Karina Thome Academic Portfolio

Karina Thome University of Texas Interior Design Portfolio

Karina Thome

ASID, IIDA Student Member

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2502 Marcus Abrams Blvd Austin, TX 78748 832 488 8858 kthome@utexas.edu

EXHIBITIONS

INTERIOR DESIGNER, PROJECT MANAGER

2021- Ongoing

Heritage Architecture

University of Texas, Austin Masters of Interior Design Candidate

Waco, TX

Work closely with client to determine interior programming, style, and

ART TAPAS: A CONTEMPORARY COLLECTOR’S TAKE JUNE 2024

Art Center Waco

Waco, TX

Group Exhibition

specification selections while managing team of consultants and drafters to communicate design intent.

ARTISTIC MESSAGES TO INSPIRE

ACADEMIC

DESIGNER

2018 - 2021

Heritage Architecture

EDUCATION

Waco, TX

JUNE 2020

San Francisco Art Institute Group Exhibition

San Francisco, CA & New York, NY

Work closely with Architect and clients to develop concepts, renderings,

May 2025

MASTER OF INTERIOR DESIGN University of Texas, Austin

and construction drawings for custom residences. Manage project workflow and work with contractors in ordering and problem solving

INTERSECTURE

throughout the build process.

Cultivate 712 Gallery

GPA 4.0

FEBRUARY 2020 Waco, TX

Collaboration with Morgan Eyring

2015

BFA IN PAINTING, MINOR IN DESIGN/TECHNOLOGY

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

2017-2018

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Bill Moore & Associates

Albany, CA

GPA 3.88

Preparing of architectural drafts and graphic design solutions for the

2012-2013

Austin Community College- General Course Work

NEW WORKS Austin Art Space

production of both interior and exterior signs. Creating technical drawings for sign manufacturing as well as for professional installation.

Group Exhibition with Austin Visual Arts Association

DESIGN CONSULTANT

THE ART OF CELEBRITY AND

MARCH 2019 Austin, TX

Austin, TX

AWARDS & HONORS ASID Certificate of Honor

2025

Private Residence Asheville

Current

Metropolis Future 100 Nomination

2025

Farm to Market Woodworks

2017 - ONGOING

Fall 2024

Private Residence Houston

2021-2023

2024

Private Residence Giddings

2023

Design Excellence Nomination, UT Austin Independent Travel Research Scholarship Recipient, UT Austin Design Excellence Winner, UT Austin Design Excellence Nomination, UT Austin

Fall 2022

JMH Construction

June-August 2021

Thome, Karina. “House Art Shows.” Lost In Waco, Issue 3, Nov. 2021, pp. 24-34.

2020-August 2021

Trustee Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute

2013

Kurbside Coffee

2020-January 2021

Dean’s List, Austin Community College

Spring 2013

Fresh 19’ Carbon Award for Illustration

July 2019

VOLUNTEER & INTERNSHIPS 2017

March 2020-June 2023

ARCHITECTURAL/INTERIOR DESIGN SOFTWARE

July 10 – December 2014 GRAPHIC VISUALIZATION SOFTWARE February – June 2014

Hoover, Carl. “February Art Shows Highlight Color, Structure” Wacotrib.com, Waco Tribune, Feb. 5, 2020, wacotrib.com.

Revit - Sketchup - Layout - Formit - Rhino - Enscape

Studio Assistant Intern San Francisco, CA Intern San Francisco, CA

Johansson Projects

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Volunteer Gallery Assistant Oakland, CA

Manresa Gallery

PUBLICATIONS

September 2021

Tru Jamaica Restaurant

Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Suite

MARCH 2019

Group Exhibition

City Center Waco

2014

Jay Nelson

Cultivate 712 Gallery

Spring 2024

Ivan Majdrakoff Award, San Francisco Art Institute

Sweeney Kaye Gallery

MODERN BRANDMAKING

Thome, Karina. Illustrations for Lostin Waco, Issue 1, March 2019. pp. 1-2, pp. 62-63.

