2. Portfolio Cover 1
Contents 2
Resume 3
Biography 4
Designer’s Perspective 5
Commercial Design 6-13
Advanced Residential Design Studio 14-20
Environmental Design 21-27
Construction Documents 28-39
Thesis Development 40-48
Internship 49-62
From the Archive 63-65
3D Space Planning 66
Contents
3. WORK EXPERIENCE
CAREER GOAL
Interior Design Internship at CAG Architectural Workshop June 1-Sep 25, 2010 in Ankara, Turkey
To obtain a position at an
EDUCATION architectural design firm to
experience the advanced skills and
2006-2010 Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Interior design, BS Program-CIDA creativity in commercial design with
sustainable concerns
2005-2006 Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Residential Design Diploma
ACHIEVEMENTS SKILLS
Free hand drawing and rendering, AutoCAD
LEED-NC Study Workshop at Kirksey, Houston, TX, 2009 (metric and imperial), Power Point, Excel,
Gulf Coast Green, Student Competition, Houston, TX, 2009 Microsoft Word, Photoshop, 3DMax, and advanced
teaching and presentation skills
IIDA Student Sustainable Design Competition, 2010
ACADEMICAL DEGREES
BS in Biology
MS in Morphology
PhD in Anatomy
BS in Interior Design
ASSOCIATIONS
ASID since 2006
IIDA since 2008
Mehtap Yuksel
Vanderbilt St. Houston, TX 77005 H (713) 589 3626 C (832) 766 3300
yukselgiller@gmail.com Resumé
4. I was born in Kastamonu, Turkey. Although I had always wanted to be a
designer, my family culture said it could only be a hobby and I should have a
real career first. I finished Biology and earned my master and doctorate
degrees in Human Anatomy. I worked in medical schools as a faculty
member and loved teaching, but I never ceased thinking about design.
In my fifteen years of teaching and working in Anatomy, I drew illustrations
for medical books and periodicals. In the meantime, I kept designing my
home, my close friends’ and relatives’ homes, and offices where I have
worked. It was a hobby as my family thought, but definitely not enough.
Although I wish I could’ve started my design career earlier, I am so glad I
finally went for my dream career and took Interior Design courses.
I know that this is not only my dream, but the best thing I could do with
my heart and soul. I know this is what I should do and will
with an endless learning and creativity. This is what I love.
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5. Design should be in an “original”, “innovative”, and “aesthetically appealing” way that increases the quality of life for “everybody”
It should offer excitement as a result of aesthetics with functionality
I believe that designers have profound responsibility to the life styles and qualities as well as to the future generations
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7. CONCEPT STATEMENT
“Trackers” is an exclusive sporting goods retail
company selling custom-made equipment for the serious
runners. The store’s reputation in the athletic world is
exceptional and clientele come from all over the world. The
company recently bought the first floor of a building on
Massachusetts Avenue, in the City of Cambridge, Boston. The
frontal façade demonstrates significant historic features and
it will be preserved according to the state’s and region’s
historic preservation guidelines. By integrating old and new
as much as shopping and sporting, new store targets to
attract Boston’s runners. The concept is to impress the
visitors with their futuristic open store space through an
amazing historical façade.
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9. JUICE BAR
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12. Cash/Wrap Counter Front View
Cash/Wrap Counter Back View
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15. DESIGN CONCEPT
The Thornton family bought a newly constructed
house in Chicago and they need to cooperate with a
designer to enhance the existing architectural features in
the foyer, living room, home-office, and home theater
spaces. The Thornton House will be nesting to Mr. and
Mrs. Thornton, their daughter, Alice, and Mrs. Thornton’s
father, Mr. Craig.
The family wants a formal look in their interiors that
is not too feminine. Their existing furniture is Victorian
style and they like to see the era all over the space. Our
design team will use the design elements of Victorian era
such as the crown medallions and crown moldings on
ceilings, sash large panels of windows, door frames with
the rosettes, floral patterns for the upholstery, and
Victorian floor tiles. We don’t want the family to get
overwhelmed with too much floral patterns, colors, crown
moldings, and feminine elements around. They want an
uncluttered, formal look in their house. So we aim to
balance the used historical features with the use of plain
velvets; painted walls instead of patterned wall papers
and avoid using the patterned rugs on the floors.
