AHLMAN :: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2019

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

2019 PORTFOLIO

SEEKING INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE INTERNSHIP

EDUCATION Masters of Interior Architecture

Arizona State University

Herbergeb Institute for Design & the Arts year CIDA accredited Interior Architecture two year program in 2020.

Bachelors of Interior Design

Utah State University

Caine College of the Arts’ acclaimed four year CIDA accredited Interior Design program in 2016.

ASSOCIATIONS International Interior Design Association Student Member Contributed to the design and assembly of outfit for SLC Fashion Remix

American Society of Interior Designers

Student Member Designed a working pendant and was rewarded 2nd place in USU design star competition

U.S. Green Build Council Student Member Community service projects

SKILLS AutoCAD Revit Illustrator Photoshop Space Planning Hand rendering

WORK EXPERIENCE Interior Designer

ALICE LANE HOME COLLECTION Created project scopes. Held meetings and presentations with clients. Communicated and communicated with vendors, architects, builders, and landscape architects.

Nurtured client relationships by developing trust.

Designed large custom homes including tile layouts, cabinetry drawings, molding details, space planning, and furniture selection. Created and maintained construction documents and finish schedules.

Coordinated furniture installs and accessory installs.

Managed and trained incoming junior designers.

Participated in team meetings and critiques.

Interior Designer

LMK INTERIOR DESIGN Created tile layouts and cabinetry drawings for high-end residential clients. Visited Job sites during construction process. Designed in-door and out-door fireplaces. Assisted in client meetings and presentations. Communicated with vendors, contractors, architects, and clients.

Interior Design Intern

KELLY WEARSTLER INTERIOR DESIGN Worked on a variety of residential, commercial, and hospitality projects. Assisted in sketching and designing lighting fixtures for Visual Comfort. Helped create tile patterns and CAD drawings for Ann Sacks. Assembled FF&E books and specified furniture, textiles, and accessories.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 COCOAPELLI CAFE 10 JONES RESIDENCE 18 PALETTE CO-WORKING STUDIO 26 THE RAIL + OGDEN 34 REAL WORLD 46 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS 62 CUMULUS DESIGN BUILD 80 ABOUT ME

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COCOAPELLI CAFE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE FURNITURE SELECTION BRAND CREATION

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Description Cocoapelli is an artisan chocolate shop and bakery located in downtown Ogden. In addition to catering and special ordering, Cocoapelli also has a fun and laid back dine-in cafe.

The business occupies 1800 sq.ft.

The restaurant interior is influenced by southwest native american culture where the kokopelli hieroglyph originates from. Natural colors tones and elements were used to create a light, warm, modern southwest desert vibe.

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COCOAPELLI CAFE

CLASS : Senior Fall Studio This Cafe needed to have as much character as the artisan deserts it provided.

Many of the colors and textures were taken from the deserts they create. My Favorite feature with inspiration from the deserts are the tiled walls inspired by bars of chocolate.

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COCOAPELLI CAFE

CLASS : Senior Fall Studio Because the brand is designed around the kokopelli, I wanted to incorporate some of the southwest native american culture into the space. The ceiling is a southwest log ceiling inspired by adobes.

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JONES RESIDENCE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE FURNITURE SELECTION

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This project was completed my senior year in my last residential studio. We were allowed to make up the client and allowed to choose any existing apartment that made sense for the client .

I sourced furniture almost solely from 1st dibs and tried to use exotic materials and pieces. This is one of my favorite projects completed in school. This is when I really started to find my niche and style in the design world. I discovered I was a “Harmonious Maximalist� which in lamens terms would be eclectic. I like fitting the interior to a person, not necessarily an established style.

Creating custom spaces like this, based on the specific people that inhabit them is my favorite thing about design.

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JONES PROJECT

CLIENT : Allegra Jones I completed an internship for Kelly Wearstler in the summer of 2015. I learned so much while working in their inspiring office. I was exposed to the way they work and the “Kelly Aesthetic”. I designed lights for Visual comfort and tile pattens for Ann Sacks. I couldn’t take any of my work with me, so for this first project back at school in the fall I wanted to show what I had learned.

