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LARGE RESIDENTIAL
Software Used: Revit &
Photoshop
Occupancy Type: Residential
This Large Residential Project, sponsored by Brock Mountain Land Company, was a design competition for interior design students at Western Carolina University. As our first major Revit project, students designed a residential home up to 3,500 square feet in Burnsville, NC, along with a custom design element. For this project, I developed a 3D acoustical solution as the selected custom feature, utilizing Interior Felt & Felt Right products in the theater and upstairs bar to enhance both aesthetics and sound quality
Client Profile: Brock Mountain Land Company developed the Base Camp Project in collaboration with Western Carolina University's Design Department to support interior design education. This program challenges students to design single-family residential dwellings in Burnsville, NC, ensuring that each residence is cohesive both inside and out while meeting all HOA requirements.
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C T ADAPTIVE REUSE
Software Used: Auto CAD &
Sketchup
Occupancy Type: Mixed-use
Assembly Group A-2
Residential Group R-1
Site Location: Tampa, FL.
This project challenged students to redesign a 4,000-square-foot mixed-use hospitality space, incorporating repurposed shipping containers as guest suites. Students were required to conduct cultural research and integrate their findings into the design. For this project, the selected culture was Afro-Latino heritage in Puerto Rico, ensuring that the space authentically reflected its traditions, aesthetics, and community influences
Client Profile: The Owusu family is an Afro-Latino family from Puerto Rico relocating to Florida for new professional opportunities. Jelani Owusu, 43, is a trained orthopedic surgeon, while his wife, Evita Owusu, 41, is a Cultural Anthropology professor recently hired at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Their two children, Omari, 8, an aspiring soccer player, and Mariana, 10, who has a passion for water-related activities, are adjusting to life away from their Caribbean home in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
