Emma Chicken

INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

I am a recent graduate of the Applied Interior Design Diploma at Unitec. My main
passions lie in art and design, namely with an interest in interiors and graphics. I
appreciate drawing tone, textures and pattern together to create beautiful visual
outcomes and pride myself on the detail I put into each work I create.
 1 Computer Aided Design 31 Hand-Drawn Projects

3 Retail Project | Keramika 33 One Floor Plan, Three Ways

4 Inspiration 34 Titirangi Retreat

5 Dimensioned Floor Plan 35 Inspiration
6 Isometric View 36 Floor Plan and Overall Look & Feel
7 North Elevation 37 Sunny Suburban Mexicana
8 South Elevation 38 Inspiration
9 Exterior Perspective 39 Floor Plan and Overall Look & Feel
10 Entry Perspective 40 Home of the Future
11 Perspective Through Store 41 Inspiration
12 Keramika Schedule - Finishes 42 Floor Plan and Overall Look & Feel
13 Keramika Schedule - Furniture
14 Keramika Schedule - Lighting

17 Office Project | GridAKL 45 120 Paritai Drive Residential Project

18 Inspiration 46 Rendered Floor Plan
19 Dimensioned Floor Plan 47 Developed Kitchen Floor Plan
20 Isometric Office View 48 Elevations 1 & 2
21 North Elevation 49 Elevation 3 and Cabinetry Cross-Section
22 South Elevation 50 Elevation 4
23 Custom Cabinetry Piece Plan, Elevations & Cross Section 51 Kitchen Cabinetry Joinery Detail
24 Rendered Cabinetry Plan, Elevations and Perspectives 52 Rendered Kitchen Perspective
25 Exterior Perspective 53 Kitchen, Living and Dining Lighting and Electrical Plan
26 Entry Perspective 54
27 Kitchen Perspective 55 Developed Bathroom Floor Plan
28 Lighting Plan 57 Elevation 1
58 Elevation 2
59 Rendered Perspective
60 Developed Bathroom Lighting Plan

Contents
Computer Aided Design
ArchiCAD
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The Brief:
Hurstmere Road in Takapuna is an up-and-coming area on the North Shore just a minutes walk away from the
beach. Recent hospitality and retail additions like Mexico restaurant, Zomer beachside cafe and Lululemon
activewear have boosted popularity and created a social beachside hub.

I was required to invent my own retail store to add something new and exciting to the area.

The Outcome:
Drawing upon Takapunas bustling beach location and natural surroundings I have aimed to design a retail
environment which reflects the serene nature of the area. Light wood textures and soft, pastel hues mirror the
sandy beach shore just a stones throw away while complementing the delicate pieces on show.

Keramika - drawing from the Greek work keramikos for ceramics - offers high-end designer ceramic and
glassware showpieces and everyday homewares while offering an interactive Paint Your Own workshop,
giving customers the chance to design and paint their own pieces to display in their own home, or to offer as a
unique and original gift.

Keramika
DESIGNER CERAMIC & GLASSWARE STORE

8 7 H u r s t m e r e R o a d , Ta k a p u n a

Retail Project
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 spacious
airy
calming
beach tones
simplicity

Inspiration
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 Entry 1 /
Window displays - showpieces 2 /
Latest stock 3 /
Ceramics 4 /
Counter 5 /
Showpieces 6 /
Glassware 7 /
Paint Your Own area 8 /
Kitchen 9 /
Toilets 10 /
Storage 11 /
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18,030

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5
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10,800
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2 7

2 2

Scale 1:100
Dimensions in mm

Dimensioned Floor Plan

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 Entry 1/
Window displays - showpieces 2/
Latest stock 3/
Ceramics 4/
Counter 5/
Showpieces 6/
Glassware 7/
Paint Your Own area 8/

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2

Isometric View
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 2,800
970 3,000 2,500 400

Scale 1:50
Dimensions in mm

North Elevation
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 2,700
400 1,000 450 6,050 3,500 1,200 950 1,200 1,250

Scale 1:50
Dimensions in mm

South Elevation
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Exterior Perspective
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Entry Perspective
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Perspective Through Store
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Keramika Schedule - Finishes
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Keramika Schedule - Furniture
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Keramika Schedule - Lighting
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The Brief:
Biz Dojo is a client company located across central Auckland managing shared and innovative spaces, offer
coaching for coworking spaces, and host and run partnered acceleration and activation programs. GridAKL,
powered by Biz Dojo, is the coworking tech ecosystem in Auckland citys Wynyard Quarter. As a temporary
startup space until 2016, GridAKL required a re-vamp of their exitsting office, taking into consideration the need
for flexible workspaces catered to incoming small startup businesses of 3 or more.

