Restaurant and Coffee Shop

3d Model, representing Floor Plan


Monroe Deck and Housing Project Site,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA


Program:

To design a coffee shop and a restaurant for the Monroe Deck and Housing project site.


Design Methodology:

- To create right ambience by providing high and low levels of movement and energy by bringing in visual barriers but at the same time keeping in mind the general by laws of circulation in Hospitality design.
- Worked with the concept of "movement"
- 3d models created to represent movement and flow.

Meals on Wheels

Floor Plan, Meals on Wheels

Perspectives

Meals on Wheels,
1600 Willow Lawn Dr
Richmond, VA 23230


Program:

To provide fresh ideas for the office and distribution center of a non-profit organization.


Design Methodology:

- To transform a space that lacks charecter by using an Open Office System and vibrant colors to create a flow of life and energy throughout the space.
- For the Office Area, workstations by Herman Miller- Action Office System was chosen. This system provides an open plan office.
- A balance between privacy and open-ness is brought in by using partition panels to seperate work areas.
- Created perspectives and rendered them with markers.
- Created a layout for the digital presentation of our design ideas to the client.
- Created a layout for the booklet that included all research, materials and furniture specifications that was handed over to the client during the formal presentation.
-Created the finish schedule and finish key for the plan.

Pawley Island's Building

Light and Shadow rendering in Autocad

3d model made with Bristol Board

Pawley's Island

Program:

To design a building, on Pawley's Island that acts as a community building for the neighbourhood. This building should have two spaces, one for activity and the second for relaxation. The building should be built to provide adequate lighting. However, the horizontal glazing should not exceed 25 sq. ft.

Design Methodology:

- Designed in a way that both spaces have adequate natural light, not only through horizontal windows, but also vertical window openings and skylights.
- Small scale model constructed with bristol board
- Light analysis in Autocad and Viz

Interface Coffee Shop

FloorplanKiosk


Perspective generated in sketchup

1st Floor,
School of the Arts
Pollak Building
325, N. Harrison Street
Richmond, VA

Program:

Convert the 1st floor of the Pollak Building, into a cafe and seating area. One of the three existing elevator shafts was never used and could therefore be utilized for additional square footage for the cafe build-out. This coffee shop would initiate interaction between all streams of design studying in this school.

Design Methodology:

-The concept was linearity and minimalism

-Developed a kiosk that would shape the coffee counter and the furniture choice in the

coffee shop.
-Small scale models of the kiosk were developed.
-Developed construction documents for the project.