Desiree D. Sliwinski

Interior Design Portfolio

1642 Burns Ave

St Paul, MN 55106

(651) 216-6052 (C)

Desiree@Sliwinski.net

Table of ContentsResidential:

Building Ties:

Mexican Culturally- Sensitive Housing

Burns Avenue Craftsman House:

Dining Room, St. Paul, MN

Kitchen Design /Build

Commercial:

Sprockets Children's Theater

Transitions Coffee Shop

Voltumna Americana Bistro & Pomona Lounge

Carbon Collaborative-1,500sqft Office

Minneapolis Met Council-8,000sqft Office

fahernHEIGHT 360-12,000sqft Office

Encompassing-HFA, Senior Thesis 2010

Color/Rendering

General Mills Condominium: Photoshop

Floridian Condo: Colors & Finishes

Art

Value Study: Ink & Pencil drawings

Ink & Model

Residential Design

Building Ties:

Mexican Culturally-Sensitive Housing

Burns Avenue Craftsman House:

Dining Room, St. Paul, MN

Kitchen Design /Build

Featured sculpture artist

“Emerging”

Along with partner Jessie Taft

Building Ties 09’

At the Hennepin History Museum

Building Ties: Mexican Culturally-Sensitive Housing

Dining Room

The Burns Avenue home, built in 1926, had been renovated in the early 80’s and lost

the character of a late Craftsman-style dwelling.

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Before

After

Burns Avenue Craftsman House

Focusing on the Craftsman details turned this once dull interior into a timeless, serene space.

Burns Kitchen Design/Build

After

This family needed a better

working solution for their

three entryway, 9x11 non-

functioning 1920’s kitchen

The entryway to the dinning

room was removed and is

where the corner kitchen

sink is currently located

Both the before and after

pictures were taken in the

second entryway. The

before connected the

hallway and the after now

connects the living room

and dining room areas

Before

Burns Kitchen Design/Build

Solution

The 2x2 chimney was removed and duct

work was run through the studs to free up

space for a new rollout pantry

The new design allows for two

people to work in the kitchen

at the same time.

Four semi-custom and thirteen

standard cabinets, along with

hidden features like a roll-out

garbage/recycle combo allows

for ample and efficient storage

Dining Room

Dining Room

Dining Room

Living

Room

Living

Room

Commercial Design

Sprockets Children's TheaterTransitions Coffee ShopVoltumna Americana Bistro & Pomona LoungeCarbon Collaborative-1,500sqft OfficeMinneapolis Met Council-8,000sqft OfficefahernHEIGHT 360-12,000sqft OfficeEncompassing-HFA, Senior Thesis 2010

Target store planning

Project Jr’s Department,

A runway-style experience for Teens

Sprockets Children’s Theater This three person team project was divided to reflect each

individuals strengths to create a fun view of the “gears”

turning inside a child’s mind

. Located in Kissimmee, FL as a magnet school for the Orlando

theme park scene as well as a tiered-story triplex theater, the

mezzanine level is represented as a gear would move

Transitions Coffee Shop

The Hudson area bridges

the gap between Minnesota

& Wisconsin; urban &

rural, old & new, modern &

traditional, and inside &

out.

With cubistic inspiration

from Duchamp’s painting,

Nude Descending a

Staircase, combined with

symbolic representations

from nature, repetitive

sharp, curvilinear shapes

connected within clean

horizontal lines will help

emphasize the connection

of these conflicting

elements.

These and other juxtapositions of natural &

industrial materials, smooth & rough textures,

glossy& matte finishes , and tone & color

complements, have been implemented through

comfortable, versatile and enduring custom

furnishings and finishes.

Voltumna Americana Bistro & Pomona Lounge

Carbon Collaborative- 1,500sqft Office

Quick, Hand-Drafted small corporate office for

Carbon Collaborative, a commercial

design/graphic firm

“Branding” is emulated through

every aspect of the design

Minneapolis Met Council-8,000sqft Office

Herman Miller Furnishings help promote

collaboration teams while allowing for privacy when

needed

The IDS Center, nationally

distinctive for the “ZOGS”

or cut-back exterior was

originally designed to allow

for 32 corner offices. This

along with the strict tenant

policies made this

consolidation design

challenging, inspiring the

concept of “Purposeful

Chaos”

The wood works reflected ceiling above the reception

radiates asymmetrically to in compass both public

areas

fahernHEIGHT 360-12,000sqft Office

As one would enter the lobby

from the elevators, the brand of

fahrenHEIGHT 360 would

surround them in both obvious

and quirky ways, reflecting the

company’s culture

From ideation to presentation

Floor Plan

fahernHEIGHT 360-12,000sqft Office

Reflected Ceiling Plan

fahernHEIGHT 360-12,000sqft Office

•Ceiling is open-to-deck 12’-0” A.F.F. unless otherwise noted

•Closed offices are 8’-6” A.F.F.

•Clouds are 8’-0” & 8’-6” A.F.F.

•Reception 8’-0” A.F.F.

•Center “ignition point” is 8’-10” with 8’-0” soffit A.F.F.

Color/Rendering

General Mills Condominium: Photoshop Rendering

Floridian Condo: Materials & Finishes

Art

Value Study: Ink & Pencil drawings

Ink & Model

Materials & Finishes

Nature, in an island theme, was used as an inspiration for the flow throughout the space. Diagonals, curvy lines and a variety of different scale patterns and

texture combinations mimic the organic feel and shape of foliage.

Floridian Condo: Colors & Finishes

General Mills Condominium

Materials and Finishes Board

This condo, located in the former Creamette Building was designed

for executives visiting the General Mills Corporation. Corporate &

historical culture, such as the use of a grain grinding stone as a

coffee table, or the ”XXXX” a sign of flour quality was combined

with a more international feel in FF&E.

PhotoShop Rendering

Trundle bed pulls out for family

visitors

Custom tile feature in entry breaks-up stained concrete

flooring

Custom dining table

Art: Value Study, Ink & Model

Flower: Close-up in Graphite

Wire Dress: Ink

The model below is a spatial interpretation of the footprint of the three buildings that make up Mc

Neil Hall.

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Mc Neil HallSpatial Interpretation

The black and white ink drawing to the right

is a light and shadow interpretation as if the viewer was looking

down from the back of the model.

Inspirations

That lead to

Creations

University of Minnesota 2010

"It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to

make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very

atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect

the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts."

Henry David Thoreau

Thank You for Viewing my Portfolio

“My job is not to just create environments but to create environments that will inspire the people in them”

“You can design and create, and build the most

wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to

make the dream a reality.“

Walt Disney