COURTNEYHOMER
UNIVERSITYOFGEORGIA
GRADUATINGMAY2025
ABOUTME
HELLO!MYNAMEISCOURTNEY.IAMAPASSIONATEINTERIORDESIGNERDEDICATEDTOCREATINGSPACES
THATTRANSFORMANDINSPIRE.FROMANEARLYAGE,IKNEWIWANTEDACAREERTHATCOMBINEDMY LOVEFORARTANDMYDESIRETOHELPOTHERS.HELPINGPEOPLEHASALWAYSBEENATTHEHEARTOF
WHOIAM WHETHERTHROUGHSMALLACTSOFKINDNESS,OFFERINGSUPPORT,ORCREATING SOMETHINGMEANINGFULFORSOMEONEELSE.THEIDEAOFHAVINGACAREERTHATALLOWSMETODO THISINACREATIVEANDIMPACTFULWAYISMYABSOLUTEDREAM.INTERIORDESIGNBECAMETHEPERFECT
BLENDOFTHESEPASSIONS,OFFERINGMEAPLATFORMTONOTONLYEXPRESSCREATIVITYBUTALSO
IMPROVETHEWAYPEOPLEEXPERIENCEANDINTERACTWITHTHEIRSURROUNDINGS.IFIRMLYBELIEVETHAT
WELL-DESIGNEDSPACESCANENHANCEEMOTIONS,WELL-BEING,ANDPRODUCTIVITY ANDIAM COMMITTEDTOCRAFTINGENVIRONMENTSTHATBRINGCOMFORT,FUNCTIONALITY,ANDINSPIRATIONTO OTHERS.
WITHABACHELOROFFINEARTSININTERIORDESIGNFROMTHEUNIVERSITYOFGEORGIA MYDESIGN PHILOSOPHYISROOTEDINSUSTAINABILITY,PROBLEM-SOLVING,ANDTHEBELIEFTHATTHOUGHTFUL DESIGNCANTRULYIMPACTLIVES.IFINDIMMENSEFULFILLMENTINEVERYSTAGEOFTHEDESIGNPROCESS FROMCONCEPTUALIZINGLAYOUTSTOSELECTINGMATERIALS,ANDITHRIVEONSEEINGIDEASEVOLVE INTOTANGIBLEREALITIES.HANDDRAWINGISESPECIALLYIMPORTANTTOME—ANARTFORMIFEELIS NECESSARYINANINDUSTRYTHATISBECOMINGINCREASINGLYTECHNOLOGICALLYFOCUSED.IBELIEVEIN PRESERVINGTHEHUMANTOUCHINDESIGN,USINGSKETCHINGASATOOLFOREXPLORATION PROBLEMSOLVING,ANDSTORYTELLING ITALLOWSFORADIRECTCONNECTIONBETWEENTHEDESIGNER’SVISION ANDTHEFINALCREATION,MAKINGTHEPROCESSMOREINTENTIONALANDARTISTIC.
WHATTRULYSETSMEAPARTISMYPERSONALITYANDTHEWAYIAPPROACHBOTH DESIGNANDLIFE.IGENUINELYLOVEBEINGAROUNDPEOPLEANDFOSTERINGSTRONG RELATIONSHIPS,WHETHERWITHCLIENTS COLLEAGUES ORCOLLABORATORS ITHRIVEIN ENVIRONMENTSWHERETEAMWORK ENCOURAGEMENT ANDSHAREDCREATIVITYAREAT THEFOREFRONT IBELIEVETHATGREATDESIGNISNOTJUSTABOUTAESTHETICS—IT’S ABOUTUNDERSTANDINGPEOPLE LISTENINGTOTHEIRNEEDS ANDWORKINGTOGETHER TOBRINGVISIONSTOLIFE.IAMSOMEONEWHOISALWAYSEAGERTOPUSHMYSELF, LEARNFROMTHOSEAROUNDME ANDCONTRIBUTETOAPOSITIVEANDSUPPORTIVE WORKENVIRONMENT ITAKEPRIDEINMYABILITYTOUPLIFTANDMOTIVATEOTHERS ANDI FINDJOYINHELPINGTHOSEAROUNDMESUCCEEDJUSTASMUCHASIDOINMYOWN GROWTH.
