Linear Bliss: A Home Remodel

This is a remodel done for a home in Tempe, Arizona, along with an additional dwelling unit (ADU). The pictures above show the floor plan, the site plan, demolition plan, as well as multiple elevations, perspectives and sample choices.
This was my first time taking on such a large project, and redesigning and remodeling in actual home. I found the whole thing to be really overwhelming and rewarding at the same time.
I thought I was successful in making a home that was wheelchair accessible. I did it with help from sources, talking with a contractor and also by doing some wheelchairing myself. All of this combined knowledge was applied to the space.
I learned many things from this remodel. I learned about new sustainable building materials, sustainable and recycled materials for the home, along with wheelchair accessibility. I also learned that a project like this has many steps, and it is important to always keep the concept in the back of my mind along the way. It is also important to stay on track, and to push myself so that I don't fall behind.
For more projects down the road, I want to try and explore as many ideas as possible. I am really good at scribbling out a few ideas and then only using one or two of them. Sometimes I just throw some out just because I "think" they are bad. However, in this project, one of my ideas, that I originally thought was too boring, actually turned out to influence most of the layout of the floor plan. I am really going to work on trying out a variety of things in future designs.

This is a bathroom design inspired by a pine cone. The process for this design included an analysis of the functionality of a seperate bathroom floorplan, as well as following the NKBA requirements for handycap accessiblility.
I was sucessful at creating a layout that allows for the laundry to be kept seperate from the toilet and shower. That was the bathroom provides space for a few people to use the space at a time, without being in eachothers way.I was less sucessful though at showing the laundry room space. My poster has enough pictures to fully understand the bathroom area, but none that show the laundry space.
My strenths included coming up with a design that related closely to my concept. My
weaknesses are presenting the design and putting together poster boards that best tie in with that concept. My model for the bathroom is also not the most refined piece of work.
Before this design, I was unaware of many key things that go into a bathroom. Some of those things were lighting, different materials and their uses, and the specific NKBA requirements.

This is a children’s room designed for two twin boys that are 6 years old. Before beginning the design process, I selected a children’s book for inspiration. The book chosen, “A Pocket for Corduroy” by Don Freeman, had a unique style of scratchboard illustrations. This eventually lead me to focus on the bright colors used, the diagonal lines from the crosshatching, and the overall spinning movement in one particular scene.
Besides the concept behind the space, I also tried to work into the design, space for the twin boys to study, sleep and play with their older brother. Not only that, I also tried to think about how the boys would grow up in the space.
The aspects of the design that were successful include making a nicely put together concept model and presentation board. Both of them tied in well with my concept and the room. My weaknesses are still trying to put down my ideas so that people understand exactly what I plan for the space. This includes both annotations and visuals of the space.
This was a really fun task, I enjoyed putting myself in kid’s shoes in order to make an appealing room for twin boys. The lose and sketchy feel layout made it easy to explore different possibilities for the space.

Kitchen Remodel

For this kitchen remodel, I had the opportunity to help a family friend redesign a kitchen to meet all her wants and needs. In the beginning, I started by getting familiar with my client. We talked about everything from her family, to her hobbies, her job, and her home. She showed me an important teapot that she felt was necessary to keep in her dream home.
I really struggled at first to find inspiration from such a formal teapot because my client specifically asked not to have a formal kitchen. So sketching out concept drawings, and parti sketches, I really did not have an good ideas, or anything that was abstract enough. Once I finally picked at sketch it was more smooth sailing.
One thing I will work on in future remodels is trying to get down more concept sketches. I will try to be quicker with getting my ideas, and accessing them after I have a good number done. Not only that, but I will also try to be more symbolic and abstract and less literal.
As for this kitchen remodel, I am really happy with how it turned out. I believe this is a space my client would like to spend her evenings in and also show off to all her family and friends!

