Catherine Lee Portfolio

Creative Portfolio

Catherine M. Lee4441 Broadway Apt 4B

New York, New York 10040845.546.9976

[email protected]

NATURE is the inspiration, the motivation, and the foundation of my design aesthetic. My aim is to extract the beauty of nature and the utility of modern design to produce an environment than anyone can inherently understand. Finding the balance of a seemingly simplistic yet defiantly complex structure and mimicing organic colors & textures is my interpretation of the natural world around us.

DESIGN has the ability to evoke emotion, influence movement, and interpret thoughts. My mission is to ingnite users’ passions and be an innovative space for new thought.

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Mark Lee Studio

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Aging-In-Place

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Kitchen Designer & Drafter:- Create AutoCAD Drawings for client drawings and library resources.- Entrusted with client files, performed administrative work, & opened/closed showroom.

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Mark Lee Studio115 Vlei RdRhinebeck, NY. [email protected](845)-546-1907

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RENDERING SPECIALIST:- Produced Rhino Renderings for client’s bid: Consists of (3) typical courtrooms heavily crafted with design wood work.

CONTRACTOR’S ASSISTANT:-Completed various tasks ranging from plumbing to electrical to basic construction techniques.

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The site was researched to see how best the surrounding grounds could be repurposed to welcome the community

of West Haven to the university for workshops, presentations, tours, etc.

Accessibility for commuting visitors,

faculty & students and walkability was another factor accounted for. Providing

direct access to the downtown area would enable students to interact, gain experience, and establish relationships

with local artists and professionals.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVENNew Department of Visual Arts & Design

TASK: Relocate UNH Visual Arts & Design Dept. to central downtown location in West Haven in a pre-exisitng building:

263 Center St. West Haven, CT. 06516

This site was previously a Masonic Temple that was auctioned off to the city. The challenge was to incorporate elements of its’ historic nature while redesigning from a gutted shell to satisfy the needs of the Visual Arts & Design department.

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The site was researched to see how best the surrounding grounds could be repurposed to welcome the community of West Haven to

the university for workshops, presentations, tours, etc.

Accessibility for commuting visitors, faculty & students and walkability was another factor accounted for. Providing direct access to the

downtown area would enable students to interact, gain experience, and establish relationships with local artists and professionals.

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By providing collaborative spaces users could learn and interact with each other, while offering department specific areas students would have stability to produce independent work.

By moving visual art departments to downtown areas students will be woven into the fabric of the local community while opportunities to restore and preserve historic buildings become available. The existing building, once a masonic temple, provides elements that are key to understanding Masonic roots. By incorporating these characteristics, such as significant colors, their history will be preserved.

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Knowing the condition of the building presented opportunities to keep, replace or update areas. Bricks and cement that were replaced would become of use as gravel in the green spaces to act as a natural drainage layer. Dug out court spaces located off of the basement classrooms offer opportunities for outside lessons as well as a new source of penetrating light.

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Drayton Tower Public LibraryDrayton Tower31 West Congress StreetSavannah, GA 31401

Task: - Investigate (2) public libraries and how each layouts effect users’. - Research surrounding site including: demographics, public transportation, climate, etc. - Design a public library that may incorporate additional communal areas. Minimum space to be utilized: any three complete floors out of the 12 story building.

*The 10th-12th stories were chosen, as well as a portion of the flat rooftop. Additional areas such as a cafe and museum were designed in conjuction with the library.

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Half shelves throughout the library for easy visibility between “layers” or rows, as well as to the city scape.

An escape to the rooftop terrace for lounging, snacking, and sightseeing.

GOALS:1. To establish connections from across the table to across the world.2. To provide a solution to the variety of users needs in one space.3. To establish a sense of community by creating a haven for eager learners, thinkers, etc.4. To produce a harmonious space between nature and human structure.5. To become a place of reliability and stability by continuously updating its’ facility.6. To enable anyone to better themselves academically, morally, or mentally.

PROGRESSION LAYERS NATURE

Glass tiled floors with visibility to the public computers and research section of the floors lends this library a fanciful air.

With multiple glass surfaces, this research area seems even more expansive and unrestrained; mimcing the ideal process of learning.

