This is a design portfolio by Ella Franco, a third-year interior design student at Iowa State University. It showcases her academic projects and skills in residential and spatial design. The portfolio is intended for potential employers, collaborators, or academic reviewers interested in her work and design philosophy.
This is a design portfolio by Ella Franco, a third-year interior design student at Iowa State University. It showcases her academic projects and skills in residential and spatial design. The portfolio is intended for potential employers, collaborators, or academic reviewers interested in her work and design philosophy.
The portfolio opens with an about me section detailing her education, including a BFA in Interior Design at Iowa State and a study abroad experience in Rome, Italy. It lists her work experience as a server at The Cafe in Ames, Iowa, and as a sales associate and assistant in-home staging consultant at Nook & Nest, where she assisted with client consultations and staging for the Parade of Homes. Her skills include Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,…
The first project, The Art of Living, is a celebrity vacation home designed for Olivia Dean in North Haven, New York. It was developed in Revit and includes floor plans, elevations, sections, and renderings, along with a specification book documenting finishes, furnishings, and materials. The design focuses on intimate, light-filled spaces, natural materials, and layered textures to create a quiet retreat balancing creative energy with restoration.
The second project, The Saarinen, is a mid-century modern gallery art pavilion designed for the Iowa State University campus. It was guided by the style of Eero Saarinen and incorporates principles of the Biophilia Hypothesis. The pavilion features organic, fluid forms, curvilinear edges, and multi-functional spaces for solo reflection, shared exchanges, and collective innovation. The portfolio includes floor plans, section views, and renderings developed in SketchUp and Photoshop.
Additional sections include Drafting a House and Physical Models, though the provided text only covers the first two projects in detail. The portfolio is organized with a table of contents and page references, indicating a structured presentation of multiple academic works.