Interior Design Portfolio | Maitrayee Deokar | January, 2021

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MAITRAYEE DEOKAR | M.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN

CONTENTS Artpage|@arty_culate maitreyeedeokar@gmail.com

MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY DESIGN IS NOT STAGNANT. IT ADAPTS, GROWS AND EVOLVES INTO A NEW BEING WITH THE USER AT ITS CORE. IT IS THE THIRD SKIN THAT SHAPES HUMANITY AND CIVILIZATIONS.

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STUDE THESIS

ENT HOUSING

Retail and Reception The ceiling of reception area continues into the retail space to create connectivity between the two spaces. The retail space displays products created by the residents in the art and cooking space. The digital display screens provide with the profile of the resident who creted the displayed product. This creates a sense of place and instils in residents a sense of belongingness as they get an opportunity to contribute to the community.

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THE CITIZENRY RETAIL

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SENIOR LIVING FACILITY HOSPITALITY

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LIVE-WORK SPA HOSPITALITY

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STORE DESIGN RETAIL

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LAWYER’S OFFICE PROFESSIONAL

User Group 52% of 1.1 million international students in the U.S. come from China and India.

CHINA 34%

CANADA 2%

JAPAN 2%

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SOUTH KOREA 5%

MEXICO

2%

3%

VIETNAM 2%

BRAZIL 2%

INDIA 18%

ENVIRONMENT TO HELP INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COPE WITH ACCULTURATIVE STRESS |THESIS

The purpose of this study is to understand different factors affecting the experience of international students coming to the U.S. for the first time and the stressors related to the acculturative stress experienced by them in a living environment to provide smooth acculturation. The aim of this project is to create a smooth acculturation in a student housing facility by providing freedom to either integrate, separate or assimilate into the host culture in different activities of daily life. The spaces are created for interaction during activities like cooking, eating and studying and making the process of assimilation easier for the international students.

TAIWAN

SAUDI ARABIA

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The total amount of expenditure by V international students in the state of Georgia is reported to be 8.5 billion dollars.

Acculturative Stress and its Effects According to berry (2006) , acculturative stress is related to the overall process of adapting to the beliefs, practices, and values of a new culture while acculturating into a new country.

Asian international students have high cultural contrast with the western cultural making them more prone to acculturative stress. Effects of acculturative stress directly or indirectly affect academic, personal and social lives of the international students.

ANXIETY DEPRESSION ACCULTURATIVE STRESS

SUICIDAL IDEATION PERCEIVED PREJUDICE LACK OF SOCIAL SUPPORT

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ACADEMIC + PERSONAL + SOCIAL

Research Findings

Implication for design Wake up

SEPARATION

Cook

INTEGRATION

ASSIMILATION

The experience model is divided into 4 levels which includes assimilation, integration, transition, and separation giving them freedom to choose between these strategies. The ‘transition’ level is introduced to create a pause between separation and integration for intimate connection with family and counselors to create secure attachment.

ASSIMILATION

Attend classes

Lunch

Gym

Grocery shopping

User Journey and design attributes Secure privacy for feeling of home and protection.

S E PA R A

Concept Culture affects the mindset of a person. When the international students leave a culture behind to jump into a new one, it helps to create a flow in their experience.

The thoughts and principles from host and new cultures merge together to form a new fabric of environment. The identity of these students needs room to absorb new ideas, thoughts and perspectives creating a fusion of personality.

Virtual connection to enforce secure attachment with family and counselors

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SECURE

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Intimate relations with close friends via cooking, eating, and studying together

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ACCESS TO LEARNING ABOUT HOST CULTURE

CUSTOM DESIGN FOR INDIVIDUAL TASTE CHARACTERISTICS FROM HOME CULTURE LESS INTERACTION WITH HOST CULTURE

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Sleep

Dinner at home

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Exposure to locals and other ethnicity through food

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Study

The three major acculturation strategies of separation, assimilation and integration that the international students adopt in their lives are observed to be reflected in their daily life activities.

