Jeannette Portfolio 2025-26

Jeannette Massey

portfolio

interior design

Living Systems

apartment + public library

Fall 2024

Advanced Design

Professor :

Clay Odom

Site :

411 W 7th St.

Los Angeles, CA

Living systems is an adaptive reuse project that critically defines and develops living systems using concepts of interiority and systemic relations.

By engaging with the existing condition of the Jewelry Theater Building and the greater area of downtown Los Angeles, the project creates a locally engaging design that responds to the needs of the city, the building, and the individual. At the scale of the city, a public library and a pocket park addresses the educational and communal needs of people living in the city. At the scale of the building, hydroponic gardens, communal green spaces, and study rooms address the needs of occupants. At the scale of the individual, each unit has a living system that is placed at the entrance of every unit. This living system intervention, ‘The System,’ promotes meaningful wayfinding into the space and gives occupants an opportunity for pause upon entering the unit. ‘The System’ thoughtfully divides each unit based on function, movement patterns, and activities.

site context / axonometric

Hal Box Athenaeum

studio + lobby redesign

Spring 2022

Professor :

Clay Odom

Site :

310 Inner Campus Dr. b7500

Austin, TX

This project questions how different types of human experience, perception, modes of occupation, and interactions are implicated in the consideration and development of interiority and how they construct interiors themselves. It explores interiority as both a quality of being, and as a relationship to ergonomics.

The studio began with a series of studies on proxemics. These studies translated into the redesign of the Hal Box Athenaeum and the South Lobby, both of which are located inside of Goldsmith Hall, the main architecture building on the University of Texas campus. My redesign of these two spaces challenges the way in which occupants currently move throughout the space by utilizing color, orientation, lighting, and materality to make wayfinding a more intentional activity. Emphasis was placed on reimagining how both spaces could be utilized by students, professors and visitors to better promote studio culture and strengthen local and internal community. This was achieved by creating specific public and private areas within both spaces.

proxemity & orientation study

orientation & movement study

a. individual work space

b. collaborative work & social space

c. small group presentation space

a. student project and model display

b. communal waiting area

Dayla : Public House

hydroponic eatery + bar

Spring 2023

Technical Studio

Professors :

Allison Gaskins

Lysa Janssen

Marla Smith

Site :

25 Charles St.

Boston, MA

Design VI challenges the assimilation of aesthetic and technical design elements in the creation of a public house. The public house aims to be engaging both locally and domestically.

My approach to this design was to create a restaurant that combines the innovative practice of hydroponic gardening with sustainable design practices, while still creating the feeling of domesticity through overall design aesthetic and cuisine . Every item featured on Dayla’s menu has an ingredient that can be grown in the hydroponic gardens, and has historical roots in the Boston area. Furniture and materials were selected based on their low environmental impact. The addition of the curved walls within Dayla replicates the way in which water carves out paths in nature and allows for meaningful wayfinding thoughout the restaurant, as well as drawing attention to the importance of the hydroponics in the design. By reimagining the way we utilize resources and design public spaces within a city allows for the cultivation of unique dining experiences.

(dey-lah) : to draw water; to be drawn to water

CHESTNUTST.

existing walls + carved wall addition / axonometric

hydroponic case / front section cut, side section cut, top section cut & axonometric

hydroponic case water supply / floor plan cut at 7’

Fenestella Tile

tile design + construction

spring 2022

Fenestella (noun) : a small window or opening in a wall

The Fenestella Tile is heavily inspired by the feelings envoked when viewing nature through an aperature, such as a window, doorway, or a perfectly framed view. Whether it’s a view we encounter every day, or once in our life, the design is meant to remind us to take a moment to appreciate these small, beautiful scenes. The colors are symbolic of different landscapes--pink for fields of flowers, green for forests, blue for oceans, and beige for desert sand. The repeated rounded square shape is representative of these aperatures.

fabrication process + drawings / plan, elevation, tile pattern options and glaze colors

tile applications / backsplash, shower wall & building exterior

| Fall 2022 | Austin, TX

we can engage with both physical and virtual forms of interiority NFT gallery. The Arts hosts eleven exhibits, each of which are a can be experienced in the form of an audio, visual (VR), video or gallery is a variation of a modular unit that was derived from mushrooms and the patterns of interiority that they create. While having the gallery cultivates a distinct atmospheric and ergonimic experience are meant to interact with the presented NFT.

Virtual Interiorities

virtual art gallery

Fall 2022

Professor :

Ria Bravo

Site :

1205 Sheldon Cv.

Austin, TX

This project allows for exploration of how abstract interiorities can define interior spaces, allow for thinking beyond the definitive contained inside, space, understanding how our senses cultivate an interiority, and recognizing patterns of interior qualities.

The resulting project is a virtual art gallery. ‘The Arts’ gallery hosts eleven exhibits, each of which are a different type of fine art that can be experienced in the form of an audio, visual (VR), video or experiential manifestation. A modular form that takes inspiration from the interior qualities of mushrooms and mushroom groupings is the basis of each of the exhibits. While having the same modular base, each gallery cultivates a distinct atmospheric and ergonomic experience based on how occupants are meant to interact with the presented fine art. This allows for occupants to deepen their understanding of each of these different types of fine arts.

digital interior artifact / made with metal wire, cellophane, foamboard & chipboard

physical interior artifact / made with metal wire, cellophane, foamboard & chipboard

first floor / floor plan

Modular unit is scaled down to become a pedastool for fashion pieces

Modular unit is stretched & divided in half to produce seating to listen to music

Modular unit is scaled down, creating 1-2 person seating options to watch movies

Modular unit is divided in half & the pedals are spaced out to create small viewing stations

Modular unit is divided in half & the pedals create individual photography viewing stations

Modular unit divided in half, creating two virtual viewing spaces

Modular unit is divided in half to create two experiential spaces

Modular unit is scaled down to 1-2 person seating options for reading

Modular unit is oriented to create both a walkway & bookshelves

Modular unit becomes a canopy to host a multitude of paintings

Modular unit is divided in half & mirrored, creating a walkway and artifact viewing stations

literature painting mixed media sculptures

Modular unit is divided in half, creating two enclosed spaces for sculptures

gallery axonometric / from the view of the second floor

Professional Experience

Interior Design Internship

Chango & Co. | Brooklyn, NY | 10/2025 - Present

• Assisted the Interior Design and Sourcing team on several residential and administrative projects

• Worked on 5-7 projects at any given time throughout my internship

• Completed tasks with hard and fast deadlines and helped facilitate unique design solutions across all projects

• Assisted projects in the pre-design, schematic design, design finalization and procurement, and installation phases

• Communicated heavily with vendors, prepared quotes and frequently logged data in Studio Designer

• Produced CAD drawings and interior art elevations

• Assisted with multiple project installations and client meetings

• Responsible for keeping the materials library clean and organzied

Interior Design Internship

The Elevated Stag | Austin, TX | 07/2020 - 06/2021

• Worked directly with owner Katie Fore on high-end residential projects

• Responsibilities include producing floor plans, sourcing materials, furniture, lighting and artwork across multiple projects, visiting project sites to collect measurements, collaborate with specialists, and assist in any installations, or decorate and organize client’s spaces

Other Job Experience

Hill Country Indoor Sports & Fitness

• 08/2018 - 09/2025 | Bee Cave, TX

Adult Coed Soccer League Coordinator | 02/2025 - 09/2025 :

• Created the league’s schedule, communicated with all teams and players and was the manager on duty on game nights

Licensed Youth Soccer Coach | 01/2021 - 09/2025 :

• State and Regional licensed youth soccer coach responsible for leading practices and assisting the Soccer Director with administrative tasks

Youth Homeschool PE Coach | 09/2024 - 09/2025 :

• Assisted the Homeschool PE Director in building out the curriculum for the Homeschool PE programs and co-lead weekly practices

Youth All Sports Coach | 09/2024 - 09/2025 :

• Assisted the Sports Director in building out current curriculum for the All Sports programs and lead weekly practices

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Education

Bachelor of Science Interior Design (BSID) University of Texas at Austin

• Pro. Sales & Business Development Minor

• 2020 - 2024 | 3.6 GPA

Honors + Awards

University Honors

• Fall 2022, Spring 2022

Design Excellence Nominee

• Spring 2022

Organizations

International Interior Design Association

IIDA Student Membership

• 2022 - 2024

Ampersand

University of Texas at Austin

• Member | 2022 - 2024

Workshops

Fortlandia - Sanding and Gluing Team

University of Texas at Austin

• Interior Fabrications, Fall 2023

• Participated in the Lady Bird Wildflower Center temporary sculptural art installation

Studio Drift - Choreographed Encounters

University of Texas at Austin

• Design IV, Spring 2022

• Participated in Studio Drift’s workshop which focused on the curation of experiential interior interventions

Skills

Digital : Rhino, Enscape, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Studio Designer, Grasshopper, Blender Fabrication : 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Wood Working (sanding & gluing)

Analog : Drafting, Sketching, Physical Modeling