PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS 2018-2022 MICHAEL MASSU
MICHAEL MASSU
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
University of Texas at Arlington
College of Architecture, Planning & Urban Affairs
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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS DESIGN STUDIO : ARCH III ARCH 4557 SPRING 2022 1608 W MOORE AVE TERRELL, TEXAS LANDSCAPE REDESIGN ANDERSON GIBSON RD GRAPEVINE, TX LUXURY CONDO B.I.M & VISUALIZATIONS ARCH 4357 FALL 2021 B.I.M & VISUALIZATIONS ARCH 3553 FALL 2019 DESIGN STUDIO : ARCH II ARCH 3554 SPRING 2021 DESIGN STUDIO : ARCH III ARCH 4556 FALL 2021 CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS ARCH 4346 FALL 2021 URBAN PROMENADE ATLANDISB.I.M & VISUALIZATION SIENA CATHEDRAL ADDITION THE ALEUTS PRINCESS TOWERS 1 EXTERIOR REDESIGN 2 3 4 5 6 7
URBAN PROMENADE
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN
DALLAS, THIS PROJECT OFFERS A RESILIENCE DESIGN SERVING AS A CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM. IT OFFERS A PEACEFUL WELCOME AND INVITES PEOPLE TO CONTINUE THE URBAN PROMENADE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE.
STRATEGICALLY LOCATED BETWEEN TALL APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND CORPORATIVE OFFICES. ALLOWING THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA TO WALK THROUGH THE MOMENT OF TRANQUILITY.
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM
site location: 2687 n field st, dallas, tx, 75201
1 B.I.M. & VISUALIZATION PROF. NARJES | ARCH 4357 | FALL 2021
SOUTH SECTION CUT
LATER ITERATIONS
EARLY ITERATIONS RENDERS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN
AXIAL SYMMETRY GEOMETRY HIERARCHY REPETITION
B.I.M. & VISUALIZATION
B.I.M. & VISUALIZATIO
DONNIE REECE
CASA KIETA, LOCATED IN COLIMA, MEXICO DESIGNED BY DI FRENNA ARQUITECTOS IS A CONTEMPORARY MODERN HOME WHERE THE CENTRAL PATIO SERVES AS A COURTYARD AND TEMPLATE FOR THE CIRCULATION STRATEGY OF THE RESIDENCE. SPACES WHERE DESIGNED TO ALLOW VEGETATION WIND AND NATURAL LIGHT TO BE CONSPICUOUS.
IN THIS PROJECT THE IDEA WAS TO DESIGN A GUEST HOUSE THAT WOULD SERVE AS AN ADDITION TO THE KIETA HOUSE WITH RESPECTS TO MATERIALITY, CIRCULATION, TOPOGRAPHY AND AESTHETICS OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE HOUSE. THE DESIGN EXTENDS TO THE COURTYARD EXTERIOR WALLS AND SETS BASE ON ITS CANOPY.
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PROF.
| ARCH 4357 | FALL 2021
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SIENA CATHEDRAL
DESIGN
SITUATED BESIDE THE FAMOUS AND HISTORIC DUOMO DI SIENA, IN SIENA, ITALY. THIS PROJECT DEALT WITH CONTEXT AND PEOPLES EXPIRIENCE. A MODERN DESIGN RIGHT NEXT TO A CLASSICAL ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE, BREAKS THE LOOP AROUND THE CITY AND PROVIDES AN EYE OPENING EXPIRIENCE OF A TRIPLE VOLUME MUSEUM IN CONNECTION TO THE UNFINISHED WALL THAT ONCE WAS GONNA SERVE AS AN EXTENTION OF THE CATHEDRAL.
STUDIO II PROF. JASON CANTRELL | ARCH 3554 | SPRING 2021
EARLY ITERATION
SITE STRATEGY
FIRST FLOOR DIAGRAM
SECOND
FLOOR DIAGRAM
THIRD
FLOOR DIAGRAM
SECTION CUT
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
RENDERS
SIENA CATHEDRAL
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS THAT
WHERE LATER DEVELOPED FOR THE SIENA CATHEDRAL DESIGN. IT INCLUDES CONCEPTS, IDEAS AND SOME CONSTRUCTION AND SITE DETAILS ON THE SIENA ADDITION.IMPROVEMENTS WHERE MADE ON ON THE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS.
