Kendra Hexberg

Design PortfolioSacramento State University

University of Oregon

Travel

Travel gives students of design and art the chance to see experience the world through multiple media. Painting, Drawing, Photography, and film are an outlet of experiential travel that cannot be neglected by the avid designer or artist. Photography gives me an outlet to discover the places I visit before, during, and after. The photography of travelers that reach a destination before me, create windows of small discovery. These windows paint an imperfect picture of what others have discovered about the world. The photographs I take speak of what I see as the most important, the most interesting, and the most undecipher-able parts of the world. Buildings, Landscapes, and Microscapes become the subject of my research of the world. What escapes most students of the arts is the retrospective look at what they discovered and experienced during their travels. Photographs I have taken give me the outlet to remember, discover, and understand what I experienced when I was experiencing the world.

The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to re-main ashore ... unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible ... it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors ... to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.

Ferdinand Magellan

A traveller. I love his title. A trav-eller is to be reverenced as such. His profession is the best symbol of our life. Going from - toward; it is the history of every one of us.The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with an-other must wait till that other is ready.

It is a great art to saunter.

Henry David Thoreau

“What is there that confers the noblest delight? What is that which swells a man’s breast with pride above that which any other expe-rience can bring to him? Discov-ery! To know that you are walking where none others have walked; that you are beholding what hu-man eye has not seen before; that you are breathing a virgin atmo-sphere.”

Mark Twain

“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.”

Frank Herbert

“To photograph truthfully and ef-fectively is to see beneath the sur-faces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things.”

Ansel Adams

“The real voyage of discovery con-sists of not in seeking new land-scapes but in having new eyes.”

Marcel Proust

Design Modeling

Finding the perfect fit, the best solution, or the most suitable design can be a challenge. Discovering the ideal design for a project is a satisfying step in the design process. Design modeling can be a challenging task, whether its finding the correct material or seeing the best shape for each piece. The modeling of an idea may take each designer down a long and grueling road. Each change in material can create more challenges in developing a model. In Digital modeling each movement of digital extrusion, void, or blend can send shockwaves of change throughout the entire model. The usefulness of a model in design is incalcuable. Visualizing a space or object by creating it with real materials or in a digital space can help a designer work through a design challenge, as well as discover potential downfall to a design.

The Clock is an integral tool in the world of design. This clock tower model is created using a Frank Ghery-esk design pro-cess. The scribble design draw-ings were an exercise to devel-op a personal style of design development. The use of Stain-less steel and copper were to pay homage to the materials that Frank Ghery has used in his most recent projects.

Ghery Clock Tower

The “C” chair was the origi-nal concept of Analise Baird. In a group effort the “C” chair was transformed into a spiny chaise lounge. This concept model was one of three and was not chosen as the final design. This con-cept was created using the first conceptual design and the solution of stability was solved by adding a series of spines along the back of the chaise.

“C” Chair

These 2x2 building blocks are a conceptual model tool. They were created to ex-plore solid and void when designing a building using a cube module. Each unit has a center drilled hole that al-lows for connection from all sides, on a specific grid. The next iteration of these blocks will integrate a flexible grid.

Modules

Interior Design

Finding the perfect fit, the best solution, or the most suitable design can be a challenge. Discovering the ideal design for a project is a satisfying step in the design process. The interior space can be a very fickle canvas, it can speak to you one moment and close up in a swift movement of claustrophobia the next. Developing a concise space plan, translating the space plan vocabulary into a meaningful perspective, and adding just the right finishing touches make a space feel real. It is imperative to each interior space that you give it life through design and not just fill the space with meaningless furnishings. Re-gardless of the designers feelings the space must function for the owner and the user. The spaces that are most successful are visually engaging and guide the user to the spaces purpose or function. In order to be a successful interior de-signer you must always remember to convey the purpose through visual means as well as architectural objects. Once everything has been taken into consideration and all desired outcomes are created and considered the inte-rior designer has done their job.

The Luxury home of the Allen’s exemplifies con-temporary Modern design. The formal living room displays their eclectic art collection obtained on their many family vacations. The expansive fireplace mantle enhances the area as the gather place for the entire family. This cus-tom modern stone fireplace brings warmth and texture to the otherwise clean cut modern fur-nishings in the room.

The Allen Residence

The Gaspar Wellness center brings interior brightness to an otherwise dreary north coast town. The diverging diagonal lines of the oversized tile floors are seen in the odd angle of the mez-zanine stair. To contrast the harsh diverging lines of the flooring and vertical circulation, sweeping curves are used on the reception desk, interior fountain, and exterior benches.