Their accelerate office downstairs on 132 Halsey Street will accomodate occupants of up to 20 persons, in
small-scale companies needing a moveable setup to adhere to their flexible and collaborative approach to to
working.

The Outcome:
Ive drawn from the Auckland rail line as the heart of the city, connecting areas across the Auckland region
through checkpoints translating to collaborative stations in the office, encouraging shared creativity, ideas
and relationships in a team environment.

The floor plan is based around a flexible workplace with furniture that moves with each respective companys
needs. As occupiers of an open-plan working environment, employees are encouraged to connect with each
other amongst their own teams and across others.

Office Project
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 illusionary line
connectivity
flexible
spacious
open-plan

Inspiration
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 Entry
Moveable glass whiteboards
Hotdesking space
Flexible group desking
Collaborative brainstorm space
Customisable acoustic screens
Kitchen
Eating space or extended collaboration space
5,170 7,600
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2,050
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4,860

5,780
3
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4,540

4,320 9,980

Not to Scale
Dimensions in mm

Dimensioned Floor Plan

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 Entry 1/
Moveable glass whiteboards 2/
Hotdesking space 3/
Flexible group desking 4/
Collaborative brainstorm space 5/
Customisable acoustic screens 6/
Kitchen 7/
Eating space or extended collaboration space 8/

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7

2
3

Isometric Office View

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 BuzziSpace BuzziPicNic Table 1/
BuzziMilk Stool 2/
Clarus Glassboard Portable Whiteboard 3/
Europlan Flip Table 4/
Kada Blom Chair 5/

2,730

12,760

1 2 3 4 5
Scale 1:50
Dimensions in mm

North Elevation
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 BuzziSpace BuzziScreen Acoustic Divider 1/
BuzziSpace BuzziCube Seat 2/
Autex Acoustic Wall Tile 3/
Custom Kitchen Island 4/

14,200

1 2 3 4
Scale 1:50
Dimensions in mm

South Elevation
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As part of the brief, we were required to design and document our own cabinetry piece to
18 18 928 18 18 suit to the GridAKL co-working environment, which would act as a
multi-functional and flexible furniture item.

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I came up with a moveable room divider, seat and storage unit for creating adaptable
furniture layouts when requiring a quick and easy brainstorming or meeting space. The
divider incorporates removeable planters for improved air quality, 2 wood pallet-look
drawers, open shelving. and a custom-upholstered cushion seat for comfort.

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460 10 460

PLAN VIEW
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214 350
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430

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1,080
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80 350

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430
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1,080
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318 5 318 5 318

80 350

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FRONT ELEVATION CROSS-SECTION REAR ELEVATION

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250 32 280 318 5 318 5 318
Scale 1:50
Dimensions in mm
Custom Cabinetry Piece Plan, Elevations & Cross Section
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PLAN VIEW

FRONT PERSPECTIVE VIEW REAR PERSPECTIVE VIEW

FRONT ELEVATION SIDE ELEVATION REAR ELEVATION

Scale 1:20
Dimensions in mm
Rendered Cabinetry Plan, Elevations and Perspectives
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Exterior Perspective
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Entry Perspective
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 Kitchen Perspective
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 LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL LEGEND

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Existing fluorescent suspended tube lighting

Custom LED suspended strip lighting fixtures

Recessed LED downlights

Power outlet

Light switch

1 - Kitchen and cabinet downlights

2 - Suspended LED strip lights
3 - Suspended fluorescent lighting

Scale 1:100
Dimensions in mm

Lighting Plan
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Hand-Drawn Projects
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The Brief:
Based on the existing floor plan of a small 3 bedroom home, I was given 3 vastly different briefs for 3
hypothetical groups of tenants to inhabit the space. I was required to research mood imagery and formulate a
rendered floor pan with matierality to suit each of the tenants individual lifestyles and design preferences.

