ISABEL SCATES
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN PROJECT
Going through the Interior Design process, I remodeled a two-story house in Cannon Beach, Oregon based on the client's brief found below. One of my focuses was to create a space that incorporates design features from the area. For example, adding organic shapes that resemble the shapes found in low tide pools in Cannon Beach, and incorporating rocky textures that resemble the rocks found in the area. My other main focus was to consider the golden retrievers and aging in place designs. I picked slip-resistant and scratch resistant flooring, considered wheelchair accessibility, and used the rocky textured accent wall along the staircase as a secret handrail. I also looked at design solutions to help better the space. For example, I added a card/dining table in the great room for extra eating space when their 25+ guests come over, and I added a sliding glass door and fabric accent wall in the office to reduce noise between the two people sharing the office.
INSPIRATION IN CANNON BEACH, OREGON
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MULTI-GENERATIONAL APARTMENT COMPLEX
Working with a partner, we designed a two-bed two-bath multi-generational apartment unit for an apartment complex in Norman, Oklahoma. One of our focuses was to create an ADA compliant primary bedroom, primary bathroom, and public area. We wanted to focus on giving the resident room for personalization while still adding in unique textures and shapes to bring some variety into the space. The primary bath has a roll-in shower with a built-in bench for ADA needs. The living area has acoustic panels above the pull-out couch to help with the noise levels. The main wood flooring and bathroom tile are both slip-resistant, and the carpet in the bedrooms and rug in the living room is low pile for ADA compliancy as well as comfortability.
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THE BEST BUILDING
Working with a real client, I designed a solution to a multi-purpose space in Buffallo, Oklahoma. The client wanted a towns hall meeting space, an office area, and a retail area that included auto-parts, clothing, towns merchandise, and an additional space that I would choose to benefit the space. To emphasize the importance of Buffalo, Oklahoma, a small town that is proud of their history and has tight relationships with one another, the concept for this design will be where the community started. Buffalo got its name from Buffalo Creek, a place integral to this design because of its importance to the start of the community of Buffalo. This concept will be incorporated by creating a space that brings the community together and emphasizes where their community began through the principles and elements of design of Buffalo Creek, universal design to emphasize the inclusion of everybody in the community, and sustainable components. To represent the creek and its organic shape, the design will be curvilinear, by creating rhythm and movement through organic lines, shapes, and forms to bring a natural flow through the environment. The design will also include a third space that emphasizes the involvement of the community and brings the people together, inspires connections, and encourages social interaction. This will be shown through the function of a community farmers market, where anyone in the community can go to sell their products within the country store. This space will foster the unique sense of the identity of Buffalo, Oklahoma, to highlight the character of the town and emphasize its importance to the community by reminding the town of where they started.
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HEALTH CLINIC
Inner Harbour, the heart of Baltimore, Maryland, is a place filled with beautiful scenery, many attractions, and a place people call home. The Pediatrics Clinic located in Baltimore is facing East, where the outdoor waiting lounge is facing directly in front of the Inner Harbor to provide a beautiful and calm scenery for children up to age 18. The concept plays off of the inner harbor sailboats, creating a fun and recognizable environment that incorporates wood textures, rope accents, fishnet lighting, and biophilic elements to support the concept. Materials and furniture were selected to allow for a flexible, easy to clean, durable, and sustainable design. The color palette consists of a variety of blues and browns, with a touch of red that was inspired by the Chesapeake sailboat permanently docked on the harbor. A unique element of this design is the ceiling in the waiting lounge. The ceiling has a rippled glass that allows you to see through to a colorful lighting design and metal tile ceiling on the second floor while helping to prevent noise from traveling to the second floor. The effect looks like light and color reflecting off water, tying back into the concept of the inner harbor and creating an amazing element when first walking into the clinic. This also provides a positive distraction to the children while waiting in the lounge, along with several other elements such as the lighthouse wallpaper in the waiting lounge, public binoculars in the outdoor waiting lounge, fish tanks in each exam room, and fun lighting and fabric choices that also allow an entertaining environment for children while waiting.
1ST FLOOR PEDIATRIC CLINIC
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Moving to the second floor women's health clinic, the concept of inner harbour remains the same, but the focus changes to the light that reflects on the water’s surface. The variation of blues and browns on the first floor remains the same on the second floor, but the accent color changes to a soft yellow to resemble warm light.
2ND FLOOR WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC
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NEXT CORPORATE OFFICE
This Steelcase competition project asks for a corporate architecture/design office for the incoming generation (gen z) in Dallas. Using 35,000 SF, including a mezzanine and 1st floor amenity space of our choosing, I focused on designing a space that allows gen z users to have a positive work environment that benefits mental health, is functional, and encourages collaboration.
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FORGET ME NOT FURNITURE PIECE
In my second-to-last semester, I had the opportunity to design and fabricate a custom furniture piece, along with a printed catalog to accompany it. After extensive sketching and concept development, I created the “Forget Me Not” table—named after the delicate flowers embedded in its resin-poured surface. Through a hands-on, trial-and-error process, I taught myself the resin pouring technique. The table’s base is crafted from hand-bent and welded metal, highlighting both craftsmanship and conceptual design.
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FOODIE FINDS HOTEL
For my final college project, I reimagined a 25,000-square-foot site in Dallas as a dynamic mixed-use hotel. The design integrates three distinct program types: a boutique hotel, a culinary classroom business, and a retail bakery and market space. This project allowed me to explore the intersections of hospitality, education, and retail within a cohesive architectural vision.
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