Hartley Peterson Portfolio

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hartley peterson

interior design student

hartley.peterson@gmail.com

New York Metropolitan Area

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Education

Hartley Peterson

Environmental & Interior Design Student

“I believe that in search for the answer, lies the answer.”

-FrankLloydWright

Syracuse University

Bachelor of Fine Arts Environmental & Interior Design Anticipated Graduation May 2024

College of Visual & Performing Arts

Environment & Society Minor Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs

Experience

Parsons Cabinetry Interior Design Intern

Developed floor plans and elevations for custom cabinetry projects; residential design. 2023 Summer

L+C Design Consults PA Architectural Design Intern

2022 Summer

Architectural and Interior Design internship at a small Architecture and Engineering firm located in North Bergen, New Jersey. Work focused on an interior design project for a special needs classroom with around 30 children located in Guttenberg, NJ. Completed several site visits and client meetings for the begining stages of a renovation project for a library in North Bergen. Skills used were programming on autocad, measuring sites, organization, and attention to detail.

Architecture summer program

2019 Summer

Program for prospective students to explore architecture under current professors and fourth year students. Given a task to create a pavilion through an expressive word and a specific location. Models and renderings were created to give students a realistic view of being an architecture student.

Skills

3D Modeling & Sketching

Revit

AutoCad

Rhino

SketchUp

Leadership & Involvement

Adobe Software

InDesign Photoshop Illustrator

Online Media Director November 2021-January 2023

Run all social media and market events for over 200 people within Kappa Alpha Theta at Syracuse University. I have developed my graphic design and video editing skills. Position requires visual branding and overseeing communication within the organization.

Alpha Rho Chi- Architecture Fraternity September 2021-Present

Social and Philanthropy Committee; planning events to raise money for different organizations in Syracuse, NY

ASID September 2023-Present

Social Media Manager for ASID Syracuse University Chapter. Executive Board

IIDA September 2023-Present

CO Membership Chair for the first Syracuse University IIDA chapter. Executive Board

Southside Communications Center: Community Studio Renovation 01

Group Studio Project

Southside Communications Center is a catalyst for positive change in the Syracuse community. One of the largest programs within the site is Sankofa Reproductive Health. Meaning, this space is used as an escape and safe haven for many.The goal of this project was to redesign the existing space to fit the needs of the community and client.

Segregation & Reality of Syracuse

“The Interstate 81 viaduct in Syracuse, NY effectively destroyed a Black neighborhood when it was built and it has been falling apart ever since”

Quote from New York Times, “Why It’s So hard to tear down a crumbling highway nearly everyone hates” by Jim Zarroli

Responding to History

The Client & Site

Southside Communications Center

Primary Programs

• Sankofa Reproductive Health

• Breedlove Readers Bookclub

• Art Story Events

• Victoria’s Closet

• Youth Programs

• SU classes

Perceived Sensory Dimensions

Perceived sensory dimensions: An evidence based approach to greenspace aesthetics, Urban Forestry, & Urban Greening, 2021.

By Jonathon Stoltz & Patrik Grahn

Application into the Design

Serene Cultural

Social Shelter

Evidence Based Design

Mood & Feels Board

Defining a Space

Design Response: Goals & Concept

Literacy

In order for the design concept to uplift the need for literacy in the space, the first floor proposes to incorporate multi purpose spaces to provide classrooms, meetings spaces, and presentation areas. In order to highlight the important programs that SSCC provides for women and young adults.

Art

Art was an important area towards the design as it highlights the work of the young adults that participate in the art events. Collaborating with local Syracuse artists was an important area to explore as it connects back to the history of Syracuse.

Health & Wellness

Sankofa Reproductive Health is an extremely important area to this site as it holds a majority of the programs offered. The space provides a safe haven for pregnant individuals to gain knowledge about the stages of their pregnancy from other women and registered doula’s. With private health consolation rooms, meeting spaces, and a lactation room, the space allows women a safe escape.

Attic

The existing attic had no floor and was completely unusable. For the design concept, the goal was to create a multi purpose space that can be utilized for events, yoga, & a kids space.

Second Floor

The second floor proposed design creates a safe haven for those looking for an escape. It holds all of Sankofa Reproductive Health rooms and also has a flexible multi purpose space for art, book clubs, and events.

First Floor

The challenge with the first floor was making sure there were as many flexible elements to each room. It was important to also have visibility for serene transitions throughout the space.

First Floor Design Response

Vestibule

Waiting Room

Classroom

Health Consultation Room

Art & Literacy Room

Student design competition presented through Steelcase, a manufacturing company for office interior furniture. Tasked to respond to the ever changing work environment through hybrid experiences, diverse types of collaboration, and a range of innovative solutions.

Individual Studio Project

NEXT Robotics Office

The Client, Project Goals & Research

About NEXT

Next is a leading global consumer robotics company based in Providence, Rhode Island. Their purpose is to improve everyday living through robotics. Their team is made up of Researchers, Engineers, and Product Designers who work together to create smart home devices.

Key Goals

3 Hybrid Team Based Local Area

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Suite 600 Boston, MA 02210

Freedom Trail

The freedom trail was an inpsiration for the circulation of the space. To have a path to walk through leads the occupants to different important zones.

Similar to the Freedom Trail which is a significant historical path in Boston that leads you through different historical markers such as Boston Common, Museums, and curches. This path shows what lead them to Democracy.

Subway Line

The Boston Subway is an important mode of transportation throughout the city. The way each line interacts with one another and the different neighborhoods reminded me about the technological aspect of Robotics, like a circuit board.

Maps

Robotics

While researching about Boston and how they create a community anywhere in the neighborhood, maps stood out to me because they are scattered everyone throughout the sidewalks, including Seaport District. Seeing what made Boston what it is today was a concept that is included in this design in which as you walk through NEXT’s office, you see what makes them a functioning system.

