scw portfolio

2 Sarah C. Washburn Portfolio

SarahWashburnBachelor of ArchitectureMaster of Interior Design

INTERIOR DESIGN PORFOLIO

3

About Me...

With an undergraduate degree in architecture, 8 years of recent ex-perience in construction management, a professional LEED accredi-tation and a deep interest in preserving the environment through

sustainable design, I attended Harrington College of Design to pur-sue my passion for interior design. Residential spaces and communi-ties in particular have always been my primary area of concentration.

I feel a designer can be a catalyst for change and holds a responsi-bility to push our culture towards designing, and therefore living, in

ways that respect and preserve the natural environment.


water systems

5

“First we shape our buildings, then they shape us.” Winston Churchill, 1943.

If we want to alter the way we consume our natural resources, with water being a key resource needed for basic survival, we need to

change the way we design. This thesis proposes interior design strategies that are formed

in response to the current environmental condition. Throughout its history, the natural landscape of Chicago has been altered repeatedly

to serve industry and the changing needs of the city dwellers. Many of these changes were specifically made to Chicago’s river, associated ca-

nals, waterways, and Lake Michigan’s shoreline. These changes impacted the physical shape of the river and lake, and affected the river’s water

quality, drinking water supply, aquatic eco-systems, natural prairie lands and wetlands, and the water of Lake Michigan.

This thesis explores design strategies that benefit the local water systems, including the Chicago River, Lake Michigan and the Great

Lakes system, by proposing a development that restores the natural ecosystem, and symbiotically connects all parts of the built environment

to it. The primary goals of this thesis are to raise social awareness and educate citizens and future developers in order to begin to adapt our society and designs to our natural resources. By physically linking

interiors to natural systems, future development strategies can respond to water and the way it naturally moves, implement natural filtration of a waterway, replenish a water supply, and conserve a finite natural

resource.

Re-naturalizing interiorswater conservation through reconceptualization of an urban community

water systems

7

BUILDING MASSING &SITE PLAN


Lower Level

9

MAIN LEVEL LEVELS 2 - 4

11opposite page: cafe seating & rain gardenabove: lower level plan | wine bar & cafe and aquiatic center


opposite page: WINE BAR & CAFE SEATINGbelow: WINE BAR & CAFE BAR

15

opposite page: gallery exhibitsabove: main level | Gallery

17

GALLERY EXHIBIT VIEWS


gallery exhibits

19

gallery exhibits

21opposite page: lobby & river accessabove: main level | lobby plan

22 Sarah C. Washburn PortfolioMain Lobby

Figure 58 – Main Lobby – Living Machine

opposite page: WALKWAY AND SEATING, VIEW INTO PRIVATE LOBBYbelow: LIVING MACHINE AND WETLANDS

25

opposite page: TERRACE AND VIEW OF LIVNG ROOMabove: typical condominium units


dining room

27

dining room


Figure 71 – Condominium – Water Mgnt System

opposite page: DEN AND VIEW OF TERRACEbelow: WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM


site analysis

31

This project was designed by considering and reflecting the building’s site in Chicago’s West Loop. The intent is to emulate the urban fabric

within which the building is situated, through takng inspiration from local materials, culture, lifestyle, transportation and climate systems.

An intermediate bike path level is proposed on the street level to con-nect the interior directly with the activities of the street. Residents and neighbors can ride through the builidng to gain immediate access to the

bike path on Halsted Avenue.

Interior circulation patterns on the first level and condo levels mimic site transportation flows and patterns. The first level directs people in wide, intersecting paths that merge into eachother in the way that the adjacent highway system circulates cars. The condo floors have a more structured and private circulation system, similar to the design of Ran-dolph St and its side streets. As streets smaller, they also become more

private.

Local artwork from the community is integrated into vertical, translu-cent panels that divide spaces, emit light, and allow for a vertical collage

of local culture.

