In_dividual

Study
Plan ArtEZ
Masters in
Interior Architecture
2019-2021

MARIE HONG
WHO AM I ?
 AUTOCAD
SKETCHUP
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
INDESIGN
IMOVIE

INTERESTS
WORKSHOP (BUILDING)
SKILLS

GRAPHIC DESIGN
These are mostly focused on the digital space

but I am continuously practicing working on the physical things PRODUCT DESIGN

such as sketching and building prototypes at the workshop.
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
SPATIAL DESIGN
SKETCHING
MODEL MAKING
BOOK DESIGN
Even with my background in Architecture and Interior Architecture

I equally enjoy making the presentation that tinkers with graphic design.
BACHELOR PROJECT (2018)
Reconfigurable Furniture
WORKSHOP (2019) Body follows form
With all the space around us, we forget how
our bodies can easily be manipulated by our surround-
ings. This inspired my project to put close objects in
space, thus it posed the question “how can my body fit
into this small space?”.

Upon having Joke experience this space, I

saw that she shrinked herself even if these objects were
a couple of centimeters away. It was like her body’s
senses were making her form in this space. Joke
then proceeded to explore around the space; moving
inside to outside, standing to crouching—her body
fluidly folding around the space. She uses the space
to influence her movement; she mimics its’ form. She
uses her bones to move to the side, her joints to fold
her arms and legs, and her muscles to extend through
the crevices. She uses the space like she is in a dance,
searching for openings to mold her body. This is a new
perspective to experiencing the space.
PRONK STUDIO, ROTTERDAM
Brands, Stories & Design
We love great stories and are always looking for the best
way to tell them. How can we affect the people who hear,
see and experience them? We enjoy working together and
involve specialists where necessary. Together, we work
on the perfect story line, the most complete experience
and the most effective way to communicate them. We
completely immerse ourselves in our clients’ world to
find out what compels and inspires them. We are curious
and inquisitive and time and again amazed by the new
worlds we encounter. We like being able to use our enthu-
siasm to enhance unique and appealing projects.
We are designers
Designing is not only about beauty. Of course a design
has to look good, but designing is mainly a means, a way
of thinking by doing. A strategy to tackle a challenge with
images and using the process of designing to work to-
wards a solution. By thinking visually and using imagery,
we are able to provide insight into complex issues.
INTERVIEW
1. As an aspiring Master’s student in Interior Architecture, do you have any
advise on what’s to come in the professional field?
We’re not strictly in the field of interior design. We are experience de-
signers, but we do see a movement in which spatial design, experience
and communication are more and more overlapping each other. Muse-
ums are becoming more like businesses and, businesses are focusing
more on experience. So as a rule the boundaries between design fields
are slowly fading. On the other hand new fields like service design are
coming up. But the essence of design: someone who can recognize a
problem and work on a solution, is still very much relevant.
2. How do you come up with concepts? Does it derive from your own prin-
ciples or influenced by the client?
Coming up with concepts is always a combination of listening to the cli-
ent, good analysis (the question beyond the question), looking for inspi-
ration and just work. Coming up with lots of ideas, throwing out the bad
ones and keeping the good ones. The client is a very important element
in this equation, he sets the rules of the game by supplying the brief. And
of course he is an influence because it is his story we’re are trying to tell.
But it is our duty as designers to tell that story in a way that is engaging
and communicative.
3. What challenges are you looking for in the aspect of Spatial design?
Our challenge is always the same: How can we create a spatial experi-
ence, that is truly all around you, that can communicate a certain idea, a
feeling or message to someone who is unprepared (but open to the expe-
rience.) In short: how can we tell someone, who is just of the street, what
he has to know in a way that he will really understand and remember it.
4. What current issue or trend do you think is important for architecture/
interior/design?
For us technology is always a part of our projects, but we also see a
movement from people turning away from technology and going back to
basic person to person communication. Turns out social media isn’t as
social as we thought. As a result you see that technology is becoming
less and less about screens and more about senses and feelings. You see
this for instance in the works of Daan Roosegaarde. That is something
that we’re very much looking into and working on for ourselves.
CASE STUDY PROJECT (2019)
“My Extended Living Room”
Using play as a tool for people to connect
 Strenghts Weaknesses
Quick decisions Self-doubt

English Proficiency Over-thinker

Conveying my ideas Pessimist

Conceptualizing Disorganized

Presenting Keeping my ideas safe

Flexible with ideas Fear of failure

Swayed by criticisms

Opportunities Threats

Improve building skills Impulsive/not well thought decisions

Learn from different platforms of interests Not stepping out of comfort zone

Learning from failures Unable to achieve what I want to do

Goal to develop Development activity Desired results Schedule How to achieve the goal?

Preparing for the work-field Learn softwares like Vectorworks & Revit Know basics of Vectorworks & Revit Learn during holiday period Make small projects to develop learning

Enhancing building skills Building small woodworking projects Enhanced building skills During class days Being more present at the workshop

Time organization Work on personal timeline and schedule Be able to work systematically Weekends Sticking to the organized plan
 HORNHUIZEN (2020)
“Unearthed stories”

The walking intervention in Hornhuizen, with Ienke as

our guide, focused on our sensory experience. Being in
a rural area, I got to immerse myself on this Dutch land-
scape by the sea without too much distractions. We had
a 4 hour walk that brought me through different expe-
riences. Sheep, birds, winds, mud, views.... not enough
could describe what I saw and felt. So by the end of the
session, I visually mapped out what I’ve experienced
which is on the picture on the left. I focused alot on the
ground because of the mud. Then I noticed there were
alot of pieces that emerged from the earth beneath me.
I saw different veggies and it was like getting a peek on
the secrets beneath my feet.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Land[scape]
One my favorite interests is traveling because the earth is full of many won-
ders. From my childhood I’ve always had fond memories of the nature and
landscape -- where I would always find a good excuse to go to the mountains
in my hometown. I believe that going to nature relieves my anxiety and I com-
pletely feel relaxed because the only thing I focus on are the pleasant senses.
Every place has its own landscape language, some are calm and some are
strong. One of my favorite landscapes are in Iceland, from hot-springs, to
mountains, to frozen lakes, waterfalls, and the auroras, everywhere plays with
different senses.

Location: Western part of Iceland

For my Master’s research, I want to focus on linking my 3 different interests

-- the landscape, the architectural space, and the connection with the human
body and emotions.
“Architecture must be made to fit the body as a second, third,
fourth, and when necessary ninth (and counting) skin.”
Arakawa & Gins, M. (2002) Architectural Body

From Heidegger’s concept of a dwelling space to Norberg-Schulz’s concept

on Existential foothold, the purpose of architecture is for man to be able to
orient himself into the environment or to find himself in a meaningful envi-
ronment. A dwelling space goes beyond the term “shelter”, it has to be more
meaningful with a sense of “spirit of place” or the genius loci. Norberg-Schulz
believes that there should be a direct relation to natural and man-made plac-
es.

Location: Western part of Norway

CONCLUSION
To end my ISP, I want to write to myself that I have learned
alot from my experiences on the study field. But I really
have no idea what is instore for me 5 years from now. I
just want to live and fully experience the present because
I know the future will come in different curbs and turns.
So if I try to put on the image on where I’m at 5 years
from now, it could be a completely different image in the
future. I think knowing my roots and who I am is the best
part of being a future professional designer. Although I
still have yet to discover more on who I am as a designer
and what my passions are, it brings on the hunger to
keep learning and experiencing.