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XUEYI (CYRUS) WANG SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA) BFA INTERIOR DESIGN 2024

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SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS / SENIOR YEAR SEPTEMBER 6 2019 - PRESENT, NEW YORK CIT Y

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CURRENT GPA: 3.934/4.0 (TERM HONOR)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

SVAID:BE SET DESIGN/ INSTRUCTOR: KE CALLAGHAN MARCH 6, 2023 - MAY 20, 2023, NEW YORK CIT Y

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XUEYI (CYRUS) WANG I AM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER/

SVAID:BE DESIGN STUDIO IV/ INSTRUCTO BENTEL JANUARY 6, 2023 - APRIL 6, 2023, NEW YORK CIT Y

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ARTIST, CURRENTLY STUDYING AT THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS IN NEW YORK CIT Y

DESIGNED A CYBERNETIC HOT AIR BALLO SHOW SPONSORED BY SVAID & DIFFA. W INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE ON MAY 24,

DESIGNED A TRANSITIONAL HOTEL PROJ AVE IN NEW YORK CIT Y.

SVAID:BE DESIGN STUDIO III/ INSTRUCTO

SEPTEMBER 6 2022 - DECEMBER 16 2022, NEW YOR

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DESIGNED A CULTURAL RESTAURANT / A AT THE ORIGINAL SITE OF MART 125.

MY VIEW OF ART/DESIGN IS SIMPLE ART SHOULD BE EXPRESSIVE

SVAID:BE DESIGN STUDIO II/ INSTRUCTO EKSTRÖM JANUARY 11 2021 - MAY 3 2021, NEW YORK CIT Y

DESIGN SHOULD BE IMPRESSIVE

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DESIGNED A COMMUNIT Y JUSTICE CENTE QUEENSBRIDGE HOUSING COMPLEX.

SVAID:BE DESIGN INTERIORS/ INSTRUCT MAGER JANUARY 13 2020 - MAY 4 2020, NEW YORK CIT Y

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DESIGNED THREE INTERIORS: RETAIL, OF RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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XIAO YAN SCHOOL OF ART / TEACHER JULY 20 2021 - JULY 25 2021, SHENZHEN, CHINA

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OON FOR THE ICFF WORK PUBLISHED IN , 2023.

I TAUGHT BRIEFLY AT XIAO YAN SCHOOL OF ART, AN EXCELLENT SCHOOL LOCATED IN SHENZHEN, WHERE I CONSTRUCTED A MODELING COURSE AND TAUGHT MY STUDENTS ABOUT THE MEANS AND METHODS OF MODEL MAKING AND THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE NINE SQUARE GRID WITH INTERIOR DESIGN SPACE PLANNING.

OR: CAROL BEEPLUS TECHNOLOGY / INTERN INTERIOR DESIGNER

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OR: JACK TRAVIS

JULY 2020 - AUGUST 2020, SHENZHEN, CHINA

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RUBBRHEAD IS A ROCK BAND BASED AT THE MUSICIANS INSTITUTE, LOS ANGELES. THE BAND HAD COMMISSIONED ME MULTIPLE TIMES TO DESIGN THEIR LOGOS, SEVERAL TOUR POSTERS, AND THEIR DEBUT ALBUM COVER.

BONET TI/KOZINSKI D.P.C / INTERN INTERIOR DESIGNER JULY 2023 - AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CIT Y, U.S.A

• B/K ARCHITECTURE IS AN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE STUDIO BASED IN NEW YORK CIT Y. I WAS AN INTERN AT THE FIRM ASSISTING SENIOR DESIGNERS AND PARTNERS WITH SPACE PLANNING, SITE VISITES, 3D VISUALIZATION, AND PROJECT CONSTRUCTION.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERIOR & ARCHITECTURE 1. MART 125 / RED ROOSTER 2. THE SWING: A TRANSITIONAL HOTEL 3. QUEENS BRIDGE COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER 4. THE AQUA-RIFF: WORK-IN-PROGRESS THESIS

