Train Depot Model

In the process of developing my gallery, residence, and studio I built a model with a rendered floor plan to show the space in model form. The model has exterior views, interior views, and surrounding views of the new gallery, residence, and studio. Within in the space you can see the separation of each interior space and what each room holds. You can all see ADA requirement turning circles, and the contrasting colors for vision impairment.Building this model took a lot of time and energy, but was a great aspect for my design. The model allows viewers to see the space in a different way making it even more visually appealing.

Concept Model: Depot Progect

The concept model design was inspired from three key works, balance, rhythm, and movement. These words came from my inspiration which was the roof lines of the visitor center depot in Pullman, WA. My inspiration had lines shooting up to the sky with a stable structure which formulated balance. Rhythm and movement came from the different directions that the lines were going. My concept model is made from a metallic metal that curves in different direction. Then there is white paper that creates the balance of the form with its natural color and simple motion.

Train Depot Project

Process Board

Furniture Plan Board

Egress Board

Gallery Board

Section Board

The Depot adaptive re-use project was designed for local artist Rhea Giffin. The depot will provide a residence, gallery, and artist showroom. One aspect that I really wanted to focus my design around was vision impairment. I used contrasting color in all rooms using flooring, wall covering, and materials. This project went very well for me, because I was able to keep in contact with the artists that I was designing for. In other projects I have not had the opportunity to talk with the clients I would be designing for. Having communication with the client made this project special and I really wanted to make sure everything was perfect for the client and have everything they wanted for their new home. This project involved a lot of research and model building which made it a little more difficult then past projects, but this really taught me a lot about what to expect when I get a job or internship at a company.

Textile Design

The textile design that I have created was inspired by the roof lines of the Pullman train deport. The inspiration was turned into a parti and then transformed in the module that you see in the textile that is repeating. I tried several different color schemes with my module, but the one that stuck out to me the most was the monochromatic green color scheme, I added a touch of black to show the repetition of the lines. When trying to figure out the scale of my design I started out small and worked my way up. The final scale that was chosen was a 3 inch by 3 inch module that is repeated in a 36 inch by 36 inch layout. I chose the larger images, because it made my design and repetition come out clearer than it did when it was in a smaller scale. For my final textile fabric I chose to use the cotton fabric, because it was a little rougher and it would show more detail and handwork that was put into the design. Overall I am very satisfied with my textile and will keep it with me to show throughout the years.

Artist Poster: Rhea Giffin

For this poster I was supposed to find a regional artist and create a client brief poster on their work. I chose Rhea Giffin, because she uses a media that most artists often ignore, her media of choice is paper mache. Rhea has many different collections of artwork including tickled pink, radical, and POA. She also writes poems that are influenced by her work. I enjoyed researching Rhea Giffin, because I fell in love with her artwork and the detail of the work. Rhea has such a unique style that is fun, wacky, and enjoyable.

Context Poster

Tate Modern is part of a chain with the Tate collection. I chose this museum for adaptive re-use, because the main reason they chose this location is because they used the original Backside Power building to hold their museum. They kept as much of the old building as they could, but added a glass penthouse to show the modern side of the museum. Information of Tate Modern was easily accessible and was directly on the main website. This was surprising to me, because while researching other buildings I found that people did not explain why and how they chose to use adaptive re-use. Tate was excited about their adaptive re-use building and they made it easy for people to know why.

Vision Impaired Experiment

The vision impaired experience that I did in the CUB at WSU was a great and challenging experience. I learned that having a disability is definitely not easy, especially when it has to do with your eyes. You begin to notice that designers and architect do not always have all the disabilities in mind when designing a public space. The designers and architects that designed the cub however did keep in mind the daily challenges of someone that was visually impaired, but they did not do the best that they could have. The biggest challenge for me was having to push the elevator buttons, I could not see which button I was supposed to push or even read what the button said. The next challenge was the ATM machine. The machine only has bumps on the middle key of the keypad, so I had to figure out where the rest of the keys were, and the key pad had a black cover over it for security reason, but being vision impaired it did not help at all. Overall this was a great experience that helped me figure out how to design for someone that is vision impaired.