KT Portfolio

The strategic combination of light maufacturing and communal space.

A big proposal for low income houseing that leaves a small footprint.

Commercial office spaces that prioritize employee health succeed.

An outpatient healthcare facility that combines functionallity with aesthetics.

A compiliation of additional skills and projects that have accumulated over four years of study.

Location: Rome, Italy

FACTORY

KAFFEEFORM

KAFFEEFORM IS A BERLIN BASED COMPANY THAT TRANSFORMS COFFEE GROUNDS INTO REUSABLE AND COMPSTABLE CUPS. THE GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A STRUCTURE THAT REFLECTS THE ORGANIC NATURE OF THE PRODUCT INTSELF.

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

FLOOR PLANS

ACHIEVING ORGANISISM THROUGH CURVE

FACADE

THE FACADE OF THIS BUILDING IS INSPIRED BY THE CURVITURE OF THE POTTERY BURRIED BENEATH THE SITE. LARGE WINDOWS ON THE EAST ELEVATION ARE TO BRING LIGHT INTO EACH SPACE. THE WOODEN SHINGLES USED ARE PRESERVED USING SHOU SUGI BAN, A JAPANESE BURNING TECHNIQUE,TO REMAIN IN TACT AND LOW MAINTENANCE.

SECTIONS

IN SECTION, IT IS CLEAR HOW APUTURE IS USED TO PULL LIGHT THROUGH EACH LEVEL. THESE CAVITIES ALSO SERVE FUNCTIONALLY TO EASILY MOVE PRODUCT FROM THE BASE LEVEL UP TO THE OFFICE SPACES.

CAFE RENDER

THE CAFE LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IS INFORMED BY THE SOPHISTICATED CULTURE OF ROME. IT SERVES AS A SERENE AND DISTRACTION FREE WORKSPACE FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WOOD

Location: Seattle, US

PIPE

AS POPULATIONS CONTINUE TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT DESIGNERS FIND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TRADITIONAL HOUSING. PIPE HOUSING IS A WAY IN WHICH THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT ARE MET. CONCRETE PLUMBING PIPES ARE CONVERTED INTO SPACES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE REDUCING THEIR FOOTPRINT.

This custom geometric reception desk serves as the first point of contact for clients. It is meant to compliment the sophistication and sleekness of the brand itself.

THIS RENDERING HIGHLIGHTS THE MATEIRALS AND FINISHES UTILIZED IN THIS PROPOSAL. CORK FLOORING IS A SUSTAINABLE AND EASILY RENEWABLE MATIERAL, AS WELL AS THE WOOD FRAMING USED FOR WALLS AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. LARGE WINDOWS ASSIST IN ILLUMINATING EACH SPACE, REDUCING THE NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.

INTERIOR RENDER

INTERIOR RENDER

PIPE HOUSING IS ABLE TO ACCOMODATE FAMILIES, COUPLES, AND SINGLES. PIPE WAS DESIGNED TO BE AFFORDABLE, BUT IT ALSO CELEBRATES SUSTAINABILITY AND PRIVACY. LARGE APPERTURES FLOOD THE LIVING SPACES WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND THERE REMAINS PLENTY OF SPACE FOR LEASURE.

Location: Montreal, Canada

SOIGNE

THROUGH THE USE OF A LIVELY COLOR PALLETE AND CLASSICAL YET MODERN HINTS OF FRENCH ARCHITECTURE, SOIGNE ENCOURAGES THE IDEA THAT A VIBRANT SPACE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO VIBRANT IDEAS.

THE FIRST FLOOR OF SOIGNE WAS DESIGNED FOR COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY. THIS LEVEL CONTAINS ELEMENTS SUCH AS CLUSTERED OPEN DESKS, CONVERSATION PRESENTATION PITS, SWING AREA, MATERIALS LIBRARY, AND A LARGE BREAK ROOM EQUIPED WITH A FULL KITCHEN, GAME ROOM, AND LOUNGE.

FIRST LEVEL

THE MAJORITY OF PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE IS LOCATED ON THE UPPER LEVEL OF THIS COMMERCIAL PROJECT. THE LOFT NOT ONLY PROVIDES A SOUND BARRIER FOR THOSE WORKING ON THIS LEVEL, BUT ALSO ALLOWS FOR THE PRINCIPLE TO SUPERVISE THE TEAMS BELOW. GLASS ENCLOSED MEETING ROOMS CREATE PRIVACY WHILE SIMPTANIOUSLY ALLOWING FOR DISTRUBU -

OFFICE RENDER

OPEN AND COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES PROMOTE TEAMWORK AS WELL AS GROWTH. EACH SECTION IS EQUIPED WITH PERSONAL DESKS, STORAGE, WHITEBORAD, PINUP, AND SCREEN.

