I am a junior interior design major at Washington State University. I have always been interested in design. I enjoy creating abstract and organized spaces. Figuring out corrections to problems through design is a process I believe is fundamental. When I design I want to meet the needs of a client in a creative way. I like to find multiple solutions to a problem to hear opinions to consider a different approach. I think design should have meaning, and that is what I strive to tell in my designs.
These are my final boards for my depot project. The Northern Pacific Depot is a train depot in downtown Pullman, Wa that I did an adaptive reuse of. The depot will contain a residence, a studio, and a gallery for the artist. I completed 4 perspectives, one of the gallery lobby, gallery space, studio, and the great room of the residence. I chose materials for these spaces as well. I also completed elevations and sections throughout the depot. There are demolition and egress floor plans that I was new to. The furniture floor plan is also repeated in the final model. My process board shows a bit of the process throughout the project. I chose to use the bright yellow for the boards because it was the color I started with in my parti. I also applied my textile pattern to the background of my posters in gloss black. It does blend with the matte black background but adds to the presentation. From this project I learned more about technical drawings and codes that go along with them. I would say my concept was developed well through the process of finding an inspiration object and working with 2D and 3D abstractions to then develop into the depot design.
These are study models of my 3D development of my Depot design. I was able to plan floor plans in a way I could visualize. I also was able to think of ways to apply my concept to the project. This first model I made the residence on the far left too large, but I liked where the gallery and studio locations. For the second one I liked the radial symmetry of the gallery, but there were lots of tall windows on the exterior walls. This would not allow many paintings to hang on the walls. The third has the gallery on the far left and has walls on either exterior wall for easy viewing, but did not apply my concept very well. The fourth is pretty similar to the second model I just moved some of the central studio walls for different circulation. This fifth model is the most like my final floor plan. I used radial walls in the gallery that have different rotating positions. The "L" shape of the studio allows the residence and the studio entries to be on opposite walls for distinctive entries. I learned from this project to push for ideas that would not otherwise be tried because this was not meant to look perfect. It was meant to spark an idea that would not be explored on a 2D piece of paper.
