Portfolio Matt Singleton
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Bio and Resume 1
Slice 3
Gateway 11
Cube 15
Bio I’m an architecture student.
Resume Matt Singleton matt.p.singleton@gatech.edu 770.733.7105 Education Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015 - Present {Expected Graduation Date, April 2018} {GPA, 3.63} Creekview High School, Canton, GA, 2010 - 2012, 2013 - 2014 Palmetto High School, Williamston, South Carolina, 2012 - 2013 Software Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit Rhinoceros 3d Grasshopper Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Skills Architectural Design Rendering Photo Editing Model Making Material Experimentation Experience Kroger, Alpharetta, GA, 2014 McDonalds, Alpharetta, GA, 2014
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Leadership American Institute of Architecture Students, Member, 2016 - Present American Institute of Architecture Students Freedom by Design, Project Manager, 2016 - Present {Duties Include: Client Communication, On-site Management, Establish Schedule, Coordinate Approval Process} Accomplishments Award of Design Merit, Spring 2016 School of Architecture Archive Submission, Spring 2016 School of Architecture Archive Submission, Fall 2016 Autodesk Revit Certification, 2014
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Slice Spring 2016
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122 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, GA Research, testing, analysis, and application were woven together in a semester long investigation. The traditional craft operation of slicing was examined as a way to develop an abstract design methodology that could then be applied and tested on a set of fundamental architectural conditions [structure – envelope – space]. My research and testing was then applied to an architectural design problem – an Urban Bathhouse in downtown Atlanta. The 10,000 s.f. program included ceremonial baths, relaxation spaces, sleeping cells, and related supporting spaces, as well as exterior relaxation gardens and terraces.
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Iterative Model Studies
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Alter - The project began as an investigation of definitions. What does “slicing” mean? Exploration of this craft yielded four categorizations of its capabilities. Slicing can alter the form of an object, alter its appearance, create the opportunity for quantity, and finally create void.
Penetrable - The resulting form creates barriers in which unusual interactions and circulation methods can be implemented. The walls have the capability to be flexible, penetrable, and permeable without subjecting the entire system to failure.
Flexibility - Slicing is often associated with a physicality and materiality. Beginning with an interest in repetitive actions one can combine this with the inherent characteristics of slicing to produce the effect of motion. This is accomplished in two variations: flexibility and interpolation.
Vertical - Orientation of the system will result in entirely different experiences both with their positives and negatives. A vertical positioning will increase height capabilities and ease circulation introduction. A horizontal orientation will create a unified and enclosed experience.
Wedges - One can begin to remove material in order to enhance the range of an object’s motion. This decision creates decreases the feasibility of this production method economically but ultimately the extended motion outweighs the negative concomitants.
Layering - The creation of interior and private space contradicts the capabilities of the created system. To combat this a layering method is implemented and varied when necessary. Doing this internally and externally increases operational benefits as well as experience.
Combination - The next question naturally becomes scale and application. One can either build out of a single piece or combine through a connection system. Keeping in mind continuity and motion, the decision was made in order to retain the intention of the project.
Concealment - Variation within the established layering system can help to diversify possible utility. For instance, the removal of the interior layer and replacing it with a solid material will create the necessary spaces for privacy. This creates breaking points of the structure.
Interlocking - Several methods would accomplish the task of connecting pieces while retaining an object’s newly found flexibility, but an interlocking system is best suited to achieve greater variety of forms and ease of construction while still emphasizing the perception of continuity.
Site Application - When combined with my system the elongation of the site suggests a pulling effect. Forming an ellipsoid with an open center both fits the surrounding context by continuing the circulation of the area and helps to create a haven of escape on the interior.
Self-buttressing - Motion is counter intuitive to stability and structural reliability. With the implementation of this system several techniques can be utilized to ensure reinforce the system without eliminating entirely its purpose. Self-buttressing is one example.
Massing Realization - The adjacent structures vary dramatically in height. Towards the west rest a 130’ structure while the east houses a mere 16’ building. With the site acting as a transition between the two, the design is made to slope down with the referencing this change.
Net Geometry - Do limitations exist as a result of this system? Using net geometries of three-dimensional objects, it becomes apparent that any shape can be created through simple variations. This results in the transformation of a plane into a malleable three-dimensional object.
Program Continuity - The program leans itself towards flowing motion both in physicality with the water and metaphorically. Combining this traditional role of relaxation with the original goal of the research helps to solidity the continuous nature of the circulation.
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Parking Deck
Bathhouse
16’ Tall Bookstore
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10 230’ Tall Building Busy Intersection
Local Park
Gateway Fall 2015
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200 Carroll Street, Atlanta, GA Based upon the same principles of departure that formed Naf’s Charred Cedar House, this strucutre reaches to expand upon prexisting architectural forms. A recognizable facade is stripped away and light is exposed through a central axis.
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Cube Fall 2016
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Material Exploration Displayed are the results of a material exploration into concrete. An emphasis was placed on the application of this material as a parametric element in a construction process. The experimentation yielded an increased understanding of the guiding principles of concrete construction.
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