Laura Courtney Tripp
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Named after the award given to the most notable Art Nouveau Architect in Brussels, Belgium and the world: Victor Horta.
The Lobby features the custom Registration desk, the living green wall that climbs two floors and houses the elevator core, as well as the grand staircase that leads directly to the Woodblock Restaurant and Fer et Verre Bar and Lounge.
Simple lines and textures give the Guest Suite a calming feel. Balcony, Bedroom, Desk/Study, Entertainment Room, Luxury Bathroom and a Full Kitchen are all included.
Named after the award given to the most notable Art Nouveau Architect in Brussels, Belgium and the world: Victor Horta.
Prix Godecharle Boutique Hotel
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The Prix Godecharle Boutique Hotel is designed for the city of Brussels, Belgium and based on their prominant art movement, Art Nouveau. It is a place for tourists to enjoy their stay as well as locals to hangout. Included is a restaurant, bar and lounge, local cafe and six floors of superior guests suites.
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Award:
Most Innovative Application of Concept
This entrance hallway features circular windows that show peaks of the bike rack on the inside of the office space. With one of their many slogans, Change Your Perspective is fitting for the "artwork" of the employees' personal bikes.
The Cafe room is for guests when the doors are open and serves as a training or seminar room for the employers when the doors are closed.
Clif Bar Headquarters and Retail Store
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​The Clif Bar Company is a sustainable company that rejoices in their product: protien bars made from all organic and natural ingredients. With this knowledge, their headquarters needed to reflect their company and philosophy. With a bike rack wall, to an open concept office, the employees will right at home.
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The Clif Bar Retail Store sells not just the Clif Bars but their energy drinks, and merchandise as well. Their kitchen area provides vistors to experiment with their own flavors of this sustainable energy product.
Initially when the guest enters the Museum Space, they are confronted with a single art piece, seen in the foreground, while music plays softly. Suddenly, the entire room lights up with moving lights and the exact same art piece is shown 10 times it's size. It certainly is a surprise.
Employee Space: Upper Left Museum Space: Upper Right Retail Space: Lower Left
Outlet Plan for Office Space
Initially when the guest enters the Museum Space, they are confronted with a single art piece, seen in the foreground, while music plays softly. Suddenly, the entire room lights up with moving lights and the exact same art piece is shown 10 times it's size. It certainly is a surprise.
Museum of Surprise
In Collaboration with Stephanie Yoo
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The First phase of this project was to create a museum space that evokes a certain emotion. As we researched, Stephanie and I came to agree upon Surprise.
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The Second phase of the museum was to design the lighting for the employee's space and an attached retail store for related merchandise: including light fixtures, switching, wiring and outlets.
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Awards:
Best Overall Project
Best Visual Effects
Interpretation of an Interior from a magazine of our choice. We had to create the drawing through layers: Outline, shaded, and finally color rendering
A real client came to our Graphics II class and asked for a redesign of his current outdoor porch. This is the design I came up with as well as the rendering to portray it to the client.
Rome, Italy
Interpretation of an Interior from a magazine of our choice. We had to create the drawing through layers: Outline, shaded, and finally color rendering
Hand Renderings and Sketches
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A variety of sketches done under 2 minutes and on sight as well as full renderings. The practice of quick sketching helps quickly relate to the client as well as for further rendering purposes.