additional work

I realized that the images from my board were very small so since this is a blog about my growth as a designer I thought perhaps you should actually be able to see some of my work and not just the inspiration. I've had some practice doing the parti and I love this part of the work. It's a representation of the design stripped down to its most basic form.


Next you'll see a bubble diagram. I didn't make one for the first go around but that type of design drawing was required on the remake. My professor thinks I should include this in my portfolio.



Here you have my plan and elevations that I rendered in photoshop using an effect called posterize. I like how it gave it a sketchy quality. But in the future I will more accurately render the plan as it serves like a map for the design and the client should be able to easily read what's happening (heard that gem in a critique).




And here you have the money shots. This was using Sketchup and Podium and gives the best representation of being in the space. Tried to include human form to give reference but couldn't quite master it before project was due. I will include in the next project.



Ok. So there's my work, up close and personal.
Ciao!

presentation of loft

Ok. Here's the orignial board.


And the new RE-presented one

By the way, I LOVE Google Sketchup. It's free and you can go on and play with it yourself. I hope you like what I've created. If you do, I'm available for hire. He he.

Residential

This past semester was the most fun, to date. I had the chance to design for two different interiors. I learned so much about the importance of using a concept to drive the design. In addition, the skills I learned in my Presentation Techniques aided in my board layout. I learned and honed my skills in the Adobe line of products(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).

The first project was a live/work loft in the Dumbo area of Brooklyn. The faux client was a fashion designers with an in-home studio. Her husband was an industrial designer who needed office space, as well. They also had a small baby. The space therefore needed to house a living room, dining room, kitchen, baby room, master bedroom, guest space, his office, her studio(with ADA bath), and a place for their art and oversized book collection.

The loft is located in a building that was formerly a bourbon warehouse. Bourbon production was the impetus for the concept. Tip of the hat to my husband who is a great fan of Maker's Mark Bourbon (has his own barrel somewhere at the distillery). I love the change of states that the spirit goes through before it's final state. I selected 'transitions' as the concept. **


After many attempts to show the concept of transitions architecturally, I considered how a person could transition through a space. Keeping in mind the bourbon, I thought that a drop in a glass would create a ripple effect that transitions throughout the space. So my concept morphed from 'transitions' to 'rippled'.

Since the couple were fans of local artists, I found a piece called 'Snow White' by Tony Brooks which was the inspiration for the colors and even complemented the ripple effect. **
I guess I get why Eric doesn't want me to hang this in our house, but I love it.
I decided to use a plaster finish that mimics a concrete, which would be used on the floors throughout the space.

Also, since the space was going to be used for both public and private spaces and the windows were floor to ceiling, I wanted the entrance to be breathtaking. I came across an image(universaldesignstudio.com) of a loft stairwell that was open and allowed for the light to penetrate the space. **


I designed a loft to house the office space for the husband which overlooked the studio space as well as a guest space. ** So here you will see my original presentation with the ff&e (furniture, fixtures and equipment for you non design folks). **

Thanks to the critiques from the residential midterm and my pres tech class I was able to modify my presentation even further. **

Ok, having trouble downloading final images. Try again tomorrow. I'll have more to follow for the second half of the semester, but this is a start. I hope you enjoy.

Ciao! Lynn