Thitari Smitthimedhin | Interior Design Portfolio

T HI TA RI S M I T T H I M E D H I N INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO - SELECTED WORKS

Design Imaginative, Unique Thinking, Constructing, Creating I n t a n g i b l e t o Ta n g i b l e Tr a n s f o r m i n g

A

transformational

median

that

creates

new

experiences

from

o rd i n a r y, eve r yd ay s ce n a r i o s . Int e r i o r d e s i g n i s n ot o n l y c re at i n g functional spaces but also making unique spaces that offer a diverse experience.

T H I TA R I S M I T T HI M EDHI N INTERIOR DESIGN CONTACT

EDUCATION

+1(912)323-2929 +668-5211-1751 thtr.smith@hotmail.com

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Interior Design Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) | Savannah, GA Expected Graduation: November 2019

Portfolio https://issuu.com/thtrsmith

Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts (BFA) in Interior Design Assumption University (AU) | Bangkok, Thailand Graduated: June 2016

Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/ in/thtrsmith/

SKILLS Software - AutoCAD - 3ds Max - Revit - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe InDesign - Microsoft Office suite Technical - Drawing, drafting - Model-making - Concept designing and developing Language - Thai (Native) - English (Second Language)

HONORS Scholarships SCAD Graduate Achievement Scholarship (2017 - Present) The Crystal Weaver World Domination in Interior Design Graduate Endowed Scholarship (2018) Award SCAD Chair’s Outstanding Thesis Award (2019) Publication Project ‘Escapade Hotel’ on Rethinking the Future (2018) https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/hospitality/escapade-hotel-by-thitari-smitthimedhin/

EXPERIENCE 2019

Interior Design Intern, Leo A Daly | Omaha, Nebraska - Picked up redlining and specified interior signage, section and elevation details, as well as selected finishes and finalized room schedules via Revit.

- Prepared presentations using InDesign.

- Created 3D visual renderings using Revit, 3ds Max, and Photoshop.

- Ordered samples and constructed finish boards and finish binders.

- Overlooked site construction.

- Arranged furniture layout plans via Revit.

- Contacted reps and manufacturers for pricing.

2018 Interior Design Intern, Gresham Smith | Nashville, Tennessee

- Ordered samples and constructed full finish palettes and finish binders.

- Created a master template for finish binder using InDesign.

- Sketched a plan.

- Drafted detailed elevations and finish schedules using Revit.

- Rendered floor pattern plan via Photoshop.

- Specified room tag, floor pattern plan, and finish and wall protection plan via Revit.

2017 Freelance Graphic Designer | Bangkok, Thailand

- Created logo using Illustrator and Photoshop.

- Created packaging using Illustrator.

2014 Interior Design Intern, Studio54 | Bangkok, Thailand

- Drafted detailed drawings for contractors using AutoCAD.

- Specified materials, furniture, and fixtures.

- Constructed finish boards.

- Detailed Bill of Quantities.

- Prepared mood boards and presentations.

- Specified furniture details in furniture layout plan via AutoCAD.

- Drafted drawing layout plan and sections using AutoCAD.

- Visited sites and measured spaces.

INVOLVEMENT 2017 - Present

Interior Design Organization | Member | Savannah, GA

2012 - 2016

Vertical Competition | Participant | Bangkok, Thailand - Worked alongside other group members on creating concept and presenting in the form of mock-up model.

2016

MAYA Stage Creation Competition | Participant | Bangkok, Thailand - Developed a design concept for a stage and constructed a mock-up model.

2014

VC Competition | Participant | Bangkok, Thailand - Set furniture layout plan.

- Created 3D visual rendering using 3ds Max and Photoshop.

