Ashley Desa Portfolio '13 - '16

ASHLEY DESA SELECTED WORKS (2013-2016)

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COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR URBAN ARTS

(2015-2016)

Through plenty of research and understand of the concept of “hierarchy”, this prompted a change to have a Storage Center located at 21 Ossington Ave., Toronto, Ontario into a youth community center. Through precedents of where street art/ traditional aerosol graffiti happen today, this inspired a common ground with plenty of relation to the materials being used throughout the space. With the Ossington Area having its own graffiti world minutes away as well as many surrounding schools, I found that implementing a program for the youth to help express themselves by engaging them in this growing world. And to do this in a designated space to help youth to collaborate on a larger scale freely without feeling vulnerable . Through the existing programs that the client “UNITY” offers, this building will have extensive programs where youth can participate in workshops from all strands of hip-hop (dance, emcee-ing, graffiti and dj-ing) as well as host events to help embrace and encourage youth in this growing industry.

MAIN FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

BUILDING SECTION- GRAFFITI ALLEYWAY

TURNIN’ NOTHIN’ INTO SOMETHING IS GOD WORK & YOU GET NOTHIN’ WITHOUT STRUGGLE & HARD WORK

LATITUDINAL BUILDING SECTION

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SPACE

LONGITUDINAL BUILDING SECTION

GRAFFITI ALLEYWAY BY DAY

GRAFFITI ALLEYWAY BY NIGHT

SECOND LEVEL VIEW

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Ideation Sketches

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HOSPITALITY

(2014)

The COALESCE Tapas Bar & Lounge located in Copenhagen, Denmark addressees a young adult crowd of up scaled casual dining which brings a relaxing vibe to enjoy with friends and family. COALESCE’s kitchen brings conversation to the table with serving tapas cuisine. Through the use of angular furniture and reusable materials which include, concrete and wood, to create a space using connections between several lines to create a shape or form, in architectural details to stir up a hyggil atmosphere within the restaurant.

MAIN FLOOR PLAN

MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH SECTION

WEST SECTION

MAIN FLOOR DINING AND BAR VIEW

MEZZANINE FLOOR BAR/LOUNGE VIEW

RETAIL

(2014)

Located in the Woodbine Shopping Centre, the White Lotus embraces the idea of capturing a moment. This moment is inspired by a seeing a photograph from the movie “Casino Royale�.This moment of pressure is being held so close and dear to an individual that makes one embrace this memory as a dawn of new lifestyle.

White Lotus brings a new intellectual and strategic experience to the table with the various card/ mind games that can be found at casinos worldwide. This includes memorabilia, original and limited editions of games sets along with, limited apparel. White Lotus is a specialty mind sports store which caters to a target market of mature men and women starting in the late 20s and older who are up for a couple of a rounds of a new experience.

EAST SECTION

FLOOR PLAN

3D MODEL

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1 LONGITUDINAL ID2.1 1/4" = 1'-0"

2 LATITUDINAL ID2.1 1/4" = 1'-0"

1 LONGITUDINAL ID2.1 1/4" = 1'-0"

ELEVATION

ELEVATION

2 LATITUDINAL ID2.1 1/4" = 1'-0"

ELEVATION

ELEVATION

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1 PLAN VIEW ID4.1 1/2" = 1'-0"

3 SOUTH ID4.1 1/2" = 1'-0"

ELEVATION

ELEVATION

2 AXONOMETRIC ID4.1 1/2" = 1'-0"

VIEW 1

4 AXONOMETRIC ID4.1 1/2" = 1'-0"

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1 NORTH ID4.1 1/2" = 1'-0"

RESIDENTIAL

(2014)

Located in the Downtown Toronto Area, “Tip Top Tailor Lofts” was originally Tip Top Tailor Factory and was later made into hard lofts. This Loft caters exclusively to a multimedia consultant clientele who is a temporary resident.

The inspiration for the loft is the industrialization of Toronto.

