jim brown design portfolio
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Jim Brown Design PortfolioPortfolio: http://tinyurl.com/jimbrownportfolioLinked-In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmbrownEmail: [email protected]
Microsoft West, Beijing2010
The new 101,000 SM Beijing research and development center required interior design services through DD phase. The scope included all individual work and collaboration areas for 5000 staff as well as main lobbies, conferencing centers, cafeteria and food service, and customer interface facilities.
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
The business plan for this commercial contracting
company stresses an open management structure and
collaborative environment. The resulting design uses sliding doors
and full height glazing on private offices. The “boxcar” table, a
major element at entry, uses reclaimed wood to create a
collaborative surface for meetings and drawings. The table and
reception desk reconfigures in sections and tracks along a
recessed floor guide.
Skanska USASeattle, WA
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Philips Oral HealthcareSnoqualmie, WA
Before being acquired by Philips, the Sonicare company lobby featured a radial
floor pattern and a fountain suggesting their sonic cleaning technology. Now, Philips
desired a lobby re-branding which joined that heritage along with the corporate
philosophy of “sense and simplicity”. The re- design combined a high-tech, polished
white aesthetic with a northwest green sensibility in the use of salvaged silver-
maple planks.
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Boeing - Move to the LakeRenton, WA
The 737 line engineers were re-situated in workplace towers within structural bays of the existing factory. The result netted a faster response to assembly problem-solving and cut roll-out for a plane in half. The towers contain 200,000 SF of workstations, collaboration space and executive offices. A skin of polycarbonate maintains the transparency of space and access while allowing way-finding graphics at a scale appropriate to the 750,000 SF factory floor.
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Singapore is a modern garden city with a large ethnic Chinese population. These factors informed the interior design of their new US embassy. Custom light fixtures, carpets, furniture and door hardware were included in the design which combine modernism with Asian influences.
Singapore EmbassyWashington, DC
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Singapore EmbassyCustom Lighting Fixture DesignWashington, DC
Custom light fixtures were integral in maintaining the
design continuity. I developed detailed
designs and worked with prototypes and fabricators
to develop the final fixtures.
Embassy of Ethiopia Washington, DC
The embassy design involved recalling and updating ancient architectural motifs native to the horn of Africa. The tight budget was maintained and a difficult site embraced in this project in which I served as architect and manager. I led a team to Ethiopia to observe and grade indigenous stone for use as cladding.
A local DC Ethiopian artist , Alexander “Skunder” Boghossian, worked with the design team to created a custom sculpture for the building entry (right).
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Ernestine Anderson RoomParamount Theater Seattle, WA
This pro-bono project created an excusive VIP retreat during pre-performance and intermission. Accessible via a balcony level fire
escape, the velvet draped space has a “speakeasy” feel and recalls the 1950’s hot-jazz recordings of Seattle singer Ernestine
Anderson, whose voice was called “honey at dusk”.
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
T-Mobile requested proposals for a creative center in anexisting downtown space containing a two-story sky-lit atrium and stairway. Along with our team qualifications, I presented this concept which unified the levels using a porous artifact wall symbolizing the transparency of wireless communication.
The wall openings allowed views between designers and became a focal point to the creative center, evoking the slogan “stick together”.
