Tyler Johnson | Selected Studie
Tyler Julian Johnson
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Tyler Johnson | Selected Studie
Shadowlands Private Library Professors: Marlon Blackwell & Sherri Schumacher
Studio: Vertical Thesis Studio Project Duration: 16 weeks Project Description: Marfa, TX is home to minimalist Donald Judd, an acclaimed artist whose collection of built work focuses on the spatial and material nature of art. Judd’s work with repeti-
Nieto y Sobejano, Cordoba
Given Site: Marfa, Texas
Precedents
for a private library in downtown Marfa with 100 private reading spaces. The studio explored the biophillia of a cactus as way to understand its form with relation to its behavior. This study was further persued with respect to space making and systemic replication. The roof of the library was concieved as an adaptable system that collects sunlight and redistributes it as necessary for reading. The quality of natural, zenithal light is delicate, and the passages of the library encourage exploration through reading and the discovery of space. The selected site for the library is along Main Street, across from the Judd Foundation and adjacent to a rail line and an open market. The program for the 30,000 sf structure
Kendall Buster, Subterrain
tion and self-similarity (100 milled-aluminum boxes) became a catalyst of investigation
self-similar private reading spaces, and an adjacent residence. The challenge of the program was to organize the public and private spaces under a roof capable of (1) engaging in systemic growth, (2) forming anomalies to react to unforseen conditions, and (3) having the utmost concern for the quality of light. A metal material study helped to inform how the structure would weather in the desert, and how detailed connections should be made.
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Kendall Buster, Subterrain
called for a public plaza, a public reading room, a room for luminated manuscripts, 100
Donaldd Judd, Untitled, 1968
Judd, Works in Concrete, 1984 Context
Marfa, Texas
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Analytical Cactus Drawing
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Transmimetic Cactus Drawing
Tonal Cactus Drawing
Cactus Studies
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Unit Field Development
The first phase of the design process in-
volved transforming early studies of cactus form into a unit panel. Each panel must be able to join with adjacent panels in both the X and Y direction. The joining of every panel poses a unique opportunity to allow light to filter through the field in a delicate manner. The study of cactus “Parodia Warasii� led to the development of a unit with ridges and vallies. This unique form allows the field to vacillate along the Z-axis, while at the same time being self supportive as a wall surface and roof surface. The folding of this simple surface creates infinite degrees of variability with each angle, allowing the surface to adapt while remaining an integral part of the field. The field was further developed by scaling the units in order to study their spacial properties. Tonal vignette drawings were used to explore the spaces within the field. A series of 9 drawings inform an experimental timeline which simulates the spaces at the human scale.
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Early Unit Iterations
Final Unit Iterations
Field Development
Lighting Studies
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Tonal Vignette Series
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Material Transformation The Material Transformation consisted of deforming a common metal through a series of varying physical and chemical processes. The concurrent experimentation of physical and chemical reactions provided an insight into how one deformation may effect the other. This material study was documented through a systematic process that allowed a desired outcome to be reproducible. The process informed how the material will patina in various environments, not as a precautionary notice, but rather as an opportunity to enhance the natural weathering pattern of the skin.
