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PROJECT BOOK

Urban Market + Cafe ................................................................................................................. 8 - 17 Higher Education - Thesis ........................................................................................................ 18 - 27 Substance Abuse Treatment Facility ............................................................................... 28 - 37 Restaurant Design ......................................................................................................................... 38 - 47

MODELS & SCULPTURES

Lighting Design ................................................................................................................................ 50 - 51 Playing With Planes ...........................................................................................................................52 -53 Sydney Opera House - Abstract Model & ............................................................................................54 Light Shadow Screen ................................................................................................................................ 55

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Model Home Showcasing ..................................................................................................................... 58 -59 Event Coordination - Stage Set & Graphics ................................................................................... 60 - 61

GLIMPSES FROM THE SKETCHBOOK

Conceptual Sketching ...................................................................................................................... 64 - 65 Doodles on Trace .............................................................................................................................. 66 - 67 Design Thinking ................................................................................................................................. 68 - 69 Color In Design ........................................................................................................................... 70 - 71 Renderings ............................................................................................................................................ 72 - 73

project book

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+++ symbiosis ++ URBAN MARKET + CAFE

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CONCEPT Today we understand symbiosis as a biological term that refers to close and often long-term interactions between different biological species. However, the term was used much earlier for people living together in a community. Mutual benefit, inter-dependence and support are key ideas associated with symbiosis. The concept for the urban market is based on introducing and promoting the idea of symbiosis through a unique product mix, interior design, and branding.

LOCATION AND PEOPLE Symbiosis is located in the heart of downtown Lexington on W. Short Street. This is a prime commercial and business location.

Symbiosis provides a serendipitous venue for a variety of professionals during lunch hour and hopes to promote inter professional dialogue. Symbiosis also provides a casual platform for local and novice artists to display their art. The nearby Farmer’s Market provides organic produce for Symbiosis, and the Sunrise Bakery takes care of the fresh baking needs of Symbiosis. The location of everything nearby makes it easy for these businesses to work in sync.

Symbiosis is not just a design concept. It is a bigger idea, promoting community interaction and sustainability. Sustainability is manifested by Symbiosis in, not just the materials and finishes, but in disseminating this ideology to the community at large, by not only being a catalyst but a participant as well. With the successful integration of these concepts, I hope to introduce a new idea into the market that will hopefully catch on to become an urban trend.

SYMBIOSIS = URBAN MARKET + LOCAL ART CAFE + FARMER’S MARKET + SUNRISE BAKERY + BOOK

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Axon storage kitchen

walk-in freezer

cash wrap walk-in cooler

deli frozen goods

ADA restroom

exit

market

parking attendant’s room

cash wrap

ADA restrooms

art cafe modular arts permeable wall

entrance entrance book disp.

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DESIGN The design of the space embodies the concept of Symbiosis through integration of the two spaces in a seamless manner. Initially inspired by the architecture of Meis van der Rohe, the design focuses on openness and the use of architectural elements to connect the two spaces and create distinct sight lines.

Free floating platforms are used in window display, ceiling, and between the two spaces. Window openings and screen walls make the design seamlessly transparent and integrated. Colors and textures are placed strategically to expand the space and draw the eye of the customer to specific areas.

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Deli area

Symbiosis - The Market

Wood used to create sightlines to the back of the store - from wall to ceiling to door.

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Vault door as focal point - contrast in wall color to highlight the metal door. Preserving the original charm of the building and interior. CIrcular metal pendant lights over deli space complement and balance the circular vault door.

Architectural openings and large platform sweeping into cafe area, integrating it with grocery space.

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Emeco chair Polished recycled aluminum

Modulararts wall - Interlocking blocks

Coconut Chair

Beat lights - Tom Dixon Linear arrangement of 3 types of pendants

Symbiosis - The Cafe

Cafe and grocery (left) merge smoothly through large opening and connecting display platform

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Screen wall allows transparency and sightlines from grocery into cafe & vice

Polished metal window frames to match emeco chairs Leather background for art display spanning over windows & wall. Jute textured wall covering contrasts & complements leather Tree mural covered with glass on ceiling

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Design Issues 1. Circulation

2. Flexibility

Goal: The grocery store should provide a circulation path that is not only interesting but also clear and intuitive for shoppers.

PR: The design should accomodate changes in the product mix.

Concepts: 1. Modular display units 2. Adjustable sizes 3. Lightweight construction 4. Adjustable lighting

PR1: The layout of the store should take browsing shoppers through a path that encourages them to walk deeper into the store.

