University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture
4th Year Interior Design Student 2021-Present
Norris High School 2017-2021
WORK EXPERIENCE
Office Interiors & Design
Design Intern May 2024-Present
Lincoln Public Schools Facilities
Department
Drafting Intern Fall 2022-May 2024
SOFTWARE SKILLS
AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Lumion, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
P ROJECT 1
Fall 2024 | Professors: Nate Bicak & Steve Hardy | 12 Weeks
This project was an close look at the revitalizing of a small town community in Kimball, Nebraksa. My group was tasked with the adaptive reuse of the historic Wheat Growers Hotel.
The Wheat Growers Hotel is situated near downtown Kimball, NE, placed on the corner of East First Street and South Oak Street. The hotel opened in 1918 and was owned by a famous wheat grower in the community. The hotel orginally contained 86 rooms and utilized communal bathrooms. A unique quality of this building is the four ventilation shafts along the center of the building.
These shafts served as the "windows" for the rooms that were along the center of building and also contained fans to keep air moving throughout the building. This building is on the National Register of historic buildings, mostly in relation to the exterior and the lobby. Otherwise it has been stripped down to the studs and acts as a blank canvas for any interested investors.
Original Exterior
Historic Lobby
Fan in Ventillation Shafts
Original Building Floor Plans
Growing Maintaining Originality
Preserving the integrity of the original design and ensuring the distinct character and vision remain the same.
Lobby
Concept Imagery
Distilling Conversion of Old to New
Converting old program into a newer space that celebrates the original function.
Hotel, Ballroom
Aging Blend of New & Old
Defining new spaces that reimagine the function of the building while maintaining the original character.
Bottling New Within Old
Fully re-envisioning the possibilities of the space incorporating new form and function.
Bakery, Brewery, Restaurant, Bar Speakeasy
Drawing by L. Forsberg
Second Floor Plan
Drawing by L. Forsberg
Drawing by L. Forsberg
Section 1
Section 2
Lobby Perspective
Restaurant Perspective
Rendering by K. Wessling
Rendering by K. Wessling
Bar Perspective
Hotel Perspective
Rendering by K. Wessling
Speakeasy Perspective
Ballroom Perspective
Rendering by K. Wessling
LONDON FORSBERG, PAIGE LIESVELD, ALLEY RAMOS, KYLE WESSLING
1.FRONT VIEW 1 FRONT
SUNKEN GARDEN VIEW
East Facade Perspective
Rendering by L. Forsberg
North Lower Exterior Perspective
Rendering by L. Forsberg
P ROJECT 2
Fall 2023 | Professor: Emily (Drummy) Cerny | 12 Weeks
This project was structured through Steelcase’s NEXT competition. NEXT is an architecture and interior design firm based in Los Angeles, California. With 27 offices around the world, they’re looking to open another office in Dallas, Texas. The office space is 11,000 square space on the third floor, and 90% of the furniture used must be Steelcase. This office will contain three different design studios: Corporate, Education, and Healthcare.
The concept of the space is to simulate different neighborhoods of Dallas. The reception space will replicate Victory Park. Workstations will take inspiration from Downtown, and Uptown will inspire the social spaces. The parts of the office that connect the “Downtown” and “Uptown” will take inspiration from Klyde Warren Park. To promote the most productive workplace, this office will have multiple work zones, various types of meeting spaces to support effective collaboration and offer digital to physical interactions among employees across the globe.
This project was an adaptive reuse project of an old high rise office building set in a generic urban environment. We were tasked to give program to all of the floors as groups, and in the final four weeks select an area we would individually like to develop further on our own.
As a group, we created four typologies for our building: Seed, Sprout, Bud, and Blossom. A Seed space is a nurturing and growing environment for children. Seeds create roots which resembles creating values and experiences that shape the future. A Sprout space represents the community growing together and leading towards flowering. These spaces encourage diversity as many different plants sprout differently and bring different qualities. Budding is an effect of a plant being in a cultivating environment. These spaces are areas where the environment encourages growth and wellbeing for the whole community. A Blossom space is an environment where experince, heritage and multigenerational connections are made and celebrated. Located on the third floor of this office building conversion is a daycare space for the residents and surrounding community. The space offers
childcare for children ages six weeks to early elementary. The welcoming environment allows children to feel safe to be themselves and interact with children their own age, as well as some younger and older children. A color scheme directs the age of the rooms, and colored wayfinding can be seen on the floors of the hallways that lead to the classrooms. The theme of Seed, Sprout, Bud, and Blossom continue into the childcare center. Pink for infants, orange for toddlers, green for preschool, blue for kindergarten, and purple for young elementary. Access to creative outlets and outdoor space generates an energizing, playful, and rewarding environment to learn and grow. Interactive elements for all ages to educate and support a nurturing environment.
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