Katie Secor's Design Portfolio

Interior Architecture Portfolio by Katie Secor

KATIE SECOR PORTFOLIO ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR

Works Portfolio

Interior Design Architectural Design Furniture Design

Selected Design Works 2020 - 2023 Years

Interior Architecture Student

Address : 592 E 15th Avenue

Email : ksecor.design@gmail.com

Phone : 5032773877

2019 - Current

University of Oregon

Bachelor of Interior Architecture

CIDA Accredited Interiors Program

SUMMER 2023

Interior Design Internship

Nuno Ladeiro Arch + Design

Lisbon, Portugal

SUMMER 2022

Interior Design + Branding Intern

DRAWN Design Agency

Eugene, Oregon

Welcome to my interior architure portfolio, a booklet that embodies my journey as a student designer at the University of Oregon. Within this portfolio, you’ll discover the evolution of my creative processes and results, showing refined projects that showcase my growth, enthusiasm, and commitment to the craft over the past five years. Each design is a chapter in my story, a testament to my curiosity, experimentation, and passion for creating meaningful experiences. Join me in this exploration of form, function, and aesthetics, where every project is a stepping stone in my continuous pursuit of design growth.

Skills

RHINO

Advanced profficiency in 3D modeling with Rhino; producing anything from abstract visualizations to finalized design projects.

REVIT

Working profficiency with Revit modeling; knowlegable in exporting final construction drawings.

ADOBE SUITE

Profficient in Ilustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign; using several platforms for clean graphics.

ENSCAPE

Advanced profficiency in Enscape; knowledgable in building clear and accurate renderings for material visualizations.

The key elements necessary for a successful and thorough biophillic design include organic forms and natural materials. I kept my material selection very minimal, letting the wood really take over the space with accents of terrazzo, concrete, and live greenery incorporated through all spaces of the facility.

The Healing Tree

Children’s Behavioral Health Center

In designing this healthcare facility for children’s mental health, I wanted to embody all things biophilic. Biophilic design is the strategy of using nature and natural forms/motifs within the built environment to connect the outside world and the inside world. This way of designing is extremely beneficial to the people within the building, including both physical and mental health.

From the beginning of the design process, I have based my

facility around nature and specifically, the feeling of being under a tree. The two organic shapes that dominate the center of the plan are shaped ‘tree trunks’ with connected ‘branches’ that would run off onto the ceiling, reaching out towards the outer edges of the building. This element builds the character of the entire facility as a natural, refreshing space, as well as creating a clear center from which every other room is unified with the connection of the branches.

Textile Design Center

For this project, we had to design the interior of a textile center. To inspire the design, each of us chose a textile or fashion designer to base the program off of. I chose AKHL, a fashion brand founded by an emerging Indian designer that creates all textiles used with sustainability at the forefront. This program included production space, areas for public classes, exhibition space, and a rooftop bar. What is unique about this project is the site: one of Le Corbusier’s buildings in Ahmedabahd, India, the Mill Owners Association building.

My goals for this design was to create a strong contrast between what was old and what is new. The existing structure is entirely concrete and holds a strong sense of permanence. I wanted my added elements to be the opposite, very light and flexible in nature. With that, I designed colorful fabric panels that can seperate spaces and functions, allow for great ventilation in the heat of India, and bring in some color. The flexibility of these panels allows for wide variation in what the spaces can be.

Katie Secor Design Portfolio

The overall organization of the program is divided by the four floors that make up the structure. The client I chose for this textile center, AKHL, heavily inspired this layout, as they are a design team that sustainably designs and intrigately creates their own textiles, which they continue to use in their fashion pieces. With this, each floor consists of a different step in their design process, with textile design operations at the ground floor, fashion design operations at the second floor, and exhibition of final garments on the third floor. The top floor serves as a rooftop lounge for additional event space.

