oopsies.

i've been skimping on the blog posts. oopsies! thought i would update everyone with what is going on with my life this past week - - -

{life as an intern}

at fox architects life has been good. a new girl who just graduated from virginia tech was hired and seems to be taking over what i was helping with on team yellow. i was moved to a smaller team which is overwhelmed with work! they work with landlord services, and do more basic, base-building design. it isn't as exciting as working on team yellow, since i got to design a rug, select finishes for offices, design a custom reception desk, but being on this team is giving me a whole new perspective on what it takes to be an interior designer!

i am working with two other designers - amanda and su. i love them both - su is an amazing teacher. my skills in revit have improved dramatically. i have been keeping a little "revit tutorial" on everything i have learned, and already it is multiple pages in a word document! i will definitely be taking that with me when i return to auburn :) i now survey sites, go to finished sites and "punch" (which means i take note of the site and everything that is wrong with it before the tenant moves in), complete red-lines that su gives me, write up transmittal requests and order samples. it's definitely a different pace than what i was doing with jenna on the yellow team, but i love it just the same!

yesterday we had our friday interiors meeting - and one designer talked about her past work for a very famous law firm - foley and lardner. it was a very informal meeting where she presented us the design with before images, presentation images and the finished product. looks stunning. makes me excited to do this type of work.

conference room. check out the stunning views of the potomac and dc.

great shot of waiting/lounge - the materials used are fabulous.

i believe this is an open conference room - with another amazing view.

{life in d.c.}

i love this town! although it is difficult to be a poor college kid in this fabulous place, i'm getting by just fine with the things i have found and what i have been doing. thankfully, my great friend melissa moved up here and got a JOB (so proud of her) in the city, so that has been nice to have a girlfriend around. while living with boys is all good and fun, i miss my girlfriends so much. melissa and i met up in reston town center for drinks and dinner after work - it was so fun!

we don't go into d.c. as much as i would have thought - but there is so much to do in our little "mini-city" of clarendon and in the surrounding area - so it really doesn't matter much. to get into the city can be exhausting! while it is a fun excursion, i prefer arlington. 

{things i still want to do while i am here}

- go to the florida avenue dc farmers market

- take a boat out on the potomac

- go to the bbq festival in dc

- find a good swimming hole/lake 

- find my favorite happy hour spot

- FIND A GOOD PLACE TO GET MY HAIR DONE {that isn't a million bucks...}

- take a day and go through dc taking touristy pictures

life as an intern.

the past few weeks i have been working on many different projects for fox - i have helped put together a schematic design for a lobby, offering 3 different options. along with these schematic designs, i designed a custom area rug for two of the options. it has been so much fun. the project manager for this project has been a-m-a-z-i-n-g. she is such a great role model, and i love working with her every day. she totally trusts my judgement, while offering me help when i need it. she's awesome.

furniture and floor plan

this option features three paintings - furniture with an ebony finish and a camel "faux" leather
the rug is an idea from the paintings created by masland. 

elevations of the selected paintings and wall details

along with this i have designed a reception desk for a data-base company that is located in mclean, virginia. i had to program for this desk, and fit it in a very small space, while keeping a clean aesthetic. the main designer for this project is hilarious. she knows how to have a good time, but at the same time is so well organized and put together she is the perfect fit for a design job. i can only hope i am as well suited and successful as she is.

life as an intern.

tomorrow marks the beginning of my third week with fox. i am so excited because this week i will start working on the custom designed area rug that is going in a lobby/reception area. we met with masland reps and there were no design/color combinations that my project manager and designer liked, so they have collectively decided that i should design my own design. I AM SO EXCITED. i will draw up the design in autocad and then will select pantone colors and put them with the drawing - will send it to masland and within one to two weeks will get a 2 x 2 sample carpet in my design. how awesome is that?


the team i am in {yellow team} is starting on a few new projects this upcoming week, so i will assist my team in that work. i'm really excited to see how the entire process of bidding, pricing, and contract works. i think it is really interesting and will definitely be a good learning opportunity!


this week i will include a few photos of what i have been assisting in, as well as some interior shots of the office. i love everything about fox's office and only can wish that i will work in an efficiently designed office like this one once i grow up. 


this coming weekend bryce and i will either be heading to NYC or going to VA beach - which one should we visit?? ideas!?


til tomorrow...

life as an intern: week one.

just thought i would give everyone an update on my 

life as an intern. 

so now i have officially been working at fox architects as an intern for ONE WEEK. i am feeling more comfortable as each day continues. i work in mclean, virginia and my office is right in tysons corner, which is a very nice part of the dc metro area. unfortunately, there are two fabulous malls right around the corner from my office, so i am struggling with not making a bee-line there each day after i leave the office. i am living in arlington, virginia, so my commute is a mere 8 miles - - - which in d.c. terms and traffic translates into approximately 30 minutes. i have found a great back-roads route to work which i love to take because it wakes my mind and spirit up driving through the cute neighborhoods and towns. gives me a moment to breathe before i get to work.

once i get to work i put my stuff down at my desk, and go straight to the pantry where there is an insane coffee maker that i'm obsessed with. i drink about 3 cups throughout the day.... oopsies. i come back to my desk, check my email and then get to work with my projects! currently i have been assisting on three projects doing fairly minor things {but big time for me} which have included designing a reception desk for a data firm, designing custom area rugs which are going into a lobby space, and setting up a small construction document set for a renovation of an office space. before i know it, it is 4pm and i am having to wrap up my work so i can pull out of the office by 530-ish.

at home i am attempting to study {key work being attempting} for my LEED GA exam which i am taking soon. i best be wrapping this post up and getting back to studying before i have to get ready for work. but talking to blogger is just so much more fun......