Chemical Deformations
Sand Paper
Wire Brush
Deformations Hammer
Drill Bit
Torch
Physical
Hand Oils Salt Water Acetone Muriatic Acid Ammonia
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Experiential Perspectives
Cactus
Spikes protect cactus from prey Skin collects sunlight Chlrophyll delivers sunlight
Library Copper protects from harsh sun Transparent glazing collects light Translucent glazing distributes light Angular walls difuses light
Translucent Glazing Channels
Copper Exterior Panels
Board-Formed Concrete Walls
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Building Plan Public Private
Public Reading
Exterior Reading Public Plaza
Service
Gallery Space
Longitudinal Site Section 12
Illuminated Manuscripts
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Building Sections 14
Interior Perspective | Prismacolor on Velum 15
The Cultural Furnace Professor: Chris Giattina
Precedents
Studio: Urban Studio Thesis Project Duration: 8 weeks Project Description: The program for the Birmingham Cultural Furnace consists of a Contemporary Art Annex, the relocation of Auburn’s Urban Studio program, student & faculty housing, and
Guggenheim, New York, NY
Given Site: Birmingham, Alabama
retail spaces. The site included an existing steam plant and an existing parking lot that combine to fill an entire city block. This unique site is adjacent to the Birmingham Rail envisioned as an East-West connector between the park and the city. The conceptual approach was to create a place with an intensity of experience sufficient to transform the city of Birmingham. This approach concentrated on engaging the pedestrian and leading them through an experiential journey across the site and through the museum. The focus on engagement was extended from the pedestrian relationship to the programmatic functions of the building, allowing spaces to overlap and functional aspects to be utilized in different ways. The new addition contrasts the old steam plant
MoMA P.S.1, New York, NY
Road Park; a new park filling four city blocks in the heart of Birmingham. The site was
museum movement starts in the old building where light enters from above and the visitor is free to move about the art. At the halfway point the art pauses and the visitor is reconnected to the city through expansive views to the East and West. The experience then becomes a controlled movement down a ramp where the visitor experiences art up-close as light filters through the skin of the building. At the bottom of the ramp there is a release into an large open gallery that was not visible during the descent. From the large gallery the experience moves out through the sculpture garden and the visitor is reconnected to the park and the city. The spatial movement and the tactility of the skin work together to encourage pedestrian interaction. 16
De Young Musuem, San Francisco
building, but the use of perferated metal panels relates back to the brick facade. The
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Railroad Park (In Construction)
Context Analysis
14 TH STREET
18 1ST AVENUE SOUTH 20 TH STREET
19 TH STREET
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Site Plan Site Studies
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STUDENT COURTYARD
ADMIN
MEETING
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B DINING GALLERY
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2 ND FLOOR
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SCULPTURE GARDEN
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LIBRARY
RETAIL
STORAGE
COURTYARD
CRIT SPACE GALLERY
RETAIL
CLASS ROOM
CAFE
URBAN STUDIOS
RECEPTION
LOBBY
GALLERY RESTAURANT
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MUSEUM STAFF
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1” = 60’
GIFT SHOP
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STUDENT HOUSING
ROOF TERRACE
FACULTY HOUSING
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B GALLERY
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1” = 6 0 ’
BRIDGE
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The facade of the new building is derived from photographs of the steamplant’s brickwork. These photographs undergo a transformative process that involves pixelating a desaturated verson of the photograph. The color balance of the original photograph determines the pixel sizes and locations for each panel. Every panel is unique to its photograph, and the panels can be arranged to control the varience in openess. The panels act as a rain-screen for the museum, which is sealed by a glass curtain wall system. The structural components of the system are sandwiched between the interior and exterior skin. 22
Elevation 3/8” = 1’-0”
Wall Section 3/8” = 1’-0”
Pl a n 3/8” = 1’-0”
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1st Avenue Elevation
Section A-A
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Section 1-1
Section 2-2 25
Building Skin Assembly
PARKING
19th Street Elevation 26
