Interior Design Portfolio 2021

INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

PHUONG LE - 2021

PHUONG LE

402.617.4826 leisabel.0401@gmail.com issuu.com/ple97

I have always been interested in space and furniture since I was young, and America is where I found my opportunity to pursue a career in Interior Design. Being an Interior Designer, I will be able to impact the lives of people in a given environment that can make a difference in how people will experience the interior environment.

I consider myself open-minded, dedicated, diligent, and responsible, with a great passion for the interior environment. As a Vietnamese American, I am conscious of cultural differences and language barriers, but I am always willing to learn to better myself. I love working on a variety of project types that will enrichen my professional experience and boost my confidence as an Interior Designer.

EDUCATION

ACTIVITIES

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design University of Nebraska-Lincoln CIDA accredited program GPA 3.93

American Society of Interior Designers/International Interior Design Association Member

2021 - present

JOB EXPERIENCE

SKILLS

Embassy Suites by Hilton Lincoln Banquet Server 1040 P St, Lincoln, NE 68508 December 2018 - present The Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel Banquet Server 333 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68508 June 2018 - June 2019 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Special Initiative Project Assistant December 2020 - February 2021

Computer Skills Revit Rhino Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Microsoft Office Design Skills 3D rendering Codes and building standards Material application Space planning

TABLE OF CONTENTS 01.

SOAK. STEAM. DREAM Modern Public Bath-house

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THRIVE Primary Care Clinic

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WEAVE Live/Work Model - Private Dwelling and Business space

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SONOMA HUNGRY Community Engagement in Retail Environment

SOAK. STEAM.DREAM The design approach for this project is to establish a bold, dynamic, and engaging composition that connects and combines design principles, spatial relationships, and spatial strategies. I started this project with a variety of unknown programs in different shapes with their dimensions. From there, I had to rationalize the spatial compositions and define the interior environment by integrating circulation, material, and aperture systems.

The design intention is to adapt a former industrial warehouse into a modern bath-house where people can soak, steam and inspire to dream. The design intention focuses on creating an intriguing atmosphere with hygienic facilities and recreational spaces for relaxation, education and socialization.

The material application creates a rich, pleasant and luxurious ambience while using contrast of “light” and “heavy” materials to emphasize the difference between programs.

PERSPECTIVE 1: VIEW FROM LANE POOL

An entry starts with an enclosed staircase to create a feeling of mystery and curiosity that would attract more users to visit. It also leads the users to the reception located on the second floor where people can take a broad view of the interior space. From there, the users can go downstairs to use the locker room that is located at the lowest level and has a cave-like finish with dark materials since it acts as the only private space within the project.

APERTURE DIAGRAM - SECOND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 3/32” = 1’- 0”

Inspired by the Roman tradition of having a routine that starts with warm water, then hot water, and ends up with cold water, the users can experience the sequence of lane pool, then saunas or hot baths, finally cold baths. There are also different amenities in addition to the bathing, such as concession area where they offer food and drinks for the users, the reading room for educational purpose, and the lounge area for socialization.

APERTURE DIAGRAM - GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR SCALE: 3/32” = 1’- 0”

PERSPECTIVE 2: VIEW FROM LOUNGE AREA AND VENDORS ON SECOND FLOOR

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM KEYS:

Exit Entrance Vertical circulation Horizontal circulation

1. Reception

2. Locker room|Restroom|Shower room 3. Lane pool 4. Sauna|Hot bath 5. Cold bath 6. Reading room|Vendors|Lounge Area

PERSPECTIVE 3: VIEW FROM SAUNA HALLWAY ON SECOND FLOOR

The circulation strategy that I used for this space is a radial strategy for the first floor and a more direct one for the second floor.

Since the reception area is located on the second floor, I have put the entrance and exit on the second floor in the front of the building. The first area that I want the users to approach is a check-in area, then downstairs to access the restroom/locker room/ shower room. On the first floor, there is a small area in the center of this floor acting as a central area. From there, people can move into different places. Moving up to second floor, the circulation would be a smooth but dynamic since there are various height levels within this floor. Besides that, the general idea of putting cold bath and hot bath on the highest level of first floor and second floor respectively is to make these places become a more private and relaxing zone for the users to enjoy and just chill out.

SECTION A SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0”

SECTION A

SECTION B

SECTION C

APERTURE DIAGRAM LIGHTS VIEWS

SECTION B SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0”

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EAST

NORTH

WEST

SECTION C SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0”

THRIVE Members involved: Shaylee Wagner, Phuong Le

Mission Statements Thrive is a health and wellness clinic providing a whole body approach that prioritizes lifestyle management, fitness, and nutrition so you can reach your optimal state of being.

