architecture portfolio

2010-2015

Matthew K. Stoll

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selected workcurriculum vitaeMahlum A rc hit e c t s

St oss L andsc ape Urbanism

The O ffic e for Urban Re se arc h

Ce nt e r for Cont e mporary Sc ulpt ure

The Culinary A c ade my of Mount A dams

Sound Cloud- Paramet ric I nst allat ion

H ouse for a Ce ramic s A rt ist

Spat ial Const ruc t

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summer 2013

spring 2012

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summer 2012

spring 2011

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University of Cincinnati College of Design Architecture Art + Planning

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 2014

Dean’s List [3.8 cumulative gpa]

SBC- Louisville , KY & C uzco , P eru

Mahlum Architects- Portland, OR- arch co-op

BHDP: Retail Dept.- Cincinnati, OH- arch co-op

Stoss Landscape Urbanism- Boston, MA- arch co-op

Rohs Street Cafe- Cincinnati, OH- barista

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perspectiveOver the past few years of study, I have found that my work resides somewhere in between the realms of architecture and landscape. Coming from a horticultural background, I have developed a unique perspective navigating these two disciplines. Every project is an exploration into new scales of ecology, culture, and design. I find that the most productive efforts come from a multidisciplinary approach to the numerous issues that face our generation. Design should not be pretentious or self-indulgent. Design should be intelligent, flexible, and above all, address the real needs of the public that will ultimately inhabit our spaces.

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Machu Picchu, Peru

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Mahlum ArchitectsN.W. Working at Mahlum was an amazing opportunity to grow as both an individual and an architect. Being able to live and work in such a beautiful setting with some fantastic coworkers opened up my perspective. Working in the healthcare studio, I was given ample responsibility to participate in design charettes, assist with meetings, and make decisions for presentation graphics and renderings.

Outside of the studio, I took every chance to explore the sublime and beautiful Pacific N.W. and the oddities of Portland. Hiking and running were my lifeblood. From rocky coves to shady forests, I was stunned by the diversity and majesty of the area. I ventured to Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., Tillamook Head and the Pacific coast, and along the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood. This exploration was both vital and inspiring. I have an entirely new appreciation for the power of landscape and architecture because of this.

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Tillamook Head, Oregon

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One of my largest projects at Mahlum was a masterplan and feasibility study for a major medical school and hospital campus in Portland. The prompt was to create a plan to replace an existing unsound parking garage in the heart of the campus with minimal interruption. Due to the difficulties of the site, vital infrastructure, and the central location in the campus, we created a detailed plan of possible options and phasing. It was our intent to introduce new elements with the parking garage, such as a cafeteria, plaza, and new landscape elements to minimize the impact and enliven the campus. I was involved throughout the study, from initial charettes, modeling and rendering in Revit, creating the visuals and graphics, and attending client meetings.

Campus MasterplanPs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

Many of the projects in the healthcare studio were renovations or retrofits of existing hospital spaces. Some examples that I assisted on were a pharmacy in an office park, a veterinary clinic in a bank, interior renovations, and a reclad of an existing HMO. For many of these projects I produced as-built, design, and schematic drawings, as well as Revit models. These were often used for client and consultant presentations.

Clinic Reclad & RenovationPs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

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Stoss Landscape UrbanismN.E.Ps Ai Rev Rhino Cad

My first co-op at Stoss LU in Boston was one of the most intense office experiences I’ve had to date. I was quickly thrown into a sharp learning-curve due to the nature of their work and the small office. Working with so many talented individuals from Clemson, U. of Penn., and the Harvard GSD, though, was both a challenge and a great experience. I was given several competitions and studies to work on, often with little guidance or explanation. I learned how to quickly iterate designs, effectively create and present graphics, and create cohesive final presentations. This was also my first introduction to landscape urbanism- an idea that would greatly influence my future studies.

Living in Boston was also a challenge unto itself. Coming from Cincinnati, it took time to adapt to the size and pace of the East Coast. The transit commute alone almost killed me, but I grew to love the city, with all its history, parks, architecture, and the sea air. I spent much of my time exploring the narrow streets of the North End, sketching in museums, and biking along the shore. It is a place that both encourages architectural innovation and relentlessly holds onto the past.

Southie, Boston

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The Sugar Hill Arts Community was a small planning proposal we produced for a non-profit based in Detroit. This was an interesting project that involved several phases of occupation and intervention on the site to convert a largely desolate and abandoned urban area into a campus with art galleries, residences, exhibition, installation and event spaces. Our strategy was to employ a series of vegetative edges, light wayfinding, art installations, and plaza spaces to help create zones of interest, define artists’ areas, and highlight circulation patterns.

Detroit MasterplanPs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

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The Avery St. Project was a competition to revitalize a tight Boston commercial street off of Boston Commons into a pedestrian-friendly, vibrant landscape. Our strategy was to employ a series of vegetated arbors that would create an arcade of vines, high enough to catch the limited sunlight in the narrow east-west street. I worked through countless iterations before the final design, and produced the majority of the digital models and final diagrams.

Boston StreetscapePs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

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University of CincinnatiM.W.Ps Ai Rev Rhino Cad

I don’t call anywhere else home except Cincinnati. There is something wonderful about this city: in its people, its food, its architecture, and its history. After years of being broken, on its knees, and forsaken, it is finally finding itself and returning to the splendor it once was. Cincinnati is a real city, with grit and conflict, industry and design, history and vision. It will never be spectacular or elite, but that is exactly why most people love it. It has a character and a modesty that you will only find in the midwest.

