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Design for a Population | Preschool

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Design for a Population | Preschool

Design Challenge: address transitions within and amo Design for aand population | Preschoo activityChallenge: spaces accomodate Design Address transitionscognitive, within fine mot

grossamong motoractivity and social development activities and spaces of the preschool. The with attention to flexibility. Design Challenge: address transitions within and amo design must accommodate cognitive, fine motor, activity spaces and accomodate cognitive, gross motor and social development activities fine mot The design was created based on work with behavio gross motor and social development activities with with attention to flexibility. consultants and suggested design guidelines to desig attention to flexibility. and build an enrichment loft for children ages 3 to 5. The design was created based on work with The behavioral design was created and based on work with behavior consultants suggested design consultants and suggested design guidelines guidelines. Ultimately, we built an enrichment to desig andloft build an enrichment for children ages 3 toloft 5. for children ages 3 to 5.

kate francis | 919.523.7933 | kaf76@cornell.edu

Exhibition | Museum Effect

FINAL PROJECT

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MUSEU Effect

The goal of the project was to create a display

Exhibition | Museum Effect

The goal of the project wasDesign to create a display Challenge: a display system forsemester’s the semester’s Mycreate project team system for the system for the projects.projects. My project team semester’s projects. designed the display main display area, which was develdesigned the main area, which was developed from my The original idea--photo booths, lit create by oped from my original idea--photo booths, lit by goal of the project was to a display My project team designed the area, colored birdies to give the room occupants the colored birdiessystem to givefor the room occupants themain the semester’s projects. Mydisplay project team feeling of being on display themselves when they which was developed from my original idea-feeling of being on display themselves when they designed the main display area, which was develare in theindisplay booths.booths. photo booths. Lit by colored birdies, the photo are the display

oped from my original idea--photo booths, lit by booths give to thegive roomthe occupants the feeling the of colored birdies room occupants being on display when walking around the feeling of being on display themselves when they are ininstallation. the display booths.

kate francis | 919.523.7933 | kaf76@cornell.edu

Retail Design | Flagship Accessory

9’3” 4’2” 16’6”

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9’10” 29’4”

8’ 24’9” 7’10” 18’6” 8’ 5’9”

10’10”

9’7”

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REFLECTED CEILING PLAN - SECOND FLOOR 3/32” = 1’-0”

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West Wall Elevation - First Floor Scale: 1/4” = 1’-0”

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Design Challenge: Design a Flagship Accessory Store in Toronto, Canada. Embracing the concept of Geodes, this flagship store’s display walls are on a sliding track system that creates a cave-like, natural feel to the experience based system. The design intends to bring customers back for a new spatial experience each time. Project involved: programming, floor plans, two floors, elevations, sections, reflected ceiling plans, renderings

Adaptive Re-Use | Design

RESTAURANT

MEN’S BATHROOM ADMIN. OFFICE

WAITING AREA & LOUNGE

LOUNGE & BAR BAR STORAGE

LOBBY ADMIN. SPACE

B.O.H WOMEN’S BATHROOM

HALLWAY LOUNGE

SERVICE ELEVATOR

GUEST ELEVATOR

first floor SECTION

ELEVATION B.O.H. entrance bar & lounge

restaurant

bar B.O.H. service elevator

Exits

Service Elevator

Guest Elevator

admin guest elevator

Main Circulation

DETAIL

Adaptive Re-use | Design

Design Intent: Program and Design the re-use of the Witherill Building in Syracuse, NY. As a youth hostel and rentable green office space, TANGNT will encourage multi-corportate collaboration, help start-up businesses get on their feet, facilitate the use of liquid space for business purposes, and encourage the spread of sustainable practices. The future of the corporate and built world starts now.

Adaptive Re-Use | Rendering

stacking diagram establishment, in which the spaces and environments will be malleable, not only in appearance and design, but also in function. The guests will be provided with a kit of parts that allows them to stretch, to be molded, and to learn about | front desk and lounge themselves so they have the capability to expand infirst floor their own ways.

office space

hostel

front desk rotating glass doors | fire code separation

pendant lightng | tension concept

geometric furniture | tensegrity concept

interactive world map | track locations & traveling tips

office space

hostel

office space hostel space restaurant & bar

restaurant

bar & lounge

second floor | hostel room & cyber cafe

vertical transportation

Adaptive Re-use | Rendering Design Intent: Brand the establishment and Design the interiors

shared lockable storage pendant lightng | tension concept built in bunk bed units | storage & footing for climbing computer bar | cyber cafe

TANGNTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spaces are all multifunctional. Every space in the liquid space hostel is multi-functional, and can transition from day to night. Even the guest rooms have built in beds, desks, closets, and seating that can be pulled out for use or stored away for extra space.

