Complete Undergraduate Portfolio (UTA)

Montgomery Norman Borg Architecture Portfolio Undergraduate 2016-2019

About

Montgomery Borg from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CAPPA

College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs

The University of Texas at Arlington Class of 2019

Basic Design Studio I Fall 2016 Instructor:

Heath Mcdonald

Basic Design Studio II Spring 2017 Instructor:

Oswald Jenewein

Design Studio I Fall 2017 Instructor:

Joshua Nason

Design Studio II Spring 2018 Instructor:

Dustin Wheat

Design Studio III Fall 2018 Instructor:

Sumaia Alamoudi

Design Studio IV Spring 2019 Instructor:

Bijan Youssefadeh

Content

Project Types

Project Names

3

Pier 37

11

Riverside Decampment

15

Costal Mutant

16

Alpine Hybrid

17

Urban Adaptation

21

Artistic Endeavours

23

Societal Logos

Design Build

28

Peak

Digital Fabrication

29

Project I-IV

Selected Works

32

1st Year Drawings

Programmatic Execution

Programmatic Cultivation

PIER 37 CONCEPT: ARCHITECTURE AS STRUCTURE Year: 4th - Undergrad - Spring '19 Duration: 10 Weeks Location: Lower East Side, NYC Condition: Free Standing, Pier, Public vs Private Program: Amnesty Inernational HQ +

48 stories of housing

This project is an expression of structure. The concept is derived from the analysis of Price Tower by F.LW and Puerto Vallarta by Alberto kalach, in which column free space was achieved by cantilevering floor plates with tapered beams from the core and vertical structural planes; this move provides for ninety degree units, each with distinct views of New York.

The tower is divided into three sections: twelve floors of single bedroom units at the bottom, twenty four floors of three bedroom units in the middle, and twelve five bedroom maisonette units at the top. The floors in between these sections serve the mechanical services of the building, as well as provide a public terrace. All floors have access to the rooftop, which houses all of the public housing programs (bar, observation deck, fitness center) This structural concept of was continued in the public sector of the amnesty international by suspending the floors from trusses that intersect with the vertical planes of the tower combined with utilization of load bearing walls and tapered floor plates. The spatial emphasis is the main lobby space, that serves as a memorial to all the refugees, opens up to become a quintuple volume space for all of the inhabitants to look down as the the floor plates step back from the lobby, providing for a public atmosphere. The program is arranged from the more public spaces (bookstores and cafes) and located at the ground floor, where as you ascend it gets to the more private aspects of the program (admin, screening rooms).

The two most public spaces (Auditorium and Assembly Hall) are located at opposite ends of the third floor, each is suspended from the truss system with the auditorium formally sloping down, providing for a roof garden for people to gaze upon the city riverside. The entrances of the housing and Amnesty International are located on opposite sides of the building, entering on center, providing for plazas out in front for the respective patrons to use. With the freedom from the columnar system, the facade can truly react to the environment, providing an adaptive sun screens depending on orientation.

This project started with the analysis of the Lower East Side of New York and then to locate where to make an urban intervention. The site chosen is adjacent to housing, the FDR freeway, the east river, and a mixed use warehouse that serves public events. With the development of a public walkway underneath the freeway, this site is prime for a public intervention. The concept was to use the existing footprint of the vacant lots warehouse, create smaller public and private plazas that serve the housing and subsequent ground floor public programs like retail, restaurants, and other non-profits.

Public/Amnesty Plaza

Private/Housing Plaza

RIVERSIDE DECAMPMENT CONCEPT: SPATIAL INTERLOCK+ FRAMED VIEWS Year: 4th Semester: Spring '19 Duration: 3 Weeks Location: New Braunfeuls, Tx Condition: Excavate, Overlap Program: House + Music Room + Studio + Gallery + Library + Pool & Sauna

This project is a studio + house for Tara Donovan, a successful contemporary artist who inherited a house on the Comal River. She is moving from New York and is looking for this to be a distraction from that hectic life. This is to be a space for her to relax and create, but also entertain and exhibit.

The lost is linear, 44'x180', with a 30' drop from streetside to riverfront.

The floodplain is 10' below street level allowing for entrance into a double volume. This project's parti was generated in section due to the context and focuses on spatial flexibility without strictly programming. The programmatic layout vertically stratifies the private/ public relationship with the most private at the top. The hierarchy of spaces and views is given to both the public and private programmatic elements. The building is pulled into 2 seperate buildings, providing a courtyard type exterior space.