CREATIVE SPACES

THE SWING SPACE AND MATERIAL LIBRARY PROVIDE AN AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO UNWIND AND ORGANIZE THEIR THOUGHTS.

CONFERENCE SPACES

LOFT CONFERENCE SPACE AND OFFICE CONFERENCE DESKS

ENCOURAGE CLIENT AND TEAM COLLABORATION.

UPPER OFFICE

SMALLER DESKS LOCATED ON THE SECOND LEVEL WERE IMPLEMENTED FOR INTERNS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, MARKETING. STEELCASE DESKS AND DIVIDERS PROVIDE AMPLE WORKING SPACE AND PRIVACY.

MILLWORK

This custom credenza was designed to serve employees as a functional room divider. Equiped with a white board, pin board, and screen, this piece encourages collaboration amongst teams as they navigate the design process. The pin-up fabric also serves as a sound barrier to limit noise transmition.

This custom geometric reception desk serves as the first point of contact for clients. It is meant to compliment the sophistication and sleekness of the brand itself.

CUSTOM MILLWORK ENHANCES THE FUNCTION OF SOIGNE’S WORK SPACES.

HEALTHCARE

Location: Charelston, SC

BONSAI OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CENTER

BONSAI OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CENTER IS A TRANQUIL SPACE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE GERIATRIC PATIENT NEEDS. THE SPACE IS CENTERED AROUND WAYFINDING, FUNCTIONALITY, DURABLILITY, AS WELL AS A NEUTRAL COLOR PALETTE. A SPACE WHERE NATURE IS ITS FOCUS WILL PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND HEALING OF PATIENTS.

WAITING AREA

WAITING FOR APPOINTMENTS CAN OFTEN CAUSE STRESS, ESPECIALLY IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS. IT IS FOR THIS REASON WHY COMFORT WAS OF UPMOST IMPORTANCE WHEN DESIGNING BONSAI’S WAITING SPACE.

CONCEPTUAL PHASE

THIS ADJACENCY MATRIX ASSISTS THE DESIGNER IDENTIFY WHICH AREAS ARE IMPERATIVE TO BE NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, IN BONSAI OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CENTER IS WAS CRUSIAL THAT THAT THE RESTROOMS ARE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE WAITING ROOM.

BEFORE PROGRAMMING EVEN STARTED IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT BONSAI HAD A STRING CONCEOT AND THEME. STUDIES SUPPORT THE POSITIVE IMPACT NATURE HAS ON OUR HEALTH , THERFOR IT WAS DECIDED THAT NATURE WOULD BE THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT.

SKETCHES

FLOOR PLAN

BONSAI’S CIRCULATION IS A SIMPLE CIRCLE TO PREVENT ANY CONFUSION THAT MAY OCCUR AMONGST THE GERIATRIC POPULATON. A GREEN STRIP ON THE FLOOR SERVES AS A MINIMALIST “TRACK” LIKE FEATURE FOR PATIENTS TO FOLLOW.

FLOOR PLAN

SCALE: NOT TO SCALE

MATERIALS + FINISHES

PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS THAT LOOK OUT TO A SMALL YARD ASSIST IN RELXING PATIENTS. A YOGA SPACE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FACILITY IS ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH PATIENTS CAN SPEED UP RECOVERY.

REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

THE CEILING PLAN FOR BONSAI REMAINS SIMPLISTIC TO REFLECT THE MINIMALISTIC APPROACH TO THE FLOOR PLAN. FUNCTIONAL AND EVEN LIGHTING WAS CRUTIAL TO MAKING THIS SPACE USABLE FOR PATIENTS AND WORKERS.

ELEVATIONS

GYM EQUIPMENT REMAINS ON ONE SIDE OF THE FACILITY WHILE WORKING TABLES ARE ON THE OTHER. THE TABLES PROVIDE A SPACE FOR PATIENTS TO PRACTICE SMALLER THERAPY ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR HANDS.

FURNITURE

Location: Kean University

EXTRAS

BONSAI OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CENTER IS A TRANQUIL SPACE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE GERIATRIC PATIENT NEEDS. THE SPACE IS CENTERED AROUND WAYFINDING, FUNCTIONALITY, DURABLILITY, AS WELL AS A NEUTRAL COLOR PALETTE. A SPACE WHERE NATURE IS ITS FOCUS WILL PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND HEALING OF PATIENTS.

THIS TABLE WAS INSPIRED BY A GEODE. LOOKING FROM ABOVE DOWN INTO THIS PIECE, THE SEVEN LAYERS REPRESENT THE DEPTH OF THE STONE WHEN BROKEN OPEN.

CHAIR RENDER

A SITTING APPARATUS THAT SERVES AS BOTH A FUNCTIONAL SEAT AS WELL AS AN ART PIECE.