Thao Thach Tran INTERIOR DESIGNER. EXPERIENCE CREATOR
EXPERIENCES
CORE Design (Vietnamese designer’s firm) Interior Design Intern
October ‘16 - March ‘16
• Assisted in retail and residential projects • Helped with digital model making, photography, and construction documents.
Disney Imagination Competition EDUCATION Savannah College of Art & Design Year Class of 2018 Degree B.F.A Interior Design Minor in Electronic Design GPA 3.9/4.0 Awards Dean’s List Academic Honors Scholarship Achievement Honors Scholarship International Students Scholarship Students Opportunity Scholarship
SKILLS Technical: • Revit, 3Ds Max, AutoCAD, Sketchup • Photoshop, InDesign, Illustration • Hand Sketch & Rendering Professional: • Organizational Skills, Project Management, Event Planning • Word, Excel, PowerPoint Language: English, Vietnamese 1
Team leader
September ‘16 - December ‘16
• Achievement: Semi-Finalist • Leaded a group of 4 in concept development, visual presentation and project management.
Savannah College of Art & Design Orientation Assistant
Aug ‘16 - Now
• Participated in a two-week long training program on customer services, counseling and support services, teamwork and team-leading • Instructed on college involvement and extra-curricular activities
IM Venture Co-Founder
Apr ‘14 - Sep ‘15
• Featured on Vietnam Television Corporation (VTC) show on innovative youth programs and aspiring young leaders • Pioneered programs and logistics, and managed recruitment for two-week long trips, attracting 200 applications worldwide • Collaborated with local educational companies to execute 10-week long inspirational workshop series, and an amazing race in Northern Vietnam, engaging more than 500 Vietnamese youths nationwide
CONTACT
www.thaotrandesign.com thaotran.interiordesign @gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/thaothach-tran-53960188 @thaotran.journey 912-342-3934
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General Information
Jelly Fish
Resume Table of Content
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Academic project: a co-working space designed to encourage co-operation
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The Hearth
Internship
Personal Work
Group project: submission for Disney Imagination Competition 2017
A residential project for CORE Design internship
A collection of building sketches and digital renderings
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JELLYFISH Academic Project: Co-working Office Space Design Course goals: Concept Development, Construction Document, Code Regulations, Material Specification Jellyfish have been proven to be the most efficient swimmers of all animals thanks to their flexibility in body forms to utilize water movements. Therefore, although diversify in species, all Jellies can easily adjust to different environments and grow really fast to create their close-knit community. Inspired by the concept of Jellyfish, Social Foundry, a coworking office space located in downtown Savannah, will effectively create a space that is flexible to use and develop a close-knit community that is suitable for a wide variety of customers to work efficiently.
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Concept Diagram
Inspired by the movement of jellyfish, the layout of the floor plan in the morning, during working hours, will have one central big area connecting to many other spaces, all of which will be active. This central area combines of the reception area and the hour-ly renting space.
After 5pm, the Social Foundry office will close and the central space will turn into a retail showcase or event hosting area so that member companies can display their products or plan activities for branding and community engagement.
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Activ e work areas du r ing h o urs ing
Floor Plan
Main Entrance
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Only this area is active after 5pm - for retail
Public Area
Semi-private
Semi-public
Private Area
Sea Level Surface Coffee shop Kitchen Lounges
Deep Reception Hourly-rent desks Casual meeting room Locker room Gym
Longterm rent area One-on-one rooms Private meeting room
Napping pods Quiet rooms Quiet meeting area Private offices
Horizontal Section Cut View Dropped Ceiling Open area, exposed ceiling, bright color palette and full of natural light
Spacious with high ceiling, open spaced, energetic, bright and full of both artificial and natural light
Low ceiling, more enclosed space, sound absorbing materials
Calm and dark color palette, enclosed area, artificial light
Elevated floor level
Jellyfish are found in both shallow and deep sea area. Most of them exist well above the ocean floor and come from a variety of species and colors. However, many other species, which are typically more “dangerous�, spend their entire life
at the bottom. Some species migrate back and forth between the levels. This fact perfectly illustrates how the Social Foundry is designed for different people to feel comfortable in each area. 8
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Reception Area
Semi-translucent resin wall & ceiling panel installation creates a special general lighting effect and tights with the concept of Jellyfish. Furniture layout during working hours functions as a reception.
After 5pm, LED strips will lit up and create a special lighting effect focusing on products displayed below. Desks and chairs are flexible to be rearranged and create a gallery showcase.
