Interior Design Portfolio
Rachel
Rachel Beckman
beckmarl@mail.uc.edu
513-850-9728
Experience HDR Interior Design Intern Denver, Colorado
May 2022- August 2022
HDR is a global architecture and engineering firm. The Denver office houses 40 architects and designers that primarily work on healthcare and laboratory spaces. Working with construction documents in Revit, creating deliverables for pursuit presentations, and materials and furniture selections for a largescale hospital project were all major components of this role.
Lovecraft Design Interior Design Intern Remote
January 2022-April 2022
Lovecraft design is a small startup firm that works in a variety of different fields. Responsibilities include FF&E selection, specifications, and creating presentations for clients.
Rockwell Group Interior Design Intern New York, New York
August 2021-December 2021
Rockwell Group is a 200 person architecture and interior design firm that mainly works within the hospitality industry. Projects included work in all stages of design with main focus in materials and FF&E sampling for restaurants, health clinics, and nightclubs.
Berninger Designs Intern Mason, Ohio
February 2021- May 2021
Berninger designs is a residential firm that has done work across the U.S. Responsibilities included sample and vendor list management and assisting with design and product selections for projects.
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
Class of 2024
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design University Honors Program
Lebanon High School Lebanon, Ohio Graduated 2019 Suma Cum Laude
Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Certified Associate
Adobe Illustrator Certified Associate Adobe InDesign AutoCad Microsoft Office Rhinocerous Revit
SketchUp
Specsources Twinmotion VRay
Involvement
International Interior Design Association
Secretary 2020 President 2021-current SAID Lobby Member 2021-current The 86 Café Volunteer 2019-current
Honors
Dean’s List 2019-current Cincinnatus Scholar Spring 2019
Contents 12 Nestled Dining 20 Making New from Old 30 Rockwell Group 26 Dynamic Installation 6 Oculus Oasis
Oculus Oasis
The goal of this project was to create a place of rest within the oculus, a train station and retail space in New York City. This design pulls inspiration from the organic, natural, curvilinear patterns found in Portuguese azulejo tiles. The shell of the design takes on a form similar to that of tree canopies, providing a cover without feeling enclosed. There are layers of experience within the space, ranging from the high back, intimate seating on the outside of the base to casual seating surrounding a shallow reflection pool. Additionally, kiosks for light, fresh snacks and drinks are located to the outside of the shell. The mood created evokes a light, airy, fresh feel, something to contrast the tightly packed built environment of the surrounding site.
Nestled Dining
In this two-part group project, the team worked to redesign the cafeteria space for a children’s hospital. The entire space was inspired by birds and their relationships with nature. Part one of this project included the development of a “playscape” inspired by the sky and flight and was later incorporated into the cafeteria development. The goal of the cafeteria was to evoke the feelings of nesting, to create a safe space for families, patients and staff to rest and enjoy. The forms and material palette are pulled from various nest designs and construction.
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Making New from Old
The goal behind this project was to renovate and reprogram an abandoned factory in Cincinnati, Ohio. Looking to the history of manufacturing that took place on the site, this designer aimed to bring in a new age of “making” within the space by creating a set of studio and display areas across three buildings on the property. Each area has a varying level of restoration applied to parallel the program held within.
Dynamic Installation
The goal of this exercise was to design and build a set of modular units that could be assembled multiple different ways and displayed in various locations. The group worked together to assemble 34 individual units constructed of donated recycled cardboard and also created a brief film that showcased how humans can interact with the installation. Individually, this designer headed the collection of materials and film production as well as assisted with the manufacturing of units.
Rockwell Group
During a four month co-op with Rockwell Group in New York City, this designer worked on multiple different hospitality projects across the world at varying design stages, including high-end restaurants, hotels, a day club, and a luxury health clinic. Although the firm houses over 200 employees, this designer worked mainly with 3 other designers to make FF&E selections, communicate with product reps to order samples, create construction documents, and make presentations, render images and floor plans to be shown in-house and for client review.
Styling for luxury health clinic
by others
Render
Thank You beckmarl@mail.uc.edu 513.850.9728