ASC401-Final Booklet Part 1

HOU HO USIN NG PR PROJ OJJEC ECTS TS IN TH THE E PO PORT T LAN ANDS DS DIS ISTR TR RIC CT

Department of Architectural Science Ryerson University Bachelor of Architecture Design Studio III_Winter 2014

All photographs and drawings are courtesy of the students. Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Reproduction without written permission of the publishers is forbidden. The editors have made every effort to see that no inaccurate or misleadng data, or opinions or statements appear in this journal, but they assume no liability for the accuracy or completeness of the text, or its ďŹ tness for any particular purpose. The data and opinions appearing in this article herein are the responsibility of the contributor concerned.

EDITORS

Ramoncito Espino

Michelle Ashurov

Sylvia Rodas

Victoria Chow

Karen Grubb

John Han

Ishan Patel

Nick Callies

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The Port Lands

The port lands, once a diverse wetland region, became a predominantly industrial area during the 19th century through to the 20th century when the Toronto waterfront had become heavily industrialized. Along with the industry came the negative impacts of contaminating pollutants that came from both the industries and the city. This large area was then split into what is now known as, the lower Don Lands and the Port Lands by the through the addition of the shipping channel. Today, Toronto’s waterfront is experiencing ongoing revitalization, in an attempt to reconnect the waterfront to the core of the city. Through the course of the studio, this initiative in revitalization has allowed for the proposal of a waterfront development comprised of a mixed-use, residential neighbourhood. Using Amsterdam’s Borneo Sporenburg as a prominent precedent, this design studio focuses on the potential to reconnect the Port Lands and Lower Don Lands to the rest of the city through varying types of urban design.

Through the conception of residential design at both a low and high density scale, Design Studio lll allowed students to both explore and integrate technical and regulatory issues within a larger architectural intent.

Within the first project of the semesters students were challenged with their first residential design in the form of a Town house project. The Town House development is to comprise 15 percent of the proposed revitalization on the selected site. This brought forth many design considerations which called for the innovative resolution and exploration of spatial design issues such as daylight access and natural ventilation, while conforming to the regulatory specifications that were to be followed in order to design comfortable and safe living conditions for a small professional family.

This introductory understanding of residential planning was then expanded through the initiation of the second phase of the revitalization plan. Through the design of a higher density mid-rise project, students were to propose the design of a mixed-income residential community which was to house varying unit types and sizes while also accommodation building amenities, commercial and mechanical services to its residents. Through the manipulation and development of five building typologies, the remaining 85 percent of the revitalization plan would be conceived in adherence to the zoning and urban design set for the area.

Design Studio lll has not only expanded student knowledge in spatial residential planning, but also in the conception of a building cohesively through a multi layered understanding of structure, form, materiality and safety. The development of architectural intent through complex design, while simultaneously researching and understanding, allowed students to formulate architectural projects that impact and question the role of a building in the urban fabric.

Live/Work Townhouse In a constrained lot size of varying widths, the design of a live/ work town home for a professional client was the initial design venture that dealt with residential occupancy. Designing within the surrounding context of varying adjacent town homes while addressing the waterfront location were imperative in the success of the various designs as they also dealt with issues of daylight access and natural ventilation. The Live/work town home was an initiation into the issues and opportunities that come along with residential design in Toronto.

Ali Khaja Andrew Falls

Arman Ghafouri-azar Benjamin Joyce B j i L Benjamin Luong

Brianna-Nicole Zitella Dana Latimer

Mateusz M t Bl Bledowski d ki

Oluwatobi Omisore Rabia Randhawa Soroush Arabi Stephen Hewitt Victoria Chow Zac Topp

CASCADE HOUSE Ali Khaja

The project attempts to replicate the structure of fantasy literatrue as a design principle to order spaces. Fantasy works are renowned for their ability to thrust a reader into a highly intricate and expansive worlds. These literary worlds are inhabited by a variety of characters with varying backstories, and plotlines. Similarly this architecture imitates the expansive world, and its ability to serve various individauls by establishing the shipping channel, as its fantasy world. The house cascades its programatic spaces towards the Channel and establishes a contextual relationship. Moreover it creates a home that allows the family to commune and part at their convenience.

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1/4 1/2 HOUSE Andrew Falls

¼ ½ HOUSE is a response to the clients desire to bring privacy, day lighting, and natural greenery to their urban townhouse. Two cubes provide the private living quarters, one for the family and one for guests while offset floor plates between them contain the collective spaces which are exposed to two courtyards though window walls. A small centre mass provides the location for an isolated piano room which is inset from the party wall to provide an acoustical separation. Borrowing from the structure of a measure of music, strict divisions of the whole are used, altered and offset in order to create a dynamic spatial experience.

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FILMMAKER TOWNHOUSE Arman Ghafouri-azar

The townhouse is designed to portray some of the fundemental aspects of filmmaking such as frame, sequence, light, and movement. Three angled courtyards which house small gardens on each floor, created a rythmic sequence that is continued in all floors. The concept of movement is utilized in the design by having an open swimming pool with glass floor as well as a fireplace, that creat an atmospheric experience in the main living space. frames can be seen on interior and exterior walls by having both glazed and non-glazed opening.

The most significant of those, is located on the fourth floor’s northern facade, which frames the city’s skyline.

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MUSICAL TOWNHOUSE Benjamin Joyce

The nature of my client’s profession dictates almost every facet of his life and thus provides a platform for design that has the potential to inspire his very being. To get to his current status of musician, William would have had to have played piano every day for up to 4 hours without fail. This raw dedication is closely linked with the ideals of structure, rigidity and formality, however juxtaposing this is the fluidity and harmony of this music, which is so tightly knit with the fabric of his identity. My first design consideration was to marry these diametric elements by creating a space that at first gives the impression of conventional structure but when experienced, proves to be open and rhythmic. This was achieved by placing a large void within the space and having intermediate floors act as metaphors for half steps and full steps within musical theory.

Further investigation into the aesthetics of the grand piano, inspired a central stair suspended by tension cables (much like the strings of a piano) that hangs weightlessly over the most memorable room in the home.

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PORTLANDS TOWNHOUSE Benjamin Luong

A lawyer is described as “a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law.” They are professionals who understand the law in order to deliver justice and provide a solution between two opposing parties. This project reflects this aspect of the lawyer by providing a mediator that separate and links 2 different programmatic parts of the house. A main courtyard runs along the side of the building and acts as the “lawyer” between both parties by separating conflicting programs while keeping all the shared elements in the middle.

Thus, a compromise is made

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WRITER’S TOWNHOUSE Briana-Nicole Zitella

A writer’s job is also their hobby. This being a live/work townhouse, that relationship became important and brought an key elements forward. The house focuses around a central library, three storeys high, representative of a pivotal point within a novel. Everything cumulates around this core – the live, the work, the circulation, and the courtyards. Since books are the focus of the entire family, especially the client, this component of their life was heavily explored it. The final outcome was this extensive library, which has now become an experiential threshold between every room within the townhouse.

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KESSEL FAMILY TOWNHOUSE Dana Latimer

Located on the waters edge, the Kessel Family Townhouse is the ideal home for an NHL hockey player and his family. The townhouse is designed for entertaining guests as it has oor to ceiling windows that overlook the lake and an open concept. The rooftop is used to its full advantage as it is the perfect combination between work and play. Wooden elements are used throughout the home as a symbol of the classical hockey stick and also to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

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WRITER’S LOFT Mateusz Bledwoski

The Writer’s Loft is situated along a canal in Portlands Toronto. This Townhouse has its own view of the water and a lavish courtyard in the middle. Its design was inspired by the Cannery Lofts in California and its simplicity by the neighbouring townhouses. The repetitive strips of lumber on the facade resembles the dock and the louvers installed throughout the Loft. This building focused on the needs of the writers while providing security, accessibility and light where most needed. The garage is opened from two sides, one from the street and the other from the courtyard which makes moving larger items from the front to the back easier. The rooftop was turned into a summer garden and a common space for leisure and rest.

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L-63 TOWNHOUSE Oluwatobi Omisore

This project aims to express, at the same time emphasize verticality. Mimicking the structure of the 6’9” client, Amir Johnson, the starting forward of the Toronto Raptors. This was achieved through the implementation of large vertical mullions which encase the heart of the town house, the courtyard. In addition, rooms where designed narrow, hence agitating the client, conflicting with the big and tall structure of the client. A second quality expressed in the town house is transparency and natural light, bringing a more wholesome and healthy feeling into the home.

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LAWYER’S TOWNHOUSE Rabia Randhawa

This project for a Lawyer prioritizes and is a resultant of order and judgement. These two concepts, most important to a lawyer, likewise are portrayed in a minimalistic way through the way the circulation and the courtyards are set up through this townhouse.