Thrive aims to support the user group in 18-30 range who is getting out of high school and in a transition into a professional environment and would need an assistance to establish good habits early on.

Design Intentions 1) Prioritize the education and socialization space to create a strong community environment for patients and staff.

2) Optimize employee based programs by grouping them together to create an efficient health care working environment.

3) Utilize the transparent boundary on the ground floor to maximize the natural light entering the space and enhance the connection with the exterior context.

4) Create an inviting and welcoming medical environment for clients by incorporating earthy tone reflecting the Denver location, bold colors as accent colors, and plants as a wayfinding tool throughout the space.

FIRST FLOOR SCALE:

0 3’

SECOND FLOOR 9’

18’

36’

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9’

18’

36’

PERSPECTIVE 3: VIEW FROM EDUCATION SPACE

Education Space

This space provides different services to help the clients and patients approach a healthy lifestyle in terms of fitness and nutrition.

There is a reading area that provides a huge number of books, and magazines in relation to healthy lifestyles for the clients to learn.

This space faces out toward to sidewalk to enhance the connection between interior space and exterior context. This space also includes a multi-functional space where a variety of fitness activities such as yoga, zumba dance, or workout will take place. It can also be used as a workshop area. In addition to contribute to healthy lifestyle, the clients and patients can take cooking classes in the kitchen with lessons about nutrition using healthy recipes.

Clinic Staff & Patient Spatial Relationships This aea should be separate yet closely connected through the nurse station. The patient would be able to meet their healthcare provider at the nurses station which is also the central hub for the employees and how they mainly interact with each other. The exam rooms are clearly together with a separate work space for the staff that could go unseen from a patient.

PERSPECTIVE 2: VIEW FROM NURSE STATION

Socialization Space is a flexible social space as well as a waiting area where clients and doctors can grab a cup of coffee or tea and start a conversation. This space would be an open space that makes the users feel welcomed and comfortable to communicate to develop meaningful social relationships.

PERSPECTIVE 1: VIEW FROM SOCIALIZATION SPACE

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1. LVT | Neutral Pine | Amtico 2.Wood | Wood Slat Ceiling 3. Linoleum | Armstrong 4.LVT | Forged Concrete Walnut Shell | Amtico 5.Upholstery | Camira 6.Terrazzo | Ivory Granite Chip | Concrete Collaboration 7.Terrazzo | Retro Mix Ventura | Concrete Collaboration 8.Moss | Reindeer Moss Wall | Pixel Nordgrona 9. Porcelain Tile | Calacatta | FAP Ceramics 10. Glass 11. Ceramic Wall Tile | Blue Altamira Morocco 12. Pouf | Crateand Barre

Employee/Staff/Clinic Spaces with Public Spaces The spatial relationship between employee, staff, clinic space and public space would be separate. I would optimize the public space including reception, education, and socialization space where patients can connect with the physicians, doctors, and nurses in person; whereas, the staff space would be positioned in a more private zone. It would allow the professionals to have their own privacy without any distraction to conduct some of their virtual connection activities. In addition, the staff flex space would be situated at a secluded place that provides the employees respite, while creating an efficient health care work environment

PERSPECTIVE 4: VIEW FROM FLEX SPACE

EXPLODED AXON

WEAVE

Members involved: Keely Perkins, Noor Maamari, Sarah Alduaylij, Phuong Le

Concept

The concept of this design is to incorporate the natural elements and symbolism important to the Navajo. We will use an earth-toned color palette and the similar geometry of the Navajo textiles in the interior to create a harmonized live and work spaces. In order to give storage to the artist and to separate the home and work life, we will use a variety of hideaway storage techniques. The socially-distanced commercial design will focus on celebrating the cultural identity and work of the Navajo artist by a mural on the exterior facade and textile displays throughout the space.

Location Rationale The location of the textile artist’s business and home is a smart location on an infill site. This location is connected and open to the Lincoln downtown community. Connectivity exists with the 90 intersections per square mile. The circulation network is available for the general public use. The business residence is located near the Nebraska State Capitol Building with access to office buildings and a senior living home. This location has a transit corridor, with a bus stop across the street from the space.

eave

The cashwrap multifunction office space has epoxy terrazzo countertops that are antimicrobial.

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Photography area has a movable table to flex for online-mode.

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Curtain acts as a partition to divide the commercial space from the residential kitchen and gathering space

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Cash wrap|Back office

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Kitchen

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Maker area

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Guest bedroom

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Showroom

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Living room

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Photography area

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Full bathroom

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Half bathroom

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Master bedroom

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Gathering area

The showroom is open to allow for physical distancing between the customer and the artist.

