Emily LeHeup Design Portfolio

About Me

I am a recent graduate of the University of Florida earning a Bachelors of Design in Interior Design with a minor in Theater Production. Pairing my passion for problem solving and storytelling with my attention to detail, I hope to impact the experiences of guests through design. I believe that immersive experiences extend through all scales and can create a positive impact for guests. Throughout my projects I am motivated by a thoughtful concept and an aim to communicate designs that create an authentic experience that is accessible to everyone.

Through both my education inside the classroom and my experience through various internships and extracurriculars, I have developed a holistic and human-centered approach to design. This has allowed me to gain experience in conceptual design, specifying materials and furniture, design development, and creating project presentations. Upon my graduation in Spring 2022, I began my position as an Interior Design Intern at Walt Disney Imagineering. Through my internship I have gained more experience in the design process beginning with conceptual phases through implementation.

skills & abilities

skills & abilities

Revit & Enscape AutoCAD

Revit & Enscape AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign

Scenic Painting & Drafting

Scenic Painting & Drafting

WHAT’S THEIR NAME?

the problem: the solution:

Restaurants have long been a destination for many traveling to visit new cities. These establishments attract people to share a meal and hopefully their good experience with others. With the recent rise in gamification and it’s ability to create a unique experience, restaurants must be innovative in their experience in order to continue to create experiences that will attract guests.

“What’s Their Name?” is a unique gamified restaurant that allows for guests to work together to help the Dupont Family, who once owned a successful hotel in New Orleans before the stock market crash. Guests will help the New Orleans Historical Society to uncover the mysteries behind these lingering spirits. Where they will engage with performers and have the option to select different dining experiences where they may participate with their own group or join along with others. Each room containing a different character to discover and after successfully completing the task gaining access to an exclusive upstairs jazz lounge with a secret menu.

Mirror surface cast with projections to emulate spirits

Mirror surface cast with projections to emulate spirits

Dining Experience

Dining Experience

Location: New Orleans, LA

Location: New Orleans, LA

Programs: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

Programs: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

Type: Group Project E. LeHeup, M. Mannarino + S. Pierson

Type: Group Project

Fall 2021

Fall 2021

Stage for jazz band to provide an auditory ambiance.

Stage for jazz band to provide an auditory ambiance.

PROCESS SKETCH - LIGHTING

PROCESS SKETCH - ART WALL

PROCESS SKETCH - LOUNGE SOFA

Large group tables allow for game play with multiple parites and the same setting.

Performer engages guests through the dinner puzzle

Digital board to display clue information.

GRAND HALL DINING AREA

Granite Veneer

American Tin Ceilings Pattern #2 - Metallic Gold

Oak Herringbone LVT

Custom Wallcovering

Rendered

collaboration with M. Mannarino + S. Pierson

Waiting lounge with bar for a pleseant waiting experience

While waiting for their experience, guests will engage with digital screens displaying large newspapers with information on the mystery

ENTRY COCKTAIL BAR + LOUNGE

Rendered in collaboration with M. Mannarino + S. Pierson

Environmental features inlcuding a self-playing piano and mirrors that change to portraits

Different seating options for varying party sizes and guest preferences

Light fixtures that are digitally controlled and interact within the story

LISTENING ROOM DINING

Rendered in collaboration with M. Mannarino + S. Pierson

SPECIAL EFFECTS: PEELING WALLPAPER

SPECIAL EFFECTS: MIRROR PORTRAITS

become a part of the story...

Not only does “What’s Their Name” engage guests in a large scale game and invest them in uncovering the identities of the Dupont Family, it opens the door for them to take part in activities and rituals along their journey. Different rooms feature varying environmental affects that reveal clues in the space around guests. The game offers replayability to learn about all four members of the Dupont Family.

Dark finishes and rich texture provide an upscale feel exclusive experience

DINING FURNITURE

Digital wall feature that engages with guests to offer clues

Palissade Cone Table

Upholstered Break Barstool

Craft Style Chair

Belle Sectional - Modular

PENTHOUSE DINING

Rendered in collaboration with M. Mannarino + S. Pierson

As student’s go to college, many hope to gain valuable experience to support their professional goals. However, many get caught up in classes that provide lecture, tests, and standard assignments without gaining professional experience. This leaves students without getting a rich, well-rounded experience to prepare them for life after college.

the problem: the solution:

Cypress Exchange serves to blur the boundaries between the corporate and educational stakeholders at the School of Interactive Media at the University of Florida. Drawing from the social and atmospheric structure of a market, where there is a mutual exchange between vendors and patrons, this living-learning community allows for a similar exchange between students, faculty, and corporate employees. Expanding on this concept, the process of up-cycling is implemented in a social and atmospheric experience. Ultimately, the goal of Cypress Exchange is to provide a space that facilitates and promotes the continued exchange and development of new ideas.

