Matthew Bryson Architecture & Design Portfolio by Matthew Bryson

MATTHEW

BRYSON

ARCHITECTURE & Design PORTFOLIO

Accademia, Professional & Personal Studies

✦ Selected Works 2002-2022

“We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us.” ~Winston Churchill

PERSONAL STATEMENT Several years ago I restored a broken century-old clock. Understanding how the smallest axles and gears each performed critical roles in the whole, I diagnosed the problems, broke down the timepiece, catalogued and serviced each component and reassembled the clock so that it ran for the first time in decades. Taking on such challenges and bringing them to resolution is part of what makes me tick. I am always driven to improve and diversify my skills in disciplines within and outside the practice of architecture because I believe being well rounded with diverse experiences and skills improves my approach to design in the workplace. Like a clock, architecture is a craft which requires constant winding and calibration and a responsible architect recognizes and seizes everyday opportunities for learning and improvement. After graduate school, and during the height of the recession, I found employment at an architecture firm where I learned the craft of building architectural models that were exhibited in the National Building Museum, the National Gallery of Canada and other private displays. Recently, I finished renovating my second home, gutting many rooms to the studs and rebuilding them from my own plans. In the process I gained an integrated understanding of the process of design and construction, specifically as it applies to residential architecture. With many architectural models, and small residential projects under my belt, I am looking for new opportunities to apply these learned skills to larger projects and diversifying the methods of my design process. Matthew Bryson

Contact 443.350.2953 8680 Baymeadows Rd E Apt 2215 Jacksonville, FL 32256 brysonmw85@gmail.com

WORKS AP Art Portfolio Elkton High School

03-09

CIVIC BUILDING PROJECT;

Studio III University of Maryland

10-11

AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDIO;

Studio VI University of Maryland

GRADUATE THESIS;

Arch 797,798,799 University of Maryland

13-16

ARCHITECTURAL SCALE MODELING;

Arnold & Arnold Riverdale Park, MD

17-23

HISTORICALLY SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL;

Arnold & Arnold Riverdale Park, MD

24-25

INTERPRETIVE BATTLEFIELD MARKERS;

Arnold & Arnold Riverdale Park, MD

26-27

Hammon Wilson Annapolis, MD

28-29

Personal Residences Laurel, MD - Jacksonville, FL

30-51

ART STUDIO WORKS;

focus on portraiture & architectural subjects

classical design challenge

affordable housing prototypes

community redevelopment in green mount west

for education, fundraising, and design

addition of family room and carriage house

war of 1812 battle of bladensburg bicentennial

RESIDENTIAL;

new builds, additions, & renovations

CUSTOM HOME REMODELING;

diy design/build

PROFILE

Resume

ART STUDIO WORKS

2002 - 2003

FOCUS ON PORTRAITURE & ARCHITECTURAL SUBJECTS Elkton High School

BRIEF These selected works represent the preparation of an AP art portfolio assembled during 2002 and 2003. They illustrate my journey to architecture and the foundations of my career in design. Upon discovering an aptitude for drawing, I first looked to portraiture as an exercise in conveying various emotions and themes though a variety of subjects, initially drawing from photographs, later from life, and eventually sketches of sculpture and architecture. The local architectural vernacular of historic structures interested me and I began drawing particular structures with family ties or ancestral significance within my home county. Later I examined different media, abstraction techniques for representing space and light while exploring European architecture following a trip abroad to Germany, Austria, Budapest and the Czech Republic. My artistic studies stimulated an interest in architecture, design and history which ultimately led to declaring architecture as a major during college. These initial explorations were later enriched during my collegiate studies specifically during several courses dedicated to drawing and representing architectural spaces.

pencil on paper - flat head chief photograph Edward S. Curtis pencil on paper - bear bull photography Edward S. Curtis

pencil on paper - original subject “reflections of war”

pencil on paper - National Geographic Afghan girl, photo by Steve McCurry pencil on paper - original studies of youthful subject and drapery

pencil on paper - sculpture, Vienna Austria charcoal on paper - bust studies pencil on paper - sculpture, Vienna Austria

charcoal on paper - elk landing stone house, Elkton MD pencil on paper - roney & wells hardware, North East MD charcoal on paper - st. mary anne’s episcopal church, North East MD

pencil on paper - Philadelphia PA

pencil on paper - chain bridge, Budapest Hungary pen on paper - Prague Czech Republic charcoal on paper - cape neddick lighthouse, York ME

CIVIC BUILDING PROJECT

2006

CLASSICAL DESIGN CHALLENGE STUDIO III University of Maryland

BRIEF The project was introduced in 4 separated stages: 1. Design sectional elevations corresponding to a provided floor plan of an unidentified church. 2. Adapt language of interior created from church to a rectangular loosely programmed hall of given overall proportion with flat ceiling and side galleries. 3. Raise hall from ground level 16-20 feet and design ceremonial stairway procession to include acoustic vestibule and elevators. 4. Create massing studies, and exterior facades, modifying and adapting interior as needed.

CONCEPT This was an exercise in understanding proportions, detailing and the use of compressing and expanding spaces to create drama and ceremony in a building of civic importance.

Sectional Elevation & provided unidentified floor pan

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Sectional Elevation performance hall Sectional Elevation entry sequence Sectional Elevation outer gallery and stairs to mezzanine

AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDIO

2008

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROTOTYPES Studio VI University of Maryland

BRIEF The affordable housing studio led by Ralph Bennett introduced the implementation, process, and design of affordable housing through regional examples, and design challenges. Certain programmatic requirements and size constraints were applied in creating various housing prototypes to address neighborhoods, real and fictitious, lacking housing stock.

