A slender around three urban voids shared daylight, vegetation, deep in the upper
Structural bay model & core model studies
A structural rhythm glulam columns defines expression. This achieves efficient while also reinforcing a light, vertical grain, creating a tower that is both materially warm and structurally legible.
1. Reinforced concrete spread footing
SECTION DETAIL ASSEMBLY
2. Concrete foundation wall with below-grade waterproofing
1. RC foundation + wall
Slab-on-grade with vapor barrier and rigid insulation
2. Glulam column base knife-plate connection
Glulam column base connection with steel knife insulation
3. V-glulam diagrid frame
Glulam columns at structural grid
4. CLT floor + topping assembly
Suspended ceiling system creating MEP distribution zone
Retractable hung sun shading
Glulam beams / girders with concealed steel hangers
5. Curtain wall + perforated screen attachment
5-ply CLT floor panels
10. Acoustic topping slab over CLT resilient mat
6. Roof/parapet waterproofing + coping
11. Thermally broken clip + girt system for façade attachment
12. Aluminum curtain wall system with perforated metal screens
13. Spandrel panel with insulation at floor lines
14. Tension rod bracing and steel anchorage plates
15. Balcony waterproofing membrane + concrete topping
16. Tapered insulation + membrane roof
17. Metal coping at parapet
V-Glulam Beam Connection
Within this framework, diverse residential typologies including student dormitories, university staff, and active adult units are interwover to foster intergenerational living. The elevated gardens act as social condensersm encouraging shared activity and cross-generational engagement.
CALLOUT ASSEMBLY
1. Cast-in-place concrete pier.
2. Bearing plate with cast-in anchor rods.
3. Welded knife plate bracket
4. Through-bolts with washers and nuts.
5. V-shaped glulam beams
02 - SUCCESS CENTER
Stillwater, OK // 2025
OSU Student Success Center
Studio V / Team + Solo Phase
The Oklahoma State University Student Success Center reimagines campus space by reintegrating topography into a more inviting and socially active landscape. Developed from a broader campus master plan, the proposal centers on a personalized student “yard” that acts as a shared ground for gathering, studying, and everyday movement. A refined network of path nodes links major campus destinations.
The building mass is positioned along a primary northwest-to-southwest axis to support smooth circulation and strengthen moments of intersection across the site. Simple roof forms align with OSU’s architectural language, while the overall massing works with the terrain to unify courtyards and landscape zones into a cohesive enrivoment.
Matthew_Kanter ARCH_3216 PROF_RA S2025
Campus Amphitheater
Pre-building Massing Visualization
Early conceptual sketch interacting with landforms
Unresolved architectural form interacting with master plan to reintroduce landform to shape social space. Additionally framing a student-centered yard before final building mass.
Group Master Plan
Adding topography back to the former flat site creating a ‘yard’
Spatial Massing
Built form is extruded, conforming with university design standards
Defining path nodes from class to dorms as students pass through the site
Student Pathing Connection Map
An elaborate web of spiral stairs, towers, bridges, skywalks, and balconies.
Envelope Design
A cantilever steel truss provides shading and passive climate control through PC panels
Early composite iteration of layered building systems integrated into massing strategy
2nd Level
Terrain, Frame, and Circulation Integration
The Student Center translates from sitedriven concept into a coordinated spatial and structural system. The second floor plan and framing diagram clarify how the project balances enclosure with openness: program spaces are positioned along the promary circulation spine.
Composite Axon
Polycarbonate Screen Skin
Steel Truss Lightweight Frame
OSU Brick Facade
03 - DEPOT REUSE
OKC, OK // 2024
Santa Fe Depot Historic Reuse / Studio IV / Steel
With Bricktown’s canal capping East, and the Thunder Arena meeting the site opposite, it’s important to take advantage of natural circulation while still minding due diligence to the historic facade of the Santa Fe Depot. An expansion of the canal as a dynamic water feature creates expressive pathways, ponds, and boardwalks.
Community engagement is at the forefront of development. A reflection pool isolating the Santa Fe draws in the curious to the re-purposed exhibition space. The elevated ground plane in elevation creates boardwalks and exploration to retail. All while the North and South wing expansions serve essential program functionality.
