Portfolio[undergraduate]

Kingston, Jamaica

[designstudent] DOMINIC.A.MARTIN

NewJerseySchoolofArchitecture

ADDRESS2 Weaver Street Apt D-2, SUMMIT, NJ, 07901

TEL.908428184

EMAILdominicanthonymartin@gmail.com

dm335@njit.edu

“Inspiration demands the active cooperation of the intellect joined with enthusiasm, and it is under such conditions that marvelous conceptions, with all that is excellent and divine, come into being. ”

-Giorgio Vasari

Summit, NJ

table of CONTENTS

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[freehand exercise] timed&peppers

[musical modeling] white-noise

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3 [highlinestaircase] rhymthic-transition 5

4 [noaaresearchfacility] mutual-tension 7

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[townhousefacade] translucency

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[boontonfirestation] retaining-infrastructure

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The unique interior of a pepper allows for it be a useful tool in the study of lines and surfaces both interior and exterior. Allowing for one to practice drawing what is seen.

timed&peppers

GENERATIVE DRAWINGSperspectives

section [2] plan [2]

plan [1] section [1]

bottom elevation right elevation

top elevation left elevation

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Using drawing as a tool to understand spatial qualities, fourteen drawings where produced while timed. Varying from one, five, ten, thirty and sixty minute drawing. Each testing the ability of someone to represent a space as well as possible.

GENERATIVE DRAWINGS

INSPIRATION IMAGE

five minute sketch

five minute sketch

timed&peppers

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The melody moves in reaction to the change in the drums and bass.

The sticks shift and move where they join to each other in a repeating manner. This is to capture the rhythmic pattern created by the music.

Events within the musical piece:

Events within the placement of wooden sticks:

Drums overlap the melody and vocals to become the lead of the music and most audible part of the musical piece.

The length of the sticks increase and form a more uniform and rigid connections.

Events within the musical piece:

Events within the placement of wooden sticks:

A quick break in the music after the drums take over, with the drum and the bass leading after.

The sticks become a mix of sizes but narrow in form to capture the break, but the different pieces at play.

Events within the musical piece:

Events within the placement of wooden sticks:

white-noiseThis project was an attempt at listening to a piece of music and from that piece of music create a model that captures the music in a physical form. More specifically the musical moment had to be a moment of transition within the piece. The song I choose to do this with is ‘White Noise’ by the uk garage/house duo Disclosure. The materials for the model were limited to 1/8” x 1/8” bass wood sticks and glue. The knowledge that was trying to be gained from this project was for a designer to just create, but be self critical of his creation after the fact. The music helps because it becomes an intuative exercise and requires one to step back and really look at what exactly sit before them.

The language used in this model has the following rules:• length of sticks are 2” or 1”• all sticks meet at a right angle• all connections are using a method of stacking

drifting overreaching break

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A quick break in the music after the drums take over, with the drum and the bass leading after.

The sticks become a mix of sizes but narrow in form to capture the break, but the different pieces at play.

Events within the musical piece:

Events within the placement of wooden sticks:

The drums, melody, bass, and vocals all change positions where they lay above each other in terms of how audible they appear to be to a listener.

The sticks stack thicker in an attempt to show the thickening of the sound and also the weaving nature of it.

Events within the musical piece:

Events within the placement of wooden sticks:

The layers weave in and out of each other, and create gaps, leaving a sort of echo-ing effect in the certain layers.

The stacking of the sticks allow for voids within the system.

Events within the musical piece:

Events within the placement of wooden sticks:

break swelling weaving

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Gradual smooth slope that climb upwards under the steel structure of the Highline, creating a framed view as one ascendes between the support columns.

The system is mirror above the area of the proposed staircase, as the user would turn 180 to continue their walk up to the Highline, but this time parallel to the structure.

[experience 1] [experience 2]

rhythmic-transitionThe Highline Park in Manhattan finds itself not embedded in the the urban fabric of the city but rather elevated above it. This means that circulation in and out of the park is through stairs, ramps or elevators. The height difference makes the journey on and off a moment of transition for users since they leave or enter the urban landscape of Manhattan in doing so.

The proposal for a staircase at the 47th street intersection with the park is trying to capture that experience of transition but using the language used to capture the moment transition within a piece of music as seen in the previous project “white-noise.”

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The stairs are completely suspended at this point as it rises to be on level with the lower structural platform. With the above system raising higher above the user the higher they go.

The area intended for walking would become thiner and splits with another layer below it, as the user walks on to the Highline structure.

