Architecture

A collection of my UX work in architecture

Role: Experience Designer
Skills Involved: Wayfinding, 3D Modeling + Rendering, Parametric Design, Web Development
Client Types: Healthcare, Cultural Centers, Transportation

Agency: HDR, Inc.
‍Project Dates: 2019 - 2021

Project Categories:

Wayfinding & Installation

Virtual Rooms for COVID-19

3D Maps for Toronto Metrolinx

Computational Design

Catholic Health | 3D Walkthrough

For Catholic Health Services, I collaborated with the Interior Design team to create custom signage at critical decision points in the hospital's lobby. Signage included a copper eyebrow at the entryway and freestanding screens.

Virtual Rooms for COVID-19

Clients relied heavily on traditional public outreach such as Open Houses and paper comment forms. When COVID-19 abruptly stopped all in-person events, agencies needed a digital alternative to engage with the public in a familiar way.

As a solution, I designed and developed a Virtual Open House in collaboration with our Arch team that embedded comment forms, maps and surveys. See the live site here.

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Opportunity

Mimic the usual in-person open house experience for familiarity
Host all file resources digitally and ensure accessibility
Record and easily manage engagement

Solution

Designed customizable 3D template in collaboration with internal architecture team
Repurposed 360° presets to navigate around and interact within the virtual open house
Embedded comment forms, maps and surveys to collect further feedback

Measuring Success

Ensured web accessibility & managed over 300+ digital comments & interactions
Pitched for client buy-in to embrace more digital facing deliverables in the future
Created new scope & fees for our business group and multiplied the project 5x over

Computational Design | The Data Wrangler

At work, I noticed when there's more time between design decisions and their cost analyses, designers had to deviate from their original plans. I wanted to know if there's a way to validate design choices factoring in cost, faster.
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I created an experimental 3D parametric tool that generates abstract wall designs and provides cost estimates in real time and I'm currently working to build a web app version of the tool using three.js and Rhino's API,

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Opportunity

Existing client opportunity for a large-scale mural in the main lobby
I questioned how we could iterate while also manage costs earlier in the design process
I prototyped a 3D parametric design tool that put this to the test

Solution

Parametric sliders to customize surfaces
Dynamic financial and material analysis that’s more accessible to audience
Leverage plug-ins and programs of widely accepted architecture tools

Measuring Success

Cost-effective with existing architecture tools
A collection of templates can be used in projects across several client types
Innovative large-scale planning and presentation with client participation

I used to be an Experience Designer that
made architecture cool at HDR, Inc.

Architecture

Experience Design in Architecture

Experience Design in Architecture

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Experience Design in Architecture

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