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iNNOVATiON. STYLE.TRADiTiON.
BRITTANY LIVES HER LIFE IN MUCH THE WAY SHE DESIGNS, BY CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF OTHERS, LEARNING FROM HER PAST AND ALWAYS ARRIVING ON TIME. SHE BEGAN HER JOURNEY INTO DESIGN BY FIRST TESTING THE WATERS OF ZOOLOGY SCIENCE AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE ENJOYED THE COURS-ES BUT SOON DISCOVERED THAT SHE NEED-ED MORE CREATIVE AND INSPIRING WORK TO FULFILL HER DAYS. AFTER THINKING BACK TO PLANS SHE HAD DRAWN FOR A TREE HOUSE AT AGE 12, FLOOR PLANS FOR HER NEW ROOM AT 14, SHE REALIZED WHERE HER LIFE WAS CALL-ING HER. DESIGN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CON-STANT IN BRITTANY’S LIFE AND TO DESIGN FOR HER IS AS NATURAL AS DRINKING WATER. SHE IS UNIQUE IN A WAY THAT SETS HER APART FROM THE CROWD BECAUSE OF HER LOVE FOR SCI-ENCE AND REASON. HER DESIGNS OFTEN RE-FLECT THIS AND ARE VERY LOGICAL AND WELL ORGANIZED TO MEET THE CLIENT’S NEEDS TO A TEE AND FIT THE NEEDS OF THE FACILITY WELL INTO THE FUTURE. SHE HAS HAD EXPERIENCE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF DESIGN DISCIPLINES AND IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE DESIGN PROCESS FROM CONCEPTION TO PUNCH LISTS. BUT ABOVE ALL, BRITTANY AIMS TO LIVE HER LIFE IN DESIGN AND SEIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES HER WAY.
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1 0 VA N H O O S E N L O U N G E
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1 2 C L AW S O N T E E N R O O M
1 3 C O T TA G E S T U D I O S PA C E
1 4 C A R L & E L L I E F R E D R I C K S E N
1 5 PA R K E R FA M I LY PAT I O
1 6 R E S U M E
1 7 R E F E R E N C E S A N D G R AT I T U D E
HELLO.THIS IS YOUR LIFE. DO WHAT YOU LOVE, AND DO IT OFTEN. IF YOU DON’T LIKE SOMETHING, CHANGE IT. IF YOU DON’T LIKE YOUR JOB, QUIT. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, STOP WATCHING TV. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE, STOP; THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU START DOING THINGS YOU LOVE. STOP OVER ANALYZING, LIFE IS SIMPLE. ALL EMOTIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL. WHEN YOU EAT, APPRECIATE EVERY LAST BITE. OPEN YOUR MIND, ARMS, AND HEART TO NEW THINGS AND PEOPLE, WE ARE UNITED IN OUR DIFFERENCES. ASK THE NEXT PERSON YOU SEE WHAT THEIR PASSION IS, AND SHARE YOUR INSPIRING DREAM WITH THEM. TRAVEL OFTEN; GETTING LOST WILL HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF. SOME OPPORTUNITIES ONLY COME ONCE, SEIZE THEM. LIFE IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU MEET, AND THE THINGS YOU CREATE WITH THEM SO GO OUT AND START CREATING. LIFE IS SHORT. LIVE YOUR DREAM AND SHARE YOUR PASSION.
IN LANSING, MICHIGAN, LAY MANY BUILDINGS JUST WAITING TO BE RE-USED IN NEW AND COMMUNITY EN-HANCING WAYS. THE CONCEPT FOR THE TEMPLE ARCADE FACILITY BE-GAN WITH THE BUILDING’S ORIGINAL USE AS A CHURCH. A CHURCH IS A PLACE FOR SANCTUARY AND ACTS AS A HAVEN FOR A COMMUNITY TO GROW CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE SITE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MANY LAN-SING AREA SCHOOLS WITHOUT MANY PLACES FOR THE SAME CHILDREN TO GATHER IN A SAFE, BULLY FREE ENVI-RONMENT. INSPIRED BY THE MANTRA OF THE SCIENCE FICTION AND MORE SPECIFICALLY BBC’S DOCTOR WHO, BRITTANY AIMED TO PROVIDE A SANC-TUARY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IN THE FORM OF AN ARCADE AND AN AL-COHOL FREE LOUNGE, THIS FACILITY USES TECHNOLOGY INSPIRED MATERI-ALS WITH EDGY FURNITURE PIECES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.
TEMPLE ARCADE
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THE COLOR PALETTE FOR THIS DESIGN WAS BASED ON THE CRYPTON FABRIC TANGRAM BY MOMENTUM FABRICS, OTHER MATERIALS WERE CHOSEN FOR THEIR USE OF GEOMETRIC DESIGNS AND ABILITY TO STAND UP AGAINST EX-CESSIVE WEAR.