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19. Living Room and Home Theater West Wall
Living Room East Wall
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22. DESIGN CONCEPT for XENO
Xeno is a consulting firm for traditional
clothing stores. The parent company is in
the United States, and their main mission is
to have a larger firm in Avignon, France.
They dedicate themselves not only to keep
their impact in France, but take it to higher
levels through an eco-friendly building, and
they aim to obtain at least a gold LEED-CI
certificate with their building standards.
The firm plans to invest $700,000.00 in a
spectacular new office in Avignon, France.
The project requires obtaining a LEED
building standards with minimum of a gold
certificate rating as its parent company in
the United States. They want to keep being
at the forefront of the sustainable building
movement throughout their subsidiary
companies. The design principles will
address a functional, healthy, sustainable,
and aesthetically appealing office
environment meeting with the universal
design standards.
This project will be based on the “waste
nothing”, “use free resources”, and “create
a livable environment” principles of the
sustainable design goals. The local
resources, especially the beautiful
Mediterranean sunlight, the wind from the
Alps, and the abundant local water sources
will be our main resources.
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23. The goal of
the project is
to ensure that
the building
will earn
Gold-
certification
level LEED CI
credits
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24. Site location close to
public transportation
Alternative
transportation (bicycle)
As much daylight as
possible through the
transparent partitions,
windows and skylights
Fluorescent light
fixtures with dimmers
and occupancy sensors
Light reflector colors
Indoor Environmental
Quality materials as well
as low emitting, rapidly
renewable materials,
materials with no VOCs,
reclaimed and recycled
materials
Clay paint-no VOCs
Regional materials
Open space planning for
better IAQ
Low flow toilets and
faucets
Irrigation by storm water
and treated gray-water
Energy Star Appliances
Solar energy systems
for heating and water-
heating
Rain water harvesting,
wet-island, pervious
concrete, sandbags for
the drainage outlets
Green roof
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25. F1 Rondi Sofa 2.13mWx0.83mDx 0.45mH
F2 Slant table 0.4mDx1.11mWx0.43mH
F3 Satellite Reception Desk 2175 mm
Radius
F4 Aside Chairs 0.43mD 0.57mWx 0.43mH
F5 Ripple lounge seat 0.45mDx 0.88mW
0.45mH
F6 Nigel sofa 80cmHx200cmWx60cmD
F7 Pensi table 1.2mDx0.74mH
F8 Steno chair/ CST 0.60mW X 0.60mD X
0.91mH
F9 Aeron work chair 0.40mDx
0.48mWX0.44m seat H
F10 Propeller training desk1.06 mDx0.6m-
0.76m H
F11 R-pull freestanding pedestal 0.50mDx
0.37mW 0.69mH
F12 Caper chair 0.43mDx0.61mWx
0.45mH
F13 Propeller Training Table 0.91mD
1.99mW 0.73mH
F14 Conference table Rectangular table
0.60mDx1.52mWx0.73mH
Trapezoid table 0.60mDx1.91mR
F15 Resolve Display Screen 0.91mWx
0.84mH
F15a Resolve Display Screen1.52mWx
1.21mH
F16 Resolve short pole 1.21m Hx0.3m D
F16a Resolve tall pole 2.42mHx0.3m D
F17 Boomerang Work Surface
0.63mD 1.21mW 0.55m-0.81mH
(adjustable)
F18 Extended boomerang work surface
0.63mDx 1.21mW 0.55m-0.81m HH
F18a Extended boomerang work surface
0.63mDx 3.0m W 0.55m-0.81m H
F19 Resolve Cabinet, Pole attached
0.43mD 0.37mW 1.21mH
F20 Handkerchief Chair 0.58m W x 0.57m
D x 0.73m H
F21 Topo Work surface
1.77m W x 0.6m-0.81m” D x adjustable H
F22 Topo credenza
1.42m W x1.5m D x 0.81mH
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27. Reused material
from
the old steel
Recycled glass 40% recycled material-cardboard chairs
Rapidly renewable material
Green Planet Paints Aeron Chairs 100% recycled content
Certified 21 to 26 points
Silver 27 to 31 points
Gold 32 to 41 points
Points earned for
“XENO” Project: 44
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29. DESIGN STATEMENT (XENO ADDITIONAL BUILDING)
Xeno is a consulting firm for traditional clothing stores. The parent company is in the United States and
their main mission was to have an addition to their larger firm in Avignon, France. The key to the project
was in constructing the additions to this office space with the same design principles as previously
addressed; a functional, healthy, sustainable, and aesthetically appealing office environment that meets
with the universal design standards.
