Herman Miller...One of the 100 Most Admired Companies in the World!

For my professional practice class we were suppose to research a specific field that someone with an interior design degree could peruse.  We were then to present it to the class in order to show the many different avenues a designer can take. My topic was on manufacturing companies.  Herman Miller was one of the companies that I talked about and was the company that I was most interested in because of their companies beliefs and mission statements.  I loved that they are transparent company who cares about creating a product that fit their user.  They are not afraid to take some risks in order to produce the highest quality product possible.  Having this mind set was beneficial to their company considering they are ONE out of a HUNDRED most admired companies in the WORLD!

Here is a video about their company...Enjoy!

Print Corps. Publishing Company

About two weeks ago, our studio class finished our major project for the semester.  Our project was to design an office space for an art, architecture, and design publishing company. We were suppose to capture the essence of the company by create a space that reflected the work of the company and their overall goals and objectives.  The three words that drove my design concept were flexibility, longevity and collaboration.  Because this publishing company relays solely on each and every employee to create a quality product, it is very important to design a space that allows for collaboration, flexibility and most importantly longevity.

With that said this is my final design! 

RENDERED FLOOR PLAN

RECEPTION PERSPECTIVE

MAIN WORK AREA PERSPECTIVE

MEZZANINE PERSPECTIVE

BREAK ROOM PERSPECTIVE

COLLABORATION ELEVATION

LONG SECTION

SHORT SECTION

Healing Environments

Our next studio project is a small healthcare projcet where we are able to choose the type of healthcare facility we will be designing. In doing some reasearch I found some information about children's hospitals, an area that I am very intrested in.  Going to the hospitalS can be a tragic experience for a child and it is our jobs as designers to create a comfortable environment where they can feel at home...

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO

ST. JUDES

ST. LOUIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Link to a virtual tour....really cool!!

http://www.stlouischildrens.org/VirtualTour/virtualtour/tourfiles/flash/index.html

PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL



BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN

Resason why having plants indoors can be benifical in any type of environment

1) Plants Fulfill an Ancient, Profound Need... Biophilia. (Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life)

2) Plants Provide a Natural Solution to Cleaner Indoor Air

3) Biomimicry (the science and art of emulating nature's best biological ideas to solve human problems)

4) Green Walls ( Green walls act as an indoor air purifier, pulling air through the wall and into the mechanical air ducts)

5) Lowering the Shading Coefficient (Cooling Interiors via Shading)

6) Carbon Dioxide Reduction

7) We are Less Stressed and More Productive Around Plants

8) We are Willing to Pay More in Retail Areas that Include Trees

9) Flowers and Plants Inspire our Creativity

10) Plants Contribute are Important to a Healthy Lifestyle

http://www.greenplantsforgreenbuildings.org/green-plant-benefits/