Kitchen Case Study

To begin to better understand the functions of a kitchen before ever designing one, it is important to analyze and try out different kitchen spaces. In order to do this, I got together with three other girls to cook a spaghetti dinner. We went through all of the steps of making a delicious feast, and at the same time measured and discussed the space.
This was a unique task because we worked in a group to complete the dinner. It was a good challenge to divide the tasks up evenly and work together. I contributed to the group by taking the pictures, recording, and drawing out the perspective while also helping to discuss the positives and negatives of the kitchen. My weaknesses were not fully voicing my opinion on final decisions. The next time I work with a group, I will be more confident in what I want to see produced.
Diving deeper into kitchen spaces by cooking a spaghetti dinner was a fun way to analyze a kitchen. We learned from both the positives and negatives within the kitchen.

Sketches

These are some of my favorite sketches. Each one was done in about fifteen minutes. I used a variety of pencil weights for the first one, and black pen for the next two. My strengths in drawing are that I can put something on paper that relatively resembles the object I was drawing, and I can do so with good composition. My weaknesses however, are that my angles and perspectives are not perfect.

Quilt Pattern

This was my very first trial using photoshop. I like looking at this quilt and thinking about how far I have come since then. In order to create this quilt pattern, I first manipulated photos to become familiar with photoshop, and then layered and rotated pictures over a template to create the quilt pattern. Sadly, up close there are some sloppy overlapping corners, and holes in the pattern. Now that I feel more comfortable using Photoshop, I am confident that given this assignment again, I would better understand how to use the rotate and layering tools in a way that would make things perfectly symmetrical. I would also erase the background template.

The photos I used to manipulate can be found here at www.layoutsparks.com, www.tasoeur.biz, www.pbase.com, www.gdargaud.net, www.deviantart.com, and www.myspace.com/maggiedv.

Logo

This a logo I designed for myself. It took awhile to come up with this design. The process included a number of thumbnail sketches where I played around with my full name, just my first name, my initials and other pictures. Finally I came up with this, c-2-b. It represents my first name Chloe, and the 2 b's that follow, Breanne Buerstatte. When read aloud it is kind of catchy, and the best part is the symbolic meaning behind it is not over the top or super noticeable. As for actually creating my logo, I scanned rough outlines of the shape into photoshop, and then applied tools to edit and transform it into what it is today.

Process Poster

This is a process poster for a room I designed. The poster reflects my journey from the initial inspiration which was a coyote skull, to the final 3D model. My poster is successful in showing each step along the way.

I designed the poster using Adobe InDesign. This was only my second time using the program and with more time on this poster, I would probably try to use grids to help make a better layout, as well as master a few other tools. The painting used for the background was a fairly small jpeg and when enlarged to 11x17 it became really pixelated. I tried fixing this up with the addition of a filter applied in Photoshop but the background is still blurry. Knowing this I would probably try to use a bigger image next time. I would also try to push everything over to the right just a bit because the content of the page is set more towards the left.

Everything on the poster is a reflection of my own work except for the background. The background is a painting done by Georgia O'Keeffe and can be found here at http://www.modern-art-reproductions.com/cgi-bin/modern.pl?fid=1019805793&cgifunction=form.

Resume

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To view my resume as a pdf I used scribd.com. The only problem is, for whatever reason not all of my resume gets transferred using it. My resume also can be viewed as a jpeg, with all of the information.

Textile Design: A Taste of Norway

Norway is a country that has a rich artistic background and is well known for its organic paintings and geometric textiles. That is the inspiration behind this ethnically created textile. First, the organic side of Norwegian artwork is represented by the appearance of rosemaling, tendrils, and acanthus leaves, which are all pieces of designs commonly painted throughout Norway. As for the geometric side, Norway was home to many woven wall hangings, and textiles that were quilt-like.

I am actually really pleased with how the textile turned out. There is a bunch of detail but that is the style in Norway. If I were to redo this project, I would probably try to focus my textile on one element and try to be less literal and more symbolic.

This textile design was made through the use of photoshop. It was created by repeating a single module. Some photos were used to create this Norwegian piece. Those that I manipulated can be found here at http://www.mainenordmenn.com, http://ibsenpunker.blogspot.com, and commons.wikimedia.org