INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

Experience

Interior architecture became an investigation on how to complete the experience of the building at the human scale. Materiality and subtlety proved integrate to the development of intricacy within spaces and variety of atmospheres.

Birmingham, AL

Fourth Year - Spring 2015

For this project, the First Federal Bank building in Birmingham, AL, was renovated and repurposed to work as rentable offices. The two lower floors of the four-story building, which were the emphasis of the design, were adapted to include an open-office concept, while the two upper floors served as private offices. The design strategy consisted of defining the existing double-height space by  incorporating a yellow screen wall that adapts to the functions of its surrounding spaces.

Video was used as a research and design tool to comprehend precedents and the designed spaces. It helped capture some of the unexpected experiential moments of the design that are difficult to visualize through 2D drawings.

Lecture Hall

Independent Work Area

Group Work Areas

Patio

Birmingham, AL

Thesis Project - Summer 2015

REV Birmingham  is a small organization in Birmingham, AL, that promotes healthy eating choices and economic development by distributing produce from local farmers to restaurants and  corner stores within the city. This restaurant serves to generate revenue to support the operations of their new food hub distribution center. 

The design draws from the environmentally conscious facet of the REV Food Hub Center by employing a low impact design strategy that relies on recycled materials and results in diverse interior spaces. 

Concept

Welcoming Environmental Restaurant

The design strategy was to generate a welcoming atmosphere that could be educational and engaging. Vertical farming was showcased through some areas of the restaurant to instruct people on the objectives of the REV Center and the production of food, Some of the materials like coffee-stained wood and recycled chandeliers and chairs were chosen to articulate the spaces and engage the viewers visually and physically.

This square composition aims at conceptually capturing the design strategy. The underlying log cabin quilt pattern alludes to the inviting atmosphere of the restaurant. The material folds reference the wrapping wall concept adapted as a design structure for the layout of materials within the restaurant. 

Garden Dining