“The most

pathetic

person in the

world is

someone who

has sight, but

has no vision.”

~Helen Keller

Vision Beyond Measure

I am currently a recent graduate from the four year CIDA

accredited interior design program at Winthrop University. I enjoy

space planning, working in AutoCAD Architectural Desktop,

designing retail facilities and event planning. At Winthrop I served as

a member of the Winthrop's Chapter of Interior Design Organization

and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) for the past

three years. These two organizations have given me the opportunity

to attend NeoCon 2010, participate in events such as IIDA’s

Mentoring Week, IIDA’s Charlotte Center Extreme Makeover, IIDA’s

Annual Meeting and Trade Show 2009, IIDA’s Design Days, and Wells

Fargo Cultural Campus Crawl.

In my four years at Winthrop I have also had the privilege to serve

as the Xi Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s National

Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) Officer, NPHC’s Activities Chair,

Winthrop’s Chapter of National Association for the Advancement

of Colored People (NAACP) Second Vice President, and as SC

State’s Youth NAACP State Convention Chair . I dedicated my service

to those organizations for over two years.

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Currently I am looking forward to career in commercial design,

primarily healthcare design, but I am ready and eager to learn more

about all that the design world has to offer .

Cara German

Table of Contents

1. Senior Thesis- Asthma and Allergy Clinic

2. Chicago, IL American Bar and Grill

3. Noda- Charlotte, NC Art Gallery

4. London Corporate Office Headquarters

5. Kahuku, Honolulu Retail Surf Shop

6. Graphic Design Project Examples

1st

Floor

The first floor includes all the public areas.

The Waiting Area includes a Children’s Activity

Area that is interactive and visually

stimulating. The central hub for this clinic is

the Reception, Check-Out and Nurse Station.

This design allows employees to work

cohesively with ease. The secondary work area

includes the Lab, Drug Closet and Vaccine

Room which are also interconnected.

Senior Thesis-

Asthma and Allergy Specialists

of Baxter Village

Asthma and Allergy Specialists

of Baxter Village specializes in

the care of children and elderly

patients living in a three

generational home. This clinic

will include specialists such as

Allergists and Pulmonologists..

This space will incorporate

contemporary sleek design while

keeping the space warm and

welcoming.

The facility will incorporate

green design elements of nature.

Many of the patients will not have

the pleasure of enjoying the

outdoors due to their asthma and

allergies and this space will

incorporate the positive elements

of the nature without the

negative and harmful aspects.;

this will provide patients an

opportunity to escape.

2nd FloorExterior Elevations

Interior

Signage

Exterior

SignageThe second floor includes the private employee

spaces and the semi-public spaces. There are 5

private offices, a Public Work Area, Vestibule,

Conference,/Library Room and Private Lounge/

Break Room. By incorporate numerous areas for

employees to collaborate and receive training this

work environment becomes one ideal for employee

growth . The second floor bathrooms also

include showers and lockers to encourage

alternative transportation among employees.

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Originally in this

process I looked

to nature for

inspiration and I

was inspired by

the nautical

shell and it’s

spiral formation.

a centrally

located core

was vital. Once I

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developing the

concept of the

clinic, drawing

sketches and

searching for

materials I found

the Oak tree and

water to be

truly inspiring.

this led to the

concept of

bringing the

outdoors in for

patients who

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Carpet Selections

Wallcovering

Countertops

Furniture ExamplesUpholstery

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Chicago, IL American Bar and Grill - Headquarters

Headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. The American cuisine restaurant is inspired by both traditional

and modern design. Elements from traditional and modern fire stations located all over the world are

incorporated in the space. This open multipurpose restaurant has incorporated group seating, a dance floor,

stage, couples seating, a large bar and a private lounge area located on the second floor.

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2nd Floor

Thought Process

When designing the floor

plan I had to first develop

the concept of

Headquarters and who

they were as a company.

Headquarters is a place

that gives the young

consumer a place to enjoy

a night out no matter the

type of environment they

prefer. The down stairs

has group areas along

with private and intimate

couple seating. The second

floor lounge offers a laid

back atmosphere

conducive to small and

intimate group gatherings.

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Noda- Charlotte,

NC Art Gallery-

Mod 5

Mod 5 is located

in Charlotte, NC

in the art district,

Noda. This retail

space functions

as a gallery

during the day and

as a social

attraction at

night. The multi

function space

sets itself apart

from the large

selections of

galleries in the

area by being

multifunctional.

The nature

inspired design

also gives the

gallery a identify

of it’s own.

This design

includes two

configurations

showing the day

time functions

and night time

functions of the

gallery.

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Mod5 was developed to be an art gallery that has

an identity of its own, but does not distract from

the art that would be featured in the facility. The

logo was inspired by the lime green tree that serves

as a focal point and place to hang handmade

jewelry.

Like the logo, Mod5 is entwined in the Noda

Community

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London Corporate Office Headquarters – Red Bull

Red Bull’s new London office is a uniquely design space. Red Bull is a company that does much more than

energy drinks. This office is design to be nonconventional but still functional, to include the extreme sports

side of Red Bull and stimulate creativity.

This space has been designed to house six executives, twenty-one general staff employees, a large

reception/waiting area, conference room, brainstorming area for group meetings and a “Heads Down Area”

for individual work time free of distractions.

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spacious circulation throughout,

encourage collaboration and a

positive work environment. Red Bull is

a company that encourages autonomy

among their employees, so it was

necessary to include stimulating

visuals in order to encourage

creative problem solving.

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Kahuku, Honolulu Retail Surf Shop – Slide

Slide is a retail surf shop located in Kahuku , Honolulu. Though a small space, the shop was designed to

function as a retails space and surfboard rental shop. In the main area of the retail space a custom cash wrap

and custom display shelving units are featured, along with a logo wall. In the secondary area the garage has

been converted into the surfboard rental shop. By placing the surfboard rental in this vicinity, customer have

the convenience of walking up from the beach to place rental orders.

This space was designed to include vibrate colors to mimic the lively atmosphere of Honolulu.

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Interior Perspectives

Graphic Design

Project Examples

Post Cards

This project

required designing

three post cards

that had one

common theme

directed to three

different

demographics. The

post cards were

designed in the

Adobe Photoshop

and Illustrator

programs.

For my concept I

decided to have the

blanketed theme of

“Selling Yourself.”

As a graduating

senior I feel that is

pertinent for me to

brand and market

myself. I currently

participate in three

professions and I

chose to “sell

myself” as a Mary

Kay Consultant, an

Interior Designer

and an Event

Planner.

Mary Kay Consultant- Demographic: Women- 18-28yrs. old

Interior Designer- Demographic: Design Professionals

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