35 Live Exhibition Catalogue, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, 2016.

Waco, TX

Davos Pavilion

Prototype

Sense House ATX

Residency Assemble

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Davos Pavilion Davos, Switzerland Spring 2024 Technical Studio Temporary Structure Collaboration with Winnie Lin 6,145 SF

UTSOA Design Excellence Award Recipient 2024

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Program as Color

In Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, The Davos Pavilion is a temporary structure for a data defense company, that blends modern design with local architectural vernacular. Constructed swiftly over 16 days, utilized for six, and dismantled in five, the pavilion spans 6,145 sqft within a prefabricated shell. The pavilion functions at two discrete levels. The first as a venue to host client meetings and events, and the second as a marketing tool.

COLOR AREA AXON 0’

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The ground floor is separated into public and private domains. Each space is identified by a color– teal and amber mark the public spaces, blue indicates private spaces, and yellow highlights the executive areas. Color is implemented within these areas using floor and wall finishes as well as the furniture material palette and color implemented into a larger screen system.

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COLOR FLOOR PLAN

Screen System SCREEN DETAIL

SHINGLE PATTERN EXPLORATIONS

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CEILING: REF. SCHEDULE

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3FORM SCREEN: SEE SHEETS A4.2 & A4.3 FOR DETAILS

CURVED SCREEN

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WOOD FLOOR FINISH: REF. SCHEDULE

SCREEN ASSEMBLY AXON 0” 6” 12”

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STRAIGHT SCREEN

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TRACK RECESSED INTO CEILING ABOVE

1 PREFABRICATED SYSTEM OF 2 COLUMNS OF BLOCKS ADHERED TOGETHER WITH PLEXUS ACRYBOND OR SILIGLAZE AND ROLLED INTO TRACK SYSTEM ON SITE. EACH PREFABRICATED SYSTEM NESTS INTO ONE ANOTHER AS PLACED ONTO TRACK.

FLOOR TO BE LAYED OVER SCREEN SLIDE IN SYSTEM AFTER SCREEN ASSEMBLY ‘U’ GUIDE WITH ROLLERS ATTACHED TO SUB FLOOR

CEILING PATTERN

The pavilion’s design features a screen wall system inspired by Swiss chalet shingles that divides the space and manipulates daylight into a kaleidoscopic effect. Functionally, the screen wall reimagines the divisions of space, creating distinct areas without the traditional use of interior walls. Constructed from translucent and mirrored materials, the screen wall is used to diffuse and reflect natural light, enhancing the interior with a play of transparency and light pattern.

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FLOOD B44 3FORM CHROMA

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AVALANCHE 3FORM CHROMA

ACOUSTIC MIRROR UNITS

Lighting & Acoustics

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The Davos Pavilion utilizes both ambient and task lighting to create a well lit and visually dynamic environment. Throughout the public and private lounges brass light fixtures have been designed to cascade down from the ceiling while reflecting the multitude of colors from surrounding the nearby screens and materials.

At the ceiling, custom acoustic panels were designed in the shingle pattern similarly used for the screens but at a larger scale. These panels are spaced strategically far enough apart to house receseed linear ambient lighting between them. In the CEO Office, the acoustic panels and lights extend down the walls to the floor to enhance the ambiance of the room.

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ADJUSTABLE SHELVING TRASH DRAWER

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UNDERCABINET FRIDGE 3' - 4"

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UNIT A PLAN

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UNIT B PLAN

UNIT C PLAN

At the Davos Pavilion the coffee bar is highly visited by those seeking a quick break at the World Economic Forum. As the coffee bar needed to be accessed both by the public as well as the private lounge guests, two seperate coffee bars were created. These counters were designed in close proximity to eachother for ease of access by workers, while being seperated by the screen system to allow for privacy between the private and public lounges.

