MATT HUMMEL
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
2017 2021
Matt Hummel 949. 241. 7933 matth238@gmail.com 2232 1/2 Grand Ave, San Diego, CA
TABLE OF CONTENTS A JOINTVENTURE
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LATENT FORMATIONS
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BARRIO COMMONS
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
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EDUCATION ORANGE COAST COLLEGE // COSTA MESA, CA // 2014-2018 // ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE Achievements // 2016-2018 // Architecture Club Board Member 2017 // ENC Preservation Volunteer 2018 // AIA Competition 2nd Place
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY // SAN DIEGO, CA // 2019-2021 // BACHELORS DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE Achievements // 2019 // 3.5 GPA Scholarship 2019-2021 // Deans List
EXPERIENCE C.R.A.F.T DESIGN FIRM // ANAHEIM, CA // 2018 // JR ARCHITECT Responsibilities // Converting CAD drawings into 3D models and production of project renderings. Shop assistant responsible for production of CNC fabricated elements. Furniture design and production.
SNAKE OIL COCKTAIL COMPANY // SAN DIEGO, CA // 2019 // DESIGN CONSULTANT Responsibilities // Design consultation for new office/event space/cafe. Production of renderings for event space and cafe.
RKR DESIGNS // SAN DIEGO, CA // 2020-2021 // DESIGN CONSULTANT + DESIGN VISUALIZATION Responsibilities // Assisting in the conceptual and 3D design of project. Production of renderings and graphics.
MATT HUMMEL (949) 241-7933 mhummel238@gmail.com
RELATED EXPERIENCE THRIVE LA // ANTELOPE VALLEY, CA // 2018 // LEAD DESIGNER Responsibilities // Working alongside a team of 6 other students in the conceptualization, design, and production of modernized earth ship home for homeless veterans.
FORM FOUND PAVILION // LOS ANGELES, CA // 2019 // TEAM MEMBER Responsibilities // Assisted in the fabrication of the pavilion for the Amazon MARS exhibition. Assisted in the production of a showcase for ABB robotic arms.
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A JOINT VENTURE Housing is evolving around the world and is beginning to define new architectural typologies. The “American Dream” of a single family home is quickly becoming just that... a dream. As cities continue to grow and densify we are left with less and less open space. SRO’s and micro-units are quickly populating the residential landscape of LA and amenities and other utilitarian spaces are being removed from the individual housing unit and are becoming shared. This project seeks to question the validity of these shared spaces and explore how they can be better redefined to service both the community and the individual. Using the principals of Japanese joinery the project will combine a +PROGRAM (program that addresses climate or social justice), homeless HOUSING, and a new METRO stop to create a network of atypical relationships at both the scale of the neighborhood and the buildings occupants to explore what conditions and relationships are generated when these programs “interlock”.
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A STUDY OF CONVERGENCE HOUSING
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A STUDY OF CONVERGENCE HOUSING
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EARLY DIAGRAMMATIC ITERATION OF BUILDING AS A WHOLE
FINAL DIAGRAMMATIC ITERATION OF BUILDING AS A WHOLE
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PROGRESSION OF DESIGN + RELATIONSHIPS HOUSING
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WHITEWATER FIRE WHITEWATER, CA
AUGUST 2ND, 2020 33.9883˚ N, 116.6558˚ W AREA EFFECTED (70 ACRES)
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How can we respond to the increasing normality of raging fires? This thesis rigorously explores various design interventions that seek to transform the landscapes devastated by fires, a phenomenon that has worryingly become increasingly prominent. Three distinct projects were envisioned to speculate on the myriad of possibilities including, rehabilitation, expansion, and preservation, of transforming destruction into opportunity. The site chosen to explore these strategies is the Whitewater Nature Preserve which sits at the southern base of the San Bernardino mountains, just west of Coachella Valley. The site is home to a critical and highly unique ecosystem and micro-climate which, if jeopardized, could lead to the eradication of a number of endangered and protected plant and animal species. REHABILITATE -Regenerate natural landscape destroyed by fire -Enhance sites natural ecosystem -Preserve areas unaffected by forest fire
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EXPAND -Non-Destructive intervention on ground floor -Stabilize areas prone to erosion -Compensate for limitations of the natural environment
PRESERVE -Build only in areas effected by the fire -Create lines of disruption for fires -Provide maintenance facilities
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SITES OF INTERVENTION Following a comprehensive examination of the site it was determined that in order to best achieve the goals of rehabilitation, expansion, and preservation, the intervention should be approached in 3 separate localities which host separate functions but collectively work together to achieve the 3 primary goals. Each site will be used to reintroduce the preserves previously existing amenities with their location being determined by the unique qualities of the individual sites. - NATURE CENTER/RANGER STATION - CAMPGROUND - ECOLOGY PAVILION/GROW LAB
WHITEWATER NATURE CENTER This site was where the majority of the preserves amenities were located and is at the center of the preserves protected ecological zone which is home to a wide array of endangered and rare animal and plant species that are dependent on the sites unique environmental conditions which are the result of the sites geography. However, the site was also one of the areas most effected by the forest fire and is in need of drastic and rapid rehabilitation.
