Academic: Corporate Headquarters

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Project Information

The last year of the Interior Design program tasked students with completing more in-depth, larger projects. At the start of senior year, students were given a semester long project to simulate the real-world design process.

This project required students to develop a full project from concept development and schematic design, to design development, and through the production of a full construction document set.

The project was based on an actual site that students visited throughout project and worked with designers from a local design firm as references for tenant finish out.

Phase 1: Schematic Design

• Schematic plan with departments and major areas blocked in and delineated.
  • Programming requirements as set by client must be met.
  • Sensitivity to existing building design.
  • Effectiveness in planning space within pre-built location.
  • Includes ADA/TAS, codes, exiting, circulation strategies, etc.
• 20 minute Verbal Presentation for Preliminary Presentation explaining company culture, space goals, and plans for design of interior environment.

Schematic Design Presentation

Phase 2: Design Development

• Creation of bubble diagrams, adjacencies, square footage block diagrams to show process, options, and progress.
• Diagram circulation/exiting strategies.
• Thumbnail/conceptual sketch or sketches communicating your concept.
• Perspective sketch or sketches of a major conceptual area.
• Concept board of color and materials palette, inspiration images, etc.
• Selection of furniture, lighting fixtures, and other interior features.

Design Development Presentation

Phase 3: Construction Documents

• Construction Documentation:
  • Life Safety Plans
  • Construction Plans
  • Materials Plans
  • Power/ Electrical Plans
  • Reflected Ceiling Plans
  • Furniture Plans
  • Elevations
  • Sections
  • Details
  • Finish/ Lighting Schedules

• Concept and program binder with background information and documentation
  • Client profile; business goals and objectives.
  • Concept statement and concept rationale addressing client and business issues, sustainable strategies.
  • Program in matrix or spreadsheet form showing major areas; include square footage, functional notes, etc.
  • Handouts, notes, copied material in back of notebook.

Westbend – JPI Corporate Office Final Set

Final Renderings