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PLUMBING WALL SEE DETAIL A4.0 MAGNETIC STRIPS

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POLISHED BRASS FILZFELT ARO PLANK ACOUSTIC PANELS

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FILZFELT - BLUE

POLISHED BRASS

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POLISHED BRASS

MAGNETIC STRIPS FILZFELT ARO PLANK ACOUSTIC PANELS

DEMO COFFEE BAR

UNIT A ELEVATION

COFFEE BAR ISOMETRIC & MATEIRIALS

MILLWORK MATERIAL LEGEND

Each bar is designed in a combination of preassembled modules for quick assembly on site. The curvature of the coffee bars is designed systematically to hold typical coffee bar appliances, while also utilizing La Marzocco Modbar espresso machines that are primarily built in under the counter to ensure for visual communication for Baristas. On the front of the coffee bars, Filzfelt Aro Plank acoustic panels are assembled on the face of the cabinets to allow for a soft contact point for guests, while also helping to reduce noise within the busy coffee areas.

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DEMO COFFEE BAR ELEVATION

32’

PRIVATE COFFEE BAR

UNIT B ELEVATION

2' - 7"

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Transparency & Privacy

SCREEN EXPLODED AXON 0’

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ACOUSTIC CEILING SYSTEM

CEO OFFICE PRIVATE

LARGE MEETING ROOM PRIVATE

CEO LOUNGE PRIVATE

DEMO SCREEN PUBLIC

CEO OFFICE

MEDIUM MEETING ROOM PRIVATE RECEPTION SCREEN PUBLIC WATERCLOSETS PUBLIC

COAT CLOSET PUBLIC

SCREEN SYSTEM PUBLIC/PRIVATE

The use of transparency is fundamental to the client brand and is accentuated throughout the pavilion with the combined use of glass walls and the screen system in lieu of typical partition walls. The semi transparency of the 3form blocks used in the screen system allow for privacy needed while alluding to transparency that is essential to the brand. With the exception of bathrooms and storage rooms, all rooms utilize the glass and screen combination that create a kaleidoscoping effect when daylight shines through the windows.

DOORWAY TO PRIVATE LOUNGE

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF PAVILION

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Davos Pavilion

The Davos Pavilion is an effectively designed temporary structure that meets the client’s demands for functional modular public programming as well as a variety of private programming through the use of color coding, a semi transparent screen system, dynamic lighting design, modular build ins, and the placement of modular and distinct selected furniture and accessories.

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Prototype Austin, Texas Fall 2024 Advanced Studio Mixed Use - Commercial 70,000 SF UTSOA Design Excellence Award Nominee 2024

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Adaptive Reuse Approach

EXISTING WALLS REMAINING EXISTING STRUCTURAL TRUSSES ADDITION OF STRUCTURAL TRUSSES EXISTING TRACK SYSTEM

EXISTING STRUCTURE DIAGRAM N.T.S.

SCULPTURE GARDEN

The adaptive reuse project for the Borden Milk Plant building takes the industrial Borden Milk bottling facility in East Austin and transforms it into an explorative studio, gallery, and public event space. The Borden Milk plant was built in the 1980s and as the company has moved on past this space, the adaptive reuse project looks at a cultural transformation of the 70,000+ square feet by interventions of subtraction and addition to integrate the East Austin Site, the outdoor environment, and the local art culture.

MAIN ENTRY PLAYGROUND & ADDTL STUDIOS

BUILDING POROSITY DIAGRAM N.T.S.

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Site For decades, the East Austin Studio Tours has showcased emerging artists. Initially, local artists opened their home studios, allowing visitors to explore. As East Austin's real estate market changed, the arts scene shifted toward galleries. Despite urban changes, East Austin retains its charm. Prototype offers an art-filled micro-neighborhood experience with paths to the river and views of Montopolis Bridge and Downtown.

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Thesis Prototype Art Studios is a regenerative urban art studio integrating furniture design with elements of the former Borden Milk Plant to drive systems of economic and creative change. It fosters local production, skill-building, public engagement, and economic growth. Through exhibitions, live events, workshops, and a public bar, it connects visitors with artist-designed furniture. By merging artistic exploration with economic renewal, Prototype enriches culture and sustainability, shaping a future where creativity and regeneration coexist.