CAMPGROUND This site was chosen for the addition of a more permanent camp site that is catered towards serving the prominent hiking community that passes through the preserve daily and is highly invested in its survival. This site is focused on highlighting the river and addressing the unique environmental conditions that come with it.
BOTANICAL PAVILION This site was chosen for the addition of a sheltered gathering space that showcases the historical and cultural aspects of the site while also acting as an experimental grow lab intended to assist in the rehabilitation and expansion of the sites ecologically critical vegetation.
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TRANSITORY INTERVENTION Architectural intervention on a nature preserve creates an ethical dilemma for the architect for which there is no perfect solution. On one hand there is a need for occupiable and functional space and on the other there is an ethical responsibility to preserve the natural landscape as much as possible. This project has the unique opportunity to build on a site that has largely become a blank slate due to natural causes which means, for a short period of time at least, the architecture will be all that exist. These conditions caused me to approach this intervention as something that needs to find a balance between the permanent and the temporary. For the permanent the solution was straight forward, hide it. For the temporary, however, the approach became about creating architecture that can become one and the same with the natural landscape as it returns to its natural state. For this I utilized building block intended to disintegrate over time.
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Nature Center Entrance
Whitewater Fire Memorial
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Landscape Exhibit
Cooling Tower
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WHITEWATER VILLAGE CAMPGROUND
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Permanent Ext. Structures (Utilities + Storage) enclose temporary huts.
Prefabricated huts are shipped onto site.
Huts are lowered onto concrete piers.
Stairs and green roof are added onto huts.
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Existing structures are left in place and converted into a series of underground dwellings
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TRANSITORY INTERVENTION WHAT BECOMES OF THE PERMANENT The campgrounds are intented to be a mix between the permanent (space for utilities, storage, etc...) and the temporary (sleeping chambers) but what is to be done once the temporary structures are removed? Can the natural decay of these structures be controlled in such a way that they transform into something that provides a function for both the user and the natural landscape?
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Is it destroyed and lost forever?
Or is it left to be consumed by nature? Or perhaps there’s an in between...
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Present Day Rendering
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The floor, super structure, and roof remain and block work is added to protect foundation.
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Future Campground Rendering
Corridors and light wells/vents are added to connect remaining structures.
Structures are left and slowly become consumed by the surrounding landscape.
SPRING 2021
BOTANICAL PAVILION ECOLOGICAL EXHIBIT
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Solar Radiation Mapping
Grid of Porosity
Solar Chimney Array
Final Form
PAVILION FORM FINDING
SPRING 2021
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DESIGN CONCEPT The Barrio Commons explores collective housing as a means of expanding and preserving the rich heritage of Barrio Logan by working alongside the neighborhoods primary cultural hub and gathering space, Bread & Salt. This project seeks to expand upon the communal integration that Bread & Salt has started by minimizing ground floor interference leaving an expansive and flexible communal space that is intended to be used as an extension of Bread & Salt’s weekly galleries and weekend markets which have become critical to the neighborhood’s local economy. The building, itself, follows these community centric ideals by providing the residents with expansive communal and workspace that encourages appropriation allowing the building to act as a blank canvas which develops alongside its inhabitants while maintaining an openness that encourages connection between both its residents and the surrounding community.
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- 750 SF - 18’x20’ & 12’x20’ Module
- 325 SF - 12’x20’x16’ Module
- 325 SF - 18’x20’x 12’ Module
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DESIGN PARAMETERS - Accommodates Small Families - Maximize Shared Space - Community Garden Terrace
UNIT B
- Accommodates Local Students - Emphasizes Active Lifestyles - Maximize Space By Using Micro-Living Design Elements
UNIT C ADA
- ADA Accessible Units - Accommodates Varying Users - Emphasizes Community Engagement
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INTERIOR SECTIONS UNIT A
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PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS JUNE - NOVEMBER 2018
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ALDAWOOD RESIDENCE EXTENSION
EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
PROPOSED EXTENSION
2018
Prefabricated VIP table for RoofTop bar in LA’s Chinatown. For this project we were tasked with making a table that resembles a “bird cage” to provide privacy while maintaining enough porosity to allow the night club environment in.
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NEST VIP TABLE
SNAKE OIL COCKTAIL CO. PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS NOVEMBER - JANUARY 2019
REMODEL OF 1735 HANCOCK ST, SAN DIEGO, CA
EXISTING FLOOR PLAN FIRST LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
SECOND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
JULEP VENUE Remodel of an existing warehouse into a new exclusive event venue for Snake Oil Cocktail Co. This Project involved working directly with the client to develop a design language for the flexible event space, attached cafe, and new offices.
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY