St. Elmo Hotel (One Bedroom Apartment)

I really enjoyed being able to work on this project. When Seth first introduced this project, I had so many idea's for it, especially because of the location and it's historical background. I was able to use my personal design view of a rustic country look in my designs as well as incorporating Seth's taste of an upscale modern design. Given the hotel's location, the laid back farm design fit perfectly with each room of the hotel without going to country. I was able to incorporate my three design words of rustic, easygoing and natural into my design by using a variety of wood, both light and dark as well as natural earthy tones for the paint and tile. I was also able to incorporate my original concept model developed from the song "Home" by Dierks Bentley in my design. By going with a circular theme, especially in my furniture I was able to used circular and half moon tables as well as round bar stool, can lighting and a rounded couch all originating from my original concept model. 

Designer Review

For my designer review I met with an interior designer at Sechrist Design Firm in Seattle. I throughly enjoyed meeting with him. He gave me a tremendous amount of feedback which helped improve my floor plans and color schemes. I really liked being able to sit down with him one on one and have him either correct or improve my plans, due to the fact that they will help me in my design and my for my future skills as a designer. After showing him my materials boards, he helped me decide which ones were more suitable for a residential apartment and which were not. He also gave me the name of a few showrooms where i can get samples of products to use in my design that not only work but are cost affective as well. He gave me a whole new outlook on my design. Due to the fact that money was not an problem when designing my apartment and common space, I used different and unique materials. But after speaking with him about some of the cost issues of his previous design's and my material's. he helped me find materials like flooring that may look like wood, but aren't and are a whole lot cheaper. I really enjoyed meeting with him, and hope to get more advice from him in on my future projects.

Assign.5 Bath Design

I really enjoyed this project. I love being able to pick out materials and design rooms to my liking. I think my design turned out exactly how I had planned. I went with a bubble theme as my concept. I choose Dierks Bentley's song "Home" as my inspiration of home. The way he describes summer as a kid blowing bubbles, really hit home for me. So I wanted to use that inspiration in my design. My favorite part of the design is the bubble tile I used on 1/4 of the wall.

Concept Model

I found this assignment to be one of the most difficult ones we've had this year. I really didn't understand it in the beginning. But the more I talked to my professor and piers, the more I understood it's involovement in the design process of the apartment kitchen. I like my model, I feel like it represents my design personality.

Ride Don't Walk

I really liked this experiment. Even though I got weird looks the whole time, I now know the difficulties that people in wheel chairs suffer everyday. I liked being able to see how they view the world and really how difficult it is for them to get around. I never really realized how much I took my own legs for granted.

Kitchen Design Project

This project came with a lot of work. I never really realized how much goes into designing a room. Even though I fond this project to be a difficult and a lot of work, I am starting to see how all of those steps work together to create a room. And if you miss one a lot can go wrong.

Knoll Showroom

I loved visiting the showrooms of Seattle, especially the 3-Form glass. I have lived in Seattle for 14 years and never even knew about all the unique art rooms that you can visit or get ideas from. I didn't enjoy the house of the immediate future as much, due to the lack of appeal it had, but I did enjoy sketching the buildings around it. I have chosen a sketch I did in the Knoll Showroom below.