Concepts: 1. Progression of design elements 2. Discovery along the path 3. Focal point on back wall 4. Dairy in back of store PR2: Provide visibility into different sections.

Concepts: 1. Clear view to back of store 2. Lighting along main circulation path 3. Tall display in front and short in back 4. Architectural openings and transparencies

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Modularity

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what doesn’t SOLUTION

PROBLEM

HIGHER EDUCATION - CONCEPTUAL THESIS

• “One size fits all” - current educational model • Acedemic inflexibility due to standardization and bureaucracy • Lack of student control • Lack of educational experience

• To create an environmental scenario of the ideal educational system for the future, that removes the hierarchical barriers and offers flexible and customized alternatives to standardization • Using the tri-modal approach of incorporating a) sense of community, b) family/personal values, and c) teaching, we propose a solution that removes hierarchical barriers from the system as well as the environment of the current educational model.

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BASIC HUMAN NEEDS - THEORY Maslow’s Theory indicates five levels of human needs morality creativity acceptance spontaneity lack of prejudice

self-actualization esteem needs love/ belonging safety needs physiological needs

including phisiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-acualization needs. While most people find themselves at the esteem needs level (at some point in life, questioning their purpose and priorities in life), very few achieve self

self-esteem, confidence, respect from others, achievement, power

actualization. Maslow has cited people such as Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, and Gautam Buddha as the ones who

friendship, family, intimate relationship, acceptance from others shelter from weather, security of body, employment, resources, property, health and family air, water, food, sleep, homeosta-

have achieved this state of being.

Maslow concluded that the four lower levels must be achieved by a person in order to reach self-actualization. However, further research has shown that the need for self actualization appears at each of the lower four levels in some measure.

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS - STUDENT SURVEYS Through a survey of nearly 100 students at the University of Kentucky, these five broad categories were identified as being the most important elements that college students want in their surrounding spaces. According to the participants, spaces with these elements center them and make them feel more like themselves.

Nature

Relations

Pesonalization Dwelling

Memories

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Concept - Zones of Self In oder to achieve the goals defined above, the idea of “zones of self” is explored. These “zones of self” are created based on the student survey and Maslow’s theory of the heirarchy of basic human needs, both of which indicate that despite changes in lifestyle through the generations, every human being ultimately wants to be happy. This happiness or feeling of well being comes from the five elements indicated above by the student surveys.

These “zones of self” can be placed strategically on campus and are intended to increase and decrease the indicated feelings in students. This is followed by an exploration of forms and spaces that can be used to support a curriculum that is focused on enhancing awareness of college students, helping them to realize their full potential through clarity of purpose and priorities not only in their career path but also in their lives.

increase awareness dwelling nature relations personalization happiness inspiration freedom memorability centered places collaboration

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stress heirarchy segregation indecisiveness anxiety cold monotony distance from nature insecurity confusion

decrease

Materials & Textures - Nature Inspired

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they are not typicals they are prototypes

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they are not spaces they are places

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BALCONY DIAGONAL LINE CREATING OPENING TO SKY

INFORMAL LEARNING/ MEETING CIRCULAR FORM INSIDE RECTILINEAR SPACE

they center you and bring you closer to the sky

EMERGING FROM A CENTRAL CORE AND SPREADING OUTWARDS - CENTRALITY

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OPEN & AIRY BUT ENCLOSED

REFUGE - BREAKING THE BOX TO CREATE UNIQUE ENCLOSURES

SHELTER

OPENING IN ENCLOSURE

they are unique but part of the mundane

PROSPECT & REFUGE - PLACES TO SIT

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LIBRARIES DORMS STUDIOS OFFICES

SOFT vs.

HARD TEXTURES

STUDY NOOKS AND SEATING NOOKS

COURTYARD SPACE WITH SEATING - STEPS

they belong to you and you can share them MOVEABLE UNITS ON TRACKS - PERSONALIED UNITS THAT CAN BE COMBINES FOR COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES

CHALKBOARD TILES ON SLIDERS SHARING IDEAS

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COLLABORATION IN STUDY/ WORK SPACES

INCORPORATING NATURAL ELEMENTS IN INTERIOR SPACES

A BRIGHTLY COLORED WINDOW + A TYPICAL SITTING PLACE LIKE STEPS + UNDER A TREE

BREAKING THE MONOTONY OF A LONG NARROW HALLWAY - MOSTLY OPEN CEILING WITH LARGE SKYLIGHTS CREATING MULTIPLE LIGHT WELLS

CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE - MEMORABILITY

they invite nature and invite you to sit

SEATING AREAS IN NATURAL SETTINGS

ETCHING TREES ON GLASS

TEXTURES AND WINDOW FRAME - BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE

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Layne House A PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY CONCEPT An individual’s present state of mind is affected by either the past or the future. Ma jority of the stress in life comes from either brooding on the past or worrying about the future. Being in the present can eliminate these stresses. Easier said than done, being in the present is extremely difficult to achieve. Positive engagements in productive activities keeps the human mind from wandering into the past and future. These positive activities when performed in a group, under the careful eye of an experienced mentor, and in a supportive environment, can have a cumulative effect on healing the human mind to be focused and involved.

Being is like crossing a road. When you are crossing a road, you naturally don’t look back, nor do you look at what’s on the other side. You become completely engaged in watching the traffic on both sides and doing your best to get across. Being is part of the process of healing when the human mind learns from past and looks to a brighter future, but during the process of healing, inadvertently disengages from both. This is facilitated by the key ideas of: Engage, Involve and Relate.

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ENGAGE Engage with the surroundings Engage with the view

INVOLVE

RELATE

Involve in focused tasks Journaling Meditation

Relate to each other Encourage family involvement Develop friendships and support groups

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BEING future 29

CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN MAIN BUILDING SURROUNDED BY 6 RESIDENTIAL UNITS 30

DESIGN The concept of engage can be achieved through colors, textures and patterns that engage the users of the space by providing them with just the right level of stimulation. Active tasks such as gardening and art also provide positive engagement. Creating focal points in areas where people come together (such as main lobby, group rooms, game rooms, dining areas) will not only draw them towards that spot but also help them relate to each other as well as relate to their environment. These focal points will act as crucial conversation pieces with a central presence.

One way to create emphasis is through contrast in color temperature. Colors blue-green and red-orange are complementary to each other. They intensify as well as support eachother. These two colors can be used with neutrals that come from nature such as browns and beiges. In some areas they can be used with cool greys to create peaceful environments. Blue-green is a swing color. It can be warm or cool. As a warm color it can generate stimulation and as a cool color it can become calming. This quality of color makes it an appropriate choice for healing environments that require just the right amount of stimulation. Strategic use of natural and artificial light can create a feeling of warmth and comfort in personalized settings such as bedrooms and reading/art areas while also presenting opportunities for involvement in focused tasks.These aspects of design acts as a supportive element for the therapies of Layne House Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility.

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Residential Units Bedroom Suite 2 Residents

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RELATE Each bedroom occupies two residents.

The bedroom is concieved as a space for involving, reflecting and focusing.

A relate spcae is created within the bedroom in the form of window seating, giving the two room mates an opportunity to connect with each other.

INVOLVE Substance abuse treatment therapy includes daily journaling as a necessary activity. Linear arrangement of furniture (closet, mirror, bed, study) under a cantilever, defines a private area for each of the two room mates. This creates a sense of personal space without creating seperation or blockages. Wall covering further defines the bed and study space. This helps the resident to focus on journaling.

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Main Building

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ENGAGE CAFETERIA - AN ENGAGING SPACE The design concept creates the cafeteria - as a space that encourages people to not only engage with their environment and the view, but also with each other. This can be facilitated by creating smaller seating groups of four that support friendship formation among residents. This aspect of design also helps support the recovery and healing of residents and aids the therapies of MCCC.

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Juvenile Building South & East Glazing

Passive Solar

Main Building East Glazing

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Main Building South Glazing

Solatubes Capture The optical dome features Raybender ® 3000 Technology, a series of Fresnel lenses that harvest appropriate daylight based on solar position.

Harvest Low-Angled Daylight

Reject High Intensity Sunlight

Superior Visual Comfort

Comparison - Solatubes With Skylights & Windows

Transfer

Deliver

Imagine having daylight in interior offices, or lower levels of a building, or in hallways and corridors. Solatube Spectralight ® Infinity Tubing is redefining where daylighting can and should be used.

Solatube Daylighting Systems provide the inspiration for some of the most dynamic daylighting applications today. Spectralight® Infinity Tubing delivers the purest color rendition possible and the diffuser options allow for limitless opportunities to diffuse daylight into any room.

Enhanced Energy Performance

Extended Tube Lengths

0-90° Flexibility

Light Control

Design with Daylight

Superior Color Rendition

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ehec RESTAURANT - CHICAGO CONCEPT Memories are malleable.

