A closer look at a few perspectives..

Studio Apartment living room/kitchen

Studio apartment bedroom

Artist studio

The Grand Finale!

Its the end of studio! For our final pin-up, we had our first and second floor floor plans, a vertical section going through the first and second floors, 4 perspectives, an axon diagram, process work, our haiku, and our brand for the mill.  I added in one more perspective, and an enlarged plan of my studio apartment layout.  

I got wonderful feedback from all of the guests we had at our critique, including suggestions to help further my design to put in my portfolio.

When I spoke with Eddie Belk, he suggested adding more apartments to  the west wall of the second floor, where I currently have the gym located.  He also suggested to elongate my apartments even more, to add square footage.  

I got some mixed reviews on the vast amount of common space I have on both floors.  Some people really liked the open space, since it kept the original integrity of the mill, and some people saw it as unused space.  I could agree with both statements!  

Overall, I have never worked on a project like this before throughout my career in IARC, and I very much appreciated having the opportunity to do so.  It has shown me how to deal with space, large and small.  It has also taught me to look realistically at a community and meet their needs, not your own needs.  Design is all about compromise, and I think overall I kept that in mind throughout the whole project.     

Updated Brand/Logo

Second Floor: [Interim Design]

This is the overall 2nd floor plan I am working on so far.  Some kinks still need to be worked out, such as making the apartments bigger, condensing the hallways, and moving a few other spaces around.  I think this plan (schematically) works well with the layout of the building and in relation to my first floor, but managing the space will be first priority on my list this next time around!

Short Section Cut

Typical Studio Apartment Layout

Separate 1-Bedroom Apartment Layout 

Wireframe of Laundry Room

Perspective view of Reception Area

Larger view of Reception Area

Perspective view of living area in Studio Apartment

First Floor : [final design]

This is my first floor plan for the mill.  For this round of the project I really focused on filling up the space as best as I could, with still thinking about the project realistically and remembering the community's needs and what would also end up being used in the long run in that area.  A few things will still need to be adjusted for the final presentation, after evaluating this design and trying to incorporate it the best I can into the 2nd floor of the mill.  One area I am specifically going back to is my entry way on the front facade of the building (interior).  I am designing a more grand entrance and influential design for the final.    

Perspective view of restaurant

Perspective view of Bar

Perspective view of entrance