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HISTORIC MONTOPOLIS BRIDGE

Systems of Discovery

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DIVIDED TALL LIGHT

CMU BLOCK

PAINTED TRIM AND PIPING

DIVIDED TALL LIGHT

TRACK CHAINS

Prototype utilizes a variety of systems and materials to create discovery throughout the space while emphasizing the history of the building and the site. Materials original to the Borden Milk Plant are still utilized, but now emphasized through new patterning and application methods.

PATTERNS & SYSTEMS TRACK PATTERN TRUSS PATTERN SKYLINE PATTERN LIGHT WELL SYSTEM WALL EASEL SYSTEM

Systems being used throughout the building directly correlate to key aspects of the site and the importance of exploration throughout the Prototype program. Systems such as the light well and ventilation systems utilize existing tanks while providing much needed daylight and venting to the studios.

On a smaller scale, the wall easel system is designed and implemented into private studios to allow for flexibility and ease for artists.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE N.T.S.

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BUILDING ISOMETRIC N.T.S.

Track Pattern

TRACK PHOTOS ON SITE

TRACK PATTERN

TRACKS AT COURTYARD

The foundation of the Milk Plant is a key element of the adaptive reuse as the varied levels inhibit the production process of the bottling plant. In the dock level, or Level 1, a track system has been recessed into the foundation itself for the distribution of milk bottles through the cycle of bottling to distributing onto trucks. The pattern is a key feature of the adaptive reuse project and is highlighted and maintained on site to bring awareness to not only the history of the site, but also to navigate through the studio areas.

The lines the track draws through the space offer a path of exploration through the courtyard of studios.

OPEN TO BELOW GROUND LEVEL OUTSIDE OCCUPIABLE ROOF NON OCCUPIABLE ROOF OCCUPIABLE ROOF BELOW

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

FLOOR PLANS

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LEVEL 22 LEVEL

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Patterns & Systems Truss Pattern The site in East Austin connects to the historic Montopolis Bridge, which links north and south Austin over the Colorado River.

Built in 1938 to replace an 1880s bridge destroyed by a flood, it now serves as a pedestrian landmark symbolizing resilience.

Its steel truss pattern is echoed in the exposed truss system visible from multiple roof levels.

The Skyline To the northwest of the milk plant, the evergrowing city of Austin also runs along the same track of the river that the bridge crosses. The views from the roof of the Borden Milk plant toward the city off inspiration and aspiration for economic goals, a thriving community, and the opportunities of creative mental and physical exploration. The urban skyline and landscape serves as a pattern that symbolizes success, regeneration, and aspiration.

Lightwell System The over sized milk tanks are a vital component to the adaptive reuse site. On site are four 13’ diameter tanks of various heights and four 9’ diameter tanks of various heights.

These eight tanks were systematically split into a total of 20 light wells and ventilation exhausts that are implemented throughout the roof levels.

The light wells and ventilation tanks allow for proper daylight into the art studios while also contributing to the overall skyline effect of the space.

TRUSS PATTERN THE MONTOPOLIS BRIDGE

TRUSS PATTERN INCORPORATION AND EXPOSURE OF ORIGINAL STEEL SYSTEM

SKYLINE PATTERN THE AUSTIN SKYLINE

SKYLINE PATTERN PUBLIC ACCESS TO ELEVATED VIEWS OF THE SKYLINE FROM THE CAFE AND ROOFTOP

LIGHTWELL SYSTEM EXISTING MILK TANKS ON SITE

LIGHTWELL SYSTEM VIEW FROM A LIGHTWELL INTERIOR IN A PUBLIC PROGRAM

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Prototype

Prototype Art Studios is an innovative urban art studio that merges furniture design with elements of the historic Borden Milk Plant, fostering localized production, skill building, and economic growth. The space engages the public through exhibitions, live events, and workshops, all while incorporating original materials and systems from the plant—like repurposed tanks for daylighting and ventilation—emphasizing exploration and discovery. By blending artistic exploration with economic renewal, Prototype builds a future where creativity and regeneration work hand in hand, enriching the community with new ways of thinking and interacting.