A Daily Retreat:Residential Remodel for Universal Design & Aging in Place

TASK: Design Residential home given an exterior shell including: - Pottery Studio - Quiet Office - Open plan for entertaining

CONCEPT: Movement & ClarityThe design will be flowing, pure, and clean; like a mystical veil formed by cascading water.

Clean sleek lines paired with organice elements are the inspiration for the design of the Jones’ home. Through the comfort of shelter and purification of nature, relief from the stresses of life outside the home will be possible. This structure will be a residential retreat that will interact with the human senses of sight and touch in a way that will establish a get-away for its’ inhabitants.

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All materials chosen all resonate with nature in texture, color, and

Bathroom Non-Slip Floor Tile

Golden-Toned Recycled Teak Wood Cabinets &

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All materials chosen all resonate with nature in texture, color, and composition.

Kitchen Non-Slip Floor Tile

Polished AluminumQuartered Oak Floors & Maple Cabinets

Work Hard, Play Hard..Under the SunCommerical Office

TASK: Design Commercial Office-Calculate stalls & showers needed per bathroom, calculate how many elevators needed, degree of fire rated walls, and paths of egress based on # of users.-Render in Sketch-up 3+ spaces.

CONCEPT: Within the hotel office space, bright and dynamic materials will be added in contrast to muted organic colors to stimulate the feel-ing of working under a canopy of trees. This canopy will help to shield the work space from direct over exposure to bright sun light as one may experience in a forest. Through integration of sunlight into active work spaces and alternatively controlling light in low energy spaces, the functions of the various rooms will be reflective of their environ-ments. Calming colors, adorning the surfaces of the more quiet areas will demand less attention than that of the more vivid and active areas, promoting reflection and contemplation.

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RIGHT: Harmony. Colored Pencil & Pastel.

BELOW: Country. India Ink.

BELOW LEFT: Freedom. Acrylic Paint & Newspaper.

BELOW RIGHT: Wildfire. Acrylic Paint.

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TOP: Marcie. Charcoal.

ABOVE LEFT: Lioness. Scratch Off.

ABOVE RIGHT: Still Life I. Graphite.

BOTTOM: Gloves. Graphite.

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University of New Haven||West Haven, CT - May 2011

Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design||Pre-ArchitectureCumulative GPA: 3.82 Magna Cum LaudeDean’s List; Fall 2007 - Spring 2011

Scholarships: James S. Barton Emerging Artist FundPresidential ScholarshipBerkshire Taconic Community Foundation Scholarship

Software -Windows and MacintoshMicrosoft Office SuiteAutoCAD & InventorAdobe SuiteRevitRhinoceros & BrazilGoogle Sketch-up

GeneralElementary FrenchBasic Construction- Electrical- Plumbing- Framing & Flooring- Landscaping & Surveying

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Computil, Inc.: CAD Operator||Per Diem• Convert raster conduit maps to up-to-date vector conduit files.

Connecticut Kitchen Design: AutoCAD Draftswoman|| Per Diem• Generate AutoCAD plans including lighting, details & sections.• Educate customers on WoodMode & Brookhaven cabinetry.• Responsible for the pricing & submitting client orders.

Mark Lee Studio: Construction Contractor’s Assistant||Per Diem• Generate AutoCad working drawings and Rhino models.• Entrusted with basic construction, item retrieval, and deliverys.• Consulted for designing of cabinetry, materials, and finishes.• Experienced in customer relations with construction deliveries.

Helen Piteo Interiors, LLC: Paid Internship||Per Diem• Given various tasks relating to design concept, development, and implementation of model homes and private residences.• Communicated with product representatives, clients, and associates.

University of New Haven: Teacher’s Assistant- Architectural Drawing II- Construction Documents• Assigned to help students through lessons and design stages.

Milford, CT.11/2011 - Present

Milford, CT.Presently 06/2011 - 07/2012

Rhinebeck, NYSummer 201206/2005 – 01/2010

Wappingers Falls, NYSummer 201205/2010 – 08/2010

West Haven, CTSpring Semester 2011Fall Semester 2010

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

American Society of Interior Designers• Student ChapterAlpha Lambda Delta Honor Society• Treasurer Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Decon ‘11 Conference