Architecture Portfolio

Anthony Mattacchione ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

SG 2018

INCITE MARKET

ACOUSTIC RESEARCH

DBS PARKETTE

MATTACCIONECORP

TURTLE TOWER

SG2018

When A.I. and Machine Learning meet architectural forms

SmartGeometry is a bi-annual workshop and conference that gathers a global community of innovators and pioneers in the field of arhcitecture, design and engineering.

This exercise was a collaboration that focuses on the optimization of spaceframes with the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

GUIDE SURFACE

My role during the workshop was to retrieve the optimized structure and deconstruct it using Grasshopper script to fabricate the space-frame 1:1.

PHYSICAL MODEL

SCALE 1:1

PHYSICAL MODEL

SCALE 1:1

INCITEMARKET

MARKET

Optimizing daylight comfort with parametric facade systems.

The structural truss system was parametrically designed and influenced by the program of the market space.

To maximize human comfort within the space, a daylight study was conducted on the facade. The data from the heatmap would decide the type of facade system to be used. Resulting in a gradient of translucency across the facade.

More direct sunlight = less translucent panel Less direct sunlight = more translucent panel

UNIVERSAL STRUCTURAL JOINT EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

Part of the project was to develop a structural joint system that can be used across the entire structure.

This system can be universally applied to all intersections in the structure by the use of ball joints and structural brackets.

ACOUSTICRESEARCH

RESEARCH

Pushing the boundaries of robotically manufactured acoustic designs.

CUSTOM ACOUSTIC PANEL

PLYWOOD / FELT COMPOSITE

CUSTOM ACOUSTIC DIFFUSER

WHITE FOAM

The project focuses on robotic fabrication and how that can be paired with acoustic material research. My partner (Ryan Cheng) and myself have pioneered an acoustic composite and a custom diffuser, both CNC mill prepared.

The composites / panels went through extensive testing postfabrication, then will be applied to the form based on the tests.

Absorption

The control of exterior sounds transmitting to the interior

Removable covers allow placement of speaker and sound meter, as well as providing a sound seal

For m Acoustics

Sound source: 432 hz Frequency played at 62.3dB

REFLECT SOUND AWAY FROM AUDIENCE FINAL

ACOUSTIC GENERATIVE DESIGN COMPUTATIONAL FORM FINDING

PAVILION PLAN

ARCHITECTURAL FORM FINDING

PAVILION SECTION

ARCHITECTURAL FORM FINDING

PANEL DETAIL DIGITAL DRAWING

DBSPARKETTE

Iterative prototyping of bending-active forms to initiate public space.

During the summer of 2019, Denegri Bessai Studio was issued a parkette design installation on King St. East, Toronto, ON. I was brought on the team to assist in conceptual design, and lead the prototyping, fabrication, and installation of the project.

The project is entirely formed by the bending properties of a marine-grade plywood. Rigerous testing and prototyping, both digitally and physically, at a multitude of scales was performed to acheive the final forms.

MATTACCHIONECORP

CORP

STEEL FRAME & MAPLE TOP

COFFEE TABLE

STEEL FRAME & MAPLE TOP

SIDE TABLE & BAR STOOL

Mattacchione Corp. is a business I started in the summer of 2019 with a friend / partner, Temi Adeniyi. My role is Design Director, and I deal with everything from the clientele to the final design.

This challenge was started to build a foundation of my future career path, in the field of research and design. Furniture, both the design and fabrication has always been an interest of mine and I try to incorporate sustainability into every decision made.

The designs shown are part of the Inserire Collection (“To Insert”). I wanted to exaggerate the moment the steel frame merges the wood, and still have the utmost structural reliability. The furniture contains locally sourced materials and labour.

Designing for real-world problems with the intent of sustainability and materiality.

ACOUSTIC INSTALLATION

BALTIC BIRCH PLYWOOD

For Toronto’s Interior Design Show, that was held in January of 2020, we decided to accompany our first furniture collection with an Acoustic Wall Installation.

To the left is an image of the Acoustic Wall installed at our show booth. 5 feet in width and 10’ in height, the wall was computationally designed and robotically milled.

The geometry of the wall is similar to that of a topography, which allows for the diffusion / scattering of sound; which in turn reduces the echoing in a room.

The pattern of the wall is 100% natural due to characteristics of the material (Baltic Birch Plywood). The dark patches is the glue that gets revealed once we start to carve away at the sheet of plywood.

TURTLE TOWER

Make Studio located in Toronto, ON won a competition for a new public installation in Kelowna, BC. Their concept was to use mass timber techniques to produce a free standing structure to commemorate the history of timber construction in the city.

Using a complete computational model to realize public art.

The digital model was conceptualized using Grasshopper, which allows for all unique connections to be generated with no tedious procedures. This model allowed for our team to quickly produce part cut sheets, CNC models, assembly instructions and templates for construction.