ART INSTALLATION 5. THE CYBERNETIC BALLOON

PRODUCT DESIGN 6. PRO-G CART 7. TUMBLER TOUCAN WIRELESS GLUE GUN

OTHER WORKS 8. MODELING COURSE AT XIAOYAN INSTITUTE

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MART 125TH REDROOSTER

THE FAMOUS APOLLO THEATER IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MART 125TH

SKETCHES/DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

1. MART 125 / RED ROOSTER

SITE STUDIES

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MART 125 IN HARLEM, NEW YORK CIT Y, HOLDS A SIGNIFICANT PLACE IN THE LOCAL HISTORY AND CULTURE. OPENED IN 1986 AS AN INDOOR MARKET. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS INITIATIVE WAS TO PROVIDE LOCAL STREET VENDORS WITH A PLACE TO SELL THEIR GOODS INDOORS, REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS MARKET WAS BUILT ON A SITE THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED AS A PARKING LOT, THE MARKET WAS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED ACROSS 125TH STREET FROM THE FAMOUS APOLLO THEATER. MART 125 QUICKLY BECAME A VIBRANT HUB FOR OVER 200 LOCAL VENDORS, OFFERING AN ATMOSPHERE SIMILAR TO AN INDOOR, OPEN-AIR MARKET.

RED ROOSTER NAMED IN HONOR OF THE LEGENDARY HARLEM SPEAKEASY, INCORPORATING THE DIVERSE CULINARY TRADITIONS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT HAS PASSED ON HARLEM’S HISTORY THROUGH ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED LOCAL ARTISTS, MUSICIANS AND CULINARY TALENT. THE MAIN INTENT OF THIS DESIGN IS TO CREATE A RESTAURANT THAT CELEBRATES THE CULTURE OF HARLEM BY INCORPORATING VARIOUS OF MUSIC, ART RELATED PROGRAMMS INTO A 60’ TALL, 200’ LONG SPACE.

PROGRAMMING

THE MART 125 ORIGINALLY HAD 2 LEVELS AND 1 MEZZANINE, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS UNUSUALL TALL AND NARROW SITE, VARIOUS PROGRAMS MUST EXIST IN ORDER TO BRING THE MOST OUT OF THE SITE. THEREFORE, PRESERVING THE ORIGINAL BUILDING STRUCTURE & INCORPORATING 10 ESSENTIA PROGRAMS INTO THE SPACE IS THE KEY MOVE HERE.

THE CEILING DESIGN IS A QUINTESSENTIAL PIECE TO THE SPACE, THEY ARE DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THE NATURE OF JAZZ MUSIC---ORIGINATED FROM HARLEM. IT IS A REALIZATION THAT CAPTURES THE GROOVE IN A JAZZ TRIO.

THE MAIN LEVEL IS ON THE STREET LEVEL, IT HAS T WO SPACES FOR STREET VENDORS TO HOST ACTIVITIES AT THE FRONT AND REAR WHILE THE CUSTOMERS HAVE A MEAL IN THE MIDDLE.

THE BASEMENT HAS 5 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WHEN THE CUSTOMERS GO DOWN FROM THE FIRST LEVEL EITHER BY STAIRS OR ELEVATORS, THEY CAN EITHER GO TO THE SPEAKEASY, THE GALLERY, THE AMENITIES, OR THE VIP LOUNGE .

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ALTHOUGH THE DESIGN KEPT THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE AS A WHOLE, SUNLIGHT STUDIES HAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE IS AMPLE SUNLIGHT DURING THE DAY SO THAT OPENING UP THE EXISTING CEILING BECOMES NECESSARY FOR HOSTING EVENTS AND INTRODUCE SUNLIGHT TO CUSTOMERS HAVING LUNCH.

