Michelle AbelaInterior Designer

1. Royal Prince Hotel 2. Reincarnation 3. Vino e Sigari D’Armani 4. Albright Office Headquarters 5. Seeds of Strength Pediatric Oncology 6. Framing-a-Dream

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1. Royal Prince Hotel 2. Reincarnation 3. Vino e Sigari D’Armani 4. Albright Office Headquarters 5. Seeds of Strength Pediatric Oncology 6. Framing-a-Dream

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Royal Prince HotelProject Location: Taipei City, Taiwan Square Footage: First Floor 7,040 sq ft Second Floor 11,043 sq ftComputer Programs: AutoCAD 2012, SketchUp 7.0, Photoshop CS5

Project Description: For my second year hospitality studio, I worked with two group members to design the first two floors of a business hotel. We were required to provide lobby seating, a lounge for cocktails, a small retail space and a restaurant with a bar and private dinning room within the blank building shell.

Inspiration: The Led Zeppelin song, “Kashmir,” inspired our design for this hotel. In the same way the musicality of the song derives from many different styles of music to create something new and exotic, our group also drew inspiration from many different design styles and cultures. Another important part of our hotel design inspiration comes from the song’s message of how life’s adventures create a person’s most defining memories. The core foundation of our design approach came from this desire to create a new and memorable experience like no other for each guest of the hotel.

Concept Statement: Our concept is based on the balancing of unlike elements-- traditional and modern, tranquil and eccentric-- to evoke both a sense of rapid, energetic movement, as well as a sense of classic refinement within this space.

First Floor Plan Key

1. Entrance Vestibule 2. Main Lobby3. Concierge 4. Registration Desk5. Bellman’s Room 6. Men’s Restroom7. Women’s Restroom8. Manager’s Office9. Service Corridor10. Gift Shop11. Lounge 12. Bar

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13. Hostess Stand14. Coat Closet15. Lounge16. Wine Bar17. Sweet Shop/Confectionery 18. Kitchen (N.I.S.)19. Service Corridor20. Women’s Restroom21. Men’s Restroom22. Private Dining Room23. Main Dining Room

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First Floor Plan(not to scale)

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Left: This view of the hotel’s main entry featuring custom designed bench seating and the glass staircase connecting the first floor to the restaurant on the second floor.

Above (Top): This elevation highlights the custom red and black metal detailing on the front of the registration desk. The undulating ceiling design featured throughout the hotel can also be seen in this elevation view.

Above (Bottom): This elevation of the first floor lounge showcases the bar and the comfortable built-in banquette seating.

Right: One element I added to the programming was a sweet shop and confectionery. Even though our hotel mainly caters to business travelers, I wanted to provide a place for guests (from business men and women to families traveling with young children) to enjoy a treat and feel more welcomed during their stay. Really, who can resist a wall of chocolate?

Below: For the restaurant and lounge that takes up the majority of the second floor of the hotel, we felt it was important to provide a variety of seating so we included custom banquettes, booths and bar height stools. The built-in banquette seating defines smaller, interspaces within the open floor plan to create a more intimate feeling for each of the restaurant patrons without obstructing the sweeping views out to the city.

Left: In the spirit of team collaboration I helped one of my teammates who was very interested in furniture design but not strong in computer programming take her vision for the barstool seen at the left and model it so it could be featured in both of the perspective views in the space. I was able to taking her quick notebook sketches and I turned them into an orthographic projections to make sure the stools included all of the design elements she hoped for all the while making sure they were a appropriate proportions to fit human scale. These orthographics then became the outline for the 3D SketchUp model I made seen in the isometric view. In the end, these drawings also served as a very effective presentation method to communicate the design of the barstool and all of the other custom pieces in our space to our professors and guest jurors reviewing our project.