Burningman | Mirage Aurora

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MARINE LINE.....$10,000.00 3215 YDS 20/YD GORSHIP + DONATIONS

1 2 3 4

CUSTOMS 150 S.F. CUSTOMER SERVICE 100 S.F. TERMINAL SEATING 2950 S.F. PILOTS LOUNGE 3000 S.F.

DAY PERSPECTIVE

2’5-1/2”

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CUSTOMS 150 S.F. CUSTOMER SERVICE 100 S.F. TERMINAL SEATING 2950 S.F. PILOTS LOUNGE 3000 S.F.

RECLAIMED PLYWOOD

RIC.................$2,980.00 1000 YDS TIONS ....$0.00

1 Mirage Aurora mimics its surrounding 2 3 mountains, provides for easy re-arranging and 4 FLOOR/FURNITURE PLAN lights up at night, fully embodying the Burningman spirit. 0

FILL WITH SAND FOR WEIGHT

ORSHIP +DONATIONS

Design Intent: Pop-up airport that can be put 2 1 together by two people, withstand up to 60 mph winds, and have a lifetime of 30 weeks. 3 SECTION A

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NE LINE.....$10,000.00 NG..............$7,000.00 DS 1133 FT

FURNITURE PLAN

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BENCH

RECLAIMED WOOD FLOORING PLANKS SAND LAYER

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KICK SPACE

DAY PERSPECTIVE LOOP ASSEMBLY

SEQUENCE OF LOOP ASSEMBLY

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FILL WITH SAND FOR WEIGHT

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RECLAIMED WOOD DECKING RECLAIMED PLYWOOD

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KICK SPACE

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.....$20,000.00

LOOP ASSEMBLY

SEQUENCE OF LOOP ASSEMBLY

2’6”

BENCH/WEIGHT DETAIL

Yerba Buena | Bike Rack Design

Each letter can

#expressyourself @yerbabuena

pricing aluminum per letter: $310 x26 letters $8,060 /alphabet

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The locals of Yerba Buena and visitors can tweet @yerbabuena to request a monday 9:37 am word or a phrase, like #EQUALITY to be used as a pop-up bike rack at a given time. The bike racks will have a QR code on them that can link monday 7:00 pm passerbys to a website with information about Yerba Buena and the bike racks. #expressyourself bike racks will make people feel like they are part of Yerba Buena and can be used for personal ideas or social awareness. In addition the #expressyourselfletters can be equipped with solar panels to tuesday 8:20 am power cell phone charging.

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plan view Yerba Buena | Bike Rack Design

LOVEThe locals of Yerba Buena and visitors can tweet @yerbabuena to request a Design Intent: A bike rack that is unique, easily monday 9:37 am word or a phrase, like #EQUALITY to be used as a pop-up bike rack at a portable, and can vary in size. given time. The bike racks will have a QR code on them that can link DO SHIT THAT MATTERS passerbys to a website with information about Yerba Buena and the bike Design Solution: #expressyourselfletters racks. #expressyourself bike racks will make people feel like they are part of COMMON THIRST PROJECT 8pm Letters that can be re-arranged to spell out Yerba Buena and can be used for personal ideas or social awareness. In requests tweeted to @yerbabuena. Light and monday 7:00 pm addition the #expressyourselfletters can be equipped with solar panels to portable, each letter supports two bikes, and the power cell phone charging. PEACE YERBA BUENA concept makes locals and visitors feel like they LOVE are a part of the city. OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT DO SHIT THAT MATTERS WINE TASTING COMMON tuesday 8:20 am THIRST PROJECT 8pm PEACE YERBA BUENA OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT WINE TASTING

Metropolis Mag | Draft Source

Chair A is designed to help children with autism, ADHD and hyperactivity in the classroom. The bouncing ball, movable base, and silently rotating armrests make the chair an ideal fit for younger generations.

Metropolis Mag | Draft Source Design Intent: Solve a problem for a special population that also helps the general population of the world. Design Solution: Open Source furniture design. Allows customers to choose differently designed components of a piece of furniture to fit their own specific needs. The future of manufacturing will be open source technology.

Cape Cod | Add-On Competition

The Swiss “Army” Box is compac toolfull living. While it maintains i basic shape, it can open inwards outwards, to increase ﬂow and c unique indoor-outdoor spaces.

NORTH ELEVATION

This simple box contains multiple add-ons for each type of living sp The living room, bedroom and kit can each extend into the central allowing for maximum functional because of the overlap of spaces 1

The Swiss “Army” Box is constru out of 2x wood framing with conc floor slab and it has a green roof collects and filters rain water for use of the house. The exterior en sure consists of fixed and movea panels that allow for expansion outwards.

