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[link] tune in and get moving.

[link]’s mission is to connect people. People to people, people to place, people to earth, and people to well being. Our conduit is music.

“Music doesn’t lie, if there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” Jimi Hendrix’s words are a cata-lyst for [Link]’s conceptual process. As a transition space, we recognize the current needs of customers by maintaining convenience with to go foods, unleaded gasoline, coffee and baked goods, and a place to get those everyday items like milk and bread. And of course music, which reaches beyond the car driver and embraces bikers, walkers, and bus riders.

Weekly maps showing design development

As Henry Longfellow said “music is the universal language of mankind.” In the changing flux of our earth, our

economy, and our technology. [link] is working to create a bridge between where we’ve been and where we are going. Providing

alternatives to gasoline and high fructose corn syrup, [link] stocks natural snacks and whole foods as well as

biodiesel and charge stations.

An outdoor stage hosts anyone who wants an opportunity to playtheir heart out and a space for music enthusiasts to be supportive.

Entrance view showing music pod and radiating skylights.

The HUBHolistic Urban Basilica

Third floor central atrium with tenants personal garden plots.

Section showing first floor market, second floor community center, third floor tenant apartments, and rooftop greenhouse.

Team contribution, completed by team member Katie.The aim of this team project was to create a mixed use space using four principles of sustainability: Social, economic, individual, and environmental.Research on food trends, transportation, food deserts, and accessibility was done in order to expand upon the common grocery store prototype.

Early Concept Sketches

Second floor community space with theatre and stage. Personal contribution.

Section showing first floor market, second floor community center, third floor tenant apartments, and rooftop greenhouse.

Team contribution, completed by team member Katie.

First Floor Plan: Shows central HUB where main services were consolidated in order to saveelectrical and plumbing energy. Team effort plans.

Ceiling Plan: Shows radiating response to central HUB. Ceiling panels were used to create visual interest over heavy traffic areas.

The intent is to create a holistic living, working, shopping, and

recreational environment for all its users. Providing the essentials of holistic

living by nourishing the health, recreational,and social needs of a

community, creating the foundation for a sustainable lifestyle.

Marketplace Bistro seating area wih outdoor patio. Personal contribution.

Second Floor Plan: Showing the variety of community

spaces providing educational and social opportunities.

Personal contribution.

East Elevation: Showing street entrance, rooftop greenhouse, and residential porches. Elevation completed by team member Katie.

Rooftop garden space for apartment tenants. Completed by team member Michelle A.

Dreamscape Design Officeplace

Transcending reality, spirted forms show the versatility of our essential nature.

Dreamscape Design Officeplace

Section showing use of columns as a means of defining space.

This project explores design elements which support creativity in the workplace.

The intent is to create a collaborative and productive graphics communication firm

by reexamining office environments.

First Floor Ceiling Plan: shows the surreal entry experience. 3-form panels glow and shimmer

First Floor Plan shows the open layout of the space adding to community interactions. Freedom from walls and doors provides visual depth and layering.

Ceiling Plan shows acoustical treatments to keep noise down. Luminescent ceiling panels create a surreal entry experience.

Surreal, versatile, and spirit inspire the design. Spirit is used as the driver of light and form. It is the animated motion showing the essential nature or collective phenomena. Vertical expressions are used to break through reality. Juxtapositions in color and form reveal the duality in the surreal and spirited elements. Versatility or the variability in feeling show the many facets of creativity.

Material and furnishing selections enhance a social and spirited space.

Surreal, versatile, and spirit inspire the design. Spirit is used as the driver of light and form. It is the animated motion showing the essential nature or collective phenomena. Vertical expressions are used to break through reality. Juxtapositions in color and form reveal the duality in the surreal and spirited elements. Versatility or the variability in feeling show the many facets of creativity.

Detail Drawings

Detail drawings showing a fire rated condition where an interior wall meets floor and ceiling assemblies.

Detail Drawings

The Art Gallery

Pencil on paper exploring form, line, shadow, and texture.

Hand rendered drawings.

Explorations of color, oil pastel on paper.

Collection of photographs in a digital collage.

Michelle Banks lamibanks@gmail.com 360.202.0635 PO Box 2644 Stanwood WA 98292

Thank You.