SELECTED WORKS TIMOTHY MIRON
2013
Charged with developing a live/work residence for an artist in the difficult terrain and extreme weather of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York State, an abstract investigation suggested a form derived from two paths of competing speeds. First, the “fast” path was concieved in the same manner that water navigates this steep site. It is manifested as a series of rooms- the Live program- that spill down the slope connected by stairs and traversing the “slow” path or Work program. The slow path was born from a 1:12 ramp projected on and conforming to the site representing how a person might conveivably navigate this tricky terrain. The Live and Work spaces pass through and around one another to create a total composition in the same way that an artist’s person can never be divorced from his or her work. These two paths work in tandem to meet the needs of the program, the client and the site in the delicate way.
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ON-DEMAND OFFICES is a project that seeks to satisfy the new market demand for flexible work space to be used by small and emerging businesses. As a result of the exponential growth of the internet, there has been a corresponding spike in small, on-line start-up businesses such as smart phone app development and internet-based light manufacturing. Until now, these companies were being run out of living rooms and cafes since store fronts are both too expensive and a thing of the past. ON-DEMAND OFFICES provides an affordable physical environment that is flexible both in space and in time. This building hosts an array of workspaces to suit any need from a permanent 1-4 person office to conference rooms or desks rentable by the day, week or month. This affordability allows these super small businesses a mailing address in New York City’s expensive NoHo district without the traditional cost. This project will help this new business demographic grow while sparing the expense of previous methods. Moreover, ON-DEMAND OFFICES caters to the needs of these businesses by gathering them all under one roof and fostering places of visual and physical interaction so that the various businesses might rely on each other instead of larger, established competitors. Ultimately, this building fosters a cooperative and interdependant environment.
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The East Harlem Library, located on 118th St. between 1st and 2nd Ave. in New York City, responds the growing need for libraries to evolve and keep up with our changing times. This library perches itself on top of a new 2nd Ave. subway stop- a line that connects nearly a dozen of New York’s public libraries in Manhattan. The new library concept accomodates and leverages the density of mass transit users as it corkscrews itself from subterrainian levels up into suspended planes of multipurpose/ multifunctional spaces. The library builds on Structuralist ideals and provides a framework for user defined realities allowing for infinite customization. Stairs become seating which becomes desks and the perimeter tension elements allow for furniture pieces to slide freely up and down as necessary. Traditional library program is relocated to a skylit core with translucent walls that capture light and glow, providing a visual lure to the analog while maintaining maximum flexible space beyond.
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re:VISION RED HOOK The Red Hook Houses are a NYCHA public housing project that currently houses most of Red Hook’s lowincome families. The area is full of unrealized potential and this project seeks to unlock just that. First the lowincome residences were scattered throughout the neighborhood’s existing vacant lots in order to remove any social stigmas associated with the Red Hook Houses. Second, the residences were renovated to include apartments that would appeal to a variety of income levels. Finally each block of the former public housing was intersected by two programmatic bands creating eight blocks of unique architecture. The creation of non-homogeneous blocks lead to each block asserting its own independence and value on the master plan rather than being considered a no-mansland intended for a single demographic. These blocks now become essential to the invigorated loop concept rather than the void that they used to be. These blocks provide education for youth, light manufacturing for Brooklyn and beyond as well as libraries, galleries and learning centers. All of this is achieved without sacrificing a single apartment at the scale of Red Hook at large. The new housing combined with the planning inovations establishes Red Hook as the emerging cultural magnet that it professes itself to be.
Reinvisioning Red Hook, Brooklyn
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is an effort to enrich the neighborhood by diversifying its programmatic pallet. The existing fabric is fragmented by single-use sectors and is combatted here by means of thematic bands, such as educational or industrial, that hook into a larger theoretical loop. At the intersection of these bands and loops events occur such as community gardens, pedestrian only streets and outdoor theaters.
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This international competition entry for an aurora borealis oservatory in Rovanniemmi, Finland provides adequate hotel and dining accomedations, but also seeks to foster a personal relationship with nature for all who visit whether local or beyond. The visitor experiences every programmatic element in this composition as a mini-observatory but must divorce him or herself from the built complex in order to reach the main overlook. The pinnacle of this construction is located at the terminus of a hiking trail which also impacts all of the building’s parts on a formal level. The act of leaving the hotel and journeying to the final destination featuring panoramic views of the aurora sybolizes one’s shedding of the built construct that we all originate from (whether physical or not) and serves to remind us of our history and roots while dwarfing us befor the magnificence that is our natural world. This entry is the result of a group effort with Francesca Bucci Vernizzi and was ultimately awarded an honorable mention by ArchMedium and is published online.
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THE SOLOMAN R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
was conceived by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in New York City in the 1950’s. As a case study exercise the design was deconstructed in order to be better understood as a structural diagram. A basswood model was then made highlighting stress, strain, and structure as opposed to form and aesthetics. Constructing this model provided better understanding of how a non-orthagonal design is rationalized and built using standard materials and methods. The sectional study revealed major piers supporting tapering cantilevers that terminated in a hollow cap used to conceal mechanical systems thereby integrating them within the design’s parameters.