The sequence of movement in a plan form as you Ƥ ǡ and as you move forward, the manner in which you inherit the spaces is also controlled. The same set out order comes alive in section format through the courtyards. The logic is portrayed through the rationality which went behind the position of each individual courtyard as it varies throughout the house.

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25 ASHBRIDGES Soroush Arabi

A live/Work townhouse located in port Lands district of Toronto, this project integrated the water with living spaces within the house by allowing unspoiledviews from the main living spaces towards the water. This 3-storey high townhouse covers a 300 square meter lot which is considered rather extensivefor a townhouse, the intended design allows for maximum use of natural daylight through the common spaces of the house and by intergrading multiple courtyard within the building individual “outdoor� spaces are created inside the house

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TOWNHOUSE 53 Stephen Hewitt

Separating the home owners from the sounds and the smells of the increasingly deifying Toronto Metropolitan Area, Townhouse 53 creates a dynamic and sleek living/working experience through the use of several architectural techniques.

The facade is composed of triangulated forms that resemble the strong and secure appearance of contemporary bank architecture. The interior space is separated into three sections surrounded by exterior environments allowing natural light exposure on all sides through the use of two large light wells.

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EXTEMPORE Victoria Chow

“Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe And what of architecture as an instrument? A vessel for the rhythms of nature and everyday life - repeating patterns, but never in the exact same way twice. This recalls the high degree of improvisation and individual style highly characteristic of the client’s passion: Jazz. The discordant schedules of the jazz musician’s family call for a separation of work and sleep areas, joined together as a whole by living and family spaces nested in between. The openings and circulation throughout the building allow light, water and the inhabitants to play out their individual rhythms and melodies against the architecture.

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WETLANDS HOUSE Zac Topp

The townhouse project’s goal is to create a delightful and functional space for a mechatronics engineer and his prolific family.

The project achieves this through use of natural light in the lower floor, creating useable and pleasant space for a large home office. The design also aims to utilize the space given efficiently, arranging areas in such a way that the inhabitants can function freely. The ambition is to bring the water into the house.

This is achieved with a boat house and a small fragment of wetlands in the courtyard.

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Catalina Ardila A Eyad Hach himi Glearda Sokoli Ishan Patel Pate Joseph eph Costanza Kavosh Maleki Ma Mar arco Lee Masih h Pooya Po P Matthew Ferguson Nineveh Warda Rawan Muaddi Shahida Hoque Stephanie Tung Tara Castator Vlash Gjeka

WÎKOWIN Catalina Ardila Bernal

From the Cree word, having a home, wîkowin is inspired by traditional aboriginal beliefs of nature. In The Gift, by Roy Thomas, a man in the centre is surrounded by four essential elements; air, fire, water and earth. Considering these as the beginning of life, wîkowin implements them in the design. ’Air’ is brought into the house through the open courtyard and operable windows, in which fresh air is constantly coming in with natural sunlight; representing ‘Fire’. Because the site in at the portlands, there is a high amount of water surrounding the site; representing ‘Water’. Part of the courtyard on the ground floor extents to the lower level. In these courtyards, there are two representations of ‘Earth’: with greenery on the ground level and stones on the lower level. A space is provided in the centre of the courtyard, where a person can feel/see all these four indispensable elements.

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HOME BASE Eyad Hachimi

The concept behind this project is to have all the program spaces to overlook the courtyard which is reworked to act as a batting cage. This is important because John can then receive encouragement from his family from any were in the house. I have also associated the wood material with more relaxing spaces and is placed to guild you to these spaces. The Cortex steel represents the work aspect within the project.

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FRAME [WORK] Glearda Sokoli

The client is a filmmaker. My concept was framing views. Since a filmmaker is always faced with looking through different frames in order to capture the view properly and have that reflected in the spaces in their home. I played with the visibility of spaces by positioning multiple screens in order to distort the view. I wanted the people to first experience the space and be encouraged by the image that’s pulling them deeper in the house. The living spaces of the home are located on the north side of the home in order to allow for more privacy and for the more beautiful view to be appreciated and utilized by the inhabitants.

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SEQUENCE HOUSE Ishan Patel

The sequences are portrayed through the courtyards; changing the way they are experienced throughout the townhouse. This is further enforced through the way the sequences shift, which is every 6m on the path. The mullions surrounding the courtyard are designed with wood for natural quality, which restricts or opens a personal perspective to the courtyard depending on one’s position. The levels have been designed periodically according to this sequences and provide different experience at each level. The function of the courtyard shifts at each level, which ranges from inspirational, relaxation and gathering spot.

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PLOT 62 Joseph Costanza

Like all professional athletes, John spends very little time at home and more time at the gym, rink or traveling. His extensive time away from his family has caused his relationship between his family and himself to slowly become disconnected. During the very little time, that John has at home, is spent large amounts of it entertaining, exercising or tending to injuries.

The design intends to open up the main living space of the house as to encourage family interaction. The elusion of expanded space is achieved through the use of an axial courtyard that runs parallel to the site. Light penetrating into the main space is achieved through the use of a reective wall, taking advantage of the sites orientation as to bounce natural light Exploded Axonometric deep into the house, illuminating the home during all times of the day.

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THE LIGHT [HOUSE] Kavosh Maleki

“An Architect must be captivated by light“.

Geometry is what an architect understands like a mother tongue. The purity of geometry can be an instrument to create the maximum functionality while creating different ambiance and feeling in the space. This happens as light is guided through this geometrical objects called space. Light can be used as a medium giving color and texture. The light guides. Light is the basic medium that creates ambiance. It enchants space.

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SOLO YWAG HOUSE Marco Lee

This project is a dialogue between indoor and outdoor spaces and furthermore, the moments this variation creates. In a sense, this design is sort of a physical manifestation of the sites amphibious nature - the constant water to land condition translated into indoor/ outdoor geometries. The narrow dimensions of the lot allow for free oating enclosures that create sharp lighting conditions that highlight communal spaces, keeping private spaces controlled, and bringing light into the deepest parts of the building. Designed for pianist Ywag Haussenblaugger and his dog drizzy.

They’re hit signle, hold on were not coming home brought them very success and where they are now.

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CUB.BALL.CASA Masih K-Pooya

X-professional basketball player from Cuba is the client. Her name is Avo. Her husband Ova and twin daughters Ev and Veve are born in Toronto. This family eats and breathes a healthy lifestyle of swimming, rowing, and above all playing basketball. a lavish lifestyle of entertainment for the heart and mind. Fresh air circulates across the entire house. There is an indoor basketball court as a multi functioning gym. Looking directly into the heart of Toronto and the CN tower, they feel a part of the land and sea. A central courtyard allows for easy circulation of the eyes between oors. Also, an outdoor portion on levels one two and three introduce fresh air as the occupants desire. The cherry on top of their house (second courtyard) enables access to the roof. This north facing space is greatly enjoyed by the parents.

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HIGHLAND HOUSE Matthew Ferguson

The proposed design is based upon the client’s love for the outdoors, and the immediate site condition which has transformed over the years from it’s natural state. The reaction to these conditions is embodied in a self manifested site condition through a topographical feature. Mimicking the swooping valleys of an outdoorsman’s fantasy, but composed of local plants and fauna, this feature connects primary living spaces directly to the lake, and nature.

This also creates a series of ramps which divide utilitarian spaces to the south, and casual spaces with views onto the water to the north.

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COMPOSITION HOUSE Nineveh Rashidzadeh

Designed to contribute to its dynamic, ecologically vital, live work neighbourhood, this proposal, aims to provide an appropriate balance between living and working for a concert pianist and his family. Inspired by the literature of Classical music, this three storey townhouse translates the concept of independent rhythms and pitches, that together form a composition of interdependent harmony, through its architecture. This is achieved through the arrangement of spaces, varying in function and levels of privacy, as separate entities, that are connected through two accessible courtyards integrated within the house, both visually through the use of curtain wall panelling, as well as physically whereby operable windows and sliding doors allow for continuous ventilation, sunlight, and accessibility throughout the house; forming a composition. Additionally, curtain wall mullions are used to further convey the concept, in which their arrangement on each oor varies to reect the increasing level of privacy upon ascendance to create varying experiences.

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THE SYMPHONY HOUSE Rawan Muaddi

The main objective was to design a townhouse for a Jazz Musician, that evokes a response from residents and visitors that represents the energy music stiulateds in us. The three main approaches to Jazz music are Rhythm, Proportions, and improvisation, are evident through the use of Repitition, Contrast, and Variation. This is accomplished with the synonomous curvature of the ceiling with the spacing of the strips above the courtyard, the slits above the hallway, and the mullions. To take this concept further, the sunlight is used to cast shadows of the rhythm created by those elements along walls and main circulation spaces, allowing an individual to fully witness the dynamic rhythm with the cycle of the sun.

