Lwin's ID Portfolio

Lwin Lwin Aung.

B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN

San José State University | 2021

A.A IN LIBERAL ARTS & DESIGN

City College of San Francisco | 2019

JUNIOR DESIGNER|STUDIO G ARCHITECTS, INC.

November 2021 - November 2023

• Collaborated professionally with the principal architect and project leaders to carry projects from schematic design to construction documentation.

• Managed material selections, design presentation boards and budgeting spreadsheets to meet project milestones.

• Proficiently created 3D visualizations using SketchUp & Enscape.

• Prepared code and zoning views.

Lwin Lwin Aung

Interior Designer

lwinlwinaung888@gmail.com

650.392.5768

San Jose, CA linkedin.com/in/lwin-lwin-aung

Revit SketchUp AutoCAD Enscape

Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop

Creativity & Attention to detail

Project Planning

Hand Sketch

A rising Interior Designer who is passionate in designing innovative, aesthetic yet functional spaces that tells a story. She is professionally skilled in delivering client presentations, programming and technical documentations that ensure project goals are met.

English Chinese [Mandarin] Burmese

• Handled technical documentation in Pricing Sets, Construction and Permit drawings.

• Participated in establishing standards in project production.

• Maintained strong relationships with furniture vendors, clients, and consultants.

DESIGN CONSULTANT|FLOOR & DECOR

July 2021 November 2021

• Managed in-person and virtual design consultations.

• Delivered clients with curated design layouts and material selections.

• Meeting with clients to provide decor needs in alignment with their budget, aesthetic and time frames.

• Coordinated with other design lead in sales development activities internally and marketing pursuits.

DESIGN INTERN|EHB CO.,LTD.

June 2019 - July 2019

• Designed residential floor plans, elevations, and 3D visualizations for both in-house reviews and client presentation.

• Supported the design lead during construction documentation.

• Performed on site inspection and programming client’s needs.

• Coordinated with vendors to ensure project runs smoothly.

DESIGN GOAL

Our main goal is to design the entire third floor utilizing our client’s brand identity, while narrating a connection to nature. By visualizing natural scenic moments such as the summit, the mountain peak, and even the leaves surrounding us, we wanted to establish a sense of coziness and warmth to the space. Therefore, we developed unique spacial features in mid to high traffic areas such as the open collaboration zones, break room, and informal lounges.

6 BREAK -FLOOR

1 BREAK 321 -WEST

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9 BREAK 321 -INFORMAL LOUNGE

B. BOOTH SEATING 372

11 BREAK 321 -BOOTH SEATING

THE SNUG HUB

Through the mix of using natural wood and vibrant colors to the space, we wanted to establish a sense of coziness, freedom, and warmth to the space, in other words, create a cozy hub. Other unique spacial elements were introduced to highlight some of the areas for collaboration purposes, including curvy light system, oversized pendants, acoustical wood walls, as well as privacy booths for focus.

From schematic design towards the stage of construction documentation, my main duties during this team collaboration include producing Pricing sets and Construction document sets. My role also involves determining, sourcing material costs, as well as producing 3D visualizations on the 2nd floor.

SCOPE OF WORK

This project consist of 4 Market Ready suites and 1 tenant suites in an existing 2-story building shell.

The use of sleek shape in lighting system and metal hardware seen in customized interior partitions are intentional to create a timeless yet modern industrial look for our

A S T A T E O F T H E I R O W N

Project: Community Center

Floor Area: 1,530 sq. ft. (Ground Floor)

1,340 sq. ft. (Second Floor)

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Software: Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Enscape

DESIGN CHALLENGE:

DESIGN GOAL:

- Achieving a sense of isolation on the ground floor to disconnect from the streets.

- Biophilia placement throughout the space.

Dedicated to the women of Jerusalem, my design goal is to create space where they can feel connected and healed By implenting the use of water, biophilia and healing elements into the space, the main idea is to encourage creativity and support their wellness that can build strong relationships within their community.

DESIGN CHALLENGE:

- Achieving a sense of isolation on the ground floor to disconnect from the streets.

- Biophilia placement throughout the space.

SCOPE OF WORK

This design origin is to build a community center dedicated to the women of Jerusalem.

While the city had a long history of war and conflict, this wellness program is intentionally designed for the people who is healing from post-war syndrome.