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JONES PROJECT

CLIENT : Allegra Jones The client for this project was a single woman in her late 20’s that worked as a travel blogger. She needed to have her own place that she could call home when she was ready to get off the road. She also wanted a place to keep her treasures she collected on her adventures. She called herself a Harmonious Maximalist and that was the aesthetic for the project.

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JONES PROJECT

CLIENT : Allegra Jones Allegra travels all over the world for her blog and she makes new friends in every place she visits. Having her new home be a place she can invite her friends to stay was the most important thing to Allegra. We made her entertaining spaces open and large so that she can entertain all of her guests from out of town comfortably.

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JONES PROJECT

CLIENT : Allegra Jones While most of her home is centered on entertaining and hosting, the master bedroom is meant to be a sanctuary solely for Allegra to relax and unwind. My favorite part of this room is the white wooden partition wall that has colored glass pieces looking into her bathroom and dressing room. This wall give the room texture and interest.

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RESIDENTIAL 1700 SF

OPEN TO BELOW CONFERENCE ROOMS

CERAMICS STUDIO

STONE SCULPTURE STUDIO

KILN BANK

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MEMBER ART STORAGE

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PALETTE STUDIO CO-WORKING Jan - 2018

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BRANDING SPACE PLANNING INTERIOR DESIGN

Description The Palette Studio is a co-working company for artists. The company provides local artists with a space to create and store work. Palette caters to sculptors, painters, photographers, and graphic designers.

At Palette there are rent-able spaces, open work spaces, conference rooms, a cafe, a supply store, and a storage facility.

The design facilitates and encourages artistic interaction and collaboration. Pattern was main factor in branding the co-working space and was carried through into the interior design.

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PALE T TE PROJEC T

CLASS : Senior Fall Studio Creating a brand for a company that is responsible for hosting hundreds of other companies and individuals seemed to be a challenge at first. However in the challenge I found the answer. With such variation in companies there needed to be variation in the branding. I wanted to make the branding adaptable by providing multiple patterns that could represent different aesthetics.

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PALE T TE PROJEC T

CLASS : Senior Fall Studio I believe that integrating branding into the interior design of a space is key to a business’ image and ultimately its success. I integrated the company branding through out the spaces designed by using palette orange and various patterns.

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CLASS : Senior Fall Studio Using natural materials for the interior spaces was just as important as incorporating branding patterns. The desks were all wood veneer and wood paneling was added to accent walls. I love exploring and experimenting with materials, so I thought that using a colored acrylic door would allow natural light in even when the doors were closed.

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CLASS : Senior Fall Studio When we assigned this project we were sat down for project brief where we were to take notes. The sketch above were my notes during the brief. I find sketching is the best way for me to get my idea, developed in my head, solidified onto paper.

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CLASS : Senior Fall Studio One of the challenges of creating an artists’ co-working space was providing useful large scale storage that didn’t take up a lot of square footage.

I was inspired by the art storage systems I saw at Phillip Johnson’s Glass House & Property in 2013. I created metal mesh panels on track systems. The mesh would make clipping art works to the panels easy and versatile. They would each hold multiple works of art that could easily slide in and out of place.

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ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN URBAN PLANNING

Description The rail was a multi use building designed to be located in Downtown Ogden that is currently being revitalized. Much like the Transcontinental railroad we wanted to bring new life and resurrect the vitality of a once great city. We hoped the design would create an interactive community and walkable neighborhood.

The Rail’s design was influenced by the prominent art deco architecture in Ogden and the Transcontinental railroad that put Ogden on the worlds map. We hoped to merge art deco with a more modern style and approach and create an industrial look through the materials used. The building has 6,300 sq.ft. of retail/commercial space and 3,700 sq.ft. of residential space.

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THE RAIL + OGDEN

CLASS : Senior Spring Studio With no experience in Urban Planning, I dove into research on walkable communities. I was really inspired by a community in southern Sweden created in the 1980’s called Jakriborg. The community was designed to be peaceful, walkable, safe, diverse and to reign in Urban Sprawl. I wanted to achieve all of those same goals for this revitalization of downtown Ogden.