Elevations single family detached housing prototype Plans single family detached housing prototype

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GRADUATE THESIS

2008 - 2009

“COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT IN GREENMOUNT WEST life at the corner Arch 797,798,799 University of Maryland

BRIEF This thesis explores strategies of community revitalization through means of developing public zones in the highly vacated Baltimore neighborhood of Greenmount West. The building of community facilities including an after-school recreation center, public market and community cafe would bring various groups of people together at street corners once ruled by drug trafficking. At the the corner, residents would participate together in everyday activities and be watchful over these public zones. In addition to creating casual forums for community discourse and strengthening bonds between disenfranchised neighbors, a sense of regional and local identity is created through references to local folk art traditions and provisions for neighborly sidewalk loitering through repeated use of certain street furniture and canopy systems. Greenmount West gains a recognizable identity within the local arts district as a sustainable mixed-income community with an encouraged spirit and cooperative attitude toward defending public spaces.

Rendering community cafe & graffiti park ‘free speech zone’ Rendering after school recreation and education center

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CONCEPT The corner is said to be the center for community information. It not only functions as a focal point but also as a place to see and be seen. Unfortunately, in recent decades, corners through Baltimore once occupied by friendly businesses are now the scene of open-air drug markets. If the corner is the face of the community, then taking control of the corner means taking control of the community. Three strategic underutilized corners were targeted for key resident amenities.

Preliminary Street Corner Interventions Rec Center, Public Market, Community Cafe & Graffiti Park

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Elevation Renderings monroe rec center Street Plan & Elevations barclay cafe and graffiti park Rendering graffiti park

Renderings guilford marketplace proposal Ground Floor Plan farmers market retail space and community growing garden Sectional Elevation illustrating greenhouse and educational spaces on second level

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ARCHITECTURAL SCALE MODELING

2008 - 2012

MODELS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, FUNDRAISING, AND DESIGN PRESENTATIONS Arnold & Arnold

SUMMARY Most of these models are constructed of acrylic plastic, polystyrene or bass wood using AutoCAD drafting and laser cutting technology combined with hand sanding, assembly, painting and finishing techniques. The commissioned architectural subject is reduced in scale into plan section and elevation and broken into assembly diagrams and individually drafted component parts with precise cutting offsets and tolerances to 1/256”. Once kits of parts are cut, they require preparation to receive primer and intersecting edges are sanded to mitered angles. Once assembled, edges and seams are re-sanded and primed. Final paint is usually applied using an airbrush. While at Arnold & Arnold I pioneered an airbrush stippling technique which improved the dimensionality of abstracted surfaces, building color layer on top of color layer. This was specifically successful when rendering concrete, stone, brick, or natural surfaces. Habitat 67 Montreal ‘global citizen: the architecture of moshe safdie’ detail photograph Habitat 67 Montreal ‘global citizen: the architecture of moshe safdie’ photo by john hill @ national academy museum, ny

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PROJECT BRIEF This body of work is for the “Global Citizen: The Architecture of Mosche Safdie” exhibition. The traveling retrospective which spans the illustrious architect’s career covers his ‘habitat’ projects many of which were never realized. The complex structures include Habitat 67 in Montreal, Habitat Puerto Rico, Habitat New York II, and Safdie’s Centre Pompidou Competition Proposal. The exhibit opened in 2010 at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, then traveled to the Chicago Cultural Center in 2011, Los Angeles’ Skirball Cultural Center in 2012 , Arkansas’ Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2014, New York’s National Academy Museum in 2015 and will be traveling to the Boston Society of Architects BSA Space in 2016.

Moshe Sadie with Habitat 67 Montreal opening of ‘global citizen’ @ national gallery of canada, photo by Joe lofaro Habitat 67 Montreal model on display, photo by archidose @ national academy museum, ny Habitat 67 Montreal model on display, photo by Katherine Anne A. Salamat @ national academy museum, ny

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Habitat Puerto Rico photo by national academy museum and school Habitat Puerto Rico model on display, photo by national academy museum and school Habitat Puerto Rico photo

Centre Pompidou Competition 1971 photos Centre Pompidou Competition opening @ national academy museum ny, photo by national academy museum and school Habitat New York II photo by afinelyne for untapped cities

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PROJECT BRIEF I led the design process and managed the team assembly of the following scale models for the National Building Museum’s 5 year “House & Home” exhibition which has attracted 50 thousand visitors annually and received media praise upon its opening in 2012. The models include Charles Platt’s 1915 Astor Court Apartments in New York City, Green & Green’s 1908 Gamble House in Pasadena, California, and George Washington’s 1778 Mount Vernon in Virginia.

Astor Court Apartments 1915 model on display, photo by national building museum Astor Court Apartments 1915 photos

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Gamble House 1908 photos

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Mt Vernon ca 1778 model on display, photo by national building museum Mt Vernon ca 1778 photos

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HISTORICALLY SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL ADDITION

2013 - 2015

ADDITION OF FAMILY ROOM AND CARRIAGE HOUSE Arnold & Arnold

Sibley Residence, Hyattsville family room addition, photos by mike arnold Sibley Residence, Hyattsville family room addition, permit set elevation

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Sibley Residence, Hyattsville carriage house, photo by mike arnold Sibley Residence, Hyattsville carriage house, early concept elevations

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INTERPRETIVE BATTLEFIELD MARKERS

2011 - 2014

WAR OF 1812 BATTLE OF BLADENSBURG BICENTENNIAL Arnold & Arnold

PROJECT BRIEF On August 24th, 1814, British troops charged and occupied Washington DC, setting fire to the White House, the Capital building, the Library of Congress, and the treasury building. The history books remember the American success at Fort McHenry three weeks later but not the last brave American defense of Washington earlier that day at Bladensburg MD. This forgotten battle was fought by a “motley rabble” of untrained American militia who were unprepared for the new congreve rockets the British were wielding. These rockets later gained fame at Fort McHenry by Francis Scott Key’s lyrics “rockets red glare”. These 70’ tall battlefield markers are part of a permanent artistic and educational installation being erected in Bladensburg, MD. As the first markers ever to identify the battlefield, careful historical research, site surveys, dozens of exploratory models, detailed CDs and close CA with fabricators were vital to balancing sensitivities of the subject with the markers programmatic goals of increasing regional identity, awareness, tourism, and boosting local economy.

Battlefield Marker Maquette early model study for marker form & construction Battlefield Marker site location and orientation study

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American Battlefield Marker 1/2 scale model 2014 British Battlefield Marker CDs 2014 British Battlefield Marker Fabrication photo 2015

RESIDENTIAL

2016 - 2017

NEW BUILDS, ADDITIONS, & RENOVATIONS Hammond Wilson

REVISION

ISSUED FOR PROGRE

A3.0

1 A4.1

1 A4.2

2 A4.1

2 A4.0 STONE SLAB CHIMNEY CAP

FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES

Top of Main Ridge 46.45'

PTD. CEMENTITIOUS SHINGLES, TYP.

12 12

STONE VENEER CHIMNEY

CLAD WOOD CASEMENT WINDOWS (SEE SCHEDULE)

PTD. WD. COMPOUND RAKE

12 12

12'-0"

AZEK TRADITIONAL TRIM CASING, TYP.

12 12

12 FLARED SHINGLE DETAIL 12 TO MEET TRIM BOARD (SEE

FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES

7/A6.2)

2-PIECE PTD. WD. FASCIA LINE OF FRAMING BEYOND

Attic 34.45' (top of clg. framing)

PTD. 5/4x WD. TRIMBOARD

9'-1 3/8"

H E

CLAD WOOD CASEMENT WINDOWS (SEE SCHEDULE)

9'-1 3/8"

B E

AZEK TRADITIONAL TRIM CASING, TYP. 5" HALF ROUND PAINTED ALUMINUM GUTTER W/ 3" DOWNSPOUTS

Upper Level 25.34' (top of subfloor)

2-PIECE PTD. WD. FASCIA

F.1

PTD. 5/4x WD. TRIMBOARD

11'-4 1/8"

CLAD WOOD CASEMENT WINDOW AND TRANSOM WINDOW AND TRANSOM (SEE SCHEDULE) AZEK TRADITIONAL TRIM CASING, TYP. PTD. SHINGLE, 6" EXPOSURE, TYP.

Entry Level 14.0' (top of subfloor)

2" STONE WATERTABLE & COPING, TYP.

9'-4 1/4"

STONE VENEER

4" REINF. SLAB IN BASEMENT, TYP.

Lower Level 4.65' (top of slab)

1'-8"

Lower Level 4.65' (top of slab) 2.98' (bottom of footing)

Scale: 3/16" = 1'-0"

A2.1

2.98' (bottom of footing)

REINF. CONC. FOOTINGS BELOW FROST DEPTH, TYP.

Waterfront Elevation

1 A3.0

STONE SLAB CHIMNEY CAP

STONE VENEER CHIMNEY Top of Main Ridge 46.45'

12 14 12

A3.1

4 A3.1

6 A3.1

5 A3.1

THE LAP RESID

LINE OF FRAMING BEYOND

12 12

2-PIECE PTD. WD. FASCIA

Attic 32.45' (top of clg. framing)

9'-1 3/8"

AZEK TRADITIONAL TRIM CASING, TYP.

OWNERSHIP AND

E D

LINE OF FRAMING BEYOND

PTD. WD. RAIL, NEWEL, & PICKETS FLARED SHINGLES ON RADIUSED PLYWD. SHEATHING (SEE 3/A6.2)

Upper Level 25.34' (top of subfloor)

11'-4 1/8"

CLAD CLADWOOD WOODCASEMENT FRENCH DOOR WINDOW AND AND TRANSOM (SEE SCHEDULE)

Upper Level 23.34' (top of subfloor)

F.1

F.1 2-PIECE PTD. WD. FASCIA

PTD. 5/4x WD. TRIMBOARD

F 8'0" h. x 9'-0" w. CARRIAGE DOORS

AZEK TRADITIONAL TRIM CASING, TYP. 14" SQUARE FIBERGLASS COLUMNS ON STONE PIERS, TYP.

Entry Level 14.0' (top of subfloor)

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5" HALF ROUND PAINTED ALUMINUM GUTTERS W/ 3" DOWNSPOUTS

PTD. 5/4X WD. TRIMBOARD ICE AND WATER SHIELD UNDER ALL AREAS OF CURVED ROOF AND VALLEYS, TYP.

3196 Arunde Anna

FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES

PTD. 5/4X WD. TRIMBOARD CLAD WOOD CASEMENT WINDOWS (SEE SCHEDULE)

9'-1 3/8"

Attic 34.45' (top of clg. framing)

Top of Main Ridge 38.45'

6'-0"

5" HALF ROUND PAINTED ALUMINUM GUTTER W/ 3" DOWNSPOUTS

11'-4 1/8"

12'-0"

FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES

2" STONE WATERTABLE & COPING, TYP.

SCALE

2" STONE WATERTABLE & COPING, TYP.

PROJECT NO.

STONE VENEER

Garage 12.0' (top of slab at door)

4" REINF. SLAB IN BASEMENT, TYP.

Waterf Drive E

5'-0 1/4"

REINF. CONC. FOOTINGS BELOW FROST DEPTH, TYP.

9'-4 1/4"

ISSUE DATE

PTD. SIDING, 6" EXPOSURE, TYP.

6.98' (bottom of footing)

1'-8"

Lower Level 4.65' (top of slab) REINF. CONC. FOOTINGS BELOW FROST DEPTH, TYP.

