1) The document summarizes several interior design projects completed by Farzana Hoque as part of her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. 2) The projects included acoustic solutions for an open office space for Maersk, modular disaster relief units for Bangladesh, an office design for a software company, and models such as a beach cabin, mini-library, and sculptures. 3) The interior design projects demonstrated Hoque's ability to address client needs through thoughtful, functional, and aesthetically pleasing design solutions that incorporated materials appropriate to the context.

1. farzana hoque
Bachelor Of Fine Arts in
Interior Design
Virginia Commonwealth University
2009 - 2013

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Maersk Acoustic Office
Year: Senior Spring Individual Work
Revit/ Indesign/ Illustrator/ Photoshop
Maersk is a Danish international oil company. Our site is the Maersk Office at the Qatar
Science and Technology Park(QSTP). The office faced three main problems which included (1) lack
of reception space or way finding, (2) unused breakout room and (3)overall bad acoustic balance
in the open plan office with untreated exposed ceiling. Maersk did not want reception desk
because it would have blocked the emergency routes nor did they want to alter the appearance of
the exposed ceiling. The breakout room upstairs was not used much perhaps due to facing the
often used conference room with glass walls that invaded the privacy of the space.
My aim was to introduce acoustic elements that were not only visually pleasing only but also would
complement the existing design of the office.
1.Entrance View 2. Open Huddle Space 3. Glass Conference Room facing the breakout room 4. Unused Break out room
An office space that is warm and energetic
combining the idea of oil drops.
5 Concept Board
Breakout Room
Huddle Space
Partition
Sound Dome
Admin Table
Entrance
Additional
6. Axonometric View Printing Station

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7. Partition and Carpet leading towards the Reception Table. 8. Two Modular fabric acoustic canopies that act as sound domes with light fixture.
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structure that bend around the
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Foam covered fabric
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Tubes connected with two
bolts at two points.
Moving the existing furnitre towards the back alllowed for better
visual access from the main door to the admin table, and also provided
space for the placement for an additional printing station. The circular
carpets and wall partition (Img.7) led the viewer to admin desk that
also served as a reception desk. Suspended circular domes allow for
acoustic privacy for each workstation in the open office space without
altering the exposed ceiling.
The canopy structure(Img.8) minimizes the sound produced in
the huddle space by acting as an absorber, diffuser as well reflector. It
keeps the sound focused on the huddle space and does not allow it to
spread. This piece is also usable to shelf books or to just write on.
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10. Partition 11. Acoustic Canopy 12. Circular Private Seating
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15. Canopy sctructure leading up to form counter.
The breakout space upstairs (Img.13) is a highly contrasting
space from the space downstairs. This room is comparatively
muter than the space downstairs. It provides a retreat for the
employees who want to relax or work in an alternative space.
The circle seatings provide a space that has a sense of
enclosure for the one who sits here. The glowing light that at the
back of these seats that is comfortable to a reading or relaxing
eye. The chairs are designed to be comfortable enough to recline
or just sit. The lighting here plays an important role, giving a
character to the white space here.The wooden flooring adds an
intimate feeling to the bright artficial space.
The bubble canopy structure comes upto the breakout room
becoming a counter table(Img. 15). The people sitting here can
work or enjoy their lunch gazing out to the windows or just
down to the canopy structure
The furnitures used are such that they change their function
with relationship to the context. The couch here changes to
ottoman based on the need, thus we have 5 ottomans when
there is no need of the couch. The table here is a combination of
4 tables that have formed to look like one rectangular table.
The acoustic panels on the wall and the ceiling absorb or
diffuse the sound, thereby decreasing the sound reflected within
the office space.
13. Breakout Space View 1
14. Breakout Space view 2 16. Circular Seats