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ReincarnationProject Client: US AirwaysProject Location: Chicago O’Hare International Airport Square Footage: 8,750 sq ft Computer Programs: AutoCAD 2012, SketchUp 7.0, Kerkythea, Photoshop CS5

Project Description: For a third year hospitality and Retail Studio, I worked with a partner to create a luxury sky lounge for US Airways. With an open ended program, we were asked to research and include any elements we felt would enhance a frequent traveler’s airport experience. In addition to provide spaces for guests to eat, drink, and work, we chose to incorporate a spa facility into our design. While this is not typical practice for many airlines, the inclusion of a spa for US Airways Club members fulfilled our goal of creating an inviting escape where the spirit of vacation starts even before customers board an airplane.

Inspiration: The art exhibit, Dead or Alive at the New York City’s Museum of Design and Art inspired our design for this sky lounge. The use of beautiful, raw materials in innovative ways as seen in this exhibit inspired us to take a more organic design approach that gives this space timeless, luxurious feeling.

Concept: As a response to the course structure of poetics in materiality, the unique application of materials within this space exhibits the beauty of the natural world throughout all stages of life.

All of the images on this page are works of art from the Dead or Alive exhibit at the New York City Museum of Design and Art. The composition, materiality and feeling each of piece conveys served as inspiration for our sky lounge project.

Above: 1. “On Top of the World” (2009) by Claire Morgan, 2. “Untitled (Antler Pile)”(2007) by Mark Swanson & 3. “Cayendo Sauve (Falling Softly)” (2009) by Jorge Mayet

Left (from left to right): 1. “Moon” (2006) by Tracy Heneberger, 2. Detail of “Fragile Future 3” (2010) by Lonneke Gordijn & 3. Larger view of “Fragile Future 3”

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1. Entrance2. Concierge3. Luggage Storage4. Office5. Spa Lobby + Retail6. Nail Spa7. Restrooms8. Storage9. Spa Suite10. Lounge11. Bar12. Bistro13. Kitchen (N.I.S.)14. Conference Room15. Business Center16. Women’s Restroom17. Men’s Restroom 1

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When space planning for our new sky lounge, we grouped the floor plan into three main parts based on the different functions and activities in the space. The bar and lounge was specifically placed adjacent the entrance from the main concourse to welcome noise and high traffic in this area. The work area and the spa area, both in need of quieter, more private spaces, branch off of this central communal area.

Above (Top): Centrally located within the main lounge space, the bar is not only accessible to allow guests to gravitate to it with ease, but its prominence within the space also helps to promote a lively, social atmosphere. Above (Bottom): Computers and printers are provided in the business center for US Airways Club members. Sculptural felt art pieces on the wall also serve as acoustical treatments to keep the noise down, making this area a quiet place to work.

Above: Although the color pallet of the space is mostly dark neutrals and gray tones, the pops of bright colors within the various architectural details contrast the palette of the overall space giving the design more variety and creating visual interest. The columns are clad in ebony stained bamboo slats over a translucent white resin so that when they are backlit, they add a dramatic, warm glow to the space as well. In addition to the illuminated columns, the chandelier above the registration desk and the linen ceiling panels throughout the bar area aiding in creating a soft glow throughout the space.

Above: This is an elevation of the built in pedicure stations in the spa where each guest can sit and relax in their own private booth. Each station is upholstered with plush cushions and the walls are covered in a warm golden wallcovering to create a total oasis.

Right: The entry to the spa serves as a transitional point for frequent flyers to decompress while waiting to be called into one of the spa treatment rooms. This space also serves as a retail opportunity to sell luxury spa products for the traveler to take with them on their journey. One of the most noticeable features within this space is the flooring detail below the spa check in desk. The flooring throughout the space is polished concrete, but for these butterfly wing inspired details, loose color pigment sealed with an epoxy finish creates these color markers within the space.

