Demi Harmon's Interior Design Portfolio

DEMI HARMON PORTFOLIO

DEMI HARMON INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN STUDENT

dharmon2021@gmail.com

(801) 726 5310

ABOUT ME My name is Demi Harmon and I am currently a student at Utah State University in the interior architecture and design program. I am also dual minoring in art and art history.

While at Utah State University I have been very active in student organizations. I am a member of the Utah State University Interior Architecture and Design Student Association as well as a student member for both ASID and IIDA. I am also the President Elect for our student chapter of IIDA. I am a motivated interior architecture and design student who is passionate about learning and committed to seek out opportunities for growth in order to achieve my goals. I am confident that I will make a positive impact in the design industry and contribute to the creating of universally inclusive, immersive, and functional spaces.

STUDENT PROJECT EXPERIENCE RESIDENTIAL IRIDESCENT: Designed and space planned a 1,000 square foot modern home that was inspired by the iridescent wings of a dragonfly. The project included construction documents, presentation drawings, renderings, presentation boards, and a 3D model.

PARKS RESIDENCE: In a collaborative group project we designed an accessible home to accommodate a client with multiple sclerosis throughout the stages of their diagnosis in a safe, family friendly, high-end residential space, while incorporataing the use of feng shui. The project consisted of research, schematic design, a programming document, renderings, and a presentation booklet.

COMMERCIAL BELLA VITA: Designed an authentic Italian restaurant including space planning, creating renderings and incorporated the behavior theory of the Stimulus Organism Response model to create a positive emotional response in diners and compel them to interact with the design ASPIRE: Created the name and logo for a community health care clinic and came up with a visually interesting design for the facility that complies to health care codes. Drew a reflected ceiling plan, finish plan, created multiple renderings including video walk throughs.

ALWADI OFFICES: In a five member team, designed a two level workplace for a development company in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh. We used the design programming process to come up with a luxury design concept and create realistic renderings of the space and present to Ala Hason, office direcor of HKS architects in Dubai.

WORK EXPERIENCE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT January 2023-Present • Meet with professors, students, and staff to coordinate space upgrades, designs, furnishings, and budgeting • Work with the head of each project to ensure the proper design needs are met and functional COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COMPUTER LAB CONSULTANT January 2022-Present • Create a welcoming environment to all students and faculty • Help lab patrons with technical difficulties, skills, and questions • Ensure lab improvement projects are accounted for and completed efficiently EDUCATION BACHELOR OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Utah State University | 4.0 GPA | Spring 2025 ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL SCIENCE Utah State University | 4.0 GPA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA Valedictorian 2021 | 4.0 GPA

TECHNICAL SKILLS AutoCAD Revit Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Lumion Twin Motion Model Building Hand Rendering Microsoft Suite

ORGANIZATIONS Student Leadership 2019-2023 National Honor Society 2019-2021 USU IADSA 2022-Current ASID Student 2022-Current IIDA Student Rep 2023-Current

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Caine College of the Arts Deans List High Honors Student A-Pin Advancement Council Scholar Inaugural Scholar Victor and Dorothy Dover Interior Design Scholarship USU Nonresident Scholar Scholarship

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. . . . 1000 SQUARE FOOT HOME . . . . . . ITALIAN RESTAURANT . . COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC R I N G S . . . . . WAT E RC O L O R I C E S . . WORKPLACE DE SIGN L . . . . . . . . . . MEDICAL SPA . . . . . . . . . CUSTOM PATTERN E

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I R I D E S C E N t For this 1000 square foot home design, I took inspiration from the delicate wings and slender body of a dragonfly to create a structure that is graceful and stunning.

This house features a sloped roofline that resembles the dragonfly’s wings allowing for natural light to flood the interior. The exterior is covered in large windows that mimic the iridescent coloring of the dragonfly’s wings.

Skills Enhanced: Autocad Revit Lumion Indesign Photoshop Model Building

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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

EXTERIOR RENDE

DRAGONFLY ABSTRACTION SKETCHES

When light strikes the surface of a dragonfly’s wing, it is refracted as it passes through the layers and interacts with the ridges. This causes light to be split and scatter in different directions, creating a spectrum of colors that appears to shift and change as the angle of observation changes.