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THE RAIL + OGDEN

CLASS : Senior Spring Studio This walkable community in Ogden was just a couple blocks away from the Ogden Transit Station. Because Utah in general is a result of urban sprawl, it wouldn’t be realistic to make the entire community not accessible by car. So I placed one main road on the perimeter of the community. My community plan is centered around a public square while also be oriented around the river. Everything radiates from the river. The streets aren’t long or straight making it easy to walk and explore.

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THE RAIL

CLASS : Senior Spring Studio Much like the Transcontinental railroad we wanted to bring new life and resurrect the vitality of a once great city. We needed the design to encourage an interactive community and walkable neighborhood.

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CLASS : Senior Spring Studio We wanted the building to fit in with the rest of Downtown Ogden. We drew inspiration from the historical Art Deco buildings that pepper downtown Ogden. We still wanted the area to feel new and important so we aimed to merge the old and the new.

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CLASS : Senior Spring Studio We hoped to merge art deco with a more modern style and approach and create an industrial look through the materials used. The building has 6,300 sq.ft. of retail/ commercial space and 3,700 sq.ft. of residential space.

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Description I learned so much during my 2015 Summer internship at LMK interior design in Salt Lake City. I was thrilled to go back and work for them after my graduation in 2016.

LMK’s design aesthetic is mountain contemporary. With most of their jobs being residential design builds, I was able to work closely with dozens of builders and architects. I traveled to job sites daily for client meetings and to resolve design issues on site. When I was in the office I would design cabinetry and fireplaces for my design team. I assisted in selecting finishes for all the surfaces in the home. I also assisted my team in creating furniture plans for clients.

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THE BMK PROJECT

FIRM : LMK interior design This home is being built in the development near Heber, UT. The development is growing fast and this home is planned to be the largest in the area. This home was fully a fully custom home. We worked closely with the client’s architect and builder to create a beautiful mountain contemporary home. During this project I designed all of the cabinetry and fireplaces including construction documents and renderings. I helped select fixtures, appliances, and all of the finishes for the home. I also assisted the lead designers in creating furniture pans and selections

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THE BMK PROJECT

FIRM : LMK interior design My favorite part of this kitchen that I designed is the hood design above the range. The intention was to hide the fact there was a hood at all. To balance the use of the natural looking wood we wanted to add a good contrasting metal for the hood and then repeated the same finish in another horizontal format on the top drawers.

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FIRM : LMK interior design Part of my responsibility on this project was to specify exterior materials for this home. The architect’s vision included rusted corten sheeting on the exterior so we opted to use the Moriah Ledge stone that has a mix of rust colored stone with gray stone. Picking the exterior stone set .

The precedent of design for the rest of the home.

The interior pays attention to the exterior stone through its literal use on surfaces and through color, and contrast.

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PARK CIT Y PROJEC T

FIRM : LMK interior design This Ski-in Ski-out home was a new build in the tall mountains of Park City. As the client’s second home its main purpose was entertaining the large grown family. One of my favorite parts of design is exploring different material applications.

Above you can see three renderings depicting different options for the built-in entertainment center. We found an amazing pebbled pewter powder-coat finish and wanted to explore its application to the cabinetry. In the upper kitchen cabinets we decided to use a custom smoke glass that had a water drop texture.

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STEVENS PROJECT

FIRM : LMK interior design The Stevens play hard and they wanted a home that didn’t feel “breakable”.

With this in mind the client wanted a very specific aesthetic -- Mountain Contemporary Farmhouse. The style’s base is Mountain Contemporary, so that’s where we started. In addition to the farmhouse sink we added more industrial elements to create the “farmhouse” feel. We also payed attention to materials, like barnwood, to create a farmhouse feel in the interior.

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STUMP HOME OFFICE

CLIENT : The Stumps Dividing an over-sized office into two spaces with a custom built-in shelving system was just want this home office needed. The shelf wall creates a space on either side of it. One space is for meeting with clients and the other space is a more private workspace with a desk and storage for the owner. The full length cabinets below also act as pin-up boards with inset upholstered fronts.