Structurally, this project is 29' feet wide so the floor plates provide enough support to carry the columns that are placed externally, allowing for free plan.

COASTAL MUTANT CONCEPT: SPATIAL INTERLOCK Year: 2nd - Undergrad - Spring '17 Duration: 4 Weeks Location: Gulf Coast, Texas Condition: Free Standing, Elevated Program: House + Studio This project is a house and studio for a painter. The main aspect that shaped the parti sketches because of the client's unique form of transportation: a hot air balloon. There as an inherent need to achieve height (to launch and land on the structure) without turning the project into a tower. Through this, the objective of a mutant was investigated spatially: mutating single volumes into double volumes. The main goal is to inspire the sensation one would feel when entering a double volume from a single volume with the explosion of space. Then, as one would ascend to the second floor of the double volume, move through the single volume space to arrive at the bottom floor of another double volume.

Circulation Diagram

We define architectural mutants as harmful or helpful but permanent alterations of an original type. Basic geometres will be modified as a continuous process of mutation. While shape, appearance and spatial qualities will change, the original type has to stay the same. Different models of the same type will be created.

Continuous Process of Transformation

Volumetric Diagram

Axonometric Diagram

ALPINE HYBRID CONCEPT: ADAPTIVE TOPOGRAPHIES Year: 2nd - Undergrad - Spring '17 Duration: 5 Weeks Location: The Alps, Austria Condition: Excavate, Merge Site shared with two orther clients Program: House + Studio The project combines three artists on the same site while having three independent structures that join at a central courtyard. Shear winds into the side of the mountain from the north side of the courtyard. The plan was derived from the curvature of the topography and lines in tension that creates a unique undulating plan that is able to a enclose a west facing exterior space providing for ideal vistas. The elevation and he use of clerestory windows were derived from the overwhelming need to bring in diffused light to protect the paintings all over the western facing house.

The basic character of hybrid asks for the combination of at least two different types. These two types will be building and landscape that will be merged together to form a greater whole consisting of the idea of common ground around and within the building.

Site Plan

Axonometric Diagram

Plan

Continuous Process of Transformation

URBAN ADAPTATION CONCEPT: IMBRICATED FRAMEWORK Year: 3rd - Undergrad - Spring '18 Duration: 12 Weeks Location: Washington D.C. Condition: Overlapping Grids, Activation Program: Italian Embassy

(Lobby+Gallery+Courtyard

+Offices+Housing) The concept of an imbricated framework stems from a strict formal and spatial analysis of the context, specifically the primary and secondary grids of Washington D.C,which formally and spatially frame the site.

This project analyzes how the traditionally private embassy program can be flipped into a hub of public interaction. The first move is to create a completely public courtyard space by lifting the private program (offices and residences) off of the ground floor, allowing porous entry into the courtyard. The second move was to flank the opposite sides with a two story public lobby and gallery space for a truly public embassy. The third move was to pay homage to traditional Italian architecture by adding a column front combined with cerimonial steps that dual as a seating around the aquarium for added public intrigue. The big move was to resolve the 2 grid system of D.C. by rotating the residences to align with L'Enfant's diagonal grid.

In collaboration with Tristin Lott

Parti Model

1st Iteration

2nd Iteration

3rd Iteration

4th Iteration

ARTISTIC ENDEAVOURS CONCEPT: PROGRAMMATIC GESTALT Year: 3rd - Undergrad - Fall '17 Duration: 8 Weeks Location: Dallas Arts District Condition: Combine, Activate Program: Public Arts Complex (Auditorium + Studio + Ramp)

This conceptual project focuses on the bringing of a new use of space: a space for the public to engage and create art. The site is in the middle of the Dallas Arts District which has spaces for the public to consume art, but there is no space for them to learn and create art in a public forum. This project emphasizes every medium of art (2D, 3D, spoken word, music, theatre, etc.) and does not focus on one over another. The program combines auditorium, recording studio, lecture halls, and art studios; and a main ramp for circulation and exterior space, gives the public a space to truly make their mark in the culture of the city. The focus of the site design is to situate the two towers in a public courtyard that would further activate the space.