T-Mobile Creative Center Concept - Seattle, WA
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
Computer Sciences Corporation
Falls Church, VA
US Ambassador’s Residence
Bayan, Kuwait
Baltimore Area Visitor’s Center
Baltimore, MD
Jim Brown [email protected] (206) 919-7718
BluDot/DwellLounge Chair Competition
Reclaimed Wood Bench
Oak & Zebrawood Table
Home Entertainment
Center
Custom Furniture Design
Jim Brown – Selected Project List
Workplace/Interior Design and Planning:
Microsoft West, Beijing, PRC (completion 2010)1,000,000sf R&D Center with program for 5000 staffInterior architecture team leader on-site in China through DD contract completion
Philips Oral Healthcare, Snoqualmie, WA2500sf lobby brandingLead designer and project manager
Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationExpansion Space Design, Seattle, WA50,000sf office build-outProject interior architect and job captain from DD through CA
Ernestine Anderson Room at the Paramount Theater, S eattle, WA800sf renovation - Lead designer and project manager
Skanska USA, Corporate Offices, Seattle, WA20,000sf office build-outLead project architect and developed documentation for all built-in components
Boeing Move to the Lake, Renton, WA750,000sf industrial space with office in-fillInterior architect
Boeing Dreamliner Gallery Concept, Everett, WALead concept designer for cabin components showroom
T-Mobile Design Center Concept, Seattle, WALead concept designer
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Bethesda, MD10,000sf office build-out - Interior project architect
Computer Sciences Corporation, Falls Church, VA30,000sf office build-out - Interior project architect
Retail:
Crate&Barrel Flagship Store, Tigard, OR37,000sf retail space - Project architect for interiors and shell
Club Monaco, various locationsProject architect for roll-outs at various US locations
REI Flagship Store, Denver, CO89,500sf retailer with adaptive re-use of historic 1901 PowerhouseProject interior architect
Asiaworld Center, Taipei, ROC450,000sf renovation of 12 floor shopping mallConceptual design architect
Hahn Shoes, Winston Salem, NCRetail concept design architect for prototype shoe storeIncluded branding, logo design, merchandizing lay-out, and interior architecture
Wireless Concept Store, Washington, DCRetail concept design architect for prototype cellular store
L’Audace Hair Salon, Houston, TX1,400sf high-end salon - Project architect and manager
Metropolitan Furniture Retail Showroom, Houston, TX15,000sf showroom - Project architect and manager
The Camp Store, Houston, TX1,200sf children’s clothing store - Project architect and manager
Jim Brown – Selected Project List
Hospitality:
Hyatt O’Hare Ballroom, Rosemont, IL30,000sf grand ballroom addition - Lead interior architect
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MD400-room resort and golf clubProject architect for core and shell resort destination
Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam411-room hotel, office and apartment towersProject architect for core and shell DD package
North Bethesda Marriott Hotel, Bethesda, MD225-room hotel and conference facilities - Project interior architect
Healthcare:
Swedish Medical Center NICU Family Rooms, Seattle, WA4000sf family respite space - five hotel-quality guestrooms within the neonatal ICU ward - Lead interior architect and project manager
Hospital for Sick Children, Washington, DC68,000sf expansion/renovation - Interior architect
Institutional/Governmental:
Eastvold Hall RenovationPacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WALead designer for interior and shell renovation of historicauditorium and classroom building
Western Bridge Gallery Space, Seattle, WA10,000sf Renovation of warehouse space for art and video installation space - Project architect
Koret Quad, UCSF – Mission Bay, San Francisco, CAProject architect and manager for urban campus public art installation
Seattle Packaging Headquarters, Renton, WAConversion/addition of office headquarters and manufacturing/warehouse facility - Project interior architect
Embassy of Ethiopia, building, Washington, DC45,000sf embassy - Project architect and manager
Embassy of Brunei Darussalem, Washington, DC40,000sf embassy - Project interior architect
Embassy of Singapore, Washington, DC55,000sf embassy - Lead interior architect
U.S. Embassy, Bayan, Kuwait96,000sf embassy complex - Interior/core and shell architect
U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, Bayan, Kuwait10,000sf residence - Project architect
Saitama Project, Saitama, Japan2.7 million sf government office complexProject architect/on-site designer in Tokyo
Fairfax County Government Center, Fairfax, VA650,000sf government center - Project interior architect
Baltimore Area Visitors Center, Baltimore, MD2,300sf exhibit space - Lead interior architect
Children’s Science Museum, Nashville, TNSchematic concept design architect
Bank of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD4,000sf branch facility - Project architect