Interior Architecture - Design Build Commissioned Projects

INTERIOR DESIGN Project: Design - build Contracts Location: Multiple, United States Designer: Morgan Raman

INTERIOR DESIGN Project: Design - build Commissions Location: Multiple, United States Designer: Morgan Raman I have successfully completed design-build commissioned works in interiors for private clients. The image is a house in Houston that I designed and performed the renovation (before formal architectural training). It was listed as one of the best 20 modernist homes to buy in Houston by Modern Houston Homes and sold in 2018 shortly after. This house also won the 2013 Chrysalis Award for Remodeling Excellence for the Southwest American region in the modernist bathrooms category. This portfolio features two more homes for which I designed and built select interior spaces.

2016 competition entry

Interior Design | Artistic re-interpretation and expansion of living space In 2015, I was invited by two professional musicians to redefine their conventional suburban living space to highlight their musical talent, creativity, and love for hand-woven silk Indian motifs

through the lens of architecture and interior design. By combining the existing, separate kitchen and dining areas into a unified open area, the new space incorporated art, sculpture and custom-

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designed casework in a minimalist language. All components shown were custom fabricated and installed. Wine-cabinet components on left side of image are patent-pending .

(Top Left images) Photos of existing space and preliminary renderings of proposed design.

(Above Left) Split view of finished space and design drawing showing artwork and artwork and fabricated casework.

(Above Right images) Digital design of abstracted sculptural forms cast in concrete using heatrendered vinyl forms and installed as art forms (above) in the dining area.

In the works | A contemporary kitchen inspired by Art Deco While in conceptual stage, I am in the process of renovating my of Cincinnati, the Union Station being one of the significant home in Cincinnati to sell it. The inspiration of the Art Deco works of architecture that has now been restored to its original movement is visible in many parts of the architecture of the City glory with meticulous attention paid to the Art Deco detailing of

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Hand sketch of Art Deco-inspired fused glass window design (under fabrication)

Rendered exterior view showing stained proposed decorative hanging vines and lavendar (Lavendula angustifolia) bushes

the building. Presented here is a conception of that Art Deco complete this mini-project soon. It will be entered into the inspiration seen in the curves and the geometry features of Architzer competition under the interiors classification. the casework. With the help of a local fabricator I intend to

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Interior Design Projects

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