Matt Miller 2019 M Arch Applicant
Introduction Thank you so much for taking the time to see my portfolio! The work contained within consists of projects undertaken during my undergraduate education at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, my first professional architectural oppurtunity at Vanko Studio Architects, as well as various personal projects that I have undertaken along the way. If you’d like to get in more contact with me, I can be reached at 978-799-1427 or mrynmllr@gmail.com. Thank you again!
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Contents
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Vanko Studio Architects
Personal Work
Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Architecture JFK Street Parklet
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House in the Woods
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Kangerdlugssuaq Research Station
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Architectural Designer Colombia Road Development
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Hight Street Development
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Designer & Artist Meditation Cabin 21 The Pantheon 25
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JFK Street Parklet Massachusetts College of Art and Design Spring 2015 Building Components & Details The goal of this project was to create a parklet, a small built seating area or green space accessible to the public which takes the place of a typical street parking space. I elected to situate my parklet in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts in front of a used book store and bubble tea cafe which I often frequent. The design links two different types of seating groups - private and semi-private at street level (for patrons of the book store) and public with table space at a slightly raised plane (for patrons of the tea cafe).
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Adjustable semi-private seating cells for readers
Multi-use group seating for tea drinkers
Trellis for green roof
Tensile wire for structural support
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House in the Woods Massachusetts College of Art and Design Fall 2015 Architectural Design IV The purpose of this studio project was to convert an abandoned grainery in the woods of Massachusetts into a residential home while maintaining the feeling of the original structure. My approach to this task was to design a house in which one could escape at times from the distractions of every day life to pursue personal projects in relative privacy in harmony with their natural surroundings.
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Site Building approach from small road with space for a single vehicle below second floor porch.
Loft spaces for work and storage
Level 1 Exposed structure to evoke existing condition
Split by an entry hall with kitchen and small dining on one side and a bedroom on the left.
Pre-cast concrete paneling
Level 2 A series of different working spaces with loft areas for storage, work, and reflection.
Second Floor Axonometic 6
1/4� Model Laser-cut masonite, plexiglass, and chipboard
Northwest Elevation
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Southwest Elevation
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Things Shaped in Passing: Kangerdlugssuaq Station
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 Architecutral Degree Project I & II How do humans react, adapt, and tame the extreme environments of Earth? How can they both survive and thrive in such a setting?
My degree project at Massachusetts College of Art and Design focused on these questions.
After exploring several different avenues, I focused upon a research station and artist residency on the quickly shrinking Greenland ice shelf.
Site Plan Meters, oriented to North
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Doppelgänger The relationship between man and the extreme environments which we have attempted to tame and understand mirrors the relationship between the arts and the sciences: different, but equal. In this way, I determined a research lab and artist residency is the most appropriate use for a station on the site.
Extremities To encourage interaction between both sides of the station, common elements in the center must be established
1/8� Model Laser-cut chipboard, foam, gesso, and tissue paper
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Elevation The building is clad in insulated metal paneling to keep the arctic at bay. Perforations in the paneling over the windows blocks the harsh glare that is caused by the ice and snow
Section The building is split between scientific and artistic functions by a communal lobby that allows observation and study above and below the ice. Additionally, the hydraulic feet that the building sits upon allows it to respond to seasonal changes in the elevation of the ice.
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Vehicle hanger for extra-station activities, common circulation lobby, and communal research and studio space. The common circulation lobby descends below the station and the ice to allow staff to observe the ice below the surface.
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Level 2 Research space on the left side of the station and artist studio space on the right side. Each space is split by thick walls leading to the common circulation lobby which contains materials on display of interest to both scientists and artists.
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Level 3 The main residential level of the station. The common circulation lobby continues up to a domed observation platform above. Artists and scientists would be lodged co-mingled.
These sketches represent the original concept for my degree project at Massachusetts College of Art and design, from the ashes of which the final project grew. The original intent of the project still dealt with humanity surviving in extreme environments but specified that environment as outer space. The ideas of interaction between disparate groups in a confined space as well as those groups not being able to readily leave the building in which they reside were the most important concepts that were carried over to the final project and were permitted to germinate in an interesting way in the context of deep space. Although the site and scope of the project may have been ultimatly altered, the essence expressed in these sketches remained a vital driver for the remainder of the project.
