The summary provides an overview of a student design project for a Smart Car Dealership located in Austin, Texas. Key details include the site location on South Lamar Boulevard at the Cheapo Records building. The design concept is described as a "toy car for the adult" with an exposed ceiling diffused by nylon coverings. Cars are highlighted in the showroom and on a "toy car" ramp. The design celebrates fanciful shapes and plays on scale with environmental elements in mind.

1. mallory
GAYLOR
University of Texas at Austin
School of Architecture
B.S.I.D

5. A Smart Car Dealership comes to life with imagination and environmental considerations.
The site is located in Austin, Texas on South Lamar Boulevard at the Cheapo Records
building. The concept of the Smart Car Dealership is a “toy car for the adult”. An exposed
ceiling is diffused by nylon coverings. The cars are highlighted in the showroom as well
as on the “toy car” ramp. The design is a celebration of fanciful shapes and a play on scale
with environmental elements in mind.
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6. Smart Car Dealership Plan & Inspirational Images

7. North Elevation & Section Smart Car Dealership

8. Smart Car Dealership Wayfinding Diagram

9. Reflected Ceiling Plan & Detail Smart Car Dealership

10. Smart Car Dealership Site Context. Landscape Design. & Material Palette

11. Perspectives & Details Smart Car Dealership

13. The historic Schneider Building transforms to be a home for the mayor of
Austin, Texas. The historical context of the Schneider Building is embellished with a
rejuvenated energy of the past intermingled with the present. Organization of space
exudes a harmonious balance of private and public space in an urban setting, which
is adjacent to Austin’s city hall. Ethereal spaces evoke the anachronistic stories of
spirits that once inhabited the Schneider Building. The design is a celebration of the
impressions of people, stories, and experiences left behind. The transcendental presence
is achieved through treatment of light, shadows, and translucent materials, which guide
one from the known to the unknown. The lingering presence of the past is unfolded
through multiple layers of light. The interaction required for dual-purpose furniture
further emphasizes the continual interplay between the past and the present. A piece
of the past is brought forward by the ghost of the Schneider building.
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14. Site Context & Plans
Austin Mayor Home & Museum
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2nd Street
Basement Floor
Ground Floor

15. Plans & North South Cross Section Austin Mayor Home & Museum
North South Section
Second Floor

16. Austin Mayor Home & Museum East West Longitudinal Section

19. The Austin 360 condominium is designed according to personal style. The project goes
through the design development stage with a colorful material palette. All furnishings,
appliances, art and other home accessories come from IKEA. The space is based on unit
1608, which is an “A6” unit on the 16th floor in the 360 Tower Condominiums.
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20. Austin 360 Tower Condominium Plans

21. Private & Public Cross Sectinos Austin 360 Tower Condominium
Public Cross Section
Private Cross Section

22. Austin 360 Tower Condominium Materials & Perspectives
Materials Collage

25. The building that houses Kruger Jewelery Store displays a necessity for modernization
in an analyzation of the streetscape on Congress Avenue. The design incorporates
a new retail ground floor with a new tenant, and condominiums on the second and
third floor. The initial sketches focus on a door study where cuts of reclaimed wood
alternate and pivot at a central axis. The nature inspired door was originally intended
for a wellness salon named “Salud”. However, the eye-catching door is now the face of
a travel agency that specializes in outdoor adventures. The retail entrance is located
on Congress Avenue, while the residential entrance faces the alley on 8th Street with
included parking and handicap accessibility. The four condominiums share a roof top
garden. The material palette includes local Texas limestone, steel, and reclaimed wood
to give juxtaposition to the victorian offices across the alley on 8th Street. The interior
materials reflect two contemporary styles: a funky flare and a more sophisticated
palette. Lastly, the front two condominiums have a large street view of Congress
Avenue with floor to ceiling windows and large balconies.
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26. Basement/Retail Plan First Floor Plan
Plans
Retail Lobby
Office Storage
Kruger Store Renovation
Office
Residential
Lobby

27. Site Context & Elevations Kruger Store Renovation
Second Floor Plan

28. Kruger Store Renovation Longitudinal Sections

29. Elevation & Inspirational Sketches Kruger Store Renovation
8th Street
Congress Avenue

30. Kruger Store Renovation Model

33. The Town Lake gazebo in Austin, Texas is converted into an outdoor cafe for runners,
locals, and tourists. The main objective of this design is an exploration in branding.
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34. Town Lake Cafe Site Plan & Elevation

35. Rendered Plan Town Lake Cafe

36. Town Lake Cafe Sections

37. Material Palette Town Lake Cafe

39. Etc.

40. Paintings & Sculpture

41. Paintings & Sculpture

42. Freelance Work Lobby Design for West University Dance Centre (Houston, TX)

43. Retail Showroom & Current Project in Progress Freelance Work

44. Freelance Work Current Project in Progress

46. Mallory Lauren Gaylor
email: mgaylor2436@gmail.com 9214 West Pemberton Circle Drive
(713) 859 - 2525 Houston, Texas 77025
Education
University of Texas At Austin Europe Semester Abroad: Fall 2008
School of Architecture Episcopal High School at Bellaire, Texas, 2005
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, 2009
Related Experience
Smart Car Dealership Student Designer Spring 2008
Instructor: Carl Matthews
• Commercial: Cheapo Records on S. Lamar, Austin, Texas
• Enhanced skills: AutoCAD, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
• Elements produced: Construction documents, interior perspectives with construction details, custom designed
furniture, sketch up model, Photoshop renderings
Home/Museum for Mayor of Austin Student Designer Fall 2007
Instructor: Rob Williams
• Commercial/Residential: Historic Schneider Building in downtown Austin, Texas
• Enhanced skills: Hand drafting, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
• Elements produced: hand drawn plans, custom designed furniture, Photoshop renderings
Innovation Floor and Design: IF+D Design Consultant February 2008 - Present
• Furniture showroom design as well as merchandising products
• Window design
• Client based residential design projects as well as staging newly developed realestate downtown
Freelance Projects Interior Designer 2008 - 2009
• Lobby Space at West University Dance Centre, Houston, Texas
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• Condominuim at The Hilton, Austin, Texas

47. Additional Work Experience
West University Dance Centre, Houston, TX Dance Teacher Summer 2005, 2006
Houston Academy of Dance, Houston, TX Secretary Summer 2005, 2006
Activities
Ampersand Fall 2005 - Present
Student member of AISD Fall 2005 - Present
Community Service at the Texas State Library Summer 2009
Honors & Awards
Scholarship from St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Houston, TX
Various projects used for UT School of Architecture Accredidation
Scholarship for Europe Semester Abroad
Skills: AutoCAD, Adobe Phohotshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Sketchup, Hand drafting, Microsoft Office,
MAC and Windows Systems, Retail Window/Showroom Design and Merchandising, Limited Spanish
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