SOUTH ELEVATION

1 LIVING ROOM 2 INDOOR/OUTDOOR PORCH 3 BEDROOM 4 CLOSET 5 WATER ROOM 6 BATHROOM 7 INDOOR/OUTDOOR PORCH 8 KITCHEN 9 MULTI-PURPOSE LIVING SPACE

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This simple box contains multiple add-ons for each type of living space. The living room, bedroom and kitchen can each extend into the central space, allowing for maximum functionality because of the overlap of spaces.

SOUTH ELEVATION

ROOF PLAN SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”

The Swiss “Army” Box is constructed out of 2x wood framing with concrete floor slab and it has a green roof that collects and filters rain water for the use of the house. The exterior enclosure consists of fixed and moveable panels that allow for expansion outwards. ROOF PLAN SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”

WEST

SOUTH ELEVATION

1 LIVING ROOM 2 INDOOR/OUTDOOR PORCH 3 BEDROOM 4 CLOSET 5 WATER ROOM 6 BATHROOM ELEVATION 7 INDOOR/OUTDOOR PORCH 8 KITCHEN WEST ELEVATION 9 MULTI-PURPOSE LIVING SPACE

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SOUTH ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

The Swiss “Army” Box is compact toolfull living. While it maintains its basic shape, it can open inwards and outwards, to increase ﬂow and create unique indoor-outdoor spaces.

SECTION SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”

Cape Cod | Add-On Competition SECTION SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”

Design Intent: 8,000 sq. ft. condo-like addition to beach houses in Cape Cod Design Solution: Swiss “Army” Box EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE The Swiss “Army” Box is compact toolfull living. While it maintains its basic shape, it can open inEXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE wards and outwards, to increase flow and create unique indoor-outdoor spaces.

Shirtwaste Fire | Competition

The tragic event of the Triangle Factory Fire has provided a legacy that still survives today. While The tragic eventfire of the Triangle signage, codes, labor laws, Factory Fireimproved has provided a legacyconditions and working that are still often survives today. polished taken forWhile granted; they signage, fire codes, labor laws, only came aboutconditions at the cost of 146 and improved working lives. Most were immigrants and polished are often taken for granted; they only came about at the and, cost of young women, in146 an effort to Stainless steel lives.commemorate Most were immigrants and them, we propose young women, and, in an effort to lettering that their names live permanently Stainless steel commemorate them, we propose in a canopy topermanently be viewed from the lettering that their names live sidewalk ofviewed the Brown building. By in a canopy to be from the sidewalk the Brown building. By day,of light permeates the canopy day, and light projects permeates the the canopy names onto the and projects the names onto the surfaces below; while at night, surfaces below; while at night, artificial warm warm artificial lighting lighting illuminatesilluminates them.them. custom hardware custom hardware The slogan of the of fire’s The slogan the50th fire’s 50th anniversary, “THEY DID NOT DIE anniversary, “THEY DID NOT DIE IN VAIN” embodies the idea that the INof VAIN” embodies the idea victims the fire will never be that the victims the fire will beperforated forgotten. Theof building stands as never 146 a silent witness to The the devastating forgotten. building stands as names 146 perforated event,a and our memorial on the silent witness to the devastating names façade reveals and pays homage to event, and our memorial on the its past.

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standoff to accomodate facade surface variation

exterior lighting tbd

exterior lighting tbd Stainless steel canopy

façade reveals and pays homage to its past.

2 Stainless steel canopy

Name Canopy Light Studies

Shirtwaste Fire | Competition

Name Canopy Light Studies The tragic event of the Triangle Factory Fire has provided a legacy that still survives today. While signage, fire codes, labor laws, and improved working conditions are often taken for granted; they only came about at the cost of 146 lives. Most were immigrants and young women, and, in an effort to commemorate them, we propose that their names live permanently in a canopy to be viewed from the sidewalk of the Brown building. By day, light permeates the canopy and projects the names onto the surfaces below; while at night, warm artificial lighting illuminates them. The slogan of the fire’s 50th anniversary, “THEY DID NOT DIE IN VAIN” embodies the idea that the victims of the fire will never be forgotten. The building stands as a silent witness to the devastating event, and our memorial on the façade reveals and pays homage to its past.

Design Intent: Create a monument to the Triangle Shirt Waste Fire that includes all the names of the women who died.

1 polished

Stainless steel lettering

custom hardware

146 perforated names

standoff to accomodate facade surface variation

exterior lighting tbd 2 Stainless steel canopy

The design features 3-D letters on the building facade that cast unique shadows during the day and are back-lit at night. A small overhang with stencils of the women’s names (left) is also included. The overhand is lit to cast shadows of the names of the women lost in the fire on the lower building facade and the sidewalk, making them more tangible for friends and family of those lost in the fire.

Name Canopy Light Studies

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