MATTHEW LIVINGSTON PORTFOLIO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHICAGO LYRIC OPERA
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ROTH TRAILHEAD
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WILCOX COLLECTION MUSEUM
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STUDY ABROAD
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Chicago Lyric Opera Location: Wolf Point, Chicago, Illinois Fall 2012
In this semester our studio was given the chance to design an opera house. There were two sites, Wolf Point and Ogden Plaza. My group decided to choose Wolf point, due to the central location within the city and the possibility of the project becoming an icon. The Opera was to accommodate 1800 people. I was to include all of the backstage areas such as dressing rooms, offices, wig shops, prop shops and orchestra spaces. The design encourages plaza activity so we added a restaurant/bar that would be open all year. Our parti for the building was the basic idea of hanging an orb from an arch . The final design hangs the glass shell that encases the large and open lobby. The arch in the final design has three legs rather than the conventional two.
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Wolf Point is a very visible site. It is located at the point where the Chicago river splits. Views were a very important design factor. The building allows for views down both rivers from the lobby. The Chicago Sun Times building was to get replaced by our opera house. This allowed for free space within the site. We designed two towers that would stand behind the opera, they would help to define the axis and symmetry that was evident throughout our design. Across the river there is a train station, so unwanted noise was a problem. On the plaza we placed a glass “fence� to diffuse some of the sound and to block wind from the river. Below. Sun studies that show the shadows from surrounding buildings.
Site Plan
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1. Section/ elevation sketches of the “flying buttresses� that create the restaurant space. 2. Sketch of the arch hanging the rib structure that contains the opera.
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3. Section sketch of the hanging system. 4. Panoramic of Wolf Point site. We were given the ability to replace the Chicago Sun Times building with our opera house.
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Site Section
Floor 1
East Elevation
Floor 2
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Floor 4
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View from Merchandise Mart
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Perferated Outer
Plaza View
Shell (Steel Shell around a Steel Truss system)
Aerial View
Hanging Rib Structure
Glass Shell
Inner Orb (Encloses auditorium and backstage spaces) View from Chicago River
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Interior View
The interior of the building was designed to have great visibility of the city as well as multiple floors. The opera is about meeting and seeing people. This became a driving idea when designing interior spaces. The auditorium was designed to be almost the inverse of the rest of the building. The interior is warm while the outer spaces have a cool feel.
Interior View of Bar
Auditorium from Stage
Auditorium from 4th Floor Balcony
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Roth Trailhead Location: Lawrence, Kansas Spring 2012
Design + Build was the theme of this semester. We were to design and build a trailhead dedicated to two teachers that were important to both the KU Field Station and the Lawrence High School. Rammed earth was used for the segmented wall, while the canopy was a steel and wooden louver system. The trailhead acts as the entry to the new Stan and Janet Roth Trail as well as the marque for the KU Filed Station.
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The site is located within the KU Field Station. The Field Station acts as a research location for geological survey students at KU. It also has a system of trails throughout for public use. The site is north of the Lawrence airport, but accessible to the city. Our site has a parking area already but nothing signifying the entry to a trail, besides a small informative sign. The area is known for its virgin soil in the area making it desirable for accurate historical analysis. Every year the fields at the Field Station are burned. The site is also full of wildlife, known mostly for the snakes in land nearby. Dirt Works Studio 3813 Greenway Drive 785.393.6183
Design + Build Lawrence, KS 66046 ckraus@ku.edu
Allen Belot Architects 708 W 9th St Ste 205 785.843.4670
Architect of Record Lawrence, KS 66044 abelot@sunflower.com
Apex Engineers, Inc Structural Engineer 9000 W 64th Terrace Merriam, KS 66202 913.432.3222 bryce@apex-engineers.com Confidential Material: This material, specifications, and all information therein are the property of Dirt Works Studio. No part of this work may be revealed, reproduced, or made public to third parties without expressed written authorization and shall be returned on request.
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LOCATOR MAP TOWNSHIP & RANGE
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Process Sketches
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Dorodango
Rammed earth is a material not widely used or known. Only recently has it been “discovered�. This studio (the Dirt Works Studio) aimed to educate students as well as the public about rammed earth. We had to become familiar with rammed earth before designing a larger structure so we built some smaller scale projects that dealt with earthen construction. The processes learned during these projects prepared us for the trailhead. We designed benches and created dorodangos.