CONTENTS

01 T H E S I S / Tr a n s f o r m a t i v e D e s i g n f o r R e c o r d i n g i n R e s i d e n t i a l S p a c e s Page 01-12

02 MUSE / Recording Library Page 13-24

03 CONNECTION / Senior Living Community Page 25-34

04 N AT TAYA S A L A / K h o n E x p e r i e n c e C e n t e r Page 35-48

05 E S C A PA D E / B u s i n e s s H o t e l Page 49-60

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THESI S

Tr a n s f o r m a t i v e D e s i g n f o r R e c o r d i n g i n R e s i d e n t i a l S p a c e s Winter 2019 - Spring 2019

With the trend of people watching online videos, the number of video c re a t o r s i s co n t i n u o u s l y i n c re a s i n g . Ho w eve r, fe w re s e a rc h e r s d evot e serious attention to the problem of having the recording studio in residential spaces. Developing a recording studio in residential space is an o p t i o n f o r p e o p l e w h o w a n t t o s t a r t a Yo uTu b e c h a n n e l t o e a r n i n c o m e a n d who do not have enough resources to create quality videos. This thesis aims to research the possibility of creating a quality recording studio for t h o s e n e w Yo uTu b e r s b o t h w i t h a n d w i t h o u t a b u d g e t a s w e l l a s f o c u s i n g on supporting their wellness.

AWA R D : SCAD Chair’s Outstanding Thesis Award (2019)

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Recording Area

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PROBLEM There is little research on residential video recording spaces, even though the number of video creators is growing. Nevertheless, there are many recommendations for setting up a recording studio in a home e n v i r o n m e n t , a n d t h e s e a l s o c o m p a r e t h e c o s t o f a D o - I t -Yo u r s e l f ( D I Y ) recording studio versus the cost for a full-equipment studio.

Ho w eve r, a D I Y re co rd i n g s t u d i o i s n ot a p ro p e r d e s i g n fo r a re co rd i n g studio in a residential space. Therefore, how can interior design inform

video

creators

who

have

limited

access

to

professional

recording studios in transforming their home setting environment into a space that is conducive to creating videos?

Yo uTu b e r s

Start a channel and publish videos to earn income

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Recording Studio Rental

Yo uTu b e S p a c e

Home Setting Environment

Expensive

Limited

Inappropriate

R E V I E W O F L I T E R AT U R E

Pay around $18 per 1,000 advertising views (3 to 5 dollars per 1,000 videos viewed)

50 million people o n Yo uTu b e a r e actively creating content

300 hours of videos are uploaded o n Yo uTu b e e v e r y minute

(Aslam, 2018)

(Aslam, 2018)

(G eys e r, 2 0 1 8 )

Effect of less personalization Le s s p e rs o n a l i z at i o n l e a d s to a g re ate r l eve l of emotional exhaustion, especially when accompanied by lower levels of privacy ( L a u re n c e , Fr i e d , & S l o w i k , 2 0 1 3 )

Benefits of working from home

Flexible schedule

Spend time with family

Reduced stress

Increased morale

Improved productivity

(Griffis, 2018)

(Griffis, 2018)

(PGi, 2014)

(PGi, 2014)

(PGi, 2014)

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FINDINGS

Systematic Layout Planning Provide a layout that makes the work flow efficient

Benign Design Wo r k s p a c e t h a t m o t i v a t e s positive behavior and improves well being

Sense of Place Space that users can pesonalize

Privacy Regulation Theory Level of privacy

D E S I G N S T R AT E G I E S *These icons will be utilized later to highlight specific design strategies displayed in space renders

Promote wellness and ergonomic design

Create quality lighting

Promote user’s personalization

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Control and equalize sounds

Control budget

USER JOURNEY Yo uTu b e r s

Planing content or writing script

Setting up the studio

Shooting video

Resting

Organizing things

Editing video

B U I L D I N G A N A LY S I S

Summer and Raining

Winter

Area

3 6 0 S q . F.

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POTENTIAL SOLUTION F

G

A

Hook

E

D C

B

Wo o d panel

A

Floor Plan

A wood panel with hooks that users can pull out to hang their clothes or other items

*not to scale

D

E

Pulled out small coffee table

A shelf with a television attached to the tracking wall with pulled out small coffee table when needed

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A Murphy bed allows users to rest when needed

B

Pegboard

C

Pulled out table and chairs

A pegboard allows users to customize the space with the table and chair hanging at the bottom part that can be pulled out when needed

F

A tracking wall allows users to move the wall front or back to expand the space both in the working station and resting area when needed

G Key l i g ht

Fill light

A video light attached to the wall that can be pulled out when the user is recording video

Hanger

Puzzle wall

The wall on the back acts as a puzzle wall that allows users to customize backdrop as they desire

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Pegboard with pulled out table and chairs Small pantry Wo o d p a n e l with hook

Small closet

Acoustic wall panel

Acoustic wall panel

Glass board

Puzzle wall for video recording

Tr a c k i n g wall Pulled out small coffee table Pulled out video lighting

Fo l d i n g d o o r

Carpet

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Murphy bed

Wo r k i n g S t a t i o n A l l o w s Yo uTu b e r s t o m a k e p r o d u c t i o n s t o u p l o a d o n t o t h e i r Yo uTu b e c h a n n e l .

