Kathy Monahan is a junior interior architect with 1 year of experience working on exhibition stand design, retail design, restaurant design, and domestic interior design projects. She has experience creating concept designs and floor plans, 3D modelling, enhancing designs in Photoshop, and assisting with technical drawings. Her portfolio includes exhibition stand designs for TwoFour54, Eagle Vision, and Sesame Street, a cafe design called The Buttery, a butcher shop retail design, and domestic interior designs including a sitting room and entertainment room. Her final year college project involved redesigning a derelict old mill into an adventure center.

1. K a t h y M o n a h a n
I n t e r i o r A r c h i t e c t

2. Junior Interior Architect with 1 year experience working with TS Design Consultants.
I have gained a vast amount of experience in both local and international projects in the areas of
exhibition stand design, retail design, restaurant design and domestic interior design.
Brands I have worked with:

3. E x h i b i t i o n S t a n d D e s i g n

4. Exhibition Stand Design
Concept 1

5. TwoFour54 Exhibition Stand Design
Based on the proejct brief, the company’s logo and the company’s website, I created a mood board consisting of images to describe to the client the prospect design of the
stand along with how the company graphics and logo will be displayed.

6. Concept 2 Concept 3
TwoFour54 Exhibition Stand Design
Responsible for creating a number of floor plan concepts based on requirements set out in the brief
Space planning depending on exhibition stand location in the trade show event to
attract as much prospect customers as possible
Identifying and researching the brand and company in order to create a suitable design and successfully display and advertise the brand
Creating a number of different concepts in order to give the client a choice
Using Photoshop to enhance plan and elevation concepts and display the potential materials to be used throughout the stand

7. Exhibition Stand Design
Final design

8. Eagle Vision Exhibition Stand Design
Responsible for creating a number of floor plan concepts based on requirements set out in the brief
Space planning depending on exhibition stand location in the trade show event to
attract as much prospect customers as possible
Identifying and researching the brand and company in order to create a suitable design and successfully display and advertise the brand
Creating a number of different concepts in order to give the client a choice
Concept Elevation
Concept PlanConcept Elevation

9. Exhibition Stand Design
Concept 3D Visual

10. Final DesignFinal Plan
Sesame Street Exhibition Stand Design
Responsible for creating 3 concept floor plans based on a brief
Responsible for 3D Modelling the stand according to materialiaty and layout changes during the design stage
Enhancing the 3D visuals in Photoshop with company graphics and branding

11. Responsible for 3D Modelling a number of design concepts and enhancing them
through Photoshop with company branding and logos
Assissting in the technical drawings suitable for a Contractor
3D Visual of chosen design
3D Visual of chosen design3D Visual of chosen design
Exhibition Stand Design

14. R e s t a u r a n t D e s i g n

16. The Buttery, Cafe Design
Responsible for surveying the cafe interior and drawing up the site plan
Researching a number of images suitable for a mood board presentation. Those images were based on the aspirations of the client set out in the brief and influenced the
interior design

17. The Buttery, Cafe Design
Assissted in drawings and visuals suitable for the painter/decorator to cost the project
Elevation of Counter Design
Outside Elevation

18. R e t a i l D e s i g n

19. Butcher Shop
Concept Elevation

20. One of my first projects completed as a Junior with Ts Designs.
Responsible for creating a number of mood board presentaitons for the client to identify a variety of possible designs suitable for his shop. The mood Board below is the
final mood board.
ShelvingIdeas
Mood Images Signage IdeasDistressedWood

21. Concept Elevation

22. D o m e s t i c I n t e r i o r D e s i g n

23. Sitting Room interior Design
Concept 1

24. Domestic House Interior Design
Based on the proejct brief, I composed a mood board consisting of images showing variations and the possibilities for a tv wall.

25. House Interior Design
I was responsible for creating 3 elevation concept designs suitable for an entertainment room. The concepts were based on the mood
board and all layouts were designed to suit the needs and wants of the client.
Concept 2
Concept 3

26. F i n a l Ye a r C o l l e g e P r o j e c t

27. Final Year Project
This involved the re-adaptation of a derelict old mill into an adventure centre.
This process involved site surveys, conceptual designs through sketching and model making, design detailing, implementing sustainable
strategies, material specification, complying with current building regulations and finally graphically presenting a suitable design through
the use of AutoCAD, Photoshop and 3Ds Max.
External Surroundings of the building

28. Design Development
The design was developed through a variety of media including hand sketching, model making and google sketch up in order to establish a
design that fitted its function.

29. The Final Design
The Final Design consisted of an open space interior with a skate bowl being the heart of the interior alongside an internal climbing wall
located in the atrium of the building.
Courtyard Visual
Skating Area
Cafe and community area
Section through the building