2.98' (bottom of footing)

Drive Court Elevation Scale: 3/16" = 1'-0"

A2.1 Top of Main Ridge 46.45'

50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP.

Top of Main Ridge 46.45'

50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP. 50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP. 50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP. 50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP. 50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP.

50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP.

5/4x PTD. WD. COMPOUND RAKE

PTD. SHINGLES

PTD BEADED BOARD SOFFIT RUN PERPENDICULAR TO FASCIA

METAL FLASHING W/ DRIP EDGE 5/4x PTD. WD. COMPOUND RAKE 12'-0"

12'-0"

PTD BEADED BOARD SOFFIT RUN PERPENDICULAR TO FASCIA

CASEMENT WINDOW (SEE SCHEDULE)

2x4 FURRING FLASH HEADS & SILLS OF ALL WINDOWS & DOORS, TYP. 1/2" CDX PLYWOOD SHEATHING

CASEMENT WINDOW (SEE SCHEDULE)

AIR INFILTRATION BARRIER

FULL DEPTH SPRAY FOAM INSULATION, TYP. AT WALL CAVITIES

PTD SHINGLES

TRIM IN VIEW BEYOND

8 A6.2 A6.2

1'-11 3/8"

AIR INFILTRATION BARRIER

METAL FLASHING W/ DRIP EDGE

ic 45' (top of clg. framing)

Attic 34.45' (top of clg. framing)

PTD. HALF ROUND METAL GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

STRUCTURAL HEADER (SEE STRUCTURAL)

PTD SHINGLES

Attic 34.45' (top of clg. framing)

CASEMENT WINDOW (SEE SCHEDULE)

1/2" CDX PLYWOOD SHEATHING

TOP OF FINISH CEILING 36.39'

8 50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP.

CLAD WD TRANSOM PTD. WD. BRACKET & FRIEZE BEYOND

5/4x PTD. WD. COMPOUND RAKE

5/8" PTD. GWB

PTD. WD. CASING

PTD BEADED BOARD SOFFIT RUN PERPENDICULAR TO FASCIA

STRUCTURAL HEADER SEE STRUC. DWGS.

PTD. WD. CASING

PTD. CROWN (SEE SCHEDULE)

PTD WD CASING

FLASH HEADS & SILLS OF ALL WINDOWS & DOORS, TYP.

CLAD CASEMENT WINDOW (SEE SCHEDULE)

CASEMENT WINDOW (SEE SCHEDULE)

PTD. TRIM

CASEMENT WINDOW (SEE SCHEDULE) 9'-1 3/8"

9'-1 3/8"

METAL FLASHING W/ DRIP EDGE

CONT. CAULK & BACKER ROD W/ CONT. METAL FLASHING

A6.2

9'-1 3/8"

FLASH HEADS & SILLS OF ALL WINDOWS & DOORS, TYP.

9'-1 3/8"

FLASH HEADS & SILLS OF ALL WINDOWS & DOORS, TYP.

5/4x PTD. TRIMBOARD

FLASH HEADS & SILLS OF ALL WINDOWS & DOORS, TYP. 50 YEAR FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES ON 30 LB FELT ON 5/8" PLYWOOD, TYP.

SIMILAR

COPPER PAN

PTD. WD. CASING

PTD. WD. APRON & SILL 2 2X6 STUD CONSTRUCTION

A6.2 PTD. WD. RAIL, NEWEL, & PICKETS

CLAD WD DOOR

Upper Level 25.34' (top of subfloor)

5/4 HARDWOOD DECKING W/CONCEALLED FASTENERS

14" LPI FLOOR JOISTS (SEE STRUCTURAL)

5/4 TRIMBOARD

FULL DEPTH SPRAY FOAM INSULATION TYP. AT WALL CAVITIES

1 A6.2

Upper Level 25.34' (top of subfloor)

PITCH FOR DRAINAGE

FIN. FLOORING, SEE FIN. SCHEDULE 3/4" PLYWD. SUBFLOOR

FULL DEPTH OPEN CELL INSULATION (R-20 MIN.) IN WALL CAVITY

OPEN CELL SPF INSULATION FOR SOUND ATTENUATION

3/4" FLOOR SHEATHING

Upper Level 25.34' (top of subfloor)

A6.2

FIN. FLOORING, SEE FIN. SCHEDULE 3/4" PLYWD. SUBFLOOR

REMOVABLE ACQ TRTD WD SLEEPER ASSEMBLY

PTD. WD. BASE

PTD. WD. BASE FIN. FLOORING, SEE FIN. SCHEDULE 3/4" PLYWD. SUBFLOOR OPEN CELL SPF INSULATION FOR SOUND ATTENUATION

14" LPI FLOOR JOISTS (SEE STRUCTURAL)

DECK JOISTS, TAPERED TO PROVIDE DRAINAGE SLOPE (SEE STRUCTURAL)

A6.2

Upper Level 25.34' (top of subfloor)

SIMILAR

PTD. ALUMINUM GUTTER & DOWNSPOUT 5/8" PTD. GWB PTD BEADED BOARD CEILING, RUN PARALLEL TO FASCIA. SEE SPEC.

5/4 TRIMBOARD

STRUCTURAL HEADER SEE STRUC. DWGS.

5/4 TRIMBOARD

PTD WD CASING

PTD. CROWN

5/4 TRIMBOARD

FAUX BEAM BETWEEN COLUMNS

CLAD WD TRANSOM

TUSCAN CAP

PTD. CROWN

CLAD WD TRANSOM

CLAD WD TRANSOM 14" SQUARE FIBERGLASS TUSCAN COLUMN

3/4 MULL COVER

11'-4 1/8"

FLASH HEADS & SILLS OF ALL WINDOWS & DOORS, TYP.

11'-4 1/8"

3/4 MULL COVER

FLASH HEADS & SILLS OF ALL WINDOWS & DOORS, TYP.

STONE VENEER (BEYOND)

CLAD WOOD FRENCH INSWING DOOR (SEE SCHEDULE)

CLAD WOOD CASEMENT WINDOW (SEE SCHEDULE)

2X6 STUD CONSTRUCTION PTD. WD. APRON & SILL FULL DEPTH SPRAY FOAM INSULATION, TYP. AT WALL CAVITIES

ENGAGED SQUARE COLUMN AND PIER

CONT. CAULK & BACKER ROD W/CONT. METAL FLASHING

5/8" PTD. GWB

PTD WD BASE

3/4" HDWD FLOORING 2" STONE WATERTABLE, SLOPE FOR DRAINAGE (SEE SPECS.)

Entry Level 14.0' (top of subfloor)

2" STONE WATERTABLE, SLOPE FOR DRAINAGE (SEE SPECS.)

3/4" HDWD FLOORING

3/4" PLYWOOD SUBFLOOR

Entry Level 14.0' (top of subfloor)

2" THICK FLAMED "PREMIUM" BLUESTONE WATERTABLE

2" STONE WATERTABLE, SLOPE FOR DRAINAGE (SEE SPECS.)

3/4" HDWD FLOORING

STONE VENEER

Entry Level 14.0' (top of subfloor)

3/4" PLYWOOD SUBFLOOR

Entry Level 14.0' (top of subfloor)

TRT'D 2x8 PLATE

14" LPI FLOOR JOISTS (SEE STRUCTURAL)

WOOD I JOIST - SEE STRUCT.

14" LPI FLOOR JOISTS (SEE STRUCTURAL)

INSECT SHIELD, TYP.

ANCHOR BOLT SIZE AND SPACING PER STRUCTURAL DWGS.

ENGINEERED RIM JOIST

INSECT SHIELD, TYP.

2x6 P.T. PLATE X

SILL SEALER GASKET & TERMITE SHIELD

INSECT SHIELD, TYP.

12" REINF. CMU FOUNDATION WALL (TURN TOP COURSE FOR SLAB BEARING)

ANCHOR BOLT SIZE AND SPACING PER STRUCTURAL DWGS.

X 9

9'-4 1/4"

A6.2

X X X X X

ANCHOR BOLT - SIZE AND SPACING PER STRUCTURAL DWGS.

9'-4 1/4"

WATERPROOF MEMBRANE AND INSULATION BOARD (SEE SPECS.)

A6.2

2x6 P.T. PLATE

FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING BARRIER, TYP. (RUB-R-WALL) RIGID INSULATION BOARD FOR BACKFILL PROTECTION

RIGID INSULATION BOARD FOR BACKFILL PROTECTION

FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING BARRIER, TYP. (RUB-R-WALL)

1/2" EXPANSION JOINT 4" REINF. SLAB 4" GRAVEL

Scale: 3/4" = 1'-0"

Wall Section: House @ Master Balcony

1/2" EXPANSION JOINT

Scale: 3/4" = 1'-0"

6 MIL POLY V.B.

Lower Level 4.65' (top of slab)

4" REINF. SLAB

REVISION

ISSUED FOR PROGRESS

6 MIL POLY V.B.

Lower Level 4.65' (top of slab)

2.98' (bottom of footing)

8.26.16

DATE

8.26.16

DATE

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REVISION

ISSUED FOR PROGRESS

SEAL

3196 Arundel on the Bay Road Annapolis, MD

OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DRAWINGS

8.26.16

15 - 07

3/4" = 1'-0"

Drawings and Specifications "as instruments of professional service" are, and shall remain, the property of the architect. These documents are not to be used in whole, or in part, for any other projects or purposes, or by any other parties than those properly authorized by contract, without the specific written authorization of Hammond Wilson Architects, P.C.

ISSUE DATE

REVISION

ISSUED FOR PROGRESS

House Wall Sections

PROJECT NO.

SCALE

Wall Section: House @ Shed Dormer Scale: 3/4" = 1'-0"

SEAL

3196 Arundel on the Bay Road Annapolis, MD

OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DRAWINGS

THE LAPCZYNSKI RESIDENCE

8.26.16

15 - 07

3/4" = 1'-0"

ISSUE DATE

House Wall Sections

SCALE

PROJECT NO.

A4.1

New residence elevations 2016 New residence sections 2016

2 4.1

Wall Section: House @ Recessed Dormer Scale: 3/4" = 1'-0"

A4.2

8.26.16

DATE

1 4.1

THE LAPCZYNSKI RESIDENCE

SEAL

3196 Arundel on the Bay Road Annapolis, MD

OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DRAWINGS

8.26.16

15 - 07

3/4" = 1'-0"

ISSUE DATE

SCALE

PROJECT NO.

A4.0

House Wall Sections

THE LAPCZYNSKI RESIDENCE

4" GRAVEL

1'-8"

2 4.0

Wall Section: House @ Entry Porch

1'-8"

1 4.0

REVISION

5/8" 2 3/4"

ISSUED FOR PROGRESS

3 1/2"

3/8" 3/8" 1/2" 2 1/2" 1/2" 3/4"

Attic 34.45' (top of clg. framing) 5 1/8"

3/4"

3/8" 3 1/2"

1/2" PTD. WD.

3 5/8"

3/4"

PTD. 3/4" WD.

