*OUTDATED* Abinava Pradhan Portfolio

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BIO AND CONTACT

Humble, hardworking, and passionate third-year student working towards Bachelor of Architectural Science at Ryerson University with the goal of becoming an Architect in the future.

Strong desire to learn and inspired to provide a compelling experience for others through innovation and creativity in sustainable building designs and infrastructure networks. He continues to seek opportunities to expand his knowledge while using his existing experience on different types of projects.

Currently seeking an opportunity to join as a junior team member to use my knowledge, exisiting experience and skills in a diverse working environment to learn and to help the firm.

CONTACT

PHONE | (647)-853-2033

EMAIL | pradhan_abinava@outlook.com INSTAGRAM |@archinava

EDUCATION

Toronto Metropolitan University

Formerly known as Ryerson University Toronto, Canada (2020 - Present)

Bachelors in Architectural Science, CGPA: 3.5

Key Subjects

• Design Studio

• Structural Materials and Design

• Sustainable Practices

Port Credit Secondary School

Mississauga, Canada (2016 - 2020)

Sci-Tech Regional Program

AWARDS

Timberfever: Honorable Mention

Issued by Ryerson University (Oct 2022)

FEAS Dean’s List

Issued by Ryerson University (2021 - 2022)

Global Learning Award: Fall Virtual

Issued by Ryerson University (Sept 2021)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Rhino 3D

AutoCAD

Adobe

WORK EXPERIENCE

Architecture Intern Student - HATCH Limited

Oakville, Ontario (May 2022 - August 2022)

Hatch is an international organization partnering with clients in the infrastructure, energy, and metals industries. More involved with the Architecture department and infrastructure related projects

• Took part in several infrastructure and energy projects that include a transit hub, water treatment plant, and a pumped storage facility

• Responsible for modeling large scaled structures, landscapes, and Revit families

• Created and modified several detail drawings including wall, window, and door details

• Produced several plans, elevations, and sections using Auto CAD

• Post produced several renders and put together powerpoints for client presentations

DESIGN COMPETITION

TimberFever - Moses Structural Engineers (November 2022)

Design-Build Competition

Worked alongside both architecture and civil engineering students from universities across Canada to design a lifesize garden pavilion out of wood. Was given an Honorable Mention

Beirut Greener Tomorrow - Dar[e] (July 2021 - September 2021)

Beirut, Lebanon Collaborated with two team members to design a sustainable building in Beruit and received a Global Learning Award: Virtual Edition Fall 2021

15-Min City - theCharette (April 2021 - June 2021)

Urban Design Competition Designed a walkable city concept block that accommodates its residents with two other team members

REFERENCE

Terri Peters

Assistant Professor, Department of

terri.peters@ryerson.ca

Kripa Gyawali

Architect, HATCH Architects Limited gyawalikripa@gmail.com

SOFT SKILL EXPERIENCE

Finance Executive - ARC.SOC

Ryerson University (November 2020 - Present)

The aim of Ryerson’s Architectural Student Society (arc.soc) is to sup port students both financially and academically by furthering their education with design build events beyond the limits of the University.

• Meeting with students and clubs who request funding for an extracurricular student project to determine appropriate funds

• Planned the Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 budgets

Housing in Bancroft

Mixed-use Residential Complex

2022

Pavilion

CALICO CENTRE

CIRCUS ARTS FACILITY

Toronto, Canada

Area: 3500 m2

ASC 301 Design Studio | 2nd Year Fall Term

Supervised by: Terri Peters

Software Used: AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, Enscape, Photoshop, Indesign

Located within downtown Toronto, Ontario, The Calico Center acts as a circus arts sports facility that offers both youth and adults an opportunity to participate in a creative active lifestyle.

This sports facility offers a spacious trapeze hall, a well-equipped strength training facility, and a dance room. The design is organized to circulate around the different demographic of users and their experience of each space. Additionally, there is a designated space for a rooftop garden and greenhouse which promote the idea of connection and integration of this design into the community that surrounds it.

SITE

81 Bond Street is located at the intersection of Bond and Dundas street. With close access to the transit grid on the east of the site, there are several opportunities for entrances along the north and west facades. Aditionally, the St. Michael’s choir school, located south of the site, gives the chance to collaborate with the school in terms of volunteering and to promote an additional physical activity.

MASSING DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAMS

Use of different levels of transparency to promote circus arts and still maintain a sense of privacy to draw attention to the main focus of my design, the trapeze hall. Translucent and masharbiya patterns are used for the double skin to allow silhouettes of people using the space to act as a living art piece.

