Design and Merchandising 2024-2025 Senior Capstone Projects Interior Architecture and Design

Pure Horizons 

Pure Horizons – Breeze is a sustainable hotel located in Hoi An, Vietnam. The resort is designed to harness the beauty of the climate and its communities by incorporating research-based design solutions that uplift and support its locals by improving its environmental resilience, economic stability, and cultural identity.

Loveland Restoration Center

The Loveland Restoration Center is a community center that integrates traditional amenities with unique resources for those struggling with addiction. The goal of the space is to foster connection, growth, and inclusivity for all members of the community.

Bennett Elementary School

The proposed redesign of Bennett Elementary School in Fort Collins, serving 463 students, focuses on inclusivity, health, and sustainability. By addressing diverse student needs, improving teacher support, and focusing on clean materials, the project aims to create an engaging, healthy environment that fosters learning, well-being, and connection.

Willow

Willow is a Cancer Wellness Center thoughtfully designed to offer compressive social, physical, and mental support for adults and families in the early stages of a cancer diagnosis. In times of uncertainty, Willow is a constant, providing a wealth of resources to guide each individual toward healing and recovery.

Los Angeles Union Station

Los Angeles Union Station is a huge transportation hub in the center of Los Angeles that aims to connect the population and reduce personal vehicle use. The redesign includes a boutique hotel and food hall with a focus on environmental and social sustainability considering its embodied carbon and user wellbeing.

St. Louis Center for Joy

The St. Louis Center for Joy is a community center and shelter for LGBTQ+ Youth in Missouri facing high rates of mental health challenges and homelessness due to systematic discrimination. With clients ages 14-21, the center equips queer youth with mental health services, drop-in resources, community spaces, and temporary housing.

Nexus Training Facility

The Nexus Training Facility supports high school athletes and the community in Denver’s Far Northeast area. It provides top of the line athletic amenities and community spaces to help empower the athletes to pursue collegiate goals while addressing local economic challenges, fostering growth, and giving back to families in need.

Donald Triplett Elementary for All

This project designs a K-8 school tailored to children with autism, prioritizing sensory-friendly spaces that minimize overstimulation. Calming colors, quiet zones, and flexible environments ensure students’ needs are met, fostering inclusion. This thoughtful design supports emotional well-being, helping all students thrive together while promoting acceptance and understanding.

EquiVista

EquiVista, located in Aurora, Colorado, encourages equine rehabilitation in the racing industry by supporting horses during and after their careers. The facility offers educational programs, fosters community engagement, and promotes awareness of equine health. It also prioritizes veterinarians’ mental well-being, providing tailored spaces for collaboration and respite.

HECO Hotel

The HECO Hotel, a five-story boutique hotel in Honolulu, reimagines hospitality through neurodivergent-focused design. Offering resort-like amenities such as a spa, gym, and hydrotherapy, the hotel creates a welcoming, sensory-friendly environmental that balances specialized needs with universal comfort for all guests.

Unity Sports Hub

Unity Sports Hub, an inclusive recreation facility, welcomes individuals of all ages and abilities. Its goal is to help people overcome challenges and reach their full potential. Unity Sports Hub creates a space where people can push their limits, connect with others, and experience the benefits of physical activity.

Relic & Brae

The Spinal Rehabilitation and Community Center offers refuge for patients, integrates programmed spaces that promote the healing process both physically and mentally, and involves the surrounding Denver community in a way that aims to limit the ashamed feelings and stigma placed on people who identify as patients.

Darcy Natatorium

The Darcy Natatorium is an aquatic facility located in Denver, Colorado that’s inspired by the Black Canyon of Gunnison, the spirit of aquatic sport, and achieving triumph through adversity. This facility aims to serve both athletes and spectators to create a comfortable, all encompassing, and aesthetically pleasing space.

Convergence Resource Center

Convergence Resource Center is a mixed-use community space that addresses food insecurity in Aurora, Colorado. With a balance between for-profit and nonprofit spaces, this essential neighborhood resource serves a diverse user group. Convergence Resource Center explores how retail environments can serve as hosts for social relationships and foster positive interactions.

7 Wellness Resort

This project is a 72,000 SF Wellness Resort located in Bandon, Oregon. The resort focuses on the 7 aspects of wellness, and the resort is designed with different amenities that nurture these aspects of wellness. The design itself takes inspiration from weathered rocks and wood found on the Oregon Coast.

