CHRISTINE NICOLAYSEN
My work
Project examples from my time at Colorado State University
Design a model home.
The project goal was to to design a sustainable model home in Austin, TX. It required research of the project community, neighborhood, demographics and sustainable finishes and fixtures as well as space planning.
Technology: AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign
Skills: Space planning, codes, marketing, evidence-based-design research, demographic research, sustainability research
Law Office Interiors Package
The goal of this project was to create a full set of interior construction documents in Revit. Over 8 weeks I learned the ins and out of Revit from materials to high quality renderings.
Technology: Revit
Build a two-story "cube" house
The goal of this project was to take a 20' x 20' x 20' cube home and design it to the preferences of my classmate Ashley.
Technology: 3ds Max, Photoshop, InDesign
Skills: Space planning, finish selection, interpreting client needs and wants, presenting to a client
Build a "cube" house video
The goal of this project was to animate and video edit the cube house I designed for my classmate Ashley.
Technology: 3ds Max, Windows Movie Maker
Design and build a daylighting model
The goal of this project was to study the affects of daylighting in an art museum that would be located in Boulder, CO. I worked with a partner, Tessa Ross, to build our model in SketchUp and also out of foam core. This project required extensive research regarding daylighting techniques, specifically in museum settings.
Technology: SketchUp, InDesign
Skills: Research, model building
Create an instructional video
The goal of this project was to create an instructional video using 3ds Max. To begin, I built a replica of our school computer chairs. I then disassembled and reassembled the chair in an instructional video.
Technology: 3ds Max, Windows Movie Maker