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Study

TRANSITION

INTEGRATION

INTEGRA

Breakfast

SEPARATION

CHARACTERISTICS FROM HOME CULTURE INCLUDED MODERATE INTERACTION WITH HOST CULTURE

ACCESS TO LEARNING ABOUT HOST CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS FROM HOME CULTURE NOT INCLUDED MORE INTERACTION WITH HOST CULTURE

CREATE CULTURAL BRIDGES LIKE ABC STUDENTS.

MORE INTERACTION WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Theories

TANGIBLE FEATURE OF CULTURE

ATTACHMENT THEORY

WAY FINDING

BEHAVIORAL FEATURE OF CULTURE

SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

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SEPARATION 11

INTEGRATION

ASSIMILATION

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Second Floor

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10. Communal Kitchen 11. Double Room 12. Virtual Communication 13. Single Room 14. Library

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First Floor 5

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1. Lobby 2. Snack Share 3. Convenience Store 4. Cafe 5. Mailroom 6. Laundry 7. Game Room 8. Gymnasium 9. Cultural Fitness

Convenience Store

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Digital screens provide information about food products in the U.S. Students have the ability to be pre-informed while creating an interaction opportunity.

Wayfinding through ceiling guides them to specific product categories. Opporutnity to absorb new activities in their daily routine. Creates familiarity in helping assimilation.

WAY FINDING

BEHAVIORAL FEATURE OF CULTURE

SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

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Use of fabric from Chinese and Indian cu place and comfort.

Digital screen for Skype calls with famil create secure attachment.

Private enclosed pods to create a sense communicate with the counselor when stu counseling department by themselves. Pro for group study

sharing through food

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Sharing snacks with interntionals and loca conversation to create connections and for

A collage of fabric patterns from india an tangible feature of culture and create a s

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A pause created in the hallway towards c an ‘assimilation’ zone provides a transition in reducing anxiety.

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TANGIBLE FEATURE OF CULTURE

ATTACHMENT THEORY

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TANGIBLE FEATURE OF CULTURE

ATTACHMENT THEORY

Entrance Lobby

Communal Kitchen- Recipe Rack

Communal Kitchen - Cooking Space

Digital screen displays new english word everyday with translations in asian languages. Addressing language barrier through social learning

Ingredients and cookware required for specific dishes can be arranged in seperate rows making it easier to share recipes and cooking common dishes.

Centrally intersecting counters encourage interaction while cooking.

Green wall with plants native to asians to create a sense of belonging by incorporating tangible features of culture through smell

The recipe rack does not obstruct natural light and provides an opportunity to share culture with locals through food.

Ethnic floor patterns provide an identity to the cooking space along with a sense of place.

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Creating opportunities for social interaction among smaller groups

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Efficient exhaust system along with customized moular cook tops provide safe environment for the international students to incorporate western as well as asian cooking style.

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BEHAVIORAL FEATURE OF CULTURE

ATTACHMENT THEORY

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Concept The retail store captures the ‘essence‘ of wide range of experiences through space, time and culture. The design represents the polaroid photographs that capture the essence of the moments in your journey through different cultures. The subtle hint of environment captured in the form of ‘bokeh‘ effect with round blotches of colours forms the concept of this store.

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THE CITIZENRY | RETAIL

The brief of this project was to design an on-ground store for The Citizenry, an online retail platform for home decor.

The founders of The Citizenry wanted to build a company that lets people travel the world and meet the incredible makers through beautiful modern products for their homes.

The company strives to provide products that create personal spaces with a soul, a story and a purpose from around the world. Hence, the concept of this store design is based on creating memories and opportunity to learn about the uniqueness of the product’s cultural background.

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Entrance lobby

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User Journey CONNECT AND ATTRACT

ORIENT

INTERACT

EXTEND RETAIN

ADVOCATE

A starting point to have an overview of experiences in the store

Browsing the experiences, walkthrough of different zones.

Immersing in a specific zone or product experience

Personal takeaway from the experience

Prospects of new takeaways during next visit

Stages of Retail Experience

Discovering/ Browsing of products

Anticipating product use

Billing

Central axis along the entrance lobby connects all the different zones to create an experience of traveling through different countries. It creates an entry point that showcases all the zones depicting stacked polaroid photos of experiences .

