2025 Metropolis Future100: Lily S. Turner

LI LY SHAN LI N T URN E R

Selected works from a 5th year graduate student from Kansas State University. Featuring ZEST on Kensington, NEXT Architecture, Allez Fencing Supply, Reprise Coffee Co., Ritual Winery, and other assorted items.

Design is a constantly evolving conversation. I desire to design spaces and objects which cater to client needs and will adapt to a world to come.

Human beings are strange, complicated creatures.

Understanding others through research and conversation is crucial to how I design.

I communicate through creation. Whenever I create, I want to impart my values through the implementation of features which encourage collaboration, discussion, and mutual respect.

I want to design spaces that are not only inhabited, but loved and cherished. I achieve this by continuously learning, designing with empathy and passion, and engaging in discussion regarding how our industry and society can improve.

education

ZEST page 06

workplace

NEXT page 16

retail

ALLEZ page 25

hospitality

REPRISE page 30

hospitality

RITUAL page 36

mixed media

ADDITIONAL WORKS page 44

branding Birth Name

银 山 林 yín

shān

lín

silver

mountain

forest

木 half of lín, mù forest

tree

lily flower lilium liliaceae

lily shanlin turner education

skills

M.IARC may 2025

Software

Master of Interior Architecture College of Architecture, Planning, & Design Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 3.82 Undergraduate GPA 4.0 Graduate GPA

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fresco, Fusion, Lumion, Microsoft Office, Rhinocerous 3D, Revit

Study Abroad spring 2024

Collaboration, Graphic Communication, Leadership, Multitasking, Research, Sketching

Personal Ideation,

Danish Institute for Study Abroad

leadership

experience

IAID Student Council

ZGF Architects LLP

Secretary aug 2022 - may 2023 Event Coordinator aug 2023 - may 2024

Interior Designer Level 1 june 2024 - aug 2024

Plan and organize major-specific events which encourage community building, leadership growth, and mental health.

Developed a deeper understanding of the architectural and design industry through hands-on corporate experience. Oversaw concept development for assigned projects, on a small and large scale.

PLOT Club

Kansas State University

Vice Treasurer aug 2021 - oct 2022 Treasurer october 2022 - may 2023

Digital Applications TA aug 2024 - present

Managed payment processing for PLOT Club using Papercut. Provided departmental access to affordable, high-quality printing.

Support the History of Furniture Design course by grading assignments, providing tutoring, and enhancing course materials with improved graphic communication.

Asian American Student Union

IAID Office

MAASU Representative aug 2021 - may 2022

Student Employee september 2023 - present

Acted as a liaison between the Kansas State Asian American Student Union executive board and the broader Midwest Asian American Student Union.

Encourage community building and discussion surrounding race, culture, and other relevant social issues.

History of Furniture TA oct 2024 - present

Oversee the online presence of the Interior Architecture and Industrial Design office, enhancing corporate communication skills and relaying information between professors and the Head of the Department.

honors Dean’s List 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 IIDA MADA Student Submission winner Steelcase NEXT semifinalist - top 28 Brinkmann Scholarship finalist Made in Manhattan work featured Lang Lighting finalist - top 6 IIDA Student Charette contestant

p. (913) 260-1821 e. lilysturner@ksu.edu

zest

vital design interdisciplinary studio semester

fall 2024

duration

16 weeks

location

philadelphia, pennsylvania

typology

adaptive reuse, education, mixed use

How can the built environment address complex social issues regarding public health? in collaboration with madisyn landry, maia smith , and jacob white Improve the quality of life, physically and socially, for the residents of the Kensington area by providing access to social and skill-building resources.

ZEST is rooted in its mission to bring the community-oriented experience of food to the neighborhoods of Kensington, Philadelphia. Inspired by the flavors of local cuisine, ZEST looks to inspire young people to develop real-world skills in a friendly, familiar environment, while addressing the “food swamp” and scarcity issues in the area.

Original brick and local materials are used to ground the project to its location.

Linear and organic forms are juxtaposed, reminiscent of a citrus fruit used for its zest. Bright, playful colors, paired with stimulating textures offer a multi-sensory experience. Filtered natural light shines into the space, creating visual dynamism throughout the day.

