Portfolio (updated in Feb 2010

DESIGN PORTFOLIO SHI SEI

DESIGN VISION

LIFE, COMFORT, AND APPEAL.

1

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

PERSONAL PROFILE

6

NEW UNIVERSITY MIXED-USE BUILDING PROPOSAL

14

CLUB ROOTZ IN KUALA LUMPUR

22

COSMOPOLIS DESIGN COMMUNICATION SPOKANE OFFICE 2

32

CLEAR PROGRESSION

36

CASUAL RESTAURANT “SHARAKU”

42

SEEK FOR HORIZON

3

SHI SEI

Creative Designer

address: 807 S. Cowley St. 22 Spokane, WA 99202 phone #: 360.224.3396 email: sshi0929@gmail.com

4

5

west entrance

A NEW UNIVERSITY MIXED-USE BUILDING

“BOOKIE”

The astonishing curtain wall greets customers warmly in the night time.

7

8

retail area

The building is located near the yellow parking lot. Great amount of traffic can be expected; therefore, the new bookie in Riverfront campus will be constantly utilized by students, faculties, as well as public.The fabulous store front brings a new modern construction into the campus. The idea is to design a horizontal structure that roots deeply to the surrounding The auditorium comes with xed 84 seats to accommodate various large events including music performances, lectures, and so on. The two offices locate adjacent to the auditorium.

The two offices are used for the theater supervised faculties. The water closet for both male and female are provided. The largest space is for the parimary mercantile occupancy type.

floor plan

SECTION CUT

section

“Lingering space” for the Riverpoint faculty and students.

9

NEW BOOKIE NEW BOOKIE

east entrance

10

cafeteria

office The new university retail shop has initiated with four goals; to make a space where people can comfortably linger; adaptive reuse of the old historical warehouse locating in the middle of the parking lot in the riverpoint campus; the building will utilize sustainable design strategies that meet today’s economical standards; the building has mixed-use of activities, including mercantile, business, as well as

assembly type occupancy. The most of the installed furniture are either recycled or aquired from the local habitat shop to decrease the newly acquired furniture. In order to achieve the sustainable goal, using recycled furniture and re--nished them.

11

The greyhound old warehouse has been abandon for decades until the new bookie project initiated. the project designer started to contact the local recycle shops to collect all the used furniture that can be re-used for this project. solely the auditorium, the space accommodates 84 xed seats with 2 wheel chair area in the front. all The theater seatings are locally acquired and reenished by the local furniture craftsmen.

12

In the mercantile occupant space, the bookie also facilitates a little dining space where cafeteria is installed to serve locally acquired coee. The table sets in the faceteria are of course recycled and re--nished.

auditorium auditorium

13

MODERN RESTROOM EXPERIENCE

CLUB ROOTZ IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA

2009 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT AT DESIGN SPIRITS FIRM 14

male restroom

A MALAYSIA MODERN

main dance hall

16

DANCE CLUB GIVES APPLAUSE TO A NEW-AGE CULTURE�

When we worked on the interior design, it was important to realize how the current trend in Malaysia has been. Because the client’s target customers are rather young generations than older people.

Today. Malaysia has gone through cultural transformation.

Muslim culture had been dominant in the country for decades.

However, after penetrating the western culture in recent years, the rooted culture of Muslim has been altered, and sexual expression in public space has been somewhat allowed.

The restroom design is particularly reeecting the altered culture.

VIP room

17

The restroom design in the club Rootz was diďŹƒcult to get approval from the client as well as the local juristic ti on.

This is due to the Muslim policy that sexual expression is strictly prohibited.

The design is intended to create a counter-Muslim cultural design that layouts both 300 half-naked male and female photos in the restroom of the club. We wanted to experiment to see how the younger generation perceives this design.

Having the sexy photos throughout the male and female restroom, people in the club will enhance customers’ pleasure.

The layout of the photos are strategically placed so that the images near vanity have lighter background to avoid showing water stain.

photo nearphoto vanity near vanity

section 18

COUNTER-RELIGIOUS DESIGN

female restroom

IS CHALLENGING, BUT YOUNG GENERATION WILL SUPPORT IT. 21

male restroom

male restroom

20

photo near vanity

section

female restroom

The male restroom is lled with 300 sexy female photos. One signiicant criteria in choosing the appropriate images is that they need to be international. This means dierent ethnicity can be more appealing to various customers. Finidng right images of male was much harder than we expected.

21

22

COSMOPOLIS GRAPHIC

DESIGN COMMUNICATION OFFICE

CONSTRUCTION The Building was constructed in 1909 by Albert Held and used as the second largest warehouse in Spokane’s Central Business District. The building structure primarily consists of a series of the wood column, beams and brick wall, and they are well preserved to be reused.

CONCEPT STATEMENT The contrast in forms emhasizes the relationship that designers have with the creative process. Lines are designers, and the central object is “creative ideas”. The arms of desigrer donot know any borders and continuously seek further creative potential.

DESIGN INTENT The design is aimed to support the creative activities, collaborative teamwork, and create a relax, comfortable, but also professional working environment.

24

PROCESS DRAWINGS

elevation

AN OLD WAREHOUSE

facade

IS TRANSFORMED INTO A MODERN OFFICE

25

7

17

6 5

3

Section

2

4 8

1 10

S-A

15

9 Section

12 11

13

Clients will be greeted by the custom reception desk that represents the company’s international business spirits through the translucent sphere with a photo of earth inside.

After they go through the reception area, they will be exposed to the unique space design.