Vino E Sigari D’ArmaniProject Location: Frankfort Airport, Germany Square Footage: 1850 sq ft Computer Programs: AutoCAD 2012, SketchUp 7.0, Photoshop CS5

Project Description: Similar to the sky lounge, this group project also focused on designing for customers visiting airports. This time, however, our task was to focus on designing a retail space. An important part of this assignment was to choose an influential fashion designer and interpret their design into the retail space that spoke to the identity of their brand. We chose the legendary Giorgio Armani as our designer because we admire the refined quality and superb craftsmanship of his work. While Armani has dabbled into man different aspects of design including furniture and interiors, his line has no created a wine and cigar bar. We felt that designing a store that featured these would showcase the luxury and sophistication of the Armani Brand.

Inspiration: Giorgio Armani

Concept: The concept for this space is really a response to the question, what would Giorgio do if he went into a raw, warehouse space and turned it into an upscale winebar and smokeshop? As a result, this space explores contrasting themes of raw versus refined--both of which can be seen in the way Armani has dealt with the tailoring of both his menswear and womenswear suiting throughout his career.

Above: In addition to being responsible for choosing the product we sold in our store as well as the design of the space we were also in charge of creating uniforms for employees in our store. These uniforms had to be an extension of our store designs and consistent with design aesthetics of the fashion designer serving as our inspiration. Since I took fashion illustration classes in high school and I am an avid fashion follower, I was chosen by my group to design, draw and render these uniforms. Both the male and female uniforms are structured and tailored a la Armani. The gray color of the men’s suit was chosen to complement the concrete and metal building elements within our space while the indigo blue color seen in both outfits is consistent with Armani’s use of this rich color in his past two winter collections. Left: This view of the store front features an abstract linear design based on the Armani logo. The structured and balanced design of the entry façade references the structured look of Armani’s tailoring.

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1. Entrance2. Wine Wall Displays3. Free Standing Wine Display4. Cash Wrap5. Storage / Manager’s Office6. Smoking Lounge7. Cigar Display Room 8. “Runway” Product Display

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Above: This is the view a customer would see upon entering the space. We wanted to create a clear line of vision from the door to the checkout desk so that customers would be drawn into the space. The rich dark, wood delineates “The Runway” will contain shelving units filled with prepackage goodies for travelers to grab and go because we wanted to cater to the customer buzzing through the airport on the way to a flight, still searching for a souvenir. We dubbed “The Runway” to stay in the themes of fashion and airport retail. Right: This humidified room houses a vast collection of cigars. Unlike “The Runway,” this space caters towards customers killing time by shopping before boarding a flight. This sleek, open space provides ample room for travelers lugging large baggage. The integrate POS station within the corner column allow more space for employees to interact with customer and help with cigar selections. If a customer so chooses, he or she can proceed to the lounge in the adjacent room after purchasing a cigar to sit and smoke it.

Above: On the opposite side of the cigar rooms, are the wine rooms. Red and white wines are separated so that they can be stored at ideal temperatures. Our display system houses an individual bottle in each cut out. LED tub lights within these cubbies create an alluring glow along these wine walls. This creates a feeling that each bottle is unique and decadent. Additional pull out storage below these little wine cubbies utilizes space that most customers would not reach for and will allow employees to conveniently replace bottles missing from a cubby once a customer takes them to purchase.

Right: One feature I felt would add to our retail space was a smoking lounge. There are already several enclosures in the Frankfort Airport for travelers to smoke cigarettes; however, these small glass enclosures look a fishbowl. We wanted to create an exclusive place for customers to be able to relax and indulge. This high-end, high drama space evokes the Armani brand allure.

Albright Office Headquarters Project Location: Penthouse Suites 3000-5000, Building 10, Piedmont Center, Atlanta, Georgia Square Footage: Each Suite = 25,000 sq ft; Total Project Scope = 75,000 sq ftComputer Programs: AutoCAD 2012, SketchUp 7.0, Photoshop CS5

Project Description: During the fall semester of senior year I worked with two other classmates to design an office space. For this project we were asked to design a new, vibrant, inclusive, forward-thinking, dynamic and competitive headquarters for an insurance company. We chose the new site location, rebranded the image of the company and designed the three-story office TI.

Inspiration: The phyllotaxis pattern serves as our inspiration for this project. This scientific phenomenon is found in spiraling florets at the center of the sunflower seen to the right.

