Spring 2017 Portfolio

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P POR OR TFO LIO [valerie smith] [interior designer]



CONTENTS CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5

FASHION SHOWROOM COMMERCIAL

BOOKSTORE/CAFE COMMERCIAL // COLLABORATION

NANOTECHNOLOGY NODE COMMERCIAL // COLLABORATION

MENTOR CENTER COMMERCIAL

SKETCHES/HAND RENDER COMMERCIAL // RESIDENTIAL // HISTORICAL


FASHION SHOWROOM



ITALIAN FASHION HOUSE: MOSCHINO Location: Rome, Italy

While studying abroad, we chose an Italian fashion house and did intensive research on how to design a fashion showroom for them to be placed in a historic building near the Spanish Steps which currently houses Valentino’s fashion showroom. Moschino’s brand is very wild so I wanted to design in a way to emphasize and not distract from his products which are already art pieces in themselves by using contrasting elements that help draw the viewers eye to the product and then frame it like a work of art.

Section B

Plan Zoom

Section Zoom

Section A


Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Perspective A


BOOKSTORE/CAFE



BOOKSTORE/CAFE: BEYOND Location: EUR, Italy

CONCEPT: We had to create a bookstore for a famous Italian. I chose Luca Parmitano, an astronaut and former Italian airforce pilot. After doing research on gravity, I decided to create my bookshelves in a way that reflects how gravity affects objects as they move through the different layers of the atmosphere. In collaboration with 4th year architects, we had to stay in constant contact to make sure the interior and exterior stayed in relation.

Perspective A


Perspective B

Site Plan

Exterior Elevation

CHECKOUT

EVENT SPACE

STAIRWELL UP

STOR.

OVERLOOK

STOR.

STAIRWELL DN

STAIRWELL BIOGRAPHY

MATHEMATICS

SPACE MOVIES

UP

STAIRWELL

W.C

UP

STOR.

UP

CHILDRENS BOOKS

STOR.

W.C

STOR.

UP

ENGINEERING

SCIENCE

HISTORY

STOR.

AVIATION

UP

OVERLOOK

D.W

W.C SPACE MOVIES

CAFE

W.C

W.C

STORAGE

Ground Floor Plan

SCIENCE FICTION

SPACE EXPLORATION

First Floor Plan

W.C

OFFICE

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan


NANODE



FUTURE MEDICAL NODE: NANOTECHNOLOGY Location: Brooklyn, New York

In a 3 week collaboration effort with two third year architecture students, we were to design a small medical node that takes place in the future in a town in Brooklyn, New York. We wanted to design a nanotechnology node since nanotechnology will be very prevelant in the future. Our selected town was Carroll Gardens, a well-off town who when doing research had a large population with heart problems. So we focused our nanotechnology node to be heart disease specific in order to cater to the populations needs. Our design is based off of the three main valves of the heart which is where our circulation towers come into play. Sustanability was a large factor so we incorportated a green wall and some natural materials.

Sustainability Diagram

Materials Diagram

Circulation Diagram

32'-11" 26'-11"

C AR DIO R OOM T O G E T P AT IE NT S HE AR T R AT E UP .

5'

STAFF AREA

C A R D IO

24'-3"

P R O C E DUR E OP E N S P AC E D R OOM W IT H S P AC E F OR O P E R AT ING E QUIP ME NT.

ELEV. RECEPTION

16'-11"

ELEV.

STORAGE

EXAM 1

6'

ELEV. 26'-11"

SMITH STREET

32'-11"

DATA SCREEN

EXAM 2

B E NC HE S WIT H V IE WS O VE R LOO K ING S MIT H S T R E E T .

G R E E N WALL UP

24'-3" 12'-3"

9'-1"

G R E E N WALL

R.R

UP

8' R AMP F OR ADA

V E NDING MAC HINE S W IT H HE AR T HE ALTHY S NAC K S AND DR INK S .

G R E E N WALL

UP

R.R 7'

STORAGE

3RD

STREET

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan



MENTOR CENTER



SENIOR/CHILD MENTOR CENTER Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

After being paired with a group of occupational therapy students to learn about universal design, we had to create a mentor center where elder people and children can come after school and do homework, yoga, cook etc. My concept derived from trying to create and integrate a space that is inclusive for all ages involved including the children, staff, and elderly people. So I created a main wooden element that flows through the space that is used as the floor, walls, and ceilings to seperate spaces.

Model

Concept Diagrams

Perspective A


Reception Elevation

Reception Plan

Reception Section

Perspective B

Floor Plan

Section


SKETCHES



STUDY ABROAD VIS. JOURNAL Location: Pantheon, Rome

Given 3 hours to draw with only a pencil -- no rulers, no erasers etc. -- a place we visited from memory or with sketches already in our sketchbooks




STUDY ABROAD VIS. JOURNAL Location: Ara Pacis Museum, Rome

Given 3 hours to draw with only a pencil -- no rulers, no erasers etc. -- a different place we visited from memory or with sketches already in our sketchbooks


HAND PERSPECTIVES/RENDERING Sophomore Year





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