master of architecture
ashley adams
Portfolio
291 augusta avenue toronto, ontario m5t 1n9 416 319 9169 ashley @ architectureforhumanity.ca
contents academic work 03 Galeria de Arte 07 The Quilt 11 The Supply and Demand of Innocence 17 Trinity Bellwoods Community Center 19 Henry Moore Waterfront Gallery professional work 23 Murphy Residence 25 Cedarvale Community School Gym and Classroom Addition
cover page: Toronto Skyline; Acrylic on Canvas
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ryerson university Master of Architecture Candidate 2015 [2012 - present] Bachelor of Architectural Science [2006 - 2010]
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academic work
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galeria de arte first year m.arch, ryerson university professor: dr. Ian MacBurnie site: siloe, cali, colombia Gang Prevalence
Everyday women of all ages suffer immense violence and abuse. In Siloe, Cali, it is no different, and in most cases worse. The environment in Siloe does not foster women to be truly free and independent. Galeria de Arte will provide a safe haven for women to reach their potential. This design will create a space where women can escape their violence, heal their wounds and learn to become confident. Women are provided a safe space to heal, create, express and sell crafts they produce. They are given a chance to earn their own income, giving them independance and freedom from their abusers.
Illiteracy
The design for the Gallery was driven by a desire to provide a gradual transition from exterior to interior, mirroring the process of recovery. A semi-covered market space acts as a threshold for the gallery and allows women the opportunity to sell their creations. The final destination, the gallery, has the ability to be completely closed and protected or open to the market. An interior courtyard lies inside the entrance, a space where women can have privacy and heal. Group workshop space and covered market space is also provided for times when the enviornment does not allow the women to sell outside. This gallery is designed to encourage the women of Siloe to take control of their lives and have a greater voice in the community. A change is needed for the violence and abuse to end.
Occupation of Female Victims of Suicide Housewife
Level of Education of Female Victims of Homicide
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No Schooling
Student
Secondary School
Primary School
Violence Against Women
Womens Unemployment
Occupation of Female Victims of Homicide Housewife
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University 3%
21%
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11% 41%
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79%
education
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independence
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violence towards women
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crime violence Express Violence Towards Women
therapy support safety privacy GALLERY
self-expression and healing through visual arts
WORKSHOP
poverty
break the cycle
Teach
lack of education
COURTYARD
academic work
Heal
life skills and basic education tools for independence preparation for integration MARKET
Provide
safe space to sell creations for personal income
a global issue defined leads to an opportunity to break the cycle
galeria de arte
1. convenient access and far from danger
2. a central place to meet and connect
3. proximity to existing amenities and future benefits
Site Requirements
comisarias de familia, tourism, women’s shelters
Context Map
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5 2 4 1
BB
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Safety and Security - open/closed
1 Market Space
3 Protected Courtyard
2 Covered Stalls
4 Workshop and Sale
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create and heal
sell
Section AA
West-facing Elevation
galeria de arte
A gradual transition between exterior and interior, between harm and safety.
Section BB
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the quilt Heal first year m.arch, ryerson university professor: dr. Ian MacBurnie site: siloe, cali, colombia The Quilt is a place for victims of domestic violence to start over. Women who have been able to escape and leave their abusers do not always have a place to call home. Housing and an opportunity to become an entrepreneur is provided for these women to help them reintegrate into society as independent, strong survivors. Basic skills, financial literacy, business management and business growth strategies are offered to encourage each woman to start her own business and to help her financially prepare for her future. Interior space is provided for women to create their product, and a market adjacent to the housing for them to sell. It was crucial to locate The Quilt in proximity to the Galeria de Arte to form a hub for women to unify together and take control. Both are co-dependent and rely on the other to sustain life in Siloe. The form is inspired by the idea of the quilt: an exterior facade that wraps and protects the users from harm. The skin allows the interior to be completely flexible with operable partition walls controlled by the residents. The women can control the amount of visibility, air, and sunlight that enters. The circulation created encourages women to interact with each other to form the crucial social networks required for starting a small business. This network of women would create a strong bond among the community of Siloe and transform the way women are treated.
Proposed Site for Housing Existing Market and Gallery for Women
Creating continuity and connections with market and gallery.