Brief 1 | Titirangi Retreat

Brief 2 | Sunny Suburban Mexicana

Brief 3 | Home of the Future

One floor plan, three ways

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 Brief 1:
Tim and Joanne are a married couple in their fifties with a small nestled amongst Titirangi forestry, with a
beautiful view overlooking the native bush and surrounding ocean. Joannes retired mother Nancy also
shares a home with the couple and the three love to spend the summer months out on their deck soaking
up the sun and enjoying the native scenery around over a glass of wine.

Tim and Joanne would love a home that reflects their relaxed surroundings in terms of its design. Joanne
is also an appreciator of Japanese culture sytlistically, and would love to display their ornamental finds and
artworks form their previous trips to Japan. Tim restores old Scandinavian furniture as a profession and
some of his beautiful pieces feature throughout their home. Japanese culture is also prevalent through
Nancys favourite hobbie of ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, and twice a week she will
teach classes with her friends in her outdoor garden shed. Her arrangements too can be found displayed
throughout their home.

I aimed to provide Tim, Joanne and Nancy with a calming nature-inspired scheme drawing upon their
surrounding outdoor environment, while incoporating their appreciation for Japanese and Scandinavian
infuences. I chose an earthy and rather soft palette to create a serene and calm setting.

Titirangi Retreat
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light and spacious
clean lines
warm & inviting
serene
modern contemporary

Inspiration
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Floor Plan and Overall Look & Feel
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Brief 2:
Bubbly young couple James and Valeria recently moved to New Zealand with their twin 4-year old
daughters after living in Valerias home country of Mexico, where the couple first met while James was
travelling South America some years ago. Now, theyre interested in settling down in their cosy Grey Lynn
villa where the girls can run around in their generous backyard and practice their ballet at home in their free
time.

The pair also spent time travelling other areas of South America and Europe and share a love for colour and
interiors with character, drawing some of their influence from architects like Luis Barragan. Along the way
they have collected a few showpiece items for their home like a gorgeous Turkish rug and a unique rustic
Mexican dining table with other small ornaments they love to display.

As a friendly and outgoing couple they both enjoy entertaining friends and family on weekends out their
outdoor patio with wood-fired pizza oven. Valeria loves to cook delicious Mexican dishes full of colour and
loves the idea of an outdoor vege garden.

In my rendered floor plan Ive attempted to communicate a bright and fun home with lots of character,
based around family and entertainment. Ive invcorporated an outdoor patio area with a small deck area off
the office with access to the backyard to encourage indoor/outdoor living and easy circulation.

Sunny Suburban Mexicana

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 colour and pattern
a home where family and entertaining come together
modern with character

Inspiration
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lighting and electrical

bathroom project

Floor Plan and Overall Look & Feel

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 Brief 3:
Bonnie and Mark are a mid-20s couple with a love for all things science fiction. The two share an office
from home; Bonnie as a Graphic Designer and Mark as the owner of a theatre company. Both are avid ap-
preciators of science fiction movies abd boradway musicals, and would love to incorporate a home theatre
system into their design to accompany their evergrowing collection. As well as being collectors of films,
Bonnie and Mark also have a large art collection, including replica Warhol prints which they would love to
have on display.

Their design style follows a futuristic aesthetic with streamlined reflective surfaces, curved furniture and a
mostly monochromatic palette., drawing influence from renowned architect Zaha Hadid.

Home of the Future

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streamlined
futuristic
sleek and refined

Inspiration
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Floor Plan and Overall Look & Feel
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The Brief
My class was a part of a semester long residential project with our client in Paratai Drive, Orakei in
Auckland. The project inclduded an overall rendered floor plan scheme, as well a larger focus on several
rooms including included matierals boards and documented schedules which were then proposed to our
client.

Our clients had a traditional style but wanted something more modern with warm pops of colour, that
considered her lifestyle of a family of four with two young children, and met her requirements of being
functionally and visually pleasurable.

120 Paratai Drive | Residential Project

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Rendered Floor Plan
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 Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Developed Kitchen Floor Plan

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Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Elevations 1 & 2
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 Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Elevation 3 and Cabinetry Cross-Section

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Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Elevation 4
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 Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Kitchen Cabinetry Joinery Details

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Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Rendered Kitchen Perspective

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 Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Developed Kitchen, Living and Dining Area Electrical and Lighting Plan
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 Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Developed Bathroom Floor Plan

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Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Elevation 1
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 Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Elevation 2
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Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Cabinetry Joinery Detail

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 Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Rendered Perspective
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Not to scale
Dimensions in mm

Developed Bathroom Lighting and Electrical Plan

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