Tiffany Fernández
Tiffany Fernández
B.S. Arch Fall 2024
Townhome Apartments
This project had a goal to create a multi-family residential building within the Shaw District in Washington DC. To create a successful proposal, factors such as general population, surrounding areas, and needs of the community were to be considered. Upon further exploration, the proposal was developed with the goal of creating a residential space for students at Howard University which addressed their needs and desires while connecting them to the history and rhythm of the district.
The final proposal focused on the translation of the rich Jazz history of the District and the rhythm exhibited by the characteristic architecture of the area into a dynamic floor plan and overall form. The project reflects an extraction and amalgamation of architectural rhythm from surrounding areas, combined with references of the Jazz history that inspired it. To achieve this connection, the program includes an internal street condition (reflecting townhome alleys), music studios, a performance stage, and a tribute mural. The proposal also responded to the needs of the current population, providing three different types of units (Single Bedroom, Double Bedroom, and Loft), gathering and study areas, and a green roof.
ARCH 3017 - Architecture Studio 5 | Rhinoceros 7 | Illustrator | Spring 2024 Bolton Prize Award - Style and Formal Invention | Team: Joshua Patrick
Jazz is an important cultural element of U-Street and the Shaw District. Inspired by the rhythm found within Jazz, we analyze the rhythm of the townhouses seen within U-Street and areas surrounding the site. These rhythms are then categorized as 1, 2, or 3 (single residental programming, condo programming, other programming, respectively), extracted, and used to guide the unit composition in each floor plan of our structure.
Street Rhythm Analysis
South Elevation
East West Section
North - South Longitudinal Section
College of Design: Reimagined
This project had a goal to reimagine and activate the ground floor of the College of Design building at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The overall structure of the space was existing, with limitations regarding the elements available for change or demolition. A successful reimagined design would exhibit an integration of social, gallery, and flexible review spaces available for all schools within the college (Architecture, Industrial Design, Music Technology, Building Construction, City & Regional Planning).
The task required a more detailed review and exploration of existing conditions, as well as proposed material systems. The final proposal includes the addition of a suspended wood ceiling system focused on social areas and noise dampening, a suspended railing system focused on review areas and space flexibility, and an under-stair bench area focused on private critiques and model exhibition space.
ARCH 4016 - Architecture Studio 6 | Rhinoceros | Illustrator | Fall 2024 Team: Olivia Corp, Valeria Ortega
North - South Section
East - West Section Looking North
Isometric Drawing
Railing System Diagram
Iceland Beer Spa
This project had a goal to create a Beer Spa in the area along the Myvatn Lake in Iceland. The geographical elements characteristic of the site were a vital source of influence to the design, which allows for ample opportunities to be enveloped by the natural surroundings and look out towards the immense pseudocraters and volcanoes in the distance. The Beer Spa consists of multiple areas comprised of a cafe, a brewery, soaking areas, lounging areas, and a small souvenir shop to complete the experience.
The area including the spa treatment rooms is semidisconnected from the different activities from the project as to provide a private area for relaxation and meditation throughout the treatment experience. All areas of the design are accessible through a courtyard which connects the animated public cafe module with the relaxed private spa module.
ARCH 3016 - Architecture Studio 4 | Rhinoceros 7 | Illustrator | InDesign | Fall2023
Lake Stakhólstjörn
Massing Model
Concept Model
Concept Section Model
Cafe Interior
Spa Interior
Sweet Auburn Culture Condenser
This project had a goal to analyze the culture of Sweet Auburn to incorprate into a structure categorized as a “Culture Condenser.” The exercise allowed for the personal interpretation of what a culture condenser is, as well as the interpretation of 6 program archetypes: Transition, Shadow, Reflection, Animation, Anonimity, and Underbelly.
These archectypes were visually represented in order to characterize the spatial qualities of each archetype, leading to the creation of collages to aid the development of form. The final culture condenser serves as a community center for the area of Sweet Auburn, including areas for the development of the community (donation areas, areas to promote small businesses), areas for recreation (physical activity, creativity), areas for education (tutoring, workshops), areas of appreciation (history, accomplishments), and spaces to connect with nature.
ARCH 2017 - Architecture Studio 3 | Rhinoceros 7 | Illustrator | InDesign | Spring 2023
Archetype Relief Models
Transition
Obscuring and Revealing
Mirroring and Reflection
Animation, Fields and Forces
Anonymity
Underbelly
Relief Model Collages
Transition
Obscuring and Revealing
Mirroring and Reflection
Animation, Fields and Forces
Anonymity
Underbelly
Collage Outlines
Transition
Obscuring and Revealing
Mirroring and Reflection
Animation, Fields and Forces
Anonymity
Underbelly
Iteration 1
Iteration 2
- West Section
House of The People
The House of The People project consists of a system located in the Rocinha Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This system would create a space for the community of the favela to congregate for events, meetings, or any activities in their daily lives. It is broken down into three categories: The House (for the daily needs of the community), Self-Education (for study and teaching spaces), and Self-Governing (for the development of the community and decisions regarding the community). The approach to this project was to create a place that would be useful for the people of Rocinha while still allowing it to be appropriated in the future depending on this community’s needs and desires.
ARCH 2016 - Architecture Studio II | Rhinoceros 7 | Illustrator | InDesign | Fall 2022
The walls of the system were designed by the elements of Indian Katta Kolam. Sample kolams were traced and analyzed to extract parent figures within the pattern. From these figures, 2 were selected to create interweaving patterns that produced a new composition that exhibited characteristics of Kolam.
Kolam Figure Analysis
Opening Screen Spear Screen
Screen Bulges
Screen “Bulges” were created to develop separation of spaces while allowing interaction with the patterned screen. Depending on which screen the pattern was borrowed from, private and more public spaces were produced.
Creation of Patterned Bulges
Opening Screen Spear Screen
Uniform Screen Free Screen
Framing for Appropriation
Bulges act as cutting tools on the floors to create a void space consisting of only framing. This framing allows for the community of Rocinha to use this space for any activity they need, leaving room for flooring and thresholds created by the patterned bulges.
Bulges as Cutting Tools
Cut Floor Slabs
Fire + Ice: Rippling Water
This project had a goal to analyze the properties and behaviors of the elements. To conduct this analysis, I monitored the interactions between static water and droplets which produced a movement described as “rippling.” The variances in the study were achieved by changes in the shape and size of the water’s vessel as well as the amount of water droplets simultaneously making contact with the static water. From these rippling shapes, analyses of motion, position, and light were produced to visualize the organic curving shapes of the water’s motion.
ARCH 3016 - Architecture Studio 3 | Rhinoceros 7 | Illustrator | InDesign | Fall 2023
Light Study: Ripple Overlay
3B + 4B
3A+ 4A
7B+ 8B
5A+ 6A