Throughout my travels Cincinnati has always been my center- geographically, mentally, and spiritually. I have gained many experiences along the way: the intensity of the east coast, the beauty of the southwest, the sublime of the northwest, the mystery of S. America. But Cincinnati will always be where I bring it all together to create a new understanding. Just as Cincinnati has done so much for me, I hope to return my efforts back into this wonderful city.

Mt. Echo, Cincinnati

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Initially proposed as a haker-maker space and office for Urban Outfitters in Williamsburg, NY, the O.U.R. became a vision of an accessible space for the imaginative reinvention of our urban cores. The workspace operates as a machine for creation and experimentation, with open floor plans, meeting rooms, lofted offices, and shifting floor plates for flexible programming. The structure itself is a series of exaggerated steel arches which support an articulated, translucent fabric skin over an interior shell of glazing. This creates diffuse light throughout the space, as well as an iconic form within the context of the mostly industrial area, while still maintaining functionality.

Office for Urban ResearchPs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

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Center for Contemporary Sculpture

left: conceptual collagemiddle: structural axon.right middle: NYC context: city, neighborhood, blockright top: street perspectiveright below: W & S elevations

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As we progress further into the 21st century, our

cities have become plagued by the loss and abandonment of heavy industry, population decline, suburban sprawl, and decaying infrastructure. In our post-industrial, consumer based society there is a movement towards democratization and automation of production, D.I.Y. culture, and smart technology. Projecting this trend into the future combined with the forces of gentrification it is not hard to imagine a scenario in which our cities act as self-renewing organisms, powered by autonomous builder-bots seeking out “undesirable” places and endlessly recycling the physical fabric of the city. In such a scenario, what role do the inhabitants of our inner cities play? How does human value conflict with that of economic progress and urban renewal?left: model photos & diagramsleft top: section perspectiveleft bottom: structural detailsright: distopian future collage

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The Center for Contemporary Sculpture is envisioned as a programmatic extension to the Art Institute of Chicago at Millennium Park. The Center includes a museum for showing large-scale sculptures and art installations, an elevated green space and sculpture garden, and an archive that will catalogue pieces significant to Chicago’s history or housed in the museum. This addition will create a new platform for the exhibition, restoration, and collection of contemporary public sculpture.

Center for Contemporary SculpturePs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

left: Michigan Ave. renderingright: exploded axonright top: bench detail

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left: site plan & aerial viewmiddle: interior atriumright: section perspectivebottom: promenade views

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CAMA is both a culinary school and event center at the heart of Mt. Adams, one of Cincinnati’s most beautiful and historic neighborhoods. The sloping topography and views of the Ohio River, surrounding neighborhood, Eden Park, and downtown Cincinnati demanded a high degree of sensitivity to site placement and relationship to the landscape. The design distinguishes between the school and event center through their tectonics and relationship to the site. Through a strategy of offset classrooms and open circulation, the school visually bridges the upper and lower landscapes. The offsets allow for accessible roof terraces which will be used for conducting research on urban farming techniques.

Culinary Academy of Mt. Adams.Ps Ai Rev Rhino Cad

left: section perspectiveright: site plan

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left top: section of classroomsleft bottom: main floor plans: event center & culinary schoolleft center: exploded axonright center: north approachright: event center elevations

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This installation was the winning design in a competition for the Niehoff Urban Studio in Clifton, OH. The prompt was to create a hanging installation that could absorb sound, be made of inexpensive, lightweight materials, and be digitally fabricated. After winning the commission, my group of four went forward with schematic design, fabrication templates, and eventually full-scale prototyping. The system was built from a CNC’d structural plywood grid and lasercut cardstock substructure and units.

Sound Cloud InstallationPs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

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module 110” base, 15.5” height

module 210” base, 13.8” height

module 310” base, 12” height

module 410” base, 10.3” height

module 510” base, 9” height

left: conceptual form modelsleft center: construction diagramright center: competition renderingsright: Ecotect sound analysis models

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This proposal is for an artist retreat within the rural farming community of Grailville in SW Ohio. The main considerations were the topography and site layout. The final design takes advantage of a grove of trees and open grasslands to the north and south to facilitate air circulation, provide passive cooling, and allow views through the building. Its low design and minimal material palette help it to blend into the surrounding landscape while maintaining a modern aesthetic.

House for an ArtistPs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

right, center, left: initial charette drawings

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left top: north viewleft bottom: sectionleft center: sectional axonright center: model photosright: site plan, plan, & section

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Spatial Construct

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The goal of this project was to create an individual unit that could be prototyped, replicated, fabricated, and then assembled into larger spatial configurations and compositions. The unit has a number of possible connections which resulted in numerous structures and formations.

left: installation photosright center: fabrication diagramright: connection diagram

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creative workA&APs Ai Rev Rhino Cad

left: sketchbook cover drawingright: classical gateway design

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left: conceptual sketchesleft middle: “High Gothic”left center: fountain, Bostonright center: gestault sketchesright: 20-30 min figure drawings

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thank you!Matthew Karl Stollstollmk@gmail.com330.232.3892