Anna Johnson - 2024 Design Portfolio

ABOUT | anna johnson

My name is Anna Johnson and I am currently pursuing an architecture degree at Montana State University. I grew up in a home that was always changing by the hands of my interior designer mom and “do it yourself” father. Whether I was using architecture plans as a coloring book when I was little, or spending my high school weekends ripping out dry wall, I have been intertwined with design and the built environment my whole life. I am excited to continue to discover my place and learn more about architectural design.

email: annajohnson2002@gmail.com

phone: 720.648.1290

address:

5411 May Fly St. Bozeman, MT 59718

PROJECT 01

TIPPET RISE ART CENTER | fall 2021

PROJECT OVERVIEW

location: bozeman, mt year of school: second year professor: eric watson

The goal of this project is to provide a Tippet Rise visiting center and art gallery that is accessible to the Bozeman community. In other words, to bring a piece of tippet rise to Bozeman. The form of the building is inspired by the sculptures at Tippet Rise and the forces of the site.

south elevation

northeast elevation

southwest elevation

PARTI DIAGRAM

1) Cut off northeast corner to allow soft northern light into gallery.

2) Continue to break building apart to mimic fractures that are represented in Tippet Rise art pieces.

3) Raise corners of roof to allow southern light into gallery and form fractured roof planes.

section aa

floor plan

section bb

section cc

PROJECT 02

PROSTHETICS LAB | spring 2022

PROJECT OVERVIEW

location: bozeman, mt year of school: second year professor: kelly olinger

This project provides a space for patients and researchers to collaborate throughout the process of designing prosthetics. The altered gable form explores the differences between function and aesthetics, which is similarly explored in prosthetic development.

DESIGN PROCESS

I started with a basic gable form as response to the surrounding building typologies. Then I shifted the center of the gable towards the south to highlight both the entry and program. After, I peeled away the functional aspect of the gable form to reveal new forms below. This was in response to studying form vs. function within prosthetics. Then I added glazing to highlight the breaks in the building with louvers. Overall, the shifting and peeling of the gabled form helped me discover how the gable form and function relate to each other. This discovery process will also be reflected in the building program during prosthetic research.

interior rendering standing on 2nd story bridge

DRAWINGS

As seen on the elevations below, the exterior of the building is wrapped in corten steel panels. There are perforations throughout the steel to allow light into the rooms that need to remain private. The first floor consists of lobby space in the center, private patient rooms, an area for patient prosthetic testing, and the first level of the research lab. The second level has more lab space, a conference room, and a bridge connecting the two. The central part of the building remains open to the form of the gable roof. Finally, the third level has office space and an outdoor balcony.

south elevation

north elevation

section b

section a

PROJECT 03

GRANDE BALLROOM REVITALIZATION | fall 2022

PROJECT OVERVIEW

location: detroit, mi

year of school: third year professor: jordan zignego

The Grande Ballroom has a rich history. The music at the ballroom been a unifying factor for the Detroit community despite social, race, and class separation and discrimination. This revitalization project consists of a new program in the existing building to serve and unite the community through music as it once did. There is also a residential addition built on top of the existing building.

SITE AXON

The site axonometric shows the relationship between the Grande Ballroom and the community park/garden design. The shelters act as water collectors as well as canvases for local graffiti artists. Furthermore, I maintain the planter boxes to preserve the existing community program.

PROPORTION STUDY

In order to make an appropriate and respectful addition to the top of the historic Grande ballroom, I studied three iterations of the addition. I started by drawing primary lines that come from the original construction. From there, I constructed 3 unique elevations that respond to the original building rhythms. In the end, I chose iteration 3, as it is well balanced and does not over power the building below.

iteration one

iteration two

iteration three

FLOOR PLANS

The first floor consists of exhibit space to display local the history of the Grande and recording studios. The second floor is a small restaurant and concert venue to honor the original music venue program. The third an fourth floor are apartment units. The blue areas of the floor plan indicate where the regularity of the walls is broken. This irregularity was inspired by architectural strategies for recording music.

level one

level two

level three

level four

ACOUSTIC STRATEGIES AND BUILDING SECTION

The architectural acoustic strategies to the left are not only used for music production, but they also influence the architectural language the building. The use of irregular wall angles is best shown in the floor plans on the previous page. The use of atrium is best seen in the building section below. Furthermore, the structural system that supports the residential addition creates a intermediate space for mechanical systems that are naturally ventilated through openings in the brick pattern.

