Michael Tuzzo by Michael Tuzzo

MICHAEL TUZZO ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN PORTFOLIO metuzzo@buffalo.edu II 716-946-7277

THIS PORTFOLIO CONTAINS THE DESIGN WORK OF

Michael E Tuzzo IV THE DESIGN WORK IN THIS PORTFOLIO WAS DEVELOPED FOR

The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning Fall 2010 - Fall 2013

The City of North Tonawanda Engineering Department January 2011 - Present

THE LIVING WALL

12 full-scale structures designed, built, and inhabited by first year architecture students to explore the successes and shortcomings of designs first hand. The Living Wall began with the physical transformations of a 6’x6’x8’ volume. After performing a single cut and shift, the volumes were programmed to be occupied by 7 students. Dwelling adjacencies encouraged students to be conscientious of urban conditions for living. The project Aperture was formed by the separation of two masses that remain linked by a central core. The split provides an internal and external opening for movement from one facade of the wall to the other. The interior space is divided into three levels, with interior openings allowing a continuous circulation through each level without exiting the project. The full-scale dwellings were designed, fabricated, and packaged on campus, then shipped to the Griffis Sculpture Park where the project remained for 18 months.

ARC 102 Spring 2011 Faculty: N.Bruscia, M.Hume, S. Nazarian, C. Romano Griffis Sculpture Park East Otto, NY

ARTIFICIALLY URBAN

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House proves that layered abstraction and distraction creates the possibility of artificially resetting the context of residential architecture. This project began with the establishment of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House as a unique example of a prairie style home because of its urban setting. The Robie House restricts views of the urban context from the interior by replacing it with an abstraction of the prairie. Wright’s window design layers foreground, middle-ground, and background to create the abstract image, thus removing the experience of the home from its urban context. The home in Amherst inversely abstracts an urban setting on a what could be considered a prairie site. Through an iterative process, the context of the Amherst home was artificially reset by the layering of urban conditions such as structure, wall, sidewalk, vegetation, water, stair, terrace, and street. Overlapping and combining these layers and conditions created independently characterized spaces that all together formed a collage-city of individually focused urban settings.

ARC 201 Fall 2011 Faculty: G. Delaney Amherst, NY

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

LAYERS OF DISTRACTION SKETCH

ROBIE HOUSE LAYERS OF DISTRACTION PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

URBAN CONDITION

ABSTRACTION OF THE PRAIRIE

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

WITHIN THE WALLS

There are unique spatial qualities inherent in the juxtaposition of everyday objects. An analysis of spatial adjacencies can reveal opportunities for architectural creation. The purpose of this project was to analyze and then extrapolate inhabitable architecture from the interstitial space created by an assembly of everyday objects. The initial bundle of objects was assembled from linear elements that were combined in various ways to form a single entity. A clean cut was performed on the bundle to expose the spaces that formed a relationship with the designated program of a theatre space. There is a dynamic relationship between performer and spectator in a theatre. As the spectator views the performer and their constructed performance, the performer is viewing the spectators, and thrives on their reactions and responses, which raises the question: who is on display? The interior spaces of the bundle personified the relationship by moving in and out of one another. The theatre is positioned on the wall of the site of Fort Niagara, where the divide between inside and outside occurs.

ARC 202 Spring 2012 Faculty: J. Oakley Lewiston, NY

SECTION A-A

SECTION B-B

ORIGINAL BUNDLE

HAND DRAWN VIEW

DIGITAL EXPLOSION

BUNDLE RE-CREATION

3D PRINT RE-CREATION

DIGITAL SECTION

SPATIAL ADJACENCY STUDY

SECTIONS

PLAN SKETCH

THEATRE PLAN

SITE COLLAGE

BUNDLE SECTION

SECTI STRUCTURAL PLAN

FIGURE GROUND STUDY

3D PRINT

CIRCULATION SKETCH

THEATRE SECTION

IDEAS KNOWLEDGE PERSPECTIVE

OVERHEAD PLAN

PERFORMER v SPECTATOR

SECT

GATED COMMUNITY

The prison is a building style that exists as a significant part of our social and economic landscape. How can architects contribute to rethinking the prison typology? When is a prisoner not a prisoner, but instead a victim? The high level of drug related crime in the US is linked to the negative influence of neighborhoods where individuals view crime as an opportunity. By presenting these areas with educational and economic opportunities, and exposing the lawful consequences of illegal actions, the awareness of incarceration can act as a deterrent for crime in the future. The study began with an intense research component that gathered information on the various forms of influence federal prisons have across New York State. A more in-depth analysis of spatial organization and inmate scheduling revealed programmatic adjacencies that impact the community while maintaining security. This gated community places the prison cells on top of an onsite hill, and then exposes the shared program at ground level that is meant to educate both prisoner and public.

