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INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

DESIGN IS LIKE WRITING A SONG

dedication

EACH LYRIC, NOTE, PAUSE, METICULOUSLY DELIBERATED

TAKING PEN TO PAPER, TURNING IDEAS INTO INTERATIONS

ALL WITH THE PURPOSE

TO PORTRAY A MESSAGE

TO EVOKE A FEELING

TO IMPACT A SOUL

MY WORK IS DEDICATED TO YOU

I HOPE TO ONE DAY WRITE YOUR FAVORITE SONG

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COLOR

interiors + architecture firm

STEELCASE NEXT STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

2 DETAIL

STUDIO FINAL, SPRING 2023

LIGHTING

LIGHTING PROJECT, SPRNIG 2023

4 collaboration

IDEC STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

beverage distribution hospitality

5

3 angles

6

MATERIALS

IIDA STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

residential space

makerspace

SUMMER 2023

PEDIATRIC CLINIC

COLOR

WORKPLACE

FALL 2023

REVIT, ENSCAPE, ILLUSTRATOR, LIGHTROOM

CONCEPT

MURAL; A COLLECTION OF CELEBRATORY MOMENTS

BY TURNING CITY WALLS TO CANVASES, THESE MOMENTS ARE FROZEN TIME

NEXT USES THE ENERGY OF THE CITY & VIBRANCE OF THE MURALS TO CURATE THIS EXPERIENCE

BY CONNECTING PEOPLE

CREATING ART & CELEBRATING CURIOSITY, NEXT IS THE FRAMEWORK FOR DESIGN

CONNECT. CREATE. CELEBRATE.

NEXT.

DOWNTOWN DALLAS, TEXAS IS THE HOME OF A SEA OF MURALS

CREATING CELEBRATORY MOMENTS IN AND OUT OF THE OFFICE

HISTORIC DISTRICT

VICTORY PARK

DEEP ELLUM

ideation

mood board

LOGO

DESIGNATED

NEIGHBORHOODS

CONNECTING

NEIGHBORHOODS

CELEBRATE CONNECT CREATE

LOGO CREATION

CELEBRATE CONNECT CREATE

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POSSIBLE MURAL

CITY STREET BRICK

CONNECTING COLOR BLOCK

DETAILS REGAL

REVIT, ENSCAPE, PHOTOSHOP, LIGTHTROOM

CONCEPT

REGAL BELIEVES THAT CHAMPAGNE IS MORE THAN JUST A BEVERAGE, IT’S AN EVENT.

FROM THE POP OF THE BOTTLE, TO THE LAST SIP TAKEN, EACH DETAILED ASPECT POSSESSES ITS OWN SIGNIFICANCE.

REGAL, WHERE OPULENCE MEETS EXUBERANCE.

“THE DETAILS ARE NOT THE DETAILS, THEY MAKE THE DESIGN”

- CHARLES EAMES

DETAIL

PARTITION DESIGN

CONTINUING THE INFUSION OF THE FLUTE IN THE LIGHTING DESIGN

CONCEPT

A CAREFULLY CURATED SPACE

BLENDING WARMTH AND ANTIGUITY

STEP INTO A TREASURE TROVE OF LITERATURE AND ART, AND LET YOUR IMAGINE GROW

mood board

CONCEPT

FOCAL DECORATIVE AMBIENT TASK

ARCADIA LARGE CHANDELIER

BARTON MEDIUEM

BATH SCONCE

CLARET SHORT CHANDELIER

CECILY BATHROOM

VANITY LIGHT

ALYSSA PENDANT

COVINGTON SHIELD SCONCE

COSTANZA FOOR

DEVONSIDE TABLE

LAMP

RESEARCH IDEC FALL 2023 REVIT, ENSCPAE, ILLUSTRATOR

TOUCHSTONES

A MAKERSPACE FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS

IMMIGRANT STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES, PEOPLE, + INFORMATION, FURTHER SEPARATING THEM FROM OTHERS. JUST AS A MAP CONNECTS TWO POINTS, THIS SAFE MAKERSPACE CONNECTS ISOLATED STUDENTS TO OTHERS; CULTIVATING A MINDSET

COLLABORATION

ARTFUL EXPRESSION

PSYCHOLOGICALLY +

SOCIAL GATHERINGS

JOIN IMMIGRANTS TO A NEW ENVIRONMENTS.

EXPOSURE TO NATURE REPLENISHES + ENERGIZES PEOPLE.

SOCIALIZATION IS AS SPONTANEOUS AS IT IS NECESSARY + MOVEMENT SPACES INTERSECT, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY LEARN NEW SKILLS, BUT SHARE THEIR IDENTITIES. DERIVED FROM THE UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATION OF A CITY CENTER, DIVERSE PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATED TOGETHER FORMING A CONGLOMERATE OF CULTURES AND A NETWORK OF PERSONAL EXPRESSION.

