M A T H E W C O N R A D
CONTENT EDUCATION
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PROFESSION 32-43 EXPRESSION 44-47
E D U C AT I O N REGROWTH INTERFACE AMITY CIUDADES MUTANTES MOD-1
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MOD-1
MANHATTAN
BROOKLYN
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REGROWTH Located on the Brooklyn side of the East River in New York City, the project consists of a series of botanical garden spaces intended to bring greenery back to a bleak industrial landscape both inside and outside. The construction of the building itself is based on the idea of secondary ecological succession, the cyclical progression of ecosystemic communities. In such as a cycle, there is never a state of palimpsest; even after a catastrophe, there is always something remaining upon which to build. ‘Destruction’ is a chance for renewal, regrowth, and evolution and is in fact a necessary part of the cycle. In this vein, both the foundation of the forms
themselves and the materials incorporate aspects of existing site constructions. The concrete structural foundations for the three forms are pre-existing on site; currently they hold oil tanks. In term of materials, both the wood and steel incorporated in the design are being recycled from existing structures in the area. The design also looks forward to future site conditions in this low-lying area based on current trends of climactic change. The landscape itself has been returned to a semblence of a riparian ecosystem: dunes have been raised along the water’s edge and natural vegetation has been replanted, reducing the chance of flooding on the site.
BUSHWICK INLET PARK, NEW YORK CITY MARCH 5, 2018 - MAY 1, 2018 : INDIVIDUAL
Conservatory
Circulation Ramp
Entry Ramp
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Conservatory
Conservatory Offices Mechanical
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F O U N D AT I O N
Old industrial remains stripped away; foundation walls poured on existing slabs; vertical steel framing installed; native groundcover planted (phytoremediation)
T R A N S F O R M AT I O N
Earth raised to emphasize structure and create dunes; horizontal framing and tension rings installed; natural vegetation cultivated further; roof framing added
A C T I V AT I O N
Interior slabs poured forming ramp and floors; glazing installed in successive horizontal rings; wood louvers installed; larger shrubs and plants cultivated
M AT U R AT I O N
Completion of installation; return of site to natural landscape; eventual degradation to framing creating new experience; interior and exterior become one
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I N T E R FA C E The guiding principle behind the program of this building is the idea of collaborative mentorship. Design students from multiple universities will be able to sign up for cross-disciplinary design classes, while simultaneously, design professionals from the local community will be able to rent and reserve space in close proximity. Working in these spaces will foster mentorship, networking, and internship opportunities between the two groups. The general form of the building relates back to the idea of mentorship. While program, site location (especially its relationship to the mural), context, and the integration of natural light all played
large parts in deriving form, the general shape comes from the three dimensional expression of what are simple geometries in plan. While not immediately visible in section or perspective, the planar forms help define the shape and volumes of the building, just as mentors and teachers help to guide the growth of their mentees. Furthermore, the exterior planes help to define interior space by cutting back into themselves. There are four main eruptions out of the ground that interface with one another to create volumes, each defining different programmatic space on the interior. Where the spaces collide, however, is where they are most interesting.
CORNER OF 13TH & LOCUST, PHILADELPHIA OCTOBER 16, 2017 - DECEMBER 6, 2017 : INDIVIDUAL
Metal Shop
Wood Shop
Comp. Lab
Studio
Critique Space
Exhibition
Mezzanine
Lecture Hall
SOUTHEAST SECTION
Lobby
Loading
Parking
SOUTH E L E VAT I O N
AMITY A collaboration project between two interior design students and two architecture students, Amity Senior Wellness Center is sited in a Northern Philadelphia district severely lacking in elderly health facilities. It is a healthcare facility designed to provide holistic welfare services through the use of interactive, collaborative, and biophilic spaces. These spaces are paired directly with a family center and home with which it shares the site. The intention is to encourage interaction between the people currently living in the family center and those visiting the wellness facility. The goal of this was to create a program which facilitates the growth and
improvement of a community. The users of the spaces are treated as hosts to teh building rather than patients with the building offering various activities which fill the unproductive time often associated with waiting for a check-up. The program provides space for both tenants of the existing building and daily visitors. The neutral and green palette coupled with installations of greenery and biophilic elements make these spaces both gentle on the eyes of the seniors visiting without being devoid of fun and encourage health. By interacting directly with existing community features, it is also capable of facilitating the growth and overall wellness of the neighborhood community.
