The document provides information on Nicole Steiner's portfolio from 2006-2011, including interior design and graphic design projects completed during internships and coursework. It summarizes various K-12 school interior design projects involving space planning, rendering, and furniture selection. It also describes a graphic design project creating a tagline for sustainable contracting. Studio projects include a mixed-use community art center and women's health center.
2. GRPS – Aberdeen Elementary School Cafeteria Remodel
Junior Interior Designer Work
Client: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Challenge: Redesign the school cafeteria at Aberdeen Elementary to be more energizing for students.
Responsibilities: Space plan and rendering.
Program: AutoCAD; Hand rendering
Interior Design
3. Charlotte High School Concept Plan
Junior Interior Designer Work
Client: Charlotte High School
Challenge: Concept design for new Administration and Guidance Office additions at Charlotte High School.
Responsibilities: Space plan options and block rendering.
Program: AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop
Interior Design
4. Flatrock Community Schools
Interior Design Internship Work
Barnes Elementary Classroom layout Bobcean Kindergarten Classroom layout
Client: Flatrock Community Schools
Challenge: Design a more functional classroom layout and select furniture and finishes for the elementary classrooms at Barnes, Bobcean and Simpson Schools in Flatrock MI.
Responsibilities: Space plan; Furniture and finish selection.
Program: AutoCAD
Interior Design
5. Graphic Design
Interior Design Internship Work
Client: Thomas A. Duke Company
Challenge: Design a green tagline to be used by a contracting company on sustainable projects.
Program: Adobe Illustrator
Graphic Design
6. Studio Gallery
Senior Level Design Studio
Challenge: Design a mixed-use building for downtown Birmingham, MI to include a community art center, retail space, and residential units.
Solution: Studio Gallery Community Art Center provides various classes to engage the Birmingham Community in the composition of different types of art. Different screening
devices are used to diffuse light during the day, and in the evening exterior beacons landmark the gallery from a distance.
Programs: AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Google SketchUP, Kerkythea Lighting Program
Studio Gallery
7. The main and second levels of Studio Gallery offer public spaces inviting members of the community to interact with one another, as well as local and national artists. The street level
boasts a two story curtain wall to allow maximum natural light into the gallery and café spaces. The third and fourth levels house work/live units for artists.
Studio Gallery
8. Classrooms, gallery space and residential units all receive abundant amounts of natural light which provides residents, students and guests with inspiring views both in and outside Studio
Gallery. Interior screens help control light in classroom spaces and residential units.
Studio Gallery
9. Hobbs+Black Architectural Firm Renovation
Junior Level Design Studio
Main Level Floor Plan West Section Elevation
Challenge: Propose a design for the renovation and eventual employee expansion of Hobbs+Black Architectural Firm in Ann Arbor, MI. The design must include a stained glass
window discovered during a previous renovation in the former worship space.
Solution: The design incorporates the old aesthetics of the structure with modern finishes and colors reminding clients and employees of the companies past while looking ahead to
its future.
Programs: AutoCAD, AutoCAD CAP, Adobe Photoshop
Hobbs+Black Architectural Firm Renovation
10. Lower Level Floor Plan Workstation 3D View
Workstations are finished with a traditional cherry veneer surface on the exterior side of the panel and a cool blue gray tackable surface on the interior.
Hobbs+Black Architectural Firm Renovation
11. Journey Path Women’s Health and Wellness Center
Senior Level Design Studio
Challenge: Design a women’s health and wellness center for women of all ages in Kentwood, MI. The center must include traditional physician facilities as well as exercise
and spa facilities.
Solution: Journey Path provides care for women in a stress free environment. A natural color pallet creates a calming atmosphere for patients, guests, and staff.
Programs: AutoCAD, Google SketchUP, Adobe Photoshop
Journey Path Women’s Health and Wellness Center
12. Upon entering Journey Path patients are guided to various services within by an overhead way finding path. Wooden ceiling elements assist patients in the discovery of
physician care, exercise and spa treatment areas.
Journey Path Women’s Health and Wellness Center
13. Red Dragon Eco-Lodge
Junior Level Design Studio
Challenge: Design a hospitality destination in the small village of Dang Jia Shan located in the Losses Plateau, China. The residents of the village hope to educate visitors and
promote their cave dwelling lifestyle as an exciting vacation option for travelers from western cultures. A small amount of annual rainfall must also be considered for
irrigation and restroom facilities.
Solution: Minimum new construction will take place on site. Cave dwellings no longer used by villagers will be converted into guestrooms, dining facilities, and a cultural activity
center. Restroom facilities will incorporate eco-friendly toilets and a rainwater collection system to be used to irrigate the crops planted by the village.
Programs: AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Red Dragon Eco-Lodge
14. The guest rooms at the Red Dragon maintain the original length and width of the traditional cave dwellings. Vibrant textiles draw attention to the fireplace which heats the rooms and
creates a comfortable centerpiece. Minimum modern amenities have been introduced in to promote interaction among guests and local villagers as well as the surrounding landscape.
Red Dragon Eco-Lodge
15. Graphic Design
Student Work
Challenge: Design a logo for ImagiPlay, a children’s museum located in an urban area.
Program: Adobe Illustrator
Graphic Design