WHILE PACKING THE SPACE WITH FUN, ENGAGING PROGRAMS, CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE DEPENDING ON WHICH SPACE THEY CHOOSE TO VISIT. THE SILVER LINING HERE IS TO MAKE CUSTOMERS FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A VARIET Y OF OPTIONS. IF THEY CHOOSE TO DINE IN, THEY CAN HAVE THE WHOLE SPEAKEASY EXPERIENCE; IF THEY CHOOSE TO WONDER THROUGH THE LOCAL VENDORS’ SPACE, THEY CAN EITHER BUY SOME MERCHANDISE OR JUST GRAB A DRINK FROM THE TOGO CAFE, OR THEY CAN SIMPLY PLAY BILLIARDS AND HAVE FUN.

ENTRANCE/SPEAKEASY

1. MART 125 / RED ROOSTER

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MAIN DINING/AMENITIES

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SPACE RENDERINGS THE KEY OF THE WHOLE DESIGN IS TO KEEP THE CUSTOMERS INSIDE TO EXPERIENCE THE WHOLE BUNDLE OF AUTHENTIC CULTURAL EXPERIENCES FROM HARLEM, WHERE THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE FUN AND ENJOY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

MOVABLE VENDORS’ SPACE

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2. THE SWING: A TRANSITIONAL HOTEL

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A TRANSITIONAL FACILIT Y TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED SINGLE MOMS TO HAVE A PLACE TO STAY BEFORE THEY REENTER THE SOCIET Y. THE SITE IS BEING CHOSEN IN A PROSPEROUS AREA IN CHELSEA, MANHAT TAN, LOCATED NEAR THE FAMOUS WALKER TOWER.

ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE IS VERY MUCH USABLE, IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A VIBRANT PLACE WHERE SINGLE MOMS CAN PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD. THEREFORE, VARIOUS STUDIES SHOW THAT PEOPLE NEED AMPLE EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT IN ORDER TO BE MAXIMALLY PRODUCTIVE, AND IT IS JUST THE THING NEEDED BY FORMERLY INCARCERATED MOMS AF TER REGAINING THEIR FREEDOM.

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EAD OF CREATING A RIGID BOX WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, FINDING A WAY THAT ALLOWS AMPLE LIGHT INTO THE ROOM BECOMES THE KEY MOVE. THEREFORE, ORIENT AND ADJUST THE WINDOW ITION TO FACE THE SUN BECOMES THE SOLUTION. PULS, SINCE A SINGLE MOM AND T WO DREN ARE STAYING FOR 90 DAYS OF THE TRANSITION PROCESS, EXPANDABLE DESIGN SHOULD NCORPORATED. WHEN THE T WO CHILDREN HAVE NOT ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL, SINGLE MOMS CAN OY A T V WALL AND WHEN THE CHILDREN HAVE ARRIVED, T WO SINGLE-SIZE BEDS CAN UNFOLD FROM IND THE T V WALL AND CREATE A LIVABLE SPACE FOR THE CHILDREN.

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PUBLIC SPA

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SINGLE MOMS AND KIDS HAVE A PLACE TO WORK ENERGY FROM THEIR PE INCORPORATES VARIOU AND A GREEN SPACE IN SO THAT USERS CAN EX BIOPHILIA.

AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, CREATE A WINDOW POSITION WHERE OCCUPANTS CAN RECEIVE AMPLE SUNLIGHT IS THE KEY. IN THIS CASE, CARVING A HUGE WINDOW FOR EACH MODULE AND STACKING THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER IS A FASCINATING IDEA.

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FIRST FLOOR: LIBRARY

OCCUPANTS SHOULD H SPACE TO READ AND LE IMPORTANTLY TO HAVE EXPOSURE TO THE OUT THEREFORE, AMPLE SE AND A CAFE ARE INCOR INTO THE FIRST FLOOR CURVED OPENING TO TH STREET SUBWAY STATIO PEDESTRIANS TO HAVE SEE THE INTERIOR OF T

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2. THE SWING: A TRANSITIONAL HOTEL

THE SWING

OVERALL, A FUN AND ENGAGING SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY BOTH THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND AF TERWORK FUN IS IMPORTANT. I BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AN EQUAL ACCESS TO ANY UTILITIES PROVIDED BY THE SWING, NO MAT TER THEY ARE SINGLE MOMS OR SUPERVISING OFFICIALS.

