BFA Interior Design Portfolio
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A L E X D I A Z
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The ob jec t ive fo r my very f i rs t Des ign I
s tud io p ro jec t cons is ted o f c rea t ing a
con ta iner. More spec i f i ca l l y, i t had to
house a randomly chosen f ru i t .
I rece ived the rambutan .
Faced w i th a f ru i t I had never seen be fore ,
le t a lone never ea ten , I d issec ted i t . I
s tud ied i t . I mapped i t . I carved i t ’s shape
f rom 150 sheets o f museum board .
C A R V E D
The rambutan has an aggressive ex te r io r.
However, I found the ed ib le f lesh o f th is
funky f ru i t to be very de l i ca te , a lmost
feminine .
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p lan | e leva t ion | sec t ion
This juxtaposi t ion o f tex tu res
insp i red the conta iner ’s
appearance. The r ig id and
s ta rk ex ter io r revea ls a de l i ca te
move to c rea te a space.
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The Bedford Branch Pub l ic L ib rary i s loca ted no t very fa r
f rom Pra t t Ins t i tu te , in a par t o f Brook lyn ca l led Bedford
Stuyvesant - - be t te r known as Bed Stuy .
I t was sor t o f a sad, l i t t le l ib ra ry. I t i s f requent ly c rowded
by a f te r schoo l ch i ld ren f rom PS 3 Bedford Vi l lage , a
g rade schoo l across the s t ree t . However, more ga ther
a round the computers than ac tua l books .
I wanted in my des ign to b r ing the book back- - c rea t ing
a dynamic and un iversa l space tha t insp i red the
rev i ta l i za t ion o f read ing .
R E V I T A L I Z A T I O N
Insp i red by the drawings o f I ta l ian arch i tec t Francesco
Borromini , and h is g rand ges tures in h is churches , I
sys temat ica l l y la id ou t a f loor p lan based on the pre-
ex is t ing arch i tec tu re .
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The f ina l p ro jec t o f Des ign IV cons is ted o f a g roup e f fo r t
to des ign a hos te l . As an added e lement , the hos te ls were
p laced a l l a round the wor ld . Our s tud io was ass igned the
cu l tu ra l c i t y o f Kyoto, Japan .
Our s tud io was broken in to the th ree smal le r g roups
based on program: recept ion , dormi to ry and garden. I was
par t o f the garden .
My ind iv idua l ro le inc luded des ign ing and ar rang ing the
garden ’s ho t tubs , as we l l as c rea t ing the mode ls and
AutoCAD drawings .
Al l members: Benjamin Borgel la , Viv ian Ho, Sarang Lee, Ashley Ngaiwing, Rob Rober ts , Jenni fer Tsai & Becca Wong
S A T O R I
progress ion o f mode ls
The bas is o f our des igns came most ly f rom the ta tami mat .
I t s p ropor t ions lay d i rec t l y w i th the human body.
Th is he lped in fo rm our p lacements o f cu tou ts . We wanted
each cu tou t to f rame a v iew or in fo rm the v iewer.
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2 7deta i l o f p lan drawing
“Lorem ipsum do lor s i t amet , consec te tu r
ad ip isc ing e l i t , sed do e iusmod tempor inc id idunt
u t labore e t do lo re magna a l iqua. Ut en im ad min im
ven iam, qu is nos t rud exerc i ta t ion u l lamco labor is
n is i u t a l iqu ip ex ea commo. ”
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This p ro jec t began as a re ta i l s to re and deve loped
in to a cu l tu ra l space. The c l ien t was Housing
Works , a company whose miss ion is to he lp the
homeless o f New York C i ty.
From th is idea deve loped the Glass House: an
open space fo r everyone.
The main s t ruc tu re o f the space is a ramp tha t
leads gues ts up to the 3rd f loor.
The s to re i s a lso comple te w i th i t s own hea l th
fac i l i t y, fo r those in need.
G L A S S H O U S E
Our des ign char re t te cons is ted o f the
breakdown and ana lys is o f a bag.