CORNER OF 20TH & W NORRIS, PHILADELPHIA JANUARY 31, 2018 - FEBRUARY 28, 2018 : GROUP
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MODEL
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SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
NORTH SECTION
CIUDADES M U TA N T E S Ciudades Mutantes consists of a series of modular wooden installations for children based on an existing system of elements known as Sistema Lupo. The system itself is based on a series of four basic modules, each one 55cm (21.5�) x 55cm (21.5�), which can interact and connect with each other in various ways. The pieces are massproduced through the use of CNC routing, and therefore the negatives of each block are also available for use; they, in fact, provide a vital function as both a means of connection and a method of strengthening. The primary base of the design was to capture the feeling of the city for children.
Designing went through several phases of development. At the beginning, a set of styrofoam pieces were used at a much reduced scale in order to better facilitate the design process mostly through quick charrettes in small groups. After experimenting with these pieces and developing a somewhat final design, the actual wooden pieces were introduced and a mockup was produced in a small building located in la Casa de Moneda. Smaller edits were made based on the change in material. Each installation was fully deconstructible as there are no nails or adhesives involved in the construction process; dowels are the only connections.
CASA DE MONEDA, SEGOVIA, SPAIN SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 - OCTOBER 21, 2018: GROUP
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PROPOSED L AY O U T
The above proposal was based on the experimentation with styrofoam completed early in the project. The figures in the axonometric are all children to
better understand the scale of the project in relation to its primary users. While adults can easily survey its layout, the project becomes a maze for children to get lost in.
After the final design was produced in la Casa de Moneda, a similarly full scale replica of it was introduced to Plaza Colรณn in the heart of Madrid. This provided a
much freer environment for children to experience it. Smaller foam pieces were introduced to the site so that the children using it could make edits of their own.
MADRID I N S TA L L AT I O N
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SEGOVIA I N S TA L L AT I O N
FLOOR PLAN
MOD-1 The guiding principle behind the program of this building is the idea of collaborative mentorship. Design students from multiple universities will be able to sign up for cross-disciplinary design classes, while simultaneously, design professionals from the local community will be able to rent and reserve space in close proximity. Working in these spaces will foster mentorship, networking, and internship opportunities between the two groups. The general form of the building relates back to the idea of mentorship. While program, site location (especially its relationship to the mural), context, and the integration of natural light all played
large parts in deriving form, the general shape comes from the three dimensional expression of what are simple geometries in plan. While not immediately visible in section or perspective, the planar forms help define the shape and volumes of the building, just as mentors and teachers help to guide the growth of their mentees. Furthermore, the exterior planes help to define interior space by cutting back into themselves. There are four main eruptions out of the ground that interface with one another to create volumes, each defining different programmatic space on the interior. Where the spaces collide, however, is where they are most interesting.
SHARSWOOD, PHILADELPHIA DOE SOLAR DECATHLON 2019 FINALIST: GROUP
LIVING
B AT H R O O M
ROOF DETAIL
FLOOR & CASEWORK DETAIL
EAST SECTION
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PROFESSION &PIZZA LUCKY WELL
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LUCKY WELL
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WOOD PANELS FASTENED TO WELDED METAL LIP ON ALL SIDES, TYP.
1" x 1" STEEL TUBE FRAMING, TYP.
PT-2E TYP.
3'-311/16"
WD-1
1'-315/16"
1"
3'-27/16" HOLD
1"
3'-27/16" HOLD
1"
3'-51/4"
1"
3'-51/4"
1"
5'-7"
3'-27/16" HOLD
1"
MONITOR
MONITOR
5'-2"
1'-8"
3'-10"
MONITOR
2'-10"
2'-10"
8'-85/16"
2'-05/16"
1"
BUILT IN BEVERAGE STATION, COORDINATE WITH EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER + KEC.
SNEEZE GUARD ALONG COUNTER, TYP.
COUNTERFRONT ON MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE S-1
RECESSED KICK PLATE, TYP. M-1
1"
3'-27/16" HOLD
MONITOR
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A
1" 2" 1"
1"
6'-8"
3'-10" 2'-6"
MONITOR
1'-105/16" HOLD
1"
3'-27/16" HOLD
4"
1"
5'-4"
3'-311/16"
&PIZZA All work on the following pages is the property of [Box]Wood Architects and created under the supervision of its two partners. The project was an expansion of the &pizza brand to a new location on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus, Philadelphia. Most of what I completed for this project was technical detailing for several interior conditions including the counter and bulkhead conditions in addition to interior elevations both of the aforementioned spaces and more comprehensive views. Work was focused on how to correctly install the monitors seen in both elevation and section; several adjustments had to be made overtime in order to ensure their fit.
