Interior Design Architecture Portfolio 2019

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INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO S E L E C T E D WO R K S | P R AT T I N S T I T U T E | 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 9

PROJE CTS 01. IMPER MA N EN CE OF HA B ITAT

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02. IN FOR MATION B OU N DA R IES

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OF F I CE DESI G N • ST UDI O V • FA L L 2 018

03. IN TER SECTION

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L I B RA RY DESI G N • ST UDI O I I I • FA L L 2 017

04. U N DU LATIN G GR A DIEN T OF F I CE DESI G N • ST UDI O I V • SPRI N G 2 017

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IMPER M A N E N C E OF H A B ITAT Mo bi l e Housing | Thes i s St u d i o | In st r u ctor : Kar in Tehve

We live in an essentially transient society, in spaces

designed to be permanent. This project examines paradigms of community and home that embraces temporary conditions, through a solution for refugee populations transitioning to new lives in urban contexts. The proposal: temporary structures adaptable across sites, mobile and compostable as a response to our ephemeral needs.

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FIR ST FLOOR COMMUN A L SPACE

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REFUGEE SETTLEMENT P ROCES S

TESTING SITE

REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEKERS ROL E OF DES I GN

CONTINGENCY

EMERGENCY

TRANSITION

SUSTAINABLE

INTEGRATION

DESIGN INSERTION DESIGN EXTRACTION

U S ER GR OUP: R EFUGEE R ESETTLEMEN T PR OCESS

72 POPL A R ST REET, B ROOK LY N HEI GHTS, N Y / I N I T I A L SI T E FOR T E ST FI T O F M O BI LE CO N FI G U R AT I O N

EPHEMERAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL

AXO N O M E T R I C T Y P O LO GY DI F F EREN T CON F I GURAT I ON S VA RI ES BY PROG RA M

OPEN EN CLOSURE ( S)

OPEN EN CLOSUR E ( M )

OPEN E N C LOS U R E ( L)

PRI VAT E EN CLOSURE ( S)

PRI VAT E EN CLOSUR E ( M )

P R I VAT E E N C LOS U R E ( L)

UN I T ( 2 )

UN I T ( 4 )

UNIT (6)

T HE UN I TS ACCOMMODAT E COMMON SPACES T HAT N EED TO B E CLOSED RE FU GEE RE S ETTLE IN TO EXISTING STR UCTUR E

GR A DUA L COMMUN ITY IN TEGR ATION TO UR B A N EN VIR ON MEN T

STR UC T URES B ECOME OB SOLET E & I S EX T RACT ED

T HE UN I TS ACCOMMODAT E COMMON SPACES T HAT N EEDS PRI VACY

T HE UN I TS ACCOMMODAT E T EMPORA RY DWEL L ERS OF 2 , 4 A N D 6

BUI L DI N G SECT I ON LOOK I N G N ORT H 2

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M O B IL E H O U S ING IS T R A N SP O RT E D IN CO M PAC T E D FORM S

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O U T E R L AY E R ( S E M I - P R I VA T E ) BAM BO O FRAM E

Corn Husk has a high fiber content. Fibers can strengthen and become the filler for bio-composites.

SILK

HUSK LEAF

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With the abundance of corn husk as an industrially processed waste and its short life span, it can help replace synthetic material waste.

I NTER IO R U N IT FO R S IX

Corn husk can imply alternatives to cultivating future living and environmentally responsible construction.