Concept: “Equal sized parts in an ever expanding pattern, focused around a central point.” Our concept statement comes from the description of the phyllotaxis pattern. We felt this description was such an inspiring metaphor for Albright’s successful past leading to the new expansion into a headquarters in Atlanta that we wanted to base our whole project around this idea. We hope that with this project, Albright associates from around the 130 offices nationwide will now be able to come together at this one location to share their unique experiences, learn the newest ticks of the trade, and collaborate with the one another. This concept of unity and solidarity means that each associate’s experience at the Albright headquarters will to directly contribute to the company’s growing success just like a sunflower florets transform and blossom opposite its neighbor.

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Right: These sketches and vector graphics represent my process developing the Albright logo. This graphic design exercise was an important part of the image rebranding aspect of our assignment. In the end, our group chose a more literal interpretation of our concept by including our inspiration pattern in our final logo seen at the far bottom right corner on the next page.

Conference LevelBubble Diagrams

Semi-Priviate LevelBubble Diagram

Employee Focused Level Bubble Diagram

Department Matrix Programming Matrix

Matrices: We began the programming phase of new Albright headquarters by breaking down the needs our client needed to fit within. The Department Matrix breaks down this program into rather broad categories base on a grouping the needs of each department into one overall term. The programming matrix breaks down these department groups into more specific detail. The both matrices above show the relationships between these programming needs, allowing us to visually graph whether or not there needs to be adjacencies between any of these spaces in the layout of our floor plans.

Bubble Diagrams: After organizing the information our clients provided us, we began space planning through the use of bubble diagrams. These naturally developed after we established the programming into three main floors, each catering to specific needs. The first floor, or the employee focused level, would be a space for Albright employees based in Atlanta and function like a typical office. The second floor is a more flexible floor that included some offices for Atlanta based employees as well as hotelling spaces for visiting employees and amenities to cater to both. The third floor includes rooms and amenities that cater solely to the needs for a conferencing center. If we had not taken the time to organize the vast amount of information for this 75,000 sq ft project utilizing both the matrices and diagramed the spaces, space planning and designing this project would have been much more difficult and more time consuming.

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1. Employee Entrance2. Service Entrance 3. Reception Desk4. Lobby / Waiting Area5. Sales Printing Lab 6. Virtual Conference 7. Collaboration Workspace8. Sales Team A 9. IT Workstations / Help Desk10. IT Server Room11. Sales Team B

12. Collaboration Workspace13. Meeting Space14. Entertainment Area15. Shared Computing Lab16. Marketing Printing Lab 17. Sales Team C18. Cafe Seating / Informal Workspace 19. Break Room20. Rock Climbing Wall21. Sales Team D

First Floor Plan KeyEmployee Focused Level (Suite 3000)

Bubble Diagrams: These bubble diagrams are more developed version of the sketches from the previous page. These diagrams served as an effective presentation method to show our client the process we went through in developing the space of the three floors Albright. While the placement of some rooms and areas have shifted between these more developed bubble diagrams and the final floor plans, one can see the strong connection between the two as these diagrams served as the road map guiding our group into the design development phase of the project.

Rendered Floor Plans: These are the final floor plans for this project. These show the use of flooring materials on each of the three floors. As one can see, each floor is unique in the application of flooring to better distinguish one floor from the next, yet all the materials coordinate with one another creating a complementing palette throughout the entire headquarters. Also, each floor has a layout with a central hallway surrounding the building core, a lobby area in the center of the northern half, a kitchenette / break area in the center of the western wing and critical office or important meeting space in each of the buildings four corners. This consistent space plan between all floors allows employees to easily find their way around all three floors.

