CARLOS

Carlos Smith, a classmate of mine, has one of the most creative imaginations when it comes to the people he envisions in his space. He can truly see his designs as more than just spaces. For example in his last presentation Carlos included an alligator as an attendant who supervises the exercise space of the floor that he collaborated and designed. He named this alligator "Gator-aid." In other projects Carlos has included ninja's and such action scenes as sword-fighting and gun shoot-outs.

For a few of his assignments Carlos has made clay-mation short videos with characters such as ants, and truly brings the clay to life. There is something really special about how he envisions his designs, and that is reflected through his incorporated characters and the spaces themselves.

My biggest design strength

Throughout my two years at UNCG i think that i have most developed my understanding of what people need from a space. Particularly in areas where cooking is done. With all of the research and observation i've done about people in space i think that i could proudly articulate the situations that would occur within particular living spaces. I can easily visualize how a space will be utilized. I can see spaces that might prove to be problematic and others that would be ideal for the particular group of people.

When it comes to kitchens i understand the necessary amount of space and layout for the kitchen to fulfill it's functionality. For example, the distance between oven, sink, dishwasher, and preparatory area, distance of counters from floors, toe kick, and cabinet height. There are a lot of different components that are important to a kitchen.

Any living space has to be comfortable and relaxing for the inhabitants. No one wants to come home to a space that is overly energetic and peppy. What we need are spaces that boost your mood with warming colors, spaces that are open, and spaces that are well lit with natural and artificial lighting.

Reflected ceiling plan ideas

I wanted the lighting to lead you throughout the space from the focal point, the kitchen. Streaming lights through the entire space may not be the way to go, this needs further exploration.

Bathroom PREcedent

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Kitchen PREcedent

Bedroom PREcedent

Office PREcedent Study

When thinking about the actual functionality of my design ideas i wanted to see some designs by other people that are somewhat like what i want to do. These are some designs that help me to visualize the necessary techniques for the fold-out multi purpose furniture.