The idea behind programmatic gestalt questions the traditional combinations of spaces we occupy and is the rearrangement of already known programmatic elements that lead to a new, intentful, use of space.

This context model was made through a three step process: 1) 3-D Printing the original model 2) Casting molds 3) Casting bronze-dusted resin

SOCIETAL LOGOS CONCEPT: PROGRAMMATIC GESTALT Year: 4th Semester: Fall '18 Duration: 10 Weeks Location: Dallas City Hall Condition: Combine, Activate Program: Lobbying Complex (Library+Recording+Auditorium)

The essence of lobbying is influencing the government. This project is an example of how a public interaction with government buildings can activate spaces as well as push forward political discussion. The emphasis is on the giving the voice back to the people by providing spaces for research, recording and dissemination of policy information. The project utilizes the use of exterior and interior public space, providing ample ground floor and terrace space. The goal is to be a programmatic objet type that should be placed at every legislative body.

The idea behind programmatic gestalt questions the traditional combinations of spaces we occupy and is the rearrangement of already known programmatic elements that lead to a new, intentful, use of space.

Programmatic Precedents Public Square

Library

Space Making

Object vs Space

Full Volume Atrium

Walkable Structure

Amphiteater

For Speaking

For Observation Public Plaza vs High Rise

News Room

Occlusion vs Transparency

No Public Access vs Public Access

Contextual Form

Circula

Terrace Cut

Resultin

Walkability

Transformativ

ation Cut

Public Square Cut

ng Space

Resulting Form

ve Ability

Circulation Recording Presentation

Research

Program

Third Floor

SecondFloor Floor Second

Ground Floor

Auditorium Longitudinal Section

Recording Studio Longitudinal Section

Library Longitudinal Section

PEAK CONCEPT: ALPINE SEATING

Year: 4th Semester: Summer '18 Duration: 1 Week Location: Innsbruck, Austria Condition: Design-Build Program: Public Seating This project was a collaboration of the entire faculty-led study abroad program in Austria. As a team, we discussed design possibilities, selected one design, developed construction documents, purchased material, assembled and painted the design.

Faculty: Oswald Jenewein & Brad Bell

In Collaboartion with: Rameesa Ahmed Youssef Elmergawy Bryan Hernandez Victoria Hernandez Kaylee Lamb Lance Moltzan Crystal Musick Sadia Rattani Calvin Ridenour Chloe Thomasian Diane Williams Tuyen Lemai Brady Porter

PROJECT I CONCEPT: SECTIONS + SURFACES

Year: 4th Semester: Fall '18 Duration: 4 Weeks Programs Used: Rhino Method: Laser Cutter + Assembly

Using the program rhino and the laser cutter, double curved surfaces were crafed, then surfaces were developed in 3 different ways: 1) The crafting linear, intersecting strips to show the double curvature.

2) The use of single curved strips to show the double curved surface.

3) Single planes were developed by using meshes, and through that process, reducing the number of neccesary planes required to express the double curved surface.

PROJECT II CONCEPT: SERIAL PARAMETRIC OBJECTS

Year: 4th Semester: Fall '18 Duration: 2 Weeks Programs Used: Rhino + Grasshopper Method: 3-D Printing

This project focused on creating a double curved surface using parametric design and an additive process of 3d printing.

Parametric design is a process based using algorithmic thinking that expresses the use of parameters, often called rules based design, that show different methods of assembly and breakdown of groupings.

PROJECT III CONCEPT: CONTROUTED SURFACES

Year: 4th Semester: Fall '18 Duration: 2 Weeks Programs Used: Rhino + RhinoCam Method: CNC Milling

This project focused on creating a double curved surface using the subtractive process of 2.5 axis milling.

The intent is to develop a surface that could only be created by this method, for instance, using multiple types of passes and using different tools create unique and sometimes unexpected patterns. This method can be utilized to create a surface, or to create a mold for casting.

PROJECT IV CONCEPT: FACETED ASSEMBLIES

Year: 4th Semester: Fall '18 Duration: 4 Weeks Programs Used: Rhino + RhinoCam Method: Plama Cutting

This project focused on how to create a multi-faced object using sheets of metal and folding it. This project went through a series of iterations to get the shape and assembly correct. The intent of the design was to have the object cantilever and have the ability to sit on the two smallest surfaces.