Memories come from a “sense of self�-events that happen to me.

Memories help us imagine the future.

The sense of smell evokes the deepest memories.

Remembering is like breathing....it just happens.

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ACTIVITY ANALYSIS - OBSERVATIONS brand

converse

inviting surpris ed

expectation unknown

sense

drink

orient

business

curious

touch

seat pace - slow

relax

exterior

arrival photog raphy

curious

ins

question

pir

seek tip/pay service

e date

wait

family

isolate

decide

move/explore converse

group interact

socialize

business

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drink

engage

inv

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inv texting

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texting

plo

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sense

ite

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plo

drink

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refresh

relax seek service

tip/pay

date

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inspire

converse

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seat

seat pace- medium

seek service

ry mo me

sense

touch

family

meet new people eat

sense

drink

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interact inspired

depart

stand ƪirt

ƪirt

converse touch

pace - fast watch

eat

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tip/pay

drink

engage

touch

converse

move/explore

sense

passing in

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refresh

TRANSITION

INTERIOR

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Floor Plan

OUTDOOR LINGERING STORAGE AND SERVERS STATION

NO FOOD SERVICE

LOUNGE

BAKING

RESTROOMS

ASSEMBLY

COOKING

HOLDING

MAIN DINING

BAR HEIGHT

PREP

COOKING

DRY STORAGE

COMMUNAL

BAR WALK-IN COOLER

BACKBAR

BACKHOUSE

WALK-IN FREEZER

OFFICE

WAITING & HOSTESS

SOCIAL FLOOR IN COMMON CIRCULATION AREAS

DISHWASHING

OUTDOOR DINING

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AIR LOCK

ENTRY

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Social Floor Boundary Functions projects lines between people as they walk on an interactive floor to reveal that personal space is defined only by our relation to others and changes without our control.

Boundary Functions is a set of lines projected from overhead onto the floor, dividing people in the gallery from one another. When there is one person on its floor, there is no response. When two are present, a single line cuts between them bisecting the floor, and dynamically changing as they move. With more than two people, the floor divides into cellular regions, each with the quality that all space within it is closer to the person inside than any one else. When two people touch eachother, the boundary between them disappears.

By projecting the diagram, the invisible relationships between individuals and the space between them become visible and dynamic. The intangible notion of personal space and the line that always exists between you and another becomes concrete. The installation doesn’t function at all with one person, as it requires a physical relationship to someone else.

The social floor provides an intractive way of creating new relationships between people, and is thus incorporated in the bar and lounge areas of the restaurant.

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Showing how visibility into the restaurant is carefully controlled to provide glimpses of the interior without revealing everything. Also showing how the brand is incorporated into the interior architecture of the waiting area and bar.

Branding the facade

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Inside

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The design of Mehec plays on the idea of memory. Research shows that memories are malleable. Each time a memory is revisited it changes. Also, people who have no memory of the past, aren’t able to imagine a future. This connection between past and future is incorporated into Mehec’s design through architecture and materiality.

Mehec’s front facade carefully controls what one sees from the outside. The glass facade acts as a lens (present) through which one sees the past. The lace-like screens are reminiscent of the past and one can see glimpses of it from outside.

The screens are made of corian which is an extremely malleable material that can be carved, laser-cut and molded. Corian is interspersed with mirrors which make the experience more dynamic. The entire space is divided using these permeable screens only. Each screen is strategically used to anchor moveable furniture pieces. The screens are also moveable and can be configured to create a different layout and a different experience.

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Memories are associated with a strong sense of self. Personalized spaces are created for each individual within the space with the aid of the social floor.

It is only after entering the space and going through it, that one can see the future which is represented by branding and materiality. The layout of the space is such that it draws the customer deeper into the space. As one moves through the space, glimpses of the brand are revealed. The name “mehec� means aroma. Out of the five senses, the sense of smell is known to evoke the strongest and deepest memories. This goes with the cuisine type being served - sizzlers which are focused on aromatics.

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& Out

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models & sculptures

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CONCEPT To showcase the aesthetics of materials in their pure form. To use hardware as design elements in their natural form, not painted, stained or finished in any way. To see steel as steel in the repetitive rhythm of circles. And jute as fabric that can be shaped into any form without destroying its texture and natural color.

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MATERIALS Unpainted, unsanded blond wood was used to build the light box. Heavy gauge steel wire and hardware were used to create the support structure. Jute fabric was stiffened with rice starch water and molded into a variety of organic shapes which were then glued to the wire frame.

