iman nelson: architectural portfolio
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RCA&DESIGNIMAN B MITCHELL
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This 24-story Crowne Plaza Hotel overlooks the Mississippi River in St Paul. It began it’s story in 1966 and has charmed guests ever since. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe recently purchased this property and have hired Graves Hospitality to provide management. Our design team was hired to completely renovate the hotel in order to rebrand it as an Intercontinental Hotel.
Crowne Plaza now has a new mid-century modern feel for the guest rooms,ballrooms and lobby. A new upscale restaurant and bar are featured in the lobby. Introduction of this hotel as a Intercontinental Hotel will occur in September of 2015.
My role in this renovation was as Project Architect & designer. I attended the owner / architect / contractor meetings, designed the spaces througout, designed the restaurant and bar, specified materials throughout the project, and handled the construction administration.
Crowne Plaza Hotel RenovationST PAUL, MN
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PRIVATE DINING
LOBBY
CLUB IC
LUGGAGE
GIFT SHOP
LOBBY
ENTRANCE VESTIBULE
HALLWAY
EXT. ELEC.PANEL ROOM
EXIST.CASHIER
ACCT RM
EXISTING OFFICESTOR.
CORRIDORCHECK-IN
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CONCIERGE
PRIVATE DINING /MEETING ROOM
COFFEE SHOP
Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Renovation Club IC / Concierge Design Option - Floor PlanJuly 13, 2015
CLUB INTERCONTINENTAL & BAR
USE OF DRAWING PAD
RESTAURANT & BAR
GUEST ROOMS
GUEST CORRIDOR
I have been asked numerous times to “color the facade” or to “create color pallet options” for various projects. A former parter once said, “...dare I say, you have the best eye for color in the firm.”
The Cavanagh and Schmidt Townhomes are just two of the buildings that I have had the opportunity to color.
Color Scheme Option 1
Color Scheme Option 2
Color Scheme Option 3
Color Scheme Option 4
Color Scheme Option 6
Color StudySchmidt Town HomesProject No. 1393.61 June 13, 2013 Perspectives
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SW7026 GRIFFIN
SW7068 GRIZZLE GRAY
SW6072 VERSATILE GRAY
SW7017 DORIAN GRAY
SW7035 AESTHETIC WHITE
SW7035 AESTHETIC WHITE
* Showing Optional Red Inserts at Porches
Cavanagh & Schmidt TownhomesEXTERIOR COLOR
The image shown is a hand drawn sketch of the Old West Publishingbuilding before it was covered up with a new facade. The image was drawn in an effort to show the city how this historic building could return to its roots. It was presented 30”x42” to the mayor of St Paul.
West PublishingST PAUL, MN
Material Limits: Wood
Plato once asked, “What is chair?” He granted more significance to the idea than the object when he asked this. The goal with this project was to reject Plato’s theory of form by way of material research and hands-on building. The material does influence the design and can be more important than the object itself.
This specific project dealt with the phenomenological aspect of sound. The goal was to create an apparatus that would reduce the noise pollution in a restaurant setting. This project began with a breadth of research then moved on to sketches of possible designs. After this I was able to create some noise diagrams showing the way that sound waves would bounce. My final, and tested, design is a piece that would hang in a restaurant setting and absorb noise through the tiny Helmholtz resonator-like slits.
Utilizing one type of engineered lumber, light plywood in this case, I was able to explore new methods of produc-tion to develop joinery.
A study of the phenomenological aspect of sound. The goal was to create an apparatus that would reduce the noise pollution in a restaurant setting. This ceiling apparatus absorbed noise through the tiny Helmholtz resonator-like slits.
Sound StudyEXPLORING SOUND WAVES
The objective of this project was to choose a structure with architectural significance, study it, and finally produce wonderfully crafted drawings of the chosen structure. For the perspective drawing, we were to create a drawing that was semi-transparent in which one could view the inside from the outside, much like an x-ray.
I chose the San Giorgio Maggiore because it is an exemplary model of a cathedral built during the Italian Renaissance. This structure is located on the magnificent island of San Giorgio. The architect Andrea Palladio designed this building and began construction in 1566, completeing it around 1610.
When visiting Italy, I experienced the waxing and waning of the water level. Slimy residue from the Venetian water worked its way up the base of all of the buildings. For this reason I chose to show this effect in my perspective drawing. I placed my eye level very low and below the water in order to show the effect that the water has had on the structure over time.
Transparency Drawing
IllustrationHAND RENDERING
IllustrationSKETCH
Furniture Design
Transparency Drawing
100 Mile House
Furniture as Human Apparatus
Fundamentally Sustained
Material Limits: Wood
Freelance
Self Promotion
IllustrationSKETCH
Self Promotion
IllustrationFINISHED