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WHILE WORKING FOR iM BRANDED, BRITTANY TOOK ON MANY PROJECTS THAT STRECHED HER ABILITIES AS A DE-SIGNER. SHE BECAME FAMILIAR WITH HOW FURNITURE WAS CONSTRUCTED, PRODUCING DETAILED SHOP DRAW-INGS DAILY, AND FOREVER CHANGING THE WAY SHE THINKS ABOUT THE DE-SIGN PROCESS. PICTURED HERE IS A PROPOSAL OF CUSTOM PEICES UP FOR BID ADAPTED BY BRITTANY TO THE CLIENT’S NEEDS
BRANDiNG PROJECTS
THE CLIENT WAS UNHAPPY WITH THEIR PREVIOUS CUSTOM MILLWORK MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERED TO iM BRANDED FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. THIS BEGINS AT THE ENGINEERING LEVEL AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS BY KEEPING AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY TO OBTAIN THE GOALS SET BY OUR CORPRATE OFFICE AND LIVE UP TO THE HIGH STANDARDS EX-PECTED BY OUT CLIENTS.
A NEW BAR IS COMING TO EAST LAN-SING, MICHIGAN AND BRITTANY KNEW JUST WHICH NICHE WAS YET TO BE FILLED IN THIS COLLEGE TOWN. SHE POLLED HER FRIENDS AND CLASS-MATES, RESEARCHED THE SURROUND-INGS AREA ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE WAS NOT A MODERN SPEAKEASY TO BE HAD. MILE’S JAZZ CLUB WAS PULLED FROM BRITTANY’S BACKGROUND IN TRUMPET PLAYING AND INTEREST IN HOW MILES DAVIS HAS INFLUENCED MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES. THE EX-TERIOR IS DESIGNED TO BLEND INTO THE SURROUNDING STOREFRONTS WITH LIMITED VIEW TO THE INTERIOR, KEEPING TRUE TO THE HISTORY BE-HIND THE 1920’S PROHIBITION ERA SPEAKEASY. THE INTERIOR BOASTS AN OPEN STAGE AND LARGE CUSTOM BUILT BAR AND LIGHTING FEATURE AND A VARIETY OF SEATING POSSIBILITIES.
MiLE’S JAZZ CLUB
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SEATING AREAS CAN BE DISTIN-GUISHED BY FLOOR MATERIAL CHANG-ES AND OTHER SURFACE MATERI-AL CHANGES.
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PENSKE VEHICLE SERVICESIT WAS OFTEN NECESSARY THAT BRIT-TANY’S INTERIOR DESIGN SKILLS WERE UTILIZED TO PRESENT THE CUS-TOMER WITH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND DRAWINGS TO GAIN APPROVAL FOR PRODUCTION. WOKRING QUICKLY IN PROGRAMS LIKE SKETCHUP, SHE GOT REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DESIGN CONCEPT TO THE CUSTOMER VERY QUICKLY TO SPEED THE WHOLE PRO-CESS ALONG. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THESE WORKING DOCUMENTS.
ON THE CAMPUS OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIES A SMALL, WELL KEPT SECRET. VAN HOOSEN IS A PRIVATE APARTMENT COMPLEX OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY THAT IS RESERVED FOR WOMEN AS PER THE DONOR’S REQUESTS. THE COMPLEX CONTAINS 28 APARTMENTS THAT CAN HOUSE UP TO FOUR RESIDENTS EACH. THE RESI-DENTS HAVE ACCESS TO TWO LOUNG-ES WHERE THEY CAN STUDY, HOST GATHERINGS OR EVEN TAKE A NAP. BRITTANY HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO LIVE IN THIS COMPLEX FOR TWO YEARS WHILE AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE GOOD FORTUNE OF RENO-VATING ITS LOUNGE AREAS.
VAN HOOSEN LOUNGE
HER CHALLENGE WAS TO COORDINATE HER DESIGN WITH THE EXISTING CARPET. SHE ALSO TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF CHOOSING A NEW PALETTE OF WALL COLORS AND OPTIONS FOR WINDOW COVERINGS IN THE FUTURE. THE NEW LOUNGES PROVIDE MUL-TIPLE SEATING OPTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW THE SPACE TO CONTINUE TO BE FLEXIBLE. THE MATERIAL SELECTION ALSO SATISFIES THE FACILITIES MANAGE-MENT’S FEAR OF CLEAN-ABILITY BY USING EXCLUSIVELY CRYPTON OR VINYL FABRICS ON FURNITURE THAT HAS AN EXCELLENT EXTENDED WEAR AND TEAR WARRANTY PRO-GRAM. THE DESIGN WAS INSTALLED IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
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MiCHiGAN ANTiQUE FESTiVAL IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 AFTER HER GRADUATION, BRITTANY TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF COMPETING AGAINST TEAMS FROM HER OWN SCHOOL AND CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOR PRIZE MONEY AND DISTINCTION. THE MICHIGAN ANTIQUE FESTIVAL DESIGN COMPETITION CHALLENGED TO STU-DENT TEAMS OF 4 TO CREATE A SPACE USING JUST THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE AT THE FESTIVAL. STUDENTS HAD ONE DAY TO PULL TOGETHER AND DRESS THEIR VIGNETTE SPACES AND SPENT THE FOLLOWING DAY SELLING THEIR DESIGN AND PRESENTING TO THE JUDGES.
