Allie Bierman Design Sheets 2021

Allie Bier man BSIA Candidate May 2021

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CERAMICS

MAKER HOTEL

IARC 472 STUDIO | FALL 2020 | HOSPITALITY

BASKET WEAVING

GLASSBLOWING

The Maker Hotel is based on a Boutique Hotel concept located in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. I researched the concept of traditional and contemporary craft of the East Tennessee Regionspecifically in the rich Arts and Crafts Community. Three main crafts that are extremely influential in the region are ceramics, basket weaving, and glassblowing. The hotel features local artists in residence in each respective craft and their work is displayed in the interior materials such as drapery, lighting, and artwork. A major conceptual component used in this project is maker and local identities which are employed by the use of one of a kind materials in each space.

The planning and zoning of major programs create conversation around collaboration and the display of work.

The program also includes a gallery space in the lobby of the hotel to celebrate featured makers to every hotel guest.

COURTYARD

GALLERY / LOBBY

RESTAURANT

BAR

THE NOOK

IARC 372 STUDIO | SPRING 2020 | COMMUNITY CENTER *designed with partner Caitlin Turner*

This studio was based on a program for a mixed use community center and retail space for a North Knoxville neighborhood. The retail component served to support the community space financially as a form of charitable consumerism. My partner and I saw a need for a space to benefit children with autism spectrum disorder. The center is designed as a recreational space focusing on the activity of gardening which has been proven to be a stimulating activity for children with ASD. The space is broken down into zones based on several different sensory sensitive activities including painting, water play, and planting. Based on extensive research, we identified spatial solutions to address the issues of stimulation, boundaries, and transition for children with ASD. These solutions included curved walls to eliminate unfamiliar transitions, carved nooks in walls to allow kids to pause in safe spaces during activity, and topographic play areas to encourage play with inherent boundaries built into the structure. We also employed sensory sensitive materials on walls, floors, and furniture.

PARTITION TYPE AS NOTED ON PLAN. REFER TO DIM. PLAN

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WOOD VENEER FIN. PANEL

3' - 5 1/4"

WOOD VENEER FIN. PANEL MOUNTED W/Z-CUPS. REFER TO ELEV.

3" HIGH DENSITY FOAM CUSHION SECURED TO PLYWOOD SUBFRAME BENCH AS REQ'D. FABRIC PER ELEVATION

1' - 7 3/4" 10 0.0 0°

1' - 3 1/4"

BLOCKING AND FRAMING AS REQUIRED FOR BENCH SEATING

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INVASIVE INTERIORITY IARC 371 STUDIO | FALL 2019 | INTEGRATED WORKSPACE

In this exercise, we were challenged to look towards the near future to design an office and fulfillment center for the rapidly developing sector of Amazon: Amazon Air. Despite our interdependence on machines, and while we often share our interior volumes with them, patterns of our occupancy of space have maintained a distinct autonomy. Throughout the semester we challenged this autonomy, by examining how a workspace could accommodate active drone usage. I sought to define a hybrid interiority that understands and caters to this integration, while defining spaces of parallel and overlap between the two occupancies. I asked the question: How can people work alongside a fleet of Amazon Prime Air drones while sharing the same airspace?

NO FLY ZONES- KNOXVILLE

Team Members: Edyn McCarty & Joana Martin

FURNITURE DESIGN DIGITAL MODELING / STEEL BENCH

Both of these projects challenged my design thinking skills at different scales. Constrained by material usage and fabrication techniques, we solved the steel bench design problem by water jet cutting micro-perforations and hand bending the form into place. On the other hand, with the inspiration of transparency from sculptor Ruth Aswana, I created a digital wicker lounge chair model that embodies fluidity in form and material.

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