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First Floor

Second Floor

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Relaxation Pods The relaxation pods provide the users with a space to reflect on the products they have seen while having an overlooking view of all the different zones in the store. The partition is designed by using fabrics from different parts of the world from The Citizenry collection which gives a reminder of all the local artisans that The Citizenry has collaborated with.

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Display and Workshop The display space and the workshop area merge together so that the users can be inspired to engage in the techniques used by the local artisans and create a takeaway for themselves. The display fixtures use simple and linear forms to highlight the design patterns of the fabrics displayed.

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User Group

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SENIOR LIVING FACILITY | HOSPITALITY

The project brief was to design a senior living facility in Savannah. The aim was to focus on making the space address the needs and challenges of seniors coming from various family backgrounds. Creating a sense of belongingness and independence by giving them an opportunity to give back to the community that they live in was the main goal of this project.

Concept

Interaction and engagement create necessary cognitive processes to alleviate loneliness. Belongingness can be created by giving the seniors a chance to contribute to the community. This instills independence among the seniors. To achieve engagement, the interior spaces flow into each other and create an interconnection between different activities.

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Initial Sketches

Zoning The reception connects to the retail space which leads into the activity area that includes a communal kitchen and an art room.

Vertical Connection

Residential Area

Social Space

Art and Cooking Area

Retail and Reception Area

First Floor

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Second Floor

Third Floor

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Elevations

Moodboard

The materials chosen comprised of a combination of warm and neutrals to induce a feeling of home.

Brightly colored artwork breaks the monotony of neutrals in the rooms.

Digital screens are placed on the walls of corridors on second and third floor to inform residents of upcoming events, birthdays and dining menu.

Residence Room

Dining

Corridor

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Art and Cooking Space The art and cooking space are divided by the shelf shared between the two spaces. It also acts as a kitchen garden on the kitchen side and simultaneously creates biophilia in the art room.

The cooking space is an open kitchen with multiple workstations to facilitate mini-workshops conducted by the residents for the community in and outside of the facility. It also acts as a get-together space for visiting families to cook and eat together.

Activity

Engagement

Interaction

Elevation | Art and Cooking Space

Floor Plan | Art and Cooking Space

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Retail and Reception The ceiling of reception area continues into the retail space to create connectivity between the two spaces. The retail space displays products created by the residents in the art and cooking space. The digital display screens provide with the profile of the resident who creted the displayed product. This creates a sense of place and instils in residents a sense of belongingness as they get an opportunity to contribute to the community.

Floor Plan | Retail and Reception

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Elevations

Retail area

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Concept

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LIVE-WORK : SPA | HOSPITALITY

The project brief was to design a spa for multiple sclerosis patients with residence for the owner who is also the physicist that consults with the patients. As the multiple sclerosis patients are sensitive to stimuli, it was important to create an environment that is soothing mentally and physically.

The navigation through the spa would guide them to their healing.

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The concept is derived from the word ‘ascend’. It strives to visually make the complicated lives of these patients seem clearer and simpler. The interior spaces and furniture follow linear forms and neutral color palette to create a soothing atmosphere that is not harsh on the visual as well as tactile senses of the patients. The diffused cove lighting adds to the softness in the environment.

Bubble and Zoning Diagram

Residence Area

Initial Sketches

Spa Area

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The planning follows the journey of ascension towards healing starting at the consultation office and proceeding to the massage, exercise, pool, relaxation and the restroom areas.

The entrance to residence is through the exercise area with an aclove for buffer space to maintain privacy.

Kitchen Elevation

Ceiling Plan Furniture Plan

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The dining area is distinguished from the living area with the help of contrast in wall textures and color palette. The white wall also acts as a blank canvas to display the clients chinaware collection in the glass cabinet. The pop of dark blue on a neutral color palette adds dynamic element to the space.

Material Palette

Dining Area

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Reception Area

The reception desk is characterized by the background of reclaimed wooden paneling with blue hues. The back lit logo is made of translucent blue tinted glass.

Logo Development

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Furniture at spa area

The massage room has warm wooden paneling with a hint of green modules to create biophilic environment which helps in speeding up the healing process. The screen in front of the window lets in a soft glow of sunlight while maintaining privacy.

