Cecelia Yauch Interior Design Portfolio - 2023

EXPERIENCE

Soucie Horner - Chicago

May 2022 - August 2022

Updated design decisions in multiple programs

Networked with designers and reps

Developed a system of organization for projects

Took initiative of tasks to complete projects

AvroKO - San Francisco

Jan 2022 - April 2022

Implemented various skills to complete designs

Managed multiple projects at once

Coordinated & collaborated with vendors

Sourced materials are curated art for projects

BFRN - Cincinnati

(Bearcats Food Recovery Network)

May 2020 - December 2020

Designed pop-up for recovered food to be dispersed

Created branding and curated their social media

Presented research / design to UC staff and community

Managed a team and delegated work

Moved from volunteer to paid position after 3 months

Macy’s Store Design - Cincinnati

Jan - May & Aug - Dec 2019

Designed store fixtures and carpet layouts

Created standards books and design boards

Organized meetings and materials library

Edited renders, graphics, and presentations

SKILLS

Auto-CAD

ACADEMICS University of Cincinnati

DAAP

Enscape

Google Apps

Hand Drafting

Illustrator

InDesign

Laser Cutting

Microsoft Office

Photoshop

Premiere Pro

ACTIVITIES

Bearcats Food Recovery Network

Pop-Up Designer

Branding Committee Leader

Revit

Rhino

SketchUp

Teams

Bachelor of Science in Interior Design

Minor in Environmental Studies

Pi Beta Phi Fraternity

Variety Show Coach

Housing Chair

ACHIEVEMENTS

Dean’s List

2017 - 2022

Macy’s Scholarship in Memory of Rudolph V. Javosky

2019-2020 School Year

UC Vegetarian Health Club

Outreach and Social Media Coordinator

International Interior Design Association (Student Chapter)

Marketing and Social Media Chair

Sustainability Summit

Clean Up Cincy

Bunbury Festival Volunteer

Circle K International

DAAP Tribunal

1 Academic - 5th year A BRAVE PLACE:THE DINNER PARTY

2 Professional - 4th year

NORTH MARKET HOTEL

3 Academic - 4th year COMMUNITY CIRCUIT

4 Academic - 3rd year

ZERO-WASTE WORKPLACE

5 Professional - 3rd year

MACY’STREND COSMETICS

6 Professional - 3rd year

BFRN POP-UP PANTRY

7 Professional - 4th year

TASMAN EAST

My capstone project is all about conversation. My goal is to create a new type of safe space, a brave space, for strangers to have open conversation. This phase of the project is heavily based in research and the start of concept design. The dinner party will pop-up in different iconic places around the city. This will not only allow people to explore these landmarks, but it will also spark conversation about the location and it’s history. The pop-up itself is also a conversation starter. From start to finish, this space will be a continuous stream of conversation.

Graphic Vignettes - Body in Space

A BRAVE PLACE: THE DINNER PARTY

Intervention: 3 Stages of Interaction

A BRAVE PLACE: THE DINNER PARTY

I worked with the materials and FF&E in the public spaces in this hotel project. I collaborated with our renderer to get the correct specifications into the imagery we would show to the client. I collected and organized all specifications to send to the architect, contractor, and client as control samples. I selected finishes as needed and worked with vendors to customize tiles, metal meshes, painted plaster, and more.

Hearth Lobby Rendering

Hearth Lobby Materials

Hearth Lobby FF&E with Fabric Specs

Parlor Bar Rendering

Parlor Bar Materials

Parlor Bar FF&E with Fabric Specs

The Cincinnati Public Library wants to build for the next generation. Therefore, we designed with three core design drivers in mind to shape the space: turning the pages of a book, circuit boards, and unique displays of art. Our first move was to encourage people to come into the space from the street through events and curiosity. After they entered the space, we had to keep them engaged, so we added colorful way-finding and interactive light displays that activated the ceilings and walls throughout. Because the CPL is all about flexibility, we made it easy to convert the space to the users needs with movable furniture, fluid walls, and multi-purpose millwork. This new concept was designed to create a space that invokes innovation and collaboration, and promotes learning and interaction in all those who use it.

Rule 1: Bodies in Motion

Rule 5: Shape Shifters

Rule 3: Play

COMMUNITY CIRCUIT

In- Between Space with Way-finding

Community Space

Tech Hub in Maker Space

Tween Hub

This project was geared toward designing a workplace for a very particular client in mind. We were given a site, The Goody Shop, on the West Side of Cincinnati, to design a small marketing firm catering to zero-waste companies and the like. I created a look book of digital collages to designate a central aesthetic for the space. The idea of compression and release is common throughout the space to give a clear sense of public vs. private. I inserted a skylight that borders the central conference room ceiling to flood light into the workplace and as a way-finding strategy. I created a minimalistic, warm, and calming workplace in order to attract brands that align with the marketing firms values, make the space comfortable for all parties, and to promote creativity.

ZERO-WASTE WORKPLACE

Look Book Collages

For this project, my team and I researched beauty and cosmetic trends in current and projected retail. Trends are constantly changing, so our challenge was to create a space that catered to current trends, but also outlived it’s original inspiration. Additionally, it needed to have new branding colors, indicating to customers that this section was trend, not regular cosmetics. We explored a few ideas and landed on two which had the most potential. I also designed store fixtures to reside in this section of the store.

Hunger and food waste are a major issue in the Cincinnati community, including the University of Cincinnati’s campus. I worked with the Bearcats Food Recovery Network to design a pop-up pantry to house recovered food from on and around campus. This food would be available to anyone who walked by its location. Our goal was to give easy access to the PUP by setting it up in a public space, which significantly reduced the stigma associated with food pantries. In addition, I designed a campus collection point where anyone can donate their unused, and unopened, food. The final design is a single unit that can be used for both the Pop-Up Pantry (PUP) and the Campus Collection Point (CCP). This unit allows the design to be flexible in housing the food collected or to easily move it around campus. I also worked on the branding for the organization.

BFRN POP-UP PANTRY

Program Bubble Diagram

PUP Modeling Iterations

BFRN POP-UP PANTRY

Campus Collection Point Scioto Residence Hall

Pop Up Pantry Tangeman University Center

Pop Up Pantry with Branding

Campus Collection Point with Branding

Tasman East is a multi-family residence facility with a warm and natural aesthetic. I designed parts of the entrance and elevator lobbies along with aiding in material selection and organization. I worked with floor plans to design a brass metal accent embedded into the travertine floor to aid in way-finding and create movement in the floor plane. In addition, I designed a few options for the elevator lobby utilizing tile, wood, and metal elements.

TASMAN EAST

Tasman East Lobby Rendered 1st Floor Plan

Tasman East Lobby 1st Floor Plan

Tasman East Lobby Brass Option 1Tasman East Lobby Brass Option 2Tasman East Lobby Brass Option 3

Tasman East Elevator Lobby Studies