Interior Design Portfolio | Zeinab

SELECTED WORK 2022-2024

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN ZEINAB ALBUSHARIF

ZEINAB ALBUSHARIF

Metropolis Future100 2024

Zeinabalbu@gmail.com

https://issuu.com/zeinabalbu

WORK EXPERIENCE Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts | FACT Collaborative Studio Design Build Member Omaha, NE | Aug 2023 - Current

• Team collaboration in designing the LOW END space at Bemis • Managed construction and shop drawings • Transitioning from digital models to full-scale mock-ups, then to final design

Drawing Room Interiors

Interior Design Intern Omaha, NE | May 2023 - Aug 2023 • Curated material palettes and finishes, managed samples, and maintained a material library • Collaborated with vendors to meet client preferences • Managed Revit modeling tasks and contributed to a patio design project under construction

EDUCATION University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bachelor of Science in Design, Interior Design Major, Architectural Studies Minor Aug 2020 - May 2024 Extracurricular Activities • TRIO program • ASID/IIDA program • Emerging Leader peer mentor

ACHIEVEMENTS • • • • •

Metropolis Future100 2024 UNL Dean 's List Recipient | Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2023 Nebraska Emerging Leader Scholar | Fall 2020 - Spring 2024 UNL Honors Program | Fall 2020 - Fall 2022 BVH Ochsner Honorable and Creative Mentions | Fall 2022

01 Sankofa

02 Cultural Passages

03 Colors of the World

04 Biophilia through a Lens

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 Sankofa Culture.Skate.Perform North Omaha BIPOC Community Spring 2024 Senior Capstone Professor Kendra Ordia The project is a conceptual interior design/tenant finish out in an existing building(s) in North Omaha for a collection of non-profits with similar missions to promote and advance the arts, culture, and wellbeing of residents of the surrounding historically black community. With a focus on celebrating BIPOC voices, the organizations envision the space as a collective asset for the community to celebrate their art, history, and culture while providing spaces that are safe, diverse, and inclusive supporting creative and athletic activities. Sankofa is a Twi word from the Akan people of Ghana that translates to “go back and get it.” This name was chosen to represent the idea of learning from the past to build the future.

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Mezzanine Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Basement Floor Plan

Circulation Diagram

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Cafe Materials

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Journey Map

Skate park Materials

Cafe & Skate Park Render

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Basement Floor Materials

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Section Drawing

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Performance Space

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02 Cultural Passages Multi-family Housing Residential & Community Design Culture of immigrants Spring 2023 Third Year Studio Professor Lindsey Bahe This project’s design objective is to develop a proposal that prioritizes a sense of community and belonging for a diverse group of users, including but not limited to immigrants and refugees, in the hopes of creating an environment that fosters solidarity, diversity, and openness to grow effectively. Given the limited resources and support available to them, many immigrants and refugees are compelled to live in overcrowded and insecure conditions in cities and urban areas. Having a home allows families from all backgrounds to develop significant social, economic, and cultural links with the host country. Fostering an environment of acceptance and respect for people of diverse origins increases the possibility of meaningful relationships with individuals and organizations in society.

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First Floor

6th Floor

7th & 11th Floor

8th & 12th Floor

9th Floor

10th Floor

4 BR

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3 BR

2 BR

1 BR

Studio

4 BR

ADA Accessible

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4 BR 2 BA

1 BR 1 BA

Floor Plan

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Section

Floor 8, 10, & 11

Residential & Community: Daycare, garden Residential & Community: Culture hub, garden Residential & Community: Void, garden Residential & Community: Library, garden Residential & Community: Void, garden Residential & Community: Cafe, garden Residential & Community: Gym, flex room

Diagrammatic Model

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1 BR Render

Material and Mood Board 18

4 BR Render

Story-telling Visual 19

Floor Plan

7th floor plan 20

Material Board

Plant Wall Diagram

Mood Board 21

03 Colors of the World Access.Play.Delight Portable Classrooms Clinton Elementary School Fall 2022 Third Year Studio Professor Kendra Ordia This project emphasizes nature’s importance for our mental and physical wellbeing, while also incorporating psychology, science, and design to create a safe, creative, and welcoming environment that

fosters

curiosity

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sustainability

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elementary school students of all backgrounds.

This project aims to provide low-tech/highimpact, innovative interior design approaches for safe, inclusive access to nature for children in urban areas. Colors of the World encourages young children to spend more quality time outside in nature while also developing valuable connections

between

nature-inspired

indoor

shared spaces that promote diversity, culture, identity, and play. This will link our interior and spatial experiences to the outside world.

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Floor Plan

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Floor Plan

Materials

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Section A

In a randomized controlled trial of 94 students across 5 high schools in Illinois, USA, researchers Dongying Li and William Sullivan assigned participants to 1 of 3 classrooms • a classroom with no windows • a classroom with windows that opened onto a built space • a classroom with windows that opened into a green space Students with green window views recovered more quickly from stress and scored 14% better on attention assesments than students in classrooms with barren views or no windows combined

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04 Biophilia Through a Lens Education, Growth, Sustainable Foods Urban Agricultural and Biophilia Adaptive Reuse Fall 2022 Third Year Studio Professor Kendra Ordia The goal of this project is to create experiences in the urban interior to enhance awareness, knowledge,

access,

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opportunities

for

meaningful connection to nature for underresourced populations. This public market and retail area is intended to serve as good example of sustainability and diversity. By promoting the relationship between photography and nature, this design aims to provide a fresh and exciting way to engage individuals and their interest in biophilia.

This location intends to be an approachable system for anybody to study and operate cameras, greenhouses, biophilia, and healthy food, as well as the manner in which they may bring people closer to nature. With technology being so prevalent in today’s environment, this design seeks to discover methods to adapt to it while also linking ways to integrate nature and biophilia into the balance.

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Floor Plan

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Section A

This ceiling feature was designed to give a fresh approach to integrating environmental representation that goes beyond greenery and instead makes use of sensory elements that symbolize nature. The model varies in height and flows in a curved pattern that was inspired by weeping trees and the aurora borealis.

Due to the size of the ceiling element, a 2x4 portion of the ceiling was used to create this physical model.

BVH Ochsner Honorable and Creative Mention Award

Portion of Ceiling Feature

Hydroponic Render

Material Board

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05 Personal Work Personal drawings, paintings, and photographs

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