The XENO has needed to add two main parts to the existing building as the public areas (Reception, Break
Room, Source Room, and Restrooms) and the work spaces (Offices and Conference Room). The four
executive offices were extended from the north façade of the building while the library and the conference
room were located at the south façade. This way, the reception was relocated to the space between two
secretary offices at the central north part of the space, welcoming visitors from the main entrance at the
north side. The environment was the most important effect on the company and its employees, helping to
revitalize the corporate cultures, hence, the new additions also have been designed with highest interior air
quality as well as the highest possible level of daylight and beautiful view of Avignon. The water use has
been reduced by using the ultra-low-flow toilets and faucets. All of the materials including the systems
furniture have been selected as “sustainable”.
The colors have been selected from the light tones to reflect as much day light as possible while all of the
paints and finishes were VOC-free. The reception has been floored with reclaimed oak in its natural color
and the majority of rest of the space has been floored by carpet in warm earth colors. All of the additional
ceilings and walls have been in matte crème color. The furniture as well have been in warm natural colors
like earth tones and crème that created a nice match with beautiful view of Avignon and various tones of
brown and green, all around.
Like all other design elements, lighting has been utilized based on the sustainable design principles. The
space has been allocated to get as much daylight as possible through the abundant windows and the
skylights while the fluorescent light fixtures and fluorescent down lights have been used for the ambient
lighting.
All of the design elements have been contemporary in style as this “eco-friendly” building has been
designed as a futuristic model not only in regards to the sustainability, but also in aesthetic features and
accessibility.
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41. CONCEPT STATEMENT
“The LineaR represents a new
design group that has been
recently founded in Houston,
Texas by two designers, Ray
Lawson and Kelly Renshaw.
They focus the Bauhaus design
ideals as they believe it is time
to put all basic design elements
together such as the aesthetics,
functionality, simplicity, quality,
and originality with the
combination of universal design
principles and environmental
concerns. Their main goal is to
create interiors for the
commercial and residential
clients while creating new
design products. They need
three main groups to focus three
different markets: commercial
design, residential design, and
product design.
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50. The internship project-
MKB Ankara- has taken
place in Ankara, Turkey
between June 1, 2010
and September 23, 2010
at CAG AW (Celal Abdi
Guzer Architectural
Workshop) . Besides
some other ongoing
projects, this project was
the most significant one
showing the kitchen and
bathroom designs of 28
apartment units including
six terrace apartments
with a total of seven
different residential units.
Given the opportunity to
fulfill all of the kitchen and
bathroom designs-as well
as dressing rooms and
entrances-, profound
experience have been
acquired in terms of the
local materials, MEHTAP YÜKSEL
manufacturers, client
presentations, and ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH
professional level of
communication. Presented ID451 INTERNSHIP
images have been
selected from some of
InstructoR: Sherri MangiN
those housing units that Sep, 2010
have been designed with
the same concept of
CAG AW
contemporary style as the MKB Ankara, TÜRKİYE
owner of the company
asked for. Supervisor: CelaL Abdi GüzeR
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