Matthew Carlson Undergraduate Portfolio

M AT T H E W C A R L S O N PORTFOLIO | 2005 - 2009 University of Minnesota College of Design Bachelor of Design in Architecture M.Arch 3G Applicant

CONTENTS

Drawing + Representation Field Explorations

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Figure Study

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Istanbul Sketchbook

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Digital Modeling

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Knot Architecture

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Arboretum Folly

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Memory Map

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Biomimetic Storage

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Newark Visitor’s Center Competition

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Design Projects

0 1 F I E L D E X P L O R AT I O N S Media Photograph, digital print. 8” x 6” Graphite on Bristol, 18” x 24” Beginning with an exploration of field conditions as they occur in the natural environment, this project invloved the twodimensional representation of a single personally-selected photograph. The field condition selected was that of a melting snowbank. Section cut lines were taken at two points within the drawing.

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FIGURE STUDIES 02 Media Photocollage, 8.5 x 11” Graphite on Bristol, 18” x 24” Polystyrene foam This project involved the two-dimensional representaion of a polystyrene figure model by means of orthographic sections, axonometric projections, tonal rendering and photo collage. Further exploration of the figure involved mechanically-cast and observed shadow.

Axonometric with mechanically-cast shadows

Axonometric with observed, tonally-rendered shadows

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0 3 D I G I TA L M O D E L I N G Media Rhino VRay, digital renderings This investigation of Santiago Calatrava’s bypass bridge in Barcelona served as an introductory exploration of Rhino’s capacity to model and render architectural objects.

Upon completion of a three-dimensional working model, a set of orthographic line drawings were produced, in addition to a further set of detail, interior, and exterior renderings.

bridge elevation

bridge plan view

bridge plan view (below)

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center column exploded axonometric

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0 4 I S TA N B U L S K E T C H B O O K Media Graphite, ink, watercolor in Moleskine sketchbook The following images are selected examples from a sketchbook documenting travels in Istanbul and several other locations throughout Turkey. The sketchbook served as a combination of travel log, perspective drawing excercise, and means of exploring new media types such as watercolor and ink.

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Selimiye Mosque, Edirne

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Ionic column detail, Ephesus

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Celsus Library, Ephesus

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Unidentified Mosque, Istanbul

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Buttresses, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

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Medusa-head column, basilica cistern, Istanbul

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Corner store, Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul

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Alley cafes, Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul

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Alley greenery off Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul

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Alley cafe, Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul

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Doy Doy terrace, Sultanahmet, Istanbul

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05 KNOT ARCHITECTURE Media Graphite on Bristol, 18” x 24” Piano wire model, 3” x 4” x 5” Chipboard models, 6” x 8” x 10” This project was an introduction to the design process, invloving the abstraction, drawing, and modelling of a knot. The knot chosen as design inspiration was the anchor bend - abstracted into an orthagonal wire model and a progression-style line drawing.

This line served to inform a planar ribbon model and subsequently a volumetric eggcrate model.

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0 6 A R B O R E T U M F O L LY Media

deciduous trees

Sketches Digital digrams + renderings Museum board study models Post placement model, 20� x 30�

Situated on a chosen site within the MInnesota Landscape Arboretum, this proposed folly serves to delineate the passage, by foot, between a grove of coniferous trees and a greater context of deciduous trees. Long strips of fabric run between bent wooden posts, manipulated to obsure views through the coniferous tree canopy while allowing views of and through the seasonally-variable deciduous tree canopy.

coniferous trees walking trail proposed folly location

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twist / field pattern 0

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plan view

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increased sky / canopy visibility

fabric runners ribbon study model

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hidden foliage / canopy

wood frame

concrete footings

interactive post placement model 16 10

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I S TA N B U L M E M O R Y M A P 0 7 Media Graphite, ink, watercolor on sketch paper, 44� x 44�

Memory (noun): The act or capacity of recalling previous experiences.

Map (verb): To plan or delineate; arrange.

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08 BIOMIMETIC STORAGE Media

This project sought to stitch research to the design process and develop objects that perform like biological systems. Using the termite mound and Kangaroo Rat as inspiration, our team designed a modular storage system to address the architecture building’s insufficient storage space.

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Termite + Kangaroo Rat biologies selected as biological champions of storage.

RESEARCH + ANALYSIS

Balsa wood model, 2” x 1” x 4” Foamcore model, 1’6” x 3” x 8” MDF wall model, 1’6” x 1” x 1’ MDF courtyard model, 1’ x 2” x 9” Digital models and diagrams

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storage conditions analyzed + translated to student conditions

defense from predation

scenario 1 scenario 2 scenario 3 scenario 4 proximity to food

competition

kangaroo rat

termite mound

theft protection

Design team:

Mandy Madsen Myself

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diagrams, digital models, final model study models, final model

digital diagrams, study models, final model

PHYSICAL APPLICATION

Paul McCollum

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storage concepts based on flexibility of Termite Mound + Kangaroo Rat storage systems

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biology-based storage concepts combined + integrated into modular wall system

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Rapson Hall storage needs + conditions analyzed

accessability tools

all users

raw work materials

BA / BDA students

in-progress work

BS students

traffic intensity possible storage viable Storage

graduate students

finished work

faculty

theft protection

damage protection

portable storage application

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wall, courtyard, and portable applications utilize the flexible, modular storage system

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09 NEWARK VISITOR’S CENTER Media Sketches Digital models + renderings industry : heritage : isolation

This design proposal seeks to create a place in which one – visitor or not – becomes engaged with the local environment and people of Newark, inexorably linking the city’s past to its present & simultaneously informing a future based upon local heritage and economic exchange. A treelike program organization embodies the notion that each disparate element of use is contingent upon an interaction between the locality and the greater public.

diversity : collaboration : global economy

Liberty International Airport

Penn Station - Newark

Penn Station - New York

HARRISON

Pyi Maung Myself

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diagrams, digital modeling, rendering diagrams, digital modeling

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

Design team:

IRONBOUND DISTRICT

diversity : sustainability : adaptibility : local economy

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FUTURE

gallery + reception

security center

offices auditorium

seating + interactive display area lobby + circulation gift shop cafe

gallery exterior circulation transit hub

public plaza + market gallery + park access

utility parking

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basement level

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auditorium seating accomodates proscenium and thrust arrangements

visual connection to Harrison skyline

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ceiling louvres adjust to mediate sunlight

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public plaza

lobby entrance

louvre skin system diffuses sunlight and collects rainwater daylighting system diffuses direct sunlight in gallery space

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cafe offers views of the public plaza and surrounding Ironbound district

visitor + employee parking

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