College Designs
This page shows the following skills... trained in Auto Cad and hand drafting - floor plans, elevations, sections, details, mechanical plans, and construction plans. Knowledge in 3D digital modeling programs such as Google SketchUp and 20-20. Model Construction and Hand Rendering - building perspectives, elevations, and floor plans.
NKBA Kitchen
Submission to the NKBA kitchen design competition. The design problem was to create a solution in a basement suite for a woman with mobility issues. The client wanted a space to reflect her “happy days” and to be inspired by mid-century modern design.
NKBA Bathroom
Submission to the NKBA bathroom design competition. The design problem was to create a solution in a basement suite for a woman with mobility issues. The client would like a space to reflect her “happy days” and to be inspired by mid-century modern design.
Restaurant Project
Project Requirements: Approximately 150 dining seats, two service areas located with in dining area, washrooms placed with in space, modify height and design of windows but can not alter width or reposition. Locate access to patio dining.
Design Concept: Reaction is an electric bar and grill restaurant. It’s design is inspired by many elements of science. In science, there is the darkness of the unknown, knowledge, and the excitement of discovery. Reactions bold color palette against black and white modern design is a laboratory of it’s own with the idea of food being it’s research. Energy was a big influence with in the design. The light bulb wall reflects the discovery of conduction of power. The lighting at the hostess station and mirror installation at the bar resembles a nuclear reaction in physics. The black walls with niched green painted lines crossing over each other is inspired by a beam of light with in a fog, it shows a line of light in the air. A sense of movement was achieved with the use of angled walls. The walls have many angles but they do return to a former state like a reaction. The unique bar is also angled and has enough free space in the center for the bartenders to toss drinks up in the air creating a fun environment for all customers.
Design Concept: Reaction is an electric bar and grill restaurant. It’s design is inspired by many elements of science. In science, there is the darkness of the unknown, knowledge, and the excitement of discovery. Reactions bold color palette against black and white modern design is a laboratory of it’s own with the idea of food being it’s research. Energy was a big influence with in the design. The light bulb wall reflects the discovery of conduction of power. The lighting at the hostess station and mirror installation at the bar resembles a nuclear reaction in physics. The black walls with niched green painted lines crossing over each other is inspired by a beam of light with in a fog, it shows a line of light in the air. A sense of movement was achieved with the use of angled walls. The walls have many angles but they do return to a former state like a reaction. The unique bar is also angled and has enough free space in the center for the bartenders to toss drinks up in the air creating a fun environment for all customers.
Retail Project
The boutique Belle was inspired by Disney's fairytale, Beauty and The Beast. The designs style is Baroque with a modern twist. This stores target market is woman, ages 15-35 with a disposable income. Selling dresses and jewelery with a styles that are both feminine and edgy reflecting the fairytale.
Trout Pond Project
Project Requirements: The trout pond project challenged us to create a 100% sustainable home. All materials and products were required to be environmentally friendly or energy efficient. The summer home settled beside a trout pond and designed for a textile artist in need of a studio space for work and relaxation. The single woman who enjoys to have company over needed space to teach, seating, and an area to entertain. For visualizing the design; A model of the house needed to be created and each individual of the group project needed to render one space. I wanted people to be able to visualize the exterior of the house, so I created an exterior view perspective of the home.
Group: Amanda Nordstrom, Lauren Nikolaj, and Megan Akerstrom
Group: Amanda Nordstrom, Lauren Nikolaj, and Megan Akerstrom
Kiosk Project
Project Requirements: To Design a Kiosk for the Vancouver airport. Choose a product to sell and create a kiosk to reflect the product idea. Sketch out the design and apply to Google Sketch-up.
Concept: In order to make this retro, open-concept design, appeal to the eye, the outer and inner shells of the kiosk can be made of recycled material and smoothed. The walnut countertops contrast against the aluminum siding and are made of certified wood. Inside "Infini-tea", the under counter fridge and freezer would be chosen based on an energy star rating. Concrete floors were chose based on that it's an eco-friendly material. The glass material is tinted green and yellow menu sign creates contrast against the white and turquoise.
Product: Bubble Tea.
Concept: In order to make this retro, open-concept design, appeal to the eye, the outer and inner shells of the kiosk can be made of recycled material and smoothed. The walnut countertops contrast against the aluminum siding and are made of certified wood. Inside "Infini-tea", the under counter fridge and freezer would be chosen based on an energy star rating. Concrete floors were chose based on that it's an eco-friendly material. The glass material is tinted green and yellow menu sign creates contrast against the white and turquoise.
Product: Bubble Tea.
Apartment Project
First year project. All building walls, windows, and structural supports needed to remain in same positions and needed to be incorporated within the space. We were also limited to permanent walls and could only use them for the bathroom, all other pieces needed to be temporary such as shelving units used as space division/privacy barriers.
Other
Multiple assignments ranging from rendering visual images for graphics, solving design problems, or creating spaces.