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BUILDING AND WALL SECTIONS CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

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Bella Vita is an authentic Italian restaurant inspired by the diverse regions of Italy, featuring classic architecture reimagined with a modern twist. Bella Vita offers an intimate and sophisticated atmosphere that transports guests to Italy with decor and design elements creating a timeless ambience.

The chef’s passion for Italian food, hospitality, and culture is reflected in every detail of the restaurant, from the warm lighting and natural color scheme, to the carefully curated kitchen design. Bella Vita transports you to Italy as you create memories and traditions with friends and family that will last for generations.

Skills Enhanced: REVIT INDESIGN PHOTOSHOP SPACE PLANNING BRANDING

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Mood Board and Color Palette

Branding

1. Janitorial Closet 2. ADA Compliant Handrails 3. Accessible Counter Tops 4. Range and Stove 5. Broiler 6. Pizza Preparation and Cooking Area 7. Speciality Pasta and Bread Making Area 8. Hot Food Prep Area 9. Cold Food Prep Area 10. Dry Storage 11. Cold Storage 12. Extra Plate Storage 13. Dish Washing Area 14. Handwashing Sink 15. Disposal 16. Hostess Stand 17. Mosaic Tiled Columns 18. Custom Bar 19. Entrance and Waiting Area 20. Employee Area

In a design centered around user experience, Bella Vita engages decor, lighting, music, and aromas to contribute to an overall ambience that immerses diners in an authentic Italian experience.

The environment is designed for customers in search of an authentic Italian dining experience and staff seeking a comfortable and efficient workspace. This ensures a delightful meal for customers, fostering a memorable experience, while providing staff with the optimal conditions to work efficiently and effectively in a comfortable and safe setting.

Immerse yourself in the Italian ambience of our bar, where the warm glow of the lighting, sleek and modern design, and rustic accents create a luxurious yet inviting atmosphere for sipping handccrafted cocktails and savoring Italian bites.

This cutom bar’s shape is reminiscent of the flowing rivers throughout Italy and its surrounding landscape. The bar is made from a natural basalt stack tile and a dark stained walnut that come straight from Italy.

Notice the natural herbs growing throughout the bar that can be harvested for use in the kitchen, and as a gift for guests to take a little taste of Bella Vita home with them.

Inspired by the many architectural arches in Italy, throughout the bar and dining areas you can find a colonnade like structure wrapped in a red Mosaico style tile that fully brings out the essence of Italy with your dining experience.

a s p i r e Aspire Health Care is designed to be a forward thinking community health clinic in Austin Texas. This clinic has a bright color palette to provide positive distractions to patients of all ages as well as brighten their day.

The main feature in the design of this clinic is the walls full of interactive LED screens. Identified through journey mapping, areas of high-sress were identified and adorned with full-height interactive LED panels to assist in wayfinding, patient stress, and caregiver burnout.

Skills Enhanced: REVIT INDESIGN TWIN MOTION HEALTH CARE space planning

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Waiting Room

While designing the clinic, the therapy, prodcedure, and waiting rooms were identified as areas that contribute to patient stress and caregiver burnout. To combat this, I designed an LED interactive wall that acts as a calming agent to enhance patient experience and improve healing benefiting patients, staff, and the overall reputation of the healthcare facility.

You can see an example of one of these interactive walls located in the waiting room in the rendering to the left.

Nurse Station

h a n d r e n d e r i n g s Created from freshman year to present, these renderings and modeled architecture pieces use watercolors, colored pencils, prismacolor markers, and ink to recreate the everyday world.

Skills Enhanced: color recognition spacial organization hand rendering

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A LWA D I O F F I C E S Alwadi Offices was a group project involving a high-end office space for Alwadi Development, a company based out of the Asir Province in Saudi Arabia. This was a tenant improvement project for floors 46 and 47 of the KAFD World Trade Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabria.

Representing the Asir province of Saudi Arabia, the clients focus called for an immersive expereince to showcase the region’s treasures to potential investors and spark passion in their employees.

While designing this project we kept in mind the culture of Alwadi Development as well as the people that work there. Implementing deep colors and taking advantage of the window facade allowed us to create a luxurious office while maintaing a healthy office space.

The next two pages represent some of the key work that I contributed towards the team effort.

Skills Enhanced: REVIT LUMION PHOTOSHOP INDESIGN SPACE PLANING

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RENDERING BY DEMI HARMON

This executive office is designed to reflect the rich heritage and natural beauty of the Asir Province. The harmonious union of culture, luxury, and eco-consciousness creates an inviting and rejuvinating workspace that not only symbolizes the spirit of the Asir province but also inspires creativity and productivity.