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CREATE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO AN EQUITABLE JUSTICE PROCESS

STRENGTHEN EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS BET WEEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNIT Y

BRING POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE TO THE COMMUNIT Y

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PROGRAMMING

MULTILEVEL COURTROOM

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FOURTH LEVEL: COMMUNIT Y COURT+LIBRARY IDEALLY, WHEN BOTH PARTIES IN A LEGAL MAT TER CAN RESOLVE THINGS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INCARCERATED, NO ONE HAS TO GO TO COURT AND FACE JUDGMENT. BUT THERE WILL BE SOME CASES WHEN MAT TERS ARE TOO HARD TO SOLVE SOLELY BY T WO PARTIES, THUS, EACH COURTROOM IS SURROUNDED BY BOOKSHELVES TO CREATE A QUIET SPACE WHERE BOTH PARTIES AND AT TORNEYS CAN HAVE A CALM CONVERSATION RATHER THAN LOUD ARGUMENTS COMMONLY SEEN IN REGULAR COURT.

LEVEL T WO: PEACE MAKING CIRCLE WHEN AN ON-SITE OFFICIAL THINKS BOTH PARTIES CANNOT REACH A PEACEFUL OUTCOME, THEY WILL BE DIRECTED TO THIS LEVEL TO WATCH SOME LEGAL LECTURES AND SCREENING, THEN AN ON-SITE AT TORNEY WILL ASSIST THEM TO TRY AND MAKE PEACE BET WEEN BOTH PARTIES.

LEVEL ONE: PUBLIC COMMONS THIS IS THE MAIN LEVEL WHERE MULTIPLE PARTIES CAN MEET TOGETHER AND ARE DIRECTED BY AN ON-SITE HOST TO BREAKOUT ROOMS TO DISCUSS THEIR MAT TERS WHERE THEIR LEGAL PROBLEMS APPEAR AND BOTH PARTIES ARE TRYING TO FIND A COMMON GROUND SO THAT THEY CAN AVOID DRASTIC MEASURES.

GROUND LEVEL: COMMUNIT Y CAFE THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THIS SPACE IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THEIR ISSUES IF THEIR LEGAL PROBLEM IS STILL IN AN EARLY STAGE WHERE THINGS CAN BE RATHER EASILY SOLVED WHEN T WO PARTIES CAN COME TOGETHER TO WORK OUT A SOLUTION.

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THE AQUA-RIFF: WORK-IN-PROGRESS THESIS

EXISTING CONDITION

THE SITE IS ADJACENT TO THE WEST COAST OF THE HUDSON RIVER AND IT IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES BEING JUST A RIVER ACROSS MANHAT TAN, ONE OF THE MOST VIBRANT AREA IN THE WORLD IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE, IT NOT ONLY MEANS THAT CROSS TOWN TRAFFIC COULD HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO GO, IT ALSO MEANS THAT TOURISTS ON THE CROSS RIVER FERRIES CAN ALSO HAVE A PLACE TO GO. THE AR ALSO HAVE A RICH HISTORY THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT BE SO AWARE OF. THE HOLLAND TUNNEL WAS BU IN 1927, THE WORLD’S FIRST VENTILATED UNDERWATER TUNNEL. BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SIGNS OF ANY WHERE THAT ANNOUNCES THE PRESENCE OF THIS AMAZING TUNNEL THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING JERSEY-NEW YORK COMMUTERS EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST CENTURY.

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THESIS STATEMENT THE AQUA-RIFF IS NOT JUST A VENUE, BUT AN EMOTIONAL AMPLIFIER, INVIGORATING BOTH PERFORMERS AND AUDIENCE ALIKE. AS A MOTIVATION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT DISTINGUISHES ITSELF AS A UNIQUE WATERFRONT HUB, DEEPLY ROOTED IN A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ETHOS. UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL ROCK VENUES, THE AQUA-RIFF SYNERGIZES THE COMMUNIT Y AND LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH ITS MUSICAL HEARTBEAT. WITH ITS UNPARALLELED WATERFRONT VISTA AND METICULOUSLY CRAF TED, MUSIC-CENTRIC PROGRAMS, IT STANDS AS THE PARAMOUNT PLATFORM FOR LOCAL BANDS AND MUSICIANS.