3925 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA SUMMER 2018, BOXWOOD ARCHITECTS
FRAMING AND BRACING AS REQUIRED PAINTED GYPSUM BULKHEAD ON 1/2" PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE, TYP. PT-2E
OVERBAR FRAMEWORK TO BE SUPPORTED BY STRUCTURAL DECK + HUNG USING STRUT CHANNELS, AS NECESSARY. STRUTS TO BE ANCHORED TO UNDERSIDE OF DECK. VERIFY REQUIREMENTS WITH STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, TYP.
8'-85/16"
SUSPENDED ACT SYSTEM
1" x 1" STEEL TUBE FRAMING, TYP. M-4
ALIGN
9/16" ANGLE WALL MOLDING
ALIGN
9/16" ANGLE WALL MOLDING
1" x 1" STEEL TUBE FRAMING, TYP. M-4
KANTO PDX650 FULL MOTION TV MOUNT OR EQUAL
6'-8"
1"
6'-8"
RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURE, EQUALLY SPACED. 3 PUCKS PER TUBE STEEL BAY, TYP.
OUTLET AND DATA BOX FOR MONITOR COORDINATE IN FIELD
1'-105/16"
1" STEEL TABS WELDED TO FRAME ON ALL SIDES TO SUPPORT PANEL. LIP TO BE FLUSH WITH INSIDE EDGE OF FRAME, TYP. TELEVISION MONITOR, OPENING: 3'-2 7/16" X 1'-10 5/16"
CL
8'-85/16"
1"
SUSPENDED ACT SYSTEM
6" WOOD PANELS FASTENED TO WELDED METAL LIP ON ALL SIDES, TYP.
EQ.
WD-1
CL
EQ.
CL
CL
RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURE, EQUALLY SPACED. 3 PUCKS PER TUBE STEEL BAY, TYP.
CLOSED SHELVING, BOTTOM CLOSURE TO BE WELDED TO TUBE STEEL FRAME, TOP CLOSURE TO BE SET IN, TYP.
ALIGN
M-4
COUNTERTOP ON STEEL PLATE SUBSTRATE, OR AS REQUIRED TO PROPERLY SUPPORT SLAB
PLASTIC SHIMS AS NECESSARY, TYP.
S-1
COUNTERFRONT ON MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE S-1
MOVABLE UNDER COUNTER BEVERAGE COOLER, BY KEC. COORDINATE HEIGHTS WITH EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER + KEC.
TOP CAP. COORDINATE HEIGHT WITH KEC EQUIPMENT.
10 GAUGE RECESSED KICKPLATE, TYP. M-1
FRP-1
1'-3 4"
S-1
FRP ON MOISTURE RESISTANT GWB 1/4"
COUNTERFRONT ON MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE
2'-10"
S-1 BUTT JOINT
OPEN
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FRAMING AND BRACING AS REQUIRED
FRAMING AND BRACING AS REQUIRED
PAINTED GYPSUM BULKHEAD ON 1/2" PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE, TYP.
PAINTED GYPSUM BULKHEAD ON 1/2" PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE, TYP. PT-2E
PT-2E
OVERBAR FRAMEWORK TO BE SUPPORTED BY STRUCTURAL DECK + HUNG USING STRUT CHANNELS, AS NECESSARY. STRUTS TO BE ANCHORED TO UNDERSIDE OF DECK. VERIFY REQUIREMENTS WITH STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, TYP.
8'-85/16" 1"
6"
M-4
ALIGN
1" STEEL TABS WELDED TO FRAME ON ALL SIDES TO SUPPORT PANEL. LIP TO BE FLUSH WITH INSIDE EDGE OF FRAME, TYP.
9/16" ANGLE WALL MOLDING
1" STEEL TABS WELDED TO FRAME ON ALL SIDES TO SUPPORT PANEL. LIP TO BE FLUSH WITH INSIDE EDGE OF FRAME, TYP.
1'-105/16"
OUTLET AND DATA BOX FOR MONITOR COORDINATE IN FIELD
TELEVISION MONITOR, OPENING: 3'-2 7/16" X 1'-10 5/16"
1" x 1" STEEL TUBE FRAMING, TYP.
