2011 Sherwin-Williams Stir Student Design Competition Entry

1. Design Statement Sherwin-Williams 2011 Stir Design Contest: Residential Designed by: Sabrina Alfin Home offices are often an afterthought in a residential design plan. Designs can put too much emphasis on “office” and lose the integration with the rest of the residence, or too much on the “home” part of the equation and thus lose real functionality. So how does one create a sense of calm and sophistication, while still making it work well for the user? The answer is in creating a palette that can work in both settings, while choosing furniture and materials that are timeless but still feel fresh and innovative. I call my design scheme “Urban Beach”, choosing a Sherwin-Williams color palette that invokes the calming effect of the sea and sun, and the texture and weathered patina of driftwood. I chose six colors, including: Glitzy Gold (SW 6691), Rivulet (SW 6760), Aqueduct (SW 6758), Poised Taupe (SW 6039), Snowbound (SW 7004), and Black Magic (SW 6991). As you’ll see in the attached entry, I believe the yellow-gold and the taupe, along with the choice of more modern furniture and graphic patterns, create a more stylish and citified interpretation of traditional beach décor, which would be as suitable in town as it would in a more contemporary home by the shore. The beach theme is further invoked with more modern accessories and lighting, including a cubist-like driftwood floor lamp, a capiz shell drum pendant, coral-like ceramic end tables, and sea-glass votives, vases, and bowls. Functionality is addressed with ample file drawers, bookshelves, and locker baskets for storage, a wide mid-century modern inspired desk made of reclaimed wood in a driftwood finish, and a meeting table for consulting with clients. And comfortable seating in front of the fireplace lined with Aqua penny round tiles reminds us we’re still in someone’s home, melding the cozy with the productive.

2. “Urban Beach” Home Office: Two-point Perspective Board 1 of 3 Color Palette SW 6760 Rivulet SW 6691 Glitzy Gold SW 6758 Aqueduct SW 7004 Snowbound SW 6039 Poised Taupe SW 6991 Black Magic Sherwin-Williams 2011 Stir Design Contest: Residential Designed by: Sabrina Alfin

3. “Urban Beach” Home Office: Floor Plan and Elevation, Hand-rendered AutoCAD Drawings (Not To Scale) Board 2 of 3 Floor Plan Elevation A SW 7004 Snowbound SW 6760 Rivulet SW 6691 Glitzy Gold SW 6758 Aqueduct Open to Dining SW 6039 Poised Taupe SW 6991 Black Magic Color Palette Sherwin-Williams 2011 Stir Design Contest: Residential Designed by: Sabrina Alfin

4. “Urban Beach” Home Office: Materials, Furniture, and Finishes Highlights Board 3 of 3 Sabrina 8 ft. x 10 ft. area rug Jonathan Adler Mrs. Godfrey Chair in Teal Velvet Relaxed roman shades in Lee Jofa Sea Cloth , Flutter in Saffron Slip-covered Parsons Chair Fireplace surround and hearth ModWallsModDotz 2” penny round ceramic tiles in Aqua Oly Studio Serena drum pendant lamp Crate and Barrel Phoenix Work Table Parsons chair slip-cover in KravetFeder, Ebony IkeaExpedit shelving unit, white CB2 Cityslicker tables, white Oly Studio Meri side tables, white Oly Studio Onyx Sphere table lamps Galvanized steel locker baskets Eva Zeisel framed silkscreen print Etsy, turquoise glass coral bowl Pottery Barn beachcomber baskets Blue Nature Raillot driftwood floor lamp Frank Gehry Wiggle stool 3 1 7 4 8 11 12 5 13 14 9 17 15 2 6 16 18 10 Sherwin-Williams 2011 Stir Design Contest: Residential Designed by: Sabrina Alfin