T RA N SV ERSE SECT I ON UN I T FOR T WO OCCUPA N TS

M AT E R I A L ST U D I E S : CO R N H U S K BI OT E XT I LE

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TRIAL 2

TRIAL 3

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TRIAL 5

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I N N E R L AY E R ( P R I V A T E ) B A MB OO FR A ME

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LON GI T UDI N A L SECT I ON UN I T FOR T WO OCCUPA N TS

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BI OTE X T IL E S K IN

U T I L I Z I N G A G R I C U LT U R A L W A S T E A S A B I O T E X T I L E

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HOUSING UNITS TYPOLOGY

D R AWER S

S H O E + COAT HANGER

S H O E + COAT HANGER

S H O E + COAT HANGER

BU NK BED STORAG E / N OOK

* DUY UF - G RE E TI N G A RE A

* D U Y U F - GR E E T IN G AREA

*DUYUF - GREETING AREA

CLOT H E S STO R AG E

C LOTH E S STORAG E C LOT HE S STO R AGE

BUNK BED

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PERSONAL STO R AG E

UN IT FOR FOUR OCCUPA N TS

U N IT FO R SIX O CCU PANTS

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PERSONAL STO R AG E D R AW E R S

UN I T FOR T WO OCCUPA N TS

*DUYUF - GRE E TING ARE A The ‘ghurfat al-duyuf’ translating to guest room/ sitting room is a fundamental program for homes in Arabic countries. in Jordan, there is a reflection of this social approach of spaces surrounding their tents acting as a greeting or social area.

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BUNK BED

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1. HOUSIN G UN I T ( 2 OCCUPA N TS) 2. HOUSIN G UN I T ( 4 OCCUPA N TS) 3 . HOUSIN G UNI T ( 6 OCCUPA N TS) 4. R ESTR OOM 5. KITCHEN 6. DIN IN G 7. QUIET WOR KSPACE 8. ACTIVE PLAY 9. PLACE OF WORSHI P 10. EN CLOSED LOUN GE

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1. EN TRY 2. B IKE STOR AGE 3 . R ECEPTION 4. WOR KSPACE ( I RC) 5. DON ATION BOX 6. MEETIN G R O OM 7. PA N TRY 8. LOUN GE 9. MULTI-PUR POSE HA L L 10. WOR KSHOP 11. EN CLOSED PL AY A REA 12. FITN ESS 13 . HEA LTH SERV I CES 14. PR IVATE OFF I CE 15. R EA DIN G AREA 16 . EN CLOSED LOUN GE

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E N LA R G E D S E C T I O N LO O KI N G S O U T H

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INFOR M AT I O N BO UNDA R IE S In sta gram Headquar te r s | St u d i o V | In st r u ctor : F red er ic Lev rat

Following the age of technology and the interconnectivity

between users, one’s perception of boundaries is skewed when considering the virtual scale of the speed of information. One’s physical experience of geographical boundaries is now compressed as information and data access becomes integrated into our daily lives. The boundaries between physical, visual and virtual no longer are separate entities but instead are blurred and eliminating the rigid threshold between the two parallels. The project focuses on conveying materiality so one can be relieved from the constraints of physical boundaries and a seamless transition into the limitless realm of their own imagination.

This is conveyed through the experimentations of three-dimensional planes that one can occupy and contrasting it with a two- dimensional language in which follows the three-dimensional forms.

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BLU RRE D TH RE S H O LD D IAGRA M

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D E S I G N S T R AT E G Y

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4 T H FLO O R P LA N 1 . PA N T RY 2. N A P R O O M 3. MEDICAL ROOM 4 . LI BR A RY 5 . P R I VAT E O FFI C E 6 . CO N FE R E N C E R O O M 7. O P E N O FFI C E 8. E N T RY H A LL 9. LO U N G E CO M M O N S PAC E 1 0. P H O N E BO OT H S 1 1 . G A LLE RY 1 2. CO LLA BO R AT I O N A R E A

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1 . T E R R AC E 2. R E C E P T I O N 3 . WA I T I N G A R E A 4 . C A FE T E R I A 5 . P R I VAT E O FFI C E 6 . CO N FE R E N C E R O O M 7. O P E N O FFI C E 8. LI V E BR OA D C AST A R E A 9. E N T RY H A LL 1 0. LO U N G E CO M M O N S PAC E 1 1 . P H O N E BO OT H S 1 2. G A LLE RY 1 3 . CO LLA BO R AT I O N A R E A

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P R O G R A M AXO N O M E T R I C