A CONGLOMERATE OF CULTURES

USER GROUP DESCRIPTION

WHEN SURROUNDED IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT, STUDENTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ARE CHALLENGED EVERYDAY. IMMIGRANTS ARE FORCED TO NAVIGATE FOREIGN PLACES, PUTTING A HEAVY STRAIN ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH IS A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT TO MANY CULTURES.

MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF FACTORS SUCH AS: LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, ECONOMIC STATUS, FAMILIAL STATUS, TRAUMA, LACK OF SAFE SHELTER AND DISCRIMINATION. THESE SOCIETAL ISSUES PILE ON TOP OF CLASSWORK, ADDING STRESS. TACKLING THIS NEW LIFESTYLE INDEPENDENTLY MEANS THE LARGEST MILESTONES OF YOUNG ADULTHOOD ARE OFTEN ACHIEVED OR CELEBRATED ALONE. UNIVERSITIES MUST MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL THEIR STUDENTS: IMPLEMENTING WELLNESS CREATIVE EXPRESSION + SOCIAL HEALTH. FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ISOLATION IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, + CONFIDENCE, AN ALL TIME LOW.

MAKERSPACE

INDOOR / OUTDOOR WORKTOP + COLLABORATIVE COUNTER

GALLERY PEG BOARD+ STORAGE

ACOUSTIC FABRIC PANEL + MONOCHROMATIC PIN UP VISUALLY SEPERATE SPACE.

CENTRAL CAMPUS LOCATION

EXPOSED STRUCTURE

CHALLENGED

IMMIGRANT STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES, PEOPLE, + INFORMATION, FURTHER SEPARATING THEM FROM OTHERS. JUST AS A MAP CONNECTS TWO POINTS, THIS SAFE MAKERSPACE CONNECTS ISOLATED STUDENTS TO OTHERS; CULTIVATING A MINDSET WHERE SOCIALIZATION IS AS SPONTANEOUS AS IT IS NECESSARY . CREATIVE, GATHERING + MOVEMENT SPACES INTERSECT, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY LEARN NEW SKILLS, BUT SHARE THEIR IDENTITIES. DERIVED FROM THE UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATION OF A CITY CENTER, DIVERSE PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATED TOGETHER FORMING A CONGLOMERATE OF CULTURES AND A NETWORK OF PERSONAL EXPRESSION.

CONCEPT

A CONGLOMERATE OF CULTURES

USER GROUP DESCRIPTION

JUST AS A MAP CONNECTS TWO POINTS, THIS MAKERSPACE CONNECTS IMMIGRANT + ISOLATED STUDENTS TO ONE ANOTHER.

WHEN SURROUNDED IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT, STUDENTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ARE CHALLENGED EVERYDAY. IMMIGRANTS ARE FORCED TO NAVIGATE FOREIGN PLACES, PUTTING A HEAVY STRAIN ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH IS A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT TO MANY CULTURES.

MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF FACTORS SUCH AS: LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, ECONOMIC STATUS, FAMILIAL STATUS, TRAUMA, LACK OF SAFE SHELTER AND DISCRIMINATION. THESE SOCIETAL ISSUES PILE ON TOP OF CLASSWORK, ADDING STRESS. TACKLING THIS NEW LIFESTYLE INDEPENDENTLY MEANS THE LARGEST MILESTONES OF YOUNG ADULTHOOD ARE OFTEN ACHIEVED OR CELEBRATED ALONE. UNIVERSITIES MUST MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL THEIR STUDENTS: IMPLEMENTING WELLNESS SPACES THAT FOSTER CREATIVE EXPRESSION + SOCIAL HEALTH. FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ISOLATION IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, + CONFIDENCE, AN ALL TIME LOW.

CREATIVE, GATHERING, + MOVEMENT SPACES INTERSECT, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY LEARN NEW SKILLS, BUT SHARE THEIR IDENTITIES

ASSIMILATION TO A NEW HOME MUST NOT MEAN THE SACRIFICE OF OUR IDENTITY.

MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF FACTORS SUCH AS: LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, ECONOMIC STATUS, FAMILIAL STATUS, TRAUMA, LACK OF SAFE SHELTER AND DISCRIMINATION. THESE SOCIETAL ISSUES PILE ON TOP OF CLASSWORK, ADDING STRESS. TACKLING THIS NEW LIFESTYLE INDEPENDENTLY MEANS THE LARGEST MILESTONES OF YOUNG ADULTHOOD ARE OFTEN ACHIEVED OR CELEBRATED ALONE. UNIVERSITIES MUST MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL THEIR STUDENTS: IMPLEMENTING WELLNESS SPACES THAT FOSTER CREATIVE EXPRESSION + SOCIAL HEALTH. FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ISOLATION IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, + CONFIDENCE, AN ALL TIME LOW.

COMMUNITY IS A NECESSITY. CONNECTION IS A HUMAN RIGHT.

ASSIMILATION TO A NEW HOME MUST NOT MEAN THE SACRIFICE OF OUR IDENTITY.

