House Omfavne, settling itself into the woods above Kamas, UT, lives up to its name. Inspired by the word “embrace” in Norwegian, this house embraces the great outdoors as well as the homeowner. The initial concept was simple shapes leaning against or supporting one another in a visually striking alignment. The house embraces the Uintah Mountains by letting the trees and the hills do all of the talking and offering the comforts of a good hammocking spot and a cozy campfire. The interior embraces the homeowner through use of warm traditional woods, rich red and blue touches, eye-catching patterns, and a lovely rooftop louge that offers plenty of privacy. House Omfavne encourages anyone who enters to wind their way through, admire the beauty of the woods, and reminesce on simpler times when being lost in the woods was a normal thing.
Construction documents completed in AutoCAD.
Front Door / Entry
Main Floor 1/2 Bathroom
Mechanical / Storage Closet
Dining Counter
Living Room
Stairs to Upper Floor
Back Door
Shower
Master Bedroom Sleeping Area
Laundry Closet
Master Bedroom Flex Space
Master Closet
Firepit / Patio Area
Garden Box / Patio Area
TOP: Interior master bathroom and bedroom renderings.
BOTTOM: Interior kitchen rendering.
OPPOSITE: Exterior backyard rendering.
The concept of Tasha’s Furry Friends is to create an enviroment for cats to live longer, healthier, and more comfortable lives. A secondary mission is to provide community engagement with adoptable cats and serve delicious food that keeps people coming.
When considering the idea of cats living healthy and natural lives, it feels only natural to consider their larger feline cousins in the wild. The client desired to incorporate some of the colors from the original logo, including green and pink. This evokes an image of a jungle or rainforest, home to large and wild cats.
To bring this image of happy colors and excitement to life, I am proposed an ice cream parlor. Cache Valley is known for its community of ice cream lovers, and we would expect this parlor to attract many people for more than just the playful cats. Serving up a variety of colorful and creamy flavors from local dairies seems a good way to incorporate some local flair.
The Amazon rainforest, a prime example of verdancy, abundance, and adventure, is tied together through a central feature: the Amazon River. Upon entering the cafe or the shelter, one will find and follow a winding pattern of beautiful ceramic tile. This river of tile will lead cats out to the enclosed “catio” space and lead ice cream shop patrons to the food service area, where they can fish for their favorite flavor.
One cannot achieve the fantasy without living things. Cats will have an abundance of soft and comfortable furniture to lounge in while not interacting with visitors. Live plants, both decorative plants and cat grasses, will cover some of the walls and other spaces. The green ceiling overhead will evoke the image of a canopy with dangling pendant lights serving as flowers. Natural wood accents will appear here and there, along with private enclosed spaces only accesible to cats.
The end result is overall warm, playful, and welcoming. A variety of playspace heights and seating options, an open floorplan, a soft color palette, plenty of storage space, custom fixtures, and advanced equipment all make Tasha’s Furry Friends an incredible experience for cats and humans alike.
Food Service Area
Eating / Play Area
Cafe Restrooms
Back of House
Shared Staff Office
Administrator Office
Adoption Office / Area
Cafe Catio
Mechanical Room
Staff / Volunteer Restrooms
Staff / Volunteer Break Room
Shelter Welcome / Reception
Conference Room
Employee / Volunteer Entrance
Intake / Examination Room
Isolation Room
Nursery
Catio Cement Pad
Laundry Room
Adoptable Cat Room
Storage Room
Janitor’s
Emergency
Secondary
Main
Secondary
Secondary
Senior
Senior
Interior and exterior renderings completed with Revit and Adobe Photoshop.
LEFT: Process image of the food service counter.
BOTTOM: Process image of seating in the cafe entry lobby.
OPPOSITE TOP: Final rendering of the ice cream parlor dining area.
OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Final rendering of the main cat area in the shelter.
4,440 SQ. FT. SPLIT, CROATIA
The concept of soundShark’s flagship store in City Center One mall is to create a memorable shopping experience that draws in the general public after just a glance. The flagship will be selling large quantities of high-quality, comfortable, and long-lasting sound equipment such as headphones, earbuds, microphones, speakers, and other accessories or attachments.
The mall is located in the city of Split, Croatia along the coast of the country. It is famous for stony cliffs and many layers of Roman and medieval architecture. These buildings make the city a wonderful inspiration for column forms and colored stone. In addition, the beautiful sea that surronds it serves as a great color inspiration. Brilliant and translucent blues, oranges of the stone cliffs and seafloor, and the pinks and reds of Adriatic scorpionfish serve as a great color inspiration to bounce off of.