By offering approachable challenges in the kitchen, ZEST helps students and young adults to take on the challenges of navigating adulthood.

software Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Fresco, Adobe Photoshop, Enscape, Rhino 3D, Revit

Approach to ZEST from Front St.

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background Philadelphia: Reactions to Public Needs Philadelphia has long been a center of medical innovation and healthcare advancements, both on the state and federal levels. The city’s healthcare system has shown resilience in the face of these crises, evolving to address new health threats. However, the ongoing opioid crisis remains one of the city’s most persistent challenges.

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Quakers’ Friends Almshouse

Colonists face infection from food, water, airborne disease, and insects.

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Pennsylvania Hospital

1765 College of Philadelphia 1793 Board of Health founded

neighborhood rates of poor physical health in relation to philadelphia’s average (13.7%) worse

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1832 Cholera 1865 Philadelphia Municipal Hospital for Contagious Disease 1893 Typhus Smallpox

The goals of this project are to help improve the quality of life, physically and socially, for the residents of the Kensington area by providing access to social and skill-building resources.

Food Insecurity

Address local issues of hunger and food insecurity, improving the area’s health and nutrition.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Provide a safe and secure social outlet for local youth.

ACEs greatly increase risks of substance abuse.

Community Relationships

Foster diverse community relationships, supporting the idea of “eyes on the street”.

Life Skill Development

Provide resources for individuals to develop skills for employment and daily life.

1910 Philadelphia chlorinates water supply

1918 Influenza

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HIV AIDS

Antibiotics gain availability 1976 Legionnaires’

2020 Covid-19

2020 Opioid Response Unit (ORU) founded

Second Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

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01 scullery

02 teaching kitchen

03 production kitchen

04 central courtyard

05 kitchen storage

06 reception

07 student lounge

08 outdoor dining

09 restrooms

10 market storage

11 meal pick-up

12 market

13 hvac

14 hydroponic garden

15 study lounge

16 administration

17 urban garden

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site operations abandoned rowhouse stripping rohouse to foundation

vacant lot closing grocery store

01 existing site + structures

02 carving + removal

new form created in place of rowhouse terracing levels open to context; creating rooftop garden

04 connection across site

03 addition of form + roofscape

teaching kitchen

05 axis of street relation

production kitchen

improving food access ZEST’s market offers affordable, nutritional food for students and Kensington locals. In an area with higher levels of poor physical health, encouraging healthy diets can drastically improve quality of life.

international market

european cuisine

latino cuisine

café

pub/bar

convenience store

restaurant

dining + lounge

green roof

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food production Large clerestory windows and the curtain wall overlooking the central courtyard bring natural light into the Production Kitchen, while downlighting, and pendant lights illuminate working surfaces.

specialized equipment

microgreens

Kitchen Plan

hot line

The integrated ventilation system ensures workspaces are well lit and have sufficient airflow. Retractable outlets allow for spatial flexibility and ease of cleaning.

prep area

microgreens

Reflected Ceiling Plan

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student accessibility

teaching kitchen

production kitchen + breakfast pickup

Close Proximity to School Systems

Ease of Arrival

Communal Kitchen Spaces & Breakfast Pickup

Dining + Lounge

Production Kitchen

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seasonality palette Prioritizing native species, plants were chosen for their textures, seasonal color, movement, and harvest times.

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01 streetscape textures 02 grass roof color Plant Palette

Urban Farm

03 farm roof crops

Roof 01 solar panels 02 rooftop garden 03 kensington healing verse

Facade 01 hydroponic garden 02 administration

Second Level 01 hydroponic garden 02 administration 03 urban garden 04 study lounge 05 hvac

Ground Floor 01 scullery 02 teaching kitchen 03 production kitchen 04 central courtyard 05 kitchen storage 06 reception 07 student lounge 08 outdoor dining 09 restrooms 10 market storage 11 meal pick-up 12 market

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next architecture steelcase next design competition semester

fall 2023

duration

14 weeks

location

dallas, texas

typology

workplace

How can designers adapt the workplace to suit the needs of a post-pandemic world?