113 N. Green StAuthentic, urban residential spaces

site analysis


Lower Level

33

Lower Level

entry

bike path

35Lower level bike path


First Floor

37

First Floor

market

cafe

courtyard

lobby

common workspace

lounge

kitchen

yoga studio

gym

39

opposite page: view of condo level corridorbelow: view of condo living and dining rms


typical floor 2-6

41

typical floor 2-6

unit 1

unit 2

unit 3

unit 4

unit 5

unit 6


opposite page: view of condo level corridorbelow: view of condo living and dining rms


ELE420 | CLASS 15 | 08.13.12SARAH CAMPBELL

ELE420 | CLASS 15 | 08.13.12SARAH CAMPBELL

front view

side view

chair design

front view

side view

45

The way water interacts in its different forms as it transitions from a liquid to a solid state was explored through manipulating a grid of circles by using parameters established with the Rhino plug-in,

Grasshopper.

Vernor Panton’s S Chair served as the inspiration for a chair design because of its free form and continuous structure. The pat-tern inspired by water was applied to a chair designed in this style.

software exploration: rhino & grasshopper

chair design

47

A series of ceiling-mounted light fixtures were designed by manipu-lating curves and points with the use of parameter controls in Grass-

hopper.


Inspiration for a carpet design came from the form of flowers. 3 variations were developed by using Grasshopper to change the

properties of a field of pinwheel formations.

design 1

49

design 2

design 3

51

Today we live in mass-replicated, disconnected and static homes that do not have a sense of community, place or time. Water, specifically the way it is never truly the same shape as it responds to its location, climate, and outside physical forces, is a natural example of being

connected (responsive and adaptive) to an environment.

This project exploration illustrates water in its natural state as it reacts to a series of changing factors. The intent is to gather and study water’s reactions, and the subsequent patterns and forms that occur, and to use these findings as the basis for designing an interior

residential space that is authentic.

NATURAL AUTHENTICITY

A STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF WATER

53

continuous model form


plan

57

The River Thames connects London to the rest of the world through naturally formed, undulating channels and waterways. Water and the

way it moves became a source of inspiration for this project, as Trafalgar Square is situated just north of the river. The river receives water from the world’s oceans in much the same way as the Olympic Information Pavilion receives people coming from all over the world to watch and

participate in the Olympic Games.

The proposal for this project is to create an environment where the flow of people through the pavilion is analogou to the harmonious flow of water operating on a current. The Great Oceanic Converyor Belt Current moves the world’s water in a cyclical fashion, where cold, Atlantic waters deep in the ocean move, gradually rise, and gain heat.

The warm current completes the cycle by going back into the depths of the ocean to become part of the cold water stream again.

The Olympic Information Pavilion receives the “cold” or fatigued or inquisitive, and will provide an area for rest, regeneration and learn-ing. After being regenerated, one leaves the pavilion “warm” with an

increased level of energy and knowledge.

flow2010 London summer olympic game pavilion

plan


circulation & density

59

programming & massing

65

The inspiration for an urban farming center came from a cross sec-tion of a plant root. Much like the way a plant root serves as foun-dation for the growth of a plant, the urban farm serves as a center for education, nourishment and growth within the Brooklyn com-

munity.

center for urban farmingbrooklyn, ny

69exterior view

70 Sarah C. Washburn Portfoliolobby at main entrance

73

opposite page: view of Interior Gardenbelow: view of Lobby Looking towards Gardens

75

This project examines the properties of modernism and designing interiors to be an extension of a buildling’s architectural system. The rectilinear grid is expressed 3-dimensionally through the interior de-

sign elements.

330 N. wabashchicago, il


2nd Floor hotel lobby & bar


typical hotel floor


Typical condo floor

83

opposite page: 2nd floor bar

85

opposite page: view oftypical hotel roombelow: view of typical hotel room facing windows


opposite page: view of typical condo stairbelow: view of typical conod kitchen

scw portfolio

Documents

washburn portfolio3about

natural systems

natural environment

natural resources

main level gallery16

natural ecosystem

natural filtration

aquiatic center12 sarah