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Matthew Salad - Selected Works

Matthew Salad - Selected Works(860)-558-7707 [email protected]

Undergraduate WorkUniversity of Hartford, August 2004 - May 2008

Professional WorkSchoenhardt Architecture and Interior DesignAugust 2007 - August 2009

Graduate WorkUniversity of Kansas January 2010 - May 2012

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Drylands Design Competition

Amonumentalproblemrequiresamonumentalsolution.WithableakfutureforthearidSouthwest,actionisneededatseverallevelsinordertocreateasustainablefuture.Thefirststepinvolvesextensiveinvestigationthatinfluencesthe"waterenergynexus"1atthemacroscale,andthroughgovernmentpolicy. AnticipatingtheCityofFresno'sneedforfutureexpansionthe"SoutheastGrowthArea"2canbecomeacatalystforthischange.Thisprojectsproposesacentralizedcommunitycentertoencour-agetechnologicalchangesinthecommunity.Bymodelinglocalsuburbanchangesitisintendedthatitservesasamodelforglobal,broadtransformation. Changingthroughacommunity'swayisbestdonebymodelingandeducation.Themoreawarethepublicisthemoretheywillwanttobeinvolvedinthesolution.Inthiscenter,emergingsustainablepracticesandtechniqueswillbeshownsuchaswatervaporharvesting,urbanfarming,livingmachinesandbiomimicry.Suchadidacticenviron-menthasthepotentialtoengagethecommunity-asalearningtool-ultimatelydirectingFresnotowardsanet-zerocity.

Drylands Design CompetitionSubmitted: December, 2011 5th Year Competition Studio

1 The water energy nexus is the idea that it takes excessive energy to produce water and excessive water to produce energy2 The Southeast Growth Area is a defined area of future suburban growth proposed for the City of Fresno, California

Section study to understand the building form in relation to the flow of air, maximizing water vapor condensation, the utilization of water storage and vertical gardens

Theformisderivedfromtheneedsofthewatervaporharvestingprocess,forexample,thebarrelvaultedtowersaredesignedtocapturefreshairandheattoallowforcondensationtooccur.Angulartowersextendsixtyfeetintheairandarelinedwithcondenserplatesthatdrainwateralongtroughsandintostoragetanksunderground.Inbetweenthetanksandcondensationplatesareverticalgardens

that are replenished by the water captured. Attached to this machine is a single building bar that connects programmatic pods. These pods house the different public functions used to inform and unite.

At the east entrance is a lobby and the education and research center. These spaces are used for organizing and introducing the ideas that are on display throughout the building. These

spaces will be used by school children and tour groups to inform the public about the facility's purpose. On the west end are the administration offices and the community center. This is the space where the community can come together to improve the City of Fresno while surrounded by the inspiration of processes going on within the facility to change Fresno into a modern sustainable urban environment

Section study to understand the building form in relation to the flow of air, maximizing water vapor condensation, the utilization of water storage and vertical gardens

GIS Analytic Modeling: Arid Lands InstituteCA_Water Plan_2009: Potential Impacts on California!s Water Supply

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GIS Analytic Modeling: Arid Lands InstituteCA_Water Plan_2009: Potential Impacts on California!s Water Supply

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The Problem

GIS Analytic Modeling: Arid Lands InstituteCA_Water Plan_2009: Potential Impacts on California!s Water Supply

1850- 1990:Snow Pack Levels

GIS Analytic Modeling: Arid Lands InstituteCA_Water Plan_2009: Potential Impacts on California!s Water Supply

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The Problem

Current Body of Knowledge

Visual EducationVerbal EducationShared Education

Community KnowledgePublic Knowledge

Practical Implimen-tation of Knowledge

Spreading Ideas

Growing Body of Knowledge

Repeating Cycleto Further Advance

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Water Vapor Harvesting Machine Systems Diagram The Autodidactism of the Water Cycle

1990 Snow Pack 2010-60 Snow Pack Storm water runoff Damaged Farmland Desolate Land

Annual U.S. Water Consumption (gallons) Daily California Water Consumption (gallons)

GIS Analytic Modeling: Arid Lands InstituteCA_Water Plan_2009: Potential Impacts on California!s Water Supply

