kate francis | kaf76@cornell.edu | Brookline, MA
kate francis | Resume EDUCATION
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | College of Human Ecology B.S., Design and Environmental Analysis, May 2013 Concentration: Interior Design GPA 3.5
WORK EXPERIENCE
RATIO ARCHITECTS, Design Intern, Raleigh NC | Summer 2012 Designed flooring patterns | Assisted with Revit projects | Prepared materials for client presentations | Prepared Concept boards for projects | Researched materials for ongoing projects | Sample ordering SMALL KANE ARCHITECTS, Design Intern, Raleigh NC | Summer 2012 Assisted with making marketing brochures | Assisted space planning | Built models of project spaces in Sketchup | GE, Ecomagination Intern, Fairfield CT | Summer 2011 Researched & presented potential markets for eco products around the globe | researched & presented potential company wide energy savings for GE corporate
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
DESIGN FOR A SOCIAL POPULATION, DESIGN STUDIO X, CORNELL Design Challenge | Address transitions within and among activity spaces in a preschool and accommodate cognitive, fine motor, gross motor and social development activities with attention to flexibility. Solution | Design was created based on work with behavioral consultants, research, and design guidelines. The designed and built enrichment loft for children ages 3 to 5 encourages both risky and cooperative play. materials | 3/4� plywood, foam board, rope
EXTRACURRICULAR
Cornell Women’s Varsity Rowing | Fall & Winter 2009 Cornell Club Volleyball | Fall 2010 - 2012 Alpha Phi Delta Chapter Member | 2011 - Present Alpha Phi Delta Chapter Director of Publicity and Advertisement | 2012 Cornell Thirst Project Member | 2011 - 2013
SOFTWARE
Autodesk AutoCAD | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe InDesign | SketchUp | Microsoft Word | Microsoft Excel | Basic Revit |
Kate Francis | kaf76@cornell.edu | 919.523.7933 | 27 Auburn St. Brookline, Massachusetts
Portfolio | Cornell University
Special Population Design | Preschool
Design for a population | Preschool Design Challenge: address transitions within and among activity spaces and accomodate cognitive, fine motor, gross motor and social development activities with attention to flexibility. Based on work with behavioral consultants and suggested design guidelines to design and build an enrichment loft for children ages 3 to 5.
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kate francis | 919.523.7933 | kaf76@cornell.edu
Special Populations Design | Children with Autism
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
gn a chair that allows autistic children e more comfortable in a classroom setting ANTHROPOMETRICS
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LIGHT | MOVEABLE | MULTIFUNCTIONAL | COMFORTABLE | STABLE 9” 10”
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AGE RANGE: 4-6 YEARS seat depth: 9.9” seat height: 11.8” armrest height from seat base: 5.8” seat length: 9.9” table height: 17.7” arm rest spacing: 12” seat width: 11” back rest width: 9” minimum back rest height: 5” minimum
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Special Populations Design | Autism Design Challenge: Design and build a chair that will help children with autism be more comfortable in a classroom setting Interview with early intervention autism specialist to define key issues, and determine design goals. The chair allows children to calm themselves or be more alert through a bouncing motion. The chair also provides calming through movable arm rests that allow children to play with them.
Exhibit Design | Museum Effect
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Exhibition | Exhibit Museum Effect Design | Museum Exhibition | Museum Effect
MUSEU Effect
The goal of the project was to create a display
Project The goal of the project wasTeam to create a display system for the semester’s Myteam project team system for the semester’s projects.projects. My project designed the display main display area, which wasadeveldesigned the main area, which was develDesign Challenge: create display system for the oped from my The original idea--photo booths, lit by oped from my original idea--photo booths, lit by goal of the projects. project was to create a display semester’s colored birdies to give the room occupants the colored birdiessystem to givefor the room occupants the My project team the semester’s projects. feeling of being on display themselves when they feeling of being on display when they designed thethemselves main area, which was develMy project teamdisplay designed the main display area, are in the display booths. are in the display booths.
Exhibition | Museum Effect
opedwhich from was my original idea--photo booths, developed from my original idealit-- by colored birdies to Lit give room occupants the photo booths. by the colored birdies, the photo feeling of being on display themselves when they booths give the room occupants the feeling of are inbeing the display booths. on display when walking around the
installation.