4. THE AQUA-RIFF: WORK-IN-PROGRESS THESIS

PROGRAMMING RESTAURANT

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The THE CYBERNETIC BALLOON

5. THE CYBERNETIC BALLOON

THIS CONCEPTUAL PIECE WAS CRAF TED COLLABORATIVELY

BY FOUR STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS INTERIOR DESIGN: BUILD ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM, WHEREAS I DID THE FINAL RENDERING SHOWN ON THE LEF T —OUR INSTALLATION ENDEAVORS TO DELVE INTO THE NOTION OF HOUSING INSECURIT Y IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

TO GRASP THE ESSENCE OF HOMELESS, WE HAVE CURATED A VARIET Y OF DISCARDED OBJECTS FOR OUR INSTALLATION. THIS COLLECTION INCLUDES ANTIQUATED T YPEWRITERS, TAPE PLAYERS, AMPLIFIERS, AND A SELECTION OF VINTAGE NEON LIGHTS. CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOT AIR BALLOON, WE USED THE AI TOOL MIDJOURNEY TO PRODUCE A BUNDLE OF RANDOMIZED IMAGES, RESULTING IN A VISUALLY CAPTIVATING TEXTURE.

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6. PRO-G CART

THE PRO-G CART IS DESIGNED FOR STREET CLEANERS IN CHINA WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AN UNDERPAID AND UNDERREPRESENTED WORKING CONDITION. IT HAS SEVERAL USFUL FEATURES THAT CAN HELP THEM ORGANIZE THEIR DAILY CLEANING ROUTE, AT THE SAME TIME ASSISTING THEM WITH A MEDICAL KIT WHEN THEY COULD POT TENTIALLY GET HARMED WHEN CLEANING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS GLASS AND SHARP OBJETS OFF THE STREET.

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TUMBLER TOUCAN WIRELESS GLUE GUN

7. TUMBLER TOUCAN WIRELESS GLUE GUN

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I WAS ASKED TO TEACH A CLASS TO 20 MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN, WHERE I CONSTRUCTED A HAND MODELING COURSE BASED ON A NINESQUARE GRID SYSTEM I LEARNED FROM MY SECOND YEAR STUDIO. FIRSTLY, I EXPANDED THE ORIGINAL NINE-SQUARE GRID SYSTEM INTO 3 OF THE 81 GRID SYSTEM SO THAT STUDENTS COULD HAVE MORE FREEDOM IN DOING THEIR SPACE PLANNING ON THE PAPER.

Modeling course AT XIAOYAN INSTITUTE THEN THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO ALL KINDS OF EXPERIMENT BASED ON THE THREE

81-SQUARE GRID AND FINALLY CONSTRUCT A FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING HOUSE AS A RESULT AF TER 7 DAYS OF WORK.

STUDENTS’ WORK

8. MODELING COURSE AT XIAOYAN INSTITUTE

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GIVEN THE TIME CONSTRAINT OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO DO VARIOUS OF TASKS BASED ON THE THREE BASIC MATERIALS THEY HAD: A THIN BRISTOL BOARD, A KNIFE, AND A PENCIL. THE OUTCOME OF THEIR WORK IS STUNNING, EVEN IF THEY HAD NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY KIND OF STUDIES IN THE REALM OF ARCHITECTURE/ INTERIOR DESIGN, THEY STILL MANAGED TO PRODUCE MULTIPLE DREAM HOUSES THAT MAY GET BUILT WHEN THEY GROW UP. MY BIGGEST HOPE FOR THEM IS THAT THEY CAN GET INSPIRED BY THEMSELVES AND CHOOSE TO PURSUE THE ART OF DESIGN WHEN THEY BECOME YOUNG ADULTS A FEW YEARS LATER.