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Material Fabrication: Polymer Resin Professor: Sherri Schumacher Chosen Site: Jule Collins Smith Museum pond, Auburn Studio: Elements of Interior Architecture Project Team: Tyler Johnson, Drew Coshode, Laura Anderson Project Duration: 2 weeks Project Description: The following material study was part of a larger study for an Interior Architecture seminar class. The purpose was to investigate an existing material type to discover its properties and typical uses. The material was to then be translated in a new form as a temporary art exhibit for the landscape of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The exhibit must be transportable and buildable by students on a limited budget. Polymer Resin is a liquid substance that hardens when mixed together. The resulting material can be moulded into any shape, has a self-supportive structure, can be transparent, and can posess self-healing properties. For the exhibit our team chose to turn the museum pond into a large scale Galilean Thermometer. Polymer Resin spheres containing hydrocarbon and covered in a PVC film would be tethered to the pond floor. The calibration of the hydrocarbon (which changes density greatly with temperature) would cause different spheres to rise and fall with a change in temperature. The color and number of spheres would be a visual indication of the temperature. The location of the pond would make this exhibit useful for students who are travelling down College St. on their way to class. At night the spheres would reflect light and the installation would be an ever evolving performance piece. Certain spheres would only rise on the coldest day of the year, but with its emergence comes a need for celebration, making the spectators more in tune with nature and weather patterns. The material would be made more tactile by creating polymer resin viewing planes, which would resemble a picnic blanket in form and allow a resting place free from grass stains. For this project I developed the concept and final renderings while my team members focused on feasibility and material connections. 28
Concept
Vacuum Formed Resin Liquid Hydrocarbon LED Light Tether/Power Cord
Section through Polymer Sphere
85º
55º
25º
Polymer Resin “Blanket”
Sections at varying temperatures 29
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Summer
Winter
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Summer
Winter
Material Research: Bioluminescence Professor: Christian Dagg
Precedents
Chosen Site: Dudley Courtyard, Auburn Studio: Elements of Interior Architecture II
Project Duration: 1 week Project Description: Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. For this project we were to choose a new innovative material (nano-materials, smart glass, self-healing polymers,
Dinoflagellates
Project Team: Tyler Johnson, Brett Jones
piezo composites, shape memory polymers, etc.) and develop a reasonable application for this to emit light. This effect is commonly caused by fireflies, jelly fish, and nearly ninety percent of deep sea organisms. For the project we selected dinoflagellates because they luminesce when there is a disturbance in the water; the light attracts larger predators which will consume the would-be predator of the dinoflagellate. This effect can be seen at Bioluminescent Bay off the coast of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The design application called for the removal of the existing incandescent lights on the courtyard bridge, which are often loud and give off inconsistent light. These lights would be replaced with clear tubes filled with dinoflagellate microorganisms in salt water. The current of the water through the tubes would cause the dinoflagellates to luminesce. The size and quantity of new lighting tubes were determined by calculating and matching the current photon output of the ten 100 watt incandescent bulbs. The dinoflagellates would be stored and bred in an indoor aquarium which would light the entry to the main auditorium. The light quality would be ever changing and the color would retain the eerie feeling that the courtyard has become known for as students stay awake all night working in studio. For this project my partner and I worked together on all aspects of concept and design. I was in charge of the final renderings and Brett coordinated our final powerpoint presentation. 32
Bioluminescent Bay, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
material in and around the Dudley Courtyard. Bioluminescents were chosen for their property
View on Bridge Oxygen Delivery
Dinoflagellates in Salt Water
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View from Approach
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View from Courtyard
Villa Mirabella: Gallery & Residence Given Site: Villa Mirabella in Gabbro, Italy Studio: Interior Architecture Thesis Studio Project Duration: 12 weeks Project Description: The adaptation of Villa Mirabella is a study of modern renovation and reappropriation of spaces within the context of a historical villa. The chosen program includes renovating
Precedents CaixaForum, Madrid, Spain
Professors: Christian Dagg & Justin Miller
below. The back courtyard is transformed into an interactive sculpture garden that connects the villa to a new 6000 square meter residence housing 20 guests. The primary task of this design is to address how to make contemporary renovations and additions to an existing 16th Century villa. The concept is to allow the existing condition of the villa to continue to speak of the era from which it was built while allowing the additions and renovations to speak of the modern era. Renovations and additions are easily distinguished through their use of lightweight modern materials and minimal detailing, and the repetition of these elements brings the visitor from the main entrance through the villa and to the residence. The conceptual approach puts focus on where the exist-
Kolumba Museum, Cologne
the existing villa into a main floor art gallery with workshops and an artist’s residence
ing meets the new. The detailing of these intersections allows an element of one era their translucent and diaphanous qualities, which contrast the heavy stone masonry of the existing villa. The new materials allow natural daylight to enter into the cavity of the villa and illuminate the gallery.