1850- 1990:Snow Pack Levels

GIS Analytic Modeling: Arid Lands InstituteCA_Water Plan_2009: Potential Impacts on California!s Water Supply

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The Problem

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Main entrance to the education research center

Initial Massing Studies examining the machine under different contextual conditions

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Community Center

Center in agricultural context

Center along irrigation canal

Center in suburban context

Section Perspective through water vapor harvesting machine

Water Vapor Harvesting Community Involvement / EducationLiving Machine / Natural FiltrationUrban, Self - Sustaining Agriculture A Self - Sustaining Urban Agriculture Enviornment

The SolutionA community enviornment rooted in agriculture, and acting as a catalyst for a future resource independant city that can be implemented globally.

Water Capturing / Recycling - Community and Youth Education - Commuinty Interaction - Living Machine / Purication - Increase Sustainable Agriculture and Economic Resources

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Planning and Policy Reformation

Water Vapor Harvesting Community Involvement / EducationLiving Machine / Natural FiltrationUrban, Self - Sustaining Agriculture A Self - Sustaining Urban Agriculture Enviornment

The SolutionA community enviornment rooted in agriculture, and acting as a catalyst for a future resource independant city that can be implemented globally.

Water Capturing / Recycling - Community and Youth Education - Commuinty Interaction - Living Machine / Purication - Increase Sustainable Agriculture and Economic Resources

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Planning and Policy Reformation

Urban Agriculture Living Machine Civic Policy Shift Water Vapor Harvesting Community Education Sustainable Urban Community

A didactic environment to inform, inspire and educate a community

AC-CA Hong Kong Carpark Tower Competition

TheHongKongCarparkTowerisdesignedasaphysicalrepresentationoftheurbanscalesofcirculationthatexistinHongKong'surbancontext.Itactsasasignifyingelementfortransitioninthecity,intermsofpedestrianandvehiculartraffic.Asapersonleavestheirsuburbanhomeandtravelstoacitythefirsttransitionthatoccursiswithinthecarpark.Atthispointtheurbanenvironmentrevealsitselfthroughdifferentspacessuchasbuildings,pedestriantrafficandvehiculartraffic.Thedifficultywiththecarparkasthefirstspaceoftransitionisthatithastheconnotationofbeingadark,uncomfortableandcompressedspace.

Thisdesignattemptstorelievethesesymptomsoftraditionalcarparksbyrecognizingthesescalesofspaceandcombiningthemintoasinglebuilding.Thetowerusesthepedestrianastheinternalorganizingelementwhichissurroundedbyprogrammedspaceandsubsequentlyvehiculartrafficontheperiphery.Thiscreatesamicro-urbanenvironmentthatallowsforamorecomfortabletransitiontothecity.

Thetoweralsoactsasasignifyingelementtotheurbancontext.Atnightduringthe"SymphonyofLights"1thevehiculartrafficishighlightedwithL.E.D.lightswhichareexpressiveandwraptheedgesofthetower.ThismakesthecarparkastrongimageontheHongKongskylinegivingpresencetothesitethatwasnottherepreviously.

AC-CA Hong Kong Carpark TowerSubmitted: October, 2011, 5th Year Competition Studio

1 The Symphony of Lights is a nightly event in which all of the towers along the harbour in Hong Kong produce a light show set to music all around the city.

Initial massing and circulation studies Initial massing and program study

Thedesignprocesswasadevelopmentofadigitalmodelthattookthesiteandlofteditintogroupingsbasedonthecontextualproportionsofadjacenttowersinthearea.Thedesignoftheformwasderivedfromvehicularandpedestrianmovement,whichmovesatdifferentspeeds.

Multi-purpose space Rooftop bar / cafe

As the pedestrian moves through the tower, they are, made aware of the vehicles movement and the city skyline beyond. This carpark tower becomes a dynamic reference landmark in the Hong Kong skyline, especially during the "Symphony of Lights".

View of Carpark approach along Harcourt Drive looking east

Section Perspective First Floor Plan

Multi-Purpose Space Floor Plan

Rooftop Bar / Cafe Floor Plan

Rehoboth Church of God

TheRehobothChurchofGodwasacongregationlocatedinahighcrimeareainHartford,Connecticut.ThecongregationchosetobuildanewfacilityinthetownofBloomfield.Thechurchwasdesignedasanentrycupolathatbeginsaprocessionintotheinteriorsanctuary.Aroundthisspaceareoffices,classrooms,andyouthcenters.Thechurchwantedthefacilitytobeengagingandinvitingtothecommunity.Consistentwithamissiontoencourageastrongcommunity-orientedcongregation.

Withlimitedfundsthemainchallengewasconstructingafunctionalbuildingthatmetalloftheclient'sneeds.WedecidedthatthebestwaytooptimizethebudgetwastouseaButlerprefabricatedbuildingsystemtohousethesanctuaryandthenaddother"sheds"ofspacearoundthis.TheButlerbuild-ingwasthenmodifiedwithceilingtreatmentsandvarioussoffitstohelpdefineandcreateacomfort-ablespace.Wealsousedadesign-buildconstruc-tionprocessinorderto"fasttrack"theconstructionandreducethelengthandbudgetoftheproject.Inthiscasethisprocessprovedtobequitesuccessfulandthecongregationisnowinasafer,updateden-vironmentenablingthemtoadvancetheircharitablegoodwillandcommunitydevelopment.

Rehoboth Church of GodProject Completed: November 1, 2008 Schoenhardt Architecture and Interior Design

Myroleinthisprojectwasvariedthrough-outitsdesignandconstructionprocess.EarlyintheprojectIassistedincriticaldesigndecisionsduringthedesigndevelopmentphaseintermsofvalueengi-neeringduetotheclientsquicklydiminishingbudget.Ialsoprovideddigitalrenderingstothecongregationtohelpwithfund-raisingtohelpcoverconstructioncosts.

DuringtheconstructiondocumentsphaseIworkedwithaseniordraftsmantoproducethebidandconstructiondocumentset.Iwastaskedwithmanyoftheconstructiondetailsthatwereusedtoconstructthebuilding.

Thisusefulexperiencethatwillgavemetheopportunitytointeractwiththeclientandvariouscontractors.Thisprojectalsoallowedmetodevelopskillsindetailing,theconstructionprocess,andunderstandingtheissuesthatareapparentwiththerelationsbetweenarchitectsandcontractors,intermsoftheinterpretationsoftheconstructiondrawingsandtheirimplementationduringconstruction.

Section at EntryEntrance cupola upon construction completion

View from entry towards sanctuary procession Ground level floor plan

Overhang Detail at Entry

E.I.F.S. wall system

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Vapor barrier

Dens glass sheathing

Batts insulation

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Entry canopy

Rubber roofing mem-brane

Metal drip edge

Dens glass sheathing

4-5/8" metal framing

6" metal studs

Dens glass sheathing with vapor barrier and E.I.F.S. sandblast finish

Column enclosure

18" diameter fiberglass column enclosure

Steel tube column with welded top plate

Camp Rell Officer Training and Billeting Center

TheNortheastArmyNationalGuardRegionalTrainingInstitute(R.T.I.)issuedadesigncompetitiontodesignanewofficertrainingandbilletingfacilityin2007.SchoenhardtwasshortlistedduringtheRFQprocessandwereamongthreeotherfirmstopresentproposalswhichmetanextensivecriteria.TheprojectwastomeetLEEDSilver,allD.O.D.specificationsandaddressaminimumprogrammaticneedforhousing,lectures,training,educationandplacestorelax.Asajuniordesigner,Iworkedindevelopingadigitalmodelandpresentationmaterials,aswellasaidinginthedesignprocessesfromconceptualdesignthroughdesigndevelopment. Ourproposaluseda"barbuilding"schemeasaorganizingelementthatalsopresenteditselfasawaytogivethecampusamodernaestheticandpresence.OurproposalmetandexceededallrecommendationsincludingLEEDGoldqualificationsandshortestdeliverytimes.Thedesignintegratesdifferentspacesalongthiscirculationbarwhichallowedforseamlessanddynamicintegrationofspaces,creatingamoreflexiblefacilitythatcouldadjusttotheevolvingpracticesandneedsintheArmyNationalGuard.

Camp Rell Officer Training and Billeting CenterProject Date: August, 2007 - January, 2008, Schoenhardt Architecture and Interior Design

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Administration

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Billeting / Dormitory

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Billeting / dormitory Classroom

Cafeteria

Officer lounge

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Lobby / Main entry

City of Hartford Center for the Performing Arts

TheCityofHartfordCenterforthePerformingArtsisarecognitionofadiscourseinthevariousfacilitiesfortheartswithintheurbancoreofHartford,Connecticut.Thecityhasadenseanddiverseartsculture,yeteachfacilityisisolatedtoitslocalcontextandislackingavoicethatspeakstothegeneralpublic.ThisCenterbecomesthespaceinwhichalloftheseenvironmentscancometogether.

Theprograminvolvedthedesignofanurbancampusthatunitesdiverseprogrammaticspaceswhichembodiestheconceptofunity.ItisbasedonthenaturalevolutionofthisconceptofunitythroughhistoryundersuchpretensesastheConnecticutRiverandtheCharterOak.Thiscampusreplacesurbanparkinglotswithartists'housing,diningservices,performancespaces,galleriesandanexhibitionhall.Theideaisthatthisexhibitionhallcanhostgrandopeningstomultipleeventssimultaneously,bringingtogetherdiversepatronsofthearts.Thesedifferentgroupsofpeoplewouldthenbeshuttledtotheirvariousspacesaroundthecityandmaybeinfluencedtotraveltonewgalleriesunitingtheartscultureinadynamicway.

City of Hartford Center for the Performing ArtsProject Date: January - May 2008 Senior Thesis - University of Hartford

Site Plan

Concept sketches exploring the connections of various facilities with bridges and extroversive "fish bowls" to engage the public visually with the building

Allyn Street, an active core of nightlife adjacent to Art Center's main entrance

St. Patrick - St. Anthony View through site looking North

View through site looking Northwest

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West Hartford Middle School

Thisprojectwasasemester-longstudyformysecondsemester,Sophomoreyear.Wewerechallengedtonotonlydesignamiddleschool,butalsocraftapedagogicalresponsethatwasusedtodefinethearchitecturalconcept.IfeltthatbasedonthestrongcommunitypresenceinTownofWestHartford,thatanideaof"interaction"couldbeusedtocraftasuccessfulbuildinginthiscontext.

Withinthisconcepttheideawouldbethatspaceswouldbeorganizedinsuchawaythatdifferentgradelevelsandclassroomswillbecon-nectedeitherphysicallythroughbreakoutspaces,orthroughvisualcuesthatinteractbetweenandthroughotherspaces.Thiscreatesamoredynamicandprogressiveenvironmentforteachingasyouareconstantlyinfluencedvisuallyandphysicallybyyourpeersthroughdifferentages.Thissortofautodidactenvironment,Ifeel,isanewdirectionineducationaldesignandisonethathasvast,positiveimpactsinapassivelearningenvironment.

West Hartford Middle SchoolProject Date: March - May 2006 - 2nd Year Spring - University of Hartford

Lower level floor plan

South elevation

Thespatialorganizationisbasedona"barbuilding"schemewithprogrampluggedintothemaincirculationspace.TheclassroomsarestackedverticallyaroundacentralbreakoutspacewithalightwellinthemiddlewhichhousesaFoucaultPendulum,referencingtheinteractionoftime. Onthelowerlevelthecafeteriareachesoutintothesiteandisorganizedunderthe"treeofknowledge."Thisspaceisaplaceholderforvariousstudentprojectstobedisplayedfortheentirestudentbodytoview,allowingfurtherpeereducationandinteraction.