Screens throughout the room to support group work and hybrid learning

Location: Gainesville, FL

Programs: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

Type:

Spring 2021

Multiple moveable seating options for flexibility

Moveable writable partition to adapt to different class environments

DEVELOPMENT

PROCESS SKETCH - CONTAINER STAIRS

PROCESS SKETCH - LEADING FORMS

PROCESS SKETCH - PARTITION

Ceiling grid system and track lighting to adapt to multi-use area

Organic and winding forms to create market like space with different destinations for interaction and collaboration

Rendered in collaboration with G. Heimann

Recycled Corrugated Metal

Vertical lighting feature and rope grid interact to create vertical movement

Recycled oil drum to create visual interest above reception desk

Logo wall with integrated lighting layered on top of chain link material and corrugated metal

Black + White

Hexagonal Tiles

Union Cloth Green Upholstery

Oak Herringbone LVT

Use of natural material and planters as a partition provides connection to nature and a visibile connection to others

Desk form and central location to private offices enables both quiet individual work and a place to collaborate with others

TOUCHDOWN DESK

TOUCHDOWN DESKS

DEDICATED WORKSTATIONS

Rendered in collaboration with A. Zamolodoskya

showcase your latest project in the idea gallery...

Being located on both floors the idea gallery establishes the elevator lobby as a landmark within the space

Digital screens that showcase student work and infromation on the School of Interactive Media

Partition wall made of recycled bicycles connecting to campus culture

Cypress Exchange offers a range of workstations and postures to work at in order to better support those who are using the space to study, work, or collaborate.

Flexible spaces that support individual work and the nature of spontaneous collaboration were of primary focus when selecting furnishings.

FURNITURE TO SUPPORT USER CHOICE

ELEVATOR LOBBY SECTION

IDEA GALLERY

the problem:

Hotels can often lack an authentic sense of place that allows the guest to feel apart of the city. Many hotels don’t offer opportunities for guests to engage with. They tend to be just a place of shelter for travelers instead of a destination that engages guests and the local community.

the solution:

The Fiddler Hotel serves as a destination within the city that exemplifies the bold and entrepreneurial spirit of Nashville. This boutique hotel is a destination for travelers of all ages. Nashville is a pilgrimage location for musicians and the hotel celebrates that aspect of the surrounding city while also letting guests participate in the act of creation. Spatially, this hotel explores the concepts of concealed and revealed spaces as well as prospect and refuge with the objective of creating a unique and individualized guest experience.The design is guided by the entrepreneurial spirit of Nashville that continues to innovate with music and beyond.

Custom reception desk inspired by instrumental form and texture

Boutique Hotel

Location: Nashville, TN

Programs: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

Type: Individual Project Spring 2022

Lounge furniture to support comfort and guest experience

PROCESS SKETCH - RECEPTION

PROCESS SKETCH - COLONNADE

PROCESS SKETCH - DIGITAL CHECK-IN

Inspired by the form + texture of brass instruments

Silhouette of string instruments lead guests to reception

Digital screens for faster check-in with abstracted chords as an art piece

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 4

LEVELS 5-11

LEVEL 12

Various string instrumnets popular in country music create frames that lead guests to reception

Digital check-in wall upon entry for guests

Integrated lighting within silhouette to represent strings

Black Matte Metal Finish

Square Pattern Wood Flooring

Terrazo Flooring

listen to the music and stay awhile...

The guest corridors and elevator lobbies feature materials that echo the ecclectic and bold nature of the city surroundings and utilize local material. The use of large scale pattern in the guest corridor and gold leaf texutre in the elevator lobby aid in wayfinding, establishing destination points.

Artwork relating to various concerts and performances that have taken place within Nashville

GUEST CORRIDOR ELEVATION

ELEVATOR LOBBY ELEVATION

Custom door created from local wood with inset blocking detail

GUEST CORRIDOR

LOBBY + RECEPTION FLOORPLAN

Large concealed closet with woven pattern to relate with the handmade look and feel

Sofa seating provides a more flexible option for guests

Inset carpet for increased guest comfort

home of the traveler...

The standard king guest room at The Fiddler Hotel provides a guest experience that focuses on comfort with textures and materials that relate to a more handmade and at home feeling. Within each room there is a large closet, drawer storage, a built-in dining table and ample seating options.

Dark finishes and rich texture provide an upscale feel with woven textures relating to the handmade

Built in coffee bar to create a more in room amenity

GUEST ROOM FURNITURE

STANARD KING ROOM

Cooper Halo Recessed Downlight 5”

LP Slim Suface Mounted

THE BUILD LAB

STEM Toy Store of the Future

the problem: the solution:

The traditional brick and mortar store is becoming obsolete as purchasing items online becomes easier and more convenient. Toys in general have become one category that is purchased more frequently online than in person. There is also a lack of educational, community, and overall enriching experiences with toys. They provide mostly for short term satisfaction and are easily thrown away and forgotten, which has led to increased waste and overconsumption

The Build Lab is an innovative take on a toy store that focuses on STEM educational qualities and the process of design. The store provides a hands-on and unique customizable experiences to every individual. Guests will enter and be able to digitally design a potential solution to the problem statement that is adjusted on a bi-weekly basis. They will be able to purchase a build-kit from the vending machines and construct what they believe will be the best solution. Guests will be able to improve their designs with modifications and come back time and time again to continue to test and try to make the leaderboard. There is also a strong focus on community by having a space for larger workshops and after-school programs.

Registration kiosks to establish and evaluate your build.

Retail

Location: London, England

Programs: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

Type: Individual Project Spring 2021

Interactive stairs with moveable pieces to create custom maze

Open displays featuring rental option for those who may not want to build.

Build tables to construct one of the featured builds for that month.

Digital design stations to purchase device package and start initial design process

Interface Carpet Tile Reade Street

Adore Floors Vinyl Flooring - Jetty

High Pressure Laminate - Maple

Altro Ollero Rubber Flooring - Canvas

Additional testing area on second level where community workshops take place to enable collaboration and further learning opportunities

Open track area to test movement of robotic builds with bench for observation with space and kiosks to evaluate the build after testing

CUSTOM PRODUCT DISPLAY BUILD KIT VENDING MACHINE

gear inspired shelving to showcase completed builds and entice guests to purchase various kits

A convient transaction solution that is distributed throughout store, limiting long lines and enabling staff to engage with guests

CUSTOM CONYEVOR BELT

Circulates extra modifications to improve and differentiate their build beyond the contents of the kit

FIRST LEVEL TESTING AREA

SECOND LEVEL TESTING AREA

Going to an emergency department can be a stressful experience. For patients and those accompanying them, the wait before being seen can feel like it lasts forever and they don’t feel comfortable. However, the strain of working in a fast paced healthcare environment can lead to burn out and increased stress in caregivers leading to unsatisfied employees and patients.

the problem: the solution:

The renovation of the UF Health Jacksonville North emergency department aims to support the care team, it’s patients, and visitors. This is done through focusing on integrating the natural Jacksonville environment into the design and zoning the emergency department into zones based off of acuity. By implementing a wayfinding strategy visitors are able to navigate comfortably throughout the space. In the waiting area LED screens interact with users to create a gamified experience. For staff, support spaces that allow for connection with one another and the ability to relax help to reduce stress.

Imagery and acoustical panel form relates to ocean zone location.

Healthcare

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Programs: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

Type: Group Project R. Hardin, H. Holland, A. Kunselman E. LeHeup + M. Mannarino

Fall 2021

Adjacency to light wells provides staff with access to greenery and daylight for reduced stress levels

PROCESS SKETCH - RECEPTION

PROCESS SKETCH - ALCOVES PROCESS SKETCH - NURSES STATION

Art TV provides the ability to connect digitally to patient interface, improving care team to patient communication.

Staff support space focused on stress reducation with digital water feature for a peaceful auditory experience

Built-in bench seating for visitors, patients and staff enjoying the wellness space

Cafe location with copper exteiror featuring Jacksonville map tying to hopsital location

Rendered in collaboration with A. Kunselman

Indoor garden featuring local flora to provide positive distraction for guests

Interface Rubber Sheet

Norament Castello in Domus

Ceiling feature that utilizes a digital screen to present moving images connecting to nature

Guests can also engage with these screens through their phone to learn more about Jacksonville’s natural landscape

Reception desk with view to waiting for visibility and ease of communication

Mohawk Resilient Sheet

Juniperus in Cypress

Interface Rubber Sheet

Norament Castello in Palazzo

become immersed in the natural landscape...

Navigating through a hospital can be a stressful experience for patients, visitors, and even staff. At UF Health North we have established a wayfinding zoning system that calls to nature and provides increased comfort for patients. The signage system calls from forms usually found on park trails in hopes to connect with guests in a more recognizable way.

DIAGRAM

FURNITURE FOR COMFORT

Wall accent that connects with the Ocean Zone that this patient room is in

Built in cabinetry that conceals supplies with attached bench for guests and wall hooks for patients belongings

Indirect lighting with adjustable levels to support paitent comfort

Steelcase Outlook Chair

Herman Miller Healthcare Sahara Recliner

Massaud Lounge Seating

Steelcase Tava Sofa

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new balance with the workplace. Many employees are unable to come into the workplace everyday. The disconnect between employees online has created struggles for collaboration and feel disconnected.

the problem: the solution:

Inspired by Atlanta’s long history as a transportation hub, the NEXT: Atlanta office serves to bring the bustling activity from the outdoors to the interior. Through this design there is purposeful exploration of answering the question that currently afflicts us, “How do we meaningfully connect with others as we turn to a hybrid workplace?”. Implementation of this is done through the use of social and meeting zones of the perimeter of the building that encourage spontaneous collaboration in an open environment. As a whole, the NEXT: Atlanta office allows for connection of those in the workplace by offering different typologies of space.

Open workstations that promote physical distancing with attached partitions

Built-in nooks with seating to support impromptu collaboration

Workplace Location: Atlanta, GA

Workplace Location: Atlanta, GA

Programs: Revit, Rhino, Enscape, Photoshop

Programs: Revit, Rhino, Enscape, Photoshop Type: Individual Project

Type: Individual Project

Fall 2020

Fall 2020

PROCESS SKETCH - DIVERSE TEAM

PROCESS SKETCH - SENSE OF PLACE

PROCESS SKETCH - FLEXIBILITY

CONCEPTUAL CEILING WAYFINDING

Open collaboration spaces with movable partitions and screens for flexibility

Business logo with integrated lighting in each letter

Wayfinding system connects to typologies of space and connects to place

NEXT: Atlanta aims to connect employees to one another using a zoning approach to meet the many needs of day to day work. Within NEXT there are five space typologies used to support their team.

The ceiling wayfinding system connects to this typology to lead people to different meeting, work, resource, rejuvenate and social spaces. This allows for an office environment that is focused on the personal experience.

Resource

Support space for employees giving them access to printers, copiers, and information.

Opporunities for employees to engage in impromptu collaboration or catch up quickly after the weekend.

Meeting Work

In a hybrid work enviornment, these spaces support connection beyond who is in physically in the office.

Includes dedicated workstations, private offices, and touch down desks to support individual choice.

Options to relax and reflect during the work day that offer comfortable seating options and privacy.

enjoy a holistic experience at work...

High top table to provide a variety of postures to choose from

Acoustic ceiling feature to reduce noise above open group spaces

Private focus pods for variety in touchdown options

Vegan Leather

Reward Flooring LVT Shans Trinidad

Brentano Loch Upholstry - Rhubarb

Grass Deck Tile - Fauz Zoysia

collaborate with your team in different settings...

Height adjustable workstations, adjacent to meeting spaces

Nested pods within the built hill support collaboration in an open environment.

Options for seating provided for teams who have differing needs.

Employees will have choice in how they work. The space supports options for focus work alone or around others. Collaborative spaces focus on supporting impromptu brainstorming or scheduled meetings.

Furniture selections also support this with moveable pieces and introduce a palatte of posture. An artifical hill within the open work space allows for rejuvination, a biophilic connection and a barrier to help anchor the desks in space.

FURNITURE THAT SUPPORTS FLEXIBILITY

Stone Wall Texture

“Mamma Mia”

Drawing, Painting, Drafting:

Blue Washed Wood

“Mamma Mia”

Scenic Painting Spr. 22 Brick Project

Scenic Painting Spr. 22 Wood Grain Project

Stone Floor

“Mamma Mia”

Drawing for Theatre Spr. 21

Measure and Proportion Graphite

Drawing for Theatre Spr. 21

Measure and Proportion Charcoal

In person perspective using graphite and pressed charcoal.

Scenic Work

Courses: Drawing and Rendering, Scenic Painting, Drafting for Theatre, Production & Performance

Medium: Graphite, Charcoal, Rosco Paint

Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUp

Scenic Painting

Utilizing Rosco paints and 2’ x 2’ boards, I have painted architectural reliefs, textures, and a wallpaper. The wallpaper was a 4’ x 4’ composition that then was aged to tell the story of an abandoned speakeasy over 100 years.

Spring 2022

Painted using a sponged base and focusing on highlight and shadow

Created using a metallic mixed base and utilizing a sponge technique to make an oxidized appearance

OXIDIZED COPPER

25 YEARS

Smoke Damage

50 YEARS

Smoke + Water Damage, Mold

WALLPAPER (0 YEARS)

100 YEARS

Smoke, Water + Fire Damage, Mold

Scenic Drafting Project 1:

We were instructed to draft our own design for a scenic door piece. The piece I designed was inspired from greek motifs.

Drafting for Theatre, Fall 2021

Scenic Drafting Project 2:

We were provided with a 3D SketchUp Model of a set and needed to produce thorough drafting documents (Fall 2021)

Scenic Drafting Project 2 Continued

MOLDING DETAIL

MOLDING DETAIL

WALL SECTION

WALL ELEVATION

WALL PLAN