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Sense House ATX Austin, Texas Fall 2023 Studio III Multi-Use Collaboration with Annie Tutrone 14,726 SF

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Existing Site EXISTING BUILDING

PROPOSED BUILDING

Addition of curtain wall to improve views and indoor experience

Addition of front entrances into public program for efficient access

The site for Sense House ATX is the Rebekah Baines Johnson building, an original 1970s structure located in Austin Texas. This site has an ideal location in Austin as it overlooks Lady Bird Lake as well as downtown. The 16-story tower was originally conceived as an independent senior living community for low-income residents in a primarily black and Latino neighborhood. Austin’s rapid demographic growth (it is the fastest-growing city in the US, having expanded by a third in the last decade) has particularly affected the RBJ building. The traditionally industrial and residential neighborhood is now a very lively part of town, filled with restaurants, cafes, bars and music venues that contribute to the city’s reputation as "The Live Music Capital of the World".

Addition of herbal garden on both sides of building

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The Sensory Trail

Sensory Experience

Private Residential: Community Kitchen

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Private Residential: Art Studio and Maker space Public Program: Book Share and Lounge

Private Residential: Yoga, Physical Therapy and Massage

Public Program: Art Gallery and Installations

To tie in our public and private spaces together, we create an experiential sensory trail that moves both from indoor to outdoors and spans across five floors to connect the public programs to the private communal program.

Assistive way-finding guides users through sensorial wellness experiences to endorse a long and healthy life. Walking, sensory experiences and socializing all lead to happier and longer lives.

Public Program: Rain Listening Room

Isometric of Sensory Trail

Public Program: Tea Counter and Massage Chairs

Public Program: Herbal Bar and Herb Drying Public Program: Tactility Lounge

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Exploded Isometric of Sensory Trail

Sensory Experiences The public spaces utilize different sensorial features to target and heighten senses. The loss of different senses is inevitable as we age, and the concept of these programs is to heighten and aid sensorial experiences.

TACTILITY LOUNGE In the Tactility Lounge, we prioritize cognitive vitality and emotional well-being by providing seniors with a space to explore textures and engage with the world through touch. This immersive experience encourages seniors to reconnect with their surroundings, fostering a sense of discovery and enrichment. The Tactility lounge utilizes comfortable furnishings and soft materials to provide a sense of warmth and comfort.

HERBAL BAR The Herbal Bar is designed as a vibrant, aromatic space where seniors can engage their senses by savoring herbs and teas. It promotes physical wellness while providing a gathering point for residents and visitors to bond over shared sensory experiences, bridging the generation gap.

Tactility lounge with Herbal Bar.

Herbal bar with growth space and drying rack

RAIN ROOM The Rain Listening Room is a sanctuary for peace, designed to immerse residents in the calming sounds of rainfall. It encourages moments of reflection and serves as a space for meditation, promoting serenity and unity among residents and the broader community.

Allowing individuals to customize their light hue, saturation, and intensity in a sensory rain room empowers them to create a personalized and therapeutic atmosphere, catering to their unique preferences and needs, regardless of age.

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Rain room view of central feature and rain curtain.

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Soft Lounge with Sensory Trail occuring above.

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STAFF OFFICES KITCHEN WC

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Public Program 21,170 SF 14.3%

Residential 111,250 SF 75.3%

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LAYOUT B - 1 bed, 1 Bath 730 sqft, 67 units

LAYOUT C - 2 bed, 2 Bath 1098 sqft, 22 units

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LAYOUT A - Studio 545 sqft, 37 units

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Within the 14,726 SF of Sense House ATX , communal areas on each floor are expanded as well as offering a greater variety of accessible units. Sense House ATX not only offers 37 studio units, 67 spacious 1br units, but also takes into consideration visitors and alternative domestic living with 22 2br units.

Private Communal 15,360 SF 10.4%

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The Pieria Chair

Hanging Hook

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Sensory Beads

The Pieria chair is designed as more than just a piece of furniture but an assistive technology that is also beautiful to look at. The handrail assists people as they move around the chair. The hook design allows users to hang bags, canes and other items. The sensory beads allow for a calming tactile experience.