The circuits that make up a technological system reminded me of connection, which is essential to this office space. Each small circuit and part works to make up a larger system. This was inspiration into how the design connects the important adjacencies throughout the office.

VISION

History of Boston

A New Neighborhood In Boston

Freedom Trail Connection

The Freedom Trail is a path that goes through all of Boston’s history and how it formed democracy by leading to important zone like museums, historic markers, and parks. By mapping out a space to get to different work areas with this concept in mind creates interactions like your walking through the trail in Boston

Balancing a space with the environment around it is essential for the occupants to feel like they are in an environment that matters. While researching Seaport and Boston’s rich hitory, it’s clear that they take pride in their past that ultimately lead to what they have now. They do this through museums, parks, historic markers, and churches. With this in mind, the NEXT office space will utilize how Boston displays their history and mimick it through displaying NEXT’s innovation & products like a new neighborhood had formed.

The idea of how things come together and become interwined highlights how Boston creates community in their neighborhoods and how robotics and all things technology end up functioning. Inspired with the map of a circuits and how each one overlaps and weaves into one another, similar to the markers on the freedom trail such as subway lines, maps, and paths.

Flooring Selections

Vinyl Brick Tile

Oak Wood Vinyl Tile

Ocean Blue Needle

Bond Carpet

Dark Yellow Needle

Bond Carpet

Each selection was selected due to longevity and sustainability reasons. The neutral oak wood flooring makes up a majority of this space which allows for little transitions between flooring, creating a less hazardous space. The brick was chosen for the outdoor feel in zones such as the work cafe and wellness area.

Ceiling Selections

Legend

Chrome Reflector Trim

Pendant Lamp- Blu Dot

Retrofit Downlight

Fucsia 3 White Cord

Ceiling Heights

Work Stations: 11’9”

Reception: 11’9”

Resource Center: 11’8”

Retail Mockup: 11’8”

White Gypsum

Brick Vinyl Tile

3” hallow beam painted

Key Element Space

Entrance Details

This artwork is taken from a circuit board in which each line goes into different interecting movements yet in this dynamic and complicated system, technology is able to function.

Constructed from a hallow beam, this ceiling design element drops 3” down.

Each one is painted from the 4 main colors throughout the office.

The different angles and directions they go symbolize for how subway lines, maps, and circuits all create a functioning system.

Heights & Materials

Rendering from the receptions desk, shows the connection between the from entrance and reception zone. Each work zone and work cafe also follow this pattern however each work station is dedicated to its own line and color.

Rendered Views

Artwork

Retail Mock up

Work stations

Reimagining the Workspace: Community Photo Lab

Individual Environmental Factors Project

The goal of this project was to redesign a photography room on the 3rd floor of the Nancy Cantore Warehouse. Weeks of research, surveying the site, & user analysis, it became evident that acoustics, lighting, and privacy were problem areas that needed to be addressed in order for this space to be usable.

A proposal was developed to elevate this space and accommodate for the melting pot of students it brings in.

Existing Analysis: Challenges & Opportunities

Challenges:

• Unused Closet that my partner and I could not access. Unable to measure and see the potential of the space however this lead to several opportunities to expand.

• Another challenge was the partition walls do not reach to the ceiling, creating awkward lighting which completely effects the purpose of a photo space.

Opportunities

• Expanding the space with the unused storage closet to maximize the opportunties

• Creating windows through the partitions to access the natural light

• Bring partition walls to ceiling for acoustics

Unused storage Awkward lighting

Broken equiptment

Proposed Solutions

A response to community, comfort, and user experience

Concept

Through user analysis and site surveying, this design proposes to highlight the melting pot of the third floor while upholding the key elements of a photo lab that make it function. With this concept in mind, the design intends to use vibrant colors to contrast with the white background of a photo lab. With the students first in mind, this room will also highlight the work of students to remind any vistor of where they are.

Skills Developed

This project highlights my ability to research and study a space while putting a solution to the problems found. Technical skills were also developed within Autocad, Sketchup, & Enscape. This project allowed for user analysis to be the number one priority in order to keep the project goals on track.

Syracuse, NY through Vietnamese traditions: A Foodway Experience

Individual Studio Project

The goal of this project was to celebrate the ethnic diversity of Syracuse, New York by designing an inclusive hub in the heart of downtown that is socially sustainable and culturally meaningful.

Foodways were the interest when exploring this topic because they represent intersections of cultural, social, and traditional practices.

MAMMAHAI

is a term of endearment. A person who cooks for you when you are hungry or gives you a place to stay whenyou are stranded.

The Site

Proposed Design

LEVEL 1 FLOOR PLAN

Conceptual Research

Key Words Food Parti

Family

Balance

Natural

The Concept: Balance Amoung Family

Family Style Dining

LEVEL 2

Private Dining

Giving ode to traditional Vietnamese dining

Open concept allowing for the 2nd floor to hear, smell, & experience the space but in private

Accomodating for those who don’t want to share tables in a chaotic setting

Challenges Opportunities

• Limited access into the building, the class was given 2 hours to measure the site & record the conditions.

• Numerous ADA violations

• Two large safes that were unmoveable

• Back side of building had little to no light due to another building blocking.

• Traditional Vietnamese dining involves large gatherings with family and friends, utilizing this way of dining invites and welcomes anyone that wants to dine in a vibrant setting.

• Large windows facing the street bringing in light and allowing individuals walking by to experience, smell, and watch family style dining.

Second

Parametric Wall Construction

Front of Building

Back of Building

Software

Revit, Photoshop

Challenges

Rendering program was unable to access so the image was rendered on Revit through utilizing background layers and images.

Renderings

Film Photography