Mike O'Connor | Selected Works Volume I

Michael Carlos O’Connor WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ANTICIPATED 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Allocated Daylight p. 04-09, Wooden Boat School

II. Theatrical Balance

p. 10-15, Performing Arts Center

III. Theatrical Balance

p. 10-15, Performing Arts Center

III. Public Partition

p. 16-19, MFA Activities Center

IV. Poetic Intersection p. 20-23, Poet’s Retreat

V. Actions Intertwined p. 24-27, Fabrication Exploration

Allocated Daylight JERICHO BAY | BROOKLIN, ME Wooden Boat Building School Students and craftsmen assemble vessels in passively lit spaces, each with a designated lighting condition.

CLASS I

CLASS II

DRAFTING BATHROOM

WORKSHOP

SEWING

DINING/KITCHEN

LIBRARY

OUTOOR CLASS/EATING

BOAT SHED

Theatrical Balance MISSION HILL | BOSTON, MA Performing Arts Center with Open Air Theatre Studio 3 | Professor Ingrid Strong

The public and private aspects of Mission Hill find balance through an exploration of stereotomics, privacy and light.

FLOOR PLAN I

ADMIN

CAFE/KITCHEN STUDIO

STUDI CHILDREN’S THEATER

GARDEN LOBBY

LARGE/OPEN AIR THEATER

M

FLOOR PLAN II

IO

PRODUCTION SPACE

MEDIUM THEATER

CIRCULATION

Public Partition BACK BAY FENS | BOSTON, MA Museum of Fine Arts Center for Teen Activities Studio 2 | Professors Evangelos Fokialis and Alkiviadis Pyliotis

The juxtaposition of two courtyards, one public and one private, display the partition of privacy throughout the building.

Poetic Intersection GRASSY MEADOW | AMHERST, MA A Poetry Retreat Studio 2 | Professors Evangelos Fokialis and Alkiviadis Pyliotis

A central courtyard draws the focus of public space, while private spaces turn a blind eye.

Actions Intertwined EXPLORATION Merging Organic and Geometric through Fabrication Architectural Media | Professor Ben Bruce

Organic elements intersect the geometric through combination of material and fabrication methods.