• Location: Jerusalem, Israel

• Project Area: 3,373 sq.ft (Ground Floor) 3,363 sq.ft (Second Floor)

SCOPE OF WORK

Ground Floor:

There was an opportunity to reuse the existing limestone material as the building’s shell. Serene element such as a water feature (interior) and an outdoor floral garden (exterior) are the main healing features throughout the ground floor.

DISCONNECTION FROM THE STREETS

THE STORY

The city of Jerusalem have a long history of war and conflicts. By understanding the local culture and the users’ needs, it allowed me to brainstorm healing programs such as meditation zone, basket weaving workshop and outdoor flower garden. This 2-story community center will be a purposeful hub for them to connect together and heal.

My design goal is to introduce a quiet yet designated hub for the users to meditate and re-connect. By adding partitions to the spacial arrangement, a sense of isolation and privacy was successfully achieved.

SCOPE OF WORK

Second Floor:

The main program on the second floor will be a hand-made basketry and floral arrangement workshop. By introducing hand-making crafts, these creative activities are thoughtfully brainstormed to spark creativity, improve self-esteem, and most importantly, build a supportive environment among the women community.

DESIGN STRATEGIES

Bringing natural light and crafts to the space, my design intention is also to specify materials that are locally available such as natural stones; limestone, mosaic tiles, and regional plants. These are crucial design elements that subtly creates a sense of familiarity, warmth and harmony inside the workshop. KEY PLAN SECOND FLOOR

LIMESTONE WALL

TRAVERTINE FLOORING

MOSAIC TILE BENCH PARTITION

WHITE VINYL WINDOW FRAME

CLEAR LOW-E GLASS

RATTAN PENDANT LIGHT

FRAMELESS GLASS BASE RAIL WITH TILT LOCK

CRAFT WORKSHOP | SECOND FLOOR

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CRAFT WORKSHOP | SECOND FLOOR

Building Context site analysis

SCOPE OF WORK

This is a team collaboration project where we brainstormed a mixed-use program throughout the existing ground floor: Retail & Cafe. We wanted to target the local shoppers, tourists, including working professionals who are current tenants of the floors above.

• Location: Downtown Beirut, Lebanon

• Project Area: 4,924 sq.ft

Pattern Study 2D to 3D Formation

DESIGN GOAL:

The goal of this project is to bring longlasting revenue to the client and high-end retail experience to the customers that venture into the space. By using locally available materials, we wanted to bring the people of Beirut together as a reminder of the local culture.

DESIGN CHALLENGE:

Based on the sun path study, the challenege for us was to create eye-catching luxurious expression on the front and side facades of the building with the intention to attract more visitors.

A major focus of this project comes from our 2D pattern study that was inspired by geometric shapes, where we picked one specific pattern as it has the most potential and movement which can be further developed into 3D forms.

THE STORY

As we dived deeply into the history of Beirut, we discovered about the characteristics and the values of it’s culture; literature, music, traditional crafts, and religious festivals.

Urbanism is also a big transition among the people of Lebanon. These demographics allowed us to better analyze between the local culture and the users’ needs.

Cultural Analysis User Research Program Brainstorm

Client Style Project Type

Project Area

Project Location

Occupant Type Businessman Luxurious, Contemporary Retail 4,923.88 Sq.ft Downtown Beirut, Lebanon Tourists, Shoppers, Employers

Arabic (official) Armenian English French

PROGRAMMING

Our key intention is to bring in revenue to our client by designing a luxurious and authentic retail experience throughout the ground floor. We envision the entire ground floor to introduce some of the unique interior and structural elements that were studied thoughtfully during our pattern study process.

PATTERN

During the initial process of this project, a 2D pattern was chosen where we studied this pattern as a base pattern design. By the play of extrusion, this 2D pattern is further transformed into 3D objects that can be utilized as real spacial and furniture components.

This exercise allowed us to creatively strategize ways to create eye-catching design elements that can be displayed through the store’s perimeter windows. The main purpose is to attract shoppers and visitors via first impression. 1.

DESIGN GOAL

With the intention of creating a mixed-use of retail, entertainment, and cafe area, we hope to unite the customers in this fine luxurious space. Here they can enjoy their coffee while the live music is playing in the background, thus, having an unforgettable shopping experience.

MATERIAL SELECTION

RECEPTION | GROUND FLOOR

CAFE LOUNGE | GROUND FLOOR

BAR COUNTER WITH ROOF

RETAIL SHELF & SEATING

LOUNGE TABLE & CHAIR SET

UPHOLSTERED STOOL

BLACK FINISH METAL CEILING

LWIN LWIN AUNG

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