This is my concept model for the entire Gregory home that we are designing. This model represents how I feel home is. It is chaotic, and busy, full of energy and people, and always changing. A home to me is not a place, but more of a feeling, and it is all dependent on the family that occupies a residence. The yellow and white pieces represent these concepts, and the blue wire swirling around it represents the feeling of "togetherness" that surrounds the, at times chaotic, home. The colors are also representational of aspects of San Diego where I grew up. The yellow pieces are similar to the sun, and the blue is like the waves of the ocean.

These are the parti sketches for the twins room that I later developed into the concept model, and eventually the room plan. We created these sketches to generate ideas for the room, and to try and express the key words into images and models for the room.

This is the concept model I developed for the children's room, and it is based off of the book "The Giving Tree". The model represents the fun, adventurous, and playful feeling I want the room to have for the twin boys. A room where they can explore, learn and grow throughout their childhood.

This is one angle of the finished twins room project. I wanted to have the finished project displayed in a fun and energetic manner, and I thought a 3-d representation of all of the aspects of the room did just that. This angle is of the floor plan, a rendered perspective of one of the walls of storage, and paint samples of the wall and soffet colors in the room.

This next angle shows toy storage options and the 5' platform with the "cave" underneath. The cave and the loft are part of what makes the room playful and fun. It provides a place to play, explore, hide and relax both now, and when they get older.

This shows some fabric samples of the bedding and curtains in the twins room. The green color was inspired by the book cover, which is lime green, and the other patterns and colors in the room are bright and complementary.

These are preliminary parti sketches of the kitchen we are designing in studio. I did tons of drawings for this room because there are so many aspects of a kitchen that need attention. These sketches in particular are of measurements of cabinets, cook tops, sinks, refrigerators, etc. It was a lot of work researching all of the proper dimensions of everything that goes into a kitchen, but very fun at the same time.

These are sketches of the basic kitchen layout that I decided was going to be the final (or relatively close to the final) design. It features a wrap around bar/eating area, under counter refrigerators, and an island, under counter lighting and much more.

Kitchen Design

This is the "final" board for the kitchen. We will be finalizing certain details in the final project, but for now this is what the kitchen looks like. The materials I chose to use are cement flooring with radiant heating, and bamboo cabinetry with granite counter tops. The walls are a golden yellow textured vinyl, with a bright blue tile back-splash. The hardware, cook top and sinks are all stainless steel, and the retractable glass window around the bar will serve as a way to close off certain parts of the house to make it more private when necessary. The entire kitchen is wheelchair accessible, as well as suitable for universal design, meaning it is able to be easily used by multiple generations, including those with disabilities. The kitchen was a lot of work, more than expected, but it was extremely fun to learn about and create.