WORKING WITHIN A BUDGET IS NOT A NORMAL CLASS EXERCISE, BUT BRIT-TANY IS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THIS REALITY OF THE BUSINESS SIDE OF DESIGN. WHILE WORKING AT NBS COM-MERCIAL INTERIORS, BRITTANY AND THE TEAM OF APPRENTICES SOUGHT TO RENOVATE CLAWSON COMMUNI-TY CENTER’S CLASSROOM INTO THE TEEN PROGRAM’S HOMEROOM. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO ASSUME A ZERO BUDGET ALLOWANCE AND A TIGHT THREE-MONTH DEADLINE TO DESIGN THE SPACE AROUND DONATED ITEMS ALONE. THE TEAM VISITED THE SPACE TO OBSERVE AND TAKE NOTES ON HOW THE FACILITY WAS CURRENTLY BEING USED AND IF ANY EXISTING FURNITURE COULD BE SALVAGED IN THE NEW DE-SIGN. THE OPEN HOUSE FOR THIS NEW ROOM WAS IN THE FALL OF 2012 WITH MINIMAL CHANGES TO MAKE THE BIG-GEST IMPACT WITH PLANS TO CARRY OUT THE REMAINDER OF THIS DESIGN AS THE TIME LINE OF THE FACILITY AL-LOWS.
CLAWSON TEEN ROOM
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THOUGH THE MODERNS AGE CALLS FOR EFFICIENCY AND COMPUTER GENER-ATED IMAGES, BRITTANY STILL UNDER-STANDS THE VALUE OF HAND SKETCH-ING AND RENDERING. THE PROJECT FEATURED HERE DEMONSTRATES HER SKILL IN THIS AREA. THE COTTAGE STU-DIO DESIGN WAS COMPLETED IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK FROM CONCEPTION TO SUBMISSION TO THE MICHIGAN DESIGN CENTER STUDENT COMPETI-TION IN 2012. THE AIM WAS TO DESIGN THE IDEAL STUDIO SPACE WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF AN ACTUAL SPACE WITHIN THE DESIGN CENTER IN TROY, MICHIGAN. SHE CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT HER LOVE OF MODERN AND TRADI-TIONAL DESIGN, AND EXHIBIT THEM IN AN ENGLISH COTTAGE SETTING. THE FOREGROUND DISPLAYS VIGNETTES OF HER STYLE WHILE THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE LIES HER STUDIO OF-FICE, SAMPLE ROOM AND CONSULTA-TION AREA.
COTTAGE STUDiO
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YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THIS HOME’S FLOOR PLAN FROM DISNEY PIXAR’S ANIMATED FILM ‘UP’. BRITTANY ENJOYS STUDYING FILM AND TV SET DESIGN. IN HER FREE TIME, SHE ENJOYS RE-CRE-ATE THE ARCHITECTURE IN THE 3-D SKETCHUP ENVIRONMENT. FOR THIS PROJECT, SHE FOUND PHOTOS OF FAN DRAWINGS AND OF A REPLICA BUILT IN UTAH TO CREATE THIS SCALE MODEL FLOOR PLAN IN THE COMPUTER. SHE PLANS TO BUILD IT UP OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS INCLUDING CUSTOM BUILT FURNISHINGS MODELED AFTER THOSE IN THE FILM.
CARL AND ELLiE FREDRiCKSEN
A NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE AP-PROACHED BRITTANY WITH AN PROB-LEM OF HOW TO ADD ON TO THEIR EX-ISTING HOUSE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THEY ENVISIONED A SCREENED IN PORCH WITH ATTACHED ENTERTAIN-ING AREA BUT COULD NOT IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD LOOK AND DIDN’T LIKE WHAT LOWE’S WAS PRODUCING FOR THEM. AFTER TAKING SOME MEASURE-MENTS AND GOING OVER MORE OF WHAT THE COUPLE WANTED TO DO IN THEIR SPACE, BRITTANY CREATED THE REAR OF THEIR EXISTING PROPERTY TO SCALE AND PRODUCED MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR THEM BEFORE THEY DE-CIDED ON THE OPTION SHOWN TO THE LEFT. THIS RENDERING WILL BE SHOWN TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIA-TION BEFORE BEING BUILT IN THE FALL OF 2013. THEIR CONTRACTOR IS ALSO INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE DI-MENSIONS AND GEOMETRY PRODUCED BY BRITTANY TO ORDER HIS SUPPLIES.