The goal of NEXT Architecture’s newest office is to promote holistic health through biophilia and collaboration. Through the integration of sunlight permeating the entirety of the space and the wide palette of place, posture, and presence, all employees have the chance to feel their best and act their best.

reuse and the presence of spaces, such as its bike storage and washroom, which encourage walking or biking to the office. Providing employees with the opportunities to foster interoffice communities and a connection to the outer world will make NEXTers feel excited to come into the office and make a greater impact on the world through design.

The office promotes a devotion to sustainability through its usage of adaptive ranked in top 28 (of 1,400) nationally iida mid-america design award winner

software Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Fresco, Adobe Photoshop, Enscape, Rhino 3D, Revit

Reception Area

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background Trail Design

Physical Activity

Trail and park design is essential for producing sustainable, long-lasting natural spaces. Some of the elements which were transferable to an interior setting were the clear circulation pathways directing visitors to or away from control points.

The additonal washroom provides employees with a space to store bikes, get ready for work, or shower.

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Work Modes

Fostering Community

Biophilia and Sunlight

Employees are provided with a palette of place, position, and presence– they choose what best suits them.

Movement between ‘neighborhoods’ is encouraged through the placement of unique social, collaborative, and learning spaces.

Biophilic forms, colors, and access to sunlight rejuvinate employees and connect them to the outside world.

Hybrid Workplace The integration of technology into the workplace is more important than ever in a post-pandemic world. Presence flexibility helps reduce burnout and allows employees to work on their own terms.

Approximately 40% of architects asked for flexible hours and remote or hybrid work mode 2

2 Hey, The State of Burnout in Architecture (2021)

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flexible work hours

remote / hybrid work mode

N.I.C. N.I.C.

Lightwell

N.I.C.

Mezzanine Floor Plan

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Ground Floor Plan

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01 training classroom

06 telephone booth

11 HR manager

16 IT director

21 education team

26 corporate team

02 innovation lab

07 entry

12 managing director

17 marketing

22 intern

27 healthcare team

03 meeting room

08 reception

13 sustainability director

18 workplace strategist

23 visitor

28 design library

04 client presentation

09 bike + washroom

14 studio director

19 design researcher

24 huddle area

29 wellness room

05 work café

10 mothers room

15 design director

20 resource center

25 patio

30 stairs

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Work Kitchen

Education Workstations

rejuvenation focus

socialization

learning

collaboration

Exploded Axonometric learning

socialization

focus

collaboration

rejuvenation

Human interactions in nature are translated into the office, impacting the forms in which employees gather and work.

socialization

learning

focus

collaboration

rejuvenation

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Design a trail system with loops that offer a number of options and a variety of experiences while preventing the need to back track.

- TRC Tourism Pty Ltd, Guidelines for Trail Planning, Design, and Management (2015)

collaboration

socialization

collaboration

Training Classroom

monumental stair The staircase embraces a comfortable collaborative space for NEXT employees, with flexible furniture and mobile carts. The monumental stair takes inspiration from man-made stairs found on many trails which often consist of slabs of wood embedded into the soil. The stair floats thick treads, which emulate trail stairs, on a steel structure allowing light to penetrate the interior.

local artwork The space fosters connection, both between employees and between the office and the local Dallas community.

Falsetta, Vincent, FK 21-5, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 60” x 60”.

Falsetta, Vincent, 21-3 November-December 2020, 2021, India ink and watercolor on Arches paper, 12.50” x 12.50”.

Huckaby, Sedrick, When Old People Talk to Young People, 2011, Oil on canvas on panel, 57 3/8” x 69 7/16”.

Membrino, Anna, Night Leaves, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 52” x 46”.

Patio

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allez

lang lighting competition semester

spring 2023

duration

6 weeks

location

new york, new york

typology

retail

How can fencing’s conflicting identity be portrayed through architecture and interior design?

Fencing has traditionally been an exclusive sport reserved for the nobility and the wealthy, with its cost and accessibility making it difficult to introduce to younger or less affluent audiences. Within this space, the conflicting identities of tradition and future can be symbolically portrayed.

