Final Project

Residence Design

 

Over the course of the semester WSU Interior Design sophomores worked with Seth Anawalt to redesign the St. Elmo Hotel, a historical building in the Palouse WA. Our task was to design the second floor which includes a one-bedroom apartment, a two-bedroom apartment, a common area and a spa. We were in charged to remodel the one-bedroom apartment and the common area for or final project.

 

As I previouly mentioned, in earlier projects we designed the kitchen and bathroom of the two-bedroom apartment of the St. Elmo Hotel. Both of these projects were very challenging since this was my very first time designing a kitchen a bathroom. The most challenging of the two was the Kitchen since there are a lot of codes and standards that need to be followed and I had to learn many of this. The bathroom project was easier since the same standards i had learned before for the kitchen project also applied, yet designing an entire apartment was different and challenging as well.

 Process Poster 



This is the firt of four posters. Here I have included my inspiration as well as the concept model from which my design originated. The second floor, floor plan is also included as well as materials used more than one throughout the one-bedroom apartment and the common space.

 

There are several areas that make up the apartment design, entry, living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, even though there are five key areas, they all need to work as one to form a cohesive and holistic design. The client asked for an open floor design, flowy space almost as if you coul dance in the space. My approach to this design was to create a sense of unified infinite protection in the space. To accomplish this, I incorporated layers in the space as well as curvilinear line to represent the linkage of a unified protection. Layers are also visible in the color palate; I choose a complimentary color scheme of yellow- purple with red accents. Each of the colors relates to my concept of home, and represents the meaning of home for me; yellow represents the warmth I find at home, while purple represents the loyalty and respect also found at home, while red represents the love of a home. Each of the spaces emphasizes a specific color from my color scheme, this way layers are created.

 

Bedroom and Bathroom Poster 





This is the second poster, displaying elevations and perspectives of these two spaces, as well as the materials used.

  Bedroom Perspective                                                         Bathroom Perspective   

Here the color choices and the
layout of the room can be
is clearly visible.

The ceilings were an important part of
the project, here I played with the
volume of the space by adding a soffit,
dropping down the ceiling above the
shower stall and adding a three feet
long chandelier.

Perspectives help the client see the space in 3D form and allow them to visualize materials and  structural features drawn in technical drawings such as elevations and floor plans.


 

Living Room and Kitchen Poster 



 

Living Room/Kitchen Perspective

 In this poster, I have included all the materials and elevations of these two areas, as well as the floor plan of the apartment. I have one overall perspective which displays the living room and kitchen very accurately as well as a dining area. As seen in these posters, each room is emphasized by a specific color in the palete and then accented with the other two colors in the palete.

 

 

 

 

Common Area Poster 

      Common Area Perspective

As seen on the perspective, the
same color palete has been carried to
the common space as well. A fire place
provides privacy for people coming
out of the elevator and those on the
seating area.

In this last poster I have, as in the previous poster, included the common area materials, floorplan and perspective as well as the entry eleations of the apartment. These elevations are here since in the floor plan I have shown the entrance to the one-bedroom apartment.                                                         

One key element of design  is to be able to visualize the space not only in 2D but also volumetrically, 3D form, this can be done through renderings, or in this case through a study model. This model helps me see the space as if I were walking through the apartment.

 

Volumetric Model 



Interior of the space, with a volumetric kitchen, shows the scale and flow in the space. A coffered ceiling helps lower the 10 ft high ceiling visually, runs trough entire apartment, except in the bathroom.

 On this project I have learned a lot and grown since I first design the kitchen and bathroom in the two-bedroom apartment. I used the same concept, yet the aesthectic in the one-bedroom apartment reads better and it is also more functional than the two-bedroom apartment. I feel very accomplished and happy with the choices I made.

 

 

 

 

 



Habitat for Humanity

Volunteering

Volunteering for Habitat of Humanity was a great experience, not only the fact that it is for a great cause; to help people with low income to build their own houses, it was a hands-on experience which made me think of the other side of deign. All the construction that goes with it. It was fun to cut drywall and to learn how to put up. All the insulation and what it does to the house, very energy efficient.  

  One thing that caught me by surprise was the passion that the people in charge they put into this houses. They strive to make those places a home, and not just a simple house with walls and a roof. Taking a concept and carrying it throughout the entire design was pleasantly surprising, from rounded arches in the living spaces, to curved beams on the outside and a curved fan door. I have to say this is not very usual, I have volunteered before for habitat of humanity, yet I did not see the same passion.

Overall I feel very fortunate since I got to learn from people who care and are passionate about what that they do. That inspires me to keep fighting for what I want. At the end all that matters is whether I am happy with what I do, and that is something that shows on people.   

Client Brief

Client Brief

Over the course of the semester, we had to design for Seth Anawalt, the owner of the St. Elmo Hotel, in the Palouse. Over this short period of time we had an interview with him to know more about what he was expecting from us, what his needs and wishes were. This was just the beginning of a very long process, in which questions kept adding up and more issues kept rising. In this document, we briefly describe the goals for the project, the client's philosophy, the challenge presented to us and much more. Every project seems to never end, since it keeps evolving and changing with time. 

The client brief is a long document, yet, this time I turn it into a poster, once again the same rules for visual communication apply. In this instance I based my grid on the rule of thirds, I also have blue strips that move up, diagonally, which help carry the eye through the entire poster. The right bottom corner is balanced by the top left corner, which gets the eye attention due to its hue.
Overall I tried to come up with a layout that makes sense to communicate such long writing visually.