Gaspar Wellness Center

The Sacramento and American River define the ciy of Sacramento. California Bank and Trust wished that their Sacramento Branch embodied the City of Sacramento. The design of this branch takes it color scheme and texture from the landscape of the Sacramento area. The russet browns are from the hills that ring the valley, and the bold golds replicate the famous tower bridge color. This small bank branch establishes itself firmly in the Sacramento by displaying a mural of the down-town sacramento skyline, to be commissioned by a local Sacramento painter.

Sacramento Bank Branch

A fishing net when thrown across the surface of the water defines a grid unique to that specific moment. In the design of these West Sacramento Luxury condominiums uses the idea of a grid that is uniform, yet unique, like that of a tossed fishing net to create spaces and forms. The exterior window grid portrays a net that is sliding off the sides of the building. This angled form is then replicated in the highly angled floor plans and lobby stair. In addition to the every changing net found through-out the design of the luxury condominiums the 30, 60, 90 triangle is used as a typographical device. This device helps viewers to develop an understanding of the relationship between the unique grid forma-tion and the development of the plans.

Luxury Condominiums

The experience is key to bringing the customer back. Each floor of the department store must embody the essence of the shopping experience. Without an experience the store will lose shop-pers interest after their first trip fails to impress.The first floor is the Women’s department and it is important that a woman spending the day shop-ping is treated to the most relaxing, full service, and indulgent shopping experience ever offered. The men’s department is the second floor it must have an atmosphere of luxury, welcome, and personal service. Each of the sub-departments will offer personal consultants if requested by the customer. Nodes scattered across the store offer springing points for the tertiary store circulation as well as information stations to guide self-shopping experi-ences. The cash wrap stations located near the hub of the store (the Digital bar and lounge) will help to draw customers into the store and not entice them to leave before their shopping is completed. The “Digital Lounge” entices all shoppers to take a break and give busy shoppers the chance to stop and make a phone call or check their e-mail with-out having to cut their shopping trip short..

Palatine Department Store

Architecture

The urban canvas is a hard space to fill in. Alleys, parking lots, and empty lots scream to be made a part of the urban fabric. As Architects filling these gaps can be challenging. If you design without regard to what already exists you risk creating a structure/building that does not communicate with the existing urban fabric. If you re-plan the urban space you’re taking the risk that a new portion of the urban fabric can be cut out and replaced. A tenuous balance must be main-tained, because no matter how fantastic the building is, it cannot make up for a lack of communication with its surroundings. The location of a building/structure also plays a large role in its success.The region and culture of Sri Lanka had a radically different style and typology than Portland, OR. If you design a structure without regard to who lives there and what came before you lose the ability to communicate through the building to the users of the space.

The PDX M.T. (short for MediaTheque) is at the heart of Old Town Portland and is the hub for the up and coming new Old Town District. The MT will bring to the district life and prosperity.

Visitors will be greeted by the experience and ad-venture of the MT. A crystal like crevice runs off axis to the MT structure, From light core to Skid-more fountain. The formation of the crystal core will draw visitors from the entrance up the light core of the MT, and act as a guide for the users to ascend the MT. The crevice activates the space vi-sually and creates a divide between public meeting spaces on level three and the programming directly related to the MT.

Three words describe the way users will inter-act with the PDX MT: Explore, Discover, and Ex-perience. These three verbs will drive the user in-teraction in the ever changing PDX MT. At this mediatheque users will work together to explore, discover, and experience through the outlet of the MT. The PDX MT offers its users the chance to explore new and old media, and discover new in-terests, and explore all a mediatheque has to offer.

PDX M.T. (Portland MediaTheque

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The Pacific Northwest School of the Arts is Nes-tled between the Wilamette River, the Steel Bridge, and Naito Parkway. It is ideally located to catalyze the dying McCormick pier waterfront. The ur-ban plan consists of a mixed-use retail, commer-cial, and housing village. The small existing pier is transformed into an interactive waterfront. It has small entertainment facilities and is the home of the new Wilamette Junior and Masters rowing club. The arts school will bring a vibrant day and evening crowd to an otherwise dull and pedestrianless area of Portland.

PNW- School of the Arts

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Ceramics&Porcelain

Metal Foundry

Glass Shop

Workshop

Materials and Receiving

Projector Room

Projector Room

Storage

Storage

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Sculpture Garden

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ourtyard

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Video Gallery

Vertical & Photography

Gallery

Vertical & Photography

Gallery

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