ASIBEGINMYCAREER IAMEXCITEDTOEXPLOREDIFFERENTAREASOFDESIGNANDAPPLY MYPASSION,SKILLS,ANDCOLLABORATIVENATURETOATEAMTHATVALUESINNOVATION ANDMEANINGFULWORK.MYULTIMATEGOALISTOBEPARTOFACOMPANYTHATNOT ONLYCHALLENGESMECREATIVELYBUTALSOALLOWSMETOMAKEANIMPACT BOTHIN THESPACESIDESIGNANDTHERELATIONSHIPSIBUILDALONGTHEWAY.IAMEAGERTO CONTRIBUTE LEARN ANDGROWINANENVIRONMENTWHERECREATIVITYAND CONNECTIONTHRIVE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
5STARJAPANESELUXURYHOTEL
FALL2024|STUDIO5
MEDIA:AUTOCAD,REVIT,3DSMAX
PROJECTMEASUREDINMILLIMETERS
NESTLEDINTHEHEARTOFSHNJUKU JAPAN THESHNJUKUGRANDHOTELREDEFINESURBAN LUXURYWITHABOLDANDARTISTCAPPROACHTODESIGN.MOVNGBEYONDTHEEXPECTED NEUTRALPALETTEOFTENASSOCATEDWITHTRADTIONALJAPANESEHOSPITALITY THEHOTEL EMBRACESARCHER,DARKERCOLORSCHEMETOCREATEANATMOSPHERETHAT SINTMATE, ROMANTIC,ANDUNAPOLOGETICALLYMODERN.
THROUGHTHETHOUGHTFULINTERPLAYOFMATERALS—MARBLE WOOD CONCRETE ANDARTISANAL TILES THESPACESEXUDETEXTUREANDDEPTH ENSURNGEACHAREALEAVESALASTING IMPRESSION AMBENTLIGHTINGFURTHERENHANCESTHEMOOD CASTINGAWARMANDINVTING GLOWTHATTRANSFORMSASTHEDAYTRANSITIONSINTONIGHT AHIGHLIGHTOFTHEHOTEL SITS DIVERSEDNINGEXPERIENCES CATERNGTOAGLOBALPALETTEWTHOPTIONSSUCHASA TRADITIONALJAPANESESTEAKHOUSE AREFNEDSUSHIBAR AN TALANRESTAURANT,ANELEGANT TEAROOMANDBAKERY,ANDANEXCLUSIVEOMAKASEDININGEXPERIENCE.
BEYONDCULINARYEXCELLENCE GUESTSARE NVITEDTOREJUVENATEINTHELUXURIOUSSPA STAY ACTIVEINTHEEXPANSVEGYM CELEBRATEINTHEBALLROOM,ORUNWNDINTHEEXCLUSIVE EXECUTIVECLUB THESHNJUKUGRANDHOTEL SMORETHANJUSTAPLACETOSTAY ITSAN IMMERSIVEJOURNEYTHATBLENDSARTISTRY COMFORT ANDUNPARALLELEDHOSPITALITY
TWENTY-NINTH FLOOR
LOBBY
SAPORI D ITAL A( TAL AN RESTAURANT) SOSOGU(TEA AND BAKERY) MAUAYA(JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE) RED MOON SUSH OFFICES F RST FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
BREAKFAST
LOBBY MEZZAN NE GYM RETA LOFF CES
SECOND FLOOR
CENTRALDININGAREA
“ C A V Ò ”
“ C A V Ò ”
PENDANT RECESSED CAN SPRINKLER KEY
DININGANDLIVINGROOM
PRIMARYBEDROOM
THESHINJUKUGRANDHOTELGYMOFFERSA
HARMONIOUSBALANCEBETWEENENERGYAND
TRANQUILITY DESIGNEDTOINSPIREWELLNESSAND REJUVENATION.
FEATURINGANOPEN,AIRYLAYOUT,THESPACE
COMBINESLIGHT,WARM-COLOREDWOOD,EXPOSED CONCRETECOLUMNS,ANDDECORATIVEWALLPAPER
TOCREATEANINVITINGANDCONTEMPORARY ATMOSPHERE.
KEYAMENITIESINCLUDESPACIOUSMEN’SAND WOMEN’SSAUNASFORPOST-WORKOUTRELAXATION, ANEXPANSIVEGYMFLOOREQUIPPEDWITHSTATEOF-THE-ARTMACHINESANDFREEWEIGHTS,AND DEDICATEDPILATESSTUDIOSFORFOCUSED,MINDFUL MOVEMENT THEJUICEBARENCOURAGESSOCIALINTERACTION ANDREFRESHMENT,WHILEACURATEDRETAILSHOP OFFERSPREMIUMFITNESSAPPARELAND ACCESSORIES.
ARCHITECTUREANDINTERIORDESIGNFIRM
FALL2023|STUDIO3
NEXTSTEELCASECOMPETITION
MEDIA:AUTOCAD,REVIT
RELAXEDWORKSTATION
NEXT IS A FORWARD-THINKING ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY WITH A GLOBAL REACH. THE FIRMPERSISTENTLYPUSHES BOUNDARIES, COLLABORATING WITH CLIENTS WORLDWIDE ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS SUCH AS CORPORATE WORKPLACES, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AVIATION HOSPITALITY AND SPORTS
NEXT IS DEDICATED TOENRICHINGLIVES THROUGH DESIGN, STEADFASTLY PRIORITIZINGSUSTAINABILITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT THE FOREFRONT OF BOTH THE COMPANYS ETHOS AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.