ARC 301 Fall 2012 Faculty: J. Hwang Buffalo, NY

INCARCERATION PEOPLE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS

584

715

UNITED STATES

RUSSIA

554

BELARUS

523

PALAU

459

BELIZE

PERCENT OF TOTAL CRIME IN UNITED STATES FEDERAL PRISON

47.7 DRUG OFFENSES

16.1 WEAPONS

11.9 IMMIGRATION

5.7 SEX OFFENSES

5.6 EXTORTION/FRAUD

13.0 OTHER

CRIME INDEX ABOVE 3000 CRIME INDEX BELOW 3000 AREAS WITHOUT PRISONS

MATES ENTER INMATES ENTERINMATES ENTER DRUG SIDE AWARENESS NO OUTSIDE AWARENESS NODEALERS OUTSIDE AWARENESS

LOW AWARENESS HIGH PRISONER INFLUX

DRUG ADDICTS

PRISONS INMATES ENTER INMATES ENTERINMATES ENTER AWARENESS SPREADS AWARENESS SPREADS AWARENESS SPREADS

INCREASED AWARENESS OF LAWFUL CONSEQUENCES

INMATES CEASE INMATES ENTERING CEASEINMATES ENTERING CEASE E AWARENESS CONTINUES AWARENESS TOCONTINUES SPREAD AWARENESS TO CONTINU SPREAD

HIGH AWARENESS LOW PRISONER INFLUX

1000’

2000’

POPULATION INFLUENCE

4000’

3000’ COMMUNITY INFLUENCE

INDUSTRIAL INFLUENCE

CRIME INFLUENCE

CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCS

CLASSROOMS

INMATE SHOWER

PRISONER CELLS

BARBER SHOP

WORKSHOP-SHOP

YOUTH/PUBLIC CLASSROOM

LAW LIBRARY - READING ROOM

LEISURE LIBRARY - READING ROOM

GYMNASIUM

INMATE DINING

COMPUTER ROOM

REHABILITATION FACILITY

COMMISSARY - SALES AREA

OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA

MAILROOM - STAFF AND INMATE INTERFACE

SECURITY CENTER

LAUNDRY FACILITIES

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ROOMS

KITCHEN

DENTAL CLINIC

MAILROOM - SHIPPING/RECEIVING/SORTING

VISTING ROOM

DELIVERY AREA

OUTPATIENT CLINIC

WORKSHOP - OFFICE

INMATE ARRIVAL/TRANSFER AREA

OUTDOOR PUBLIC TERRACE (SUPERVISED)

PHARMACY

COMMISSARY - STORAGE

COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE

LINEN AND CLOTHING STORAGE

FOOD STORAGE

FOOD STAFF OFFICE

MEDICAL STAFF OFFICES

GUARD LOCKER ROOM

ADMINISTRATION OFFICES

GUARD DINING

GUARD BREAK ROOM

STAFF OFFICES

EMPLOYEE DINING

EMPLOYEE BATHROOM

FOOD STAFF BREAK ROOM

WAREHOUSE/MECHANICAL ROOM

STAFF PARKING

VISITOR PARKING

GUARD BATHROOM

NO ACCESS

FULL ACCESS

GUARD

SECURITY, ACCESS, AND VISIBILITY

TRANSPARENT

TRANSLUCENT

OPAQUE

EMPLOYEE

TRANSPARENT

TRANSLUCENT

OPAQUE

PRISONER

TRANSPARENT

TRANSLUCENT

OPAQUE

CIVILIAN

TRANSPARENT

TRANSLUCENT

OPAQUE

SANITARY AND WATER SANITARY AND -AREAS THAT REQUIRE WATER ACCESS TO WATER SANITARY AND -AREAS THAT REQUIRE AND SANITARY WATER ACCESS TO WATER CONNECTIONS -AREAS THAT REQUIRE AND SANITARY ACCESS TO WATER CONNECTIONS AND SANITARY CONNECTIONS

VENTILATION -AREAS THAT REQUIRE VENTILATION VENTILATION WITH -AREAS THAT REQUIRE NONE-OCCUPIED VENTILATION VENTILATION SPACE ABOVEWITH -AREAS THAT REQUIRE NONE-OCCUPIED VENTILATION SPACE ABOVEWITH NONE-OCCUPIED SPACE ABOVE

GROUNDED -AREAS THAT REQUIRE GROUNDED THE SPACE BE ON THE -AREAS THAT REQUIRE GROUND GROUNDED THE SPACE BE ON THE -AREAS THAT REQUIRE GROUND THE SPACE BE ON THE GROUND

