Spring 2022
This advanced Interior Design course explores how humans interface with the built environment, and how interior design can successfully support their needs
Smith Mountain Lake Retirement & Graduated Care Community
This class focuses on designing an assisted living facility. We go through the whole design process and focus on ADA requirements, code requirements, and also design trends for assisted living.
Adjacency Matrix
The first part of the design process is programming, and this is where work through what rooms and amenities will be included in the facility, and what adjacencies are important.
Bubble Diagrams
The next phase of programming is bubble diagrams. This is translating the adjacency matrix to a layout. There is not a real building shape, but it gives the general layout and sizing.
Blocking Plan
The Blocking Plan turns the bubble diagram in to a building shape and helps determine square footage, but does not have walls, doors, hallways, or windows.
Preliminary Plan
The preliminary plan is the rough draft of the final plan. It is also the step after the blocking plan and includes hallways, doors, and windows.
Refined Floor Plan
This is the final floor plan for this project. It has evolved from three main drafts. Created with AutoCad.
Concept Sketches
Concept sketches are used to show your vision and ideas for the design. These are not final decisions, but more of a way to get a picture and feel of the design before making anything concrete. It is also a great way to show color schemes and cohesiveness throughout the project.
Lobby/Reception
Dining Room
Cafe
Pool
Nurse's Station
Renderings
Renderings show the 3D design complete with lighting, furniture, and layout. and you can have many different angles. This is a great way to show clients a realistic picture of what the finished product will look like. Made with SketchUp.
Apartment
Dining Room
Rendered Floor Plans
Animation
This highlights the exterior of the facility in a rendered animation. Made with SketchUp.
Posters
These are a way to present the design as a whole, and really sell your idea through a cohesive poster that showcases the best parts of the project. Made with PhotoShop.