kate francis | 919.523.7933 | kaf76@cornell.edu
kate francis | 919.523.7933 | kaf76@cornell.edu
kate francis | 919.523.7933 | kaf76@cornell.edu
Retail Design | Flagship Accessory
pendant play
follow me 1 1.2
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Taraxacum S2
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Retail Design | Flagship Accessory Design Challenge: Design a Flagship Accessory Store in Toronto, Canada. Embracing the concept of Geodes, this flagship store’s display walls are on a sliding track system that creates a cave-like, natural feel to the experience based system. The design intends to bring customers back for a new spatial experience each time. Project involved: programming, floor plans, two floors, elevations, sections, reflected ceiling plans, renderings
Adaptive Re-Use | Programming
RESTAURANT
MEN’S BATHROOM ADMIN. OFFICE
WAITING AREA & LOUNGE
LOUNGE & BAR BAR STORAGE
LOBBY ADMIN. SPACE
B.O.H WOMEN’S BATHROOM
HALLWAY LOUNGE
SERVICE ELEVATOR
GUEST ELEVATOR
Cirrus Trapeze - Gold Yellow Goat
Maxhedron" Pendant LightsPendant Light Custom Tension Pendant Light Cirrus Trapeze - Gold Geometric Custom Tension Bec Brittain Yellow Goat Yellow Goat Yellow Goat
Maxhedron" Geometric Pendant Lights Bec Brittain
first floor Cirrus Trapeze - Gold Yellow Goat
B.O.H. entrance
SHY 06 in brass Bec Brittain
Cable System SHY 06 inTension brass Pendant Light Crio Pendant Maxhedron" Geometric Lights Custom SHYPendant 06 inStar brass Light Crio Pendant Light Light Waves Concept Y Lighting Bec Brittain Yellow Goat Bec Brittain Y LightingBec Brittain
Star Cable System Light Waves Concept
ELEVATION
Crio Pendant Light Y Lighting
bar & lounge
Star Cable System
restaurantLight Waves Concept
bar B.O.H. service elevator
Exits
Service Elevator
Guest Elevator
admin guest elevator
Main Circulation
SECTIONAdaptive
Re-use | Programming
DETAIL
Design Intent: Program and Design the re-use of the Witherill Building in Syracuse, NY. TANGNT is a liquid space hostel that has several types of multi-functional spaces that can transition from a business environment to a social environment and from day to night. Even the guest rooms have built in beds, desks, closets, and seating that can be pulled out for use or stored away for extra space.
Adaptive Re-Use | Design
establishment, in which the spaces and environments will be malleable, not only in appearance and design, but also in function. The guests will be provided with first floorand | front desk lounge about a kit of parts that allows them to stretch, to be molded, toandlearn themselves so they have the capability to expand in their own ways.
office space
office space
hostel
front desk rotating glass doors | fire code separation
pendant lightng | tension concept
geometric furniture | tensegrity concept
interactive world map | track locations & traveling tips
office space
hostel
hostel
office space hostel space restaurant & bar
restaurant
bar & lounge
second floor | hostel room & cyber cafe
vertical transportation
Adaptive Re-use | Design Design Intent: Brand the establishment and Design the interiors
shared lockable storage pendant lightng | tension concept built in bunk bed units | storage & footing for climbing computer bar | cyber cafe
As a youth hostel and rentable green office space, TANGNT will encourage multi-corportate collaboration, help start-up businesses get on their feet, facilitate the use of liquid space for business purposes, and encourage the spread of sustainable practices. The future of the corporate and built world starts now.
Burningman | Mirage Aurora
HOLLOW BENCHES; FILL WITH SAND FOR WEIGHT RECLAIMED WOOD FLOORING PLANKS
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FLOOR/FURNITURE PLAN Mirage Aurora mimics its surrounding mountains, provides for easy re-arranging and lights up at night, fully embodying the Burningman spirit. 2’5-1/2”
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Yerba Buena | Bike Rack Design
Each letter can
#expressyourself @yerbabuena
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The locals of Yerba Buena and visitors can tweet @yerbabuena to request a monday 9:37 am word or a phrase, like #EQUALITY to be used as a pop-up bike rack at a given time. The bike racks will have a QR code on them that can link monday 7:00 pm passerbys to a website with information about Yerba Buena and the bike racks. #expressyourself bike racks will make people feel like they are part of Yerba Buena and can be used for personal ideas or social awareness. In addition the #expressyourselfletters can be equipped with solar panels to tuesday 8:20 am power cell phone charging.
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LOVEThe locals of Yerba Buena and visitors can tweet @yerbabuena to request a Design Intent: A bike rack that is unique, easily monday 9:37 am word or a phrase, like #EQUALITY to be used as a pop-up bike rack at a portable, and can vary in size. given time. The bike racks will have a QR code on them that can link DO SHIT THAT MATTERS passerbys to a website with information about Yerba Buena and the bike Design Solution: #expressyourselfletters racks. #expressyourself bike racks will make people feel like they are part of COMMON THIRST PROJECT 8pm Letters that can be re-arranged to spell out Yerba Buena and can be used for personal ideas or social awareness. In requests tweeted to @yerbabuena. Light and monday 7:00 pm addition the #expressyourselfletters can be equipped with solar panels to portable, each letter supports two bikes, and the power cell phone charging. PEACE YERBA BUENA concept makes locals and visitors feel like they LOVE are a part of the city. OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT DO SHIT THAT MATTERS WINE TASTING COMMON tuesday 8:20 am THIRST PROJECT 8pm PEACE YERBA BUENA OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT WINE TASTING
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Metropolis Magazine | Draft Source Chair A is designed to help children with autism, ADHD and hyperactivity in the classroom. The bouncing ball, movable base, and silently rotating armrests make the chair an ideal fit for younger generations.