Create
Sell
financial literacy business management basic literacy business growth strategies
crafts furniture making clothing embroidery and stitching decorative ornaments cooking and baking
individual office/sale space market
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THE QUILT
academic work
security + protection + flexibility
the quilt
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shelter
ventilate
foster interaction
provide privacy and flexibility
Form Development communal cook/eat communal work space wash sell/admin
Site Plan
private
ground floor
second floor
third floor
fourth floor
protect
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fully open
semi open
fully closed
BB
Flexibility of Sleep/Work Spaces
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the quilt
Section BB
Section AA
fourth year undergraduate, ryerson university professor: ivan martinovic site: vasai, maharashtra, india
SALE
accept escape
return home deny
acquisition
movement
exploitation
rescue perish
RE-SALE
DISPLACE
the root of the problem: Kamathipura, Mumbai’s oldest and Asia’s 2nd largest red-light district a global issue defined leads to an opportunity to break the cycle
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Child-sex trafficking is a vicious cycle almost impossible to escape. Girls as young as six enter the system by force and deception and suffer rape, torture, drug addiction and even death. Escaping the brothel is difficult, but can happen. Many nonprofit organizations in India work to rescue girls from Kamathipura, Mumbai’s oldest brothel, but the number of existing rescue houses is nowhere near close to being able to accommodate the number of girls in need of protection. The two most common options for girls once they escape the brothel is to return home, where they are often cruelly stigmatized, or go back to the streets and risk re-entry into the world of prostitution. The girls are rarely able to return to their former lives and suffer many mental and physical disabilities. Shelter, nutrition, education, and therapy are crucial to allow these victims to move on and reintegrate into society. This proposed rehabilitation center will help give them the time and space to heal and arm them with the education and skills to succeed as independent women in their new lives.
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nt me lop ve h de wt ence s g r ox p e r i t u n i t i e e or opp upation o c c re n e s s awa
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rehabilitation for victims of child sex trafficking re s h o u sc u e nu ing hyg trition m i th edic ene er al ap y
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the supply and demand of innocence
determining program requirements: from effects to solutions
shelter
community
translating program into form
privacy
education
protection
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50% +
> 18.01
> 76.01
600 - 1000
32.8 - 48.3%
16.01 - 18.0 0
64.01 - 76.00
50 - 75 millio n
300 - 500
20.4 - 32.8%
14.01 - 16.0 0
52.01 - 64.00
10 - 50 millio n
100 - 300
10 - 20.4%
12.01 - 14.0 0
40.01 - 52.00
< 10 millio n
< 100
less than%10
< 12.0 1
> 1000
> 100 millio n
over-populated
high density
conditions worsened with increasing pressure put on city
living quarters and crowded and unsanitary
intense poverty families sell young girls for profit to survive
factors contributing to Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sex trade industry
accessible transit easier transit routes for trafficking girls
< 40.01
low % female / high % of male
high % of female illiteracy
less supply, more demand: girls are forced to take more clients
uneducated about HIV prevention and child-sex trafficking
academic work
people/sq.km 75 - 100 millio n
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close to local community for reintegration
Vasai
Mumbai
access to land for farming
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close to major transit routes for escaped victims
4 rural kidnapped
slums
community
exploited
reintegration
Greater Mumbai Metropolitan Region: locating the perfect balance between rural and city
Vasai, Maharashtra, India
secure and private
the supply and demand of innocence
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objectives
physical manifestation
resist heat gain
sun average temperature
large overhangs
increased buffer space increased shading
natural shading
decreased exposed surface area
window heights
cross-ventilation
increased surface ref lectivity
promote heat loss
wind wind probability
raised structures
thin, open plans
window configurations
raised structures
rainwater collection
roof orientation
courtyards
thin f loor plans
utilize natural precipitation
rain
rainfall
climate considerations massing iterations
roof studies
rainwater harvesting
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maximum wind flow for high humidity: site and internal cooling
rammed earth
passive design integration
lower carbon footprint
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timber roof construction local materials
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corrugated steel roofing light colours resist heat
academic work
NUTRITION crops and food preparation communal eating outdoor market
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SHELTER private/communal dwelling units bathing
EDUCATION multipurpose rooms open space
context massing
public
semi-private
private active thresholds
ADMINISTRATION private therapy offices kitchen
spatial exploration: the gradual transition from public to private, from outdoors to indoors
community and personal spaces
public / private private semi-private public protection
SECURITY staff housing administration
building typologies
the supply and demand of innocence
HEALTH medical facility bathing
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movement + space
entrance + space
healing + space
time + space
Vastu Shastra
â&#x20AC;&#x153;...correct placement of various activities in the right direction and in the suitable padas is bound to bring happiness, prosperity and peace of mindâ&#x20AC;?
Vastu Purusha Madala of 91 squares
influences from traditional Indian architecture and culture.