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1. Employee Entrance2. Service Entrance 3. Reception Desk4. Lobby / Waiting Area5. Conference / Training Area6. Private Office7. Copy Room8. Management Team 9. Bike Storage10. Employee Lockers11. Employee Showers 12. Fitness Center13. Yoga Studio

14. Smoothie + Juice Bar15. Lecture Hall Lobby16. Lecture Hall17. Conference / Meeting Room18. Library 19. Hoteling Workstations20. Break Room21. Elec / Mech22. Janitorial 23. Business Support Team24. Conference / Training25. Copy Room26. Storage

1. Employee Entrance2. Service Entrance 3. Reception Desk4. Security 5. Lobby / Waiting Area6. Albright Cafe7. Culinary Kitchen8. Pantry / Storage9. Kitchen Service Entry10. Storage11. Men’s Restroom12. Women’s Restroom

13. Relaxation Room14. Employee Mailboxes15. Hoteling Pods16. Collaboration Area17. Conference Staff Workstations18. Conference Manager Office19. Break Area20. Telepresence Center21. Electrical Storage22. Large Conference 23. Speaker Podium

Third Floor Plan KeyConference Level (Suite 5000)

Second Floor Plan KeySemi-Priviate Level (Suite 4000)

Above: Albright’s conference center was specifically placed on the penthouse level so that traveling employees attending meeting and trainings at the headquarters would have access to the best view of Atlanta. Also this floor is the only floor with access to the rooftop patio. This extra space allows large numbers of employees to flow naturally and uninhibited about the space, allowing ease for entertaining large numbers of employees on this level.

Conference Level: Suite 5000

Above: As this floor is the middle floor it naturally provides a noise buffer between situated between the loud, high volume public conferencing center and the quieter, more intimate employee focused floor. This floor also serves as a bridge as it provides the opportunity to cross collaborate with other employees from different offices. This floor truly adapts to the uses needed of it. This section shows the half of the floor used by the business and marketing team employees on a daily basis. The other half of this floor, though not show in this section, includes hoteling and conferences spaces that anyone can use.

Above: This section shows the seamless integration of the employee amenities on this level including the pantry/coffee bar, rock climbing wall, feature wall, reprographics area, all the way over into the IT help desk and server room. This fluidity allows employees to move about the space and not be confined to their cubical as might be the case in a traditional office.

Semi-Private Level: Suite 4000

Employee Focused Level: Suite 3000

*all drawings on this page are not to scale; top two elevations taken just north of elevator bank, and employee section taken just south of elevator bank

Above: While working on this design project, all senior students within ASU’s College of Design were posed a design challenge topic: food. While food may not seem to have a strong connection with interior design, our class’ research found bonds formed over sharing a meal together are very important to our society. We also found the importance of providing healthy food in offices as an alternative to the many fast food options workers can turn to. All of this research inspired me to add a smoothie and juice bar to the second floor of our office space. Because both visiting employees and stationary employees both have access to this is floor, anyone can stop by the smoothie bar for a healthy breakfast or afternoon pick-me-up. The cafe seating also included in this space, successfully provides a social setting for these employees to enjoy their smoothies and make connections while taking a break.

Below: These are some images of the materials I chose to help make this a lively, social space.

Above: On the opposite side of the conference room is a small library area. Employees can use the large, central table as a breakout space, making the library a great alternative meeting spot to the traditional conference room setting in the adjacent room. Built-in seating incorporated into the bookshelves adds visual interest as well as versatility to the functionality of the library.

Below: The sketch on the bottom left shows the original vision I had for the space. As you can see things have changed during the design process, but each change was made to bring a deeper level of sophistication to this space. The materials on the bottom right also help create this polished look.