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Addition of Perforation

WASHROOM

WASHROOM

WASHROOM

WASHROOM

WASHROOM

ROOM

CAFE ALONG DUNDAS STREET

MELLOW PARK

URBAN SKATEPARK

Toronto, Canada

Area: 3560 m2

ASC 301 Design Studio | 2nd Year Fall Term

Supervised by: Terri Peters

Software Used: AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, Enscape, Photoshop, Indesign

Mellow Park is a kid-friendly skate park designed to promote the development of youth within a local community through the use of strategically placed obstacles and use of greenery. The park itself expresses the idea of transition through different zones through the use of different hierarchies of spaces.

The surrounding site and community are a significant inspiration for the design as the skate park is modeled as an extension of an existing chain of parks. This creates an opportunity to take aspects of the natural environment while simultaneously considering the built environment.

around the site being residential with the exception of St. Lawrence Market and some local shops around the area. The site

site sits at the intersection of Esplanade and Lower Jarvis Street with majority of the

also in conjunction with a row of several parks which inspired a more green and welcoming design to fit within the surrounding area.

NORTH WEST ENTRANCE TO SITE

The entrances of this tucked away, community based skate park is visible within the elevations and allows the community to access the site from any direction. Furthermore, the location of the local transit bus stop is next to the site allowing for easier commute for skaters visiting the site.

NORTH EAST ENTRY

The site itself is divide into several smaller zones to accommodate different users of the space. The urban street styled park is located on the northwest portion of the site and is promoted for beginners to get a better grasp of skateboarding through the simple obstacles and easy flow. The more intermediate and advanced users would resort to the bowls on the east. Additionally, the site includes a pavilion and several grass patches for skaters and viewers to sit and spectate.

URBAN STYLE SKATEPARK - LANDSCAPE DIAGRAM

Garden Pavilion

Urban Street StyleBowl Style

URBAN STYLE SKATEPARK

The skate bowl are strategically placed to promote a child friendly and safe environment as the shallow bowl is placed closer to the sidewalk than the deeper bowl to prevent any loose boards from potentially harm pedestrians and viewers. Moreover, the hierarchy of the different levels flow from the site to the surrounding conjunction of parks.

Urban Street Style

Garden Pavilion

HOUSING IN BANCROFT

MIXED-USE

Bancroft, Canada

Area: m2

ASC 401 Design Studio | Semester 2

Supervised by: Julie

Software Used: AutoCAD, Revit, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign

Housing in Bancroft is a proposal that aims to make a commentary on affordable housing and community gathering space. This mixed-use residential complex proposes a community library that can provide residents and the community a source of knowledge and networking.

The building features a continuous commercial facade with several entry points into the courtyard. The design uses the idea of compress and expansion to celebrate the transition into the green space. Occupants are also connected to the community through the courtyard.

SITE ZONING

As the site is located within the central commercial zone within Bancroft, it allows residents the opportunity to access most assets within a short commute distance.

SITE CIRCULATION

Located at the busy intersection of Hasting Street North and Station Street. The location of the site can bring opportunities to promote a community space.

SITE GREENING

Including various species of Pine, Spruce, Maple, Oak, and Birch trees, Bancroft is surrounded by several natural features, parks, and a prominent hiking trail, the heritage trail. Opportunity to integrate the site and local species within a courtyard space or garden

ABSTRACT DESIGN CONCEPT

Education within the community is crucial for promoting harmony, inclusivity, and diversity. Approximately 60% of Bancroft are not included in the labor force, part of this percentage includes students as well. The main communal space within my design, the local community library, is not only a step toward providing locals with an inspirational opportunity to further develop their education and search for employment but also acts as a place that preserves the knowledge and heritage of the town for the future generations. The addition of a facilitated educational center can also provide free access to study resources and technology but is not limited to just reading. It can also bring the community together through different types of acts such as book clubs, community activities, and networking events.

RECEPTION/RETAIL

HASTINGSTREET

AXONOMETERIC VIEW - ENTRY POINT

STATIONSTREET

The main threshold located along Station Street uses the idea of contraction and expansion to signify the different openings. The threshold into the building is slightly lowered to bring attention toward it, while contradicting the larger, open stairway leading to a raised outdoor communal garden and into an open study space.

WEST ELEVATION

TIMBERFEVER 2022

GARDEN PAVILION

Toronto, Canada

Area: 5 m2

Timberfever Design-Build Competition | Fall 2022

Colleagues: Kurt Mui, Joshua Subang, Althea Blais, and Prarona Ghosh

Timberfever is a competition that allowed the collaboration between different disciplines to design and build a garden pavilion using timber construction.

The inspiration of the design came from our primary vegetable, corn. It work to create an experience through unveiling the corn while still providing comfortable seat ing for pedestrians. Furthermore, the design aimed to use different stages of growth to create a permeable shade for the senses of privacy and connection.

PHONE | (647)-853-2033

EMAIL | pradhan_abinava@outlook.com INSTAGRAM |@archinava