PARKER FAMiLY PATiO CONCEPT
RESUMEEDUCATION
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYCIDA ACCREDITED BACHELOR OF ARTS
CLASS OF 2012
MAJOR: INTERIOR DESIGNSOFTWARE: AUTOCAD, CAP 20/20,
SKETCHUP PRO, TWILIGHT, GIZA, PHOTO-SHOP, INDESIGN, ADOBE PROFESSIONAL,
MICROSOFT OFFICE, DDMS, SOCIAL MEDIA
MINOR: GLOBAL STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
EXPERIENCE
iM BRANDED/PENSKEOCTOBER 2014- PRESENT
ENGINEER/DESIGNERWORK ON A TEAM OF ENGINEERS AND
PROJECT MANAGERS, PRODUCE DE-TAILED DRAWINGS FOR CUSTOM MILL-
WORK AND CASEWORK, SPACE PLANNING AND PRESENTATION DOCTUMENTS
KENTWOOD OFFICE FURNITUREMARCH 2013- OCTOBER 2014
DESIGN ASSOCIATE, PROJECT MANAGER & SALES ADMINISTRATOR
IMPLEMENTED NEW ORDER PROCESS FOR ENTIRE BRANCH, COMPLETE CON-
TROL OF PROJECTS FROM CLIENT MEET-ING TO PUNCH LIST, OFFICE AND LIBRARY
MANAGEMENT, FINISH CONSULTING AND RENDERING IN SKETCHUP/TWILIGHT,
SPACE PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING, EXTENSIVE USE OF CAP 20/20 AND DDMS
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
NBS COMMERCIAL INTERIORSMAY 2012-SEPTEMBER 2012
DESIGN APPRENTICEAUTOCAD DETAILING, SKETCHUP
MODELING, PRODUCT SELECTION, SAMPLE ORDERING, SALES CALL OBSERVATION, STEELCASE PILOT
TRAINING CLASS.
MSU DESIGN & CONSTRUCTIONMAY 2011-MAY 2012
DESIGN ASSISTANTMULTIPLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SPECI-FYING WITHIN 10% OF BUDGET, AUTOCAD
DETAILING, SKETCHUP MODELING, PRODUCT SPECIFICATION, PRODUCT
KNOWLEDGE.
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REFERENCES & GRATiTUDE
BUSINESS REFERENCES
KATRINA LEHNSTCOLLEAGUE248-720-9435
SUZANNE BUCKLEY, ASIDMENTOR AND PAST ASID PRESIDENT
586-383-3656CRICKET BROWN, ASID
PAST ASID PRESIDENT 517-449-0780
GRATITUDE
USE OF THE TARDIS INSIGNIA AND SYMBOL WITH THANKS TO THE BBC
USE OF THE HOLSTEE MANIFESTO TEXT AND IMAGE WITH THANKS TO THE HOLSTEE
FOUNDATIONLAST BUT NOT LEAST THANKS TO
FAMILY, FRIENDS, MENTORS AND PROFESSORS I HAVE LEANED ON ALONG MY JOURNEY TO FOLLOW MY
DREAMSYOUR SUPPORT CAN NOT BE UNDERSTATED
ORGANIZATIONS & COMPETITIONS
ASID MICHIGAN COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR ASID EMERGING PROFESSIONAL
INTERIOR DESIGNERS COALITION FOR CHANGEFIRST UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
(USGBC) STUDENT GROUP AT MSU 2012LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE ELIGIBLE
MSU INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENT ORGANIZATION 2009-2012
SPARTAN MARCHING BAND 2007-2010MICHIGAN ANTIQUE FESTIVAL STUDENT DESIGN
COMPETITION 2012ASID MICHIGAN DESIGN CENTER COMPETITION 2012
RIVER HOUSE PROJECT GRAND RAPIDS,MI 2010STUDY ABROAD: WORLD WAR II ACROSS EUROPE 2010
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES NOVI HOME SHOW ASID VOLUNTEER 2013-2015
TURNING POINT WOMEN’S SHELTER FUNDRAISING 2013USGBC CAMPUS CONSERVATION NATIONAL 2012
LANSING WOMEN’S EXPO 2011HABITAT FOR HUMANITY- MSU SPONSOR 2010
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