The LoDolce Residence is a new construction situated on the Hudson River and designed by architect Paul Jankovitz. My role in this project was to coordinate construction efforts by all trades in order to keep the project on schedule and on budget. This included bidding projects to potential builders, material research and management, and quality control assessments. I also worked closely with the clients to develop a vision for the interior and then with the architect to produce detailed drawings for fabrication. I left my post to return to graduate school and the project remains under construction.
A letter of recommendation from the desk of Jonus Ademovic, Director: “Archipelagos worked with Tim on several occasions during 2011-2012 with great success. Our first endeavor was a competition entry for an international marina in Quindao, China in which Tim was involved in the production of final renderings and collages. The project was well received and is being further developed at present. The next major project we called Tim for was a new music venue in Queens, NY called the Melrose Ballroom. Tim was responsible for construction document detailing as well as researching and specifying materials. Tim has proved himself to be a reliable, intelligent worker capable of working on all phases of a project and a great asset to our firm!” June 5, 2012 “Archipelagos is a design studio with a diverse portfolio of projects. Our flexible firm structure, with numerous collaborators in NYC and around the globe, enables us to take and execute projects with various sizes and programmatic requirements. Since our establishment in 2006 we have received international awards for our work, including the 2010 New Practices New York, and have been published worldwide...” -Archipelagos’ website
Photography has a unique ability to freeze and frame a moment allowing for closer inspection and discovery of elements and relationships that the eye misses at first. I was introduced to the medium early in my architectural studies and quickly became fascinated with the capture, analysis, and manipulation of the fleeting moment. Photography introduced me to plethora of spatial qualities and understandings and I continue to record and investigate the world around me.
IN BRIEF:
EDUCATION:
I am a Master’s candidate in architecture at the City College of New York and will be graduating in the May 2013. My fascination with architecture is in the systems and processes that bring people, ideas, and materials together to transform our future.
City College of New York, Spitzer School of Architecture, New York, NY Master of Architecture (Expected Date of Graduation: May 2013) GPA: 3.7
This interest stems from a life-long relationship with building beginning with my father as a contractor, followed by an array of work experience in various trades, and culminating in seven years of collegiate training. I am excited to continue this relationship and have created this portfolio as a catalog of my work to date.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Graduated: April 2009 GPA: 3.2
In High School, when I expressed interest in pursuing a career in architecture I received invaluable advice from my father saying, “If you want to design buildings you must understand them from the bottom up. Get a job in a trade.” Heeding this advice I spent my first working summers in a structural steel fabrication shop assisting welders, and eventually, after my first year in college, I was promoted to the office helping project managers with drawings, bidding, shipping, and inventory. The experience that I gained from the steel shop and other work in and around the construction industry has had a tremendous impact on my development as an architect and continues to impact my work and design.
DIGITAL PROFICIENCY: -AutoCAD -Adobe: Bridge, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop -Grasshopper -Microsoft Excel, Word -Paneling Tools -Revit -Rhinoceros -SketchUp -Vray -3ds Max
WORK EXPERIENCE: February 2013: Freelance Graphic Artist HWKN Hollwich Kushner, LLC Manhattan, New York Responsibilities: Create iterative digital massing studies, 3D urban context model, and accurate Photoshop base maps for high quality renderings
June 2011- Present: Freelance Detailer and Renderer Archipelagos, Christos Athanasiou Queens, New York Responsibilities: Assist in development of construction documents, shop details and 3D graphics August 2009 - January 2011: Project Manager, Freelance Designer Paul B. Jankovitz Architects, Paul Jankovitz Kingston, New York Responsibilities: Assist architect in design, drawing, rendering and research pertaining to current projects including project management of 6,000 sq. ft. residence in Upstate NY. August 2009 - August 2010: Facilities Manager, AutoCAD Tech LoDolce Machine Co., Michael LoDolce Saugerties, New York Responsibilities: Maintain and improve existing facilities, masterplan for future expansion, managed construction of ventilation systems for new robotic welders, create, edit, and catalouge shop drawings for parts to be machined
May 2008 - August 2008: Maintenance Private Contractor, Michael Bielby Ann Arbor, Michigan Responsibilities: New construction, properties, painting, landscaping
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June 2007 - August 2007: Electrician’s Assistant Current Electric, John Southwick Saugerties, New York Responsibilities: Provide general assistance including handling wire and tools May 2007 - August 2007: Construction Crew Member Right-A-Way Construction, Vince Berzal Saugerties, New York Responsibilities: Carry out daily tasks including masonry construction, framing, plumbing, electrical work, landscaping, heavy equipment operation May 2006 - August 2006: Sales Representative/Project Manager Benson Steel, Kenneth Benson Saugerties, New York Responsibilities: Monetary transactions, customer service, inventory, stock replacement purchasing, project management, shipping and receiving, reading and reproducing drawings January 2004-August 2005: Maintenance Benson Steel, Kenneth Benson Saugerties, New York Job Responsibilities: Facilities maintenance, custodial work, fabrication assistance, machinery use