STREET ACCESS -AREAS THAT REQUIRE STREET ACCESS ACCESS TO THE -AREAS THAT REQUIRE ROAD FOR DELIVERIES STREET ACCESS ACCESS TOACCESS THE OR PUBLIC -AREAS THAT REQUIRE ROAD FOR DELIVERIES ACCESS TO ACCESS THE OR PUBLIC ROAD FOR DELIVERIES OR PUBLIC ACCESS

PRISON CELLS

SEMI-PUBLIC PROGRAM

DELIVERY AREAS

INMATE TRANSFER AREA DELIVERY AREA INMATE CHECK-IN

EDUCATION

CLASSROOMS LAW LIBRARY LEISURE LIBRARY COMPUTER ROOM

NUTRITION

KITCHEN INMATE DINING GUARD DINING EMPLOYEE DINING FOOD STAFF OFFICE FOOD STAFF BREAKROOM

GUARDS / EMPLOYEES GUARD LOCKER ROOM GUARD BATHROOM GUARD BREAK ROOM SECURITY CENTER EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM EMPLOYEE BATHROOM ADMINISTRATION OFFICES

RECREATION

GYMNASIUM OUTDOOR RECREATION INMATE BATHROOM

INMATE EMPLOYMENT

LAUNDRY FACILITY LINEN AND CLOTHING STORAGE MAILROOM SORTING AND SHIPPING MAILROOM INTERFACE COMMISSARY SALES COMMISSARY STORAGE BARBER SHOP WORKSHOP WORKSHOP OFFICE

REHABILITATION CENTER DETOX AREA SMALL GYMNASIUM COURTYARD RECREATION AREA REHAB STAFF OFFICE

MEDICAL CENTER

PHARMACY DENTAL CLINIC MEDICAL STAFF OFFICE OUTPATIENT CLINIC PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ROOMS

OTHER

STAFF PARKING PUBLIC TERRACE VISITING ROOM

GALLERY OFFICE

Architectural offices should provide opportunities for the expression of the unique style and process of the individual firm(s) within. The Gallery Office provides space for three different architectural firms. Each firm has their own floor that includes an open floor studio space, and a gallery. The two programs are housed in two bars; one thick, the other thin. The studio space provided by the thick bar allows an open floor plan that blurs hierarchy within the firm. The thin bar provides a gallery space for the firm to exhibit their work to potential clients and the general public. To create a favorable working environment, the thick bar has a glazed facade free of structure, while the thin bar is enclosed by terra cotta panels to create a controlled museum like environment. The public is invited up through the building, moving vertically through the space between the bars. Gallery Office educates the public on the styles and process of the firms inside by making the work accessible to the general public, thus expanding interest in the field as a whole.

ARC 302 Spring 2013 Faculty: B. Carter Buffalo, NY

PRIVATE TERRACE

VERTICAL CHASE

ARCHIVAL DISPLAY

STUDIO SPACE

MEETING SPACE

STUDIO SPACE

RECEPTION AREA OPEN TO BELOW

GALLERY SPACE

VERTICAL CHASE

STUDIO SPACE

ARCHIVAL DISPLAY

STUDIO SPACE

PRIVATE TERRACE

VERTICAL CHASE

MEETING SPACE

GALLERY SPACE

RECEPTION AREA OPEN TO BELOW

GALLERY SPACE

FINAL SCHEME

ATELIER ONE

ATELIER TWO

ATELIER THREE

GALLERY BARS

STUDIO BARS

SERVICE

STRUCTURE

ENVELOPE

FREE FACADE GLAZING

RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM

GLAZING PANELS WITH CERAMIC FRITTING CONSTRUCTION SHEET

2’ X 2’ TILES WITH STAGGERED ELECTRICAL OUTLETS CONSTRUCTION SHEET

FAN ROOM

BOILER

RAINWATER FILTRATION

POROUS PAVING MATERIAL AND TERRACE FILTRATION WATER COLLECTION SHEET

STEEL TRUSS STRUCTURE

9’ TO 11’ STEEL TRUSS ENCLOSES STUDIO SPACE CONSTRUCTION SHEET

CHILLER

VAV AIR HANDLING SYSTEM FLOOR BY FLOOR VARIABLE AIR SUPPLY HVAC SHEET

VIBRATO

Residential architecture serves both resident and public. An extension of the sidewalk blurs the dividing threshold between public and private. Vibrato turns the threshold between public and private into a progression to personify the indistinct division between public and resident in social housing. This relationship is similar to theatre. As the spectator views the performer and their constructed performance, the performer is viewing the spectators, and thrives on their reactions and responses, prompting the question; who is on display? The dynamic relationship resulted in the public program of Vibrato becoming an outdoor theatre and music shop. The architecture interrupts the typical storefront typology by facing the building away from the street. This creates a ground level void space that pulls the public onto the site. The residential units above are organized as dorms. Residents maintain private double bedrooms but share amenities such as the kitchen and living room with other residents on their floor. This organization brings the progression from private to public into the building, further blurring the threshold.

