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Selected Works

By Caroline Savell

note DESIGNER’S creator noun

a person or thing that brings something into existence.

I’ve always thought of myself as a creator. Whether I was drawing, painting, sculpting, or cooking, I have always defined myself by the things I create. Interior design has allowed me to create experiences through the materialization of space. I am obsessed with the minute details of the human experience and use them to inform my design work in an effort to create positive, enriching, and equitable spaces.

Caroline Savell

studio collective THE CHANNEL

The Channel is a studio space offering artist, ceramic, woodworking, and metalworking studios, as well as a communal kitchen, gallery and leisure areas. Designed around organization of space with the surrounding buildings in mind, the building is separated into three components dedicated to specific functions.

The side closest to residential apartments is reserved for more quiet spaces: administration, reception, and kitchen. While the side farthest from the apartments houses the louder studio spaces. Separating the two spaces is a channel of glass providing a central circulation space and ample natural light.

LOUD QUIET

CHANNEL

KITCHEN

MECHANICAL

METALWORKING

WORKROOM WOODWORKING

CONFERENCE

PAINTING

SECTION ONE

SECTION TWO

RIVER ELEVATION

APARTMENT ELEVATION

AVENUE B ELEVATION

JONES AVENUE ELEVATION

PAINT STUDIO

WOODWORKING SHOP

METALWORKING SHOP

CERAMIC STUDIO

BACK PATIO ENTRYWAY

SECOND FLOOR GALLERY CONFERENCE ROOM

Houston Public Library

CRYSTAL STACKS CLAY

a study of clay crystals under electron microscopy

Houston is commonly known as the “Bayou City” due to its metropolitan center being built upon a large complex of swamps. Swamps are unique for their soil’s high degree of permeability which is attributed to large concentrations of clay in the soil. The Clay particles give the soil maximized interstitial space allowing water to easily flow through.

LAYERED SHAPESPULLED FROM CLAY

EXTRUDED INTO DIFFERENT LEVELS

500 McKinney St, Houston

BOOK STACKS

MAIN BUILDING

DIGITAL BUILDING

AUDITORIUM

KIDS BUILDING

Just as the small clay particles within soil allow for water flow, the separation of the library into multiple buildings allows for a more fluid circulation and permeation into city life. Further inspiration came from the clay’s crystalline structure with each building in the complex taking on an irregular hexagonal form with vertical stacks

wooden window mullions follow the seems in the stucco creating a vertical contrast to the horizontal plates

compacted earth brick makes up center of the wall

stucco facade with vertical seems gives a sleek look to earth brick

Study

Main Building Cafe

Central Courtyard

Pit in Book Stacks

Second Floor of Kids Building

Kids Building Exterior

TRANQUIL WATERS

Rehabilitation Center

A calm soothing environment that promotes healing and rest. Inspired by the beach, a transitional space between land and water, tying in with the patients goal to progress from injured to healed.

WAITING ROOM RECEPTION

golden tones distinguish reception

The shift to light LVT wood flooring gives the patients room a more homey atmosphere. The wall behind the patient bed features a deep aqua wall covering to darken the room and bring a sense of privacy. The wood tile continues into the bathroom where the wall materials cange to a light marble on the main walls and a blue gradient-shift wallcovering on the wall behind the vanity. The shower alcove is clad in dark grey laminate for a dramatic finish

PATIENT ROOM BATHROOM

The waiting room floor features a fluid wave design that guides visitors through the hall to the reception desk. The seating in the waiting room is mostly kelp green with a chocolate brown wood grounding the space, while the sofas and armchairs are upholstered with lighter fabrics that compliment the floor.

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