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SarahWashburnBachelor of ArchitectureMaster of Interior Design
INTERIOR DESIGN PORFOLIO
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About Me...
With an undergraduate degree in architecture, 8 years of recent ex-perience in construction management, a professional LEED accredi-tation and a deep interest in preserving the environment through
sustainable design, I attended Harrington College of Design to pur-sue my passion for interior design. Residential spaces and communi-ties in particular have always been my primary area of concentration.
I feel a designer can be a catalyst for change and holds a responsi-bility to push our culture towards designing, and therefore living, in
ways that respect and preserve the natural environment.
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water systems
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“First we shape our buildings, then they shape us.” Winston Churchill, 1943.
If we want to alter the way we consume our natural resources, with water being a key resource needed for basic survival, we need to
change the way we design. This thesis proposes interior design strategies that are formed
in response to the current environmental condition. Throughout its history, the natural landscape of Chicago has been altered repeatedly
to serve industry and the changing needs of the city dwellers. Many of these changes were specifically made to Chicago’s river, associated ca-
nals, waterways, and Lake Michigan’s shoreline. These changes impacted the physical shape of the river and lake, and affected the river’s water
quality, drinking water supply, aquatic eco-systems, natural prairie lands and wetlands, and the water of Lake Michigan.
This thesis explores design strategies that benefit the local water systems, including the Chicago River, Lake Michigan and the Great
Lakes system, by proposing a development that restores the natural ecosystem, and symbiotically connects all parts of the built environment
to it. The primary goals of this thesis are to raise social awareness and educate citizens and future developers in order to begin to adapt our society and designs to our natural resources. By physically linking
interiors to natural systems, future development strategies can respond to water and the way it naturally moves, implement natural filtration of a waterway, replenish a water supply, and conserve a finite natural
resource.
Re-naturalizing interiorswater conservation through reconceptualization of an urban community
water systems
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BUILDING MASSING &SITE PLAN
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Lower Level
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MAIN LEVEL LEVELS 2 - 4
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11opposite page: cafe seating & rain gardenabove: lower level plan | wine bar & cafe and aquiatic center
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opposite page: WINE BAR & CAFE SEATINGbelow: WINE BAR & CAFE BAR
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opposite page: gallery exhibitsabove: main level | Gallery
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GALLERY EXHIBIT VIEWS
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gallery exhibits
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gallery exhibits
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21opposite page: lobby & river accessabove: main level | lobby plan
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Figure 58 – Main Lobby – Living Machine
opposite page: WALKWAY AND SEATING, VIEW INTO PRIVATE LOBBYbelow: LIVING MACHINE AND WETLANDS
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opposite page: TERRACE AND VIEW OF LIVNG ROOMabove: typical condominium units
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dining room
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dining room
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Figure 71 – Condominium – Water Mgnt System
opposite page: DEN AND VIEW OF TERRACEbelow: WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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site analysis
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This project was designed by considering and reflecting the building’s site in Chicago’s West Loop. The intent is to emulate the urban fabric
within which the building is situated, through takng inspiration from local materials, culture, lifestyle, transportation and climate systems.
An intermediate bike path level is proposed on the street level to con-nect the interior directly with the activities of the street. Residents and neighbors can ride through the builidng to gain immediate access to the
bike path on Halsted Avenue.
Interior circulation patterns on the first level and condo levels mimic site transportation flows and patterns. The first level directs people in wide, intersecting paths that merge into eachother in the way that the adjacent highway system circulates cars. The condo floors have a more structured and private circulation system, similar to the design of Ran-dolph St and its side streets. As streets smaller, they also become more
private.
Local artwork from the community is integrated into vertical, translu-cent panels that divide spaces, emit light, and allow for a vertical collage
of local culture.
113 N. Green StAuthentic, urban residential spaces
site analysis
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Lower Level
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Lower Level
entry
bike path
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First Floor
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First Floor
market
cafe
courtyard
lobby
common workspace
lounge
kitchen
yoga studio
gym
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opposite page: view of condo level corridorbelow: view of condo living and dining rms
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typical floor 2-6
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typical floor 2-6
unit 1
unit 2
unit 3
unit 4
unit 5
unit 6
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opposite page: view of condo level corridorbelow: view of condo living and dining rms
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ELE420 | CLASS 15 | 08.13.12SARAH CAMPBELL
ELE420 | CLASS 15 | 08.13.12SARAH CAMPBELL
front view
side view
chair design
front view
side view
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The way water interacts in its different forms as it transitions from a liquid to a solid state was explored through manipulating a grid of circles by using parameters established with the Rhino plug-in,
Grasshopper.
Vernor Panton’s S Chair served as the inspiration for a chair design because of its free form and continuous structure. The pat-tern inspired by water was applied to a chair designed in this style.
software exploration: rhino & grasshopper
chair design
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A series of ceiling-mounted light fixtures were designed by manipu-lating curves and points with the use of parameter controls in Grass-
hopper.
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Inspiration for a carpet design came from the form of flowers. 3 variations were developed by using Grasshopper to change the
properties of a field of pinwheel formations.
design 1
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design 2
design 3
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Today we live in mass-replicated, disconnected and static homes that do not have a sense of community, place or time. Water, specifically the way it is never truly the same shape as it responds to its location, climate, and outside physical forces, is a natural example of being
connected (responsive and adaptive) to an environment.
This project exploration illustrates water in its natural state as it reacts to a series of changing factors. The intent is to gather and study water’s reactions, and the subsequent patterns and forms that occur, and to use these findings as the basis for designing an interior
residential space that is authentic.
NATURAL AUTHENTICITY
A STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF WATER
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continuous model form
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plan
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The River Thames connects London to the rest of the world through naturally formed, undulating channels and waterways. Water and the
way it moves became a source of inspiration for this project, as Trafalgar Square is situated just north of the river. The river receives water from the world’s oceans in much the same way as the Olympic Information Pavilion receives people coming from all over the world to watch and
participate in the Olympic Games.
The proposal for this project is to create an environment where the flow of people through the pavilion is analogou to the harmonious flow of water operating on a current. The Great Oceanic Converyor Belt Current moves the world’s water in a cyclical fashion, where cold, Atlantic waters deep in the ocean move, gradually rise, and gain heat.
The warm current completes the cycle by going back into the depths of the ocean to become part of the cold water stream again.
The Olympic Information Pavilion receives the “cold” or fatigued or inquisitive, and will provide an area for rest, regeneration and learn-ing. After being regenerated, one leaves the pavilion “warm” with an
increased level of energy and knowledge.
flow2010 London summer olympic game pavilion
plan
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circulation & density
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programming & massing
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The inspiration for an urban farming center came from a cross sec-tion of a plant root. Much like the way a plant root serves as foun-dation for the growth of a plant, the urban farm serves as a center for education, nourishment and growth within the Brooklyn com-
munity.
center for urban farmingbrooklyn, ny
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opposite page: view of Interior Gardenbelow: view of Lobby Looking towards Gardens
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This project examines the properties of modernism and designing interiors to be an extension of a buildling’s architectural system. The rectilinear grid is expressed 3-dimensionally through the interior de-
sign elements.
330 N. wabashchicago, il
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2nd Floor hotel lobby & bar
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typical hotel floor
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Typical condo floor
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opposite page: 2nd floor bar
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opposite page: view oftypical hotel roombelow: view of typical hotel room facing windows
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opposite page: view of typical condo stairbelow: view of typical conod kitchen
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