Abigail Wiinamaki

This was a sponsored studio sponsored by RAM/Stellantis. For this project, my partners were responsible for designing a vehicle for a specific region, in 2050. My team was assigned Antarctica. I was partnered with two Transportation Design students, Siddharth Camarushy and Luke Ehrle, and together we created RAM ATLAS. RAM ATLAS is a one-of-a-kind Antarctic research base with the goal of replication on other planets in the future. ATLAS is a mobile, modular, earthship research base which can be taken apart and towed wherever necessary. It was designed to be operationally efficient as well as comfortable and non-isolating for the researchers living there.

Winter 2023 final sophomore studio project. I was tasked with creating an experiential retail space for the brand of my choice. I chose North Spore Mushrooms and came up with this concept. It is an immersive, surrealistic dining and retail experience where users are meant to try various types of mushrooms from pink oysters, to lions mane, and to get more people interested in the possibilities of growing your own food. I wanted to highlight the beauty in the various textures, colors and forms that are found in nature, with the hopes of leaving the user more in touch with the abundant natural world, and all it has to offer.

Midterm project for 3D interior modeling class Fall 2023. I was given an empty office building to design an office space for the brand of my choice. I chose Lisa Says Gah because I thought it would be the perfect way to play with color and a style I want to explore more.

Residential studio Winter 2023, Residential Loft Project. For this project I was tasked with developing a user persona to design a residential loft for. We were given a floor plan with existing exterior walls, windows and doors to start with. I created Woodland Antiquarian, a home for Simon Lahti, his partner, and their dogs. Inspired by Victorian Era design and nature, the Woodland Antiquarian is a home for the curious collector with antique taste.