1/2" PTD. MDF

G.R

G.L 9'-1 3/8"

1/2"

2'-10"

VARIES

SEAL Upper Level 25.34' (top of subfloor)

Carriage Detail Scale: 3" = 1'-0"

A5.0

4" 3 1/ "

VARIES

3/8 Newel Post Elevation Scale: 3" = 1'-0"

2 3/4"

3/8" 3/8" 1 5/8" 2 1/2" 1 5/8"

2 A5.0

FILLER BLOCK OF SAME WD. SPECIES FINISHED TO MATCH RAILING

7 3/4"

MITER HANDRAIL INTERSECTIONS AS REQ'D

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1'-6"

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W12x79 (FLUSH)

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111

5'-7 1/2"

5 1/2"

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WOOD TOP

Dining Room

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4'-8 3/4"

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13.67'

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2'-9" 3" 2'-9" 3" 2'-9" 3" 2'-9"

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CUSTOM HOME REMODELING

2012 - 2017

DIY DESIGN/BUILD Briarcroft Lane residence, Laurel MD

SCOPE OF WORK:

• rebuilt kitchen • rebuilt upstairs bathroom • rebuilt powder room • new basement bathroom • new basement bedroom • new deck & pavers • structural modifications • reframing of breezeway walls • insulation & weatherproofing • new door openings • electrical upgrades • plumbing upgrades • rerouting of hvac • new tile flooring • recessed lighting • in-ceiling wired speakers • wired security • trim work upgrades • closet systems • all new interior doors (16) • all new exterior doors (6) • new garage doors (2) • reglazing of windows • wood siding restoration • new roof & cupola PROJECT BRIEF In 2012 my husband and I purchased our first home in Laurel, Maryland. The house, built in 1956, was in poor condition after little upkeep was performed for decades and virtually no finishes or systems were updated. As an invaluable learning opportunity, I took on the challenge of undertaking a full scale renovation without hired help. Four years later in 2016 my husband unexpectedly received short notice transfer orders to Florida and we had to wrap-up ongoing renovations, sell the house and move within 90 days. To meet the deadline on a basement bath addition we conceded to have a sewage ejector system professionally installed. The only other work contracted included lining of chimney flues, carpet installation, replacement of the roof, and replacement of the furnace. These professional services were still heavily supervised, frequently calling out shortcuts and the misuse of materials to ensure the best result. Exterior ‘Before’ photo 2012 Exterior ‘After’ photo 2016

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KITCHEN REDESIGN STRATEGY The kitchen, original to 1956, is less than 11’x11’ with all base cabinetry along the window wall and entrances to the dining room, hall and breezeway occupying the remaining 3 walls. By relocating and enlarging the dining room entrance, I visually opened the space and made a corner for a custom cabinet to house dishes, cook books, and concealed trash & recycling. Extending the upper cabinets to the ceiling gains valuable storage, and reversing the refrigerator and oven locations created an opportunity to add a compact dishwasher unit.

Kitchen ‘Before’ photo 2012 Kitchen Remodel Design model 2012 Kitchen ‘After’ photo 2014

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Kitchen Remodel Design model 2012 Kitchen ‘Before’ photo 2012 Kitchen ‘After’ photo 2014

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Two corner cabinets flank the East dining room window. While highly functional, they dated the space and lacked detail. I refaced each cabinet with over 80 pieces of trim to create a more classic, built-in aesthetic. Dining Room ‘After’ photo with relocated kitchen opening and corner cabinet refacing 2014 Dining Room ‘Before’ photo 2012 Dining Room Corner Cabinet details 2013

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BATHROOM REDESIGN STRATEGY The bathroom layout was disrupted by a wall dividing the room which left only 21” for the toilet (see upper plan). I reversed the tub and toilet locations and reduced the tub to a 54”model. The tub now terminates in a glass spray panel. The new layout feels significantly larger and brighter (see lower plan). Marble floors, counters, bright wainscoting, and large mirrors further expand the space.

Bathroom ‘After’ photos 2013 Bathroom ‘Before’ photos 2012 Plans ‘Before & After’ model 2012

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Powder Room ‘Before’ photo 2012 Powder Room ‘After’ photo 2015 Deck Before and After photos 2012-2015

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Living Room ‘After’ photo 2015 Living Room ‘Before’ mris photo 2010 Fireplace Wall Design sketch 2012

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The breezeway between the house and the semiattached garage had once been an open air porch and was enclosed in the 1970s with aluminum jalousie windows and a storm door fitted into 2x3 stud walls with no insulation. The room was drafty, cold in the winter, hot in the summer and very difficult to light adequately at night due to the dark materials of the room. I loved the warmth of the exposed brick and the knotty pine paneled ceiling. I choose to keep these warm colors and install recessed lighting in the ceiling and sconce lighting on the walls. After reframing the end walls between the house and garage with insulated 2x4 walls, installing new door units and replacing the flooring we had a cozy and warm family room space.

Den ‘Before’ photo 2012 Den ‘After’ photo 2016

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NEW ACCESS DOOR TO AN ADJACENT BASEMENT ROOT CELLAR THROUGH MASONRY WALL The house’s 200 sf unfinished root cellar below the breezeway was not accessible from the main basement. I framed a new adjoining doorway through a cmu wall to establish access from the primary finished basement. The depth of the new door jamb was finished with recessed panels to match the new 6 panel pine door.

Basement recreation room ‘Before’ photo 2012 New doorway process photo 2016 Basement recreation room ‘After’ w/ new door photo 2017

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CONVERTING ADJACENT ROOT CELLAR INTO A BEDROOM/BATHROOM SUIT After completing the doorway project to gain access to the unfinished space I framed out the entire room to create a bedroom, closet, utility closet and full bathroom. The walls had to be waterproofed and properly insulated. New windows and a backyard entry door were also installed. This room with connection to the main house as well as a separate entry from the yard would have made a great home gym, teen bedroom suite or potential rental.