Massage Room

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Process A study model was made to understanding how the linear forms curve around a circular space which was the translated into a 3D visual model for exploration of forms.

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STORE REDESIGN | RETAIL

A straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point is called a tangent. Technology touches our lives at different areas molding our lives in various ways, just as a set of tangent creates a curve maintaining their rigidity. The form is developed from two dimensional tangents into three dimensional form, encompassing the whole space inside the hp store, molding it softly but with rigid and straight lines.

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Zoning Diagram and Concept The zoning is done based on the types of devices displayed in the store. The spiral design guides the customer from the popular devices at the entrance to the newer devices launched and were getting ignored. The striking form attracts the customer as it stands out from the rest of the adjoining stores.

Floor Plan

Reflected Ceiling Plan 33

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Elevations

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Concept

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LAWYER’S OFFICE | PROFESSIONAL

Rajasthan is a state of rich cultural and architectural heritage. The intricately detailed wooden and marble carvings in the palaces form the highlight of architecture in this state. The design of this live-work space draws inspiration from Rajasthan’s cultural background and combines it with the contemporary design style.

This is a live-work project located in Rajasthan, India. The client is a lawyer with a family of six. In this two storey structure the ground level is dedicated to the lawyer’s office while the two upper levels are designed to form the client’s residence. The client wanted to incorporate elements of Rajasthan while also making it modern. Materials like marble and wood along with design elements derived from carvings found in palaces of Rajasthan are used to create a link with the heritage of this Indian city.

Furniture Layout

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Reception 38

Executive Office Executive Cabin 39

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+ 10'-6" SLAB BOTTOM

+ 10'-6" SLAB BOTTOM

FALSE CEILING DROP +8'-8"

+8'-8"

DL 7.2

L 7.3

BL-7.1

LL 7.1

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DL 7.2

L 7.2

GYPSUM FALSE CEILING IN PAINT FINISH

FCH + 8'-8" AFF (3" below beam bottom) FCD + 1'-VN-7.1 9"

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FALSE CEILING DROP

COVE 7.4

P-7.1

ROLLER BLIND

3" PARTITION FINISHED WITH VENEER

PL 7.3

DL 7.2

LL 7.1

L 7.1

DL 7.2 AC

3" HIGH SKIRTING

3" HIGH SKIRTING

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EXECUTIVE CABIN LAYOUT

CEILING LAYOUT

SCALE @ 1/4" =1'-0"

SCALE @ 1/4" =1'-0"

F.F.L

F.F.L

ELEVATION-B SCALE 1/4" = 1' @ A3

ELEVATION-A SCALE 1/4" = 1' @ A3

+ 10'-6" SLAB BOTTOM

+ 10'-6" SLAB BOTTOM

FALSE CEILING DROP

FALSE CEILING DROP COVE 7.4

+8'-8"

+8'-8"

DL 7.2 LL 7.1 FCH + 8'-8" AFF (3" below beam bottom) FCD + 1'- 9"

DL 7.2

L 7.2

PL 7.3

DL 7.2 LL 7.1

P-7.2

GYPSUM PANELLLING FINISHED WITH PAINT VENEER PANELLING

VN-7.1

DL 7.2

8" HIGH DRAWERS FINISHED WITH VENEER

AC

CEILING LAYOUT

SCALE @ 1/4" =1'-0"

F.F.L

V-7.2

F.F.L

ELEVATION-C SCALE 1/4" = 1' @ A3

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LM-7.1

VN-7.1

ELEVATION-D SCALE 1/4" = 1' @ A3

Corridor with File Storage Corridor with File Storage 42

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ILLUSTRATIONS | MISCELLANEOUS Capturing spaces and memorable expereinces with the means of water colors and color pencils.

Always Sunny in Savannah A typical summer day in Savannah, Georgia is a reflection of the simple life there. With this illustration I tried to capture its warmth and simplicity.

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In Quarantine

Passing Through

With most of the days spent in my bedroom this year, the outside world looked more inviting than ever. The grey ambience inside in contrast to the bright view through the window resembles our lives in quarantine.

My brief time in California during the my internship exposed me to a new landscape, culture and color palette. This illustration captures the landscape outside a house I passed on my trek to the Hollywood sign.

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