Metropolis Magazine | Draft Source Team Project Design Intent: Solve a problem for a special population that also helps the general population of the world. Design Solution: Open Source furniture design. Allows customers to choose differently designed components of a piece of furniture to fit their own specific needs. The future of manufacturing will be open source technology.
NORTH ELEVATION ROOF PLAN SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”
SOUTH ELEVATION
SECTION SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE WEST ELEVATION
Cape Cod | Add-On Competition
SOUTH ELEVATION
floor slab and it has a green roof that collects and filters rain water for the use of the house. The exterior enclosure consists of fixed and moveable panels that allow for expansion outwards. 7
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Cape Cod | Add-On Competition Team Project
SOUTH ELEVATION
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1 LIVING ROOM 2 INDOOR/OUTDOOR PORCH 3 BEDROOM 4 CLOSET 5 WATER ROOM 6 BATHROOM 7 INDOOR/OUTDOOR PORCH 8 KITCHEN 9 MULTI-PURPOSE LIVING SPACE
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The Swiss “Army” Box is compact toolfull living. While it maintains its SECTION WEST ELEVATION basic shape, it can open inwards and SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0” outwards, to increase flow and create EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE unique indoor-outdoor spaces. This simple box contains multiple add-ons for each type of living space. The living room, bedroom and kitchen N can each extend into the 0 central 5 space, allowing for maximum functionality because of the overlap of spaces.
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Design Intent: 8,000 sq. ft. condo-like addition to beach houses in Cape Cod EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
Design Solution: Swiss “Army” Box The Swiss “Army” Box is compact toolfull living. While it maintains its basic shape, it can open inwards and outwards, to increase flow and create unique indoor-outdoor spaces.
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Shirtwaste Fire | Competition
The tragic event of the Triangle Factory Fire has provided a legacy that still survives today. While The tragic eventfire of the Triangle signage, codes, labor laws, Factory Fireimproved has provided a legacyconditions and working that are still often survives today. polished taken forWhile granted; they signage, fire codes, labor laws, only came aboutconditions at the cost of 146 and improved working lives. Most were immigrants and polished are often taken for granted; they only came about at the and, cost of young women, in146 an effort to Stainless steel lives.commemorate Most were immigrants and them, we propose young women, and, in an effort to lettering that their names live permanently Stainless steel commemorate them, we propose in a canopy topermanently be viewed from the lettering that their names live sidewalk ofviewed the Brown building. By in a canopy to be from the sidewalk the Brown building. By day,of light permeates the canopy day, and light projects permeates the the canopy names onto the and projects the names onto the surfaces below; while at night, surfaces below; while at night, artificial warm warm artificial lighting lighting illuminatesilluminates them.them. custom hardware custom hardware The slogan of the of fire’s The slogan the50th fire’s 50th anniversary, “THEY DID NOT DIE anniversary, “THEY DID NOT DIE IN VAIN” embodies the idea that the INof VAIN” embodies the idea victims the fire will never be that the victims the fire will beperforated forgotten. Theof building stands as never 146 a silent witness to The the devastating forgotten. building stands as names 146 perforated event,a and our memorial on the silent witness to the devastating names façade reveals and pays homage to event, and our memorial on the its past.
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Shirtwaste Fire | Competition
Name Canopy Light Studies The tragic event of the Triangle Factory Fire has provided a legacy that still survives today. While signage, fire codes, labor laws, and improved working conditions are often taken for granted; they only came about at the cost of 146 lives. Most were immigrants and young women, and, in an effort to commemorate them, we propose that their names live permanently in a canopy to be viewed from the sidewalk of the Brown building. By day, light permeates the canopy and projects the names onto the surfaces below; while at night, warm artificial lighting illuminates them. The slogan of the fire’s 50th anniversary, “THEY DID NOT DIE IN VAIN” embodies the idea that the victims of the fire will never be forgotten. The building stands as a silent witness to the devastating event, and our memorial on the façade reveals and pays homage to its past.
Team Project | my role: original design idea, autocad, stencil overhang mock-up
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The design features 3-D letters on the building facade that cast unique shadows during the day and are back-lit at night. A small overhang with stencils of the women’s names is also included. The overhang is lit to cast shadows of the names of the women lost in the fire on the lower building facade and the sidewalk, making the names more tangible for friends and family of those lost in the fire. 60191R
kate francis | kaf76@cornell.edu | Brookline, MA