Tu_Brian_Portfolio

Brian Tu
Interior Design
University of North Texas

Table of Contents
1 Workplace Resource Group - Plaza Corporate
2-6 Baylor Scott & White - Hillcrest Center Healthcare
7-9 Red Hat Corporate
10-13 District Hospitality
14-15 IDEC Student Competition Healthcare
16-18 Valve Corporate
19-21 Workplace Resource Group - Showroom Corporate
22-23 Hand Drafting Hospitality
24 Modeling Hospitality 1

Workplace Resource Group
2
Field: Furniture dealership
Scope: Create isometric views for all of
the spaces in the new showroom.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP, V-Ray,
Photoshop
Summary: As WRG had recently moved
locations to their new space, I was given
the task of creating isometric views
for each area for the guide they were
creating. The area depicted is the Plaza/
break space which was my favorite spot
in the new building thus I decided to create
a perspective view in addition to the
isometric view.
Plaza

Baylor Scott & White - Hillcrest Center
3
Art Wall
Field: Onconlogy
Scope: Redesign a project within
10,000 square feet with one formgiver
(sustainability) and two focuses (sensory &
lighting design).
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP, V-Ray
Summary: The case studies researched
incorporated several different aesthetic
qualities as a positive distraction for anyone
in the waiting area. The render illustrates
the given concept of creating an illusion to
decreased wait time and also supports local
art work. Lastly, each student was required to
choose a formgiver, two focuses, and where
they all add up.
Artwork in model: Kirsten Bailey, Jaison Cianelli, Chuang Moolpinit, Julia Di Sano, Olivia Joy StClaire, Michael Sprouse, Cynthia & Steve Adams
• Cradle-to-Cradle
• Recycled
• Local/Origin
• Low emitting VOC
materials
Formgiver: Sustainability Focus: Sensory Design Focus: Lighting Design
• Natural vs. artificial
• Ambience
• Glare
• Wayfinding
• Five senses
• Lighting
• Acoustics
• Thermal comfort
• Relative humidity
Healing through
Indoor
Environmental
Quality

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Field: Onconlogy
(sustainability) and two focuses (sensory
& lighting design).
Summary: The case studies researched
incorporated several different aesthetic
qualities as a positive distraction for
anyone in the waiting area. The render
illustrates the given concept of creating an
illusion of decreased wait time and also
supports local art work.
Art Wall
Artwork in model: Kirsten Bailey, Jaison Cianelli, Chuang Moolpinit, Julia Di Sano, Olivia Joy StClaire, Michael Sprouse, Cynthia & Steve Adams

5
Infusion
Field: Onconlogy
(sustainability) and two focuses (sensory &
lighting design).
Summary: The render illustrates the concept
of zoning specific areas in relation to
private vs. social spots. The pod system
shown was designed to be flexible in order
to adjust when needed and create different
configurations. The plan below the image
illustrates an example of the zoning principle
proposed. Social areas would be located on
the outside and became more private in the
center.UP
.
.
Intermediate
Social
Private

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Field: Onconlogy
(sustainability) and two focuses (sensory
& lighting design).
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP, V-Ray,
Photoshop
Summary: The research also suggested
that elderly visitors and patients may
have a harder time differentiating certain
objects if they are too similar in color or
contrast. Therefore, the areas are zoned
in accordance to contrasting materials on
the floor. Lastly, mechoshade rollers were
specified in order to give patients control of
natural lighting.
Infusion

Red Hat
7
Cafe 1
Field: IT Development
Scope: Create renders for a furniture
package bid.
Summary: The project was a last minute
bid given in order to illustrate the furniture
packages in their standard colors that WRG
could offer with the given budget.

Red Hat
8
package bid.
packages in their standard colors that
WRG could offer with the given budget.
Cafe 2

Red Hat
9
Private Office
package bid.
packages in their standard colors that WRG
could offer with the given budget.

District
10
Field: Hospitality
Scope: Create a restaurant space that
incorporates the feel of local Dallas
hotspots.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP,
Photoshop
Summary: In order to bring in local area
aspects into the space, specific color and
material arrangements were selected
to give it the distinct profile. Lounge and
bar areas were outfitted in rustic color
schemes accompanied by a stage where
local performers could bring their talents
into the dining and bar spaces.
Bar
trict
Company Profile:
High-end American cuisine that
caters to both the general
public and hotel guests.
atement:
ants to keep up with the dy-
estyle of Dallas it’s got to
rovides a glimpse of local
that customers’ experience
mbassy Suites is like no oth-
e staged with seasonal art-
ophisticated and modern
present in the Dallas Arts
d bar areas are dressed in
es and accompanied by
be graced with an array of
Goals:
Incorporate
Embassy Suite
Cater to
both families
and

District
Company Pro
High-end American c
caters to both the gen
public and hotel gues
Concept Statement:
If any restaurant wants to keep up with the dy-
namic urban city lifestyle of Dallas it’s got to
think BIG. District provides a glimpse of local
Dallas hotspots so that customers’ experience
District
11
Booth
Field: Hospitality
hotspots.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP, Photoshop
Summary: The booths shown incorporate
copper dividers between seating
arrangements not only to provide a sense of
space, but to enhance the material scheme.
The restaurant is attached at the base of a hotel
Embassy Suite, and swans are a recurring part
of their standard. Therefore, one of our inspiration
images consists of two swans and gave life to our
copper light fixtures and booth dividers.
BAR ELEVATION

District
12
Field: Hospitality
hotspots.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP,
Photoshop
Summary: In brainstorming ideas. our
group decided that one of the most
effective and efficient ways to show the
Dallas culture was having a panoramic
accent wall of the city itself. Not only does
it bring in a quality aesthetic to the interior
space, but it portrays the aesthetic variety
in the Dallas architecture that also illustrates
the unique culture in itself.
Accent Wall

District
13
Lounge
Field: Hospitality
hotspots.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP, Photoshop
Summary: The lounge area provided an
area of refuge for customers that also served
as a way to socially interact with others. In
addition, a side room was implemented for
business related transactions. Again, scenery
from local photography is implemented to
provide a sense of Dallas culture.

