Architecture Portfolio 2014

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

No Data

No Schooling

Student

Secondary School

Primary School

Violence Against Women

Womens Unemployment

Occupation of Female Victims of Homicide Housewife

No Data Student

University 3%

21%

7%

20%

11% 41%

49%

38%

31%

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

AA

5 2 4 1

BB

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AA

BB

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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AA

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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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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1 5

4 B

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B

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

2 4 professional work

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

2 6 professional work

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