Various elements that represent is the Toronto’s Transit Commission , such as the horizontal and vertical steel bars and the connections between each, are expressed in the design of the loft’s bed frame, the partition located on the main floor, the steel bars that run vertically between the mezzanine and the main floor with many finishes that include aluminum tile.

“Tip Top Loft” is a reflection of Toronto’s industrial with the unique forms that implicate the use of steel bars and the relationships between the connections whether being curvilinear or linear. Throughout the space, these steel bars can be implicated to emphasize fluid, continuous, lines that become one entity with the entire space.

SECOND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN

FIRST LEVEL FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH SECTION

WEST SECTION

Perspective Drawings

CORPORATE

(2014)

Located in Austin, Texas, “Next� a non- profit organization who take innovation and design to the next level. As a design firm, that uses a human centered design basi approach in order to help such organizations in the business, government, education and healthcare and social sectors establish creativity. NEXT employees comprise of architects, engineers, interior designers, anthropologists, sociologists and industrial designers.

This caters to spaces such as, meetings on design thinking, product design and technology.

CONSULTANTS’ WORKSPACE VIEW

THINKTANK WORKSPACE VIEW

LANEWAY

(2014)

Walking further in, we step from production to raw materials which are growing in green houses and in a courtyard. An old car dealership is repurposed to become a serene space of light and air.

Everything about the space suggests lightness and airiness. There is a solid-void relationship, as the building is cut into to create unexpected exterior voids in the interior of the building. There are bridge greenhouses and large portals connected to College street. It is all extremely accessible. The angles have been worked out to ensure maximum sun into the courtyard and for the plants. The outdoor furniture is designed in a way that recalls the structure of the bridges on a different scale. The structure is very complex and feels weightless. It is almost all glass. The steel structure is also used to define the planting in the courtyard. We see wheat, berries, and various vegetables being grown. The different heights of the planting--low, medium and high--are used to define the spaces. We are transported to an idyllic rural setting in the middle of the city. In some places trellises and steel frames facilitate the growth of vines, we have walls defined in planting. Life has taken over--there is a limit to human accomplishments, that vastness and power of nature far overshadows what humans can do, what we seek is an architecture of nature.

all work shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Ontario Bulding Code.

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Do not scale drawings

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT all work shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Ontario Bulding Code.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

all work shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Ontario Bulding Code.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

as if I were in the clouds.

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As I grew older,

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Later I realized that the space also changed if I looked at it differently, PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

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I saw the world from above

The earth seemed different....

The dirt... its so...

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Visiting this place, all these memories are flowing back to me.

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So many memories here....

OTHER WORKS

(2012-2016)

THE FLUXMOBILE (2012)

Collaboration with group of Artists from Mary Ward C.S.S

This project is compilation of pieces that was presented at the Nuit Blanche Toronto Show in 2012. This compliation of art pieces were donated by a local mechanic and thus was enough to make a car and represent their own story. 18 highschool students, including myself, had the priveledge to present our stories at the corner of Yonge Street and Gould Street.

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION MODEL (2013) Collaboration with Euzhan Horsham

This project was a collaborative model making project assigned to do a specific type of home construction and recreate in a model format. This project was designed to help students understand the construction of house is assembled with model making materials which include foam core and balsa wood.

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KITCHEN RENOVATION (2015-2016) Collaboration with B.E.A.D. Construction Inc.

For this kitchen renovation project, the client had requested for a more open-plan and modern kitchen design since the previous kitchen space was very cramped and hard for a young family.

With collaborating with the contracter as well as the client, I had provided a final construction floor plan as well as reflected ceiling plan with FF&E that was within the clients budget and added a more modern alternative by adding a custom breakfast bar and additional counter/ storage space.

As well as more appliances, electrical outlets and finishes to best suit the clients desires. Overall this renovation project had taken 6 months including dining and living areas as well.

KITCHEN - REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

KITCHEN - FLOOR PLAN