2023 SHERIDAN COLLEGE HONOURS BACHELOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN

Courtney McFarlane

BIO

Since a young age, I've had a love for design and aesthetics, experimenting with colour schemes and decorative accents. Pursuing a degree in interior design has allowed me to develop and refine my skills, and I feel grateful to use my passion and creativity to help others achieve their design goals.

Thesis Project

Your Workshare

Your Workshare is a co-working office that is dedicated to inspiring a new design standard by creating a sensory-friendly workplace that strives to be versatile, transparent, and calming. Its goal is to provide a safe and comfortable work environment for adults who struggle with sensory processing, by offering clearly designated spaces in an open-concept design.

Preliminary

This thesis project is based on discovering how to adapt to a physical environment to reduce sensory overload in adults. The project will also touch on what physical aspects cause sensory overload to find out how a space can affect a person's senses. This will provide answers to designers and accommodate individuals with sensory issues through the built environment. The goal is to create a non-intimidating workshare space, with different amenities that support all types of sensory-sensitive individuals. The main attraction of Your Workshare Studio is the rain room, a restorative feature that provides an immersive sensory experience to help occupants focus and relax.

Process

Lounge Preliminary Sketch

Medium: Sketchup

Description: The goal of this sketch is to show separating spaces, which are meant to create visually distinct areas that can be filled with different colours, patterns, or textures while providing visual and acoustic privacy.