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PORTFOLIO MICAH HAMILTON

MICAH HAMILTON 949 463 9115 | micah.hamilton23@gmail.com

Hello! I’m Micah Hamilton, a third-year architecture student at Northeastern University. I see architecture, design, and creative direction as parallel disciplines, all shaping how people move, feel, and connect within environments. My background spans architectural design, furniture fabrication, and editorial storytelling, allowing me to work fluidly across scales and mediums. During my time at EMBARC Design, I supported luxury residential projects through RFP development and architectural visualization, gaining hands-on experience in both design strategy and execution. Seeing how analytical groundwork informs refined outcomes shaped my appreciation for environments where every decision is intentional. I’m especially drawn to luxury residential, retail, and branded environments where craft, expression, and emotional resonance drive design. I’m eager to continue learning, and contribute to multidisciplinary teams that value narrative, intention, and elevated design as tools for creating compelling, immersive atmospheres.

EDUCATION

Northeastern University School of Architecture

2023 - Present Boston, MA

Prospective B.S. in Architecture Minor in Business Administration Danish Institue of Study Abroad Spring 2026 Awards Dean’s List: December 2023-Present Ujima Global Scholar | Scholarship Recipient Spanish Seal of Biliteracy

SKILLS

REFERENCES

Daniel Riggs | Associate Principal at EMBARC driggs@embarcdesign.com Matthew Moffitt | Studio Bardo Founder matt@studiobardo.com Emmanuel Osorno | eoStudio Founder e.osorno@northeastern.edu

CONTENTS 01

SPACES BETWEEN

LAYERED THRESHOLDS

ADAPT

STUDIO ARCHIVE

URBAN PLANNING/RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION/2D ILLUSTRATION

EMBARC MATERIAL LIBRARY RENOVATION

WOODLAND RENEWEAL

SHADE & STEMS

AMBIENT MODULARITY

CREATIVE DIRECTION

UNIQUELY CYRUS

AMPITHEATER EXTENSION

COMMUNITY PAVILLION/URBAN FARMING

FURNITURE DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION

THE AVENUE MAGAZINE

CHILDRENS NOVEL WRITING/ILLUSTRATION

01 | SPACES BETWEEN Reimagining a Northeastern parking zone, a connected framework of amenity blocks and stacked housing units support both residents and the surrounding campus community. Each block provides a specific amenity—spaces to eat, exercise, study, and shop distributed across the site. Housing infills these anchors, creating a layered residential landscape linked by shared greens, and active ground floors. In uniting thoughtful housing with essential neighborhood programs, the project strengthens local infrastructure and supports a more generous, communityfocused urban environment.

Semester 3 | Urban Housing | Emmanuel Osorno

Cafe

Gym

Research

Flex

Level 2

Longitudinal Section

Level 3

Housing units are conceived as infill elements that activate and define shared amenity spaces. Organized around a point-loaded structural condition, each unit contains two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an open kitchen–living area, extending towards a private balcony or outdoor area, reinforcing a balance between collective space and individual domestic life.

A community balcony sits above the research amenity space, functioning as a shared gathering area that offers expansive views across the site. The landscape is extended onto the roof, cultivating a sense of nature, pause, and collective ownership within the development.

This isolated transverse section perspective highlights the level changes within a single cluster of six housing units.

These

vertical

shifts

enhance

privacy

elevating

window

sills over six feet above grade, reducing direct sightlines without sacrificing natural light.

02 | LAYERED THRESHOLDS A restorative urban framework for Boston’s neighborhood, Mission Hill, reclaims land fragmented by the Southwest Corridor expansion, restoring community life, ecological continuity, and dignified housing. Buildings integrate with the site’s shifting topography to create a more human scale, while gradients of privacy and framed views choreograph movement and connection. Ground-level mixed-use spaces return amenities to residents, and adaptive landscapes integrate climate resilience. Together, these elements rebuild the neighborhood’s fabric through porosity, inclusion, and ecological care.