IDEC Student Competition - Immersive Healthcare Room
14
Field: Healthcare
Scope: Students were paired up
and given two weeks to complete
a futuristic (yet feasible) healthcare
environment.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP
Summary: In the brainstorming process,
the first thing that came to our minds were
touch screens. They are everywhere;
to high end facilities to our pockets.
Furthermore, touch screens are easily
cleaned. With this trend in technology,
we decided to bring that element into our
futuristic room. The view shown illustrates
what could be an interface showing patient
vitals to a nurse or doctor.
Rooms were made to be
repeatable to utilize space
Data Wall

IDEC Student Competition - Immersive Healthcare
15
Scenic Wall
Field: Healthcare
Scope: Students were paired up and given
two weeks to complete a futuristic (yet
feasible) healthcare environment.
Summary: Another attribute to the room we
considered was the patient experience. The
patient has a viewport to nature through the
window as studies have shown that patients
require less pain medications when associated
with positive imagery. However, if this
viewport isn’t accessible for any given reason,
the curved smart wall in front of them gives an
option for viewing nature artificially. In addition,
this would give patients the ability to video chat
their loved ones or even surfing the web thus
giving patients more control.

Workplace Resource Group
16
Field: Video game development
Scope: To create a corporate space
that emphasized primary means of
egress and implement A.D.A. standards
into the break room.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP, Visualizer
Summary: The space was designed in
order to have an efficient circulation
space that allows for the safe exit of
occupants. In addition, the color scheme
and signage inspired by the company
culture are integrated into the wayfinding of
circulation.
Reception

Valve
17
Cake Room
Scope: To create a corporate space that
emphasized primary means of egress and
implement A.D.A. standards into the break
room.
Programs: AutoCAD, SketchUP, Visualizer
Summary: The breakroom compensates for
wheel chair height toe kicks and seating.
The window allows for a viewport to a pond.
Lastly, the name “Cake Room” was also a
inspired from the game Portal which is an
underlying humurous theme throughout the
title.

Valve
18
Scope: To create a corporate space
that emphasized primary means of
egress and implement A.D.A. standards
into the break room.
Summary: The objective in the game
Portal is to simply work your way through
the level solving puzzles with a futuristic
gun. The user shoots an entrance portal on
one surface and an exit portal on another
surface allowing one to move through as
if it’s a door. In the top right the user is
guided by signage inspired by this concept.
Wayfinding

Workplace Resource Group - Showroom
19
Perspective
Scope: Analyze the what type of
adjacencies would be best suited for an
open office environment while incorporating
company culture.
Summary: As WRG has many visitors,
it was important to maintain a positive
work environment for the employees while
also factoring noise considerations into
an open plan. As the furniture industry is
shifting towards open and collaborative
atmospheres, spaces often tend to lose
privacy and even create too much noise.
Therefore, certain departments were zoned
in relation to frequency of higher and lower
noise levels, along with main points of visitation
and architectural features. The render to the
left shows an example of a space that becomes
more cut off with an acoustical wall, yet still keeps
an open ambience.

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adjacencies would be best suited
for an open office environment while
incorporating company culture.
Programs: AutoCAD, InDesign
Summary: The plan to the right illustrates
a simple diagram of loud areas zoned
away from quieter areas, with a middle
ground as they get closer together. In
addition, the furniture selections are also
placed depending on acoustical privacy.
Zoning
SERVICE
ELEVATOR
LOBBY
ELECTRICAL
MECHANICAL
ELEVATOR
LOBBY
1125B
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A08.01
3
CP01
Employee
Thicker=Quieter
Customer
Thicker=Louder
C.S.I.
Executive
Project Coordinator
Installation
Design
Board Rooms
Logistics
Customer Engagement
I.T.
Reception
Printing
Printing
Storage
Sales & Marketing

SERVICE
ELEVATOR
LOBBY
ELECTRICAL
MECHANICAL
ELEVATOR
LOBBY
1125B
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A08.01
3
CP01
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Sections
adjacencies would be best suited for an
open office environment while incorporating
company culture.
Reception
Boardroom

Hand Drafting
22
Field: Hospitality
Scope: To illustrate proper hand
drafting techniques for portfolio review.
Summary: Each student was given
freedom of choosing their type of
commercial space that had to be
combined with a residential space. The
commercial space chosen was an asian
fusion restaurant featuring a bar and
outdoor patio with a music venue. The
space is inspired by a popular spot in
Denton called “Oak Street Draft House.”
Restaurant

Hand Drafting
23
Restaurant
Field: Hospitality
Scope: To illustrate proper hand drafting
techniques for portfolio review.
Summary: The storefront features natural
stone with a sleek metal storefront and
large pane glass to bring in a lot of natural
light. The upstairs patio has string lighting and
has an overlook of the entrance as well as
the outdoor venue. The corridor on the right
gives an alternate path to the apartment
complex behind the restaurant.
Storefront
View from the music venue

Modeling
24
Field: Hospitality
Scope: Illustrate hand modeling
competency for entry review.
Summary: Each student was given a
space in which they had to incorporate a
coffee shop that reflected the company
headquarters building of their choosing.
Coffee Shop

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