Artist Biography
Katelyn will be graduating from Endicott this spring with her Master’s in Interior Architecture. Having also received her undergraduate degree at Endicott College in 2024, Katelyn has had experience both in the classroom and in the field through her participation in design internships. Within the past year, Katelyn has become a member of the IIDA and hopes to further her career in design after graduation. She is hoping to join a firm working on hospitality, higher education, or residential projects.
Thesis Abstract
Reimagining Residence Halls explores how residence halls can provide students with a balance of privacy and socialization opportunities while also being used as a platform to enhance student life skills for life after college. This design uses four types of spaces (resident rooms, socialization spaces, study zones, and life skills education spaces) to achieve these goals. Resident rooms are designed to provide students with natural boundaries of personal space through the use of symmetry and the inclusion of flexible furniture systems. Socialization spaces encourage students to build connections with fellow residents in either large groups or in passing in the halls. Finally, life skills education spaces provide students with the appropriate environment to enhance certain life skills that they will need to have as they exit college and enter the real world. These spaces may include flexible learning environments or specialty spaces designed to teach certain skills. The goal is for the design to be used