1"
SUSPENDED ACT SYSTEM
1'-105/16"
OVERBAR FRAMEWORK TO BE SUPPORTED BY STRUCTURAL DECK + HUNG USING STRUT CHANNELS, AS NECESSARY. STRUTS TO BE ANCHORED TO UNDERSIDE OF DECK. VERIFY REQUIREMENTS WITH STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, TYP.
TELEVISION MONITOR, OPENING: 3'-2 7/16" X 1'-10 5/16" 1" x 1" STEEL TUBE FRAMING, TYP.
KANTO PDX650 FULL MOTION TV MOUNT RO EQUAL
M-4
KANTO PDX650 FULL MOTION TV MOUNT OR EQUAL
1"
1"
6'-8" 6"
WOOD PANELS FASTENED TO WELDED METAL LIP ON ALL SIDES, TYP.
EQ.
WD-1
CL
EQ.
CL
CL
WOOD PANELS FASTENED TO WELDED METAL LIP ON ALL SIDES, TYP. WD-1
CL
CLOSED SHELVING, BOTTOM CLOSURE TO BE WELDED TO TUBE STEEL FRAME, TOP CLOSURE TO BE SET IN, TYP.
CLOSED SHELVING, BOTTOM CLOSURE TO BE WELDED TO TUBE STEEL FRAME, TOP CLOSURE TO BE SET IN, TYP.
M-4 ALIGN
ALIGN
M-4
RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURE, EQUALLY SPACED. 3 PUCKS PER TUBE STEEL BAY, TYP.
TOP CAP. COORDINATE HEIGHT WITH KEC EQUIPMENT S-1
4'-1"
BUTT JOINT
COUNTERFRONT ON MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE S-1
COUNTERFRONT ON MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE
TOP CAP. COORDINATE HEIGHT WITH KEC EQUIPMENT.
S-1
FRP-1
COUNTERFRONT ON MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE S-1
M-1
SF-3
4"
10 GAUGE RECESSED KICKPLATE, TYP.
10 GAUGE RECESSED KICKPLATE, TYP. M-1
COUNTER D E TA I L S
2'-10" 1'-31/4"
FRP ON MOISTURE RESISTANT GWB
4"
2'-6"
S-1 BUTT JOINT
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LUCKY WELL The renderings and plan on the following pages were completed while working as an intern at [Box] Wood Architects in Philadelphia, PA. The project is a restaurant on Spring Garden Street in northern Center City, occupying the ground floor of an existing larger building. Other than signage and some other slight adjustments to the facade on the exterior, changes to the building were relegated to the inside and included both layout and finishes. I was fully responsible for the creation of the renderings using input from both client and supervisor, from 3D-modelling the
interior to final post-processing. On the floor plan, I was responsible for the layout of the main seating area and two bars being checked and supervised throughout the process; kitchen and systems layout was outside my purview for this project. On both the drawing side and the rendering side, there was significant iteration over time based on the contributions of other team members, including the systems engineer and kitchen designer, and the client. All content for this project was completed using the BIM program ArchiCAD with some postprocessing completed in Photoshop.
990 SPRING GARDEN, PHILADELPHIA SUMMER 2018, BOXWOOD ARCHITECTS
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2
NEW COUNTER SEATING
NEW HANDWASHING STATION, OWNER PROVIDED CONTRATOR INSTALLED
3 A-404
HANDWASHIN
2 1
1 A-402
NEW SERVICE COUNTER
A-304 3
19'-53/4" 13'-71/2"
SERVICE 103
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105
FIREWOOD
2'-101/4"
10'-61/4"
1
1
3'-0"
1
A
5'-2" 5'-71/4"
1
28'-21/4"
5'-81/4"
B
3'-103/4"
3'-0"
NEW STO
BAG IN THE BOX
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1'-6"
1 A-403
3
NEW PROJECTED SIGN TO BE INSTALLED AT 7'-0" AFF
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EXISTING RAILING TO REMAIN AND BE PAINTED
EXISTING STAIRS TO REMAIN
PT-2
12'-33/4"
106 3'-31/2"
NEW DRINKING BAR
RETAIL
SEATING 101
1
DN
3'-103/4"
NG
STOR.
2 A-301
1 A-401
BAR 102
1
3
1 A 404
NEW CUSTOM BANQUETTE
W FIREWOOD ORAGE MILLWORK
FIREWOOD
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M A I N S E AT I N G FLOOR PLAN
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BAR & ENTRANCE
EXPRESSION
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LIGHTING I N S TA L L AT I O N
4 D AY CHARRETTE
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717.524.6629 Mathew.Conrad@jefferson.edu Thomas Jefferson University Class of 2020