1. Entrance2. Concierge3. Market4. Cafe5. Display Kitchen6. Kitchen / BOH7. Restroom8. Juice Bar9. Lounge / Cafe Seating10. Conference Room11. Office Storage Room 12. Showers / Locker Rooms13. Interactive Gaming14. Art / Music Room15. Restoration Space16. Library 17. Tutor Center18. Yoga Studio19. Physician Office20. Staff Break Room21. Staff Lockers22. Elec / Mech / Support Rooms23. Clean work24. Janitorial25. Oasis Rooms26. Storage Room27. Open Work Station28. Atrium29. Dietitian’s Office30. Psychologist’s Office31. Financial Counselor32. Social Worker33. Child Life Specialist34. Exam Rooms

35. Soiled Linens 36. Storage37. Patient Sub-waiting38. Medical Record Storage 39. Central Admin Area40. Financial Counseling Offices41. Nurse Station / Check-in42. Main Waiting Area43. Nurse Station 44. Game Area45. Infusion Movie Room46. Infusion Snack Area47. Infusion Library48. Semi-Open Infusion Bay49. Private Infusion50. Admixture Room51. Dosimetry Room52. Block Room / Hot Lab53. Blood Lab54. Linear Accelerator Storage55. Isotope Storage56. HDR Control Room57. HDR Vault58. Linear Accelerator Vault59. Linear Accelerator Control Room 60. CT Procedure Room61. CT Control Room62. Blood Draw63. CT Compression

Floor Plan Key Seeds of Strength Pediatric Oncology CenterProject Location: Mercy Medical Commons, Gilbert, Arizona Square Footage: 47,566 sq ft Computer Programs: AutoCAD 2012, SketchUp 7.0, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator CS5

Project Background: For my final senior project, myself and a group of four other girls were presented with the challenge to design an outpatient cancer facility. We were given a site and a few project requirements, but we were responsible everything else.

When researching various types of cancer to try and decide the program for our outpatient center, I was shocked to find that in 2012, about 12,000 children under the age of 14 in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer. When diagnosed with cancer at such a young age, a patient is also at a high risk for their cancer to come back later on in life, making their battle a lifelong one. After learning how difficult the road to recovery is for these children, I was surprised to find that there weren’t more outpatient centers that focus on both the short and long-term needs of children with cancer. Our group decided to focus our design proposal creating a space to help children and their families win the lifelong battle against cancer.

Team Mission: Our mission is to design a pediatric oncology center that transforms the healing process. Our holistic design approach provides personalized mind, body, spirit, social, and environmental care for each patient and their family to provide strength through the transition from treating cancer every day to post care. Inspiration: A popular score by Alan Silvestri is representative of the journey of pediatric oncology patients and families, specifically highlighting the positive climb of the healing process. The energy of the song can be visually represented by a dandelion, a well known healing plant, that embodies a whimsical nature and captures the innocence of a child.

Concept: Inspired by the whimsical nature and medicinal healing properties of a dandelion, this facility exudes positive energy through its uplifting design approach that captures a “child-like innocence” and promotes healing while honoring the individual’s journey and spreading strength.

PEDIATRICONCOLOGY CENTER

SEEDS  OF  STRENGTH

Tr a n s f o r m i n g   t h e   h e a l i n g   p r o c e s sthrough treatment as unique as you are.

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Market: The market is a place to purchase organic, low-processed foods that cater to the nutritional needs of patients in receiving chemotherapy. Recipe cards using market ingredients can be found in the market so a patient and his or her family can shop for the items on the list. After finding all the ingredients, they can then take them to the demo kitchen in the cafe and cook the meal together. Healthy, pre-packaged meals can also be purchased, making this market a great place for anyone who might not have time to make their own meal.

Seedlings Cafe: The demo kitchen is the focal point of this view and of the Seedlings Cafe itself. This kitchen is a fun way to involve children, their families and their nutritionists in not only creating a meal together but also teaching the patients about how to eat right and maintain a healthy lifestyle whether the child is in treatment, on the road to recovery, or past the 5-year survival mark. In addition to cooking at the demo kitchen, Seedlings Cafe patrons can choose to have a delicious meal from the seasonal menus prepared for and brought to them.

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Exam Room: As seen above, two walls of each exam room will be painted a color from our concept pallet and feature a custom design dandelion graphic. Also, each exam room will include built in cabinets to keep clinical elements out of sight to help put children in the exam room at ease. While the exam table in this elevation may look out of proportion, these pediatric exam tables were specifically chosen as they can adjust between 43” to 72” inches in length. Since our outpatient facility caters to children ranging in age from infants to 17 year olds, these table will help to accommodate all of our patients.

