1. MichaelWGriffin
3 Daventry Ct. Lynnfield, MA 01940 griffin.michaelw@gmail.com 781.771.9567
Graduate Thesis Project
Self Storage Intervention:
Wind Farm Hybrid
Northeastern University
Spring 2010
Wind power generation can
be enhanced by hybridizing
the wind farm form with
strategically shaped and roof plan | rendered with 11am shadow
placed buildings.
These buildings act to catch,
direct and accelerate wind
currents. The self storage
program is one that is
adaptable to any footprint
and apolitical enough to be
placed within almost any
context. Additionally, self uppper floor plan | self storage units shown current pier boston | rendering
storage makes for a cheap
yet profitable placeholder-
tenant. This allows
construction to begin prior
to locking in serious tenants.
The intervention as a
whole acts to invigorate
the industrial banks of
the Mystic River with
a waterfront park and summer and winter wind patterns structure | unifying truss system built into architecture
boardwalk peppered with
amenities. This park will
compliment the upcoming
Assembly Square shopping
development and T Stop
across the river.
sculpted wind
sculpted wind | compressed by berm and truss master plan | buildings, urban park, boardwalk,
turbine totems
turbine diagrid section | six floor plates bookended by turbine supporting cores; wind sculpting parapet

2. MichaelWGriffin
3 Daventry Ct. Lynnfield, MA 01940 griffin.michaelw@gmail.com 781.771.9567
Undergraduate Degree Project
New BSA Headquarters
Northeastern University
Spring 2009
This is the final project of
my undergraduate educa-
tion. Working in teams of
two, most aspects of real-
life architectural design and
building construction were
touched upon and resolved.
The project considered site
in situ rendering daylighting study
impact, material choice, user
needs and relationships, the
user and public experience,
structure and loads, circu-
lation, ventilation, heating
and cooling, fire protection,
accessibility, local sun and
wind patterns and the con-
struction sequence.
Our responsibility as the
designers was to utilize in-
telligent integrated design
as much as possible. This
included hydronic coils
within the floor slabs, geo-
thermal wells imbedded in
the ground piles, an external
shading system on the fa- bay model at 1/2” scale
cade, natural ventilation, and
strategically placed thermal
masses and reflective sur-
faces.
The design promotes col-
legiality among a variety of
user groups including the
public. The large atrium and
open floor plans create a
web of visual connections
that will foster a sense of
facade + slab section
unity for the BSA.
The building becomes a vital
element for the surround-
ing site with its grand public
stair and urban balcony, con-
necting the upper Summer
Street to the lower devel-
oping Seaport District.
evening southeast elevation atrium rendering

3. MichaelWGriffin
3 Daventry Ct. Lynnfield, MA 01940 griffin.michaelw@gmail.com 781.771.9567
Sugar Pavilion
First Hand Projects
Summer 2010
Project was part of an
intensive studio. It was
designed and built entirely
by high school students
under the guidance of
Daniel Hewett and myself.
Exploded Axon
Section & Elevation
Interior Photo
Framing Deck
Framing Walls
Framing Roof
Detailing Experience*
Northeastern University
Spring 2008
Detailing of a wood frame
and masonry residence.
*extensive detailing work
done at SPEC, Inc. not
shown due to contract
limitations
Rendering Experience
Payne/Bouchier, Inc.
Fall 2008
Preconstruction renderings
for a residential project
on Boston’s Comm Ave.
Modeled in Sketchup.
Sketching Ability
American Institute for
Roman Culture
Spring 2007
Personal Exercises:
Trevi Fountain Elevation
Roman Aqueducts
Campenile at Pisa