Matthew Fruth Portfolio

PortfolioMatthew David Fruth

Table of ContentsUndergraduate Career (Landscape Architecture) First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year

Masters (Architecture) First Year

Internships ASU (Arizona State University) ADOT (Arizona Department of Transportation) EMBT (Enric Miralles - Benedetta Tagliabue)

Photography

Undergraduate Masters Internships Photography

Undergraduate First Year

For this project nature was the key element for inspiration. To take a simple leaf of a mesquite tree and transform that into a design. Balancing the contrast of leaves a shape begins to form, in the end it is an abstraction. The final product to the left is a wall that is designed to have interaction along. To symbolize the original design a mesquite tree is placed along the wall.

Close images of the mesquite were taken and then cut into strip to span 5”x17”.

With vellum overlaid on the mosaic of mesquite, shadows, light, and complete darkness transformed through.

The light and dark diagram was used to create the shapes and forms of the wall and planter.

Taking the vellum sheet of light and shadows, another step was to break the light and

shadows into larger forms.

Taking that sheet and breaking the segments to small pieces.

Lastly for a third time taking the previous sheet and simplifying it and focus on an area to break

down further. This is how the form of the model to place.

Continuing to re-exam the mesquite the design continually changed and became geometric.

Certain shapes and forms merged while others where left separated and became more naturalistic.

This is the last design to show the naturalistic mixed with the geometric. The plaster model below show that the naturalistic forms in the end became geometric.

Certain features acted as shade or as a coinvent way to direct water into the planter.

Second Year

This is a project located in a vacant area by Washington Street and Priest. The objective was to transport this 90 acre site into a thriving agricultural community. The design included a bridge to cross the canal, visitor center area, crop layout, and an overall circulation system.

Community Crops The visitor center is the primary location for tourist to visit the museum, go to a seminar, classroom, buy produce from the locally grown fields, and a place for children to learn and play.

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A bridge was designed to transport pedestrian and vehicular traffic across the canal to the another area of crops. The bridge has viewing ports as a well covered shade, which corresponds to the shading structures at the visitor center.

Continuity of Life

This project focus on expanding a portion to the historic Pioneer Cemetery in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The originally cemetery has burials of Arizona’s notable pioneer dating in the 1800’s on up. The proposed site was a sub shop that would be designed for an entry portal to the cemetery as well as ad 100 new graves. The entry would have a reflecting space, museum, offices, restrooms, park and a park space.

Phoenix, Arizona Jefferson St. and 15th Ave. Unknown Headstones

This is the last design to show the naturalistic mixed with the geometric. The plaster model below show that the naturalistic forms in the end became geometric.

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This is a project aimed at residential landscape, using a desert pallet for vegetation and a Pistacia chinensis as an accent tree to make the property come to life. A mixture of different heights and elevations makes the small property seem more spacious and expansive.

Harmon ParkConfluence of Collage1239 S 5th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85003

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The design of Harmon Park; as one maneuvers throughout the park they will soon realize why the name, Confluence of Collage was chosen. All the elements or pieces of collage come together to create an impeccable park of enjoyment. The Bosque of Palo Blanco’s create an experience like never before, the two sides of the park are joined through a magnetic force of gabion walls. When one passes through the walls they can see a clear differentiation between the more passive piece of the collage and the more active field piece. After encountering the park one will want to come back again and again to be fulfilled through nature and activity.

Elements of Park:A - LibraryB - Recreation CenterC - BathroomD - Skate parkE - Bosque of Palo BlancoF - Community GardenG - Picnic Area

H - PlaygroundI - Gabion WallJ - Enchanting PathK - Soccer FieldL - Baseball FieldM - Chinese PistacheN - Palo Verde

O - MesquiteP - Purple SageQ - Palo BlancoR - Parking LotS - Trash CanT - TablesU - Gabion BenchV - Desert Garden

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Gabion Wall DetailA - Gravel/TurfB - 24” of PebblesC - Rocks to Fill Basket for Gabion WallsD - Wire Basket for Gabion WallE - Sand/Earth

Slope Detail (Fields)A - Turf/GravelB - Landscape Fabric AnchorC - #4 Rebar

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Planting Tree DetailA - Trunk Fare is Visible at SurfaceB - Remove Twine & Burlap from Root BallC - Cut Wire Basket & Put in Planting HoleD - Soil Ridge to Direct Flow of WaterE - Sand/Earth

Community Garden Fence A - Decorative Glass BulbsB - Post in Assorted SizesC - 4.5” SpacingD Footing

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Cactus Wren CommunityI-17 Happy Valley

Master PlanViews to Mountain Trails Plan

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Grocery-RetailSafari Trails

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Fourth Year

This is a project aimed at residential landscape, using a desert pallet for vegetation and a Pistacia chinensis as an accent tree to make the property come to life. A mixture of different heights and elevations makes the small property seem more spacious and expansive.

Camera Obscurahttp://scottsdalecameraobscura.wordpress.com/scottsdale-arts-festival/

The camera obscure was our senior year project. The final product was displayed at the Scottsdale Arts Festival. There was a total of three camera obscura’s; one mini one where one could place their eye and look down to see the image reversed on the ground of the uniquely designed box, another medium sized one that was geared towards kids, and a large one for adult. All together a collection of camera obscura’s that looks as if they dropped down from space. It has been rumored that camera obscura’s have been used for hundreds of years, and even used by famous artist where in which they traced lived images, all one needs to create one is light, lens, a mirror, and a dark space.