At the start of a match, the blade is rigid, yet it curves rapidly as the combatants move, demonstrating the dynamic flow

of the sport. Similarly, the participants, representing ‘tradition’ and ‘future,’ begin as solid, distinct ideals. As they engage and move toward the center of the space, their forms become more fluid and blended, symbolizing the merging of past and future.

This interplay of rigid and flowing elements reflects the evolving nature of the sport and its place in a contemporary context.

finalist for lang lighting competition

software Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Fresco, Adobe Photoshop, Enscape, Lumion, Revit

Street Display

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background Adaptation

Location

Fencing is believed to be the second fastest sport at the Olympics. The tip of the fencing blade is second in speed behind a marksman’s bullet.

New York is extremely competitive for fencing. Foundations like the Peter Westbrook Foundation seek to improve access to fencing for lower income or marginalized communities.

Fencing teaches discipline, quick reaction time, and improves motor skills.

The three blades used in competitive fencing are épée, sabre, and foil.

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Although fencing is one of the oldest sports in the world, it is able to stay modern through the incorporation of new technology. Modern fencing has roots in French aristocracy and is strongly influenced by French and Italian martial arts.

From using chalk to electric currents to track scoring, fencing continues to innovate and evolve to stay exciting

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Fencing Strip in Use

fencing academy

Former competitive fencer Wanted to open a store to make fencing more approachable and easier to access Enjoys teaching intermediate classes Wants students and customers to have fun and learn new skills

Reflected Ceiling Plan

Ground Floor Plan

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01 west entry

02 window display

03 fencing piste

04 viewing area

05 cash wrap

06 knickers retail

07 shoe retail

08 protective gear retail

09 jacket retail

10 blade retail

11 lamé retail

12 mask retail

13 dressing area

14 dressing room

15 rental / repairs desk

16 glove retail

17 north entrance

18 restrooms

19 hvac

20 adminstration

21 storage

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circulation Long, wide corridors are evocative of a fencing strip, and give visitors direct sightlines to merchandise and the training strip.

The symmetrical organization is representative of two equal combatants.

Retail Area

Changing Area

North Elevation

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Lamé Display

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reprise semester

fall 2022

duration

8 weeks

location

manhattan, kansas

typology

hospitality

How can technology be used to integrate users’ senses and connect people to eachother?

The Alzheimer’s Society is a non-profit organization from the United Kingdom which seeks to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

They are partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association in North America to create Memory Cafes, one of which is located in Downtown Manhattan, KS. Profit from these cafes will go to fund Alzheimer’s research in the UK. Throughout the design the concept moved from being about

music in a literal sense towards embracing the emotional and vulnerable aspects of music and art. Reprise explores how music can unify and move people – both physically and emotionally.

All aspects of the café have a sense of movement to them. Objects bleed into each other, as if the structure itself is being transformed by the music.

featured at made in manhattan

software Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Fresco, Adobe Photoshop, Enscape, Rhino 3D, Revit

Mezzanine Lookout

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background Auditory Considerations Many hard of hearing individuals find crowded, busy spaces difficult to have conversations in. Acoustic paneling was heavily used to reduce echo, while visitors are provided with a wide variety of seating choices.

Silent Disco Using technology to connect people and memories through music.

Several studies showed that people with dementia enjoy music, and their ability to respond to it is preserved even when verbal communication is no longer possible.

- Moreno-Morales et. al, Music Therapy in the Treatment of Dementia (2020)

Memory Several early 20th century art movements explore how memory and memory perception intertwine with feelings. A single brush stroke can convey great emotion.

Schiele, Egon, Self Portrait as St. Sebastian, 1914

Main Seating Area

Wall-Mounted Coffee Tables

Cash Wrap and Merchandise

Mezzanine

Ground Floor Plan 01 merchandise

02 queuing area

03 cash wrap

04 order pickup

05 main seating

07 stairs

08 booth seating

09 restrooms

10 kitchen

11 secondary dining area

06 bar seating

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overhead compression

Southwest Axonometric

Northeast Axonometric

branding light color to stand out in the space

bluetooth connect to unite through music main logo

alternate logo

embossed branding DM Serif Display

advertises the shop

Vexed nymphs go for quick waltz job.