Rammed Earth Bench
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Rammed Earth Bench
“Earthen architecture is inherently sustainable. Yet in many industrialized nations, building with soil has become marginal – largely due to a shroud of mystery concealing the process of transforming the soil. This is particularly true in the American Midwest. Unfortunately, restricted use comes at a time when earthen architecture is needed most – to lighten our carbon footprint while rooting us to our unique place in the world. The primary obstacles preventing wider acceptance of earth architecture are primarily a lack of public awareness and professional education. The Dirt Works Studio, in the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning at the University of Kansas, aims to educate architecture students in the design and construction of publicly accessible earthen structures for all to experience.” -Dirtworks Studio Mission
Rammed Earth Texture
Field Station Signage
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Concrete Foundation
Concrete Footing Forms
Footing Rebar
Anchor Bolt Jig
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Formwork for Wall G
Mixing Cement, Gravel, and Earth
Ramming
Formwork for Wall A, B and C
Placing Earth in Formwork
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Shoh Sugi Ban Finish
Charred Louvers Assembling the Canopy
Finished Canopy
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The section of the wall was a detailed map of our construction. The process was very much the same to concrete. The material itself is composed of cement, aggregate and dirt. We researched and tested many different ratios of these materials until we settled on one we found adequate. We placed rebar in the wall to reinforce it just like concrete. The main difference between concrete and rammed earth is the consistency (and the ramming). Rammed earth is much more thick and requires less water than concrete. This allows for ramming/compacting. The formwork for Rammed Earth has to be much more robust, due to the outward pressure of ramming. The top of the wall is created differnetly, it is a puddle earth cap. We used more water and cement, essentially creating concrete to protect the wall from erosion.
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Puddle Earth Cap HSS 6”x6”x3/8” Square Tubing Rammed Earth W/ (2) Mats #4 Rebar @ 18” O.C. E-W (Each Way)
12”x12”x3/4” Steel Base Plate 1” Screen Clean Gravel Concrete/ Permeable Paver Path
(2) Mats #4 Rebar @ 18” O.C. E-W (Each Way) Backfill 5/8” A36 - F1554 Anchor Bolts #4 Rebar @ 18” E-W Finished Canopy Shining in Sun
Detail Section of Wall
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Canopy from Above
Canopy and Wall
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Canopy Shadows
The canopy structure is the most complex system in this project. Within the walls there are 6”x6” tubes that are welded to a collar that holds the canopy together. The collar is bolted to the primary fins directly and then reinforced by the secondary structure. The wooden louvers act as the tertiary structure. Our studio worked closely with a local engineering firm, APEX Engineers. They ran numbers on the structural integrity of the canopy. Safety was the most important issue. The wooden louvers are charred through the process of Shou Sugi Ban. The process of burning preserves the wood. The burning also gives the project a certain aesthetic property, that acts a tribute to the yearly burning of the grassland in the area.
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1” x 6” Cedar Lumber Shoh Sugi Ban Finish Secondary Structure 2-Ply 3/16” Welded Steel Members Primary Structure 2-Ply 3/16” Welded Steel Members
4’ x 1’ Stepped Footing (2) - 2’ 1-Ply 3/16” Steel Members Welded To Top Plate Connector Top Plate Fins - Welded To Top Of 6”x6”x3/8” Square Tubing Rammed Earth
1. Exploded Axon of Canopy
Primary Structure To Secondary Structure Connection Pieces
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The elevation reveals the lift patterns of the rammed earth. Each layer we added a specific proportion of pigment to get a certain color. The colors were based upon soil monoliths that were dug up at the KU Field Station. The wall imitates the soil that is underneath. The idea is that a strip of the earth has been peeled up. This educates the user about the land and its history.
