Undergraduate Architectural & Design Works

Tiffany

Johnson Undergraduate Architectural & Design Works

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Tiffany Johnson

Educational Background

New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Architecture Bachelor’s of Architecture Program (Anticipated May 2017)

Affiliations

Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority National Society of Collegiate Scholars NJIT Educational Oportunity Program NJIT Advising Success Center Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Contact Information email: tej2@njit.edu cell: (973) 592 9258

Skills

Rhinoceros 3D Vray for Rhino AutoCad Revit Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Office Suite Basic HTML

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Architectural Work

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Design Work

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architectural work

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Arch 264 || Spring 2014 || Brendan Mahoney

Boonton

Firestation

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BOONTON FIRESTATION

My firehouse is created in a contemporary manner that fits in with the town of Boonton by taking elements found in the city’s history. One of the main driving forces behind my design was ribboning. I decided that my building should be a continuous ribbon through curves so that my firehouse would contrast the topography of the site. The second floor has a slight intersection with the bay area to signify 3 main height areas in the building (10, 14, & 20). It also cantilevers so that there is a shaded space under for the entrance and outdoor area. I discovered through an earlier analysis that historical buildings in Boonton tended to have an element that you were able to see from far away which served as a beacon. I took this into consideration by making the decision 1 to have a traditional hose drying tower. Also, I found out that older historical buildings that were of a significantly larger size used a lighter brick color.

site plan

2nd floor plan

1st floor plan

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Arch 264 || Spring 2014 || Brendan Mahoney

50 James Street

Facade

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50 JAMES STREET FACADE The design process began from researching brick shapes and the use of glass bricks. These customized bricks emphasize the compelling angles that define the faรงade. Using glass brick enables sunlight to enter more areas of the interior space. The public spaces on the first and second levels contain wider glass brick panels and windows. The floor within the bay on the second level is cut out giving a greater relationship between levels and increasing the amount of sunlight the interior. The angles of the faรงade are designed in a way to allow more sunlight to enter through the glass bricks. The rear faรงade has more direct sunlight and using the same angles inverted.

design evolution

facade rotated 90 degrees

sunlight diagram view area diagram

private vs public

brick pattern/shape

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glass brick detail

wall detail

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Arch 263 || Fall 2013 || Frederick Cooke

Little Falls

Raptor Center

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LITTLE FALLS RAPTOR CENTER The concept of my raptor center is to create spaces based off a rigid modular gridded geometry. I explored the idea of privileged and underprivileged views of the area by creating a set of banded walls. This relates back to the site because my structure is placed at the riverbed area. This area seems to not have the most privileged view but when experiencing that space it gives the user an understanding of it. My structure is an abstraction from the already existing landscape by using the existing rocks as a modular component for the basis of my structure.

conceptual diagram

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south elevation

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Arch 263 || Fall 2013 || Frederick Cooke

Urban

Nexus

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URBAN NEXUS The concept behind my stairs is confidence. I created different changes in texture in order to separate the areas from public to private and to highlight each transition through every space. I determined what confidence was through a set of stepping stones in a pyramid like form eventually leading to elevated platforms that allows you to choose whether or not you have enough confidence to continue on your journey to the highline. My stairs and elevator go higher than the actual highline so you are able to reach that final “confidence point� whether you are handicapped or not. The plaza is separated into a vendor area, seating areas (which on part under the highline and 2 other parts that are not), and a private relaxing space.

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Arch 263 || Fall 2013 || Frederick Cooke

NJIT COAD

Canopy

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NJIT COAD CANOPY This project is located outside the College of Architecture & Design buildings MLK facade. My canopy is an abstraction of a rainforest canopy. I have changed the original organic shapes to orthagonal ones. Since a rainforest canopy have multiple has a series of things I created multiple modular ones. Each one makes up for what the other lacks. Each module is broken up into 7 galvanized steel plates. A steel frame with trusses serves as structure for the pieces.

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Arch 164 || Spring 2013 || Emilia Ferri

Invisible

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INVISIBLE CITIES For this project, I was assigned to recreate the city of Zobeide from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. Zobeide was a city that was all white and the streets wound about themselves in a skein. The spaces and walls would rearrange themselves and in my opinion the city became a labrinyth. To create this narrative, I chose to use all-white materials to create rectangles that would be placed along a path which had no entry or exit.

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Arch 163 || Fall 2012 || Anthony Harrington

Riverfront

Bandshell

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RIVERFRONT BANDSHELL This project was located on the riverfront site in Newark, NJ by McCarter Highway. The program for this site called for a cafe, puppet theater, art museum, bike rental, and bandshell pavillion. The pavillion that I created for my groups site was the bandshell. It is located at the end of the site so that it does not disturb the residential area. My design was based off of my light project which had bands that created a directional shadow. The sand paper in my model represents the area of the path which bikes are not allowed while the chipboard represents the general path.

design work

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ASC LOGO

RADIANT SUN

Designed in 2013, for NJIT’s new Advising Success Center which I currently work at as a Peer Advisor Liasion. I have designed many flyers and posters for the office.

Designed in 2013, each section contains a different design. This was mainly made using paint, paint markers, and sharpies.

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CINDERELLA’S CASTLE

SHE SAVES THE DAY

Designed in 2011 as a photobackdrop.

Designed in 2010 as an ART III midterm project inspired by Roy Litchenstein’s artwork.

sketches

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PEPPER STUDIES

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HAND STUDIES

“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.�

Proverbs 31:25

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