KAFD World Trade Center Designed by Gensler

Our floorplan is employee focused incorporating design options to enhance experience and productivity. A highlight of the design is the custom hot desking options inspired by the topography of the Asir province.

The floorplan has a logical and convenient circulation while maintianing the required adjacencies.

1. Acoustic ceiling panels throughout 2. Built-in sound barriers for individual desking options 3. Active workstation options 4. VRF systems throughout floorplan to optimize energy efficency 5. Living wall installtion 6.Custom conference tables 7. Healhty food point 8. Accessible restrooms with changing tables 9. Smart glass for dimming control & privacy 10. Glass-front office pods to optimize natural light use 11. Meeting room. Accommodtes 6-8 12. Informal relaxation space 13. Custom designed hot-desking options 14. Phone booths & concentration booths 15.Experience Center 16.Think Collab/Create Room 17.Executive Office 18. Cafeteria/All Hands Meeting Area 19. Womens Rest Area

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l u m i n a p e a r l For the Lumina Pearl medical spa I wanted a sophisticated, luxurious feel, drawing upon a historical yet natural precedent. Where better to draw upon sophistication and opulance than the Palace of Versailles and the Vatican for inspiration. The color palette reflects this and brings aspects of history and nature together.

This is a tenant improvement project design for a luxury medical spa. I came up with the name and branding then, completed a set of construction documents using AutoCad. We were also required to make an FF&E packet that correlated to the document’s finish plan and legend.

Skills Enhanced: SPACE PLANNING autocad MATERIAL SELECTION Illustrator Photoshop INDESIGN

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Color Palet

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Sketches for Procedure Rooms and Reception

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This color palette is inspired by nature while drawing upon historical architecture. The picture on the far right is from a hallway in the Vatican Museum. I wanted to implement the simple arches that create a luxurious feel for all that walk by. I was also inspired by the arches in the Palace of Versailles. This is pictured on the far left. This feeling is accomplished by drawing from the color that is created when shadows are cast on the beautiful stone of the Vatican Museum and including arches throughout the medical spa in spaces like the entry to the cooridor that you pass through as you head to the procedure rooms.

Doors throughout the space also have rounded tops mimicking an arch.

Sketches for Logo Development

The LuminaPearl Logo is abstracted from a person sitting and touching their heart, also known as the center of the soul. I also drew from nature and included little dots surrounding the logo which are reminiscent of the sun glowing. These give the effect that the person is also glowing.

Leaving the medical spa with a glowing aura is an important aspect.

Customers want to vist a medical spa and leave feeling rejuvinated and fresh.

Furniture Floorplan

CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

P E TA L This pattern is abstracted from some sketches I did of a flower petal.

I then turned the abstractions into a repeatable pattern to create a custom wallcovering collection with multuple color ways. The pattern could also be used in a textile application.

Skills Enhanced: ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP INDESIGN

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Pattern/Series

Squared 456450, FabLab Studio Collection

Application

Walls

Content

100% Cellulose

Finish/Backing

None

Width

54”

Repeat

32” V, 21” H

Traffic

Moderate Traffic

Flammability

This textile meets all apporioriate flammability requirements, including California Bulletin #117, and is compatable with California Bulletin #133. Complete test results are available upon request.

Lightfastness

AATCC 16 E, 40+ hours

Maintenance

W-Clean with water-based cleanser.

A Demi Harmon design 2023 FabLab under license

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Petal 456430

by Demi Harmon, 2023 FabLab Studio Collection Wallcovering

100% Vinyl 36,000+ double rubs Demi Harmon designed this textile while taking the Interior Design course Graphics II at Utah State University of (2023)

004 Jackal

I started with a simple sketch and then took it into adobe illustrator to tweak and perfect. Once the abstraction was perfected I played with different ways to mirror it and create a repeat.

To add some dimension and create more visual interest, I adjusted line weights and connection centers to have a light and dark contrast throughout the shape.

Eventually, I finalized the pattern and applied varying colorways to enhance usability and appeal to multiple aesthetics.

001 Zen

002 Tiger

003 Fluff

003 Fluff

005 Sonoma Sage

005 Sonoma Sage

THANK YOU

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN STUDENT

dharmon2021@gmail.com

(801) 726 5310

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