COM MUN IC AT IN G STA IR S

I N DOORS CON F EREN CE ROOMS

WA I T I N G A R E A

S KY LI G H T

OUTDOORS CO N FE R E N C E R O O M 5T H F LOOR T ERRACE

P R I M A RY C I R C U LAT I O N

E LE VATO R CA F E TE R IA

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MEET + CO LLA BO R AT I O N ZO N E S CO M M U N I C AT I N G STA I R S I N D O O R S T E R R AC E

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MEET + CO LLA BO R AT I O N ZO N E S

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OFF I C E MAIN AT RI U M / B U I L DI NG E AST S E C T ION RECONSTRUCTING EXISTING FAC ADE / C U RTAI N WAL L IN WH I C H B LU RS T H E I NS I DE AND OU TS IDE

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B UI L DI N G N ORT H SECT I ON

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S PATIA L EX PER IEN CES OF B OUN DA R IES

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B UI L DI N G SOUT H SECT I ON

B OUN DA R IES SEQUEN CIN G

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B UILDIN G SECTION SOUTH

IN T ERS ECTIO N O F D IVERS E CO MM U NITIE S

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INTERSECT I ON L i bra ry Intervention | St u d i o III | In st r u ctor : Barb a ra Wein reic h

The library acts as an area of spatial intersection in

which to provide a smooth transition from virtual information exchange to physical communication spaces. Bedford library especially, is a space for the diverse Bedford community to interact and collaborate together to create a learning and creative space. Knowledge between physical and virtual co-exist in the library, the design aims to act as an informative network which allows balance between both discipline and facilitate knowledge in order to encourage growth for learning in teenagers.

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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT

L E A R N IN G HUB

496 F RA N K L I N AV EN UE B ROOK LY N , N Y 112 3 8

R E D R E CYC LA B LE

B UI LT I N 1905 I N B ED- ST UY, B EDFORD L I B RA RY I S A PA RT OF T HE B ROOK LY N PUB L I C L I B RA RY. T HE L I B RA RY PROV I DE PROGRA MS A N D RESOURCES TO YOUN G A DULT A N D CHI L DREN .

15% OTHER

32% 20% HISPANIC

64% BLACK

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22% 12%

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L I B RA RY LOCAT I ON

R AC E & E T H N I C I T Y

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18-24 25-44 45-64

10% 65+

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PO LYPR O PYLE N E N

G R E Y FE LT

SATI N B LAC K A N O D I ZE D A LU M I N I U M E NTRY

STA I R S TO M E ZZA N I N E

I N T E R S E C T I N G S TA I R S

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a cross section through communicating stairs. Users can experience the transition between communal spaces into individual quiet zones.

T E R R A ZZO CO U N T E RTO PS

INTER SE CT ION | FALL 2017

The core design aims to spatially highlight

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STA I R S P R O C E SS

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M E ZZ A N I N E FLO O R P LA N 2 4

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CO MMUN ITY SPAC E

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OFFICE EN TR A N CE

U rba n J ustice Center Of f i ce | St u d i o IV | In st r u c to r : Keen a S u h

The workspace design of the Urban Justice Center (UJC) encapsulates the spirit of the neighborhood as well as highlighting the important practices of the organization. As the UJC handles sensitive cases with urgency, the design proposal seeks to create intimate boundaries through apertures at differing scales. The design acts as a place of connectivity with its undulating structure and overlapping density that provides a variety of spaces for privacy gradient as well as open and shared spaces for the professionals who work in the office. The gridded system offers a dialogue between the existing grid of the building and in response to that are these textured curvatures that interrupts the existing rigid language through its softness and translucency. The spatial strategy allows users to experience layers of boundaries according to the movement of curvatures and the enclosure it creates through changing densities.

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DESIGN ELEMENTS

I N D U S T R Y C I T Y, B R O O K LY N

Function: Provide acoustics in open spaces, filter/diffuse light, create visual privacy

Function: Political Theater, 2nd Floor gesture

Height: 8’ 0” Thickness: 1”

Height: Floor - Ceiling Thickness: 5” partition (2 hr rated), 1/2” glass partition

Material: White canvas fabric wrapped, Acoustic Foam

Material: Curved glass with translucent gradient film, sheet rock with wood wall cladding

GOWANUS EXPY

VOLUME WIT H CURV ED ELEMEN T

GOWANUS BAY GOWANUS BAY

O P E N WO R K /CO M M U NAL S PACE C EIL IN G E L E M E N T

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I N DUST RY CI T Y 2 2 0 3 6T H ST B ROOK LY N N EW YORK , N Y 112 3 2

INDUSTRY CITY

LOCAT I ON

N EI GHB ORHOOD G RI D

CO LU M N - BE A M G R I D A N A LYS I S

CO LU M N - BE A M CO N D I T I O N

TR A N SIT IO N C E IL ING ELEMENT COMMUN I CAT I N G STA I RS

Function: Gradient between primary circulation and workspaces Height: 9’ 0” Thickness: 2” CURVED WAL L EL EMEN T

Material: Light blue fabric wrapped screens

WAY F IN D IN G C E ILING ELEMENT

Height: Floor - Ceiling Thickness: 5” partition (2 hr rated), 1/2” glass partition

Function: Path for primary circulation leading up to level 2

Material: Curved glass with translucent gradient film, sheet rock with wood wall cladding

Height: 10’ 0” Thickness: 2” Material: Blue fabric wrapped, Acoustic Foam

EXP LO D ED AXON OMETR IC 1/8” = 1’0”

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Function: Enclosed private spaces with soft wall curvatures for comfort

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2N D FLOOR PLA N 1. THEATR E 2. LIB R A RY 3 . CON FER EN CE 4. WOR K STATI ON 5. SHA R ED OFFI CE 6. PR IVATE OF F I CE 7. PHON E B OOT H 8. THIN K TA N K 9. HUDDLE R OOM

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Aco ustic s for op en work sp a ces a nd i n enc l osed p rog ra m s for c l i ent com fort a nd p ri va cy.

Lighting for wo rkers and a to o l to diffuse ha rsh d ay l i ght and artificial lighting, c reating a so ft space.

Patter ns i n three-d i m ensi on d ef i nes the b ound a ri es b etween p rog ra m s b ut of fers op p ortuni ti es for v i sua l connec ti on.

Circ ulatio n thro ugh the relatio nship b etween one curvature to ano ther w hich a i m s to esta blish primary and seco ndary p aths fo r user gro ups.

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P R I VA T E / E N C L O S E D S P A C E S

H A L LW AY

WAYFIN DIN G

WOVEN UPHOLSTERY

PLYWOOD

PRI VAT E OF F I CE

SHA RED OF F I CE

I N T ERV I EW RO O M S

T H I N K TA N K

PORCEL A I N

CA R PET TILE

CA RPET TILE

TER R A ZZO

HUDDL E ROOM

CON F EREN CE

PHON E B OOT H

HA LLWAY MATER IA L S

INTERVIEW ROOM

C O M M U N A L S PAC E S

OPEN WORK S PAC E S

WOV EN U PHOL ST ERY

COL L A B ORAT I ON ZON E

L I B RA RY

PA N T RY

G R O U P D I S C U SS I O N

CA R PET TILE OA K VEN EER

IN TERVIEW R OOM MAT ERI A L S

T HEAT ER

WA I T I N G A REA / LOUN GE

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WOVEN UPHOLSTERY

WO R K STAT I O N

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CO LLA B O R ATIO N ZONE

WAY F I N DI N G

COL L A B ORAT I ON SPACE

PA N TRY

STA I R SECT I ON ( LOOK I N G EAST )

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PA RT I T I ON

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WAY F I N DI N G

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MODELS AND STUDIES

H A N D D R AW I N G S

R E TA I L I N T E R I O R

L AYE R IN G A N D P O R OS ITY STU D IE S

R E TA I L I N T E R I O R

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I NFO R M AT IO N B O U N DARIE S M O D EL

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