1234567890 &!?$#

Barlow Vexed nymphs go for quick waltz job.

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Mezzanine Seating

custom reprise headphones

Secondary Seating

Queuing Area

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ritual semester

spring 2023

duration

6 weeks

location

sonoma, california

typology

hospitality

How can we encourage disconnected people to connect and use architecture to create an experience that visitors will remember This project is a winery tasting room, meeting & dining facility, and retail space located in Sonoma County, CA. The facility is housed in two buildings located on the winery site to be renovated to fulfill the project program. The winery is located at 124 Loma Vista Drive off of Arnold Drive, a main north-south road just to the west of the Town of Sonoma and adjacent to Sonoma Creek, home to an abundance of wildlife.

The rituals involved in wine, specifically with consuming wine, incorporate a ritual of slowing down and focusing intently

on the wine that is being tasted, so the customer can savor the wine.

Ritual Winery slowly reduces the visitors’ sightlines and visual access to the outside world. The winery’s stark and orthogonal forms meet in unexpected way even though they seem rigid and inflexible.

Spaces within the winery are extended or cut off from others to play with the visitors’ sense of boundaries. Despite the harsh lines that break up the winery, there is always an intersection where they meet to come together.

software Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Fresco, Adobe Photoshop, Enscape, Rhino 3D, Revit

Sun Space

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background Rituals and Wine

Co-Owners

Rituals have often been used throughout history to alleviate anxiety and unite people, although they can seem strange and aimless to those unfamiliar with them. Rituals can be based in religious or secular ceremonies and are often associated with food and wine.

Doina Elena migrated to America in the 1990s from Romania after the Revolution of December 1989. Her daughter, Isabella was born soon after and was raised in the Sonoma area.

Wine tastings are ceremonies – or rituals – devoted to the enjoyment of wine that rely on repetition and connection to others from different times and places. Ritual Winery is meant to celebrate the intersection of people and create an experience visitors will remember for a lifetime.

Although Doina Elena and Isabella were raised in different times and places, their love of wine brought them to found Ritual Winery.

Users Vinalia Urbana In ancient Rome, the date April 23rd commemorated the festival Vinalia Urbana, which celebrated the consumption and growth of wine. On that same date, the first light which hits Ritual’s courtyard lights up the Polyhedron and can be used as a gathering celebration, connecting the present with the past.

Experienced wine tasters who want calm relaxing spaces, desire physical comfort, and are interested in finding new wines.

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Young adults new to wine tasting and drinking interested in unique visuals and experiential opportunities looking for a gathering space.

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the 5 S’s The 5 S’s—see, swirl, sniff, sip and savor—are used to reduce the influence other senses might have on the experience of tasting wine. Ritual applies this idea to the circulation of the facility.

Building B Ground Floor Plan

Building A Ground Floor Plan 01 locker storage

04 meeting room

07 sunspace

10 bar seating

13 manager ofice

16 supply room

02 cleaning storage

05 sitting area

08 tasting area

11 supply room

14 private lounge

17 restroom

03 kitchen

06 merchandise

09 cash wrap

12 restrooms

15 bread and coffee bar

See

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primary spaces

extension to exterior

Spatial Extension

Swirl

Parti Development

Enlarged Site Plan

materiality

Organic Dyed Cotton

Polished Concrete

Board Formed Concrete

Stucco

Black Painted Metal

Bronze

Sniff

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branding

Citrus gothic Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.

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Setimo Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.

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Sip

the polyhedron This sculpture captures the essence of Ritual, with the element of separation and reunification permeating it. The two cubes represents Doina Elena and Isabella’s connection through wine.

Savor

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additional works built furniture pieces and personal artwork

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Sprout (Spring 2023)

branding A last-minute change, the ‘caterpillar bite’ adds visual interest to the piece and makes it appear fun and playful.

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Pollux (Fall 2024)

International Baccalaureate Art Exhibition (Spring 2020)

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Selected works from a 5th year graduate student from Kansas State University. Featuring ZEST on Kensington, NEXT Architecture, Allez Fencing Supply, Reprise Coffee Co., Ritual Winery, and other assorted works.