Faith Lee Design Portfolio

P O R T F O L I O F a ith L ee S elec t ed works 20 18 -20 22

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POETHICA FASHION AND RESEARCH CENTER ROME, ITALY Fall 2021

The Poethica Fashion and Research Center is a 6 week project I completed during my study abroad semester in Rome. The project brief was to choose an eco-fashion brand based in Italy, and create a space for that brand for fashion shows, exhibition, research, and office work. The concept was to be derived from a study of the client’s brand and clothing in order to create a space that captures the client’s identity.

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The concept of this project is derived from a study of the brand’s style, and the various elements that create it. Throughout many of poethica’s pieces, ruffles, translucent materials, and neutral colors are consistent elements used to create their sophisticated attire.

These things all form together to inspire the concept of this project: the curtain. The curtain in a representation of the ruffle used throughout poethica’s clothing. The continuous curtain wraps the entire space to create and divide the space in a minimal effort.

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The floor plans are designed to follow the shape of the curtain. The ground floor holds the research lab and storage, as well as the spaces that are open to the public: exhibit, catwalk, and restrooms. The second floor holds the brand’s office operations. It includes a private office surrounded by some workstations, employee restrooms, two meeting rooms and a conference room.

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BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TEHRAN, IRAN SPRING 2021

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a 50,000 square foot corporate office design.

The project brief was to derive a concept from an analysis of Persian miniature paintings, and implement it into the space.

The space was to include workspaces, private offices, conference rooms, meeting rooms, etc. We were given 6 weeks to develop the concept and floor plan, and then we focused the rest of our time and attention on learning construction drawings.

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The concept of this design is informed by an analysis of Persian miniature paintings.

These paintings are composed of multiple layers of intricate brushwork, vibrant color, and spatial organization that places royalty at distance from the common people. Inspired by this analysis comes the color palette and the use of gold to establish a feeling of richness and reflection.

The Painting’s composition illustrates layered depth. The royal figure and his court subjects are arranged in a hierarchical system. Spatial organization will create hierarchy. Layered views will frame important features of the space and encourage foundation’s staff to explore and interact with their colleagues, and organic forms and lines will create comfortability.

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Meeting (8) Presentation Open Lounge President’s Office Kitchen Break room

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Our house Fayetteville, AR Fall 2020

Our House is a farmers market and teaching kitchen in Northwest Arkansas. The concept of this project is DNA. The project began by studying DNA structure and organizational strategies that were comparable to their structure. The project also uses 4 materials consistently to represent the 4 components that make up DNA.

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To understand the site, we studied the neighborhood and street it is located in.

Upon investigation, it was discovered that the site is located on a gentrification line. This became an important aspect to the project to understand solutions for how to give back to the community. The farmers market and kitchens were chosen for the need to provide food to the low income families in this area.

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Verde

Rome, Italy Fall 2021

This is a group project I completed with Madelyn Crowl and Carlee McGuire. Verde is located in Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI museum in Rome. The project brief was to choose a client, and renovate the cafe into a bookstore and cafe that matched the client’s brand. Our group chose Maxximo Bottura as our client. His colorful and fun plates inspired us to have a central focus of the space, the green node, and to use a fun and vibrant color palette.

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Ingredients: 11⁄4 lb. mascarpone Method: 7 oz. sugar Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Whip the egg whites. When 30 amaretti cookies they’re firm and frothy, add 3 Tbsp. sugar, then continue whipping. When nearly finished, add another 3 Tbsp. sugar and keep 4 large eggs whipping until the egg whites become firm and shiny, resulting in 1 1⁄2 cups long espresso a soft meringue. Work half of the maple syrup

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CHANDELIER TRACK LIGHTING CANNED LIGHTS LED STRIP LIGHTS

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This is a 4 week project group project I completed with Carlee McGuire and Abby Vaught over my study abroad program in Rome. The project brief was to renovate two rooms into an Italian cultural museum.

The project aims to study the Italian music culture through explaining the relationship of music and color. The project is both an interactive experience and a performance through the use of technology.

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Rome, Italy Fall 2021

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In the first room you enter, you have an interactive experience through learning about the correlation of the colors and their respective notes. In the second room, a performance takes place. Music will play as a hologram of important landmarks in Rome are projected in correlation to the music notes you hear.

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Community arts center Chicago, IL Fall 2019

This project was completed in an architecture studio, prior to my switch to interior design. The project brief was to begin by interpreting, diagramming, and translating a house case study. After many iterations, I arrived at a the concept of layered space. The diagram on the right shows my final concept diagram before translating it into space and program.

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The project uses 6 continuous walls that define program and space. Space is created by carving walls away from the walls, but still allowing them to exist on each floor. By doing this, laminated space is created. Carving away at these walls also creates the second primary idea of having a contextual response to the Chicago L on the second floor. This response creates the space that serves as the outdoor gathering.

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1. Entry 2. Black box Theatre 3. Arts Library 4. Art Gallery 5. Outdoor Gathering 6. Office 7. Multi-purpose Space 8. Storage 9. Ceramics Studio 10. Drawing Studio 11. Animation Studio 12. Sculpting Studio

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