When considering the idea of selling sound equipment, images of a sleek, high-tech environment come immediately to mind. Images of sound waves, elegant curves, and bright lights are also expectations of this kind of retail store. I chose to make bright neon lighting as well as simple forms major characteristics of this flagship.
In order to marry these ideas of modern products and a historic city by the sea, I will be incorporating colored stone displays, column-inspired focal points, sleek white accents, and colorful neon lighting. Combined, the effort creates a sophisticated “under-the-sea” feeling.
This fantasy inspired by both sound and the sea will contain many wave motifs, organic shapes, and a high ceiling. A dark carpet, a reminder of the depths of the ocean, will allow for a better accoustic space after the use of colored concrete and stone. Materials, seating, and lighting are all sustainable and aesthetically pleasing.
The end result is a space of adventure and simplicity. The layout of the store allows for minimalist displays that the public expects of any electronic stores as well as room for employees to guide guests and assist with products. The use of a large and artistic display window will attract lots of attention and curiosity. Mall patrons will be drawn in to experience a unique and effortless shopping experience that mirrors the easy wonder of the Adriatic.
Initial Product Sketches
TOP LEFT: Initial bubble diagrams.
TOP RIGHT: Initial floorplan ideas.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Final floorplan layout
Main Entrance
Featured Display/Theft Detection
Window Display/Featured Items
Headphone Displays
Public Restrooms
Employee Restrooms
Speakers Manager’s Office
Headphone Display Table
Try-On Table
Employee Desk/Supplies
Accessory Pillar
Storage Room/Janitorial Room
Locker/Break Area
Kitchenette/Break Area
Main Exit
2,220 SQ. FT. SOUTH JORDAN, UT
FLOR ANTHRACITE MODULAR CARPET IN CHALK/SILVER
BENJAMIN MOORE AURA BATH AND SPA MATTE PAINT IN AT SEA 666
MERCURY MOSAICS SMALL TRIANGLES MOSAIC TILE IN DENIM
KOROSEAL ARCO WALLCOVERING IN MALTA
This conceptual project gave me the opportunity to create a set of construction documents for a proposed medical spa in a strip mall in South Jordan, Utah. This project also required a material specification binder with a variety of materials.
Clients required use of special equipment in six of the treatment rooms and requested accoustical considerations given that this is to be a medical office.
While not fully rendered or developed, the conceptual plan was to recreate the “zen” feeling of standing at the edge of a lake. Elements and materials consist of warm, patterned neutrals with splashes of blue in each space.
FULL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS:
FULL SPECIFICATION SHEETS:
This project gave students the opportunity to experiment with pattern and improve their skills with Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. Inspired by tropical fruits and oversized, organic shapes, this wallcovering collection would be an invigorating and eye-popping addition to a room. This particular collection is called Kadence 01.
There are a total of 6 color options: Blue Hawaii, Kiwi Kick, Peach Parfait, Mango Blitz, Agave Waltz, and Cobalt Wave.
Specification/sample spread created using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
Selections of the final sample spreads with swatches. Colors featured (from top to bottom) are Cobalt Wave and Mango Blitz.
Based on a fablab specification sheet.
The goal of this rendering was to replicate a successful design from a magazine. This rendering of a private bathroom in the November 2021 edition of Architectural Digest took 3 weeks of class time to complete.
The concept of the Flora Chair was to be a private, comfortable, and movable reading chair. The client, a taller woman with some back issues, wanted a reading chair that offered all of the above and made her feel like a princess straight out of a Disney movie. The client also particularly liked the idea of flowers such as tulips and roses. Inspired by the form of converging petals and evoking the feeling of a fairy tale, this very high-backed whimsical chair is meant to be an escape that makes anyone feel like royalty. The chair is also meant to be upholstered in a luxurious velvet, adding to a fantastical air.
To make this feel like a more dedicated reading chair, the Flora includes two open storage cubbies that can potentially store a dozen books. The cubbies, measuring 10” x 12”, can accommodate the many differently sized books the client owns. It can also hold a hot drink or a plate of cookies to enjoy during a movie-watching session on her laptop. The very tall petals curve around the cushion, blocking out the world around her and giving her a feeling of seclusion and privacy.
In addition to reading, the client wishes to use this new chair in a variety of environments and positions. As a result, the Flora is quite adjustable and very portable. Casters, a reclining back with lumbar support, a rotating arm- and footrest, electronically adjustable height, and an extra-wide seat cushion all work to encourage many different sitting positions. In addition, the adjustability allows the client to do homework at any work surface in her home.
The Flora brought to life a concept of incredible comfort, privacy, and functionality for the client.
TOP: Initial design ideas/brainstorm.
BOTTOM: Refined design sketch.
