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About Sarah
About Sarah
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I have recently completed my honours degree in
Interior Architecture at Cork Institute of Technology. During my time studying
in this industry, I have learned how to design liberal, smart and efficient spaces.
From a young age I have loved expressing my creative side
through my art and design while also having a keen eye for detail.
My goal in life is to always love what i'm doing.
This includes my work and past-times.
Please explore my work and of course
don't hesitate to reach out via email or LinkedIn.
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Sarah Costello
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Interior Design Architect
Sarah's Work
Sarah's Work
Recent Project - Hewitt's Distillery
2018 - 2019
My final year project consists of the redesigning of an old building in Cork City with the theme of 'Community' determining the function of the building. I chose the Hewitt's Distillery in Blackpool, Cork. This building operated as a whiskey distillery for over 100 years but has remained derelict in recent years.
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The aspiration for this building is to bring a new life into the building and reconnect the community to the remote building. It's location on the Watercourse Road plants it in a prime location and destination point for local community, business and artists.
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Functions in the building include a public space for community events, performances and pop-up displays. A co-working space has been incorporated for local business looking for a collaborative space or outside companies needing a space to rent for a short period of time. A noticeable growth has occurred in the creative community around the city which gives this building the opportunity to be a collaborative space for artists. With this came the decision to have an exhibition display on the pathways through the building to showcase work. A cafe has also been given an area in this building as a form of public gathering space.
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Approaching the Hewitt's Distillery
Reception Area
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View over cafe space
Event Space
Cafe Seating
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Co-working office space
Co-working - Breakout
Distillery
Detailing of Cafe Servery
Detailing
Finishes Exploration
Mapping & Conceptualisation
From the mapping process came an observation that people commuting to Cork City from the suburbs or via the N20 must pass by this building on a daily basis. This gives the building the opportunity to be stopping point.
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From this came the idea of transience which is attempted in this design. The key themes overall being transience and connection.
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These themes are a main factor in this design. Connections have been made across each floor in a vertical direction. Entering the building involves crossing over bridges to arrive on the first and second floor levels which assisted the design to evolve through connection, bridges and pathways.
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From the theme of transience came the forms and shapes within the building. Transience lead me to design the building in a series of slices which in turn made 3 definite forms with pathways connection these forms together. These forms resonate the shape of the building itself with a pitched roof being one of these factors.
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Conceptualisation
Architects Practice
april - may 2018
Design Team Studio - A
Design Team Studio - B
Reception Desk Design
Sectional Elevation
Sectional Elevation
Section Through Building
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Architects Practice
Accountants Office
february - march 2018
External View
Sectional Elevation
Sectional Elevation
Sectional Elevation
Accountants Office
Artwork
2012 - 2019
Art and design have always been Sarah's passion, regularly using them as a creative outlet. She enjoys hand drawing with pen, pencil and markers as well as lino printing and making batiks.
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Sarah also assisted in the making of a modelling portfolio. She completed a series of head shots on various occasions. She orchestrated the majority of the shoot down to location, time of day and composition of the shots. Working as a team with the model enabled them to finalise what theme and shots were essential.
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