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dedication DESIGN IS LIKE WRITING A SONG 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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1 COLOR 2 DETAIL 3 LIGHTING

interiors + architecture firm

STEELCASE NEXT STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

beverage distribution hospitality

STUDIO FINAL, SPRING 2023

residential space

LIGHTING PROJECT, SPRNIG 2023

4 collaboration 5 MATERIALS

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IDEC STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

PEDIATRIC CLINIC

IIDA STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

6 PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMER 2023

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COLOR

WORKPLACE FALL 2023 REVIT, ENSCAPE, ILLUSTRATOR, LIGHTROOM

LOBBY

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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.

site map DOWNTOWN DALLAS, TEXAS IS THE HOME OF A SEA OF MURALS CREATING CELEBRATORY MOMENTS IN AND OUT OF THE OFFICE

1 VICTORY PARK DEEP ELLUM HISTORIC DISTRICT

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LOGO DESIGNATED NEIGHBORHOODS

CONNECT

CELEBRATE

CREATE

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TO THE OFFICE 2 2810 Elm Street DALLAS, TX

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POSSIBLE MURAL

CITY STREET BRICK

CONNECTING COLOR BLOCK

REGAL DETAILS

PEDIATRIC FALL 2023 REVIT, ENSCAPE, PHOTOSHOP, LIGTHTROOM

LOBBY

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

FLUTE

PARTITION DESIGN

PARTI

ASSEMBLE

PARTITION

CONTINUING THE INFUSION OF THE FLUTE IN THE LIGHTING DESIGN BAR FRONT

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RESIDENTIAL SPRING 2023 AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, ENSCAPE

LIVING ROOM

CONCEPT A CAREFULLY CURATED SPACE BLENDING WARMTH AND ANTIGUITY

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

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CONCEPT

VANITY PERSPECTIVE

BATHTUB PERSPECTIVE

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DECORATIVE

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AMBIENT L6

ARCADIA LARGE CHANDELIER

BARTON MEDIUEM BATH SCONCE RCP

CLARET SHORT CHANDELIER

CECILY BATHROOM VANITY LIGHT

ALYSSA PENDANT

COSTANZA FOOR

COVINGTON SHIELD SCONCE

DEVONSIDE TABLE LAMP

A MAKERSPACE FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS C ON C E P T

S TATE ME N T

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.

C OLL ABORATION R ESEA R CH

T O U C H S T O N E S ARTFUL EXPRESSION IS HEALTHY PSYCHOLOGICALLY + PHYSICALLY

SOCIAL GATHERINGS JOIN IMMIGRANTS TO A NEW ENVIRONMENTS.

IDEC EXPOSURE TO NATURE FALL 2023 REPLENISHES + ENERGIZES PEOPLE. REVIT, ENSCPAE, ILLUSTRATOR

A CONGLOMERATE OF CULTURES U S E R

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DE S C RIP TION

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

EXP R ESSI O N

AC T I VI T I E S

LIVING ROOM

MAKERSPACE INDOOR / OUTDOOR WORKTOP + COLLABORATIVE COUNTER GALLERY PEG BOARD+ STORAGE ACOUSTIC FABRIC PANEL + MONOCHROMATIC PIN UP VISUALLY SEPERATE SPACE. CENTRAL CAMPUS LOCATION

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IMMIGRANT STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES, PEOPLE, + INFORMATION, HEAVY STRAIN THEM ON THEIR MENTAL WHICH IS A POINTS, RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT TO MANY CULTURES. FURTHER SEPARATING FROM OTHERS. JUSTHEALTH, AS A MAP CONNECTS TWO THIS SAFE MAKERSPACE CONNECTS ISOLATED STUDENTS TO OTHERS; CULTIVATING A MINDSET WHERE SOCIALIZATION IS AS SPONTANEOUS AS IT IS NECESSARY. CREATIVE, GATHERING MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF FACTORS SUCH AS: LANGUAGE BARRIERS, R E S E A R C H T O U C H S T O N E S + MOVEMENT SPACES INTERSECT, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY LEARN NEW CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, FAMILIAL STATUS, TRAUMA, LACK OF SAFE SHELTER AND SKILLS, BUT SHARE THEIR IDENTITIES.ECONOMIC DERIVED FROMSTATUS, THE UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATION OF DISCRIMINATION. A CITY CENTER, DIVERSETHESE PEOPLE SOCIETAL ARE INTEGRATED TOGETHER FORMING ISSUES PILE ON TOP OF CLASSWORK, ADDING STRESS. TACKLING THIS NEW ARTFUL EXPRESSION IS HEALTHY A CONGLOMERATE OF CULTURES AND A NETWORK OF PERSONAL EXPRESSION.