OPPOSITE: Measurements of the client and initial design ideas/brainstorm.
TOP: Dimensioned plan and elevation.
BOTTOM: 3D CAD model and final upholstered model.
OPPOSITE: Final magazine ad. Background is Anori Wallpaper by Albany Wallpapers.
A common greeting among Kurdish Sunni people “Assalaamu Alaykum,” translates to “Peace be upon you” and is the center of the design. The structure is made to feel safe and secure, giving refugees peace in the present and hope for the future. The design sources local, sustainable materials in a grounding and neutral color palette. These elements combined with organic and geometric shapes create feelings of openness and welcome as well as structure and stability, and incorporates Sunni and Syrian cultural elements. Both the interior and exterior will cohesively create a feeling of peace for families seeking refuge.
Axonometric panel plan done by Lydia Yancy-Payne.
The shelter is to be assembled from a series of recycled metal panels that make up the walls, floors, and roof. The curved wall is possible via panels that pan out and lock in place.
NEW BUILD, COLLABORATION WITH GSBS ARCHITECTS IN SLC
18,000 SQ. FT. BIG SKY, MT
The Big Sky Gondola Upper Station aims to catch the attention of the ski resort industry as a high-end, iconic, world-class resort that showcases an authentic Montana experience while achieving a high WELL Standard Certification. The Cirque Building captures the amazing 270-degree views of the surrounding mountains outdoors while providing a warm and exciting atmosphere indoors. The design highlights the classic natural beauty of Montana through use of warm woods and natural minerals. Specific Inspiration was taken from Montana sapphires, local tree life, and copper. Authentic Montana is shown through the design of restaurant menus and atmospheres.
Coffee Shop Concept by Alida Cummings
I love poetry and I write it often. Nature poets have always given me the most inspiration, and Mary Oliver is perhaps the most gifted of nature poets that I have had the pleasure of reading. Her collection of selected poems has a special place on my bookshelf.
I love when I get to start my day with tea, and Harney & Son’s loose-leaf tea is the most fun and flavorful I have found. My aunt takes pride in her collection of Scottish teas, and I have fond memories of visiting her and enjoying cups of tea together.
Hirohiko Araki is an artist I greatly admire for being bold. He is classically trained in anatomy, but chooses to put characters in comic-style impossible positions that I love. Fashion and pop culture are the main focus in his illustrations, especially overthe-top male fashion, and he loves to play with bright and exciting colors. Someday I hope to wear one of his designs!
A student at Utah State University, Alida Cummings is always trying to find balance in her life. Excited about the opportunities that await in the field of Interior Design, she hopes to graduate with a degree in it. She also intends to take the NCIDQ exam and become fully certified.
This song is definitely my all-time favorite. The creative use of instruments and the classic soft-rock feel are unbeatable. I want this played at my funeral.
Besides the scent of fresh limes, I have found no perfume or scent that I love quite as much as this one. My mom gifted me this eu-de-toilette in middle school and I have been loyal to this scent ever since.
She may not be the best behaved cat, but she is the sweetest thing. I was thrilled to get her as a kitten in 2017 and the two of us enjoy lazy days reading on the sofa or watching true crime documentaries in the living room.
Alida has always been one to take things slowly and methodically, and her routines and hobbies tend to demonstrate that. She loves a good book, particularly any good mysteries. She is also a fan of animation and movies. With a love of animals, she enjoys donating supplies and time to her local animal shelter. Alida tries to strike balance by taking time to ski and take walks in-between her loaded work and school schedule. At the end of a long week, she likes to treat herself to ice cream or some chocolates. As for design, Alida goes for fun and color. If a room doesn’t surprise you and make you excited, she feels she has failed. She draws inspiration from nature. “Nature is always right, always surprising, and always beautiful,” she explains. She looks up to designers like Kelly Wearstler, Vicente Wolf, Jamie Drake, and Caleb Anderson. Alida also believes strongly in the use of texture. “I like when the design makes you want to feel your way around the room,” she says. “Running your fingers along stone, through fabric - the more tactile the design, the better for me!”
There are two treats I love most in this world: chocolate and ice cream. Tony’s Chocolonely is a delicious Dutch chocolate company that makes many fun, rich flavors - and they just partnered with Ben & Jerry’s. They also take pride in being a slavery-free chocolate company that ensures ethical production of these bars.
Living in Utah, my obsession with the ocean is an unfortunate thing. I was once able to visit the Indian River near Cape Canaveral, and Manatee Cove was the highlight of this trip. With abundant manatees, dolphins, horseshoe crabs, dozens of different bird species, alligators, and beautiful bioluminescent jellyfish, I confess I have never been anywhere more wild.