The constantly changing rhythm is projected by the sunlight onto the oor, and the east wall of the couryard. The projection of the rhythmical composition of light and shadow structures the space. with the movement of the sun, the picture changes.

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SUBTLE BALANCE Shahida Hoque

This townhouse design was produced in a series of processes that allowed it to develop wholly engrossed spaces on the narrow plot.

The process began by ďŹ rst addressing the program and volumes that would be required for each space. Then, the volumes were organized according to three categories: enclosed, void, and open space. Secondly, the positive and negative spaces were arranged to alternate throughout the layout of the home. To further balance the health and privacy of this home, daylighting, and ventilation strategies were incorporated in all the spaces unifying the structure as a whole.

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INTERLOCK HOUSE Stephanie Tung

This townhouse is designed for a family of a stock broker. Not being able to fulďŹ ll his childhood dream as an artist, Nate desires to support and witness his family members achieving their dreams and goals despite the stressful career.

Thus, the concept of interlocking volumes is applied to the interior program arrangement, relationship between outdoor and indoor, and its structure, providing as many communal spaces for interaction and visual connection between members as possible. Through the transparency between interior programs and invitation of pleasant exterior conditions into the house, captures uplifting and inspiring moments within the household.

Total Surface Area: 172.8 m2 Fenestration Area: 153 m2 [88%]

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SHIFT HOUSE Tara Castator

The exploration of shifting came from looking at the movement of uniform geometry and the spacial conditions that these create; such as exterior spaces looking interior and interior spaces on the exterior. The provides for balcony spaces which over-look the courtyard, as well as a means for more Southern light to penetrate to the bottom of the courtyard located on the basement level. There is a main spiral staircase connecting to the courtyard.ou are able to be more connected to the outside. The occupant is exposed to more of the courtyard and to more of the natural light which is a condition created by the shift.

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LIGHTWELL HOUSE Vlash Gjeka

The Lightwell House is designed with the main principle of connecting the outer space, environment, nature to the inside in a way of seeming as these exterior attributes come in to the interior. In the connection between these two spaces strong lighting moments happen, some dramatic others meant to illuminate it’s surroundings, both very beautiful. This architecture is meant to inspire the inhabitants through these simples but strong traits, to create a calmness and tranquility in the soul, to feel uplifted and peaceful. It is not a simple architecture design, it is a picture painted differently everyday on a new canvas.

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The concept of the townhouse is derived from many different aspects of the game of basketball. A consistent theme in basketball is its verticality and kinetic extrusions. From looking up at the net to checking the score and taking a shot, the basketball player is consistently looking in an upward position.

As a result the façades mainly have vertical elements and the windows are mainly oor to ceiling. Another key theme of the house is the spiraling stair case. Metaphorically, the stairs act as a symbol of achievement and the main goal. In addition, the parti of the townhouse is evolved from the simple forms and lines of a basketball court for spatial arrangement and balance.

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LOT 80 Alborz Razavitousi

Lot 80 is a three story live, work townhouse located in Toronto Portland. The project was requested for a stock broker agent and his family. The main design concept is duality and the connection between tow object which is the theme of the client career. The project is deďŹ ne in 3 different masses. One on the south side and the other on the Northside which both are connected with an atrium that provides the main vertical circulation. The atrium is also one of the main light sources in the building as it is emphasizing the importance of the circulation in the townhouse.

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THE NARROW HOUSE Andreh Custantin

The Narrow House, with its many challenges will emulate the pianist’s exaggerated and dramatic style of playing while maximizing sun exposure, views and natural ventilation.

Large, open concept living spaces mitigate the narrow site while catering to the pianist’s love for entertaining. High ceilings allow optimum light entry and provide expansive views of the city and water canals to the north and south.

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TOWNHOUSE 88 Andrew Harvey

Townhouse 88 is designed as a residence for the former Canadian prime minister and his wife, as well as guest space for occasional visits by their children and grandchildren. The narrow site was approached with the intent to provide a domesticated and softened sense of security for the clients. A repeating motif of vertical wooden louvers on the primary facades (which can be rotated to control views in and out of the residence) provide a sense of security and privacy while controlling sunlight. The project was conceived as two solid volumes with an interior atrium dividing the property into two residences- the north, private residence and south house (where guest rooms are located).

The main oor of the atrium provides a place for family members to share meals in each other’s presence, with the basement providing an additional leisure space and storage.

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AXIS TOWNHOUSE Clive Fernandes

Situated at 2 Ashbridges St., Axis Townhouse is designed to reflect an Engineer’s vocation. His work environment mainly consists of working alone, leaning towards introversion. Coming home to his wife, 2 children, and 2 dogs he wanted the opposite and requested for mainly open spaces with lots of light. The design concept originates from the profession’s view towards risk. They avoid it and aim to eliminate it whenever possible. Which brought on the idea of control joints and their function.

Similarly, a slice through the building would “control” the light in. This also achieves views to the lake, immediately from the entrance of the house.

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THE LIVE-WORK HOUSE Daniel Carey

By creating a processional journey through the spaces contained within the Live-Work House, the transition from one space to the next is exaggerated, allowing users the opportunity to fully discover the architectural experience of the house. The contrast between linear and maze-like circulation patterns emphasizes the distinction between work and home, suspending the concept of time.

This phenomenological experience is achieved in the wine cellar and the secret workshop. Here, the removal of natural light obscured one`s biological clock, allowing an escape from the stresses of daily life while creating a more peaceful home environment.

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SHORELINE TOWNHOUSE Greer Stanier

The intention of this project is to both provide comfort from the stressful life of a surgeon, while being analogous to the processes ingrained in the profession. To combat the stressful environment of the surgery room, the master bedroom is positioned as a destination that takes you past a series of moments and views. This creates a distinctly private atmosphere without ostracising the parents.

The views feature several multi-story spaces that connect speciďŹ c family-congregation areas, so as to provide spatial connectivity. The main staircases create a vector of motion that cleanly bisects several of the volumes, as if it were a blade through perfect bodies.

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TOWNHOUSE POLYHEDRIX Jin Won Kim

Project Polyhedrix was created for a client who is a jazz musician.

The objective of The Polyhedrix residential home is to create a dynamic juxtaposition between the music chamber and the rest of the musician’s domestic home. The space created for the musician and his guests for music practice, collaboration and composition is polyhedral in shape for two reasons: 1. The form creates non-parallel walls as to eliminate excess reverberation of sound.

2. The form reects the origin of jazz and its boundary-breaking innovation in musical norms in rhythm, improvisation and chord progression.

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A FILMMAKER’S DWELLING Karen Grubb

Altering perception is the art of filmmaking.

A filmmaker’s role as an editor of reality is to emulate a sense of perfection and misconception of the human world. They distort reality into fantasies alike the ways in which lines distort the perception of space. Aligned vertical elements and their casted shadows provide a perception of finite space when used to define an area. Paired with transparent glass and translucent mirrors for separation and privacy, the boundaries of a room disappear leaving behind an illusion of infinity within a closed space.

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TOWNHOUSE Khaliq Azizi

The design for the architect’s house began with the issue of complementing the architect’s work life with life as a father and spouse. Therefore the predominant idea of the design is the separation of the architect’s studio from the living and sleeping spaces. Thus the decision that followed was that the architect’s studio to be completely isolated from the building and supported by its own structure. Complementing and contrasting the two main spaces of the architect and his family is the atrium which acts as the transitional zone between these two.

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TOWNHOUSE RESIDENCE 5 Marcus Parisi

CLIENT: HOCKEY PLAYER Player Synopsis: Falling back into the reality of competition, I challenge my mind to remember why I am here, the passion, passed upon generations of us that live for those few moments.

Standing, lined with gear, the pressure on my shoulders buckles as I power with adrenalin. I stand with my brothers, marching through that wall, thick as glacial ice, empowering. My skates scratching the composite surface beneath my feet. We explode onto the ice, my ďŹ rst goal, my ďŹ rst win...I can feel the rhythmic motions of my chest as I urge the game to proceed. I blink and the puck drops.

A house for a hockey layer, reinterpreting the phenomenological experience as a player travels the tunnel into the arena. The density of the concrete then rising up to the crowds, ready for the game to begin.

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LAWYER’S TOWNHOUSE Marta Lehzdyn

The townhouse is designed to provide an enjoyable experience for a lawyer and his family. Aspects of the lawyer’s daily schedule, life style and personality guided the design.

This resulted in the mutual outcome of the concept of compartmentalization. Each room protrudes a little further than the one beside it to create a ‘forced perspective’ view to help the lawyer and his family compartmentalize spaces in an organized matter. For efficient circulation, every room on each level (Section- West) has a reference to the main staircase (Section- East) on the east side of the townhouse.