Bone + Hops Brewhouse and Dog Park

Bone + Hops Brewhouse and Dog Park

For this project, our class worked with a real client who wanted to bring their budiness, Bone + Hops, to life. This dog bar concept is a new and emerging membership-based business model that blends a dog park with a bar, providing dog owners a place to socialize, grab a drink, and play with their dogs.

Our site consisted of an old workshop building with a large abundance of green space, making it perfect for this program.

Upon entry, one will be faced with the check-in window, which can be accessed from both the exterior and interior. This was essential to limit the amount of unnessecarry foot traffic through the bar, since our space is very small.

Aesthetically, I aimed to make this space feel like a second home for these pet owners with a very warm cabin-like palette and mid-century modern furnishings with a more residential, lounge-like undertone.

Eugene Artist Residency

This Arts Center, formerly an abandoned warehouse, has been transformed into a vibrant hub for artists and the community in Eugene, Oregon. It features six live-work apartments, a shared makers space, and a communal gathering area for artists. On the public side, there’s a flexible presentation hall, ample gallery space, and a cafe. The design aims to seamlessly blend the arts with the urban downtown community, facilitated by a central courtyard that serves as a connection point between artists and the community.

Furniture Design The ColorBlock Set

The ColorBlock Set

For this furniture design studio, weexperimented with AI and how we can utlize artifical intelligence platforms to create our own unique chair design. This chair was specifically inspired by mismatched square tiles and the works of Sean Scully, and abstract artist from

Ireland. In the initial iteration phase of the project, we worked with MidJourney, an AI platorm that generates images based on text prompts. Each of us were able to generate as many images as we desired, until we came upon a chair that really captivated us for the project.

Once I landed on an image, I started to deconstruct exactly how this ‘non-existent’ chair could be assembled and began to put together a design that would work functionally, while still holding onto the aesthetic of the initial image.

Kid’s Compound Mini Project

The design of this family compound focuses on maximizing the most out of the small square footage we were given. Being a cabin-type space for around eight children under the age of ten and one adult supervisor, I can envision that there will be a lot of playful energy with multiple children wanting to take on

various activities at once. With this, I created three main spaces: the kitchen, the living/ play room, and the sleeping room. I placed a bathroom in the center of the space, adjacent to all these different areas, so that it is easily accessed from slll corners of the cabin.

This design provides a lot of space for both the kitchen and the sleeping quarters, because that is where a lot of activities will take place that involve the entire group of children. The kitchen is very open with a large dual height island in the middle. The majority of the island is of standard dining table height, so it is more easily accessible for small children.

For the sleeping quarters, I pushed pairs of bunks together to make enough room for the supervisor’s bed to be completely seperate. Because this design lacks a big living room where everyone can lounge and watch a movie together, I added a cieling mounted projector screen, from which everyone can watch a movie from their bunks.

Buddhist Retreat Mini Project

This studio space holds two functions for the Buddhist retreat it is placed within. One being a space to disconnect and meditate, weather by one’s self or with a group. Another role of this space is to hold two small computer terminals, which the monks or visitors can use by appointment.

Because Buddhist culture highly values the disconnect from material culture, the design is very simple and minimal, while creating a sense of tranquility. I strove to choose pieces that held a natural, earthy quality, both through form and material.

The computer terminals are found at either side upon entering. These computer stations are entirely open to ensure fluid movement, especially for when the occupant is disabled. Both teminals have ‘open nooks’ (noted in plan). These empty spaces are left open, so that the office chair can be moved to the side in the case of the terminal occupied by a wheelchair user. The desk‘s height can be adjusted by hand to fit varirous sizes of wheelchair users.

Because these spaces are small, I incorporated a simple, screen-like wall with wooden slats, so that it is somewhat divided from the general mediation area, but not suffocating.

Like the rest of the studio, I kept this space pretty minimal. A calming, earthy wallpaper covers the back wall of the desk to make the space feel more inviting and encourage a meditative energy. I also include a small window and an indoor plant to bring the outdoors.