Jaq Chartier

To find inspiration from multiple areas for my Depot remodel, I found a local artist to use throughout my space. Jaq Chartier is a unique artist from Seattle, Washington. She creates work that reflects science experiments. Chartier plays with different materials and substances and the reactions are what becomes her art pieces. The colors are often bright and interesting to look at. Never having a definite shape or scene, it can be interpreted and used in all sorts of spaces.

I plan to use Chartier as inspiration as I remodel the train depot, using bright colors throughout the space. I also intend on using many different kinds of materials and experiment how they work together to create a unique space that is different from the average B&B.

Context Poster

This poster was created as research for my remodel project that will follow after it. I personally researched one building style in the early 19^th century, the Mediterranean Revival. Those working around me also studied multiple styles and locations from the same time era. This research was interesting to me, finding out all the different building styles that were created so long ago and are still being used today.

This research was to gain more knowledge on the built environment of the early 19^th century. The knowledge will be the basis for my next project on transforming a train depot built early 1900’s in Pullman to a Bed and Breakfast. I am now more knowledgeable on the background of older buildings and the styles they reflect. Knowing this, I will be able to better appreciate and conserve historic features in the train depot during my B&B remodel.

Concept Developtment

To begin my first apartment design, I started with the quote "a house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul." From this quote I pulled the words shelter and soul. I created a concept model that embodied these qualities. I used squares and 90 degree angles to represent structure and stability. I displayed soul through the flow and openings of the squares. I also used black and white to represent the good and evil of the soul.