The document provides an overview of Leah Sjoberg's philosophy and body of work in furniture design, healthcare design, residential design, and commercial design. Some key points include: - Leah believes design should foster passion and create spaces that tell stories through scale, dimension, texture, and line. - Some of her healthcare design projects include a movable healthy living exhibit and an assisted living facility that emphasized independence. - Residential design projects include remodeling a home for aging in place and designing an Airstream trailer interior. - Commercial projects include designing office spaces for a bike company in Baltimore and a pop-up shop in a mall. - Furniture designs include a cardboard chair inspired

1. leah Sjoberg

2. Table of Contents
Philosopy
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Healthcare
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Residential
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Commercial
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Furniture Design 33
Renderings 39

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I believe the greatest designs are fostered from a place
of passion and emotional investment. You live within and
among objects that you begin to create a bond with,
generating emotions and different experiences. I strive to
create spaces that are of quality and attachment through
telling a story. Playing with scale, dimension, texture, and
line, I want to evoke a sense of drama into the world –
and a little bit of sassinessthat everyone needs, of course.
Philosophy

4. Healthcare

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IDEC HEALTHY LIVING
Class: Studio II
Duration: 2 weeks
The Coast, designed with Katherine Stone
and T iffany Crolley, is a movable exhibit to
engage users to learn and adapt healthy living
into their everyday lifestyles. One of the goals
of this project was to have an exhibit that can
be transported to different cities around the
country. The “front porch” folded out from the
main truck and was held up by recycled wooden
posts - for easy assembly. The entire project
was made out of sustainable and recycled
materials to show how a space can be beautiful
without being harmful to the environment.
One of the main features was the
retractable sustainable green roof. It attracted
the users to the exhibit but lowered down
into the truck and covered with a screen for
practicality. The back information stand was
interactive, along with the walking pathways
to subliminally get the users moving. The
other information stands were made from
copper with water running in between the
two sides of information. The project catered
to both ADA and able bodied persons.

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ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Class: Studio II
Duration: 5 weeks
The project is a greenhouse model of an assisted
living facility, which emphasized independence and
a residential feel in a situation with caregivers. The
space allotted for 10 residents with personal bathroom
and a shared living space in the central portion of the
building. Appropriate materials for the population was
implemented into the flooring and furniture pieces.

7. Residential

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VILLA CORTA
R E S I D E N C E
Class: Studio IV
Duration: 6 weeks
A home currently
owned by Kathy and Tommy
Villa Corta - Warren was
redesigned to accommodate
aging in place needs.
ADA compliances and an
in home caregiver were
taken into consideration in
the redesign of the home.
To assist in the aging in
place design, extensive
research was needed to
complete the project.
By working in a group
with Katherine Stone and
Jessica Gordon, collaborative
design on space planning
in floor plan, lighting, and
FF&E selections took place
to make improvements
in the existing home.
Alongside multiple
different design solutions
presented to the clients,
a budget was included
for the master bedroom
and bathroom. Having
real life clients with more
detailed requirements has
helped my design abilities.

9. Because the clients loved to
entertain and have social gatherings
with their friends, an open floor
plan was implemented between
the kitchen, living room, and dining
room. Large spaces for gathering
with ample amount of lighting
assisted with both physical needs
and personal needs of the clients.
The clients were a big advocate
for bright colors and large pieces of
art. The mustard yellow, teal, and pops
of magenta against a neutral gray
background gave for visual interest
without overstimulated the space.

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AIRSTREAM
Class: Graphics II
Duration: 3 weeks
In an unconventional
project, a real life client
desired an airstream trailer
transformed into a home to
travel through out the country.
Because the client loved to
write and got her inspiration
from the places and views she
visited, a comfortable space
was designed to accommodate
all of her needs on the road.
The client wanted a full
bathroom, queen size bed,
and a full washer and dryer.
To maximize the natural views
and sunlight, the bathroom
completed one side of the
trailer for relaxation. The design
was to create a space that
did not look like an industrial
trailer but was still functional
and practical for everyday use.

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Section: SCALE: 3/16” = 1’-0”
Studio II Leah Sjoberg
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Floor PlanLake Union Residence
Studio II Leah Sjoberg
Floor Plan:
SCALE: 3/16” = 1’-0”
MASTER BEDROOM
MASTER
BATHROOM
MASTER
CLOSET
MASTER
CLOSET
KITCHEN
DINING AREA
ENTRY AREA
FIREPLACE
LIVING
AREA
BALCONY
BOY’S BEDROOM
GIRL’S BEDROOM
GUEST/ CHILDREN
BATHROOM
OFFICE AREA
STORAGE
AIR HANDLING
AND HOT WATER
WASHER/
DRYER
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FAMILY LOFT
Class: Studio II
Duration: 5 weeks
A loft, accommodating
a family with two kids, was
designed on the penthouse
of a Seattle sky rise. To take
advantage of the beautiful
view, large windows and
sliding doors to the balcony
were implemented into the
living spaces. To encourage
interaction between the
family, the living space was
an open floor plan allowing
for easy sight lines. A large
fireplace with seating on
both sides grounds the
space, while adding some
division. Family FF&E were
implemented into the space
and furnishings. Also, for
privacy, the bedrooms were
placed on two different
sides of the loft with division.

12. Commercial

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REPUBLIC BIKE OFFICE
Class: Studio III
Duration: pre-design - 6 weeks ; design development - 6
weeks
The corporate office was designed for the Republic Bike Company,
encompassing the sales, advertisement, and engineering portions of
the company. Extensive research was compiled about the company
to cater to their needs and the company’s culture. The scope of the
project was designed over two floors in a sky rise in Baltimore, Maryland.

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15. The office was designed to
have an open office design to have
interaction between all the different
departments in the company. Also,
having ample amount of seating,
allows for the employees to move
around the office and not have
a stagnant working environment.
The large curtain walls allowed for
daylighting to flood the space and
keep the employees energized.

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POP UP SHOP
Class: CAD II
Duration: 6 weeks
The pop up shop was a small scale vendor used to
sell a fair trade item of my choosing. The pop up shop
was designed to fit into an existing mall in Tallahassee,
Florida. Wine Down has a selling station downstairs and
a congregation / relaxation space upstairs. The space is
also ADA accessible with a sitting space downstairs. The
pop up shop mimics the shape and form of a cork screw
and uses high end finishes to emulate the environment .

17. Furniture
Design

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CARDBOARD CHAIR
Class: Furniture Design
Duration: 6 weeks
The driving force for the design of the chair was a children’s book - Big Bear,
Little Bear. The chair emulates the feeling of security and closeness a cave. The
chair is anthropometrically correct for two children to fit and read the book.
The blue book contrasts the cardboard in its holding space and draws the
children in to the chair and gives a space for them to read their favorite book.

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FLOOR LAMP
Class: Lighting
Duration: 5 weeks
Given four LED lights, the lamp
was designed to produce enough
light for task lighting in an office
setting. The two arms radiated from
the central pole can be pivot around
to have different configurations
depending on the task needed.

20. Rendering

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