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Field Station Signage - Milled Steel Map of Trail - Milled Steel Signage Letters - Milled Steel
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KU Field Station Signage
Trail Information Signag
Roth Nature Trail Signag Roof Outline
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The wall is segmented according to the fibonacci sequence and has two axis. We separated the wall so the users interact with the wall more. The openings in the wall create a sense of parallax creating multiple views of the landscape. The user is aware of where they are, but there is still space for the mind wander. The interaction with the wall forces the user to understand rammed earth rather than walking by it. Once on the other side of the threshold the user is placed on the trail. 29
Finished Trailhead
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Canopy
Dedication Day, Trailhead Dies into Ground
Dedication Day, Path Through Trailhead
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Wilcox Collection Museum Location: Lawrence, Kansas Fall 2010
The Wilcox Collection is a collection of many original plaster casts of famous sculptures such as the Venus di Milo, the Discus Thrower and many more. They are currently located in a campus building that is inadequate for the collection. The current location is small and doesn’t respond to natural light at all. The mission is to design a building in Marvin Grove, a location on campus that is to house this collection of plaster casts. The building was also to house a research library and lecture hall. The last requirement was to design the building using the “style” of Classicism. 32
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The site of this project is located on the University of Kansas campus in its Marvin Grove. This area has a large expanse of green space, complete with a sculpture garden and winding paths. This building is located between Strong Hall and the Spencer Art Museum. My design relates to the pedestrian, allowing for a flow of people without destroying the existing path. The user is able to experience the building without actually going indoors. This provides some protection to students as they walk around campus. The building is natural to the users and an interesting feature to the campus. The orientation of the building allows Northern light to flood the spaces within. The hill also seperates the interior from the direct Southern light. Above on top of the building there is a sawtooth system that allows indirect Northern light in.
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Marvin Grove Site
Head of Athena Medici
Discus Thrower
Hermes & Infant Dionysos
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My process for this project concerned mainly the plans. The organization of a grid based on a structural system. I went through many forms of the building. I finally designed the building with five colums equally spced based on the space needed. This is opposite of Classicism which uses even numbers. I referenced Corbusier’s Villa Savoye and based column organization on that.
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Process Plans and Sections
Process Sketch
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I used a concrete structural system with a waffle slab in the floors. The columns are spaced far enough to create comfortable spaces and allow for people to flow through the gallery. The user will walk out into the landscape on an elevated platform, finally getting a view down into the Marvin Grove. The sketches above convey ideas of the building during the design process. The left image shows early ideas of the roof system and column organization. The right dealt with the idea that people could walk through the building outside and not be totally disconnected from the interior. There is a view of a sculpture presented while walking down the stairs.
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Bottom Floor Plan
North Elevation
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Top Floor Plan
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Interior Perspective
View of Courtyard
View from Marvin Grove
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From Above
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Study Abroad Location: France Summer 2012
Over the summer I took a trip to France where I learned about and experienced some of the greatest architecture in the world. I was able to travel to various locations in France such as Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, Lyon and Strasbourg. This gave me a new view on architecture, a global view. The process of architecture as well as its history is different in other countries, this trip helped me to understand this. The remainder of this portfolio includes sketches and photos of what I saw while on this trip. 42
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Chateau De Chenonceau
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Jean-Baptiste Clement Housing Paris, France
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Arab Institute, Paris, France
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Pompideau Centre Paris, France
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Villa Savoye Poissy, Paris, France
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MATTHEW LIVINGSTON
19923 S. Stockman Rd. Belton, Missouri 64012 816.896.1770 mattlivingston515@ku.edu
Education
2009 - Present University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning
Work Experience Summers 2008 - 12 City of Prairie Village Prairie Village, KS Grounds Crew - Tended to parks in the city. Working with landscaping and yardwork.
Awards & Publications October 2012 October 2012 November 2012 June 2012 May 2012
Monsters of Design, Best in Show AIA Kansas Honor Award KU Today, “KUFS’s new Roth Trailhead wins two design awards” Rammed Earth Conservation, “From the Ground Up” Lawrence Journal World, “Trail Entrance to Honor Teachers”
Activities 2009 - Present January 2011 2012 2012-13
AIASKU Member Attended Forum, Pheonix, AZ Involved in Quad Conference planning, Kansas City, MO Freedom By Design Captain aiasku.org
Dirtworks Studio 2012 Project Architect Roth Trailhead dirtworksstudio.ku.edu
Software AutoCAD - Revit - Rhino - Sketchup Photoshop - Indesign - Illustrator - Premiere Grasshopper - 3dsMax - Lumion - Microsoft Office
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