Portfolio

Andrew Scott Johnson

ARCHITECTURE

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Fire Station Northeastern University, Studio Five, 2008Problem: To design a fire station that will respond to emergencies on land and water. Duration: Ten weeks.

The design acknowledges three types of program – utilitarian (emergency response), public (office and conference space) and private (sleeping quarters). These distinct uses define the buildings’ massing; there are two cubes, one public and one private. These boxes, unique in character but similar in mass, are raised up off the ground by the utilitarian program. The buildings are situated on the site to maximize response efficiencies and to sensitively interweave Boston’s Harbor Walk, which follows the shore line.

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THERMAL ENVELOPE: WATER BUILDING

Second level conditioning zones Prevailing winter winds

Thermal envelope

As a civic building, the fire station ultimately belongs to its citizens. The Harbor Walk has been manipulated to fold in and between the buildings to allow passersby a chance to interact with the equipment and personnel. At the center of this overlap, a third cube has been carved out of the buildings to create a sensitive courtyard that plays host to these interactions.

Seasonal 10:00am shadows

Skin IntegrationThe public building is wrapped in a custom, prefabricated, double glass panel system. There are mechanical ducts integrated into the top and bottom of each panel which effectively control the thermal nature of the double glass. In the summer, vents open up in these ducts to allow the air between the glass to continually flow, while in the winter they close to trap and heat the air.

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Building systems axonometric diagram

Skin bay models

Winter heating Summer cooling

Prefabricated glazing panels

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The Ames HotelADD Inc, 2009Client: The Morgan’s Hotel Group and Normandy Real Estate.

Elevation and section at restaurant bar

Typical guest room

I managed the construction administration of this fourteen story, boutique hotel renovation project in Boston’s historic Government Center. The hotel’s schematic design was produced by The Rockwell Group, New York City. As part of the ADD Inc team, I contributed toward the develop of the plans, satisfied building code and accessibility requirements and designed interior detailing. During construction, I corresponded with building personnel and consulted with clients and engineers to resolve day-to-day issues.

6Original mosaic, vaulted ceiling and art installation at lobby

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In 2008, ADD Inc purchased, renovated and relocated its main office into a historical warehouse building in South Boston. As a member of the four-person design team, I focused on the design of interior details and custom millwork. When the clients requested more conference space on the penthouse level, I performed a spatial analysis, prepared budget estimates and presented design proposals.

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ADD Inc Firm HeadquartersADD Inc, 2007

Right, near: Custom millwork concealing filing drawers utilizes typically unused space to store presentation boards and rolls of drawings.

Below: Reception desk proposal; utilizing on-site, reclaimed lumber.

Right, far: Pin-up partition constructed out of steel channels and metal angles for internal pin-ups.

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Todd and Nancy Wilson approached me and a co-worker of mine this past spring to discuss the possibility of converting their empty attic into a master suite. The space, at the rear of the home, is contained by two of the building’s secondary gables; of the room’s total 350 square feet, only 250 square feet have a six foot head clearance. My partner and I convinced the clients to raise the height of one of the gables and we collaborated to present three interior schemes. The chosen scheme utilizes an extruded bar which folds in space to separate programmatic functions.

Wilson Home Master SuiteIndependent Design, 2009

Proposed raised gable

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Construction progress

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A House for a Photographer Northeastern University, Studio Three, 2006Problem: To design a house for a professional photographer, Jacopo Santini, located in Florence, Italy.Duration: Four weeks.

This project is a study of pure forms suspended in space. Three boxes which enclose the private spaces of the home “hang” inside a glass shell. These boxes simulate the simple shapes the photographer looks for in his own work and the tension created by the floating blocks speaks to the mysterious and powerful emotions he tries to evoke. A ramp that travels up and through all of the boxes doubles as a private gallery space. Mechanical louvers within a conditioned, double glass skin system relieves the house from the strain of an overpowering sun.

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Structure

Roof Section DetailAdjustable Louvers

Aluminum louvers are wrapped in a translucent Photo Voltaic material to generate power.

Glazing System

Air trapped between glazing acts as insulation and is

monitored by a ventilation system

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A Temporary PavilionNortheastern University, Studio One, 2005Problem: To design a temporary pavilion to house the Isabella Stewart Gardner Mu-seum’s popular El Jaleo painting. Duration: Five weeks.

The site, Evan’s Way park, is directly adja-cent to both the museum and the Back Bay Fens – part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s in-famous “emerald necklace” system of parks. In respect to its site, the pavilion makes a “deep-rooted” connection with its organic surroundings and blurs the boundaries be-tween interior and exterior space. The paint-ing is hung in an intimate, semi-subterranean space at the center of spiraling building ele-ments and circulation.

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PHOTO/ART/DESIGN

Lace curtain

The study of a restless sleeper

Needles behind abandoned building

Medium: Tri-X 400 film; gelatin silver print.Size: 4-1/2” x 7”.Date: March, 2006.

One photo taken every half-hour throughout a night (some photos omitted).Medium: Tri-X 400 film; gelatin silver print.Size: 3” x 12” (5 prints with 4 photos each).Date: February, 2006.

Medium: Tri-X 400 film; gelatin silver print.Size: 4-1/2” x 7”.Date: February, 2006.Location: Florence, Italy.

19 Shoes on draped chair Real world cartoons Dog on chairMedium: Woodless pencil.Size: 18” x 24”.Date: November, 2002.

Medium: Woodless pencil.Size: 18” x 24”.Date: November, 2002.

Medium: Pencil.Size: 9” x 12”.Date: January, 2007.

Dog on chair 20El Greco Painting Recreation Shoes and paper bagsMedium: Compressed Charcoal.Size: 18” x 24”.Date: October, 2002.

Medium: Woodless pencil.Size: 18” x 24”.Date: November, 2002.

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Apartment MailboxDate: August, 2007.The piece organizes mail for two people and includes a slot to conceal take-out menus, a shelf for pens and key hooks.

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The Beach House stage set design

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Date: March, 2007.A stage set design proposal for a comic drama. The set sinks into the floor at the end of the show when the house is sup-posed to explode.

Date: September, 2008.An eight-foot tall sculpture made of variously sized canned goods. I picked the cans, designed the sculpture’s form and structural system based on a team concept. The used cans were donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank.

Andrew Scott JohnsonMaster of Architecture and Master of Business Administration, 2013

Strategic Marketing and Services Leadership focusArizona State University

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