[experience 3] [experience 4]

SECTION AA

FLOOR PLAN

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Researcher OfficesResearch LaborartoryConference RoomRestrooms | Entry Area

4 mutual-tensionThe title MUTUAL TENSION is intended to represent the design idea of the project. The design is of a Deep Sea Coral Conversation facility for that specific division of the NOAA. Wanting the form and organization of the building to reflect that of a coral reef, the focus was on the delicate BALANCE needed for a coral reef to exist, and also the HIERCHARY with which this balance is maintained (MUTUALISM). This concept was made into a physical form through the representation of the grinding TENSION but delicate balanced of two “members,” one being the office space for workers, and the other the spaces in which the workers would be able to do their respective jobs.

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SECTION BB EAST ELEVATIONSCALE • 1/8” = 1’

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5 This proposal celebrates the town of Boonton with a locally specific architectural expression. The building and its site development embody the civic community and the hilly topography that give this small town its solid character. The topography has been of key importance in the evolution of the town’s economy and its history of mill and canal.

The design concept originates in the sloping landscape with stepped terraces built over time for the growing town infrastructure. The building serves as a fire station but also provides public garden terraces of rest and interaction to augment the town park downhill along the Rockaway River. Massing hierarchy is stated by two major load bearing walls which project out from the hillside toward Main Street. These masonry walls open up to embrace views of the river’s falls, and the hillside opposite, where West Main Street bends to become the town’s Main Street. Massive, textured site retaining walls and splayed load bearing walls send a message of civic strength, reliability, and grace. Boonton’s Fire House will act as a beacon in the community evoking appreciation for the continuity of this place.

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retaining-infrastructure

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ROOF PLAN

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Programs:(1) Engine Company Officer Dormitory (2) Ladder Company Officer Dormitory (3) Main Dormitory(4) Outdoor Balcony(5) Unisex Bathroom(6) Wooden Louvre Screen (7) Skylight

Outdoor Programs: (8) Semi-Public Terrace (9) Public Terrace

Programs:(1) Public Vestibule

(2) Bay Area (3) Elevator

(4) Egress Stairs(5) Mechanical Spaces

(6) Private Entrance(7) Parking

(8) Meeting Space (9) Loft/ Lounge Area

(10) Male Locker/ Bathroom (11) Female Locker/ Bathroom

(12) Laundry Room(13) Gym

Public Program:(14) Public Bathroom

(15) Public Plaza (16) Public Green

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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(2)

(3)

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(8)

PUBLIC PROMANADE TERRACE

Rotate

Stepping

Synthesize

Framing Space

Terracing

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(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

BAY AREA (1ST FLOOR)

PUBLIC PLAZA

MEETING SPACE+BAR

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A renderings conceptual diagrams

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

1st Floor

Basement

Recessed for sun protection

Recessed to create double hieghted space

Interior double & triple heighted spaces that are created.

Brick screen & overhangs protect south side from direct sunlight.

6translucency

Creating efficient masonry skins appropriate for the front and rear facades of 52 James Street the design had to be modern but also address the presence of a horistically perserved site. This modern take on a row house doesn not only allows resemblances to the historically rich architecture surrounding it, but also function in a more sustainable manner. The overall form of the front and rear facades are established through the idea of extruding and intruding. This creates spaces such as double heighted ceilings, outdoor balconies, and protection from the sun. Using masonry, concrete, wood, and glass, this skin in a way references the skin on our bodies in such a way that it blocks unwanted elements and cycles through the rest. The brick work is a disrupted pattern which is a modification of flemish bond where the bond distance varies in order to further disrupt the pattern creating an opacity effect. In the rear façade there is a screen wall that allows air to easily direct and ventilate through the gap between the masonry screen and inner structural wall, which diffuses the intense sunlight and scatters the remaining light to needed areas. This design creates an all-around more comfortable and efficient environment for the home owner.

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Brick wall with glass blocks to allow light into interior spaces.

Windows that wrap around corner.

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

1st Floor

Front door facing James Street.

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A B

Windows are behind a brick screen, with openings to allow for sunlight to pass through but project from sunlight.

Large glass windows for view of garden to connect the two spaces.

UP

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BACKYARD

BACKYARD

DINING ROOM KITCHEN

HALF-BATHROOM

LIVING ROOM

MECHANICAL

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UP

UPUP

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MASTER BEDROOM FAMILY ROOM

WALK-IN CLOSET

MASTER BEDROOM STUDY

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BEDROOM 2

BEDROOM 1

BEDROOM 3 BATHROOM WALK-IN CLOSET

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BACKYARD

BACKYARD

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Basement

North Elevation South Elevation

Section BBSection AA

Section BB