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Resting Area

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S u p p o r t s t h e Yo uTu b e r w h e n t h e y n e e d t o t a k e a b r e a k f r o m r e c o r d i n g the video, editing the video, and other tasks. It makes a connection between the working station and recording space.

Recording Area A d a p t a b l e e n v i r o n m e n t a l l o w s Yo uTu b e r s t o c r e a t e t h e i r v i d e o s .

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02

MUSE Recording Library Fa l l 2 0 1 8

A recording library for young or new musicians with or without talent who have a passion for music and want to create music or are in a

related

f i e l d . Fa c i l i t i e s i n c l u d e s e l f - l e a r n i n g a r e a , c l a s s r o o m s , a n d r e c o r d i n g studios for music and video, which allow the musicians to get new knowledge and inspiration.

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Reception

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Office

Studio

Classroom

Self-learning

Harness Guidance Circulation

CONCEPT This project is about Euterpe, one of the nine Muses, the goddesses of music, song, and dance. She was a source of inspiration to inspire, guide and assist the ancient Greek musicians.

Through the concept, this project will be a space to give knowledge and inspiration for young or new musicians with or without talent who want to create music or who are in a related field by organizing the composition of the space, guiding throughout the space, and creating an extraordinary experience in the public space.

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PROGRAM

Library

Recording Studio

Knowledge / Inspiration

Learning / Creation

- Classroom

- Control room

- Self-learning area

- Live room - Vo c a l b o o t h - Recording studio

Bubble Diagram

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Parti Diagram

Office

Break area

Restroom

Recording studio Classroom

Floor Plan *not to scale

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Recording studio

R e c e p - Wa t i n g tion area

Self-learning area

M AT E R I A L S S E L E C T I O N Laminate

Dark Concrete

Carpet

Carpet Tile

Tile

Light Concrete

FURNITURE SELECTION

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Self-learning Area

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Reflected Ceiling Plan *not to scale

A c o u s t i c Wa l l D e t a i l

S e c t i o n *not to scale

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Self-learning Area

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Recording Studio Entrance

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Bookshelf/Recording Studio Entrance

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Classroom/Recording Studio

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03

CO N NECTI O N Senior Living Community Winter 2018

A senior living community under the Canterfield brand for seniors who live on their own, who have a physical health problem, or who want to live co nve n i e nt l y. Th e f a c i l i t i e s i n c l u d e a n a c t i v i t y ro o m , l i b ra r y, a r t s & c raf t s , t h e a t e r, s p a , s a l o n , p e t ro o m , co u r t ya rd , w e l l n e s s ce n t e r w i t h yo g a ro o m , etc. and allow the seniors to enjoy and relax without worries about their daily living activities.

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Lo b by

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CONCEPT T h e c o n c e p t i s i n s p i r e d b y a ‘ L i v e O a k Tr e e ’. T h e s o u t h e r n l i v e o a k h a s a

deep

tap-root

that

anchors

it

when

young

and

eventually

develops into an extensive and widespread root system, which makes the southern live oak extremely resistant to strong sustained winds.

The tree crown is very dense, making it valuable for shade, and the species provide nest sites for many mammal species.

This project creates a connection between public and private space by organizing the space in a form inspired from the root and by using a large opening to connect each room and to connect the user with the sights, sounds, and their physical movement.