INTERIOR SPACE

The brick addition on the interior of the first floor visually ties the residential addition on top of the building to the ground floor. It also provides opportunity to display the history of the Grande as well as local artists to display their work.

residential wall section

The existing park has rain water collection system. The community surrounding the Grande uses this to fuel their current urban garden. Therefore, the implementation of a new system will enhance the community’s use of the park. The rainwater collectors act as shelter and canvas for local artist to display their work.

COMMUNITY PARK

PROJECT 04

GREENHOUSE WORK/LIVE | spring 2023

PROJECT OVERVIEW

location: bozeman, mt

year of school: third year

professor: barry newton

This live/work community project integrates and makes clean and sustainable food production accessible to both the live-in residents and the surrounding communities. It features an overhead greenhouse with a restaurant, grocery store, and apartment units.

street view

FLOOR PLANS

The site for this project has a very unique property line (as seen in the previous site plan). This was one of the primary influences on the shape of the building. The ground level contains apartments, grocery store, cafe, and the first level of a hydroponic farm. The second level has more apartment units, and there is a greenhouse over head. There are openings throughout the greenhouse perimeter to promote circulation from the surrounding community.

level two level three (greenhouse)

SECTIONS & ELEVATIONS

The sections and elevations show the relationship between the overhead greenhouse and the program below. The gabled roofs are at the optimal angle for sunlight into the greenhouse, and they also act as rainwater collectors.

east elevation

building section

south elevation

building section

STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

The structural digram helps communicate how the greenhouse is a shell that protects and surrounds the interior program.

Solar energy collected in PV panels is used to power artificial lighting for hydroponic farm

Rainwater and snow melt collected from roof slopes

Water stored and used for crops growing in greenhouse

Water heating/cooling in

Polycarbonate panels and roof panels help transmit the most amount of light and eliminate harmful UV

Water can also be used to aid in the heating/cooling of excess heat generated in greenhouse

Excess heat can be redirected and recirculated

Heating for building in the winter

Cool air for greenhouse circulation and building air conditioning

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

This section diagram demonstrates how the greenhouse and the main level program work together to create a sustainable building system.

PROJECT 05

STORY MILL VISITORS CENTER | spring 2023

PROJECT OVERVIEW

location: bozeman, mt

year of school: third year professor: eric watson (building construction and environmental control systems) partner: tim ottey

The objective of this project was to generate a comprehensive set of construction documents, enhancing our proficiency in Revit, drawing sets, and gaining insights into mechanical, electrical, and structural systems. Initially designed by another student, the building design was passed on to my partner and I, challenging us to produce a construction drawing set for the building.

PLANS AND SECTIONS

This building was deigned on a platform, elevating the building from the ground. A boardwalk connects the building to both sides of the open space in Story Mill Park. The second level of the building is a small private reading room. We were also tasked with creating overall sections as well as detailed wall sections to demonstrate our understanding of the building envelope.

ACOUSTIC AND LIGHTING DESIGN

We completed both acoustic and lighting design for one room in the building. In order to appropriate STC ratings and acoustic character in the assembly hall, we utilized a wood panel system on the ceiling and portions of the wall. We also integrated our lighting system into the acoustic ceiling panels. This allowed us to achieve a cohesive aesthetic in the assembly hall. Through our selection of materials and products achieved appropriate acoustic and lighting levels for the assembly hall.

BUILDING SYSTEMS

These buildings axonometric drawings demonstrate the structural, mechanical, and electrical systems we designed for the building.

structural system