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AN ALTERNATE REALITY Samantha Turchyn

Where do writers find inspiration? How do writers collect their ongoing thoughts? What is a writer’s alternate reality? And how does it promote their creativity? How does a writer find solicit within a congested townhouse complex in the city of Toronto? A writer lives and works within many alternative realities. This townhouse project parallel’s nature’s nest creators who carefully construct their homes cleverly placed high up, so not to be noticed. A writer’s home needs to provide basic necessities, as well as a carefully planned design to develop alternative realities which therefore fosters the writer’s ultimate creativity.

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WORK/LIVE TOWNHOUSE Dana Gurevich

The aim of this townhouse is to explore different materiality and how it pertains to one’s perception of the use of a room. Different public and private realms are expressed through solid, transparent and louvered masses, and therefore is a testament to how materiality can differentiate and depict a room’s purpose. The outdoor elevations are continued throughout the inside of the house through the use of brick, concrete, and louvered panels, which are used to accent the narrow, but vertical lot, and its one form of vertical circulation, which are the stairs at the front of the house.

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LOT 84: VISIBILITY CORE Emily Mutch

A 7.6m by 30m townhouse designed for an engineer and his family. The integration of a large courtyard core that does not completely bisect the lot allows for a green “backyard” within the townhouse, with the exposed pedestrian traffic circumnavigating this core.

The expansive glazing around the courtyard allows for great visibility through to different areas of the house, providing more interaction and observation in the lengthy and narrow house.

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64 TOWNHOUSE Jing Yi Liang

The [setting], is an essential part of the art of filmmaking. The client of the townhouse, who is a curious filmmaker probably would not settle in a house of a plain setting. He is exposed to various settings that built up the different scenes of a movie. The making of the settings in a movie are essentially the making of architectural space that would be captured in a two dimensional frame ( Or three dimensional). The townhouse proposed is one that responses to the filmmaker’s experiences of different settings. The townhouse is broken into three little apartments within the building, each through it’s form and experience of space represents a different setting. The intermediate voids are buffer zones that let the client come out from one setting to the other.

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LOT 73 PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT Jonathan Day

Lot 73 is a residential home intended to merge the experience of outdoor and indoor living.

The engagement with the courtyard creates an axis mundi; a hierarchical development of program that allows for varying spatial requirements. This central void created by the courtyard generates a focal point within the home.

In doing so, the space creates a continual sense of engagement and unifies the layering of programing. The materiality and lighting of the composition is meant to assist in merging the barrier between landscape and architecture, and form an architectural language that celebrates the environment of the family home.

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Jazz Townhouse Judy Manouk

The Jazz Townhouse is designed to have an open concept which allows the music sound to be distributed all around the building oors.

The Father and his twin daughters are Jazz musician, therefore the town house is designed to accomodate their needs to both learn and listen to music. All of the building oors are open to the main jazz playing area which makes it the main focal point of the house.

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THE CLARK TOWNHOUSE MINWOOK KIM

The Clark Townhouse located on lot no.11, portland, Toronto is designed for Mr.Clark, the president, CEO of TD bank Canada and his wife and two sons and two dogs. One of the Key features of the house is the two courtyards open towards the sky in order to gain as much daylight as possible. Another unique feature of the house is the 1m elevated offset on each oor, which divides space naturally with out using walls.

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ASHBRIDGE 5 TOWNHOUSE Ryan Fernandes

Ashbridge 5 is a live-work townhouse located within a narrow belt of urbanism between The Ship Channel and Lake Ontario Park., Toronto.

The house was designed for a jazz musician and his family. As a metaphor for jazz, the circulation within the building has a strong directional quality but riffs along the way to create a more dynamic composition. Light and space, as well as optimization of surface area were of equal importance in the design of the building which is relatively shorter in height as compared to its neighbours .

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Tridiagonal is designed for an International Lawyer, his wife, two daughters and their two dogs. The family runs a busy life outside the house and look to come home to a Zen and relieving atmosphere. The family chose to live in this location due to their love for water and sea based recreations. The townhouse demonstrates an open concept residence that connects its inhabitants through circulation spaces. The amount of semi-public spaces is increased through the continuing circulation and void spaces. Void spaces are open to pools of water.

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The CORE [ten] house was developed through the assessment of vertical and horizontal circulation and the way in which it would interact with the core of the building. The circulation within the home contains the core.

The core of the building is deďŹ ned by the area which is enclosed by the two dominant voids within the home which act as a transparent separation. This interaction further explores the concepts of exposure and isolation as the way in which they can interact simultaneously.

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WRITER’S TOWNHOUSE Wang Chiu

The aim of the design of this townhouse is to allow the user to experience the sensation of moving through from a solid space to a transparent space and experiencing that transition while at the same time being exposed to different intensities of lighting and different views. By travelling through and making use of the light well and experiencing a variation of views of these angled stairs crossing over in different directions while streams of light flow through to views of that allow the user to look upwards or downwards into different spaces will inspire the user.

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This project addresses the verticality of the townhouse volume and attempts to create a smooth transition between the varying levels within the space. The void of the central courtyard becomes the focal point of the interior space, mediating and separating the house into two distinct elevated units that are joined by circulation wrapping around and through the courtyard.The bottom of the courtyard becomes a threshold of space that connects the street level with the semibasement, allowing the south faรงade to rest on the water level plane.

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CLIFF FACE TOWNHOUSE Daniel Petrocelli

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OFFSET Doan-Thy Vo

The client wishes for a home. A place that emphasizes his love for his family, because often he does not know how to show it. Each person in the family is an introvert in their own way, using different forms of escapism. Instead of forcing the family to be together all the time, it is important to allow the individual to exist. The proposed townhouse design allows members of the family to go about their day individually, but still allows a sense of presence of each other. The ÃÌ>}}iÀi` y ÀÃ > ÜÃ > V iVÌ LiÌÜii multiple spaces through sound, light and movement, as well as a visual perception. While a family member is in one room, they can feel a sense of presence of another family member in other rooms, tying the family together while respecting the need for privacy.

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NATURAL TOWNHOUSE Giancarlo Franzoi

The intent towards designing this townhouse located in the Portlands of Toronto, Ontario (located about 5 kilometers south-east of downtown Toronto) was to capture the connection between the outdoor environment and the interior of the townhouse. With the client being a professional hockey player along with his wife, two kids and two dogs they wanted to be able to connect to Ì i ÕÌ` À i Û À i Ì Ì À Õ} iÛiÀÞ y À v the townhouse. In order to achieve this I have designed a system where there will be an accesà L i V ÕÀÌÞ>À` Ì >Ì Li Ài>V i` iÛiÀÞ y À of the townohouse to capture natural light and ventilation.

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FRAME TOWNHOUSE Ivana DiGirolamo

The primary design intent present in this project’s development was to create a live/work space organized by the same spatial ordering «À V « ià ÕÃi` Ì i V i Ì½Ã Ü À >à > w > iÀ° À> ià v Ì i V i ̽à w à ÜiÀi ÃÌÕ` i` and used to identify spatial ordering principles such as the visual weighting of a frame to the right, as well as the creation of deep spaces for public scenes, and shallow spaces for private introspective scenes. The application of these principles in the townhouse’s design is seen in the stair case’s right weighted division of the overall space, the use of continuous space for the kitchen, dining and living areas, as well as compartmentalized spaces for the bedrooms and work areas.

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THE ARCHITECT’S HOUSE Jeffrey Szeto

The house was designed with the idea of a large open living space. The courtyard was pushed to the back of the lot in order to create that openess. The shortened length of the building allowed more daylight to penetrate into the middle of the house. Vertical circulation in the building was also centralized near the middle of the building and a large skylight at the top of the stairs allowed further daylight penetration Ì Ì i LÕ ` }° Ì i L ÌÌ ÌÜ y Àà >Ài the public spaces while the private spaces ­Li`À î >Ài V>Ìi` >Ì Ì i Ì « ÌÜ y Àð

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FLOW TOWNHOUSE Luke Kimmerer

The ability to skate comes from precise, powerful, and repetitive body movements.

Hockey players, some of the best skaters in the world, move up and down the ice with intent, purpose, and ease. With the client of professional hockey player in mind, the idea of movement on skates has been realized in the manifestation of circulatory patterns within this house. This acts as the foundation upon which architectural patterns and elements are formed.

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This modern and contemporary townhouse is designed for writer Elizabeth Gilbert. The concept consists of three distinguishable cubes.

