matt mondiniarchitecture portfolio

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workexperience

skillstravels adidas (2011)worked as sales associate. helped arrange displays and storefront,organised stock room and new shipments

finish line (2009)worked as sales associate, assisted customers, organ-

ised stockroom

sonic (2009)worked as switchboard opera-tor, made sundaes and des-

erts

New Jersey Insitute of Technology

B.Arch (2015)Wayne Valley hS

2010

fluent in spanish

basic knowledge of italian

proffecient with illus-trator, photoshop,revit

architecture, rhino,autocad

life,city,adptation;barcelona

matt mondinimm429@njit.edu201 757 2850

I am a third year architecture student currently enrolled at NJIT. During my studies I have aquired a passion for all things design and am constantly testing new ideas. I take inspiration from travelling, different cultures,

and new experiences.

the study abroad trip was run by proff philip spe-ranza. the program consisted of study-ing urban typolo-gies and culminated in a final project in the 22@ dis-trict. More info and work samples:http://lcabcn2012.w

ordpress.com/

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the intent for the artist residence was to provoke moments of spontaneous

interactions between visitors and artists. Through the use of deployable walls to reveal practice rooms and the providing of dynamic public spaces, visitors are enticed to interact with artists both visually and physically.

performance artist residence

residents

visitors

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entryentry

visual connection

areas with most variation (flux) in habitation

units

peformance space

peformance space

practice rooms

practice rooms

garden

garden cafe

cafe

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practice rooms

cafegarden

performance space

deployable walls

Enable Connection Facilitate Connection-views-sound-entry

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sound program flux

garden

performance center

cafe/entry

garden at center,provides room for changes in habitation density

practice spaces surround garden

shift to provide views from any public space below

apartments

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-walls open to allow circulation to pass, expand

-walls open to create coffee bars, open to views

-walls rotate to allow views in and let sound out

-wall folds over to create bar/seating

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third floor plan

fourth floor plan

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urban filtration

the intent behind this housing project was to deploy a frame work that could be repeated at other sites, which would then create a 24-hr downtown district. the project is meant to encourage more

foot traffic in the city of newark through the use and manipulation of the field and its points. By strategically placing activity zones, the network of

inter-related activities can be expanded to other parts of Newark, creating a downtown district that

contains something to do at all hours of the day.

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city

waterfront

urban sports center

cafe

library

familytime

exhibition

recreation

bar

urbansports

clubconcert

activities

bodega

arts neighborhood

university heights

mulberryneighborhood

riverfront

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FREE TIME/TIME AT RESIDENCE

STUDENTS

YUPPIES

ARTISTS

relationships based on likliness of consecutive

use

light rail

riverfront park

universities

downtown

halsey art district

Pub

green house

studio

library

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cafewashington park

broad st

abandoned buildings

riverfrontpark

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market

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new morphology

derived from site movement

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skatepark provides safe spot to play

recreational green provides space for leisure

rockclimbing center takes advantage of urban wall, unused facade

gardens provide green space at higher floors, provide produce for market

market provides fresh, local produce

art gallery provides exhibtion space for local artists

providing

skate parks can revitilize and bring life to under used

parks + plazas

abondoned buildings take on a new life as urban climbing

centers

markets can expand to

other areas, providing each neighborhood fresh produce

market can expand to riverfront park

local artist can get exposure by expanding

art district

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garden

art exhb

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market

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halsey art district university heights

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activity times

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new 24 hr downtown

habitation 6pm 2pm 8am

taking light-rail to work

gardening

skating/climbing/riverfront

The school attempts to provide a more interactive and personal experience

for younger students while maintaining vernacular traditions. Using local

materials, classrooms are grouped and modulated. The buffer and private

spaces created surround the courtyard to break up chaotic circulation and provide more intimate and implied

spaces

rural schoolgujarat,india

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cliff line

axesschool structure

class groups class groups class groups

recess in courtyard

recess in courtyard

lunch at canteen

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PROVIDE TRANSTION BETWEEN FORMAL AND INFORMAL BREAKUP

COURTYARD CHAOS

pairing

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Phase 2 growth

buffer space

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main courtyard

secondary courtyard

arrangement

relationships movement habitation

in this project, the plaza is seen as a topo sufrace, carved out by the

movement of people. the plaza provides spaces for interaction, alone time, market space, and a TKTS booth. paths from different access point and to end destination points define the form.

highline plaza:urban nexus

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james st facadeThe idea for the facade was to take the bay window as a catalyst for in-teraction inside and outside the

building, and redefine how influential the facade becomes in the social life

of the building. By dividing the building into strips and shifting them

the facade can start to define the level of interaction that takes place.

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enage feet, hands, eyes, ears, more intricate interactions

engage arms, legs, torso, head

engage body as whole

facade engagement

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strips get thinner towards top, interactions and re-lationships become more intricate and private

strips get thinner towards top, interactions and re-lationships become more intricate and private

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bayonne water taxi terminal

the terminal was first conceptual-ized as a boardwalk, which provides one set path. if the board walk is broken and fragmented, multiple

paths arise. with this idea, differ-ent modules were composed in a frag-mented way to break up circulation clutter and to provide paths to spe-

cific users.

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two people comfortably walk past each other

two people walk together

one person walks

commuter(car)

walker

commuter(bus)

walker

jersey city/hobokenmovement

newark bayonne town center west coast parks

the lantern is meant to illuminate while not revealing the light

source.composing modules of golden rectangles and squares, the lantern is able to bounce light out while hidding

the source

lantern

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matt mondiniarchitecture portfolio