Sombre Carleton Interior Design Portfolio

SOMBRE CARLETON INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

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—ABOUT ME— I was born in Ethiopia and grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. As the youngest of eight kids, I enjoy working with a broad range of personalities. The combination of creativity and psychology to form atmospheres that positively impact people is what led me to interior design.

—DESIGN PHILOSOPHY— I believe effective design is a mosaic.

PROCESS I believe that design is strengthened by a deep exploration of research, media, and other disciplines.

The fitting together of diverse components allows for creative questions and innovative solutions. This abstract process allows for a domino effect of unique findings to influence a user’s experience.

USERS The world we design for is diverse, and I believe that design should reflect this. The awareness of race, gender, age, sexuality, culture, neurodiversity, and physiological diversity allow for more inclusive spaces. I believe that a stronger understanding of the user’s needs leads to more responsive interiors.

A complex process is important when designing an interior that supports the intersectionality of humanity.

FASHION GALLERY

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ABSTRACT THINKING

01 PROJECT:

Fashion Gallery SITE: 515 Hilltop Dr, Kent, Ohio 44240

CLIENT:

Guo Pei, Haute Couture Fashion Designer PROJECT GOALS: • interesect Guo Pei's process with my own • continuous manipulation of form • create public and private zones

— FASHION GALLERY —

INTERSECTION OF PROCESS

The inspiration behind this project came from a collection of Guo Pei's couture gowns. Digital textures were made from swatches of the gowns and were used in the design process. Overlaying of digital textures and manipulation of physical models were implemented in the site to replicate Guo Pei’s 2D and 3D hybrid design process.

PATTERN

2D-OVERLAY

2D-OVERLAY

WEAVING

3D MANIPULATION

REFLECTIVE

3D MANIPULATION

GALLERY Guo Pei often uses weaving as a mechanism to construct her gowns .The strategy of weaving is brought into the interior through bamboo and steel wiring that are woven throughout the space.

The woven structure is used as a showcasing device for Guo Pei’s gowns and fabrics.

FITTING ROOM Parts of the woven structure become solid shells to allow for privacy in the fitting room. The left wall acts as a mirror for Guo Pei’s clients.

02 PROJECT:

May 4th Memorial SITE: 300 Midway Drive, Kent, Ohio 44242

CLIENT:

Kent State University PROJECT GOALS: • honor the lives that were lost • allow for reflective spaces • consider the impact of memory

— MAY 4TH MEMORIAL —

LIFE OF PI

INTERSECTION OF FILM, MEMORY, & REFLEC

CONCEPT PIECE - LUMINOUS TUNNELS

PERSONAL MEMORY (“SNOW DAY”) - ALL ENCOMPASSING BLIZZARD

CTION REQUIIM The idea of luminous tunnels is displayed in the underground requiim.

A ribbon of canvas intertwines in the space, allowing projections of May 4th to be visible to visitors. Crystal like glass serves as the material for the tunnel structure.

Overarching, glimmering forms envelope the user within the space, allowing the user to reflect in front of the projection ribbon or to the side privately.

— 03 NEXT, HIGH TECH COMPANY — INTERSECTION OF SOCIALIZA TECHNOLOGY VENTILATION WORK FROM HOME & SOCIALIZATION MATERIALS WITH CLEANING PROPERTIES •COPPER

PARTI DIAGRAM 1- MATERIALITY

RESEARCH - What spatial needs does COVID-19 make us consider?

PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA “CITY OF TREES”

PARTI DIAGRAM 2 - OVERLAPPING

SITE

PARTI DIAGRAM 3 - CIRCULATION

ATION, CLEANLINESS, & SUSTAINABILITY RAMP AS A SOCIAL DEVICE The ramp is 7.5' wide at its narrowest part, making it Covid friendly to travel on. The elevated interactive space allows the staff to engage with VR, AR, and an interactive touch screen.

The embedded isolated think zones can also be used as meditation spaces. The placement of the employee lounge in the center of the ramp encourages users to stop and socialize with each other. These embedded spaces allows this ramp to be more than just a circulation device, but a sociability device as well.The use of self cleaning copper to line the glass railing and to coat the underside of the ramp allows the light to glimmer and reflect off of it. The white cork ramp is an enviornmentally friendly, acoustically considerate device that promotes wellbeing.

04 PROJECT:

Le Murate (Historical Renovation) SITE: Piazza delle Murate, 50122 Firenze Fl, Italy

CLIENT:

Italian Design & Arts Lab (IDEAL) PROJECT GOALS: • intersect historical elements • display the story of Le Murate • allow for versatility

— LE MURATE PART 1 — TIMELINE 1424

1845 - 1985

A CONVENT FOR NUNS

PRISON

2009 - TODAY CULTURAL HUB

MOTIF APPROACH Incorporate both the cross and the bar motifs of the past into the present day Le Murate. Allow the motifs to illustrate the contrasting historical functions of Le Murate.

