Design Portfolio 2024 by Breann Davis

Interiors Portfolio

I am a natural born leader, and not afraid of a challenge. i understand the need for 3 dimensional design in spaces, and the importance of user experience. Having a Masters Degree in Design and professional experience in fabrication - I am a well rounded blend of knowledge and skills. I never stop learning and believe curiosity is the key to the lock of imagination. I want to create spaces and experiences for users that will build unique memories, while also pushing the boundaries of design.

Concept: The essence of chocolate and wine, swirling together to create a complimentary composition that is both smooth and rich.

A restaurant and retail space combined to create the perfect destination for wine and chocolate lovers. The project was proposed to open in Lincoln Park, Illinois, and targeted young urban professionals, recent college grads, and young families. The first floor is a fine dining restaurant, with a mezzanine to hold private parties. The top floor is a retail section for all things chocolate and wine, as well as a grand display for the house made chocolate wine. This was a partner project.

Entry View - Wine Bar

Final Facade

Retail Space

Circulation - Floor 1

Circulation - Floor 2

Parti

This loft was designed to fit in an existing building, with influences from it's occupants, location, and a 20th century painting. The project was hand drafted, along with a hand built scale model. Set in New York, the building reflects the cities never-ending chaos and grid like streets. The painting Tiger by Franz Mark, adds the need for anticipation and patience within the space, represented by the varying degrees of visual reveal and the "floating" office of the Photographer husband.

TIGER BY FRANZ MARC STUDY MODEL

The concept: The over arching concept of the piece was chaos opposing order and anticipation. However, other themes applied include: grids and face paced change, and presentation versus function.

"Art...is an attempt to create order out of chaos" - Stephen Sondheim

This office space was a design to retro fit into an existing space in Germany. The company wanted a new look that worked hand in hand with the essence of the company, oil. The design was inspired by natural basalt columns, with a concept of: Basalt being the "bloodline of the earth", as oil is the blood line of the energy industry.

Inspiration photo Spacial Study Models

Relaxation Rooms

Collaboration Space

Open Office

Living Room

Collaboration Space

Furniture specs:

Materials palette, color swatches, and Custom Furniture:

Concept: Formal qualities ranges from organic forms of the trains, orthogonal grids of the neighborhoods and streets, and community destinations in between. The project is a distillation of how you journey through spaces with destinations along the way.

This project was located in a pre-existing building in Atlanta, Georgia, sponsored by Steelcase. Atlanta is a historical railroad town and transportation hub, this project translates that into the future with information and people.

View of Training Room and Collaboration Space

Old Map of Atlanta

Second Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

WILD N’ OUT

This custom set was technically designed and built at ATOMIC, then later transported to Atlanta for shooting. It was used for seasons 13, 14 and 15. Onsite installation took 2 weeks and the show was shot in 1 month. The shows LoadOut was done in 48 hours. Items specifically produced by ATOMIC include: Team Entrance Walls, DJ booth, all walls, Team seating areas, Jumbotron, black out drapes, show floor, all show stairs, vinyl graphics, balcony panels, camera blinds, jib blind, all railing covers, etc.

The set concept was sent to us through renderings, from there it was fully 3 dimensionally modeled in VectorWorks, with select pieces modeled in Rhino. There are also some 3D printed parts in the set, as well as LED integration.

More than 62 construction drawings were made for this set. The drawing shown on the right is an example of a section of the Team Entrance Walls. It details out for the shops what skins should be used and their location, as well as bolt hole size/dimensions and LED lengths. One shop drawing can hold information for the Metal, Wood, Power, and Road Department. Some of the Shop's process is shown by photos on the far right side of the page.

Onsite Load-In Process

Chain motors are plotted and hung. Truss is attached for structure and lighting is applied. Some drapes are also hung at this time.

Decking is built and installed to create an arena

Empty Studio

Truss and Lighting

Show Ready Set for Wild N’Out Season 13

The process starts with an empty studio. Measurements are taken, and the floor is marked for layout.

Shop Build Process

Exterior arena walls are installed as well as show stairs for the audience. Some Video is also installed.

Show Flooring is installed, as well as smaller scenery pieces.

Remaining big scenery is installed and finishing touches are made. Video test fires products.

Wood Structure Build

Painted Show Finish

SIGHT AND SOUND: FLASHBACK HOUSE AND ARCH

These pieces were built for a theatrical performance run of Queen Esther, at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, PA and then later for tour. Standing at 30' tall and 60' long, these pieces made up an 1/8" of the entire shows set. Working as outside contractors, a section of the giant set design was sent to Atomic to be build and finished. The set starts off as a minimal aluminum structure. From there it gets clad with varying thickness of plywood, and removable panels(used later in the show). After that the digital design gets broken down into sections and layers for foam carving on the CNC. After the pieces are cut, they are assembled and refined by the Art/ Carving Team, and then applied to the plywood clad metal structure. This process can be seen for the Old World Arch on the right and the Flash Back House below.

