Work Sample - Monica Kumar

01 Divco - 325 West Science & Technology

A building repositioning of a 10-story property at Hudson and Vandam Streets in Lower Manhattan, with prebuild of laboratory spaces for future life-sciences tenants.

Interiors Team: Monica Kumar, Karen Tsuda, Dylan Howe Project Status: Construction Documents Monica’s Role: Palette generation, concept design, renderings

Refined Concept Plan Color

Divco - 325 West 325 Hudson is a fresh take on life sciences, with bold embrace of color, pattern, and juxtaposition. We worked in tandem with a graphic design firm to advance a cohesive branded environment for this life sciences building repositioning.

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With inspiration rooted in op-art, bauhaus forms, and glitch-digital art, the proposed design makes use of gradient (in both color and pattern) to convey the movement and acceleration associated with scientific breakthrough.

Client: Developer Location: 325 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10001

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Dichroic 3M Film on Glass

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Typical Tenant Floor - Color Concept Plan

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Gradient Wallcovering

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Dichroic 3M Film

Corridor Rendering

Inspiration images

West Tenant Pantry Rendering

02 Shearman & Sterling Workplace, Law Firm

Shearman & Sterling engaged Perkins and Will to craft a workplace that expresses Shearman’s core identity as a leading global law firm with a legacy of professional excellence and client service.

Interiors Team: Monica Kumar, Jeanette Kim, Maiata Carlton, Allison Brown Project Status as of January 2022: Construction Administration Monica’s Role: Test Fits, Space Planning, Palettes, Concept Design, Product Selection, Documentation, Specifications, Furniture Selection, Office Furniture Design, Construction Administration

Shearman & Sterling The client’s aspirations were ambitious, and when overlayed with the project constraints, they created a unique set of tensions that seemed contradictory at first: This workplace should capture: Our Legacy / Our Uncharted Future Heritage / Diversity Formidability / Approachability Formal / Welcoming These contradictions became our design drivers. The team embraced this creative challenge through the concept of harmony through opposition.

Client: Law Firm Location: 599 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

Photograph: Lounge

Renderings

Typical Tenant Floor - Rendered Floor Plan

Photograph: Corridor

Renderings

Rendering: Pantry