ASSIMILATION TO A NEW HOME MUST NOT MEAN THE SACRIFICE OF OUR IDENTITY

RESEARCH TOUCHSTONES

ARTFUL EXPRESSION IS HEALTHY PSYCHOLOGICALLY + PHYSICALLY

SOCIAL GATHERINGS JOIN IMMIGRANTS TO A NEW ENVIRONMENTS.

FURTHER SAFE MAKERSPACE

WHERE + MOVEMENT SKILLS, OF A CITY A CONGLOMERATE

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES

SHANGHAI, CHINA MUMBAI, INDIA MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

COLOR THEORY BY REGION

JUST AS STREETS FORM A COMPLEX GRID OF INTERSECTIONS, THE MAKERSPACE CREATES HAPPENSTANCES BETWEEN DIVERSE PEOPLE. BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. DERIVED FROM 4 MAJOR CITIES WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, CONNECTION IS INEVITABLE.

PRIMARY COLOR

COLOR THEORY BY REGION

ELICITS

PRIMARY COLOR

ELICITS

WESTERN EASTERN AFRICAN

WESTERN EASTERN AFRICAN

RED EXCITEMENT PASSION PROSPERITY EMOTION

YELLOW

INSIGHT + IDEAS WARMTH COURAGE WEALTH A

MATERIALS OR CONFIDENCE; PEOPLE WILL MIX TO FORM

YELLOW

INSIGHT

BLUE

PEACE + SERENITY

TRUST STRENGTH

SPIRITUALITY

OPEN SPACE ENCOURAGES

CONGREGATION

ACCORDION DOORS CONNECT MAKERSPACE TO CAMPUS + SPILLS OUTDOORS

A CONGLOMERATE USER WHEN SURROUNDED CHALLENGED HEAVY STRAIN MAKING CULTURAL DISCRIMINATION.

EXPOSURE TO NATURE REPLENISHES + ENERGIZES PEOPLE.

FLOOR PLAN

EXPRESSION ACTIVITIES

EVERYONE EATS VARIOUS FOOD. COOKING IS AN EXPLORATION OF CULTURE.

JUST AS STREETS FORM A COMPLEX GRID OF INTERSECTIONS, THE MAKERSPACE CREATES HAPPENSTANCES BETWEEN DIVERSE PEOPLE. BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. DERIVED FROM 4 MAJOR CITIES WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, CONNECTION IS INEVITABLE.

MUSIC IS WOVEN INTO STORY TELLING, RITUALS + GATHERINGS. IT IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

ROOF STYLE HARVESTS NORTH SUN

CIRCULATION

DANCE IS SYMBOLIC + DISTINCT. MOVEMENT JOINS PEOPLE .

N S

HANDMADE GOODS ARE BLENDED INTO TRADITION. ART IS A VEHICLE FOR EXPRESSION.

E W

QUEZON

SOCIALIZATION DESIGN

JUST AS BETWEEN NUMBERS

THE DEFINING STUDIO, WORKSHOP TOGETHER,

CREATE A

LIFESTYLE CELEBRATED SPACES AN ALL ASSIMILATION COLOR

SOCIALIZE THAT WHEN SOCIALIZATION

PRIMARY COLOR ELICITS

WESTERN EASTERN AFRICAN

A PRIMARY MATERIALS

JUST AS

THE RETREAT REST ZONE FROM THE THE STRUCTURE BENEFITS. USERS TO

SHANGHAI, CHINA MUMBAI, INDIA MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

RED

BLUE PEACE + SERENITY TRUST STRENGTH SPIRITUALITY

MATERIALS ODE

HOSPITALITY

SPRING 2023

AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, ENSCAPE

CONCEPT

INFLUENCED BY THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF BALTIMORE,

ODE PROVIDES REPRESENTATION FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY

THIS SPACE IS INSPIRED BY THE CHILDRENS BOOK WRITTEN BY BALTIMORE LOCAL, NANCY JOHNSON JONES, BLACK: THE MANY WONDERS OF MY WORLD

USING THE COLOR BLACK TO HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC ELEMENTS, AS WEL AS COMPLIMENTING THE SUPPORTING COLORS USED WITHIN THE SPACE.

ODE, A CLINIC THAT PROVIDES FAMILIARITY INTO A REALM OF UNFAMILIARITY

AND ULTIMATELY, A CLINIC THAT IS AN ODE TO THE COLOR BLACK A CLINIC THAT HELPS PATIENTS FEEL SAFE + SEEN

Scale: 1/8” = 1’0”

CORRIDOR

Scale: 1/8” =

TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FAMILIAR TO THE PATIENTS, CHOOSING TO THEME EACH ROOM BASED ON A VARITY OF INTERESTS FOR ADOLESCENT PATIENTS WAS AN IMPORTANT DESIGN DECISION.

SECTION ELEVATION COORIDOR

Builder Performer Reader Dreamer

HIGHLIGHTS

INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND BRIENZ, SWITZERLAND

FLORENCE, ITALY

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

VARENNA, ITALY

SIENNA, ITALY

INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND

LIVORNO, ITALY