Matthew Shafran Architecture Portfolio '18

M AT T H E W S H A F R A N | architecture portfolio | jefferson university

Hello, my name is Matthew Shafran, and I am an a r c h i t e c t u r e s t u d e n t a t J e f f e r s o n U n i v e r s i t y. T h r o u g h o u t m y undergraduate curriculum, I have developed an interest in connecting architecture with people. I enjoy finding new ways of transitioning a strong, imaginative concept into a b u i l t s p a c e f o r p e o p l e t o e n j o y. R e c e n t l y, I s t u d i e d a b r o a d in Rome, traveled Europe, and became inspired by over a dozen new styles of design. This unforgettable experience has made me eager to explore these styles and methods even f u r t h e r. T h e f o l l o w i n g i s a c o l l e c t i o n o f p r o j e c t s c o m p l e t e d during my time in Rome and in Philadelphia.

MATTHEW SHAFRAN 10 Linda Terrace, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 (201) 926-6767

EDUCATION AUG 2014-MAY 2019

AUG-DEC 2017

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewshafran/ Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/shafranmatt shafran4234@mail.philau.edu

T H O M A S J E F F E R S O N U N I V E R S I T Y ( E A S T FA L L S C A M P U S ) Bachelor of Architecture (B.ARCH) - GPA: 3.3/4.0 Curriculum offers a wide range of opportunities with a strong focus on preparing students for real-world experience.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - ROME CENTER Semester Abroad Semester long curriculum focused on analyzing the urban fabric of Roman in order to develop a series of critical works within the historic, yet complex city

JUL 2013

U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A S S A C H U S E T T S AT A M H E R S T Summer Design Academy 2 week summer-stay program for prospective architecture students to complete 2 major projects critiqued by panels of international professors

FEB-MAY 2013

PA R S O N S T H E N E W S C H O O L F O R D E S I G N Pre College Design Academy 12 week program for prospective architecture students to complete 5 projects in a college studio environment

EXPERIENCE AUG 2017-PRESENT

METHOD ARCHITECTS Architectural intern and drafter for commercial and residential interior projects.

Working on several projects located in Downtown and Midtown areas of Manhattan.

AUG 2016-PRESENT

KANBAR BUILDING MANAGER Maintaining daily functions of student center at Philadelphia University. Working with a team of students and faculty on a daily basis, learning valuable professional leadership skills.

JUN-AUG 2016

MICHAEL GADALETA NEW YORK ARCHITECTS (MGNY) Intern in charge of producing renderings and drawings for presentations. Worked with firm’s principal on sites for urbanization and historic preservation projects in New York City.

PROFICIENCY PORTFOLIO & PRESENTATIONS

Adobe InDesign Photoshop Illustrator

2D & 3D MODELING & DESIGN

AutoCAD Rhino 5 Grasshopper Revit

RENDERING SOFTWARE

V-Ray Photoshop

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projects 2015 - 2018

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gateway

aurelian wall regenerative hub

design 7 fall ‘17

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rhythm

arts & music center

design 5 fall ‘16

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linked

glass design competition

design 6 spring ‘17

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cascade

eco-play learning center

design 4 spring ‘16

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milam residence

concrete facade

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passive

sustainable pavilion

tech 2 spring ‘16

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borromini

parametric investigation

tech 2 spring ‘16

tech 1 fall ‘15

gateway| design 7 fall 2017

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aurelian wall regenerative hub

This final project completed at the University of Arkansas Rome Center focused on the idea of a “gateway� and what it can represent on a physical and conceptual level. The specific location of this project was in Castro Pretorio, a historic area of Rome with a unique, cornered relation to the Aurelian Wall, opening up to immense pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The intent was to design a space that would alleviate this traffic, and create a space for pedestrians to take time to relax and enjoy the historic surroundings.

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The Aurelian Wall, although a key feature of the area and a historic monument of Rome, is often overlooked by pedestrians rushing through vehicular traffic in order to get to and from work. The goal of this proposed center is to reintroduce the Aurelian Wall to the pedestrians of the area, by giving them the oppoortunity to slow down from their daily commute and interact within this public space. Various offices and embassies that are located directly on site, with employees commuting from the local transit hubs and bus stops. Unfortunately, there is nowhere for these employees to simply reconvene after work or during a lunch break, or even grab a coffee before they begin work. This centralized hub offers a broad program of spaces, including a cafe, an auditorium, and an observation deck. All of these public spaces have a direct relationship with both the Aurelian Wall and the office buildings surrounding it. Many Smart City tactics are incorporated with the design of he hub, creating a space that benefits the environment and the people that inhabit it.

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rhythm| design 5 fall 2016

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arts & music center

Intent of the project is to design a public space that encapsulates the values of musical and visual arts programs, which have been removed from Philadelphia public schools. Users circulate through a rhythm of terraced spaces flowing into one another.

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The program is divided into 2/3 public and 1/3 private usage, and then further mixed and manipulated to create connections between music and arts. A grand staircase greets you at the entrance of the building, also offering seating for an outdoor performance in the garden. The ground floor also contains a lobby, reception area, as well as retail stores. Above you will find the public gallery and theater, each with their own respective lobbies. The offices act as a transition from the public to the private.

The private classrooms/studios make up the rest of the building, spaces terracing between music and visual arts. To top it off is a private rooftop gathering space for students to admire the rare views of the city.

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linked| design 5 fall 2016

glass design competition

This project was a competition among our third year architecture studio, with the goal of designing a small scale pavilion for the campuses of Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University, since the two schools are merging together next year. The intent of this pavilion is to figuratively link the two schools together through the several paths to and from each campus.

PHILAU

PHILAU Configuration of frames is formed based on an overlay of transportation routes from PhilaU to TJU, highlighting key roads, stations, and views along the way.

East Falls Station Allegheney Station

Kelly Drive Connection of frames resemble concept of schools “linking� together. Some frames are infilled with glass while others are left open for access, creating a path through the pavilion.

I-76

Fairmount Park

North Broad Station

Various sized frames become private and public study spaces on each campus, allowing students to collaborate with one another.

Benches are attached to aluminum frames, creating seating for students.

Boathouse Row

Temple U Station

Jefferson Station

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TJU

TJU

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The integration of PhilaU and TJU has a promising future, enabling them to become one, comprehensive university centered around design and healthcare. With the recognition that these professions are inextricably linked, the goal of this pavilion is to offer a simple, yet spacious area for students at each campus to collaborate with peers, study in solitude, or relax and take a break from their busy college lives. An abstract configuration of lightweight aluminum and glass frames show the connection between PhilaU and TJU through multiple transportation routes through Philadelphia, from East Falls to Center City. These frames, which offer seating for students, are figuratively and structurally linked, showing the newfound link between these contrasting universities.

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cascade|

eco-play learning center

The intent of this project was to renovate a local Philadelphia park and use the existing topography design 4 s p r i n g 2 0 1 6 to design passive structures that would benefit the community and environment. The eco-play learning center tied together an area of play for the children of the area, along with a new type of infrastructure that would allow the users to learn more about the community.

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This project focused on designing with the topography and landscape of the site and using it to our advantage, as well as incorporating our newfound knowledge of sustainable and passive system technologies learned in Tech 1. The learning center specifically urges children to use their senses to learn and play, increasing their cognitive behavior and social skills. This center is open for public use for kids and their families, and is the last piece of the renovation of Blue Bell Park. The emerging concrete wall creates a path beginning from the newly designed Blue Bell Park pavilion. Users are led through the center on a cascading path, progressing through zones that are based on different senses. Public spaces are located on the South East facing side to maximize sunlight for the most populated areas. Skylights are implemented at intermediate points of the zones, and as the users circulate towards the end of the building, the stepped flooring creates taller ceiling heights. The final zone is a large scale outdoor auditorium for families to gather for events related to the park’s initiatives.

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milam residence| tech 1 fall 2015

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concrete facade

Tech 1 introduced materials and basic building methods, such as woodframe, steel frame, and masonry construction. The intent of this project was to choose a famous building facade and model it to 1/8�=1’ scale using our knowledge of concrete and formwork. The facade modeled below is the Milan Residence by Paul Rudolph.

passive| tech 2 spring 2016

sustainable pavilion

Tech 2 introduced passive systems, sustainable strategies, and high-performance building envelopes.

The intent of this project was to diagram and model a simple pavilion using our knowledge of passive strategies. This pavilion portrays passive elements such as an elongated South facade for natural sunlight, louvers for sun control, high skylights for internal daylight, and operable windows for natural ventilation.

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borromini| design 7 fall 2017

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parametric investigation

Investigating Francesco Borromini’s complex style of design and surveying his helicoidal staircase in Palazzo Barberini led us to create a parametric way of designing this project. By analyzing dimensions and solving modules of spaces, we were able to design Borromini’s famous stairs in the parametric design Rhino plug-in Grashopper.

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Borromini’s stairs begin with a simple oval shape, with a series of railing and column modules. The railing modules (A & B) and the column modules (C & D) mirror each other from across the oval, creating a spiraling shape upwards every 36 steps.

This mathematical sequence was imported into Grasshopper, where we were able to creat ea series of these modules to begin making the desired spiral shape. After the spiral was created, it was then extruded on both the x- and z-axes to start to model the structure of the stairs. The extruded shape was then divided once again along the modules. Once the modules were defined in the general extruded shape, the balustrades and handrails were added to the A & B modules, while the columns and bases were substituted into modules C & D.

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1| Locating points of intersection to create base oval

2| Staircase Geometry

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3| Module Creation

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4| Shatter, Extrusion, & Spiral

5| Helix constructed

8| Planes divide helix

9| Railings and column bases

6| Helix extruded

10| Doric columns placed on base

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7| Helix selected by modules

Single Module Render

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