Each of the cubes represent a characteristic of hers. These spaces are titled, ‘Imagination,

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MOSAIC TOWNHOUSE Michelle Ashurov

The idea behind the Mosaic Townhouse developed from a desire to represent the location of the townhouse and the client’s career revolving around representing the general public in the design. The diversity of cultures and religions found in Toronto is what distinguishes this city from most, and is what is ÀiyiVÌi` Ì i `ià } v ÌÀ> Ãv À >L i À Ã] such as the living, dining and courtyard space, shown on the right, and allows for the creation v yiÝ L i ë>Við / i «À V «> v>V>`ià ÀiyiVÌ a mosaic design with the mullions of the curtain walls. Despite the diverse spaces, there is an order in the arrangement of volumes, and an implied path of circulation.

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LIVE-WORK TOWNHOUSE Nivin Nabeel

The design achieves to express and unify the engineer’s most valued parts of his life: his family Ǥ ơ implementing multifunctional spaces throughout the structure. The basement provides a workshop and an area for the family to enjoy and a work time together. The living room is the centralized room with dominated modular furniture to allow space dynamic and the participation of multiple members. Ƥ ơ having hung rooms that interacts directly with the living room.

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WRITER’S TOWNHOUSE Alice YouHyun Chang

The main entrance of the writer’s townhouse is located on the south side towards Ashbridge’s street. The voids in the townhouse provide light, air, and visually add life into the building. The courtyards, balcony, and roof top allow occupants to experience differences. The intention is to create an inspirational and imaginative space for the writer. Climbing upwards, the building becomes more private. The landing between Ì i ÃiV ` > ` Ì À` y À V iVÌÃ ` ÀiVÌ >VViÃÃ Ì Ì i V ÕÀÌÞ>À`° / i Ì À` y À Ã > Ã ii« } quarter and each room is provided with natural light. The Writer’s Townhouse inspires through its openings that offer colour and life.

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BRIDGE ROWHOUSE Thomas Yunhyung Kim

The project’s main concept is the idea of scattered planes and divisions of volumes. The North end of the project holds the work elements of the primary client, the engineer. Whereas the South end of the project consists primarily of the living quarters with the kitchen, bedrooms, and living room area. The courtyard is located in between the two living conditions, acting as the transitional element that can be used as a larger gathering space in an exposed condition to the exterior, as the glass can be opened up to expose the users to the outside directly with the privacy of the indoors.

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51 ASHBRIDGES ST. Adam Rosenberg

The residence at 51 Ashbridges St.is a townhome designed for a professional hockey player and his family. The house is divided by private individual spaces on the lower levels and the family spaces on the upper levels. This allows for great views to the Toronto skyline from the two outdoor terraces where the family can spend time together. The house also contains direct canal access from the boathouse located on the ground level, that allows the residents to experience the outdoors. A private courtyard located in the centre of the house brings light into the rooms that surround it and provide a private escape from the busy city life.

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FAMILIAL PRESENCE Alex Fown

The former unknown director of science fiction films has just emerged as one of the world’s leading science fiction director. Hitting the jackpot, the man seeks a new property to expand his assets. Although the new found fame has been quite a favourable turn of events, the demand for the director’s work has also hit sky high. With work always being first, him and his family, become more distant; the kids becoming increasingly spoiled and wife demanding attention.Realizing the problems arising within the family, the newly acclaimed director sets out to rectify the wrongs. The ability to work at home without isolating himself from the family is top priority for the love seeking client.

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LOT 92 TOWNHOUSE Alvin Yonatan Tanoko

This townhouse is designed to meet the need of a professional jazz pianist and his family in Portland townhouses area, Toronto. The McKay’s family has a unique characteristic in every family member. Each individual’s character, skills, hobbies, and lifestyle make this family very dynamic. People who often hang out with them never found this family boring. Therefore, every approaches and decisions made in the design are intended to provide this family a dynamic yet comfortable living space, in which they would reside for 8 months a year, during their productive time.

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PORT LANDS 57 Dana Salama

Lot 57 is a place of looking inwards and outwards. It moves cyclically both with the sun and its inhabitants. Its core acts as an anchor for circulation and light, through which inhabitants can choose to look to each other or to face outwards and envelope themselves in privacy.

As the light fades in the core, the house begins to emit a light of its own, acting as lantern on the Ship Channel. Still, its inhabitants face nature, not their neighbors. The house conceals their private lives, but encourages relationships as one moves through it.

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FRAGMENTAL COMPLETION Jessica Hoang Chen

Designed for an introverted family - including a depressed filmmaker client - the main goal was not to force them together, but rather give them their own freedom of living space.

Thus, the concept of the building was to create a space that celebrated both completeness and togetherness, and also ambiguity and fragmental states. The central courtyards are the point of expansion and intricate, neverending outreaches of vertical horizontal elements that visually connect the house with a continuous movement from one end of the house to the other. Ephemeral moments are created in the spaces between courtyards with different opacities interacting with the natural light, bringing delightful and intimate lights and shadows into the living areas.

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HOUSE FOR A JAZZ MUSICIAN John JinWoo Han

One of major constraints of the site was its width in relation to the required building height and to it depth. It was a concern where parts of house would become unused, “dead” spaces due to how big and tall the building was. Subsequently, attempts were made to avoid having definite boundary between different spaces and programs. For this, the idea of Japanese garden and associated idea of infinity was borrowed, where a space may not be is in use programmatically, but still provides a crucial role in compositional and/ or phenomenological sense. Likewise, this blurred sense of definitive boundary was then translated to resolve the issue of private and public spaces.

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LOT 27 Joseph Jinseok Oh

The central theme surrounding this project was to make the built environment mirror the natural environment. In order to bring the natural environment to the space, the central courtyard is surrounded with vegetation in order to reveal the previous condition of the site before industrial development.

The client for this home was a creative writer who loves science-ďŹ ction and fantasy genres and wrote several books targeting teenagers and young adults. One of his key traits about his writing is that he is able to describe vividly the landscapes which these characters inhabit, most of which is centered on forested biomes.

Hence, the function of the central courtyard is to inspire the client to visualize more surreal landscapes to bolster his pieces.

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PIANIST’S HOUSE Jue Wang

The townhouse is designed for a concert pianist whose wife is a playwright. They have two children, a daughter and a son, ad two dogs.

Being a concert pianist, the client dedicates his time to practicing piano in order to be perfect to be performing on a stage. The idea of this project is to bring the stage home, providing an enjoyable working space for both the client and his wife to keep them creative. The idea of sharing is brought to the spaces for children.

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CRESCENDO HOUSE Nicola Augustin

The Crescendo House is uniquely designed to emulate the principles used in classical music to generate dynamic movement and moments within the home. Through various areas of vertical and horizontal compression the house generates its own movement and circulation through the various spaces. The movement generated is focused around the piano stage, increasing the tension in motion before revealing the magniďŹ cent stage at the crescendo. The courtyard space repsresents the melody of the song as it lines the length of the house and offers a consistent backdrop to the changing and dynamic spaces within the home.

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CORNER CUBE TOWNHOUSE Ruslan Ivanytskyy

A The main client for the house is a horror/thriller writer that is an extreme introvert. He has a wife who works as a botanist, and two kids, a teenage girl and a young adolescent boy. The writer requires complete isolation to focus on his work, and is a night owl that sleepwalks to break his reoccurring writer’s block. The building focuses around the needs of the family to express both private and public spaces as masses, which remain separated by voids. The exterior cladding consists of a double skin that is composed of glazing panels as well as perforated zinc panels. The facade provides privacy for the family members while allowing light to penetrate into the spaces. Courtyards and voids function as incisions into the building from the street-level which allow for views and natural light to enter the space. The black box found on the corner of the lot represents the writer’s mysterious sanctuary. It’s presence is felt from both the interior and exterior of the building, however it is only accessible from the most private portion of the townhouse.

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THE MOSAIC HOUSE Ǥ ƥ

The interior of the Mosaic House connects and communicates within itself and the family unit. Throughout the home, the courtyard acts as a communal space which provides continuity and openness while creating a green space, reconnecting the city dwellers with their environment. Randomized windows in circulation spaces create a sensory experience from any point within the home. These windows continue the geometrical forms established on the building’s exterior facades, composed of a perforated metal screen. Light is manipulated through these perforations and casted within the interior. Stair landings and various furniture are incorporated into both the courtyard and exterior window components to maximize overall connection and perform as a solid unit.

The arrangement of perforations and glazing resemble a mosaic as a built form, whereas the family unit resembles a mosaic conceptually.

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THE UNFINISHED HOUSE SARAH LIPSIT

Allowing for an architect’s creative mind to constantly change their domestic surroundings, the design intends to encourage rearrangement of space and volume without considerable amount of neither intervention ơ Ǥ Ƥ modular, prefabricated construction method, which, when connected can be manipulated and transformed Ƥ ǡ ǡ vate and public functions can be malleable experiences. Structural walls with louvers containing reinforced ƪ ǡ glass wall inserts may be substituted for solids, while beams and columns easily slot into openings or link together like tinker toys in a playhouse. The house itself has few permanent, static elements: plumbing systems, garages, and a space for storing structural elements; the rest is comes empty, some assembly required.