INTERSECTION OF HISTORY THROUGH MOTIF

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MOBILE RECEPTION This mobile reception is composed of four parts: a mini gallery space, two reception desks, and a seating area. The occupants complete the cross motif by walking through and interacting with the mobile reception. The reception can be used both indoors and outdoors, making it ideal for Italy’s climate. Welded pipes reflect an innovative prison bar, forming elegant reception desks. The welded pipes also act as supports for advertisements and art.

— LE MURATE PART 2 —

INTERSECTION OF HISTORY THROUGH MOTIF

CAFE INDOOR WORKSHOPS

ATRIUM 1 OUTDOOR DINING

INDOOR WORKSHOPS

ATRIUM 2

CAFE ELEVATION A cross and bar motif structural system connects fro shelf. The bar motifs are applied to the windows per

OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

entrance linear platform interior circulation interior descension (ramps) exterior circulation exterior descension (ramps and/ or stairs)

CROSS LAYOUT A cross layout served as a design solution to the uneven levelling of the site. A linear platform with interior ramps, exterior ramps, and mini sets of stairs is at the core of the layout.

OUTDOOR DINING

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om the ceiling to the wall, allowing lights to hang from it, artwork to be applied within it, and items to rest on it as a rmitting light to pass through and cast vertical shadows in the interior.

OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

05 PROJECT:

Theatre Partnership SITE: 100 Park Avenue Beachwood, Ohio 44122

CLIENT:

Ensemble Theatre PROJECT GOALS: • incorporate programs that activate the space • reveal beneath the surface issues within the community • allow art to add value to the community, not gentrify it

— THEATRE PARTNERSHIP —

INTERSECTION OF REDLINING

CONCEPT: TRANSCENDENCE Transcendence allows for a space to push the boundaries and concavity while revealing beneath the surface issues

SHAKER HEIGHTS

SITE BEACHWOOD

Lake Erie black community

REDLINING MAP OF CLEVELAND, OHIO

ENSEMBLE’S GOALS ART

OUTREACH

NON-CONFORMITY

ENSEMBLE PARTNERSHIP

Decision of partnership with Voices of Cleveland was based on Ensemble’s goals. Voices of Cleveland is a group of activists and artists who use various mediums of art to bring awareness to inequality, specifically racial disparity.

LIGHT PROJECTION GALLERY

Voices of Cleveland’s work and the art made in the com workshop is displayed in the light projection gallery an enjoyed by people with differing physical abilities.

s of what is considered normal. It cultivates joy and inspiration for occupants through luminosity, a sense of floating, of redlining.

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CAFE The light projection gallery seeps into the boundary of the cafe, allowing it to be viewed in both locations. The concept of transcendence is captured with light and transparent materials.

COWORKING HOTELLING AREA (2nd Floor)

LUMINOUS HALLWAY The concept of transcendence continues through the hallway that leads to Ensemble’s back of house area.

COWORKING HOTELLING AREA (1st Floor)

COWORKING CONFERENCE AREA (1st Floor)

LIGHT PROJECTION

COWORKING CONFERENCE AREA (2nd Floor)

LECTURE SPACE

WORKSHOP

CAFE

GALLERY

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06 PROJECT: ABA Autism Center

PROJECT PARTNER: Maryam Alshirawi

SITE: 2291 Graham Road, Stow, Ohio 44224

CLIENT:

ABA Autism Center PROJECT GOALS: • flexibility in built form and furniture • simple navigation • smooth sensory transition points

— ABA AUTISM CENTER —

INTERSECTION OF SENSES (CO-CREATED W

1.) NAVIGATION • organization • sensory zoning • visual aids • rounded elements • smooth transitions

Template Credit: Muxin Studio

2.) QUIET • safe spaces • stimuli agency • flexibility • observation points

3.) PLAY • structured play • parallel play • expend energy • repetition • messy play • motor skills

WITH MARYAM ALSHIRAWI)

PLIABILITY Through manipulation of form, movable surfaces, spatial proximities, transition points, and spaces within spaces this design offers pliability. This is meant to be a space that accomodates to the student's needs, rather than forcing the students to accomodate to the building's needs. The students will have agency in deciding how much stimuli they will be interacting with.

ACTIVITY CLOCK The clock icons correspond with the door icons, serving as a visual navigation tool and activity organizer.

PARALLEL PLAY A glass panel inlaid in the geometric wall allows the students to view each other from the interior and exterior and match each other’s movements.

GROSS MOTOR ROOM Organization is based on a scale of motor skills with a deployable resting zone in the center that allows for glimpses of observation through the window. The interior and exterior are mirrored.

GROSS MOTOR & PRESCHOOL ROOM Pliability and sensory zoning are displayed through spatial proximities and flexible seating options. The preschooloers can move curtains and smoothly transition through active zones.

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INTERSECTION OF MEDIA

“ There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle, because we do not live single-issue lives.”

- AUDRE LORDE

CONTACT PHONE: 724-601-8929 EMAIL: scarlet3@kent.edu