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Daycare...........................................................3-4Sephora Pop-Up...............................................5-6City Oven..........................................................7-8Fashion Designer...........................................9-10Celluar Complexity.......................................11-12Matrix....................................................13-14Hotel Suite .......................................................15-16Senior Thesis...............................................17-20

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The daycare project was assigned during our sophmore year studio class. We were given the parameters of the building and has to fit in an infant room, toddler room, pre-

school room and administration spaces.

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Sephora Pop Up RetailThis project was assigned as a pop up retail component as part of Sephora. The pop-up was to be placed in Hawaii with Sephora products specializing in skin and hair

care product for clients who are outside in the sun a lot of the time.

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City OvenThe City Oven project was assigned to us in our Junior Studio class. A local pizza shop in Wexford (now known as The Oven Pizza Co.) asked La Roche College to have

students do a redesign of their space. The concept for this project was “Tuscan Villa”. By separating spaces by brick arches, adorning the ceiling with wood beams and

use of warm colors I created an inviting homelike space.

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Fashion DesignerThe fashion designer project was another one assigned to us in Junior Studio class. We had to choose a fashion designer and create a chair that resembles their

personality and their design. We were then given the parameters of a building and had to create a retail/business/living space/fashion show space for the designer. The

designer I chose was Maggie Sottero, who is a designer of wedding and prom gowns. She is best known for her use of pick-ups and Swarovski crystals.

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Cellular ComplexityCellular Complexity was a project that was assigned during our junior year lighting class. We were to create a residential cottage that was created and oriented in a way

that would allow the sun to provide most of the power for the space. Also, it was to have other sustainable elements included within the space.

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MatrixMatrix was a project assigned to us in our second semester junior studio class. Matrix Software Solutions is a software company located in the North Shore of Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania. The owner of the comapny was looking to redesign the space to make it a more interesting place to work and a place that could easily expand for the

rapidly growing business.

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Hotel SuiteThe was assigned to us during our second semester of junior studio. The assignment was to space plan and design a hotel suite. The concept used for this project was

“Pura Vida”.

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Senior ThesisThe topic I researched for my senior thesis was the reuse of vessels. By renovating old, unused vessels and turning them into something useful such as a floating hotel,

office, restaurant etc. it can help keep vessels from being broken and wasted. I chose to recycle a vessel named the Majestic, which is part of the Gateway Clipper Fleet

in Pittsburgh, Pa. I renovated the structure to be an architectural and interior design firm’s office space that would be docked, but will still float on the Allegheny River in

Pittsburgh, Pa.

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