Semi-Open Infusion Bay (Above): The racetrack pattern in the flooring that serves as a wayfinding device throughout the entire facility guides patients and accompanying family members into the infusion area. To tie in this racetrack theme and set an uplifting tone in this space, I designed an abstract roadway wall graphic. In front of the wall are two stationary car pods for young children to play in. The tunnel graphic on the wall is actually a trick 4’ by 4’ door that centrally pivots for children to crawl through.

Semi-Open Infusion Bay (Right): On this other side of the road wall, medicine is administered. A patient can sit in one of the comfy reclining chairs with accompanying family members sitting by their side on the curved couches. Each of these seats has been placed so that every person has a view outside because natural views have been proven to have a calming restorative effect on patients. During the 4 to 8 hour chemo treatment a child can take advantage of the many activities within this space. I specifically space planned for the arts and crafts table to be at the center of the infusion bay because, according to the Journal of Pediatric Oncology, arts and crafts can serve as a positive stimuli, decrease anxiety, and ease the perception of pain during chemotherapy. Also, because arts and crafts can also enhance communication for a child going through cancer treatment process, I felt it was important to place this table in a very public setting to allow the opportunity for children to come together and share their experiences with one another.

Above: This image shows how the our instrument breaks down into a glockenspiel, lyre and slit drum.

Left to right: 1) An important aspect of this challenge was creating a poetic connection. For our instrument we created wooden dowel joints that could be strong and functional, yet were also discrete enough to blend into the composition as a whole. This photo shows how the three main wood elements attach and detach with a wooden doweled joint. 2) This photo shows what our instrument looks like overall when it is assembled and resting on the stand we made. For our instrument we chose make the main body out of walnut wood because we felt this material not only spoke to the traditional craftsmanship of instruments, but we also felt we could carve and sculpt this material into a form that would complement the natural beauty of the walnut wood. 3) Even though we were not able to construct a wind instrument, the sloping, spiraling shape is reminiscent of the french horn and is a prime example of how musical instruments influenced all aspects of our design.

Frame-a-DreamProject Description: For my third year Construction Methods class, I was assigned the Frame-a-Dream project as a way to explore the poetics of materials on a smaller, more tangible scale. This project was presented as a gift to a patient in long term care at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Together with my teammate we created a gift for six-year-old Olivia that represented her wish that “music was everywhere.

Concept: With Olivia’s wish serving as our concept, we decided to create an instrument that would allow little Olivia in sharing music with others. We knew we wanted our instrument to be one composition of many parts so Olivia could to play with on her own, but we felt it was important to the concept to create something that could be broken down into several parts so she could create music with a group of her friends. That way they could all spread the joy of music everywhere.

Awards: The guest judges who came to our critique selected our design submission as the winner of the Frame-a-Dream class challenge. Our classmates voted for our design as well, winning us the People’s Choice Award. While we appreciated the recognition for all of the hard work we put into this project, the best reward of all was a thank you card from the little girl who started it all, Olivia.

Additional Information: To view photographs of other student submissions from previous years please visit http://www.framingadream.com/2009/.

“I wish that music was everywhere.”

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Acknowledgements Project Partners: The majority of the projects during my time at ASU were group projects. I could not have completed the large scope of work for all of these had it not been for my group partners. I am very greatful to have had the opportunity to learn from these groupmates and I would like to acknowledge each group member the contributed to these projects below.

1. Royal Prince Hotel 2. Reincarnation 3. Vino e Sigari D’Armani 4. Albright Office Headquarters 5. Seeds of Strength 6. Framing-a-Dream

Jordan Alverson Ari Coghlyn Anne Looker Meghann Moodie Melanie Baczynski Melanie Baczynski Trang Nguyen Laura Ownsby Taylor Eastburn Danielle Chivers Catie Shenberg Ashlyn Jones Bailey Shugart