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PROF. HEATH MACDONALD | ARCH 4346 | FALL 2021
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ATLANDIS
DESIGN STUDIO
IN A FUTURE WORLD WHERE LAND IS HISTORY, AND SEA LEVELS RISING. ATLANDIS ROSE WITH ARCHITECTURAL PRECISION ON WHAT A SELF SUSTAINING WORLD IN WATER WOULD BE . HUMAN NECESITIES ENCLOSED IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENT WITH , ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE REFUGEE RING.
TRASH COLLECTION DEVICES COLLECT PLASTICS AND OTHER COMPONENTS FROM FLOODED MATERIALS, COMPRESSES THEM AND TRANSFERS COMPRESSED MATERIAL INTO A 3D PRINTER THAT WOULD PRINT HOMES FOR ITS RESIDENTS AS NEEDED.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESERVE WHATS LEFT OF HUMANITY.ELECTRICITY GENERATION THROUGH WAVES, DESALINATION MECHANISM, FOOD STORAGE AND FERTILIZED FARMING AREAS WITHIN A LIFE CHANGING HABITAT. ATLANDIS IS MORE THAN A CITY, ATLANDIS IS A WORLD.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
EXTREME ARCHITECTURE
3D- VISUALIZATION
III PROF. JOHN P. MARUSZCZAK | ARCH 4556 | FALL 2021 [from water to land] uni.xyz people’s choice award second place finalist ATLANTIS EXTREME HABITAT ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECTURE project partner | rafael diaz HTTPS://UNI.XYZ/VERIFY/81086B26
HOUSING
RENDERS
ALEUTS
THE ALEUTS IS A CULTURE AND HABITS INSPIRED PROJECT BY PATTERNS OF EXTERNAL LIVING WITHIN THE ALEUTS TRIBES. THE CULTURAL CENTER TAKES PLACE IN THE UNALASKAN ISLAND WITHIN THE ALEUTIAN ISLAND CHAIN. SERIES OF STUDIES ON THE ALEUTIAN CULTURE IS TRANSLATED INTO THE DESIGN. THE MAIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS WATER FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. THE CENTER SHARES THE EXPIRIENCE OF WHAT LIVING LIKE AN ALEUT WAS REALLY LIKE.
BERING SEA
THE
5 B.I.M. & VISUALIZATIO PROF. DONNIE REECE | ARCH 4357 | FALL 2021
CHARACTER INDEX MAPPING MIGRATIONS / THE ALEUTS LEGEND CULTURE HISTORY IDENTITY LANGUAGE / SPIRITUAL BELIEFS HUMAN MIGRATIONS HUMAN SOCIETIES SETTLEMENT PATTERNS LOCAL INDUSTRIES ECONOMIES VILLAGE TRADE NETWORKS MOBILITY NETWORKS METHODS HISTORY FOOD SYSTEMS ANIMAL MIGRATIONS HABITAT PATTERNS ECOLOGIES BIOMES MIGRATION PATH HUMAN MIGRATIONS IISLAND CHAIN (ALEUTS SETTLEMENT) ORIGIN (SIBERIA/RUSSIA) LATER MIGRATION (ALASKA/CANADA) MIGRATION CHECKPOINTS DIRECTION OF MIGRATION HUNTING ROUTES ADAK ATTU BULDIR KISKA SEGUAM UMNAK UNALASKA KAMCHATKA ALASKAN PENINSULA ALASKA 7000BC 2300 BC 2200 BC 1900BC 1500 BC BERING SEA CHARACTER INDEX MAPPING MIGRATIONS / THE ALEUTS LEGEND CULTURE / HISTORY IDENTITY LANGUAGE / SPIRITUAL BELIEFS HUMAN MIGRATIONS HUMAN SOCIETIES / SETTLEMENT PATTERNS LOCAL INDUSTRIES / ECONOMIES VILLAGE TRADE NETWORKS MOBILITY NETWORKS / METHODS HISTORY FOOD SYSTEMS ANIMAL MIGRATIONS / HABITAT PATTERNS ECOLOGIES / BIOMES MIGRATION PATH HUMAN MIGRATIONS IISLAND CHAIN (ALEUTS SETTLEMENT) ORIGIN (SIBERIA/RUSSIA) LATER MIGRATION (ALASKA/CANADA) MIGRATION CHECKPOINTS DIRECTION OF MIGRATION HUNTING ROUTES ATTU UNALASKA KAMCHATKA ALASKAN PENINSULA ALASKA 7000BC 2300 BC 1900BC 1500 BC
ABSTRACT LINE DRAWING, EXTRACTED BY THE ALEUTIAN ISLAND STRATEGIC LOCATION, AND ALASKAN TIDES INFLUENCE ON THEIR MIGRATION PATTERNS.
