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SHEDD AQUARIUM

GREAT LAKES GALLERY

03LILLE HUSET

STORE

05SHEDD

AQUARIUM GREAT LAKES STANCHIONS

09SHEDD

AQUARIUM AMAZON GALLERY

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MODERN LUXE

JEWELRY STORE

15OPEN SPACE

WORKING POD-REVIT

19LIGHT

FIXTURE

21FINE ART

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03 I SHEDD AQUARIUM

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THE GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A 3D ELEMENT THAT COULD BE USED IN THE SHEDD AQUARIUM’S GREAT LAKES GALLERY. MY INSPIRATION CAME FROM THE AREAS SURROUNDING THE GREAT LAKES, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THOUSANDS OF STARS IN THE NIGHT SKY. TO BRING THIS IDEA INTO THE SPACE, I CREATED A SERIES OF METAL TREES, NOT TO LIFE SCALE AND AT MANY DIFFERENT SIZES, WITH SMALL HOLES POKED INTO THE OUTER MATERIAL. THERE WOULD BE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE, SO THE VIEWER CAN READ THESE HOLES AS CONSTELLATIONS. THE FINAL PRODUCT IT VISUALLY INTERACTIVE, AND DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE BACK TANKS.

05 I LILLE HUSET

LILLE HUSET WAS CREATED BY A LOCAL CHICAGO ARTIST. SHE CREATED A SERIES OF DISPOSABLE DOLL HOUSES MADE FROM CHIPBOARD, SO KIDS CAN DRAW, PAINT, AND CREATE THEIR OWN IMAGINARY SPACES. THIS RETAIL SHOP BECOMES A PLACE FOR HER TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. LOCAL ARTISTS CAN DISPLAY AND SELL THEIR ITEMS ALONGSIDE HERS, GIVING THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD RETAIL SPACE A PLACE TO GROW. THE RETAIL STORE IS KID ORIENTED, PLAYING OFF OF THE FAMILIAR ‘BUILDING BLOCK’ MOTIF. USING RECTILINEAR SHAPES BOTH IN DESIGN AND IN THE PLAN, THE STORE BECOMES FANTASY BASED-SEEMING LIKE IT IS BEING PUT TOGETHER AT THE PRESENT MOMENT. THE LOWER-LEVEL IS FOR ADULTS, BUT A MORE REFINED VERSION OF THE UPSTAIRS CONCEPT FOLLOWS INTO THE SPACE. THE BASEMENT LEVEL IS WHERE LILLE HUSET PRODUCES THE PRODUCT. WITH BOTH A WET AND DRY STUDIO SPACE, OFFICE SPACE, AND CONFERENCE ROOM, THE SPACE OFFERS PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THE BRAND.

LILLE HUSET I 06MAIN LEVEL

07 I LILLE HUSETRETAIL SPACE PERSPECTIVE / REVIT & 3DS MAX

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BASEMENT LEVEL

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ELEVATION WITH DOORS CLOSED

ELEVATION WITH DOORS OPEN

11 I SHEDD AQUARIUM STANCHIONS

THE SHEDD AQUARIUM HAS A ‘STURGEON TOUCH POOL’ WHERE VIEWERS CAN SEE WHAT A STURGEON FEELS LIKE. THE SPACE UTILIZES STANCHIONS TO HELP WITH CROWD FLOW, BUT THEIR CURRENT STANCHIONS ARE TEMPORARY AND DON’T FIT WITH THE SPACE. TO HELP CREATE A MORE COHESIVE EXPERIENCE FOR THE VIEWER, I CREATED A SEMI-PERMANENT STANCHION TO GO AROUND THE POOL. THE FINAL PRODUCT USES THE SAME METAL SEEN THROUGHOUT THE GALLERY, BUT THE ROPE ADDS A NATURAL ELEMENT TO IT. THE ROPE GOES UP ONE WAY AND DOWN THE OTHER, ADDING VISUAL INTEREST.

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13 I SHEDD AQUARIUM AMAZON GALLERY

THE AMAZON RISING GALLERY AT THE SHEDD AQUARIUM WAS RECENTLY RENOVATED, EXCEPT FOR THE LAST PORTION. FOR THIS PROJECT, I WAS TO PROPOSE A NEW CONCEPT IDEA FOR THIS LAST SPACE. TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL AQUARIUM VIEWING MOTIF, I INCORPORATED SOME SMALLER NOCTURNAL ANIMALS INTO THE PROJECT. LOWERING THE CEILING USING A RAIN FOREST CANOPY GIVES THE VIEWER A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THE RAIN FOREST IS LIKE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THE SPACE ALSO INCORPORATES A PLATFORM FOR THE SHEDD TO TALK ABOUT ON GOING CONSERVATION RESEARCH, AND AN INSECT VIEWING AREA. THE CURRENT STORE IN THE SPACE WAS REDUCED TO A TRADITIONAL AMAZON MARKET CART.

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17 I MODERN LUXE

THIS JEWELRY STUDIO WAS TITLED MODERN LUXE, A MODERN TAKE ON OLD LUXURY. IT USES CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, BUT WITH A SOFTER, TONED DOWN COLOR PALATE. ARCHITECTURAL MILL WORK IS USED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE TO EMPHASIZE LUXURY, AND ACCESSORIES THE SPACE MUCH LIKE A SETTING ACCENTUATES A STONE. THE OPEN VIEWING WORK STUDIO OFFERS A DIFFERENT JEWELRY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.

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19 I MODERN LUXE

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20 I REVIT

THIS POD IS AN OPEN STUDIO WORKING POD LOCATED IN THE TRENDYOL HEADQUARTERS IN TURKEY. THE OPEN SPACE HOUSES 400 EMPLOYEES, SO PODS LIKE THIS WERE NECESSARY. THE ELEMENTS OF THE SPACE EMULATE THOSE OF THE COMPANY, DYNAMIC, MOVING, AND NON-TRADITIONAL.

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22 I LIGHTING FIXTURE

THIS LIGHT FIXTURE WAS CREATED TO BE USED IN THE MODERN LUXE RETAIL STORE, (PAGE 15). THE PENDANT IS SOME WHAT TRADITIONAL USING A RECTILINEAR MOTIF, BUT THE SMALLER SQUARE IS SOMEWHAT OFFSET ON THE INSIDE. THE OUTSIDE IS PAINTED IN STRIPES, MATTE AND SHINY WHITE, GIVING IT A CRISP CLEAN LOOK. ON THE INSIDE, BROKEN MIRROR IS GLUED ALL AROUND THE EDGES, WHICH OFFERS A SOMEWHAT LESS TRADITIONAL TAKE ON THE STANDARD PENDANT. ALL THE USUAL GLITZ OF A CHANDELIER HAS BEEN TURNED INSIDE OUT, GIVING THE VIEWER ONLY A GLANCE THROUGH THE LIGHT PATTERNS THE FIXTURE MAKES.

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28 I FINE ART

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FINE ART I 29WHITE COLORED PENCIL I 2012