16

14

reception

reception

path to meeting area

The open resource library combines a drafting area where employee can nd adequate resources.The open design ensures visibility while creates a sense of intimate working enviornment.

public break area

inspiration space

BORDERLESS DESIGN

The rst oor space is primarily used for the main production process to be held. The marketing department works preliminary design and passes on to the production department for completion of job. After acknowledging the work kow, ow, I came to mind that the design needs to be “borderlessness”It is quite often to see an open office sketching about the prospective design. The library functions as a heart/brain of creative works from which inspirations come. As of the rest of office space, the borderless transition between the production and marketing departments allows smooth communication and improves productivity.

SECTION 28

29

main office Each department is located adjacently. without separation, there are more interactions happening. The rst oor space is primarily used for the main production process to be held. The marketing department works preliminary design and passes on to the production department for completion of job.

After acknowledging the work ow, I came to mind that the design needs to be “borderlessness�

It is quite often to see an open oďŹƒce

30

large conference room

The large conference room can accommodate maximum 10 people. these days, but considering the fact that the company deals with the creative works as well as professional business status, I needed to design a space which takes a well balance of the both factors. Therefore, there are a formal meeting room and inspirational drafting area where clients and designers can take books from the shelves and do some

relaxing mezzanine The space is for employees to come socialize around water and creative ideas often popup. the allocation of each space is based on the function. sketching about the prospective design. The library functions as a heart/brain of creative works from which inspirations come. As of the rest of of ice space, the borderless transition between the production and marketing departments allows smooth communication and improves productivity.

relaxing mezzanine 31

CLEAR PROGRESSION TIMELINE OF DESIGN EDUCATION FRAGMENTS OF KNOWLEDGE

DO NOT SEEM TO CONNECT

COLLECTIVE KN0WLEDGE

IS FOR DESIGN APPLICATION

Each water bottle is a fragment. But when they are collected, a new form is created.

Just like our design education, rst year of school’s education seems unconnected, but as we move on to next year, each fragment of knowledge starts to relate. The ower column in the beginning phase is closed while they are fully blooming near the exit. The design evokes memory that how the skills, knowledge cumulated.

32

33

VISUALLY INTRIGUING X SPIRITUALLY EVOKING

ISOMETRIC VIEW view from entry

The surrounding environment creates layers of lights through the wall of waterbottles. As you move through the model, you would notice the dierent designed elements start to lean each other and form objects.In design education, the given knowledge in earlier years can not be applied to actual design yet. Therefore, the space closer to

34

the end seems to have a comfortable head clearance, but actually the oating things become obstacles that you feel uncomfortable to pas through the area. At the end, you will be greeted by the whole structure thing that you have enough head clearance and width.

elevation

Gradual height changes in each object imply the growing knowledge through school years. Floating obstacles represent diďŹƒculties in design education as well as design errors. feuawoufhaweofuhawefoh Our interactive design is having a dialogue with participants to communicate what you see is what you have actually experienced in the timeline of design education.

35

“SHARAKU” 36

SITE MAP The intersection of W.Garland Ave. and Monroe St. is busy with car traďŹƒc.

The new dining site will be a heart of commercial business.

MODERN DINING RESTAURANT DESIGN

E-A: ELEVATION

NEW DINING EXPERIENCE

Energy of lines spreads out from a central point.

The heart of source defines the surrounding elements.

4ű"

5IF NBJO LJUDIFO CFDPNFT B DFOUSBM IFBSU XIJDI QSPEVDFT BMM UIF CFWFSBHF BOE GPPET 5IF TQSFBEJOH MJOFT GVODUJPO BT B QBUIXBZ UP EFöOF UIF TQBDF DJSDVMBUJPO 5IF TQBDF QSPWJEFT B DBTVBM EJOJOH FYQFSJFODF XIJDI WBSJPVT DVTUPNFST TIPVME GFFM XFMDPNFE

& "

4ű#

4ű"

4ű#

main dining area

NIGHT LIFE AT SHARAKU When clients walk in the office, they will be greeted by the custom designed reception desk that represents the company’s international business spirits through the translucent sphere.

After they go through the reception area, they will be exposed to the unique interior design.

S-A:SECTION

S-B: SECTION

patio

MATERIALS 1 NEUTRALS from KEILHAUER - Leather for the sofa 2 BRABOURNE from Bently Mills, Inc - Recycled carpet 3 Plyboo from Smith & fong - decorative wall 4 SURFACE from AVONITE - Recycled colored stone 5 PaperStone from kliptech - Countertop 6 Fabric from maharam, Inc - Wall decorative fabric 7 Transluscent glas tile w/ accent colored tiles 8 CaesarStone from Quartz - Porcelain countertop 9 Pintpoint from Arc-Com - upholster for chair 10 Resin from Lumicor - Partialy transluscent glass 11 Alaska from SPINNEYBECK - Leather for the sofa 12 Stone oor tile for patio 13 ECATHLON from Dzynspec, Inc - Ruber ooing 14 BRABOURNE from Bently Mills, Inc - Recycled carpet 15 DesignWall from homasote for suspended ceiling panel

41

Sky shines to create an contrast of light and shadow. Ocean waves play a harmonious sound in the atomospher. Sea birds y above as you walk along the shore. Today, you are here with the observatory to seek your own horzion that will stay in your memory.

SEEK FOR HORIZON

43

44

NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL UNITIVE ART

45

ASTONISHING, BUT SOMEWHAT NOSTALGIC SENARY

46

SIDE VIEW

48

49

DESIGN PORTOFOLIO

ver. 2009 winter