Basement unfinished root cellar ‘Before’ photo 2012 Basement bedroom ‘After’ photo 2017 Basement bedroom suite SketchUp design model 2016

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Basement unfinished root cellar ‘Before’ photo 2012 Basement bathroom ‘After’ photo 2017 Basement bathroom ‘After' photo 2017

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CUSTOM HOME REMODELING

2017 - 2020

DIY DESIGN/BUILD Brighton Bay Trail residence, Jacksonville FL

SCOPE OF WORK: • rebuilt kitchen • rebuilt master bathroom • renovated guest bathroom • built-in entertainment center • built-in window seat • washer/dryer relocation • extensive drywall repair • popcorn ceiling removal • new tile floors • new front door

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all new trim work all new light fixtures recessed lighting in-ceiling wired speakers wired security new front door stucco restoration house repainting extensive landscaping pool solar heater

BEFORE

Early in 2017, with Navy transfer orders in hand, my husband and I relocated to Jacksonville, Fl and bought another home. This 3 bed, 2 bath house was built in 1994 and at 1827 sf, is about 500 sf smaller than our previous home. Our house in Maryland had been custom built for one family which went on to live there for 56 years. The solid masonry construction, old growth lumber and a yard filled 41 |

with soaring 100 year old oak trees contributed to a sense of warmth and stability. Our feelings toward the Florida housing stock have been markedly different. We were the 4th owners in 23 years to purchase this house located within a developer-built HOA neighborhood of over 1000 similar or identical properties. The house lacked character, was less solidly built, was less conducive to

convenient living, and was more ill-treated by a transient culture of ownership. My objective in this renovation has been to create a home with a sense of stability, individuality, and hospitality amid the sameness of suburbia, and to do it all on a shoestring budget! In spite of the fact that the structures DNA is rooted in the sameness of suburbia and

Here We Go Again… We undertook an aggressive schedule of renovation projects which were too widespread and messy to conduct after moving day. Minutes after finishing the closing process I had begun demo and preparations for a series of fast-paced coordinated renovation projects. A top down approach dictated that the water stained popcorn ceilings should be addressed first. The family room had 2 large abandoned skylights wells to be patched over and drywall tape seams were failing virtually everywhere. Once the ceilings were scraped, repaired and textured, work began on stripping back all the layers of flooring throughout the house to expose the slab for new tile. Floating laminate flooring was removed, all baseboards, door casings, appliances, and interior doors were removed, and professionals removed the original ceramic tile and glued hardwood.

ABOVE: Demo begins on an inefficient pantry closet that terminated a wall of cabinets. Later I built a custom pantry cabinet in its place, adding extra storage and visually extending the boundaries of the kitchen. Water damaged laminate flooring covered original cracked ceramic tile in most rooms. The dining room and living room had badly stained glued down hardwood. It was all removed down to the slab.

Next, over 1000 sf of porcelain wood-look tile flooring was installed to unify the public spaces which had previously been a patchy series of 5 different flooring materials. After installing bedroom carpeting, all new lighting, extensive drywall repair, priming, painting and installing new baseboards throughout, we were ready to receive our things from storage and move in. The work was still far from over.

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KITCHEN REDESIGN Blending modern function with antique charm in a former builder grade kitchen

Bland design typifies much of the Florida developer kitchens built in the 80s and 90s. Useless drywall ‘plant ledges’ punctuated the walls at random and soffits and awkward cabinetry layouts were common. My goal was to create a kitchen expressed in a timeless 1920s aesthetic to serve as the center for modern family life by maximizing efficiency and expanding sight lines to adjacent rooms. The kitchen is well situated near the center of the house but it felt closed off. Removing nearly 5 ft of wall above the kitchen peninsula opened the space to the family room. Widening the opening toward the dining room a further 2 ft and repeating an existing dining room archway opens sight lines into the front hall and foyer. Eliminating the soffits and plant ledges and extending the stock cabinets with custom 15” extensions compensates for the lost cabinetry space on the peninsula wall. 43 |

PREVIOUS PAGE: A narrow 30”

doorway once led to the front hall between the kitchen and dining room. I widened the doorway to match an archway into the dining room to improve visual connections. Leaving the base cabinetry extending into this opening creates a convenient serving platform near the dining table. THIS PAGE: Removing the wall

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In 2017 I didn’t know whether the Navy would be relocating us again in 2020 so I approached the kitchen redesign budget with great caution. The kitchen had seen some updating about 4 year prior with higher quality cabinets and granite countertops. This had been a fast no demo reno that mostly just removed and replaced without making greater improvements to workflow and lighting. The only modification to the layout was replacing the standard one piece range with an accessible roll under stove top and a wall oven. The main goal of my renovation was to open up the kitchen to the family room which was closed off by a non-load bearing wall containing several feet of upper cabinets. Demolishing this wall necessitated the replacement of the existing counters. The cost of replacing these counters and the 45 |

purchase of necessary kitchen appliances only left $4,250 in the budget to complete the kitchen and build a custom entertainment center for the family room to match the kitchen cabinetry style. This number included framing, wiring, drywall, cabinetry, hardware, fixtures, trim, tile, paint, and lighting. This budget goal was met by reusing and refacing almost all of the existing cabinets and mixing in big box store stock cabinets and ones I built myself. The cabinets are unified by paint, new shaker doors, upgraded slow close door and drawer hardware and pulls. The removal of the existing countertops liberated me to rethink the entire cabinetry layout. After taking stock of exactly what cabinet sizes I had, I shifted them around in a way that made better sense for the way I cook and eliminated about 12” of wasteful

fi l l e r b o a r d s b e t w e e n b a s e cabinets. I also was able to establish a symmetry around the range wall that showcases a new hood vent. By moving the microwave into the wall oven unit, I was able to relocate a 30” wall cabinet over the cook top to house an range hood. After demolishing the soffits I built a chimney like thin brick clad chase to conceal the exhaust duct running up to the ceiling, I installed more thin brick tiles that taper gradually backward into the wall cavity and are topped with a projecting soldier course to simulate what was perhaps at one time the smoke chamber above an a b a n d o n e d fi r e p l a c e o r t h e masonry surround from an old wood burning cooking range.

