Shannon Coughlin

Sacramento CA, 2017

Status: Schematic Design
Project Type: Civic

In Collaboration with NBBJ

     The design of the American Courthouse is changing as rapidly as the judicial system itself and the modern courthouse will be called upon to symbolize societal changes in the 21st Century. The ultimate success of the new courthouse for the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento will be measured by its ability to meet the needs of the citizens of Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento.  To ensure the new Courthouse reaches its programmatic, functional, aesthetic and fiduciary goals, the design of the courthouse will be guided by the following principles; memorable character, dignified and respectful, natural light, and for all. 

Located at the southeastern periphery of the Railyards development northwest of the State Capital and downtown Sacramento, the new courthouse will have a significant presence in city while creating a metaphorical bridge between the future and the past.

2017

Status: Concept

In Collaboration with Victor Velarde

 San Carlos CA,  2016-Present

Uplifting Healing Environment
Size: 3,000 sq ft
Project Type: Healthcare

In Collaboration with NBBJ

     The San Carlos Center campus includes an urgent care center, integrated ambulatory and acute care programs, outpatient surgery center and full clinical laboratory and digital imaging services. Prominently located, this project establishes a new gateway to the San Carlos community and serves as a symbol for positive development. Located on a brown-field, the site was re-mediated and redeveloped with indigenous landscaping. As the client requested the project connect to the area by referencing its historic missions, the building’s design expresses a modern interpretation of mission-style architecture, embraces craft work, daylight and natural materials to promote healing while celebrating the region’s environment and culture.
     To create an uplifting healing environment, the design team embraced the center’s true south-facing orientation,exploring opportunities to mitigate the harsh natural light and enhance the experience inside. Artful moments were designed through the use of shadow, pattern and diffused light to create a connection with nature, reduce stress and promote rejuvenation. 

Seattle  WA, 2016 - Present

Northwest Regionalism
Project Type: Office Tower

In Collaboration with NBBJ

 The building is rich with references to our region, particularly in nature. In  the original design, material choices and physical details were used as the story-telling components

  We are seeking a solution that validates the original story, yet is boldly current/future-oriented, and is centered around the human experience.

  We will create a sensory experience for the tenant…an experience that is atmospheric:  seen, heard, and felt (tactile and emotional).

Loma Linda CA, 2014 - 2016 

Whole Moments
Size: 1,000,000 sq ft
Project Type: Healthcare

In Collaboration with NBBJ

The Loma Linda University Medical Center Campus Transformation Project (CTP) consists of a new, three-story Diagnostic and Treatment (D&T) block with one basement level, a ten-story Adult patient tower, and a four-story patient tower for the Children’s Hospital. Also included is one floor of Labor and Delivery as well as Recovery services. 

Ellen G. White, the founder for the Seventh Day Adventist Church, described her vision for the LLUMC campus in a 1901 journal entry as “an institution with great trees forming a massive, tent-like canopy.” This vision established the basis for “Whole Moments”, a conceptual framework for the project.

Whole Moments adopts the notion of “the present rooted in faith, looking towards the future” model as a means of thinking more deeply about wholeness as we connect purpose, beauty, and performance.

San Carlos CA,  2014-2015

Uplifting Healing Environment
Project Type: Healthcare

In Collaboration with NBBJ

   The San Carlos Center campus includes an urgent care center, integrated ambulatory and acute care programs, outpatient surgery center and full clinical laboratory and digital imaging services. Prominently located, this project establishes a new gateway to the San Carlos community and serves as a symbol for positive development. Located on a brown-field, the site was re-mediated and redeveloped with indigenous landscaping. As the client requested the project connect to the area by referencing its historic missions, the building’s design expresses a modern interpretation of mission-style architecture, embraces craft work, daylight and natural materials to promote healing while celebrating the region’s environment and culture.
     To create an uplifting healing environment, the design team embraced the center’s true south-facing orientation,exploring opportunities to mitigate the harsh natural light and enhance the experience inside. Artful moments were designed through the use of shadow, pattern and diffused light to create a connection with nature, reduce stress and promote rejuvenation. 

2016 was my first time experiencing NeCon. After I returned I was tasked to present my findings. I chose to make these series of posters to help express the trends as well to capture the NeCon atmosphere.  

Pullman WA, 2013-2014    

Extreme Body Movement

Thesis

    This research explores the idea that the movement of a gymnast can inform a body-centric interior design. Gymnastics elevates body awareness, requiring proprioception, an understanding of where body parts are and the effort needed for the movement of that body part. This idea of the body in space is discussed through literature in the fields of art theory (cubism and futurism), performance art, dance, architecture (multi-sensory experiences), and neurobiology (mirror neurons). The creative method evolves from origami paper folded models to stop action photography of gymnastic movements to mapping and digital, parametric models.  In the end, seven gymnastic elements are translated into three variations, a vertical representation, a horizontal representation and constructed into model form.