What insp i red my space ’s f ina l fo rm was the
cons is ten t over lapping o f mater ia ls .
i n i t ia l ske tch mode l
Level 10' - 0"
Level 210' - 0"
Level 324' - 0"
Level 436' - 0"
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Level 540' - 0"
3/16" = 1'-0"1 South Elevation
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Curren t des ign encourages the des t ruc t ive
hab i t o f over co l lec t ing . We have c lose ts
and drawers and boxes used to horde
unnecessary th ings and h ide them away.
The over consumpt ion o f use less th ings
d is to r ts who we are . Ins tead, we shou ld be
se lec t ive in what we own, because what we
own re f lec ts us . The apar tment o f the fu tu re ,
House 3000, pu ts every th ing on display .
In a naked f ie ld o f v is ion , the on ly th ing you
w i l l see is us .
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Insp i red by modern ar t i s t Tom
Wesse lmann, and h is v iews on Amer ica
and over consumer ism, I deve loped th is
idea o f voyeur ism .
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1. Entrance2. Guest Bathroom3. Entertaining Area4. Reading Space5. Kitchen6. Dining Table7.Work Table8. Guest Bed9. Lounging Area10. Master Bed & Bath
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The s ta r t o f Des ign V cons is ted o f hav ing to choose a
dev ian t ac t . M ine was graff i t i .
F i rs t we mapped and d iagrammed the ac t ion .
Then, th rough the lens o f the ac t , we c rea ted drawings
and based a mode l a f te r them.
Las t ly, we c rea ted a s t ruc tu re tha t cou ld house the
dev ian t ac t ion .
The goa l o f th is p ro jec t was to exp lo re des ign ing th rough
drawing and mode l mak ing techn iques in a un ique and
abstract con tex t .
D E V I A N T A C T S O F D E S I G N
Through the care fu l s tudy o f the ar t o f mak ing gra f f i t i , I was ab le to map out
the movements found in the arm.
We were asked to p ick a few verbs to assoc ia te w i th our ac t ion .
My pro jec t revo lved around the verb : over lap .
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My drawing was insp i red by the same l ines and ang les I
found in my in i t ia l d iagramming.
When i t came to deve lop ing a mode l , I used a s imi la r
s t ra tegy, cons ider ing the te rm over lap th roughout .
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“Lorem ipsum do lor s i t amet , consec te tu r
ad ip isc ing e l i t , sed do e iusmod tempor inc id idunt
u t labore e t do lo re magna a l iqua. Ut en im ad min im
ven iam, qu is nos t rud exerc i ta t ion u l lamco labor is
n is i u t a l iqu ip ex ea commo. ”
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The las t s tep was then to
c rea te a space to fac i l i ta te
the ac t ion .
I a l lowed the geomet ry to be
der ived f rom the ac t o f spray
pa in t ing .
The p lanes o f the mode l he lp
the ar t i s t to per fo rm the ac t
by becoming a s tenc i l .
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Res i l ience is a word tha t has been
used more and more f requent ly over the
pas t decade. But what does i t mean? For
thes is we were g iven th is te rm in wh ich to
ex t rapo la te our ideas f rom.
F i rs t I exp la in my own def in i t ion o f res i l iency.
Th is a l lowed me to deve lop my concept .
Then I exp la in a t an abs t rac t g lance where I
hope to take my pro jec t .
I N T R O D U C T I O N T O T H E S I S
R E G A I N I N G R E S I L I E N C E
Help ing the Homeless o f
New York
Andres Serrano, Res idents o f New York (Meow
Wol fman) , 2014. Copyr ight o f the Ar t is t . Cour tesy of More Ar t
Andres Ser rano, Res idents o f New York (Chr is Cah i l l ) , 2014.
Copyr igh t o f the Ar t i s t . Cour tesy o f More Ar t
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C O N C E P T
The most res i l ien t sys tems on Ear th a re found in
na ture . These s t ruc tu res are compr ised o f par ts tha t can be
eas i l y rep laced, sh i f ted and man ipu la ted . The bes t example
o f these res i l ien t o rgan isms are peop le .