Semester 4 | Architecture, Infrastructure, & the City | Matthew Moffitt

By translating privacy into a gradient of light and shadow, this diagram visualizes how the neighborhood breathes. Bright zones invitie public encounter, darker zones gather moments of quiet withdrawal.

This spectrum captures the project’s ambition

balance

communal

energy with personal sanctuary.

03 | ADAPT “Adapt” is a study on orthographic projections—multiview, axonometric, and oblique, to translate 3D architectural designs into precise 2D compositions. Tasked with designing a totally abstract form in this Advanced Architectural Communicaitons course allowed me to experiment with advanced modeling and collage techniques. The final product is shown to adapt to its surroundings. Whether it is a small rabbit hideout in the forest, or a cavernous bear den, Adapt proves itself to be applicable in varying scales and situations. Through this process, I honed my skills in not only representation, but also storytelling, and iterative design.

Semester 3 | Advanced Architectural Communication | Emmanuel Osorno

04 | STUDIO ARCHIVE At EMBARC, I led the comprehensive redesign of the Boston office’s materials closet, transforming an unstructured space into an efficient and intuitive resource library. With full design autonomy and close collaboration with the firms founder, I redefined the organizational logic, spatial layout, and sample-workflow systems. The proposal has since advanced into active production.

Semester 5 | EMBARC Design

EXISTING OPEN STORAGE SPACE WOOD SHELVING

FINISHED DRYWALL

EXISTING WALL 5/8” GYPSUM BOARD

WOOD VENEER BACKSPLASH PANEL

2 X BLOCKING/TYP. MANTEL BACKPLATE BRACKET/ROD LIGHT STRIP

WOOD VENEER COUNTERTOP

CABINET DRAWER

KICKBASE STEEL TRACK

05 | WOODLAND RENEWAL This design proposal expands the existing amphitheater at Camp Tracy in Oakland, Maine, transforming a modest structure into a more grand and usable communal space for the summer camp. Building directly on the original footprint, the design reinforces the existing form while increasing capacity. The extension supports a wider range of activities, from performances and assemblies to everyday gatherings. Rooted in the wooded landscape, the project strengthens the amphitheater’s role as a central space for shared camp life.

Semester 5 | EMBARC Design

06 | SHADE & STEMS Rooted in the diverse fabric of Boston’s Egleston Square, this pavilion reimagines public space as a sanctuary for community, urban farming, and cultural resilience. Designed to foster connection, sustainability, and access to fresh food, the structure features layered seating that invites relaxation and events, while vertical wood slats provide shade and privacy from the busy street. At its heart, elevated garden beds and a washing station support local urban agriculture. Through the course of Site, Space, and Program, I worked to create a dynamic, inclusive retreat that nurtures both people and place.

Semester 2 | Site, Space, & Program | David White

Grid is established and instructs design

Plan is rigid and informed by grid. As garden and steps are established, circulation begins to form

Rigid plan following the strict intersections of the grid is adapted to result in a curved and organic final form

07 | AMBIENT MODULARITY In collaboration with my peer, Grace Lynne, we designed and handcrafted a compact, functional side table using eight glass blocks and precisely cut, stained, and assembled wood. Tailored for space-conscious living, its modular design allows for flexible expansion to suit various needs. Blending practicality with refined elegance, the table not only provides essential surface space but also features an integrated light source, enhancing both functionality and ambiance.

