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ArchitecturAl Design

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arChiteCtural desiGn Wind, Water, aCCess

Design Response Focus was on access to the water, incor-porating the experience in route from the street to the dock. The path creates sightlines to the best views and carves out the space for the building footprint. Ramps make building and site accessible to all. Exterior community area is centralized at the water but also placed where there is the least traffic noise.

winD, wAter, & Access -- A smAll boAt cooPerAtive on northeAst boAt street

Architecture 100 Summer 2010 4 weeks

Objective Develop a building and site plan for a small-boat cooperative for an actual site, a boat, and an invented cooperative.

Access The three essentials needed to sail are wind, water, and access. Common to four sailing schools visited was expressing the love of sailing by creating greater access. Ability to pay did not limit access to boats and instruction. Physical disabilities did not limit the ability to sail. I was particularly inspired by a man with a wheelchair working to repair the boat that sails independently by hand controls.

Spaces Interior community space occupies the street level. Connection to water level interiors and exteriors allow access to boat building work, docks, and views from protected vantage points. Water level interior space provides space for pre-sailing chalk talks and boat building and repair. Tall garage area enables boat repair without taking down the masts. Covered exterior spaces extend the seasonal use and provides shelter for boats.

Materials The palette consists of wood, concrete, and metal. The wood of the docks is reflected in the roof, on both interior and exterior. Sections of the wood sandwich glass to allow daylight to filter in and artificial light to radiate out. Sculptured metal railings demonstrate knot tying.

arChiteCtural desiGn Work - live sPaCe

Architecture 100 Summer 2010 1.5 weeks

Top and second row: Three initial designs and plans Bottom row: Design pushed to minimize space.

Left: Study of artisan’s studio interior

Center: Sleeping spaces in foreground and artist studio middle ground

Right: Sketch of artist studio interior facing

work-live sPAce for An Artist AnD An ArtisAn

Artist Watercolor painter: Quality of light is key to her figure and antiquity paintings.

Artisan Museum quality handbag designer. Quality and source of materials are important to her craft. Originally from the Netherlands.

Located on a restricted infill lot, this paired work-live space for an artist and an artisan focuses on the quality of light in interior and exterior spaces. The design development explored different architectural traditions and their approaches to lighting. The final concept was based on the Japanese traditions of large operable openings for light, air, and egress and translucent screens to filter light. The final design incorporates triple pane windows with translucent panes that can vary in placement and skylights angled to wash walls. Besides adding light, translucent windows and doors enhance privacy.

arChiteCtural desiGn home desiGn

Program Manual To explore the vision for this Northwest home, I created an extensive program manual to conceptualize how the home reflects as well as expresses feelings and a way of living. The program manual was filled with concept images and goals, starting with high level goals for the exterior and interior and followed by requirements for each room. It defined the experience of approaching the home and the balance of connect-edness and privacy. Mixed use and the changing functionality of rooms over time were considered. Interior concepts and daylighting were explored for functional and emotional impact. This manual was consistently referred to in the design process and circulated by the general contractor to define the design intention and expected level of craft.

Program Relationships My design process included creating a room relationship map. This flow chart explored how the rooms fit together programmatically and psychologically. The principle of connection that was first mapped here was later expressed in the final design by the floor plan and in the architectural elements: balconies, open staircases, and enfilades.

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2925 FUHRMAN AVENUE EAST

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Preliminary Planning The room relationship map was used to create a program spreadsheet for optimal room sizes. The spreadsheet was developed in conjunction with the professional design team. Using the vision, concepts, relationship map and program spreadsheet, I created this initial visual plan. Alignment of openings was key to the connections between rooms. Placement of major spaces to the west enhanced daylighting.

Design Development After exploring a variety of options, I produced this “cut and paste” amalga-mation of the sketches, creating the floor plan that became the working room layout. Hierarchy and indirect openings create the experience of privacy without isolation.

Working Drawings The final floor plan integrates all aspects of the functional and psychological design articulated in the manual and room relationship map. The sense of connection is strong. Daylighting creates pleasant and comfortable spaces throughout the year. This focus on the design intent created a clarity in the design that is expressed as a sense of solidity and integrity. The residence was completed in August 2009.