PRIVATEOFFICES
3RDFLOOR
MEZZANINE
BUBBLEDIAGRAM
Colaboratng
RESOURCECENTER WORKLOUNGE
CLENTPRESENTATONROOM LFT
PRVATEOFFCE
PRIVATEOFFCE
PRIVATEOFFCE
PRIVATEOFFCE
PRIVATEOFFCE
MOTHERSROOM
PRVATEOFFICE PRVATEOFFICE WORKSTATONS RECEPTION
RESOURCECENTER WORKSTATONS PHONEROOM WORKLOUNGE WORKSTATONS PHONEROOM PHONEROOM PHONEROOM MEETNGROOM MEETNGROOM DESIGNLAB
3THFLOORLIGHTINGPLAN
EUREKALGHTNGEMPRESS
EUREKALGHTNGSENTNEL
ARTEMIDELGHTNG 33 ARTEMDELGHTNG70
APERTURELGHTNG36
CALPSOSUSPENDEDLGHTNG
EUREKALIGHTNGBERR 120"
EUREKALGHTNGBERR ARTEMDELGHTNG46"
EUREKALGHTINGBERRI54
ARTEMDELGHTNG58
ARTEMDELGHTNG4 X6
3THFLOORSCHEMATICLIGHTINGPLAN
WORKSTATIONS RECEPTION
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SteecaseWes EmWok GeenpontOpenBookca e
Steeca eWes EmMob e WokPedesta
COALESSELOUNGE
STEELCASEOFFCE CHARKNTBACK
BLUDOTCRCULASDE
MEETINGROOMS
TRAININGCLASSROOM
H A N D D R A W I N G S
HOMEANDOFFICEGALLERY
SPRING2022|STUDIO2
PENCIL,PEN,TRACEPAPER VELLUM
HANDDRAWINGISADEEPLYPERSONALANDSIGNIFICANTPARTOFMY DESIGNPROCESS,ALLOWINGMETOEXPLOREIDEASWITHALEVELOF FREEDOMANDEXPRESSIONTHATDIGITALTOOLSCANNOTREPLICATE.
INTHISPROJECT,AHAND-DRAWNDESIGNOFAHOMEANDGALLERY OFFICE,IUTILIZEDTHEARTOFDRAWINGTODEVELOPSPACESTHAT SEAMLESSLYBLENDLIVINGANDWORKINGENVIRONMENTS.
THEHOME,LOCATEDONTHESECONDFLOOR,OFFERSAPRIVATERETREAT, WHILETHEFIRSTFLOORSERVESASAFUNCTIONALGALLERYANDOFFICE SPACE CREATINGADYNAMICINTERACTIONBETWEENART,WORK,AND DAILYLIFE.
THROUGHTHESEDRAWINGS,IWASABLETOREFINESPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS,EXPERIMENTWITHPROPORTIONS,ANDBRINGASENSEOF ARTISTRYTOTHEDESIGNTHATFEELSBOTHORGANICANDINTENTIONAL.
INCORPORATINGHANDDRAWINGSINTOMYPORTFOLIOISIMPORTANTTOME BECAUSEITHIGHLIGHTSMYABILITYTOTHINKCRITICALLYANDCOMMUNICATE DESIGNIDEASINAWAYTHATFEELSPERSONALANDUNIQUE.
MANYDESIGNERSRELYHEAVILYONDIGITALRENDERINGS,BUTMY COMMITMENTTOHANDDRAWINGSETSMEAPARTBYDEMONSTRATINGA STRONGFOUNDATIONALUNDERSTANDINGOFSPACE,COMPOSITION AND DETAIL.ITSHOWCASESMYABILITYTOQUICKLYVISUALIZECONCEPTS, PROBLEM-SOLVEONTHESPOT,ANDBRINGAHUMANTOUCHTOMYWORK
IWANTMYPORTFOLIOTOREFLECTTHISSTRENGTH,EMPHASIZINGTHE VALUEOFCRAFTSMANSHIPANDTRADITIONALTECHNIQUESINAFIELDTHAT ISINCREASINGLYDIGITAL.HANDDRAWINGISNOTJUSTASKILLFORME—ITIS ADEFININGELEMENTOFMYDESIGNIDENTITY,ONETHATCONNECTSMETOTHE ARTISTRYOFINTERIORDESIGNINAWAYTHATFEELSBOTHTIMELESSAND DEEPLYPERSONAL.
SECONDFLOORPLAN /4SCALE
HOMEPERSPECTVE 1/4SCALE
FIRSTFLOORPLAN /4SCALE
SECONDFLOORPLANOBLQUE 1/4SCALE
GALLERYPERSPECTVE 1/4SCALE
SECTONS 1/4SCALE
FRSTFLOORPLANOBLIQUE 1/4SCALE
COURTNEYHOMER
UNIVERSITYOFGEORGIA
GRADUATINGMAY2025
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