The build drawing to the right was for the Flash Back House. It notes the overall dimensions of the piece, as well as it's materials, finishes, hardware, and quantity. It is one of many examples drawn for this project.

Flash Back House: Shop Build Process

Structure and Ply Skin

Final Installation and Stage Integration

Foam CNC Files

Foam Carving

Foam Hard Coating

Flash Back House:

FLOORING W/ FOAM "ROOM" AREA

Flash Back House Build Drawing

Foam Carving and Assembly

Foam Hard Coating and Base Paint

CHINESE LANTERNS

Panel Layout for

Inspired by Chinese New Year these lanterns were built for a mall in Hudson Yard, to help kick off their celebration party. Standing at 10' tall, each lantern was sewn/built at the Atomic shop and then shipped all together to the venue for an overnight install. This project was especially interesting because of the abundance of rapid prototyping needed to nail the shape, while still being light enough to fly, and transparent enough to "glow". The lanterns have an aluminum core, wrapped in LED tape, then draped with a diffusion fabric, to create the lanterns soft glow. The lantern caps were vacuum formed, and the tassels (just at 2' tall) were all hand glued/assembled.

Shop Build Process

Cut Panels

All 8 lanterns flying at Event

Lanterns

Build Drawing for Tassel

Intitial

Set Design Sketches:

This was a Thesis Design Project; a Set Design for Alice In Wonderland.This set design was built to fit into the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York City. The design played with the ideas of what the future of theater might look like, and how technology could help. 3D projection mapping is implimented throughout the show, as well as holographics, body cameras, hydrolics, video screens, magnetic floors, and of course traditional theater magic. The goal was to find ways to provide the audience with a more inclusive and imersive experience.

IHall of Doors - Final Rendering

Rabbit Hole - Final Rendering

Vivian Beaumont Theater

Proposed Moving Floor

Initial Sketch of Hall of Doors

Abstract Concept Models:

Journey of Understanding

These keywords were selected to be the essence of the show, and what the production was trying to convey to the audience. These forms were used to understand how a word or feeling could be translated into a space.

This project also branched out into Costume Design. To the right are some proposed initial sketches of the Mad Hatter's Costume and the Queen of Heart's "Execution" Jumpsuit. The costumes took their queue from the set design's many mechanical elements and decided to aim for a more Steam Punk vibe.

Catepillar Scene - Final Rendering

Costume Design:

Costume Sketch: Hatter

Costume Sketch: Red Queen

Queen’s Garden - Final Rendering

A wearable garment and accompanying piece of 3d printed jewelry. The corset was based off a tectonic system of scales that were placed and sized according to the muscular system/movement in the torso. The broach was inspired by the scale shape. This was a partner project.

Body Scan

Hand Stitching

3D Print of Final product

Built Product

Corset Build Process

Broach Build Process

Scale Sizing

Digitized Initial Sketch

Final Built Corset

Built Product

This original costume design was inspired by Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts character. It currently consists of a corset and cape with LED integration. Later additions will include a skeleton hoop skirt with LED integration, a playing card collar, and spike tiara. Through the build process the design, evolved. This piece was one out of several designs meant to be worn for Burning Man 2020.

Corset Build Process

Cape Build Process

Initial Sketch

Stitching

Card fills

Jewels and Glue Trims

Lacing Pattern

Initial Sketch

SILHOUETTE

Inspired by Islamic Architecture and arabesques, this end table illustrates the beauty of heavy pattern contrasting with delicate form.

Made primarily out of Cherry with accents of Birch, the table stands at a height of 24" and is approximately 10" in width. The table illuminates from within to create a warm, pleasant glow that casts the carving's pattern into the surrounding environment.

Inlay Close-Up

Alhambra, Spain

Initial Sketch Study Model Illumination Rendering

CNC Lower Leg

CNC Inlay

Final Built Piece

Process Design Process

Inspired by the French Rococo architectural style, this table was meant to be a modern take on tradition, focusing on flowing form and elegance.

Made primarily out of Bronze with a table top surface of polished Paper Stone. This sofa table stands at a height of 33" and is approximately 48" in width, with a depth of 13". All 14 pieces of the table were first cut out of wood, then were cast and re-assembled. This table will weigh in altogether around 250 lbs.