St. Elmo's 1 Bedroom Model

The model of the 1 bedroom helps elaborate my message a little better. In three dimensions, you can see how open the space is for a 1 bedroom. Even though I set up turns and angles with places to explore it still feels open with room to breath. The orientation of the rooms served to purposes. I wanted St. Elmo's to stay on the historical registry which means that I did not want to move or add any windows that would alter the exterior side of the building. Within this restriction I set for myself, I thought it best to provide the most light to rooms that we may spend the most amount of time in. Access to lighting helps the aesthetics of the apartment allowing wider array of design options and simply being able to add plants.

St. Elmo's Common Space

The common space on the second floor of St. Elmo's hotel was a challenge, but proved to be rewarding. Once I set up the partitioned private entrances the space started to make sense. It effectively separated personal space from public with walls of reclaimed and restained lath. The fireplace was meant to be a welcome to patrons of the spa, maybe as an extra waiting room. To further promote the image of professionalism, I created a water feature that advertises and calms. Still amongst all the calm this is meant to be a primarily transient place.

St. Elmo's 1-Bedroom Apartment

This is the detailed breakdown of the 1-bedroom floorplan and elevations. Technically, the toilet and lavatory are ADA compliant and all measures in the apartment fit within the parameters of interior design standards. I liked playing with angled, built-in shelving in the kitchen, living space and bathroom. Playing with these angles made the space feel alive. I oriented the slats of the wood floor north-south, so that the space welcomes you.

1 Bedroom & Common Space Parti Plan

The theme I used to create the one bedroom and common space plan was based on the dynamic bending and shaping of human growth in relationships. I wanted the foot steps to lead somewhere interesting keeping within parameters of warmth within the home. My parti lays the pathway for the floorplan.

House of the Immediate Future

Habitat for Humanity held an outdoor and informal symposium about The House of the Immediate Future. I toured a house made for developing countries and one for a developed country as ours. What struck me was how little we really need to survive and be happy. The concept of the wet core is a wonderful idea, but still needs some fine tuning. I'm looking forward to seeing what advancements come up in the future. In this image, I sketched the ramp and entrance of an immediate home.

Sketch Crawl

In Seattle, artists and sketchers participate in sketch crawl at different locations in the city. I was able to them one day at the Olympic sculpture park. I sketched The Eagle, an amazing sculpture that had a majority of the sketchers enthralled. Whole groups of people sat in the shadows at each leg. My angle was distant and I was able to capture the whole structure. In my mind I imagine all the angles I could have found in that piece and the various ways I could interpret them. I look forward to going back one day and trying to draw it straight underneath with sky as a backdrop.

Meeting with Capital Planning Designers of WSU

I was fortunate enough to give a quick and dirty presentation of my design plans for the 1-bedroom apartment and common space on the 2nd floor of St. Elmo's hotel to Jennifer Reynolds, Joanie Thomas, and Stacy Gravel, interior designers working for WSU. The common space presentation seemed rather seamless; I think they went with me on the water feature, fire place, and private entrances for the apartments. However, when I proposed using 3 Form materials for the private entry doors Stacy stated that the expense would be great. I took that into consideration because it seems a rather expensive feature should be displayed prominently and publicly. This business venture is a small boutique with local and small tourism patrons and little focus on the materials used to create this built environment. I plan to replace the 3 Form resin doors, possibly continuing the theme of recycled lath from the wall to the door. I have been and may remain vexed over the south wall the 1-bedroom apartment (insert sigh here). I struggled with trying to put 2 lavatories in the bathroom, arranging the shelving near the entrance, and maneuvering the kitchen island as to not impede traffic. First of all, the designers agreed that I do not need 2 lavatories for a 1-bedroom apartment. The second suggestion they had was to merge the kitchen island into the counter space and make a peninsula. Finally, they advised that I should adjust the swing of the door since it's layout is a bit awkward. I am taking all of these suggestions and flying with them. The picture given here tells the tale of my south wall dilemma. I've settled on the lavatory setup and I'm drafting up a new entryway in connection with the kitchen.