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Parti Diagram

Block Diagram

*not to scale

*not to scale

M AT E R I A L S S E L E C T I O N Wa l l T i l e

Wo o d

Tile

Flotex

Marmoleum

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Floor Plan *not to scale

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Lo b by

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Library

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Dining Area

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Assisted Living: Studio I

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Assisted Living: Studio I

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04

N AT TAYA SALA Khon Experience Center Fa l l 2 0 1 5 - S p r i n g 2 0 1 6

Nattaya Sala (Khon Experience Center) is a place that inherits Khon (the highest form of performance in Thai culture) in the form of performances, exhibitions, and workshops. Customers, especially Thai students and foreigners, can learn new knowledge and experience the highest level of Thai culture. Nattaya Sala provides function about Khon including the information area to educate people, the demonstration area to show how to make the props, costumes, makeup, or even the masks worn by actors, the theater area to show Khon performance in many part of the Ramayana s t o r y, t h e wo r k s h o p a re a fo r p e o p l e t o ex p e r i e n ce a n d l e a r n a b o u t K h o n , a s we l l a s ot h e r f u n c t i o n s t h at h e l p p e o p l e t o p a r t i c i p at e i n t h e ce nt e r.

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Theater

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PROBLEM Re ce nt l y, m o s t Th a i yo u t h p ay l e s s at t e nt i o n t o Th a i p e r fo r m a n ce , including Khon, even though it is the highest level of dramatic performance since ancient times. Khon is one aspect of Thai culture that can represent the identity of Thai art. Nevertheless, there is no existing place to show the history and value of Khon for Thai people and foreigners to learn and experience simultaneously. Also, the existing spaces, such as Sala Chalermkrung, provide only Khon performances eve r y T h u r s d ay a n d Fr i d ay.

Therefore, this would be the opportunity to create a place where foreigners and Thai people in the next generation can inherit Khon through the dissemination of knowledge and experience.

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GRAPHICS

Business Card

Access Ticket

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Brochure

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Other Elements

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CONCEPT Khon is based on the Thai Ramakien drama, which is one of the most important

types

of

Thai

literature.

Because

the

stories

in

the

literature are based on supernatural elements, Khon is considered supernatural fiction. Also, Khon is one of the highest levels of dramatic

works

of

Thai

culture,

which

represent

elegance

and

ge n t l e n e s s . Mo re ove r, K h o n i s o n e a s p e c t of Th a i c u l t u re t h a t u s e s Thai identity as a pattern in the performance space.

Key wo rd s : Su p e r n at u ra l , Pat t e r n , El e g a nt , a n d Ge nt l e

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Reception 42

First Floor Plan *not to scale

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Second Floor Plan *not to scale

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Third Floor Plan *not to scale

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Cafe

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Souvenir Shop

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Permanent Exhibition

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05

E S C APADE Business Hotel Spring 2015

A luxury business hotel for business people and extreme sports lovers to experience new ways to relieve their tensions as well as maintain their physical strength. The Escapade Hotel provides indoor rock climbing and surfing, as well as other amenities for customers to release the stresses from their work and enjoy their stay.

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Reception

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CONCEPT Based on the hotel’s uniqueness, the concept combines the random surface of a rock-climbing wall and surfing wave, combining curves and angular forms. Combined with these forms, a sparkling light shines when one achieves their goal.

Key wo rd s : Random - a random form of a triangle with the technique of origami Light of success - using void and transparent materials Challenging - a combination between a curve and angular form

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Lo b by Fl o o r Pl a n

First Floor Plan

*not to scale

*not to scale

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Second Floor Plan

Third to Sixth Floor Plan

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*not to scale

*not to scale

Third to Sixth Floor Plan

R o o f To p F l o o r P l a n

*not to scale

*not to scale

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R o c k C l i m b i n g Wa l l

Business Center 55

Premier Room Floor Plan *not to scale

Premier Room 56

Presidential Suite Second Floor Plan * n o t t o s c a l e

Presidential Suite First Floor Plan * n o t t o s c a l e

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Presidential Suite - First Floor

Presidential Suite - Second Floor 58

Royal Suite Second Floor Plan

Royal Suite First Floor Plan

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*not to scale

*not to scale

Royal Suite - First Floor

Royal Suite - Second Floor 60

THITAR I S M I TTHI M ED HI N thtr.smith@hotmail.com +1(912)323-2929 +668-5211-1751 https://issuu.com/thtrsmith