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This design seeks to deďŹ ne an appropriate architecture explicitly for an environmental lawyer to dwell in. By utilizing law and order through one simple geometry, layers of spaces/gaps are formed and it is within these connected spaces that environments sit. Light wells, waterfalls, and ďŹ replaces are utilized to ďŹ t the gaps that connect throughout each level; these holes ultimately represent a law/order that defends environments. These spaces are then intrinsically connected, not only as continuous voids but also as a symbol to what the client does for a living.

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Miyazaki House Anne Kwan

The Miyazaki House is anything but what you would expect to find behind the simple geometry of its exterior. This narrow, 318 sqm abode was designed for legendary Japanese animator, Hayao Miyazaki- a subtle man with a rather loud imagination. It was from here that triggered the concept of journey and reward. A dramatic contrast between the charred vertical cedar siding and the fir planks frames perfectly, two specific views within the front façade. From there, a quiet entrance acts as a natural buffer between the street and the interior.

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Portlands 38 Celine Hyunh

Designed for set designer and photographer, Jee Young Lee, Portlands 38 is a design dedicated to the personal, professional, and creative lifestyle of the client. The townhouse features a darkroom, two studios with changing elements, a drafting room, and two courtyards - all connected by a load-bearing shelving unit. The shelving unit is a bearer of inspiration and assists in cultivating the many aspects of the artist’s daily life. Upon glance, it allows Jee Young Lee to answer her initial question before taking on an artistic venture, “Which object is best in unraveling my story?”

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TOWNHOUSE PETER ZUMTHOR Daniel Bassakyros “What do I feel when I experience landscape?

I look at Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich’s painting Monk by the Sea. I see a man looking at the horizon line of the ocean with his back to the painter. Li`ke the painter and the man in the painting, I look at the landscape, at the painted horizon, and feel the grandeur and vastness. A certain melancholy comes to the fore, imbued with the sense of a world that is infinitely bigger than I am but offers me sanctuary. In addition to the feeling that nature is close to me and yet larger that I am, landscape also gives me the feeling of being at home” - Peter Zumthor, Thinking Architetcure

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TAYLOR HOUSE Hrishikesh Tailor

Profession: Architect and part time Artist Intent: To design a live/work townhouse that separates the professional and private life of the client in a way that it facilitates both aspects of his life smoothly. The main issue was addressed with the help of a central courtyard.

This courtyard separates the professional and private life of the architect. This duality is further reinforced by limiting access of the employees to the more private spaces.

Similarly, archi-tectonic dualities are explored in the elevations of the townhouse. (Exterior and interior elevations). The architect’s preferred design sensibilities are used as an inspiration to achieve the aesthetic of the spaces and the townhouse overall. The work spaces have been designed in a way that future expansion is possible. This house provides essential spaces required to live and the luxury to work efficiently from the home-office eliminating the hassles of everyday commute.

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SONG HOUSE Jacob Ragetli

This townhouse relies on the client’s life for inspiration. Designed for a jazz musician intent on investigating the combination of new sounds and melodies, the home responds to the needs of its inhabitants, it is a home which brings together the life and the art of the client. The Song House creates an atmosphere of song; with a rhythm and a melody, the building takes shape, continuing increasing in complexity or decreasing in complexity as it moves. The sounds of water owing throughout the house as well as a variation in materials create constantly changing sounds in the house. At the south end, looking out onto the water there lies a large entertainment space dedicated to live performances or galleries that the client would put on.

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JACKIE’S HOUSE Justin Mitchell

This project was designed with the intent of the client being a writer. A writer has the talent of capturing a reader through creating fictional stories in a fantasized world. For a writer to do so, one needs a space that is both outward and inward-looking. By lifting the studio off of the ground floor – separated from the personal living space – it allows the writer privacy and expansive views. The elevated work space creates for optimal head room in the living room. The lowered south façade allows for maximum sunlight to enter into the courtyard which acts as a light source throughout the entire townhouse – filtering light and circulation.

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The Gonzales House Kiente Sanipe

The Gonzales Townhouse is located in the Port lands district of Toronto, an area which is experiencing new residential development. The townhouse tries to draw from its surroundings take advantage of the site conditions and location to maximize the living experience for the user. The house was designed to meet the practical needs of a modern musician and provide spaces for creativity and relaxation. The townhouse draws ideas from precedents such as the Gluck house in New York and the Elding Oscarson house in Sweden. The Gonzales townhouse is a positive contribution to the fabric of the newly developed area.

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JAMES HOUSE Lorraine Okungbowa

The Town housing Project calls for you to design a “LIVE/WORK� townhousing for a specic client.

A live/work space accomodates for both the clients professional and personal life. The client is Lebron James. He is a professional NBA player ,who formerly played for the Cleveland Mavericks ,but now plays for the Miami Heat.

To cater to the needs of the client 3 main ideas were incorporated and highlighted throughout the design of the town house. Those being HEALTH,FAMILY, and SPATIAL EXPERIENCES. It was important to incorporate spaces to promote his active life style and the interests of his wife and children.

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Zimmer House Michelle Friesen

Material accoustics was the main focus of this design. Materials such as curved glulam beams, angled walls, accoustical panels and foam panels are used throughout the townhouse to adhere to speciďŹ c acoustic settings. As a material , wood absorbs sound, and keeps it uniform throughout. The curved nature of the glulam beams help with the overal acousticsof the pace. The angled acoustic panels allows the light and sound to reect and echo within the entire space. Foam panels help to reduce noise for the rest of the house, but also create the perfect acoustic setting.

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The Cohn house is an attached townhouse designed for William “Billy” Cohn. As a heart surgeon, Cohn’s time away from the hospital is very important. The home is used not only as an opportunity to innovate and explore his practice outside of its realm, but also as a moment to relax and spend time with his family. Through an additive and subtractive process, visual, auditory, and olfactory links are made throughout the home to encourage engagement between floors.

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HOUSE OF THE PIANIST Roger Xu

A pianist lives a dynamic life often challenged with integrating work family and time for themselves. This project was inspired by the dynamic nature of classical music and the client’s pianist life. The idea was to create dynamic transitions through various thresholds based on what the client values: work, play, live, and to entertain. One can think of it just as how a classical piece as many movements both fast and slow tempo. The Pianist can enjoy their house through a series of transitions, being aware of work or play while through light and materials aware of the house as a totality.

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NOLAN TOWNHOUSE Timothy Cheng

The Port Lands district in Toronto is part of the city’s new project for a major residential, recreational, and cultural neighbourhood. The townhouse portion of this project is exclusive to the high class community. Christopher Nolan the filmmaker was selected for this project due to his interesting character of writing stories through metafiction, constantly questioning between fiction and reality. He often accomplishes these traits through the use of time shifts in frames. This project was to reflect his creative mind in the form of architecture.

The house is a continuous transition in frames linked together while the exterior facade represents his work. The colours black and white were chosen due to his preferred use of film noir in movies and white representing a blank canvas for his creative personality.

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STOCKBROKER HOUSE Artyom Savin

The client chosen is a stock broker and the main concept in designing for him was to create a place of rest and family away from work. To achieve this there is privacy from the public while having an open-concept spacious interior.

Natural light and lines of visibility through the building to the water are used to create comfort and extenuate the length of the site; further achieved through the exposed wood structure.

The main developing concept was a central circulation space surrounded by an exploded central atrium, leaving the main pro grammatic spaces to have views.

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BASEBALL PLAYER’S TOWNHOUSE

Danielle Fuller

This project is designed to be the vacation home of a professional baseball player and his family of a spouse, two children and two dogs. On a daily basis the client is surrounded by angles as well as long horizontal and tall vertical views. This is found in the profession through the L>ÃiL> wi `] Ü V V Ã ÃÌÃ v > L>ÃiL> ` > ` > ` is very large and uncovered, providing views of the sky.

The number three is a very important aspect of baseball as well. The number three is evident in the three innings, three bases, and three strikes. The idea of angles, views and the number three are manifested in the townhouse through the main vertically angled courtyard that begins in Ì i L>Ãi i Ì > ` à «i Ì Ì i Ã Þ Ì i Ì À` y À] Ì i long views that are achieved through the program layout and the three separate living spaces.

