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CURTIS JARON LAI
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CURTIS JARON LAI
Curriculum Vitae 2011
Design Studio Project 2B Study Term
Design Competition
Design Studio Project
1B Study Term
1A Study Term
Case Study Model
Work Term | KPMB
1B Study Term
2A Work Term
Design Studio Project 2A Study Term
Curtis Jaron Lai
19 Gemini Crescent, Richmond Hill ON, L4S 2K6 (C): 647-294-8707 (H): 905-770-2207
Relevant Skills
Interests
Experience in an architectural environment Committed work ethic Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment Excellent physical modelling, rendering, and drafting skills Technical proficiency in: AutoCAD Google Sketchup Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Microsoft Office Suite Mac and Windows operating systems
Work Experience
Education
T.S. Chu Architects Ltd. Kowloon, Hong Kong
Playing in a band (Guitar, Bass, Cello, Drums) Composing music Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer Photography
SIM Canada (Serving in Mission)
Architectural Design Consultant
KPMB Architects Toronto, ON
Architectural Intern January - April 2010
Architectural Intern
University of Waterloo, School of Architecture, Waterloo, ON Candidate for Bachelor of Architecture, Honours, Cooperative Program
University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Honour Roll Graduate
September - December 2010
Sep 2008-Present
June 2008
Church Intern Toronto, ON
Intern
July - August 2008
June - August 2007
June - August 2006
World-link Communications Inc. Markham, ON Office Intern
2B DESIGN STUDIO
RESIDENTIAL CONGREGAL PROGRAM
S PA & B AT H
CATACOMB
NTI IDE RES AL
With the presence of a flowing river currently used for the growth of local horticulture and farming, the site for this studio project is home to an oasis of natural beauty created from significant topographical changes. Within these areas of significant topographical change lie unique opportunities to challenge the conventional notions of relationship between residential program and cemeteries. Contrasting the typical location of cemeteries in an urban context, the project aims to re-distribute, sectionally, the cemetery program, creating underground routes of access that enhance the experience of visitors, while preserving the natural landscape above.
CONGREGAL PROGRAM S P A & B AT H
CATACOMB
Programmatic Typology
Formal Development
Public Platform
The driving force of the project is the underlying question “What are the mutual benefits of hybridizing residential program with cemetery program?�. Ultimately, the design of the project is meant to redefine the conventions of the relationship between the two, hybridizing them through a solution that minimizes the taboo and negative connotations affiliated with residences located close to cemeteries. The solution formed through this particular iteration is one that is meant to activate the cemetery spaces through the active programs of the residential block, while maintaing a manicured and preserved landscape for the residential program through the presence of the catacombs. The result is a community that celebrates and embraces the harmonious presence of the living and deceased through architecture. PROGRAMATIC MORPHOLOGY
Morphology
Public Staircase
Typical Urbanization
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Filtered Urbanization
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CATACOMB
ID BR H Y RAM G PRO
L IC PUB E N ZO
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Phase 2 | Rotation of Residential Program to create visual buffer from Catacomb
Phase 3 | Creation of new Programmatic “Block”that maximizes use of topographical opportunity
Final Phase | Refinement of new programmatic block
PUBLIC ZONE
YBRID RESIDENTIAL CATACOMB HPROGRAM
PUBLIC ZONE
YBRID CATACOMB HPROGRAM
HYBRID PROGRAM
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Site Plan
Programmatic Progression
Master Section
Catacomb Section
Front Catacomb Section
Catacomb Threshold
1B DESIGN COMPETITION
As the rate of development in the 21st Century rapidly accelerates, much of the Earth’s environment is given little more than apathetic response. The project is an attempt to breach the impassivity of the general populous providing a 21st Century experience within the natural beauty of Earth’s landscapes. In this particular location on the cliffs of Moher, Ireland, the project provides an exciting opportunity to experience the landscape in full, while allowing visitors to also use the structure as a means of heightening their embrace of the surrounding views.
Tension Cable Connection Detail Floor Plate Support Detail Footing Connection Detail Tension Cable Anchorage Detail
Steel tension cables bolted to connection plates (prefab welded into column)
Tubular steel support beam prefab welded into column
Tubular steel column with prefab welded connection plate bolted into angled concrete footing (anchored into cliff side)
Steel tension cables passed through steel cover plate, into anchorage unit (cover plate is bolted through steel angles) Unit is anchorbolted into concrete footing, reinforced with steel rebars
1A DESIGN STUDIO
This project aims to create a place of repose utilizing the most basic of architectural elements: a floor, a wall, and a roof, while maintaining a sense of fluidity in its circulation. Providing the traveller with an elevated experience of the surrounding environment, the structure leans towards the functionality of a viewing platform, while containing the elements of movement found within a heavily guided path.
Circulation Section Circulation Diagrams
1B DESIGN STUDIO
In the hopes of conveying a thorough understanding of the Barnes House in Vancouver, BC, this case study model attempts to encompass the theme of interior elements reflecting the rich environment of the site in which the building stands. The interior floors, walls, roof, and structural elements are all modeled to be disassembled within the larger context model. Additional technical drawings produced in this group project accompany the study.
Short Section
Long Section
Programmatic Axo
KPMB WORK TERM | 2A
Developed as a competition design for the St. Lawrence Market North Building, this project aims to produce a sustainably sound proposal that adheres to the existing space, while providing a new Cultural Centre for the downtown Toronto core. The architectural team which consisted of 1 Principle Architect, 2 Design Architects, and 1 Architectural Intern, was designed alongside engineers and consultants within an Integrated Design Process.
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1B DESIGN STUDIO
Long Sections
This project aims to provide a housing complex that both engages the developing landscape in which it is placed, as well as provide a communal experience for its inhabitants. Programmatic elements and their spacial planning in each unit are dependent upon their specific designation within the larger master plan.
Plans
Massing Axo
Structural Axo
Programmatic Axo
Site Plan | Master Plan
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