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The KITCHEN

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with light but the shallow depth restricted seating. I built a shaker paneled window bench with a simple finished pine top to solve this seating problem. Tongue & groove cedar on the ceiling mirrors the warmth of the bench and the floors. A beam defines the bay and supports a pendant light. 47 |

With the wall between the kitchen and family room pulled back, it seemed natural that the tv should be placed on the wall opposite the kitchen. The room had no visual emphasis or focal point so I decided to ground the room with a large built in entertainment center flanked by bookshelves. I designed and fabricated cabinetry of minimal depth ranging from 9”-15” to contain the electronics of the house in one organized location. With a dueling seating arrangement and new sconce lighting the family room feels spacious despite its modest size.

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The doorway to the bath in the master bedroom had been a stepped drywall archway which was impossible to fit with a door to separate the toilet and wet areas. I removed it and reframed a double french door with a Caribbean inspired custom louvered transom to provide ventilation and emphasize the height of the space.

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The master bath had been gutted by the previous owner to create a large handicap shower. The floor level had been ramped up through the approaching hall, elevating the entire bath floor by 3” to create a curbless roll-in shower. I removed thousands of pounds of material to arrive at the original slab and reinstated the original floor plan with a separate shower and garden tub. I repeated the cedar louvered transom detail over the newly recreated doorway to the shower and toilet. I carried this louvered aesthetic into a custom built round window shutter for the existing porthole window and added a built in shelf at the end of the tub.

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CUSTOM HOME REMODELING

2021

DIY DESIGN/BUILD Residence, Elkton MD

In 2021 I designed and constructed a pair of built in cabinets to flank the fireplace in my parents’ family room in MD. They had been dreaming of having cabinets in this location for over 35 years but had never gotten around to the project. Working within the stylistic and storage requirements presented to me, I undertook the design, construction and installation of this built in furniture. After presenting various design options rendered using SketchUp, and carefully measuring the spaces they were to be installed, I constructed the cabinets remotely 51 |

in my garage in FL. Once complete, they were driven to MD in 2 trips and installed. They are stylistically based on mid-Atlantic Federal architecture to match the styling of my parents home. The detail is simple and restrained without any complicated milling profiles. The sole decoration is in the shaping of the shelf fronts, the raised panel doors and simple bead detailing at the corners and interiors of the face frame openings. The Corner cabinet contains a storage cabinet on the base with a secret cabinet to the right

concealed behind a blank panel. The upper section of this cabinet houses 3 open shelves with a secret slide out cabinet to the right concealed behind a blank panel. The TV cabinet contains storage for audio visual equipment and DVDs on the base with the TV hung from the upper section with an open display shelf above. Both cabinets have a space for stereo speakers concealed in the uppermost section behind a removable decoratively pierced raised panel. I fabricated these e n t i r e l y f r o m s c r a t ch u s i n g plywood and simple pine stock.

PROFILE RESUME

MATTHEW W. BRYSON 8680 Baymeadows Rd E Apt 2215, Jacksonville, FL 32256|C:443.350.2953|brysonmw85@gmail.com

JUNIOR ARCHITECT with 7 years experience focusing on high-end residential projects in new construction, additions, renovations, historic preservation and architectural model building. Highly motivated, energetic and self-starting individual balancing pragmatism with a highly creative sensibility and passion for aesthetics and elegance in architectural solutions. Professional experience working in a team and successfully meeting deadlines and maintaining exacting standards under pressure. Competence within many project phases including schematic design, design development, construction documents, detailing, code research, construction administration, permit submittals, materials research and presentation drawings. Highly proficient in AutoCAD, Vectorworks, SketchUp, Photoshop, and scale model building. EMPLOYMENT project designer Hammond Wilson Annapolis, MD

04/2016 – 01/2017 • Participated in the SD DD and CD phases of high-end custom single-family residential and commercial projects along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. My responsibilities included coordination of drawings sets for multi-million dollar residential projects. I received partial SD drawings from a Project Leader and developed them into fully detailed and accurate CDs. Projects included a new Shingle Style residence, a renovation and extension of an existing Georgian Revival, a post and beam 10 bay car barn with loft, the adaptive reuse of a historic waterfront property in downtown Annapolis and the reconstruction of the Annapolis Yacht Club main clubhouse.

staff architect / model maker 07/2008 – 11/2015 Arnold & Arnold Riverdale, MD • Participated in the SD DD and CD phases of restoration and sensitive renovation projects on historic houses. • Led the design process and managed the team assembly of scale models for firms, private collections, and museums including representations of the ‘habitat’ projects of Moshe Safdie for the National Gallery of Canada and a collection of models for the National Building Museum’s 5 year ‘House & Home’ exhibition which attracted 50 thousand visitors annually upon its opening in 2012. • Designed and produced fabrication drawings for a pair of 70’ tall sculptural battlefield markers as part of a permanent artistic and educational installation erected to commemorate the Battle of Bladensburg during the war of 1812. • Created graphics for a HUD publication aimed to assist designers of disaster relief housing simultaneously navigate various accessibility code requirements. intern / junior designer 06/2007 – 01/2008 The Preston Partnership Bethesda, MD • Participated in elevational studies, surveys and CDs, of multi-family housing including the renovation of large scale apartment towers in Alexandria, VA. intern 06/2003 – 01/2007 Clark Design Group Elkton, MD • Created CDs with AutoCAD and ArchiCAD and participated in DD and presentations of proposals to clients. TRAINING & EDUCATION Master of Architecture University of Maryland College Park

B.S in Architecture University of Maryland College Park

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THANK YOU online portfolio available @ http://issuu.com/matthewbryson/docs/mbryson_design_folio

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