The U Street Live/Work Loft project was the first in-depth Interior Design project completed in the MFA program.
The project required that two apartments in a building in the U Street district of Washington DC be combined to allow a young couple to have room for a new baby and her graphic design office.
My concept for this project was inspired by the view from the apartment of the Washington monument, which brought to mind the early jet-age travel posters highlighting the world’s most iconic landmarks. These posters brought to life and art our newfound ability to view the world from above.
Today, these posters are nostalgic, reminiscent of a time filled with idealism for the future; it is this feeling that ultimately informed my concept, Perspectives, which I felt was easily applicable to a young family. I decided to explore the ways in which we view the world, and our living space as a microcosm, in relation to time.