Lighting Design

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Playing With Planes

The human scale played a critical role in the design of this sculpture. It is scaled carefully to be small enough that people can relate to it, but also large enough to have a dominant presence in the Quad. The symbolism of the sculpture acts as an identity for UK and students from diverse fields.

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A plane is a two-dimensional surface. Bending, twisting and intersecting are some ways of taking a plane surface into the third dimension to create playful compositions.

SYMBOLISM

These ideas relate to University of Kentucky’s goal to incorporate the merging of Arts, Sciences and University Studies Programs (or USPs) into an acedemic environment. These three branches of education at UK mould a freshman student into a complete human being capable of handling a multitude of situations.

The sculpture’s three triangular elements symbolize holistic education through the three branches of acedemia. The focal point of the design is the element that intersects itself. It represents the USPs that make students look within themselves and learn from their acedemic experiences. Even though UK has several Art and Science programs, it is the USPs that all students share and that shapes them into stron individuals with values, knowledge and ethics.

The other two elements represent an intersection of Arts and Sciences that are distinct from eachother, yet support eachother. The three studies thus work in harmony in shaping a student’s future.

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Sydney Opera House Abstraction

STUDY MODELS: PAPER Lines : Curved lines and straight lines combined together to form the complex ribbed vaulted shelled shapes. The curves are dominant.

Straight lines are structural.

Texture : The shells have a visually smooth texture due to the glazed tile surface, and they reflect light without creating a mirror effect.

Two kinds of tiles are used to form an intricate rhythmic pattern on the surface of the shells.

Rhythm : The placement oF shells in succession creates rhythmic movement.

Unity : Shells come together to form each wing of the building.

The entire stucture is harmoniously unified.

FINAL ABSTRACTED SCULPTURE: PLYWOOD

Light & Shadow Screen

CONCEPT SKETCH

PROJECT REQUIREMENT: PATTERN AND REPETITION WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW BIG IDEA : TO CREATE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE WITHIN THE PATTERN DESIGN AS WELL AS IN THE SHADOW TOOL : LASER CUTTER SOFTWARE : AUTOCAD MATERIALS : TYVEK & ORGANZA

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professional experience

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Lexington Housing Authority

MODEL HOME SHOWCASING

BEDROOM FOR TEENAGER LOCATED ON A SEPERATE WING OF THE HOUSE, ACROSS FROM THE STUDY ROOM GIVES PRIVACY AND QUIET TIME FOR STUDYING. 58

STORAGE ROOM SHOWCASED AS A STUDY

Showcasing of a three bedroom model home for a newly developed neighborhood in Downtown Lexington for the Lexington Housing Authority. The targeted market for homes in the neighborhood was primarily low-income single women. Low income single women with children have educational aspirations for their kids. We showcased a small room, originally intended for storage, as a study. It was important to us that prospective buyers be able to visualize this home as a safe space for their children to grow in.

LIVING, DINING AND KITCHEN

DINING, LIVING AND ENTRY

MASTER BEDROOM

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BRINGING THE PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF KENTUCKY AND INDIA TOGETHER Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society (BIACS), a non-profit organization that brings Indian and American people together through exchange of cultural ideas and social support activities such as health fares and scholarship programs, requested my voluntary services to co-ordinate a banquet event hosting the arrival of the 11th President of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in Lexington. The project involved the design and installation of a stage backdrop, design of invitations, event tickets, banners, and dinner table setting for 200 people.

Event Co-ordination

INSPIRATION: LOTUS, THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA

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The stage set was designed in AutoCAD and cut out on the laser machine. I led a team of 10 people who volunteered to put it together. The design creates a reflection of lotus flowers in the water which is represented in sheer fabric. Diffused light behind the set helped light it up without making it too bright for the viewers.

BACK OF INVITATION

INSIDE PAGE 1

FRONT OF INVITATION

INSIDE PAGE 2

EVENT TICKET FRONT

EVENT TICKET BACK

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glimpses from the sketchbook

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CONCEPTUAL SKETCHING

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DOODLES ON TRACE

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DESIGN THINKING

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COLOR IN DESIGN

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PETALS OF A BLOOMING FLOWER OPEN OUTWARDS. THIS SOFA DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY A BLOOMING ROSE.

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RENDERINGS

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designing for people makes design alive Vinanti A. Chauhan 4828 Greenhill Ct. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Call: Text:

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