Design Communication

Fall 2014

The Royal Vir Lounge and Men's shop

The goal of this project was to turn an unused 1800 square foot space into an inviting and comfortable men’s tuxedo and suit shop. The Royal Vir lounge and Men’s Shop will be a locally owned and operated, high-end, tuxedo and suit retail shop where tuxedos, suits and accessories will be on display for buying, renting and sizing. Royal Vir Men’s Shop & Lounge also has an in house seamstress who can fix minor issues with any rented or purchased items, and any major issues with a rental piece will result in a new one overnighted from the warehouse.

The public areas will be open to each other for good sight lines, there will be an office, utility room, three dressing rooms, and a men’s and women’s bathrooms. The design of the shop was modern with art deco accents which give the space an air of class.

As you walk up to the door your notice a well dress manikin in each of the four windows with an art deco pendent overhead. The rectangle window have been given a convex arch to break up the plan building’s exterior, as well as the transom window above the doors. As you walk through the diagonal wood plank door you’ll see the checkout counter to your left, the red focal wall in front of you and display case pieces to your left filled with clothing accents. Beyond the case pieces there is a wall of shelves and racks displaying tuxedos and suits in dark wood that emphases the modern design with their dominate horizontal lines. As you circle around the case pieces you’re behind the focal wall facing the help center with three stools and a (alcoholic) beverage center situated behind the midcentury warm grey sectional. The sectional faces the three sided mirror with custom box stand. Across the room from the lounge area are the three dressing room with one being universally designed.

There are two dropped ceilings with dark stained wooden beams which resemble a coffered ceiling. They define the lounge and display areas and continue the modern design with their horizontal lines. The colors chosen are tan neutrals to allow the clothing and accessories to “pop” off the walls and displays. The lighting picked highlight the four manikins, and unbuilt in case pieces.

Board Presentation

Notebook

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balsa wood model

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Design Process

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Play house concept: Justice League

The goal of this project was to design a children’s play house design for the Baker family. The playhouse will accommodate five children’s needs aging form 9 years old to 18 months. The playhouse will be kid friendly to all ages and include age appropriate technology in different play zones. The location of the playhouse will be in the baker’s backyard and will be 35 by 50 feet. The primary challenges for this playhouse are to incorporate anthropometric and ergonomic needs for the bakers three year old son will, who has autism while still providing a fun play spaces for their other children.

The anthropometric and ergonomic needs of the clients were meet with furniture that the children could grow in and be changed out easily when larger piece are needed. Having the spaces well defined with muted colors and tones. Challenges were met by having different areas that the children could be by themselves while still feeling connected to the other children. Sensory integration was used to allow the child the ability to tune out distracting sights, sounds and touch sensation which will help them focus and improve their everyday life positively. These challenges were also met by designing the playhouse universally by using muted colors, big spaces, stairs with many landings, social components and nature based design. The functionality of the space was achieved by having plenty of open space between each specific area to keep the floor plan open and to have plenty of open play space for the children the ability to interact with each other while having specific areas where the children could be by themselves.

The principles and elements of design were used throughout the design of the playhouse such as: Balance, emphasis, unity, proportion, color and space. The play house was designed to feel balanced with each main area being about the same size as each other and proportionate to each other with the same colors used. The main colors are muted neutrals to keep from being over sensory. The accent colors came from the superheroes themselves but kept them muted as well. Unity was achieved with the use of color, space size and layout balance and proportion. Emphasis was achieved by having each main area defined with color and flooring.