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roof plan
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7 main entrance medical facility garbage disposal administration kitchen hearth and covered dining classrooms community courtyard with bamboo screens sleeping units bathing private courtyard staff housing crops
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11 12 13 ground floor plan
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north-west section through site
classroom and dining area; revit model and rendering
massing model: site
the supply and demand of innocence
sleeping unit module
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trinity bellwoods community center second year undergraduate, ryerson university professor: baruch zone site: trinity bellwoods park, toronto, ontario The site of Trinity Bellwoods Community Center was proposed for a prominent park in Toronto, Ontario. The design of the center needed to reflect the cultural and social importance of the park to the neighbourhood and act as a beacon and key meeting place for the area residents. Focus was placed on framing vistas of the surrounding natural landscape and allowing for maximum natural daylighting.
connection to nature
vistas + space
Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto, Ontario
centrality + community
cafe entrance with take-out window
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1 multipurpose 2 skate change 3 cafe 4 take-out window 5 front desk 6 services
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west-facing elevation
north-facing elevation
section BB
trinity bellwoods community center
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cafe perspective; google sketchup model and rendering
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HENRY MOORE WATERFRONT GALLERY third year undergraduate, ryerson university professor: yew thong leong site: east bayfront, toronto, ontario The vision of the Henry Moore Waterfront Gallery was inspired by Tommy Thompson Park, the former construction waste site now eroded, overgrown and reclaimed by nature. To best describe the experience of the landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatic transformation and return to the wild the gallery was designed so that the visitor ascends a wide spiral staircase from the ground floor, a dark enclosed barrel, up into increasingly light infused levels until finally emerging onto the rooftop open to nature and the elements.
ground floor
To emphasize the importance of the art, all exterior distractions were eliminated through the absence of windows, the spaces lit only from a central skylight above. Deepening the intimate relationship between viewer and sculpture, the staircase rises through the atrium allowing for multiple, unobstructed, 360 degree views of the featured works.
second floor
inspiration: Tommy Thompson Park, former construction waste site reclaimed by nature
third floor proposed site
Tommy Thompson Park
gallery supporting program
fourth floor with rooftop
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cross-section through gallery: the gradual transition from darkness to light detail A B
L a m i n a t e d Wo o d e n R a i l i n g
Glass Panel
north-facing elevation
Galvanized Steel Aluminum Flashing 50 mm Semi-Rigid 50mm Paving Stone
2 " x 4 " Wo o d e n S p a c e r
street view; 3d studio max model and rendering
50mm Sand Bedding Metal C-Channel 50mm Semi-Rigid Insulation
12.5mm Gypsum
Cant Strip Furring Strips
P re f i n i s h e d A l u m i n u m Mullion Insulated Glazing Unit
detail B 6" Interior Drywall Partition F i re S t o p 30mm Sleeper
Steel L-Channel B o l t e d t o C o n c re t e S l a b 2 " x 4 " Wo o d e n S i l l P l a t e 2"x6" Steel Stud Bolted t o C o n c re t e S l a b
S t a i n l e s s S t e e l A i r Ve n t
P re f i n i s h e d A l u m i n u m Mullion Insulated Glazing Unit SCALE 1:5
henry moore waterfront gallery
east-facing elevation
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professional work Taylor Smyth Architects
March - November 2011
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murphy residence taylor smyth architects Location: Guelph, Ontario size: 80 sq m Completed: september 2011
Clean lines and versatility were the key elements to this residential renovation. An old, obtrusive fireplace was transformed into a sleek and slender floating form, in harmony with the rest of the reimagined space. The existing wall between kitchen and dining room was removed for a more open, airy feeling. worked with Associate Rebecca Wei to produce design and responsible for construction drawings
ground floor demolition plan
ground floor plan
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existing fireplace
existing kitchen
existing dining room
kitchen and dining room divider detail renovated open concept kitchen and dining room
murphy residence
finished fireplace
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Cedarvale Community School Gym & Classroom Addition taylor smyth architects client: toronto district school board location: toronto, ontario size: 1,050 sq m completed: september 2012
As part of a team of four, a new gymnasium and set of classrooms was designed for this existing elementary school. The design provides ample natural light through the use of large glazed walls and clerestory glazing. Organized around a central collaborative space, a three classroom addition, creates a new landscaped courtyard designed to serve as an outdoor classroom. responsible for producing exterior and interior elevations, demolition plan, aluminium frame and hollow metal frame schedules, RCP, finish floor plan, and millwork schedule
future classroom addition location
reflected ceiling plan
demolition drawings
interior elevations
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west-facing elevation
north-facing elevation
gymnasium renovation
cedarvale school addition and renovation
aluminum frame profiles curtain wall system
ashley adams 291 augusta avenue toronto, ontario m5t 1n9 416 319 9169 ashley @ architectureforhumanity.ca