Product Display
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Seating cubes act as an acoustical wall. When needed, they are flexible to be rearranged to create a small event space or host group activities.
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Interior Lounge
Undergro und Seating
g Adjustable seats for wheelchair users
Open work space encourages collaboration and networking, which helps with creativity and creates a friendly workplace environment.
Open Workspace
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An aquarium provides visual changes. Dropped ceiling creates enclosed space along with dark toned materials.
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Casual Seating Area
This area provides changes in human ergonomics, suitable for those who are bored with traditional working surfaces. Indoor plants bring in freshness of nature, which helps with efficiency and health.
Seating cubes not only absorb noise but also can be stacked to create an enclosed meeting area when needed. Chairs provide choices for human ergonomics.
Private Meeting Room
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Illustration by Jesse Techentin & Thao Tran
The Hearth
One Home, Many Hearts, Countless Adventures Submission for the Disney 2017 Imaginations Design Competition Project type: Team of 4 members Role: Team Leader Contribution: Concept development, Rendering, Writing, Visual Presentation Achievement: Semi-finalist
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Connecting to the remaining dormitory houses
Upperclassman House
Site and Location
School Bus Station
The Hearth
Freshman Dormitory
Designed to address and solve homesickness, the Hearth is located in the center of our college’s dormitories. Main academic buildings are walking distant, which is convenient for
New Freshman Dormitory
Upperclassman House
students and faculty to hang out after stressful time. Besides, downtown area is a great place to invite city tourists to visit our college and have great memories.
Entrance
Downtown Map
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Entrance
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Key Components
Entrance
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Global Garden River Market Central Hearth Illustration by Willy Cao & Alfredo Palencia
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Entrance
Illustration by Jesse Techentin
3. Global Garden Where home is cultivated Following the funicular railways leading from the entrance, people will first enter our Global Garden, which features plant life and landscapes from all over the world. Interactive projections of plants and animals
spring to life and play with guests. Those who need to be on their own to reflect and think about family can spend time in our natural home huts made from trees.
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Home hut
River Market
2. River Market
As guests move into the River Market, they will immerse in an open, more lively space. People can enjoy food and drink from around the world sold in our floating boats
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Interactive Projection
Where home flavors are just downstream in the river and food stands on the riverside. This River Market will also be the very first international food market in the city.
1. Central Hearth Long ago, humans discovered fire, allowing them to use the night time for creative activities. Fire also kept predators away, and thus is associated with home and safety. This symbol manifested itself when people would gather together on New Year’s
Where All Hearts Beat as One
Eve around a giant bonfire to share warmth and beauty of the glowing fire. The Hearth continues this tradition by providing a revitalized home for students and guests and serving as a symbol for the continuing pursuit of creative passion.
Illustration by Jesse Techentin
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SECRET GARDEN Secret Garden is a residential project in the suburban area of Vietnam. The owner wants his farm house to have a traditional Vietnamese design while still maintain his family’s modern living style. In this internship, I had the chance to assist with digital model making, furniture layout, photography, and construction document. I also designed two wall decorative panels that the owner later on decided to install in his master bedroom.
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Model Making for the Secret Garden - Sketchup Exterior view 22
Photography
Living room
Garden 23
Art corner
Guests’ room
These are the two wall decorative panels that I handmade for the house. These pieces are made with natural and very traditional objects that can be found easily in Vietnam’s rural areas such as rice bag, dried lotus pods, cordages or old wood sticks. The panels were later framed in wood.
I also designed this outdoor installation. The canopy was first designed to be wooden framed. However, I thought it would be better to have metal frames and install bamboo sticks on top. Convolve planted in front of the canopy can also create a cozy atmosphere. My idea was approved for constuction and this is the result. 24
The Paris Opera House - section cut
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PERSONAL WORK Exploring different computer softwares during free times is my favorite hobby. This helps me train my visual thinking and communication skills. Besides, practicing sketching and hand rendering also helps me analyze building arts around me and get inspired.
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Model Making & Rendering - Revit
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Rendering - 3Ds Max & Photoshop
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Hand sketches
Corte San Pietro Hotel by Daniela Amoroso, Italy
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Thank you. Thank you so much for spending time walking through this journey with me. It is hard to summarize everything in just one book, but I hope you had an enjoyable experience so far. I would love to know what I can do further to help make your decision easier. Please contact me at thaotran.interiordesign@gmail.com.
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