CONCEPT

LIFESTYLE MEANS THEPOINTS, LARGEST THIS MILESTONES OF YOUNGCONNECTS ADULTHOOD ARE OFTEN ACHIEVED OR JUST AS AINDEPENDENTLY MAP CONNECTS TWO MAKERSPACE ALONE. UNIVERSITIES MUST MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL THEIR STUDENTS: IMPLEMENTING WELLNESS ACELEBRATED CONGLOMERATE OF CULTURES IMMIGRANT + ISOLATED STUDENTS ANOTHER. SPACES THAT FOSTER CREATIVE EXPRESSIONTO + ONE SOCIAL HEALTH. FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ISOLATION IS AT

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WHEN IN A NEW+ENVIRONMENT, STUDENTS FROMTIME OTHERLOW. COUNTRIES ARE AN SURROUNDED ALL TIME HIGH, CONFIDENCE, AN ALL 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.

SOCIAL GATHERINGS JOIN IMMIGRANTS TO A NEW ENVIRONMENTS.

CREATIVE, GATHERING, + MOVEMENT SPACES INTERSECT, ASSIMILATION TO A NEW HOME MUST NOT MEAN THE SACRIFICE OF OUR IDENTITY. ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY LEARN NEW SKILLS, BUT SHARE THEIR IDENTITIES

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

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ACCORDION DOORS CONNECT MAKING MAKERSPACE TO CAMPUS + SPILLS OUTDOORS CULTURA

EXPOSURE TO NATURE REPLENISHES + ENERGIZES PEOPLE.

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

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES

MUMBAI, INDIA

CIRCULAT

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

EVERYONE EATS VARIOUS FOOD. COOKING IS AN SHANGHAI,EXPLORATION CHINA OF CULTURE.

JUST AS STREETS FORM A COMPLEX GRID OF INTERSECTIONS, THE MAKERSPACE CREATES HAPPENSTANCES MUSIC IS WOVEN ROOF INTOSTYLE HARVESTS NORTH SUN TELLING, BETWEEN DIVERSE PEOPLE. BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. DERIVED FROM 4 MAJOR CITIESSTORY WITH HIGHRITUALS + GATHERINGS. IT IS A NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANTMUMBAI, STUDENTS, INEVITABLE. QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES INDIA CONNECTION MEXICOIS CITY, MEXICO SHANGHAI, CHINA UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. E

JUST AS STREETS FORM A COMPLEX GRID OF INTERSECTIONS, THE MAKERSPACE CREATES HAPPENSTANCES COLOR T HE O RY BY R E G ION BETWEEN DIVERSE PEOPLE. BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. DERIVED FROM 4 MAJOR CITIES WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, CONNECTION IS INEVITABLE. C OPRIMARY L O R COLOR T H E O RY

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

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THE DEFIN BETWEE STUDIO, W NUMBER TOGETHER COLA O CREATE SOCIALIZE PRIMARY C THAT WHE SOCIALIZA ELICITS WESTERN

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

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FLOOR PLAN

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Staff Lounge

Patient Education

Patient Vitals ADA RR

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Family Restroom

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Nurse Station

Medical Supply

Soil

Reception P.O.

Outdoor Patio Floor Plan Scale: 1/8” = 1’0”

Admin

Employee Work

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CORRIDOR

RCP 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

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Care Giver

Gardener

Creator

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HIGHLIGHTS

FLORENCE, ITALY

SIENNA, ITALY

LIVORNO, ITALY

VARENNA, ITALY

INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND

INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND

BRIENZ, SWITZERLAND

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC