The document is an interior design portfolio belonging to John Ross. It includes sections about his professional experience working for an interior design firm, school projects in residential, commercial and hospitality design, construction drawings made in school, and hand drawings and renderings. Projects featured include a Barrington, IL residence renovation, a model home, a homeless youth resource center, a solar glass panel distributor, an Atlas hotel and restaurant, and architectural drafting assignments.

1. INTERIOR
DESIGN
PORTFOLIO
J O H N
R O S S

2. PROFESSIONAL.......................................PG. 4
SCHOOL PROJECTS
RESIDENTIAL...................................... PG. 7
COMMERCIAL................................. PG. 9
HOSPITALITY..................................... PG. 11
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS........... PG. 14
HAND DRAFTING / DRAWINGS....... PG. 16
TABLE OF CONTENTS

3. ABOUT ME
I WAS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER WITH SEVERAL PROMINENT COM-
PANIES—HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO, JOFFREY BALLET AND LIN-
COLN CENTER. I’VE ENJOYED AND LEARNED FROM TRAVELLING EXTEN-
SIVELY BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. HOWEVER, AFTER
A TWENTY FIVE YEAR PERFORMING CAREER, IT WAS TIME TO DISCOVER
WHAT WAS NEXT FOR ME.
I ENROLLED IN DESIGN SCHOOL AND SUPPORTED MYSELF IN THE
SERVICE INDUSTRY WHERE I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO DISCOVER MANY
PARALLELS BETWEEN PERFORMING AND SERVING. THE LANGUAGE AND
THE DISCIPLINE ARE THE SAME IN THE SENSE THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS
LEARNING FROM EVERYONE AROUND YOU AND CONSTANTLY PRACTIC-
ING YOUR CRAFT. THAT DISCIPLINE HAS HELPED SHAPE ME AS A PER-
SON.
WHEN I STARTED DESIGN SCHOOL, I AGAIN FOUND THAT DISCPLINE
CARRIED OVER FROM DANCE AND THE SERVICE INDUSTRY, IN ADDITION
TO LEARNING APPRECIATION FOR ALL THREE OF THESE PROFESSIONS.
DANCE, DINING AND DESIGN ESSENTIALLY MAKE ME WHO I AM TO-
DAY. ALL CREATIVE FIELDS WITH SIMILIAR ASPECTS THAT I FIND MYSELF
GRAVITATING TO—STRUCTURE, LINE, FORM, FUN AND AN APPRECIA-
TION FOR THE DISCIPLINES THEY HAVE TAUGHT ME.

4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(images appear courtes

5. B A R R I N G T O N , I L . R E S I D E N C E , P E T R A A D E L F A N G D E S I G N
MY RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Revising/updating floor plans and elevations.
-Aquiring and assisting in selection of materials.
-Overseeing delivery and installation of products.
-Updating material info in accounting program.
-Maintain organization of office space
(among others)

6. B A R R I N G T O N , I L . R E S I D E N C E , P E T R A A D E L F A N G D E S I G N
living room living room kitchen
sun room sun room master bedroom master bedroom
master bathroom
wine cellar wine cellar lower level bar
dining room
master bath
kitchen

7. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ID 1- RESIDENTIAL: MID CENTURY RENOVATION

8. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ID 1- RESIDENTIAL: MODEL HOME

9. FLOOR PLAN-
PROCESS:
H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ID 2- COMMERCIAL OFFICE: HOMELESS YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER

10. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ID2 - COMMERCIAL OFFICE 2: SOLAR GLASS PANEL
DISTRIBUTOR

11. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ID3- HOSPITALITY: ATLAS HOTEL/RESTAURANT
RENDERING - HOTEL LOBBY, LOOKING
SOUTH
SOFTWARE USED- 3DS MAX

12. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ID3- HOSPITALITY: ATLAS HOTEL/RESTAURANT

13. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ID3- HOSPITALITY: ATLAS HOTEL/RESTAURANT
HOTEL GUEST FLOORS 5-7 HOTEL TERRACE LEVEL - GUEST FLOOR 8 HOTEL GUEST ROOMS 9-14 HOTEL EXECUTIVE SUITES - FLOORS 15 -16

14. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING & DETAILING

15. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING & DETAILING
CLASS -
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
AND DETAILING - CONSTRUC-
TION DRAWINGS.
ASSIGNMENT-
VARIOUS PERSPECTIVE SEC-
TION DRAWINGS LISTING
DIMENSIONS AS WELL AS IN-
DICATING MATERIALS TO BE
USED.
INSTRUCTOR - DAVID TURADA
SOFTWARE USED - AUTOCAD

16. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
HAND RENDERINGS/SKETCHES/DRAWINGS

17. H A R R I N G T O N C O L L E G E O F D E S I G N -
HAND RENDERINGS/SKETCHES/DRAWINGS