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THE TELE-PHASE HOUSE Derek Beattie

The tele-phase house has been fully imagined to accomplish the best possible living situation for the client, a television producer. The townhouse is located on a shipping channel providing a secondary means of entry into the home. large open spaces envelope the townhouse, allowing vast amounts of light to engulf the space even when being nestled in between two taller townhouses. The house gives a gracious amount of open space through courtyards and terraces, as well as many amenities that the client is interested in. these include a home theatre, a large open loft-like space for hosting parties, as well as in-house work, and a boat garage providing access to lake Ontario through the north side shipping channel.

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LOT 23 Jamie Tong

The site of the proposed development is located on the south side of the Port Lands. To the south of the site is the Port Lands Canal and to the north is Ashbridge’s Street. The townhouse works with the lifestyle of the jazz musician and his family. The courtyard provides a buffer between the public spaces with the private, while the sound from the performance area gets > « wi` Ì À Õ} ÕÌ Ì i ÕÃi° / i vÕ } >â } on the north and south façade of the townhouse provides a visual connection throughout.

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LAW RESIDENCE Lauren Kyle

This residence is designed for a family in the profession of law. The clients are passionate about the study and practice of law and require Ì i À iÜ i iÝ«ÀiÃÃiÃ Ì i à } wV> Vi v law in our society. The concept that drove the design of this residence is bringing emphasis to the important balance and contrast of the weight of law (with its dominant force that must be faced) versus the freedom and peace it provides by protecting our society. This is symbolized architecturally by circulating the visitor past repetitive massive walls to juxtapose the subsequent open and brightly lit focal gathering spaces.

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CANOE HOUSE 2014 Mehrdad Hassani

Client: Pierre Eliott Trudeau Pierre Elliott Trudeau was arguably Canada’s bestknown politician, both at home and abroad. He has a high interest in outdoor sports that are close at heart with Canadian woodland culture. Swimming and specially canoeing are the main ideas that are related to his lifestyle as well as his family. The main concept of this house is around water sports, swimming and canoes. On a regular day the family would meet at the courtyard (agora) for a quick paddle in the canal. Then after that they would cool off in the lap pool, or do a couple extra workout repetitions at the home gym. Having used up their energy in the water they would either go up to the roof patio for a relaxing BBq or sit downstairs in the kitchen and re-energize. Then its either up to Ì i vwVi Ì v Ü Õ« Ã i «>«iÀ Ü À À }iÌ out for a bike ride. Visitors are also welcome to use the guest suite with its separate entrance. The kids have a lounge are for themselves, but it usually ends with playing with their dogs or getting back in the water for a game of catch.

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Nahal Rahnamaei

“to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.” / i vÀii y Ü v ë>ViÃ Ã Ì ÀiyiVÌ Ì i LÕÃÞ Ûià of an urban family. Minimum obstructions in the home provide an ideal situation for maximum natural light and ventilation.

Inspired by the cascading spaces found works by Ian MacDonald and Shim-Suttcliffe Architects, this project captures the a similar essences of space transformation. Transitional and Transforming spaces allow for a variety of uses throughout the year. This can be vital for an Architect’s home and studio as the functions of the rooms vary.

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TOWNHOUSE AT THE PORTLANDS Nicholas Callies

My intent with this townhouse is to create an adaptable architecture through the consideration of versatility and privacy. In the `ià } v Ì i Ì Ü ÕÃi] ë>Vià y Ü Ì one another, interconnected through a series of ramps encircling the central courtyard.

Each space is conceived as open, able to accommodate the users intent without being Ìi` Ì > «Ài`iw i` ÕÃi° Spaces within the townhouse are seen as continuous and are left as open as possible.

Partition walls are used only for washrooms and storage spaces, which are positioned to create privacy in working and bedroom spaces. Facades are fully glazed on the North and South sides, with curtains in place to allow the user to control light and privacy levels at will. The East façade is composed of a screen-like arrangement of small and medium sized openings, permitting views outward to the adjacent canal.

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Mid-Rise Residential Within the mid-rise residential project students were given the opportunity to explore residential design at a larger scale, applying their preceding knowledge gained from project one. The ability to adapt and manipulate one of the ďŹ ve building typologies givenincluding perimeter block, bar, tower and a combination of bars and towers along with a two storey podium gave the opportunity for students to design for and create a unique community which not only accommodated various types of residential units but incorporated amenities, mechanical and service spaces.

Ali Khaja

Brianna-Nicole Zitella

Soro oroush h Arabi

Andrew Falls

Dana Latimer

Stephen n Hewitt witt

Arman Ghafouri-azar

Mateusz Bledowski

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AFRICAN BAPTIST HOUSING CO-OP Ali Khaja 50m

This proposal seeks to establish the most appropriate design strategy to serve the african baptist community of toronto within the port lands site. The project achieves this by recognizing the rich history, and strong religious beliefs of the people and translating it architecturally.

The result is the immersion of sacred & cultural spaces within the heart of the people, allowing them to congregate, and celebrate their culture, history, and faith as a community.

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ABORIGINAL HOUSING COOP Andrew Falls

Using aboriginal tradition as a guide for organization, three towers housing separate demographics are arranged within a landscape.

Students and youth are located in the East, families in the West and elders in the North. The unit types were carefully chosen to cater to each demographics speciďŹ c needs. The simple forms express the respect for materials as utility and not grandeur as practiced in aboriginal culture.

This brings prominence to the landscape located on the podium which serves as a focal point for the community. All communal spaces are located around the landscaped podium and green roof to create a relationship between the community and nature. The corten steel cladding was chosen due to its ability to reect its relationship to nature. Weathering causes the steel to become rusted which provides a natural aesthetic which speaks to longevity and rigidity.

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38 PARK AVENUE Arman Ghafouri-Azar

The building is a hybrid between a perimeter block and a tower. It has been designed to house an artist community, who mostly are painters. By keeping the northern part of the block low and lifting the south part up, the building creates north facing units which would get the most suitable light for artists. These units which are cascading from third to tenth floor are benefited by the view of the water and downtown Toronto, as well as spacious terraces.

The remaining three bars of the block have opening on their facades that create communal open spaces as well as benefiting the courtyard by letting light to penetrate in. The structure of the building is made out of metal, with two rows of steel columns on each side of the perimeter, and vierendeel trusses that are attached to these columns which carry the load of the stepping units.

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MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP Benjamin Joyce

The client for this project is for anyone who is a member of Mountain Equipment Coop, whether that be owners, workers or buyers. This particular community is deeply rooted in the ideals of healthy, active and sustainable living. A perimeter block was chosen, as a building type, to instigate close-knit community relationships and to take advantage of the maximum buildable volume on the site. The design of the housing complex is derived from natural site conditions and purposefully accommodates the energetic lifestyle of its inhabitants. One of the major design features is the outdoor grand stair, which takes its form from a mountain path, and connects each of the residential oors to the podium below and the green roof above. On top of the green roof are two story townhouses as well as vegetable gardens, which will generate fresh produce for the community.

The southwest corner of the perimeter block is lowered to allow a healthy ow of afternoon sunlight to penetrate down to the podium level and provide residents with sunlight from mid morning to late afternoon. The main material, grey brick was used to produce a rugged, mountainous and natural aesthetic, while cedar wood is used to juxtapose this and can be found in the vertical screens and custom protruding windows.

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GEORGE BROWN STUDENT CO-OP Benjamin Luong

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The community my residence project responds to is the academic village, a group of people made up of the faculty, student body and teachers speciďŹ cally for the George Brown College Waterfront campus. The focus of the building is to encourage the circulation of thought and ideas among the inhabitants and the building typology plays a large role in that.

Double bar typology can easily separate the connection between its inhabitants by placing the students on one end and the faculty and their families on the other. By connecting these bars with common amenity spaces such as a laundry room and a common room, students and their professors are encouraged to interact and thrive as an educational community.

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MUSIC CO-OPERATIVE Briana-Nicole Zitella

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The foundation of this co-operative is its tenants, that being musicians. It was designed to maximize the users benefit by providing ample space for creating and sharing music. It is also focused around collaboration and interaction of the members. The number five, corresponding back to five bars of music, became a design regulator throughout the project. There are five levels of residential, five window types along the façade, and five “breakout” spaces adjacent to the corridors. The exterior is clad in black aluminum panels, which follow a strict grid that is broken up by a seemingly random, yet rhythmic layout of windows. This references the structure of music, which can be used to create an unlimited number of arrangements.

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SINGLE PARENTS HOUSING CO-OP Dana Latimer

Located in the Toronto Port Lands district, the ‘Single Parents Housing Co-op” a mid-rise high-density housing building for children and parents wishing to live in Downtown Toronto.

The building is composed of 80 housing units, ranging from studio apartments to townhouses.

The courtyard is the heart of the building. It is the residents’ backyard, but it is also the playground for the daycare in the building.. The courtyard is raised one floor off the ground and is located between the towers so there is always a sense of security for the residents.