Rainey Mental Health and Recovery Center

The Rainey Mental Health and Recovery Center provides a sanctuary for collegiate athletes, combining advanced physical therapy with comprehensive mental health support. Addressing Texas’s critical need for specialized care, this holistic facility restores physical strength, fosters resilience, and empowers athletes to achieve well-being and excel on and off the field.

Renewal Health

Renewal Haven is a community center that heals the scars of adults and children caused by surviving a domestic violence situation. Users are provided short term housing, legal advice, childcare, dining, job opportunities, and much more. When leaving Renewal Haven, users will have all the skills needed to begin healing.

Envisage High School

This 105,000 square foot high school located in Arlington, Texas prioritizes mental health, creating supportive spaces with calming aesthetics, privacy, and natural light. It includes relaxation zones, counseling areas, and sensory rooms to enhance student well-being, preparing them for future challenges with emotional resilience.

Grandeur of Granby

Set against the breathtaking Rocky Mountains, a new bespoke wedding venue in Granby, CO, combines modern sophistication with vintage charm. Designed to offer couples a luxurious setting, this venue promises a unique, unforgettable experience, creating the perfect backdrop for their journey together. A dream location to say “I do.”

Vista Sports Facility

Vista Sports Facility is a sports psychology and physical therapy center designed for youth athletes. Ages 8-18, players are invited to utilize a variety of training spaces, soccer fields, nutrition areas, and more. This facility will provide comprehensive training and therapy support for athletes to improve their game and mindset.

Strata Stroke and Rehabilitation Center

Strata Stroke and Rehabilitation Center is a specialized medical facility designed to support stroke survivors throughout their rehabilitation journey. Recognizing stroke as the leading cause of long-term disability, the center offers a holistic approach to recovery that addresses the physical challenges and the emotional and social aspects of healing.

Wellness Center

The main purpose of my project is to create a community wellness center open to anyone looking to improve their wellbeing and learn healthy, long lasting coping mechanisms. I want to create a multi-use space that can heal people in a variety of ways, including movement, therapy, recovery, and self-exploration.

UT Austin Sports Training Facility

The UT Austin Sports Training Facility, located in the historic University Junior High School, supports the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams and the Women’s Volleyball team. It features practice courts, training areas, and academic centers for all athletes, while providing modern athletic resources, promoting gender equity, and preserving architectural history.

Rino Market and Hotel

Situated in Denver, Colorado, Rino Market and Hotel is a versatile, multi-purpose space that includes a food hall, marketplace, hotel, food donation center, and full-service restaurant. Each component operates to promote efficiency, minimize food waste, and foster a warm and welcoming atmosphere for guests and the community.

Red Bull Racing Facility

The Red Bull Racing Facility in Austin, Texas, merges elite driver training with public engagement. It features cutting-edge spaces for athlete performance and recovery while offering visitors immersive experiences that highlight the excitement of Red Bull Racing.

Vitality Center

The Vitality Center seeks to provide a comprehensive wellness solution to those seeking a more holistic approach to fitness and overall well-being. The project is aimed to address many physical and mental ailments by integrating traditional and alternative therapies. The Vitality Center is a health hub where users can strengthen, rejuvenate, and fuel all aspects of themselves.

Accresent Community

Accrescent Community is a community center that aims to support the growth of social connections in the suburban community where it is located. The center is designed to be a third place where users can connect over their shared interest.

Four Corners Humane Society

The Four Corners Humane Society – Foster Care and Animal Education Center is an innovative animal shelter in Durango, Colorado that enhances human-animal connections, reduces stress, and improves adoption rates. Evidence-based design encourages lower-stress shelter housing design, restorative environments for shelter staff, and on-site foster care apartments for increased animal care.

Red Rock Retreat

For my capstone project, I designed a 66,225-square-foot wellness center in St. George, Utah, focusing on user comfort and well-being. Located near Utah Tech, the center features stunning landscaping and unique architecture. The project allowed me to explore innovative mental health design, providing invaluable experience for my future career.

Lovely Day School

The Lovely Day School is a nature based vertical elementary experience. Equitable and exciting, the school is a canvas for children of all abilities. Whimsical yet reductive the design reinforces a growth mindset while providing support for students, educators, and families to ensure that no child is left behind.

Rhiza Wellness

Rhiza Wellness is an 89,000 sq ft Integrative Wellness Retreat designed with a commitment to inclusivity. This retreat provides a welcoming and holistic healing experience specifically for individuals with mobility disabilities. The space involves a community-centered approach to healing. Rhiza Wellness aims to enhance overall well-being and promote holistic healing.