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Colombia Road Development Vanko Studio Architects Spring 2017
This project represents my favorite amongst the plethora of multi-family developments that I worked on as a designer at Vanko Studio Architects under and alongside the principal architect, Peter Vanko. The focus was a large new multi-family residential building along Colombia Road in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts with a strong theme of public integration and participation. My role in the project was as a participant in the initial design charette in addition to leading the process of the creation of schematic design drawings under the guidance of the principal architect, Peter Vanko.
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Site The building bends back from the main thoroughfare of Colombia Road. This both adds a dynamism to the massing as well as lessens its impact as it engages the street.
Public & Private The main draw and conceptual “selling point� of the building stems from the integration between public and private space. At each exterior deck level as well as the common upper roof deck, the public is encouraged to climb and utilize these common outdoor areas while still maintaining the privacy of the residential units within the building.
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Experience At each common junction of the building, meaningful interaction between members of the public as well as building residents in promoted and encouraged.
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Pedestrian Rendering The main pedestrian face of the building, looking from the north side of Colombia Road.
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High Street Development Vanko Studio Architects Fall 2018
Working alongside Peter Vanko and Sergio Afonso at VankoStudio Architects, we were tasked to fit a minimum of 60 residential units onto a site in south Dorchester on a street consiting primarily of triple decker dwellings. The challenge and focus of the project lay in designing comapct yet livable units as well as justifying the massing and appearance of the building in regards to its context. My role on the project consited of participating in the initial design charette as well as working on the creation of presentation drawings and documents to be shown to the client and the Boston Planning & Development Agency.
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Habitation Zones
Residential, commerical/educational, recreation, main arteries.
Figure-Ground
Building densities and footprint sizes.
Combined Site Plan
Arterial paths and zones layered with building densities and patterns.
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Ground Floor Plan
Studio Plus
Studio
Typical Upper Level Plan
One Bed 19
Two Bed
1�=40’ Model
Printed PLA, chipboard, moss.
Pedestrian Rendering
View from downhill on High Street.
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Meditation Cabin Personal Work Summer 2016, Summer-Fall 2018 The concept for this project grew from the brief for the previous House in the Woods project and was informed by two separate design competition briefs calling for hiking and mediation cabins. The commonality lay within the desire for a simplified space, accessible in nature by hikers that once could “escape� to. Although it ultimatly was never submitted for review, it was an enjoyable set of problems to consider and work through.
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Roof
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The roof form, which most contributes towards defining the massing of the building is clad in dark corrugated metal and pierced by 6 skylights to give a clear view of the sky.
The main living floor of the cabin, consisting of a compact kitchen, bathroom, and living room areas as well as a ladder which leads to the sleeping and meditation loft.
The primary sleeping and meditation level of the cabin. Along with providing two over-looks to the living areas below, floor space is available for dwellers to store their hiking gear, meditate, and reflect.
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The Pantheon Massachusetts College of Art and Design Fall 2014 Iron Casting This sculpture project draws from my life long love of mythologies and toys to create a series of effigies depicting imagined deities. Each was sculpted from wax cast second-hand toy parts before being cast in iron and finished with an oil patina and stands about 12�.
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CV mrynmllr@gmail.com 978-799-1427
Education
Showcases & Galleries
BFA Architecural Design, 2016 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Experience
Vanko Studio Architects - Architectural Designer
October 2016 - Present
n my capacity as a designer, I am responsible for developing schematic concepts and layouts for new and existing buildings, drafting architectural drawings and details, and conducting building surveys. Mass Art Department of Youth Programs - Teacher
June 2016 - July 2016
Mass Art Architecutural Design All-School Show
2016
Radiators & Respirators
2016
Mass Art Architecutural Design All-School Show
2015
Mass Art Studio FoundationAll-School Show
2013
Excellence in Architectural Design Book Award
2016
Responsible for developing an introductory curriculum for teaching architectural design to a group of students entering 7th to 9th grade as well as executing that curriculum over a two-week course. Rhino Revit Model Making Laser Cutting 3D Printing Iron & Bronze Casting Mold Making & Plaster Casting Ceramic Hand-building
Skills
Technical Drawing Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Computer Rendering
Academic Memberships
American Institute of Architecture Students
2013 - 2016
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Iron Corps
2015 - 2016
Diplomatic Idea-generator Adaptable Analytical Big-picture
Awards
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