Flooring changes used to create a separation between private residential, semi-private residential and commercial spaces.

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Branding Our branding stems from the ideology of the making the textiles and the act of weaving. The brand identity of Weave came to be after our research and the Navajo legend. This tale of Spider Woman being the first to teach them on how to weave inspired the brand.

The company colors use earth tones such as red, brown and black which are seen in many of the recognized indigenous textiles.

The materials selected all reflect our chosen color scheme, which was inspired by Navajo textiles. The earth tone palette is used throughout the area to emphasize the Navajo color scheme and patterns in the commercial space while also providing a warm and natural-friendly ambiance in the residential space. Furthermore, the materials used in the live/work environment will be taken into consideration for their sustainability, ease of maintenance and cleaning.

To achieve the goal of addressing a sustainable live/work space, materials such as bamboo, cork, reclaimed wood, recycled wood chips, and terrazzo are incorporated.

Because of its sustainability and sound-dampening properties, cork is chosen for store flooring and the gathering space, which are considered the most high-traffic areas within the project.

Throughout the retail space, wall panels made from bamboo with compositional geometric figures are applied to lead the eye to the collection of indigenous textiles.

EXTERIOR FACADE

To delineate retail space and the gathering space/kitchen, we chose to use ceramic tile that has a Navajo pattern for the wall with terrazzo countertop, and recycled wood chips table to create a harmonized area for the homeowner’s guests but still retain the ease of maintenance.

In residential space, simplicity in material selection is the top priority; therefore, white oak reclaimed wood planks are installed in herringbone pattern to provide a great sense of movement and visual interest which make the area more spacious.

STORAGE PLAN

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Homeowner Homeowner guest Customer

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

GATHERING SPACE|KITCHEN

EXTERIOR ELEVATION SCALE: 3/8” = 1’-0”

MAKER SPACE

SHOWROOM|MAKER SPACE

SECTION SCALE: 1/2” = 1’- 0”

SONOMA HUNGRY Members involved: Sofia Lent, Chloe Gilbert, Phuong Le

NO KID HUNGRY No Kid Hungry is a campaign launched in 2010 by the nonprofit Share Our Strength to end childhood hunger in the United States and around the world.

WILLIAM SONOMA William Sonoma is a high-end kitchen store dedicated to highperformance and quality products and services.

CONCEPT STATEMENT

Our goal is to create a space that builds on the partnership between Williams Sonoma and No Kid Hungry by connecting and inspiring members of the community through cooking.

BRANDING Our branding stems from the partnership between William Sonoma and No Kid Hungry. The brand identity of Sonoma Hungry was created after our research about the two brands’ missions. Together their mission is to fight childhood hunger. We use the color green as a representative color for this collaboration due to its meaning of growth and health. With a combination between luxurious aesthetics from William Sonoma and the playful aesthetics from No Kid Hungry, we create a holistic material palette to encourage socialization and provide a sense of warmth and harmony to the space where people can feel connected and inspired.

FLOOR PLAN |USER JOURNEY MAP With this user journey map overlaying the floor plan, it demonstrates the user’s pick your own journey flow within this space.

In order to connect and inspire the user through cooking, we offer a variety of programming within the space that not only encourages the user to activate their senses throughout the space but also to get an ultimate experience through different means of cooking. With each program, the user will feel connected and inspired by learning from others and sharing with one another.

Product testing

Taste testing - spices, sauces

Recipe discovery

Kid cooking/baking space

Flex space/Dining area

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1. Entrance/Signature display 2. Cashwrap 3. Retail space 4. Retail display 5. Taste testing 6. Restoom 7. LED interactive wall Recipe discovery

8. Porduct testing 9. Cooking class 10. Storage 11. Employee space 12. Flex space 13. Reading space 14. Kid cooking/baking space 15. Kid interactive way

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Cooking class

18’

30’

product displays cooking class

WAYFINDING DIAGRAM

This wayfinding diagram will help navigate the customer through the space to their desired destination. To create a cohesive connection between existing building and the interior, we use archways as transition throughout the space. Within each space, we use different elements to guide the customers to the space. Also, utilized meandering wall throughout the space for not only extra display but also to guide the customer within the space.

interactive LED wall

kid interactive wall product testing dining space

PERSPECTIVE 1/ PRODUCT TESTING

PERSPECTIVE 3/ KID BAKING SPACEC

PERSPECTIVE 2/ RETAIL SPACE - TASTE TESTING

SECTION SCAPE: 1/4” = 1’-0”