COURTNEYHOMER
UNIVERSITYOFGEORGIA
GRADUATINGMAY2025
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
CENTRALDININGAREA
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PRIMARYBEDROOM
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
REIMAGINEDBREWERY
SENIOREXITPROJECT
MEDIA:AUTOCAD,REVIT,3DSMAX
TERRACOTTA BREWING COMPANY IS A BREWERY LOCATED INSAVANNAH, GEORGIA. THE BUILDING AT 601 COHEN STREET WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND ORIGINALLY SERVED AS A RAILWAYDEPOT. OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS BEEN THOUGHTFULLY PRESERVED AND ADAPTED FOR A VARIETY OF USES MOST RECENTLY IT WAS REPURPOSED AS A PREMIER EVENT VENUE, BUT IT NOW SITS VACANT. WHILE THE BUILDING IS NOT INDIVIDUALLY LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THESAVANNAH HISTORICDISTRICT
WHILE THE ORIGINAL GABLE ROOF REFLECTS A MORE TRADITIONAL FORM TRANSITIONING TO A SHED ROOF NOT ONLY INCREASES CEILING HEIGHT AND BRINGS IN MORE NATURAL LIGHT, BUT ALSO OPENS UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISUALCONNECTIONSBETWEENFLOORS—ALLOWINGTHE SECOND FLOOR TO OVERLOOK THE FIRST ENHANCING SPATIALFLOWANDMAKINGTHEBUILDINGFEELMOREOPEN ANDEXPANSIVETHANITSFOOTPRINTMIGHTSUGGEST.FV
SECONDFLOORPLAN
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.
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