ARC 403 Spring 2013 Faculty: J. Song Buffalo, NY Partner: J. Wightman

PRIVATE

UBLIC

PRIVATE

UBLIC

PRIVATE

SHARED SPACE

PRIVATE

PERFORMER

TERRACE

SPECTATOR

PUBLIC

SHARED SPACE PERFORMER

TERRACE SHARED SPACE

PRIVATE

TERRACE SPECTATOR

PUBLIC

SHARED SPACE PERFORMER

TERRACE SHARED SPACE

PRIVATE

0 5

50 20

NORTH

1 2 1

3 2

RIGIDIZED METALS

There is inherent structural integrity in thingauged sheet metal that has been strengthened by the rolling method in the rigidizing process. The process performed at Rigidized Metals in Buffalo, NY places thin-gauge stainless steel sheets between two rollers with male and female parts to imprint a pattern that gives the material structural integrity. As part of an on-going experimental process, this workshop is another step towards the introduction of rigidized sheet metal to the field of architecture as a material for structural and facade systems. The workshop was a start to finish process of analyzing the qualities of specific roll patterns, deriving a constructed form, and then the fabrication and construction of a full scale mock-up. The workshop explored new concepts for architectural implications while experimenting with the structural value of new module combinations.

ACADIA 2013 Conference October 2013 Faculty: N. Bruscia, C. Romano Buffalo, NY BL[3ND]: P. Gusmano, R. Miller, M. Rosen, A. Salva, D. Stefanko

9/11 MEMORIAL

Remains from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have been distributed to be enshrined in memorials across the United States. This project began as a competition at North Tonawanda High School for students to design a memorial for a beam segment that was presented to the City of North Tonawanda. After the winning entry was selected, it was my job to finalize the materiality of the memorial, survey the site, and then provide access to the memorial. The design commemorates all of the tragedy sites, including the field in Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon. The circular base for the memorial is filled with stone while a granite pentagon rises as a podium for the beam. Two translucent towers rise behind the memorial with light fixtures at the bottom to project two beams of light into the sky at night. The ribbon pathway links the memorial to the two adjacent sidewalks. This project was surveyed, sited, and finalized in the spring of 2013 and is scheduled for construction in the fall of 2014.

City of North Tonawanda Engineering Department Spring 2013 - Present Mentor: D. Marshall, P.E. North Tonawanda, NY

COLUMBIA DRIVE

A road renovation project that provides additional parking for North Tonawandaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown while respected and repairing the existing brick road.

P.C. T.C. - 95. B.C. - 95. STA 11+43.2 18.81' L

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RESET MANHO 96.17

T.C. - 97.27 B.C. - 96.77 STA 10+37 A 20.52' RT

SECTION C - C

EXISTING RECEIVER RIM - 93.96 INV STA 11+24.2 C 19.3' LF

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49'

P.T. T.C. - 95.22 B.C. - 94.72 STA 10+27.9 C 25.49' LF

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LIMIT OF WORK T.C. - 94.90 B.C. - 94.40 STA 11+36.5 C 24.59' LF

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T.C. - 95.50 B.C. - 95.00 STA 11+34.1 B 34.58' RT 55'

P.T. - T.C. - 96.35 B.C. - 95.85 STA 10+55.6 B 35.82' RT

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URBAN PLEXUS

Urban social housing will be forced to respond to changes in technology, a growing diversity in population, and infrastructural remains. Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attitude towards vehicular transportation is changing, and by the year 2049 there are two very probable futures for the car. One is that the car develops into a smarter, automatic, and more earth friendly version of itself. The other is that they become obsolete. Both possibilities present the opportunity for rethinking the street, and what it means as a connection. Currently, the street exists as a global network that identifies us as nodes with an address. If either possibility for the car holds true, this network will be eliminated. Architecture can replace the street infrastructure as the physical network and provide a global entity that identifies us as a domain. Urban Plexus is the segment of the network that replaces the vehicular infrastructure of Lahti, Finland. Residents live in units assembled to meet specific population requirements that fit together to form a global network of social housing.

Independent Study Fall 2012 Faculty: G. Delaney Lahti, Finland Partner: J. Wightman