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Description In my work experience I have most enjoyed creating custom spaces for clients that reflect them. I believe the space someone inhabits should be portrait of them. A large part of brining this portrait to life is having the technical understanding and 1 knowledge to draw construction documents for 4'-5 contractors 2" and tradesmen to read and follow.

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The following pages are construction documents I completed while working at Alice Lane Home Collection in Salt Lake City.

These documents allowed me to work closely with builders, electricians, metal fabricators, and cabinet companies.

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CUMULUS DESIGN BUILD 11/30/2018 5:17:44 PM

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I threw myself back into Academia in the Fall of 2018. My first studio project was a design build project. We, a group of 10 Interior Architecture students, were tasked to design build and program a large interactive art installation for a local art festival called Canal Convergence.

The city of Scottsdale gave us a $5 000 grant to complete the installation in 3 months. The project was very collaborative because we worked with industrial design undergrads at ASU and gathered inspiration from middle school children at a local school.

This project pushed me to my limits and tested every ounce of team building, design, and building knowledge I had. I learned so much and was extremely happy to work on a real project that meant something to the community.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio Assistant Professor Milagros Zingoni received a grant from the City of Scottsdale to showcase our work side-by-side with well-known artists from around the world. The objective of our studio was to create an interactive installation for Canal Convergence while learning the design-build process. We investigated many interior architecture issues including construction, technology, programmatic and environmental determinants. We were also introduced to design concepts, framework, and methodologies relative to living environments. The design-build process called for an effective combination of technique, creativity, and resiliency in order to produce an interactive installation on a tight time line and minimal budget. Overall, we sought to communicate our understanding of scale and human behavior while engaging in participatory collaboration with industrial designers and the community.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio The crafting of the Tonalea students inspired a variety of playful patterns to be showcased on the benches of the installation. The students’ drawings, models and quotes were abstracted to create graphic representation of the data collected at Tonalea relating to the overall themes of community and water.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio Material selection for the installation was primary based on affordability and durability. Birch plywood became the decided choice for the bench and frame construction due to minimal cost and natural finish. All plywood components received three coats of water-based, external sealant to protect against the elements.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio In addition to the birch plywood stage, the cloud structure was constructed from 2x4 and 2x6 members fastened using a combination of step bolts, hex nuts and flat washers. Moreover, the trapezoidal skin of the cloud structure comprised of CNC-cut, Coroplast joined together using plastic fasteners. The corrugated plastic allowed the skin to remain lightweight and translucent while still maintaining the

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio

Cumulus also featured three acrylic panels etched on the CNC rout Despite the expense of acrylic, the material added a layer of transpare cy to the installation and assisted in telling the story of the desert mo soon from the context of a window. The panels provided a platform introduce the project’s intent to the public while continuing to exhib patterns inspired by the Tonalea students. Moreover, the acrylic mater produced the desired effect afforded by the edge-lite LED frames.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio As Canal Convergence takes place in South Scottsdale, our team sought to learn about the community for which our installation would live. We desired a mutually beneficial relationship where we could give back to the participants while also collecting valuable data about the atmosphere of South Scottsdale.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio A crowd-sourcing piece was designed and constructed near the end of the fabrication process using scrap pieces of wood, acrylic and vinyl. The crowdsourcing component added another layer of community interaction to the installation while also allowing the fabrication team to minimize material waste.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio In order to directly exhibit the voice of the Tonalea students, quotes describing the importance of water and community where selected from the student’s worksheets to be displayed on the trapezoidal skin of the cloud structure.

Many of the quotes spoke to the students’ diverse and unified communities while others emphasized the importance of water in the context of the desert.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio Our team installed Cumulus onsite at the Scottsdale Waterfront between November 5-7, and the installation opened to the public on November 9th. Canal Convergence experienced 208,000 visitors during the ten days of the festival. Our team spent time on site interacting with the installation’s participants and sharing the story of Cumulus.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio In order to produce an interactive installation, we integrated ultrasonic sensors into the structure’s trapezoidal skin. An ultrasonic sensor is a simple means of gathering sensory input based on an object’s distance. The cloud housed three 4-pin, HC-SR04 Ultrasonic sensors each containing two frontward facing ‘eyes’: the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter uses ultrasonic waves to send information to the receiver regarding the distance of nearby objects. These sensors are commonly used with microcontroller and microprocessor platforms such as Arduino.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio Capitalizing on the capabilities of the ultrasonic technology, Cumulus was designed to light up and change colors depending on the distance of nearby visitors. We programmed a microcontroller board, Arduino Uno, to capture the sensor’s input and to facilitate the interactivity of the structure’s LED lights.

The combination of this technology created an experience of immersion where visitors controlled the appearance of the installation’s light display. Special thanks to Ryan McDermott for his invaluable instruction in Arduino programming.

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CLASS : 5th Year Graduate Fall Studio Throughout the semester, we documented the development of Cumulus through our website and Instagram account. Our website received weekly blog entries with updates on the project’s development, and Instagram provided a less formal platform for daily sneak peeks into the design process. Our Instagram received several tags and reposts throughout the semester from Scottsdale Public Art and The Design School at ASU.

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Arizona State University – Assistant Professor Milagros Zingoni + Shahrina Afrin + Amanda Ahlman + Dania Alarfaj + Susan Clay + Rachel Frail + Ji Hyuk Hong + Adetoniola Osarieme Rebecca Makinde + Kara Moncada + Neha Vikas Tendulkar + Zijing Zhao Assistant Professor Magnus Feil + Clinical Assistant Professor Colin Smith + Joseph Avrett + Michelle Bocanegra Batriz + Ruben Campos + Jane Chen + Maddy Cika + Solomon Conway-Janes + Luca De Simone + Austin Dell + Huiying Fang + Yifan Fang + Carley Fortier + Nico Francis + Cole Frederick + Ruoying Ge + Cindy Eunsoo Kim + Jeannie Kozicki + Becca Leonard + Catharine Lewis + Binghui Li + Rachel TingYu Lin + Zihao Liu + Sijie Ma + Erlend Meling + Cooper Newnam + Becca Oberrieder + Henry Ripley + Marco Rufeo + Shirly Tam + Yuna Song + Emily Terpstra + Jennifer Torloni + Liang Wang + Joshua Weinstein + Chace Younger + Stephanie Hui Zhang

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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME I draw my creative inspiration from taking in views of the world around me. From the places I’ve visited and fallen in love with, like Belgium and France -- to books, jewelry, photography, fashion, people, food, nature and history I find inspiration. There are too many beautiful and loved things in this world to only draw inspiration form one.

I’m not sure when my love for design started. I think it has always been there. As far back as I can remember I considered myself a creator and designer. At a young age, I began drawing hundreds of floor plans and buildings. I don’t remember anyone teaching me how, I just taught myself. I had many other interests in school like ceramics, biotechnology, journalism and marketing-- but it was always my plan to be a designer. I attended Utah State University and immediately began my design education. I fell in love with the concept of abstraction and soon thereafter I fell in love with AutoCAD. My love of design became a fiery passion during my internship with Kelly Wearstler in Los Angeles. Working so closely with her and her team was so inspiring and life changing. I learned more in my few months there than I ever had.

After working for two different design firms I decided to return to academia and earn my masters degree. I now study Interior Architecture at Arizona State University as a graduate student. I teach a freshmen design studio, and it is the most rewarding job I’ve ever had-- I love being surrounded by young minds and fresh ideas.

In conclusion, I believe that the most beautiful interiors focus less on how the space looks, and more on how the space feels.

I believe that a home is the portrait of the soul and that public buildings are a portrait of the community. It is a designer’s job to get to know the souls and communities and to then, help them paint their portraits. I believe that good design only becomes good after critiques. Finally, I believe that the most successful design teams are made of diverse and passionate individuals who don’t give up on dreams.

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“We can learn how to take joy in the things we create whether they take form of a fleeting experience or an heirloom that will last for generations. We can learn that reward comes in creation and recreation, not just the consumption of the world around us. We can learn to measure the success of our ideas by our impact on the world. “ - Tim Brown

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