Monica Kumar's Portfolio

Monica Kumar

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INTERIOR DESIGN

INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2 MONICA KUMAR 3 INDAY EXPRESS fastcasualrestaurantdesign;Manhattan 6 SHEARMAN & STERLING lawfirmheadquartersfitout;Manhattan 10 GUARDIAN LIFE insurancefirmheadquartersfitout;Manhattan 13 PROJECT SNAPSHOTS overviewofselectprojects Interiors should evoke sensation and emotion. They should convey an atmosphere. This belief grounds my design practice. Contents

inday express

A new brand concept and store typology for the fanfavorite fast casual restaurant brand Inday. The concept revolved around the South Asian diaspora experience with a dash of motorcross - a blend of 1960s nostalgia and sports references.

Location:

Midtown, NYC 2022

Completion:

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mood

inday express

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inday express

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shearman & sterling

A 150,000 SF refit of this law firm’s global headquarters. The design draws from the 150-year history of the storied law firm while looking to the future, blending intimate moments of heritage, with hospitality-rich client-centric spaces.

Location:

Completion: Midtown, NYC 2022

Gold Winner, IIDA Project Awards 2022

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mood

& sterling

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shearman

INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO 8 MONICA KUMAR shearman & sterling SHADE POCKET BOOKSHELVES SEE FURN. SCHED. LIGHT FIXTURE SCHED. LIGHT FIXTURE 06-WV-02 TO BE COORDINATED WITH FURNITURE 7 '4 " A-722.00 1 Sim X X 5 '0 " EQ EQ EQ EQ 12-CAD-50 1 A-771.00 TYP 1' - 0" 06-WB-02 1/4" = 1'-0" 9 LOUNGE BOOK SHELF ELEVATION 1/4" = 1'-0" 10 LOUNGE SW ELEVATION 4 EQ DIVISIONS 1 A-771.00 TYP 52. 3 06-WV-02

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shearman

A relocation of Guardian Life’s 150,000 SF headquarters. The design concept emphasizes Guardian’s presence in the building stack by implementing a design that abstracts everything until you arrive at the fundamental quality of objects through lines, planes, volumes.

Location:

Completion: Midtown, NYC 2022

Project of the Year, CoreNet New York, 2020

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guardian

guardian mood

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guardian

rolex

Scope: 10,000 SF / patch and match (partial refit)

Responsibilities: design development, onstruction documentation, client management

Location: Dallas, TX

Complete: ongoing (2024)

A functional partial refit of rolex’s workplace tower in Dallas, TX - a Kengo Kuma designed building

bulls bridge golf club

Scope: 50,000 SF / refit of a golf club

Responsibilities: finish concept, FFE selection, elevations

Location: CT

Complete: ongoing (2024)

Finish selection and design drawing development - a fast turnaround (2 day) support for infirm colleague

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inday express

Scope: 1,000 SF

Responsibilities: concept, design, materials, renderings

Location: Midtown, NYC

Complete: 2022

A new brand concept for fast casual restaurant brand Inday. The concept revolved around the South Asian diaspora experience with a dash of motorcross.

taconic 125 west end

Scope: 150,000 SF

Responsibilities: concept, design, materials, renderings, furniture, documentation & specifications

Location: Hudson Yards, NYC

Complete: 2023

A repositioning of a 1929 Chrysler auto assembly facility into a commercial life science facility with flexibility to attract tenants of multiple scales.

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Project Snapshots

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shearman & sterling

Scope: 150,000 SF

Responsibilities: test fits, space planning, materials, concept design, renderings, documentation & specifications, furniture, CA

Location: Midtown, NYC

Complete: 2022

Gold Winner, IIDA Project

Awards 2022 A gut renovation of this law firm’s global HQ. The design draws from the 150-year history of firm while looking to the future, blending heritage, with hospitality-rich moments.

divco

Scope: 200,000 SF

Responsibilities: palette generation, concept & design development, renderings

Location: West Village, NYC

Complete: [on hold]

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.

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In reverse chronological order Project Snapshots mood mood photography renderings

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children’s hospital of philadelphia

Scope: 500,000+ SF / ground up construction

Responsibilities: test fits, space planning, materials, concept design, renderings, documentation & specifications

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Complete: 2022

A ground-up medical office building on CHOP campus, conceived to free up valuable patient care space in the main hospital facility. A workplace that encourages both independent and collaborative medical work.

amdocs

Scope: 1,000,000 SF / multi-building campus

Responsibilities: rendered plans, elevations, diagrams

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Complete: [on hold / unbuilt]

A 4 tower workplace campus for a software company. Amenity spaces included an auditorium, gymnasium, and cafeteria. Workplace planning embraced agile/scrum workstyles, wich 98% open concept diagrams and

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elevations

guardian life

Scope: 150,000 SF / interior fitout

Responsibilities: test fits, space planning, materials, concept design, documentation & specifications, furniture, construction administration Location: Hudson Yards, NYC

Complete: 2020

Project of the Year, CoreNet

New York, 2020

A relocation of Guardian Life’s HQ. The design concept emphasizes Guardian’s presence by abstracting essential moments into lines, planes, volumes.