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VENTUS Mateusz Bledowski

Ventus is the latin word for Wind. This Midrise residential complex was designed for an evironmentalist community such as marine biologists, plant and animal scientists, orists etc.

The Building consists of a variety of systems that allow natural breezes and air to be distributed throughout the complex including the Parking Garage Level. Some of these systems are Windwells, louvers and a double layered curtainwall system. It has the potential to become a self sustaining environment containing garden areas on the roof for every resident and a Park within the building for exercise activities. Two main Materials make up the facade, Aluminum and Black Brick. Aluminum is used for the ďŹ rst two oors reserved for Commercial usage and makes a physical relationship with the surrounding context by cutting a series of shapes to resemble trees and plants.

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CATHOLIC CO-OP Oluwatobi Omisore

This is a mixed-used Residential building located in the Portlands of Toronto. Home to about 100 catholic families. This project aims to promote the sense of community and encourage the interaction of the residents and growth in the catholic faith. This was achieved by the implementation of communal spaces, allowing for the residents to gather and interact. In addition, a special element housed within the building is the chapel. The chapel is the one special feature which draws attention to passersby. The chapel is within the glass box, encased in the truss structure, alowing natural light and drawing prominence the space. The building also reads as two solid bars sitting on top of a glass base.

This sets up a contrast between heaviness and lightness. At certain angles where the facade of the base is entirely glazed, the solid bars read as being elevated or oating.

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DOWNTOWN EAST-SIDE TEACHERS CO-OP Rabia Randhawa

This particular project is dedicated entirely to teachers housing along with retail on the ground oor and amenties on level two. The main focus being on ethics and fairness, this project provides the same relaxing views to all units. The 84 units comprised of 6 different housing types get straight views of the inner garden and landscaping. The facade is seen to be broken up with the protruding balconies to minimize the effect of the westernly winds. The attention is given carefully to avoid creating a seperation between a more desirable unit and a less desirable unit by only having windows that direct ones view to the inside landscaping and an indirect view to the Ship channel. This project is economically suitable as it follows a regular concrete column grid, that continues throughout the building. The project consists of a lap pool on the second oor of the shorter bar which also creates a view for the residents as they look out through their balconies on the opposite side. Aesthetics are mainted by the color used in the facade.

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COMMUNITY CAMPUS Stephen Hewitt

Designed to integrate both students and faculty of Ryerson’s Engineering and Architectural Science Program, this 82 unit housing complex deliberately circulates its residents through a series of collaborative spaces. A parameter block was chosen to allow ample courtyard space for extra-curricular activities and to seclude the students and faculty from outside pedestrians.

The quad is split down the middle to allow for a sheltered collaborative hall in which its residents eat, work, and socialize amongst each other. The form of the residence is derived from responding passively to the sites natural environment. The North West corner is raised to deect winter north westerly winds while the back is lowered to allow for maximum sun exposure.

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RUBIKS Victoria Chow

Rubiks is envisioned to be a mixed-use housing cooperative for hospitality workers. Within the cooperative is a supportive community focused on the pooling of resources for a collective gain.

This desire, as well as the focus on community, is manifest in the perimeter block typology; the units form an enclosure, intensifying the sense of community and cooperation. Each resident’s individuality is recognized in making up this collective whole, and as such, though the building initially appears to be monotonous, the architecture hints at the inner workings. Full height windows immerse the residents into the community and landscape and are recessed to give the building depth and allow for the sides of the walls to be brightly coloured, changing from a whole to expressing each individual unit on the exterior as one walks by.

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ISLAMIC CO-OP Zac Topp

The project was to create an affordable housing Co-operative. An idea of community is established with the courtyard and the mosque. The courtyard is sheltered by the building and tall planting, promoting internal community. There are meditation spots as well as a playground and grassy ďŹ eld, for residents to use together. The mosque promotes external community, as it is located at grade and open to the public. The adjacent community room allows the spaces to host large events like Islamic weddings. A cultural cafĂŠ also promotes knowledge of the Islamic faith.

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Catalina Ardila

Kavosh Maleki

Rawan Muaddi

Eyad Hachimi

Marco Lee

Shahida Hoque

Glearda Sokoli

Masih Pooya

Stephanie Tung

Ishan Patel

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PATTERN Catalina Ardila Bernal

Located on the southern part of the Portlands, Pattern takes into account the context as part of the design. It plays with the Solid/Void condition of the site; having residential buildings on the west and east side, they can be considered as the ‘solid’ of the site. The ‘void’ is represented with the water (ship channel) on the north, and with the green space on the south. Having into account the large are of green space, both bars were raised, making a ‘void’ between two ‘solid’ (podium and bars) and keeping the flow of the park. This building is aimed for art-based people. Spaces have been provided for them to practice and develop their skills; from writing studios to painting areas and dancing rooms.

On the ground floor, there is an event space for the habitants to show to the public what they have done in Pattern.

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CO-OP COMPLEX Glearda Sokoli

The site is located by a road crossing and an alley way. It has potential to showcase great views as the canal is located north of the building with glimpses of the Toronto skyline.

Capturing these views was the drive of the design process. The circulation was the chief reasoning behind the unit placement. The units extrude outwards from the circulation/hallways towards the views. The ateriality for the facades reflects the views. The north façade has plain glazing and concrete in order to have a modern appearance by the water. The south and west façade contains glazing, wood finish and colored balconies in order to translate the earth tones of the view that it faces. The coloured balconies reflect the assortment of the interior units. Each colour represents the type of unit that is houses. The units are organized so that each floor has a diverse community within and the balconies help translate that into the façade.

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REINTERPRETATION Ishan Patel

The site is surrounded by water on three sides, and to maximize this views Tower and L-shaped bar type was chosen. In addition, there is an industrial building, built from brick, across the site, which represents the history of the site.

The idea is to represent the material used for the building across the site in a new way.

Prefabricated panels are used for the exterior façade of the building, which are built from layered bricks. There are two different brick bonds throughout the building to highlight the fire exists as well are the flow through units with the rest of the structure. The two level commercial space is to attract the public to engage with the building. There are open spaces throughout the other levels, which are used to unite the tenants to a common space for activities like yoga, parties, and etc. Furthermore, there are spaces personally designed for the tenants within the building, which includes study space, 4 storey library, daycare, and party room. The building is designed to maximize the exterior views as well as the interior views, to view daily activities.

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THE LOOKOUT Joseph Constanza

The Lookout seeks to become an extension to the public realm. Separating the busy Commercial Street from Residential entrance, thus creating a moment of relaxation between the two thresholds. This space, in addition from providing a buffer as well as a public space, creates moment of spontaneous encounters between the residence and the public. As one travels up through the main floors of the building they maintain constant connection with the outdoors. Exiting out of the elevator on every level the residence are open to a expansive view of the harbor, park and residing shore line in the distance. This constant connection with the outdoors minimizes the experiential quality of a threshold, thus limiting the threshold to the singular corridor on every level containing various units and amenities. These spaces provide a more pleasant experience within every space. Northern spaces experience large floor to ceiling windows the span across the entire space, and southern spaces’ overhanging balconies provide shading from the harsh southern sun.

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7TH PARK AVENUE Kavosh Maleki

The design of this complex is based on its occupants. As music and musicians have very vibrant life and dynamic form. Music is one of the arts that is experienced through a specific time. The idea of living in a dynamic space has to be the perfect response, as architecture could be an sculpture holding music in its form as a frozen piece of art as it is quoted “Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music”,

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The form of the building is created by two things that are the connection points between different wings within the building.

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CONNECTOR Marco Lee

The design of this public housing scheme is based off the idea that micro-communities can be encouraged and developed using various zones of communication. Established by modular units that ultimately define a pure square geometry, a variety of spaces and configurations can be designed internally; the structure forms an almost even, rhythmic façade. However, internal facades are broken by extended floating “stages” linked together with generous external stair conditions. These platforms provide a hub for interaction focused on developing relationships between residents and while connecting key amenities.

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SYMBIOSIS Masih K-Pooya

Symbiosis, from ancient Greek etymology literally means ‘viable plus’. Resulting in a respectively mutualistic synergy with three components. Its primary intention is to connect, likeminded individuals. This is the latter to Context containing clues of complimentary and contrasting beliefs. Finally and tertiary, the resulting outcome is greater than the sum of the individuals added together, as if they were multiplied and granted opportunities never thought of before their master plan. Neo bohemian nomads are roaming earth. Native to earth and cosmos, they belong everywhere.

They are connected to the fundamentals of life; earth, fire, water and wind. The satisfaction of free love and liberation from social, political and economic bondage frees their soul.

Feeding from plants, trees and fish, they sustain themselves and their neighbor. Working with wood, stone and fabric derived from the vertical garden further enhances their connection to the fundamentals of the life cycle.

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