Nicole Kules' interior design portfolio includes 6 projects: 1) An office space for a design firm that features different zones for work, collaboration, and breaks; 2) An exit and piazza for the Uffizi Gallery in Florence with a canopy structure; 3) A chair made of plywood with a floral pattern; 4) A residential loft with space for a family's business; 5) A promotional mailer for a design team with a toy packaging design; 6) A youth oncology center with private patient rooms and a technology-focused lobby.
2. WORK
IA OFFICE SPACE
EXIT TO THE UFFIZI GALLERY
THE CHAIR
RESIDENTIAL LOFT
PROMOTIONAL MAILER
ONCOLOGY CENTER
3. Choose a design firm and design a new office space
located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Develop a comprehensive
understanding of the issues related to workplace design
in today’s business environment by producing a workplace
suitable for the design firm after researching their culture,
needs, and wants.
1. IA Office Space
4. Concept: Evolving the mobile workplace by providing intersection zones, escape zones, and work
zones to allow for creativity, collaboration, and production.
IA’s current office spaces are very open and reflect their free-form culture. I wanted to reflect this in my
design, so the only spaces enclosed are the conference rooms and private offices. Intersection zones
along the main hallway allow for collaboration and stimulation among the employees. Many different
work environments are offered so employees are encouraged to get up and move around, but every
employee is provided with a home base. The lighting over the hallway creates an intimate, gathering
space. The trapezoid shape of the lights is a reinterpretation of the intersection zones.Front Desk Sketches
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7. Design an exit and piazza to the famous Uffizi museum in Florence,
Italy that adds new life to the existing space and piazza but also
blends in with the rest of Florence’s historic architecture.
2. EXIT TO THE UFFIZI GALLERY
8. The Uffizi Gallery currently does not have an efficient exit for the large numbers of visitors it receives every day. The exit to the museum
creates an environment that makes visitors feel crammed and disoriented. The museum’s exit should guide visitors out while allowing
them a chance to reflect upon what they just experienced. The main component of this design is the canopy structure. The canopy
slopes downward gradually as the exit stairs and ramps meet street level. The varying levels of the ground match up exactly with the
level changes of the canopy.
10. 3. THE CHAIR
Design, detail, and build a chair at full scale. Experiment with form to cre-
ate multiple iterations that will be a basis for the full scale final chair. My final
chair is constructed using only plywood. Complex joints and notches proved
a challenge for my design, especially the miter joint for the angle of the arms
of the chair. A floral pattern is applied on every surface of the chair to lighten
the wide chair and a half shape.
12. 4. RESIDENTIAL LOFT
Design a residential loft for a unique client including their
living space and also a space to operate their business, charity or
hobbies. This project branches outside of residential design by
adding a second design component.
13. Lower Level
1. Entry 4. Kitchen
2. Office 5. Dining
3. Studio 6. Living
Upper Level
1. Master Bedroom 4. Child Bedroom
2. Master Closet 5. Child Bath
3. Master Bath 6. Open to Below
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The family I created has a youth artists’ studio in their home. The
parents run the artists’ studio, while in addition the mother is a
professional baker. The large studio in the entry is where the father
spends most of his time, while the mother has her large kitchen
with industrial size appliances.
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15. 5. PROMOTIONAL MAILER
Create overall branding for the team, IDEA B.A.N.K., through a
logo, color scheme, mission statement, and promotional mailer.
The promotional mailer is to include packaging design focusing on
joinery, graphics, and product presentation. The product to be sent
to companies is a toy bow and arrow set, representing our logo and
also showing IDEA B.A.N.K.’s fun- loving, easy-going nature.
16. Packaging design study
models showing the
different arrow clasps
The flaps with the
large letters on
them, open to
reveal a picture of
each member of
IDEA B.A.N.K.
Forward-thinking team of interdisciplinary designers who share the passion of expressing
the needs of the clients; striving to push towards a move sustainable future.
Mission Statement
To incorporate our logo into the
packaging design, the clasp to
first open the box, is an arrow,
then the panels slide open to
reveal the product.
These badges represent
the different options of
how to use the product
IDEA B.A.N.K B Ben Kleykamp A Alex Bishoff N Nicole Kules K Kelly McCaffrey
17. 6. Oncology Center
Design a health center for a specfic cause. Requirements
include branding, graphic design, architecture, and interior
design for this interdisciplinary studio. This project is based
heavily on the client, and branding the space for them.
18. Community is a youth oncology center that is
very technology based and forward-thinking. The
motto is ‘kids go here to get better, not because
they are sick’. The center includes private rooms
for patients to live. The lobby is surrounded by
glass panels that extend upwards to support a
lounge space for patients who live at the center.
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Lower Level
Upper LevelSite Plan
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