Semester 4 | Independant

08 | CREATIVE DIRECTION Directed the editorial, conceptual, and visual direction for The Avenue Magazines latest issue, Odyssey, leading a multidisciplinary team across 13 articles and 3 full-spread productions. Oversaw creative strategy, art direction, styling, and visual narrative from concept through completion, ensuring cohesion across diverse themes exploring identity, representation, and self-expression. Collaborated closely with photographers, editors, designers, and direction team to shape a unified aesthetic language that elevated emerging voices and strengthened the magazine’s cultural and creative impact. Included are excerpts from select articles. Dive in - theavenuemag.com

Semester 5 | The Avenue Magazine

AGENCY

XENIA

ODE

ODYSSEY

The minnows thrash under her skin, painfully swelling up her arms. “Shut up,” she hisses. Mom frowns, fingers her cuticles again, veins an unnatural blue beneath her skin. “I’m sorry. I want to help.” “Well, it’s done. It’s over. It happens, like you said. You can’t do anything.” Mom purses her lips, contemplating. “You know, you could talk about it. You always keep things buried in there,” she says, wiggling a finger towards her chest. “I learned that from you,” she mutters. “I know,” Mom admits, resigned. “I’m sorry.” Water bubbles inside again, tears filling her eyes, carried by the minnows swimming across her face. As they stream down her cheeks, the flood in her head empties. Slowly, she starts to speak. “It was that new lifeguard this summer.”

For the first morning in a while, an alarm wakes her rather than the pungent windowsill ferns. She tends to them, dousing the leaves with water from her hair. Downstairs, Mom crushes Oreos for Sammy’s belated birthday cake. She joins Mom at the counter, who hands her a mixing bowl and bag of flour. As she stirs, her hair drips into the bowl. To save Sammy’s cake, she ties her hair up. An empty jar slides towards her, the sticker price half-peeled. Mom watches expectedly, as if her gift is obvious. Carefully, she drags the jar closer and wrings her hair into it. When full, Mom empties the jar in the sink and passes it back. She stares in shock, but Mom has already started loading a Ziploc with new Oreos. It’s not a graceful gesture, but it’s more than Mom has ever done. Part of her wants to dismiss it — to recognize she shouldn’t have had to endure that night for Mom to step up. But a calm rushes through her skin, settling the thrashing minnows. The water in her hovers like a held breath, far from suffocating. A creak above signals Sammy trying to eavesdrop from the top of their rickety stairs. Mom sneaks her a small, playful smile, and they call him down to help.

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AGENCY creative direction & photography SYDNEY WOOGERD creative direction MEENA PADHYE & EMILY SHROPSHIRE asst. direction AYA EL MAJDOUBI & MICAH HAMILTON design CHARLOTTE MAKEPEACE set lead ALEXA VANSUCH set asst. BELLA GUNTHER & JULIANA KIM styling CZARINA COUIG, TANIA GRIMBERG, SUKIRA HARRIS & HAYLEN WEHR hair & makeup MICHAELA CREEL & MADISON MOORE modeling CHENTOU HE, DANIELA RABASSA MARCOS, ISMAEL MBAYE, LIAM MCLAUGHLIN, MEENA PADHYE, MINESH SUMAIR & SAHARLA YUSUF

THE

SPACEMAN

writing ANNELISE DRAMM photography SIERRA DESAI set design ALEXA VANSUCH & NATASHA SORTLAND design ALEXA VANSUCH & SAMMY WHITE styling MEENA PADHYE & EMILY SHROPSHIRE hair & makeup MOLLY LANE modeling CECILIA WORLD LANIR & ANNIKA LUDWICK

09 | UNIQUELY CYRUS As both author and illustrator, I oficially published Uniquely Cyrus, a vibrant children’s novel that celebrates diversity and representation of minorities. This project was driven by a passion for storytelling and a commitment to fostering inclusion from an early age. The book features a compelling narrative that highlights the beauty of diversity, encouraging young readers to embrace uniqueness and empathy. Through engaging storytelling and colorful, expressive illustrations, I aimed to create a world where every child can see themselves reflected in the pages. From concept to publication, I meticulously developed relatable characters, crafted an engaging plot, and designed visually striking illustrations that enhance the reading experience. By blending meaningful themes with playful and accessible storytelling, this book not only entertains but also educates, empowering young minds to celebrate diversity in their everyday lives.

MICAH HAMILTON