ISLAND CONNECTION
HUNTING ROUTES
TIDAL WAVES
ISLAND LOCATIONS
PRIMARYLINESFROMDIFFERENTLOCATIONS WHERE TESTED IN SERIES OF CONCEPTUAL MODELING TO TEST VOIDS AND SOLIDS FOR A POTENTIAL CONTEXT IN THE DESIGN.
PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERCIARY LINES FROM PICKED LOCATIONS WHERE TESTED IN SERIES OF CONCEPTUAL MODELING TO TEST SOLID AND VOIDS. THIS SERIES OF MODEL WOULD ALSO INDICATE MODELING STRATEGY FOR THE FINAL BOARD.
ABSTRACED 3D MODEL REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENT LAYERS, EXPOSING THE MASS AND VOIDS FOR INSPIRIATION IN THE FUTURE DESIGN.
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CENTER REDESIGN
ARCHITECT TO DEVELOPER | TERRELL, TX | FALL 2021
REAL LIFE EXPIRIENCE
THE SHOPPING CENTER IS LOCATED IN TERRELL TEXAS, CURRENTLY HOUSES 4 PAD SITES. THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES DESIGNATED AREAS FOR 3 MORE FUTURE PAD SITES WITHIN THE REDESIGNED PARKING SPOT.
THE PROJECT DEALS WITH REDESIGNING, INCLUDING PARKING SPACES, GREEN SPACES, FRONT FACADE AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY. SERIES OF PETITIONS WHERE MADE UNDER CODE FOR CITY APPROVAL.
project partner | rafael diaz
SITE AERIAL VIEW
FIRST DESIGN PROPOSAL
SECOND DESIGN PROPOSAL
CITY OF TERELL APPROVED PROPOSAL
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PRINCESS TOWERS
REAL LIFE EXPIRIENCE
ARCHITECT TO DEVELOPER | GRAPEVINE, TX | 2022
IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF GRAPEVINE MALL, A PLAN TO DEVELOP THE ABANDONED ANDERSON GIBSON ROAD INTO A MODERN LUXURIOUS RESIDENCY BUILDING. PRINCESS TOWERS WITH AN INITIAL TOPOHGRAPHY HEIGHT OF 72 FEET ABOVE GRAPEVINE LAKE. THE MAIN TOWER WOULD RISE 14 STORY INTO THE BREEZE OF LAKE LIVING.
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF 3 BUILDINGS INCLUDING TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, AND A MODERN CONDO TOWER. THE EAST FACADE SHARING W GRAPEVINE MILLS RD TO INCLUDE A NICE EXPIRIENCE FOR RETAIL SPACE.
project partner | rafael diaz
PROPOSALS
14 STORY CONDO TOWER, MODERN LUXURY LIVING
-4 STORY GRARAGE -VALET ROUNDABOUT IN LOBBY ENTRANCE -ROOF TOP WITH AMMENITIES -14 FLOORS (1 BEDROOMS, 2 BEDROOMS, 3 BEDROOMS, PENTHOUSE) -TWO WAY CIRCULATION THROUGH SITE
SOUTH VIEW
CONDOS
NORTH VIEW
TOWNHOUSES
APARTMENTS/VILLAS
RENDERS
