The concept of a seed was the main driving force behind the project, resulting in a dynamic space with the emphasis on the journey and process rather than the end result.


modified facade


{v & p

verse & prose

& library reading lounge


w/c

w/c

reading patio

w/c

reading niche

book return circulation desk

landing above

{v & p

reading room

verse & prose

& library reading lounge digital library

vestibule w/c

up

loading dock storage

Lit*

centre & learning digital library

up

staff

flex learning centre

cash kitchen

office

elevator

The Bard poetry bar & literary cafe book club area

patio

main floor plan parti sketches depicting plan synthesis: bud seed

expression idea

root

human path of travel

thought

imposed structure


Lit*

centre & learning digital library


w/c

w/c

w/c

reading niche dn

landing below

{v & p

verse & prose

kitchen

children’s amphitheater

& library reading lounge

patio elevator

Lit*

dn

study hub

centre & learning digital library

storage bar

The Bard poetry bar & literary cafe

w/c

flex learning centre

w/c

performance area

second floor plan

“

The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line. Joanna Field

1:100 scale model

book display


The Bard bar & poetry literary cafe


performance area

poetry bar

book club area

stepped seating

cafe

stepped seating

kitchen

library

reading niche

reading niche


[inspirations]


jackson pollock, moma, nyc, 2009


[see, remember, imagine] Personal, 2008-2011

Sketching is a way in which we document how we see, experience, and view various subjects. Sketching what we see is a technical way to train our eyes to actually look at something in detail. Sketching what we remember tests our memory and tells us what we find important. Sketching from imagination bridges memory and technique and has the possibility to create completely new and inspiring objects, designs, and images.


Last night I saw a face, And in my dreams I sought to chase, It through the woods and round the bend, To a spot it could not defend. It was running from the world, From which it could not be unfurled, Lest it should fall among the trees bereft, Into an untimely death.


Rome

[genius loci]

Personal, 2009-current

This photo series depicts everyday life in urban settings in an attempt to gain access into the essence of genius loci. By environmental manipulation, human interaction is shaped through the lens of the character that makes up the city, something neither tangible or nameable. These photos capture moments within the urban fabric of cities that aid in defining who the elusive character of that city is.

Paris


Amsterdam

New York City


[europe 2011] Personal, 2011

In August 2011 I traveled around Europe for a month. This was an important personal journey for me to experience first-hand artworks, cities, cultures, and architecture, which I have rigorously studied. I kept a travel sketchbook throughout my journey, as well as ticket stubs from important sites and museums. This expedition allowed me to develop my own personal architectural study.


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“i s Trc ouneceedr nuecda tni oont

only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life. Mies Van Der Rohe

Thank you for looking at my work. Barcelona Pavilion, 2011

stephanie matkaluk

interior designer, b.a.i.d.


stephanie matkaluk

interior designer, b.a.i.d. 632 Crescent Blvd. S.W. Calgary, AB, T2S 1L2 s.matkaluk@gmail.com 403-616-9355


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