Mank ind is made up o f par ts in tha t we have our bod ies ,
our homes, our jobs , and our fami l ies tha t make up who we
are . When we lose one o f our “p ieces” we have some sor t o f
sys tem to rep lace or f i x what we have los t .
However, a g rowing prob lem in our soc ie ty i s those
who have los t the i r res i l ience- - the homeless .
Homeless peop le i s an example o f res i l ience be ing
misp laced fo r the t ime be ing . They s imp ly need he lp in
res to r ing the i r m iss ing par ts . Th is ranges f rom need ing
med ica l consu l t ing to p rov id ing a s tab le env i ronment
inc lud ing a home and a job .
Th is concept o f sys tems made o f par ts w i l l fo l low
th roughout my en t i re des ign process . I am imag in ing a space
tha t has mul t ip le p rograms to he lp fac i l i ta te the needs o f
the prev ious ly homeless tha t w i l l l i ve here . Th is w i l l inc lude
therapy rooms, communal spaces , ca fe te r ias , and most
impor tan t ly, ind iv idua l apar tments , among o ther p rograms.
How the concept w i l l d r i ve space p lann ing and
deve lopment i s in the cons t ruc t ion o f d i f fe ren t , changeab le
wa l ls types . These wa l l t ypes w i l l be comple te ly movab le and
a l low fo r room shape changes.
The space w i l l be made o f par ts tha t a re eas i l y
man ipu la ted and t rans formed to f i t whatever p rogram
is needed. These wa l l t ypes w i l l vary in mater ia l i t y and
mechan isms depend ing on the program most needed.
Andres Ser rano, Res idents o f New York (Dona ld Green) , 2014.
Cour tesy o f More Ar t
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Res i l ience is found in sys tems tha t a re compr ised o f par ts
tha t a f fec t i ve ly c rea te the who le . The bes t example o f th is
a re peop le . We are compr ised o f par ts in tha t our bod ies ,
homes, jobs , and fami l ies make up who we are .
My purpose is the idea o f Re ins ta t ing the Res i l ience o f
those who have los t i t , spec i f i ca l l y the homeless o f New York
C i ty. I in tend on do ing th is by mak ing i t eas ie r fo r them to
adapt back in to soc ie ty by prov id ing them wi th the s t ruc tu re
o f a s tab le l i fe .
A p recedent I exp lo red was the Nakag in Capsu le Tower.
I t was s imi la r to my concept in tha t i t s a rch i tec ts wanted to
c rea te an ‘o rgan ic ’ sys tem o f cons t ruc t ion . They compr ised
the i r apar tment bu i ld ing ou t o f modu les tha t cou ld be rep laced
or change as the user d id . I t was made o f par ts tha t c rea ted
the who le . A l though u l t imate ly a fa i lu re , I learned f rom i t the
bas is o f what sys tems work and those who don ’ t .
My s i te i s 240 Kent Ave, Brook lyn , NY. I chose th is spec i f i c
loca t ion because I fe l t th is was an area tha t cou ld a l low
someone to rehab i l i ta te themse lves . I t i s a beaut i fu l loca t ion
near the water tha t i s home to many fami l ies and on the l ine
o f gent r i f i ca t ion . I t i s a lso loca ted in an area tha t does no t
have fac i l i ta tes fo r the homeless nearby.
I am imag in ing a res ident ia l bu i ld ing fo r ind iv idua ls and
fami l ies fo r those who were prev ious ly homeless and are now
be ing g iven the oppor tun i ty to s ta r t aga in . Th is fac i l i t y w i l l
a lso prov ide serv ices da i l y fo r o ther homeless peop le , such
as food, hea l thcare , and beds .
I s tud ied the Bowery Miss ion as a case s tudy. They a lso
have the same idea ls o f p rov id ing suppor t fo r homeless . They
had severa l methods o f p rov id ing s t ruc tu re fo r the i r gues ts ,
rang ing f rom long te rm s tay, to overn igh t gues ts .
I hope to c rea te a space tha t p ieces back together the
par ts miss ing f rom the l i ves o f the homeless .
A T A G L A N C E