Final drawing: Sullivan Conard Architects

Vision This residence will be a refined, family oriented home that enhances connections within the family and with nature. The interior, exterior, and landscape will be an integral whole. Each room will flow cleanly to the next. A sense of hierarchy allows for privacy without isolation as wells as different levels of formality suited for a family with children and dogs. The materials convey the light, calm, and warmth of a sunny day. The solidity communicates integrity and timelessness.

Design DeveloPment for A northwest resiDence

draWinGs PersPeCtive

seattle PubliC library

Principles of Perspective Drawing with Michael Lane Gage Academy of ArtNovember 2, 2010graphite on sketch paper, 6” x 10”

the friCk ColleCtion, nyC November 10, 2010

graphite on sketch paper, 6” x 7”

st. marks Cathedral, seattle

Principles of Perspective Drawing Gage Academy of Art

Exterior October 12, 2010Interior October 26, 2010

graphite on sketch paper, 8” x 13”, 5” x 11”

draWinGs still life

uPriGht Cast foot

Independent StudyGage Academy of ArtDecember 2010graphite on drawing paper, 14” x 17”

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Independent StudyGage Academy of Art

December 2010charcoal on charcoal paper, 10” x 8”

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ethereal nude

Beginning Figure Drawing with Kimberly Trowbridge Gage Academy of Art

June 3, 2010charcoal on Rives BFK, 22” x 30”

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon’s de femme master CoPy

May 2010charcoal on Rives BKS, 14” x 21”

horse skeleton

Drawing from Nature with Claudia Fitch Gage Academy of Art, October 26, 2010

charcoal on drawing paper, 14” x 22”

Pot and brush

2008charcoal on Rives BFK, 9” x 14”

birdhouse

2008charcoal on Rives BFK, 9” x 13”

Wine duet

2008charcoal on Rives BFK, 14” x 11”

bridGeman fiGure master CoPy QuiCk study

Independent StudyGage Academy of ArtDecember 2010graphite on drawing paper, 13” x 8”

draWinGs travel

rome draWinG tour

Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America June 2010

watercolor and graphite

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PraGue and vienna

2005

mission san Juan CaPistrano

2010

abstraCt - seattle asian art museum

2010

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2010 Far right: Villa Farnesina, RomeTop and center: Palazzo Farnese, CaprarolaBottom: Volunteer Park Water Tower, Seattle

liGht studies

Top left: Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney 2002Bottom left: Rainier Cold Storage Buildings 2010

Right: Normandy, France 1998

Craftuser interfaCe desiGn

miCrosoft offiCe referenCe

2002Its a word, but what does it mean? In the world that moves at the speeds of the web, Office users need information fast. Enabling users to look up infor-mation in reference books or search the web, the reference section of the Office panel brings content to the users without leaving the Office applications. I designed the interaction with the content in the Office application and the layout of the content from the web, such as a dictionary definition. This design has remained unchanged since it was first created in 2002.

msn Parental Controls

2003As the web became more popular, its dangers became real. Parental Controls in MSN8 allowed parents a method to control communication appli-cations and websites. Management tools helped the parent customize controls for their children. The child side of the application enabled the child to ask permission to widen access. For example, a child could get permission to use a website via e-mail or instantly if the parent was present. My research into the parent-chid relationship was a foundation for later designs.

drain Cover for a CirCular drive Original design for a residence located near

woodlands where native trilliums grow 25” diameter

Drawing and section, December 2008

Casting by Urban Accessories 2009

tools - sand-Cast and forGed

Center for Wooden Boats and Pratt

draWer Pull, oriGinal desiGn

Center for Wooden Boats

Dora fantail half haul model from line draWinGs

Center for Wooden Boats2010

As a program manager at Microsoft, my passion was exploring the user experience, researching the differences in how users approached their tasks, and designing features that felt natural. These design projects aligned with my interests in research, culture, and human relationships.

Pamela JOHNSTON • PORTFOLIO OF WORK