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Farzana Hoque
Disaster Relief Units
Year: Senior Fall Group Work- Shweta Dey+ Farzana Hoque
Bangladesh being a deltaic country faces problems of flood every year, during which people loose
their lives, properties and livelihood, thereby being affected mentally and physically.
Flood relief services provided by the Government are not adquate enough for the optimum
survival of the affected victims.
As growing Interior Designers, we thought about introducing temporary, compact housing units
that would be constructed through pre-fabricated components. We took into consideration
factors like cost, time and replaceablity to come up with solutions for the problem of flood relief. The most
important factor for us was to consider using locally found materials like Bamboo, courrugated, sheet and
tarpaulin. These materials are conderablly strong and can be assembled soon.
These units are designed for a family of four, with sleeping space, that can also be used as sitting space during
the day. During the rainy season, the family could also do rain water harvesting thereby having an alternate acess
to water.
17. Unit when Closed
19. Expanded Unit View 2
Sketchup/ Revit/ Indesign/ Photoshop
18. Expanded Unit - showing simple storage unit and bed
Tarpaulin
Earthern
Stove
Gutter
Gutter
Pipe
Tank
Bamboo Mat
Plastic Bottles as
Solar Tubes
Pipe attached to
neighbouring tank
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The Unit can
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placed on pre-cast
concrete slab in
areas that are badly
affected
Foldable Wooden Flooring.

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Open Kitchen Area
Beds
Can be used for sleeping
and also for their social
meetings
Study Table with chair
Shelf for
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Pet bottles
acting as
solar tubes
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Each plank of wood is tied to each other
using jute strings and is further supported by
bamboo sticks for strength.
The PET bottles are filled with water and
bleach providing 55 watt of light through the
solar energy during the day,
The rainwater harvesting is done by collecting
the water from the roof that flows into the
tanks. This solution can provide water for an
entire community.
This structure is easily replenishable due to the
abundance of these materials in the region,
and thus will be cost effective.

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Farzana Hoque
Office Design
Year: Junior Fall Individual Work
Revit/ Indesign/ Photoshop
The main aim of the project was to provide a dynamic, innovative, and pragmatic solution for
a software company that develops security shareware applications. The space was to support
flexible work styles, a relaxed atmosphere and collaboration among developers while still allowing
individuals to work on their own.
The office space is designed promoting the idea of security by using block wood pieces for the
ceiling and the conference room in this monochromatic space. As one enters the office space,
the conference room forms an important focal point within the space, making it hard to miss. The downlighting
from the floor below act as wayfinders visually leading the users around the office. The black parquet flooring
at the different spaces indicate huddle spaces or other special space in the office. The overall design allows for
maximum flexibility for the user in movement as well as working space.
20. Reception Space
21. Open Plan Office space + Huddle Space
22. Conference Room exterior with uplighting.

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Floorplan
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1. Reception
2. Administrative
assistant
3. Principle
4. Accountant
5. Software Developers
6. Huddle Space
7. Refreshment Bar
8. Brand Marketing
Manager
9. Open Work Space
(Huddle Space)
10.Software Director
11. Conference
12. Copy center
13. Artists Studio
14. Technical Writer
15. System
Administrator
16. Test Lab
17. Help Desk
18. Huddle Space
19. Data Centre
20. File Storage
21. Galley
22. Breakout Space-
Mezzanine
23.Pre-existing toilets
Sections
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Farzana Hoque
3d Models
Year: Sophomore Individual Work
Beach Cabin
This cabin(Img.23) is a compact
design that allows the users to expand by
the fanning out of the floors. The
expansion not only provides space to sleep
for two individuals but also have enough
space for a table for two. The L shape
design for the beach cabin allows for a
division of spaces , like the wet areas
versus the dry. During the day the plastic
sheet could be gathered to one side.
DuringThe cabin is powered through solar
energy.
Cardboard Mini-Library
This was created from a single 1m x 2m
cardboard sheet. The aim was to create an
aesthetic piece that was strong enough to
carry the books of an individual sophomore
student. The challenge was to use all the
pieces of the cardboard sheet without
wasting any bits of it. The cutout pieces
of the sheet was used for spacing out the
sheet.
23. Beach cabin fanned out. 24. Other side of beach cabin with Door and solar panel on top
25. Mini- Library Elevation shot 26. Mini- Library top view

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Other Works
Individual Work
farzana hoque
27. Cactus Chair- Clay
28. Hand sketch - Charcoal
29. Qatar Inspired Sculpture -Tiles Top
30. Qatar Inspired Sculpture -Tiles front
31. Complementary shapes - Plaster
32. Complementary shapes - Plaster
33. Children’s Collection VCUQatar Fashion show 2012
Year: Freshman
Farzana Hoque +97433827863 hoqueft@gmail.com Doha, Qatar