Ground level floor plan

North elevation

Classroom

Administration

Library

Auditorium

Gymnasium

Cafeteria

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New Orleans Film Institute

New Orleans Film InstituteProject Dates: January - May, 2011 4th Year Comprehensive Studio

TherehavebeenmanytriumphsmadeinNewOrleanssinceHurricaneKatrinadevastatedthearea,butprogressisslow.Farlessisbeingdonetorestoretheareathanispossible,andthereasonforthisisalackofavoice.ThereneedstobemoreofapresenceofavoiceforthepublicofNewOrleansthatreachesthemassesofthenation.Touristshavenorealsenseanymoreofhowpeoplecontinuetostruggleinthearea.TheonlyvisiontheyhaveforlifeinNewOrleansisdisastertourism,beingshuttledthroughpeopleslivesbehindthewindowofabusobservingasifthepeoplethatlivehereareanimalsatthezoo.WhattheNewOrleansFilmInstitute'sgoalwillbeistofosteravoiceforitsresidentsandcreateaconnectionbygivingafacetothatvoicewithaphysicalpresenceinthecity. TheNewOrleansFilmInstituteisaplacewherethepeopleofNewOrleanscansharetheirstorywiththosewhovisit.Themorethepublicseesandhears,thelargertheimpact.Duringourvisittothe"MakeitRight"projectlocatedintheLower9thWardourtourguide,TimDuggantoldastorythatprovestheimpactthatcanbeachievedwhenavoiceisconnectedtoaface.HedescribedPresidentObamatouringtheLower9thWard,avisit

which was concluded by meetings with elementary school students from the area. These children presented how they did not have access to a grocery store, a school that is close to their residences, and several other services that still do not exist five years after Katrina. By using this tactic of the story being told be a physical person that can be seen, and experienced, influenced the federal government to immediately provide relief funding for this community the very next day.

We took this idea in the New Orleans Film Institute and program an experience around it. Rather than create a facility that is disconnected between user and visitor we attempted to attach both people together through vision. The visitors, in this case, are the tourists, and the users are those residents that work and create films within the facility. Here tourists come to socially interact with the building through the use of a gallery, bar and library that all reside around a theater for viewing documentary films that were produced within the facility itself. The impact of these films, along with the interaction between visitor and user have the potential for political shifts that can reach beyond the state and country borders and reach across the entire country to influence change in New Orleans

Isovist and visual field study in section

Density and zoning analysis

Isovist and visual field study in plan

Site plan

Thedesignprocessforthisprojectwasheavilyorientedaroundthedevelopementofphysicalmodelsinaspatialexploration.TheFilmInstitutewasbasedonthisideaoflightcreatingaconnectionbetweenfilmproducersandthegeneralpublicandthereforerigorousinvestigationintotheeffectsofnaturallightonspacewasrequired.

Thevariouslevelsofdetailineachmodelpursuedthisideaatgrowingscales.Onthelattertransformations,coloredpanelswereusedtoaddfurtherstimulation.Thisideahasachronologicalimplicationinthattimeandmovementcouldbeexpressedthroughvariouslightingcues.

For example, on the interior colored glass would cause swatches on the public levels signifying that a space was in use for the production of film. Conversely, at night, light would stream out of the building and onto the street encouraging tourists to explore the cause of this phenomena and the building.

Film Institute at night, where a physical activation of light encourages tourists to enter and explore the facility.

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View from critic space adjacent to the editing rooms and overlooking public bar and theater entrance

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1. Centria II Composite Metal Wall Panel System & Clips attached through ex-terior insulation to plywood sheathing2. 1-1/2 Rigid Insulation Board3. Vapor Barrier adhered to plywood sheathing4. 3/4 Plywood sheathing5. 6 Metal stud wall with Polyiso Insulation6. ClearShade Insulated Glazing Unit7. 5/8 Gypsum Wall Board8. Polyiso Insulation9. 2 Metal decking10. Min. 4 Rigid insulation board, tapered @ 1/8 per foot

11. E.P.D.M. Roof membrane, fully adhered12. 2 Glass fiber acousti-cal tile13. Perforated metal ceiling panel14. Air space15. Roof drain16. Acoustical isolation @ editing room floor17. Steel tube guardrail18. Skylights Beyond19. Soffit Vent20. H.V.A.C. Chase21. Projection wall beyond22. Compacted Earth23. Concrete pile24. Bio-swale

Egress diagram H.V.A.C diagram Structure diagram 1-1/2" section details

Overall section perspective through cafe / bar, main theater, small preview theater and support garage