The top image is from the children’s camera obscura, the image is projected on the floor, the idea was that this would inspire kids to play with the image and understand that what they are seeing is directly outside. The second image is on a table from the adult camera obscura. The table is at the height of the hip and placed directly in the center; adults could enter and circulate around and leave.

Masters of Architecture Residential5th Street and Ash

Griffith’s Residence

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The Griffith’s are a family of five; Jason, Alex, Linus, Bruno, and the fifth member being Repo the dog. Jason and his family are very close and asked for an open and flexible floor plan, making it clear a need for a visual connection to the children anywhere possible in the home. The home is designed with multiple transitional spaces that connect the indoors and outdoors while maintaining the integrity of each space. Sliding glass doors on the bottom level open up to allow the office and living room to become one. The dining area also speaks the same language connecting to the exterior patio. The breezeway is the heart of the home that links the community entrance to the street and the interior spaces together. Flexible spaces with the relationship to the exterior make the home a comfortable living environment for the Griffith’s family.

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Expandable Spaces Interior/Exterior Connecting Bands

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Along with being a live work environment one of the key elements the client wanted was expandable spaces. My client and his family love the outdoors, almost every space can expand to outside; with almost the entire second floor being a patio. The name, The Breezeway House was used because the main breezeway on the first floor was the element that connected everything.

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LibraryMill Avenue and 3rd Street

Hayden Butte Library is located on 3rd and Mill Avenue; the location takes full advantage of the nearby light rail and the busy street of Mill Avenue. The library focus is on the transitional spaces which all lead to a grand courtyard full of native vegetation. The programs are divided by height, each with an intended purpose until one reaches the highest level of knowledge with an art gallery; much like as one ascends a mountain a variety of views and experiences are collected until reaching the top.

Material chosen for the site include rammed earth, rusticated metal, glass, and concrete blending together to resemble materials from the earth/mountain. As people climb the mountain they have the opportunity to extend their passage onto the rooftop of the gallery, the gallery and the mountain become one entity reflecting the entire purpose of the project/site.

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The site extends it programming with not only a use as a library but has a large gallery space that overlooks the historic Hayden Mill. Below the stacks in the library there is two large theaters for movies or lectures. The courtyard space is a perfect spot for a reader can find a shady spot to rest, relax, or take refuge underneath the elevated building above. This area doubles not only as a cooler space due to evaporative cooling but also engages children to jump and play along the pads resting within the shallow pool of water. The large rotunda is for the first five years and includes a computer area, stage area, and special stacks for the demographic.

Internships

Working with Herberger Institute for Design and The Arts we were able to create an exposition displayed in the gallery that compared and contrasted the two great cities of Phoenix and Barcelona. With some of the top architects from each city displaying their work along the tables that we were commissioned to design; the thought behind the tables was to create a variety of heights and angles that would represent the valley of each city along with holding a presentation board of each firms work as one looked over the

Cities in Transformation Barcelona Phoenixhttps://asunews.asu.edu/20100414_PhoenixBarcelona

Arizona Department of Transportationhttp://www.azdot.gov

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While working at ADOT(Arizona Department of Education) one of my main duties was designing a variety of different options for cast in place concrete wall with a variety of patterns that were all an abstracted design from the spine of the saguaro. The wall is a future project/expansion of the SR202. Along with have only 1.5” of depth to work with in concrete, there was also a choice of colors that had to be chosen that were modeled after the hue of violet in the superstition mountains.

Saguaro Installation Project

In an act to improve the beauty of the freeways a variety of installations were commissioned. Here are some concepts that were proposed to be placed along a variety of exits along I-17 freeway. The first concepts were to be made out of concrete and then later were changed to be made out of acrylic. The acrylic would give the saguaros a color effect and throughout the day as the light saguaros would come life with color.

Day Rendering (Close to Off Ramp) Night Rendering (Light From Bottom)

Taking the basic design of a saguaro cactus and altering its basic geometric shapes. The naturalist design will create an art piece that exuberates nature; fitting perfect for the Phoenix surroundings. Making the material acrylic will make the art stand out at night with the use of up lighting.

Acrylic Expanded Constructed View Fully Constructed Acrylic Saguaro

Enric Miralles - Benedetta Tagliabue | Arquitectes associatshttp://www.mirallestagliabue.com

The main task that was assigned while being an intern at EMBT was developing a concept/design for a skyscraper that was commissioned to be built just outside of Bejing. Due to the company and it practices and aspect of the China culture and their use of bikes as transportation for themselves as well as transporting packages/mail. The idea developed by abstracting the different sizes of packages together to create a variety of shapes that would eventually emulate a skyscraper.

Basic Building Block

The process for constructing study models started off with paper boxes. These boxes evolved into a variety of shapes. Once selecting a few favorites, I transformed the shapes onto wood while adding some curvature. As the multiple examples below show it was a continual process of trial and error.

Thoughts of facade of the building were also tested and first trials of the models were a feathery paper facade. Focus was also shifted to bottom entrances and how the skyscraper would appear from multiple views.

Though the design continued to change as I left the firm, the process began while I was there with a collision of white “packages” carried by the bicyclist of china. To a skyscraper with simple curves and a light feathery facade; to finally a combination of both to create interesting and beautiful angles.

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