MATT NICHOLSON M.ARCH Candidate 2017

University of Oregon

Sun Study, Charcoal

SUZUKI COMMUNITY MUSIC INSTITUTE

WINTER 2015

2015WINTER STUDIOSitting at the southern edge of the

University of Oregon campus in Eugene, the Suzuki Community Music Institute serves as the home a children’s music

school, but is also used by the University’s School of Music. The centerpiece of the school is a spiraling copper-clad recital

hall that serves as a visual beacon for the campus. The eccentricity of the recital hall

is balanced by a rational brick bar that houses the classrooms and presents a

more traditional facade to its off-campus neighbors to the south.

SUZUKI COMMUNITY MUSIC INSTITUTE

WINTER 2015

HAND MEDIA

Mt Angel Library Sketch

Still Life, Colored Pencil

SUMMER 2014

Final Project, Laurelwood Golf Course Winery

LAURELWOOD WINERY SUMMER 2014

PDX MAKERSPACE

FRAME BUILDERS WHEEL BUILDERS PRODUCT DESIGNERSACCESSORY DESIGNERS

COMPLETE BIKES

Set in the Industrial Preserve of southeast Portland, this maker space houses a collection of

small business from Portland’s growing bike industry. Maker space overlaps with ground

fl oor retail and a public cafe to foster a connection between

makers and the public.

FALL 2014

maker/publicoverlap

South Section AA1/8”=1’

DIVISION ST.

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4th

5th

2nd

Wood model with sketch overlay

Cafe Perspective

For a roof patio on my Makerspace project, I developed a parametric sun shading device using Grasshopper. The awning is composed of an array

of bike gears with apertures that vary in size to create an incremental shade gradient.

PARAMETRIC DESIGN

FALL, MEDIA

Employed on the building, the awning provides extra shade at the outside edge of the patio where solar exposure is greatest,

while permitting more sun to reach the inside edge, which is shaded by the upper fl oors of

the building in the afternoon.

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