Jack Carroll Resilience Center

The Jack Carroll Resilience Center supports athletes navigating the emotional challenges of transitioning out of sports or returning after injury. It prioritizes community, combats isolation, and encourages healing through shared experiences and meaningful connections, offering a warm and supportive space to rebuild strength and rediscover purpose.

Orlando International Airport Terminal B

The Orlando International Airport Terminal B design focuses on improved wayfinding, the implementation of universal design principles, and sustainability with a push towards net zero to create an enhanced user experience. By doing so the terminal will foster a seamless transition for users as they navigate towards their next destination.

Happenings Hotel

The Happenings Hotel, located in Grand Junction, Colorado, is an art tourism hub that connects tourists, locals, and art education. By incorporating biophilic design and place attachment theory, it fosters a strong connection to the local community. Guests are invited to experience and contribute to art, bridging culture, design, and community.

ForgeForward

ForgeForward, a healthcare facility in Denver, ensures equitable access to essential medical services. Innovative healthcare solutions are integrated with a welcoming environment, prioritizing preventive care and strengthening connections within the community to promote well-being.

Ebb & Flow Cancer Rehabilitation Center

Ebb & Flow Cancer Rehabilitation Center, inspired by the concept of “Eroded Serenity,” reflects the emotional and physical ups and downs of the healing process. The design prioritizes wellness, comfort, and socialization, creating a supportive environment where cancer patients can navigate recovery with peace, connection, and a sense of balance.

Environmental Nexus Exhibition

Environmental Nexus Exhibition is an innovative environmental art museum focused on educating visitors about eco-friendly design and climate change. The project promotes community-nature reciprocity, providing equitable access to foster healthy relationships within the natural world. The museum will inspire new generations of change-makers through scientific, cultural, artistic, and design initiatives.

Imagine: Education, Workplace, and Community Center

Imagine: Education, Workplace, and Community Center provides families who have children with complex medical conditions a place to learn, gather, and work. Through the inspiration of child-like wonder and imagination, and weaving accessibility with architectural features, this space allows users to achieve, learn, work and play.

Cliffside Collective

Cliffside Collective is a community climbing gym located in Denver, CO focused on providing an accessible third space for low income individuals and at-risk youths. The community that is fostered within the space allows for users to experience long-lasting passion and connections with other members.

Peak Wellness

Peak Wellness, located in Denver, Colorado, is a 100,000 sq/ft stroke rehabilitation center providing inpatient and outpatient care. With a focus on holistic health, it combines physical, emotional, and social recovery. The facility takes a comprehensive approach to rehabilitation, fostering positive experiences for patients, families, staff, and the community.

Nova Resource Center

Nova Resource Collective is a trauma-informed resource center for IPV survivors and their families. The design emphasizes sensory boundaries, nestled environments, and identity anchors to promote healing and empowerment. Through its thoughtful approach, Nova creates safe, restorative spaces that support individuals and families on their journey to recovery.

Caritas of Austin Care Center

A homeless shelter in Austin, Texas, Caritas of Austin Care Center, works to help individuals exit homelessness permanently. Through this facility, individuals will build both job and life skills necessary to live independently again. In addition to these opportunities, the center houses both single and family-style temporary living units.

Isla Hotel

The Isla Hotel is a wellness-focused hospitality project located in Texas. This design transforms a traditional hotel into a space promoting connection and rejuvenation. Emphasizing accessibility and comfort, it incorporates sustainable practices and innovative features tailored to guests’ physical, emotional, and social well-being.

Palate Plaza

The Palate Plaza is a multi-use food market in Aurora, CO, aimed at tackling food insecurity, promoting nutrition, and empowering minority groups through culinary and artistic expression. Featuring a blend of market spaces, hydroponic farm, food bank, exhibition spaces, and educational programs, fostering cultural exchange, education, and long-term community resilience.

Shining Stars Hotel

The Shining Stars Hotel is an inclusive and universally design-forward hotel in Huntington Beach, CA. Designed for the Shining Stars Foundation, children diagnosed with cancer, and their caregivers, this space will embody connection, strength, and guidance through biophilia, comfort, and fostering a sense of community.

Golden Hill Hotel

Inspired by Buddhism concept, the Golden Hill Hotel is a hospitality design allowing visitors release their anxiety and depression by creating calm and attractive space, supporting balanced lifestyle with gym, reading room, dining hall, tea house and hotel units which highly connected with nature through view, open air and materials.