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Recycled Plastic & Hay

Wood, ceramic, and recycled paper beads

Pinatex - Leather Alternative

Sense House ATX

Senese House ATX transcends architectural design and creates a community hub that unites people. Seniors deserve spaces that facilitate intergenerational connections and an environment that enriches their senses, fosters well-being, and encourages a fulfilling life journey.

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Residency Assemble New York, New York Spring 2023 Studio II Mixed Use 33,000 SF

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Collaboration Concept FLOOR 2

PAINTER SLEEPING

WHEN POSSIBLE MIX ALL THREE ARTIST TYPES INTO ONE UNIT

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COOKING PAINTING LIVING

Residency Assemble is an artist residency concept located in the historic Lever House in New York City. The Residency program mixes three different art practices and allows them to co-create and host public events on the first floor.

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When exploring the concept of mixing different residency types together, residential units were mixed together to create groups of private and shared spaces. To utilize the mix of art types the idea of cross collaboration between the disciplines began to drive the project in programming and concept.

DANCE SLEEPING

Alottment of Dwelling Units: 4 Painting 3 Performing 3 Culinary

PAINTER SLEEPING

Semi Private Areas: Cooking: 3 Living: 3 units to living: 3-4 units to cooking: 3-4

Public Program Massing

To create the programming for the residency, 9-10 residential units and 2-3 groupings were positioned on each floor with consideration for natural light and proxemics. The negative space between the groupings became public space for studios and gatherings.

PUBLIC ENVELOPE

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FLOOR 2

FLOOR 3

OVERLAP OF FLOORS

To create the interior massing of the space, the floors were divided into public, private, and shared space sections. The overlapping of public areas became opportunities to open up the floors exposing public interaction between the levels.

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OVERLAPPING PUBLIC AREAS CAN BE OPENED UP TO EACHOTHER TO CREATE DEPTH AND AREAS TO VIEW THE DIFFERENT STUDIOS

Flooring Patterns

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FLOOR 3 Public Passage

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Quarry Tile

Wood Planks

Wood Planks with End Grain Pieces mixed in

Areas of high interaction created higher possiblity for cross interaction between different artist types allowing for greater chances of collaborations and influence between the three types of arts. These areas became the driving force in a floor pattern where the collaboration spaces created a shift in the lay pattern of the flooring material. The shift in floor pattern would be subtle, yet create dynamic movement throughout the floors and echoing lights above.

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Wood Planks

Wood Planks with End Grain Pieces mixed in

End Grain Wood Pieces

Dining/Public Passage

Quarry Tile

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CELING AND LIGHT RELATION TO FLOOR PATTERN

Material Application PAINTING

Canvas

Floor design themes and materiality inspired by the different art practices drove the aesthetic for each floor as well as the material and furniture selections.

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Acrylic

DANCE

Dance Barre

CULINARY

Mirrors

Copper

Butcher block

Residency Section PAINTERS AT LEVEL 3 HAVE A VIEW OUT AS WELL AS ACCESS TO PEAKING INTO PERFORMANCES BELOW

CULINARY ARTISTS AT LEVEL 3 HAVE ADEQUATE SPACE TO BOTH PREPARE MEALS FOR ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WELL

The final forms of the Residency Assemble were derived from a combination of the programming, the public form, and the floor pattern that was created, all while continuing to create layers of interaction between the arts within the residency.

The performance spaces were also taken into consideration as a way to open the residential spaces up to visitors and patrons by creating a gallery and public dining space on the first floor that looks up to a dance sttage located on the second level mezzanine.

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PUBLIC DINING AT LEVEL 1 ALLOWS FOR VIEWS OF PERFORMANCES ABOVE

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To help visualize the relationship of the public space to the private space, a couple of different models were made using wood as well as 3D printing techniques. The models helped to understand how the public space worked as a vertical form to connect levels and private spaces together.

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Residency Assemble

Residency Assemble combines the visual, culinary, and performing arts together in a space that inhibits collaboration across disciplines through thoughtful programming and spatial considerations. Materiality is used as a way to speak both to the natural movement of the artists, as well as to the nature of the space. Ultimately, the space becomes alive through the life, the art, and those who come to experience it.

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