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Tate Modern, London, UK
to slide through or past an element of another era. The new materials were chosen for
Pergola Assembly Axonometric
Parts S - Structure F - Floor W - Wall R - Roof S-01
12”x12” Heavy Timber Frame
F-01 F-02 F-03 F-04 F-05 F-06 F-07 F-08 F-09
Reclaimed Finish Flooring 3/4” Plywood Subflooring Joist Hanger 2 x 8 Floor Joist Heavy Timber Base Framing Concrete Foundation Pad Bermuda Grass Fertilized Loam Soil Crushed Gravel and Sand
W-01 W-02 W-03 W-04 W-05 W-06 W-07 W-08 W-09 W-10 W-11 W-12
GKD Metal Fabric - Kiwi Metal Frame with Cross Ties GKD Metal Fabric - Luna 12” Joist Hanger Vertical 2 x12 Joist 12” Joist Hanger Horizontal 2 x 12 Joist 2 x 10 Wood Framing 2 x 10 Horizontal Wood Slats Metal Window Frame (Interior) 1” Thick Fritted Glass (70%) Metal Window Frame (Exterior)
R-01 R-02 R-03 R-04 R-05
Heavy Timber Top Frame Hollow Metal Frame 5”x5” PV Panels in Glass Heavy Timber with Keyed Joist Slots 2 x 12 Ceiling Joists
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STAIR
Building Section 38
GALLERY
COURTYARD
RESIDENCE
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Axonometric Drawing of Entry
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Laminated Glass
Existing Facade
Axonometric Drawing of Residence 41
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New Material Pallete
Housing Elevation | Day
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Material Connection Details
Housing Elevation | Evening
Bird’s Eye Perspective 44
Interior Perspective 45
Construction Sketches
Pencil on Arches. 5x7 The following drawings were exhibited in the Auburn Circle, a student-published magazine that displays the best student work in art, literature, and photography. 46
Pencil on Arches. 5x7
Measured Perspective 47
Education
Auburn University, Auburn, AL College of Architecture, Design, and Construction
Bachelor of Architecture, Cum Laude, Spring 2009 Bachelor of Interior Architecture, Cum Laude, Spring 2009 Oak Mountain High School, Birmingham, AL Advanced Diploma, 2004
Education
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Employment Hudson Architecture, Birmingham, AL College of Architecture, Design, and Construction Intern Architect: January - March 2009; May 2009 to Present Bachelor of Architecture, Cum Laude, Spring 2009
Tasks included schematic design, construction documents, construction
Bachelor of Interior Architecture, Springand 2009 administration,Cum LEED Laude, documentation, office management on corporate interiors, custom residential, and international mission projects.
Oak Mountain High School, Birmingham, AL Karlsberger Architects, Birmingham, AL Advanced Diploma, 2004 Urban Studio Intern Architect: Fall 2008
Employment
Tasks included schematic design, digital modeling, construction drawings, and site meetings on a BSL-3 laboratory and an African medical clinic.
Hudson Architecture, Birmingham, AL Meyer Davis Studio New York, NY Intern Architect: January - March 2009; Inc., May 2009 to Present
Intern Architect: Summer 2007 Tasks included schematic design, construction documents, construction Tasks included digital modeling, construction site meetings, and administration, LEED documentation, and office management ondrawings, corporate office management, on high-end residential, restaurants, and retail. interiors, custom residential, and international mission projects.
Karlsberger Architects, Birmingham, AL Leadership Construction Coordinator: Liberia Mission Trip 2007. Urban Studio Intern Architect: Fall of 2008 Helped our team 16 volunteers to engage in construction with local
Liberian masons and craftsmenconstruction by adapting todrawings, their methods of Tasks included schematic design, digital modeling, construction to build a four house forclinic. elderly members of the and site meetings on a BSL-3 laboratory and an bedroom African medical community.
Meyer Davis Studio Co-Founder: Inc., New York, NY “Walking Home For Christmas” 2005. Intern Architect: Summer 2007 Led twelve people in a 100-mile charity walk from Auburn, AL to
Tasks included digital modeling, construction drawings, site meetings, and Birmingham, AL. We raised over $8,500 for Hurricane Katrina victims who could not afford to travelrestaurants, home for theand holidays. office management, on high-end residential, retail.This event received local television and newspaper coverage.
Leadership
Construction Coordinator: Liberia Mission Trip 2007.
Awards LEED AP – New Construction version 2.2 Helped our team of 16 volunteers to engage in construction with local 2007-2008 Outstanding Student Award – Interior Architecture Liberian masons and craftsmen by adapting to their methods of Auburn University Urban Studio – 5 th year program construction to build a four bedroom house for elderly members of the Interior Thesis Project Selection – August 2008 community. Charles Mount Travel Award – May 2008 Teacher’s Assistant – Summer 2008
Co-Founder: “Walking Home For Christmas” 2005. Studio – Spring 2008 Marlon Blackwell’s Comprehensive Dean’s List – 3 walk semesters Led twelve people in a 100-mile charity from Auburn, AL to Circle Publications “Interior Perspectives” Fall 2007 Birmingham, AL. We raised over $8,500 for –Hurricane Katrina victims who could not afford to travel home for the holidays. This event received local television and newspaper coverage.