1. Interior Design

2. KAYLA JOHNSON
Interior Design B.D.
University of Florida
(321) 948-1450
kljohnson772@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/kljohnson772
kljohnson772.wix.com/portfolio
EDUCATION
University of Florida, Gainesville FL
Bachelors of Design, Magna cum laude, May 2014
SKILLS
Autodesk: Revit, AutoCAD, 3ds Max
Adobe: Photoshop, InDesign
Google: SketchUp
Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
Hand: Rendering, Sketching, Model Building, Construction Documents, Detailing
Language: Bilingual English/ Spanish, Public Speaking
Hobbies: Art, Photography, Acting, Dancing
ACHEIVEMENTS
LEED Green Associate, USGBC
Award of Recognition, Cooper Lighting SOURCE Competition
Teaching Assistant, Environmental Technologies and Lighting Courses
.
Never settle. Know that everything can undergo improvements and don't be scared to make those
changes no matter how drastic they may seem. Designing is a gift. Not for yourself, but to share with
others. Be strong in yourself and your beliefs, but base it in strong roots of research and empathy
Take every opinion into consideration in order to problem-solve to create the best possible solution.

3. EMPLOYMENT
Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz, Orlando FL, Junior Designer, 9/2014- 6/2015
 Developed and produced renderings in 3dsMax for client visualization and publicity.
 Detailed full sets of construction documents for college, civic center and hospital.
 Researched, compiled, and evaluated specifications between the main healthcare
furnishings providers, as well as, materials useable in custom headwall systems.
 Created concept boards and carried them out to fruition.
 Scheduled product presentations, ordered samples, and maintained resource library.
 Took inventory of stock in an existing hospital to determine what was salvageable.
 Specified products, fixtures and materials.
Herman Miller, Orlando FL, Design Intern, Summer 2013
 Utilized company product to design spaces for clients.
 Prepared and participated in design and sales team presentations.
 Detailed design drawings utilizing Revit, CAD, Z-Axis.
Ramski & Company, Orlando FL, Design Intern, July 2013
 Independently contracted to assist on projects.
 Detailed and rendered drawings in CAD, Revit and PhotoShop.
 Specified materials and fixtures.
“ Kayla’s personality makes her extremely easy to work with. She is dedicated, very thorough, and
always willing to do what it takes to get a project delivered on time. She has a great work ethic and is
quick to grasp and understand processes. Her Revit knowledge and design aptitude have been
instrumental in helping to achieve a finished project.” – Debra Sellers, Director of Interiors, RLF

5. Corporate Office
Healthcare
Hospitality
Retail Restaurant
Contract Documents

6. We are committed to meeting and
exceeding the expectations of our
guests through our unremitting
dedication to every aspect of
service.
{The Oberoi Group}

7. Hospitality

8. PROJECT:
The Oberoi Luxury Hotel
IBM Building- Mies Van Der Rohe
330 N. Wabash Chicago, IL
TIME FRAME:
9 Weeks
TEAM MEMBERS:
A Biton, L. Mahrer
PROCESS:
Visit site. Choose brand fitting
context. Research precedents and
competition. Design lobby, bar and
restaurant as a group. Develop
public areas and design suites solo.
Focus on furniture, materials and
lighting. Render using 3ds Max and
PhotoShop. Critique- Gettys
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Bar & Luxury Suite. CIGAR LOUNGE
The Oberoi is a five-star luxury
international hotel chain in the
Middle East. The chain’s most
recent set of hotels are located in
the entertainment/ business districts
of metropolitan cities. It originated
in New Delhi, India- Chicago’s sister
city- thus making it an ideal city to
launch another branch. The interiors
embody the ideas of height, light
and space with a minimalistic
approach akin to Mies Van der
Rohe’s ideals making it a good fit
for the IBM building.
HARMONY
BALANCE
• Atithi Devo Bhau
Welcome guests
• Tea Ceremony
• Present Shawl
PROSPERITY
HIERARCHY
• Dueling Pianos
• Wine Tasting
• Cigar Lounge
• Bottle Service
PANDEMIC
LAYERS
• Five Flavors
• Entertainment
• Award-winning
Chefs

9. BAR AND LOUNGE
WINE TASTING SUITE BATHROOMLOBBY

10. FURNISHINGS AND FINISHES
BAR FLOORPLAN

11. BAR AND LOUNGE
CIGAR LOUNGE
DUELING PIANOS AND WINE TASTING
MOOD IMAGERY

12. FLOORPLAN
FURNISHINGS
CORRIDOR
ENTRY

13. SUITE MOOD IMAGERY
LIVING AREA
BATHROOM
KITCHEN AREA
LIVING AREA FURNISHINGS

14. Every good idea starts out fun
and sooner or later degenerates
into hard work.
{ Stephen Fry }

15. Corporate Office

16. CRANIUM-SMALL GROUP ROOM
PROJECT:
IDEAology Corporate Office- Atlanta, GA
TIME FRAME:
6 Weeks / 2 Weeks / 2 Weeks
TEAM MEMBERS:
L. Leto, S. Lyn / D. Fragata / Solo
COMPETITION:
37th Annual Cooper Lighting SOURCE
Awards National Lighting Student Division
Award of Recognition Winner- Spring 2014
PROCESS:
Research workplace trends. Develop
concept. Production/ Fully detail women's
restrooms. Create physical finish board. /
Redesign project focusing on lighting.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Research. Space-planning. Finish board.
Reflected ceiling plan. Restroom details.
3D modeling. 3DS Max and Photoshop
render perspectives and restrooms.
ELEVATOR ENTRY RECEPTION
IDEAology repurposes common-
place product in an innovative
way for efficiency and sustain-
ability. Likewise, the office space
sparks creative problem solving
through the concept of “Hard
Fun” in which challenging games
are brought to life scale in order
to transform the office into an all
around collaborative creation
zone fostering out of the box
thinking for its employees.

18. CONNECT WORKSTATIONS
CONNECT GROUP ZONES
RESIDENT WORKSTATIONS
MOBILE WORKER WORKSTATIONS
RUBIX OFFICES RISK-LARGE GROUP ROOM

19. PUZZLE PATH
MATERIALS
CUBIC CAFÉ GAME CENTRAL STATIONCROSSWORLDS
FURNISHINGS

20. LIGHTING

22. WOMEN’S RESTROOM MEN’S RESTROOM
RESTROOM DETAILING IN AUTOCAD

23. FINISHESWOMEN’S RESTROOM FLOOR PLANS MEN’S RESTROOM FLOOR PLANS
• INTEGRATE
• CREATE
• INNOVATE

24. Empathy is:
Seeing with the eyes of another
Hearing with the ears of another
Feeling with the heart of another
{ Alfred Adler }

25. Healthcare

26. PROJECT:
Empowered Healing Cancer Care Center
TIME FRAME:
13 Weeks
TEAM MEMBERS:
D. Austria, K. Kaiser, J. Merricks
PROCESS:
Empathy charrette. Hospital site visits.
HMHC showroom. HC firm visits. Precedent
studies. EBD research. Interviews. Narrative.
Arts in Medicine. Full design. Physical finish
board. Ibook. HM Presentation of project.
Critique-Herman Miller Healthcare
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Research. Diagram. Logo. Space planning.
Finish board. Floor plans. Reflected ceiling
plans. Sections. Narratives. Presentation.
Empowered Healing Cancer
Care Center is an outpatient
treatment center that
understands that humans don’t
just deal with cancer when they
go in for treatment, but during
all aspects of life. They are
empathetic to every person it
effects and provide relief for
them by being a community
fostering growth, improving
healing, and celebrating life.
RESEARCH
SECOND FLOOR BLOCKINGFIRST FLOOR BLOCKING

27. MODELADJACENCY DIAGRAM
GUIDANCE
ITINERARY
CONNECTION
NODE
DIGNITY
SCALE
SERENDIPITY
RELEASE

28. FIRST FLOOR

29. SECOND FLOOR

30. “I don’t want to play victim to
my cancer, I want to beat it. I
am overwhelmed with how
many organizations and events
are dedicated to the same thing.
The Advocacy Center empowers
me to tell my story.”
ADVOCACY CENTER
BEAUTY SALON RESOURCE CENTER

31. “I spin panels of plants that
reveal beautiful artwork on the
other side. This interactive wall
showcases work from guests
whom have visited this treat-
ment center. Right behind it I
stand in awe witnessing the art
being created while the fresh air
from the outdoor healing
garden streams through.”
ARTS IN MEDICINE
SPIRITUAL HEALING CONSULTATION

32. “At the Treatment Spa I feel so
comfortable in this plush robe.
Everyone here is just relaxing in
their heating massage chair.
After the complimentary pre-
treatment massage, I walk
down the hall to my radiation
treatment. It uplifts my spirits
with real life survival stories. For
the few minutes I’m in that awful
machine I will focus my thoughts
on what my survival story could
be like.”
RADIATION THERAPY
MASSAGE TREATMENT STORY SPACE

33. “A nurse showed me to my
studio. Upon filling out my
check-in forms this morning I
informed them of my mood and
the type of activities that I
would like to partake in and they
suggested I stay my visit in a
semi-private studio.”
INFUSION THERAPY
INFUSION THERAPY EXAM ROOM

34. STAFF RESPITE
STAFF RESPITE
“I am on my feet twelve hours a
day attending to patients. I
rarely have time for breaks, but
when I do I’m relieved to have a
place to relax, recharge, and
regain composure.”

35. THE LIVING ROOM
SECTION THROUGH CENTRAL EMPOWERMENT
“I’ve survived another treatment
so I grab my favorite snacks from
the complimentary snack bar
from the Living Room. I always
feel like it’s my goody bag after
another successful treatment.
This place is bustling with
doctors, patients and their
families. Having cancer can be a
terrifying experience, but I know
I have a wonderful community
of support all around me here.”

36. You don’t have to cook fancy or
complicated masterpieces-
just good food from fresh
ingredients
{ Julia Child }

37. Retail Restaurant

38. CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES
PROJECT:
Blue Ribbon
Fresh Fare Restaurant
TIME FRAME:
8 Weeks
COMPETITION:
Retail Design Institute
1of 5 presented to TVS Design in Atlanta
PROCESS:
Review submission guidelines. Develop
branding for an American fare
restaurant incorporating sustainability.
Hand sketch design intentions. Design
restaurant within the given shell using
Revit. Produce renderings in 3ds Max
and Photoshop. Submit final design
spreads.
Each year at the county fair
the farmers of Blue Ribbon
Fresh Fare win the blue ribbon
in every category. Year round
they provide their locally
harvested, grown, and raised
products to this buffet style
restaurant. They share their joy of
freshness and environmental
awareness of how the guests’
food gets from the farm to their
plate for a complete experience.
MOOD IMAGERY EXTERIOR ENTRY

40. ELEVATIONS OF WAITING AREA, SHOP, GAME BOOTHS , AND SERVICE DESK ELEVATIONS OF BAR AND LOUNGE
ENTRY SHOP AND GAME ROOM
BAR
MERCHANDISE

41. SECTION THROUGH BAR, LOUNGE, AND FAIRWAY BUFFET
DINING AREA MATERIALS

42. Listening is a cornerstone of
great design
{ James Gamble Rogers}

43. Contract Documents

44. CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES
PROJECT:
Health Central Hospital Renovation/
Addition - Orlando, FL - 54,000 sq. ft.
TIME FRAME:
9 Months
TEAM MEMBERS:
M. Ganesh
PROCESS:
Started in CD phase and saw through
CD submittal.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Detail all construction documents in
Revit. Create families. Order samples.
Render spaces in 3DsMax. Attend client
meetings.
Health Central Hospital
contracted RLF to renovate the
Emergency Department and
design a patient tower addition
to be 5 stories and contain 40
new single patient rooms. The
expansion will grow the
department from 15,000 to
53,000 sq. ft. to assist with the
increasing population in the
West Orange District in Orlando.
MILLWORK ELEVATIONS

45. WALL FINISH PLAN
MILLWORK ELEVATIONS

46. FLOOR FINISH PLAN
MILLWORK SECTIONS

47. MILLWORK PLANS
MILLWORK FINISH SCHEDULE
ROOM FINISH SCHEDULE
FINISHES