Baoying Luo UCL Bartlett Architectural Design MArch Portfolio

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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

BAOYING LUO UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SELECTED WORKS 2022

Applying For Master of Architecture The Bartlett School of Architecture

TABLE OF

EXTENSION

STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT Winter 2021

BREAKTHROUGH URBAN VILLAGE RENOVATION Fall 2022

CONTENTS 01 03 05 02 04 06

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PREDICTION PARK RENOVATION PROPOSAL Fall 2021

INTEGRATION THE ZERO_MEDITATION MINE Summer 2022 OTHER WORKS

URBAN MISHMASH BORDER INDEX Fall 2022

01:_EXTENSION

Student Housing Project

Nature: Academic Role: 100% Individual Course: ARC362 - Architecture Studio IV Instructor: Lukas Pauer

Date: Jan. 2022-Apr. 2022 Location: Spadina Avenue, Toronto

The University of Toronto student housing project is my first composition of a fugue between the old and new elements and materials. The pandemic has witnessed the growth in students' demands for a lively environment, a sense of belonging, and social interactions in their dormitory experience. However, it had been ten years since the UoT had last built a new residence hall. The cramped, aging, and single function imposed a sense of depression on students. In my renovation project, I strived to add freshness and vitality to the accommodation while preserving the historical building. In such a context, a rich spiritual life is spontaneously generated: students can freely read, draw, sing, and communicate here. I was glad to see a new passion for life germinate around the new residence hall.

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Most Canadians feel the COVID-19 pandemic has brought some degree of psychological distress to them.

Students are now paying 25% more for housing than the average Canadian renter, and that’s pushing rents up for everyone.

TORONTO STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

SOLUTIONS FOR BUILDING HEALTHY, SAFE, COHESIVE AND OPEN STUDENT HOUSING & MICRO-COMMUNITIES

By providing a variety of room types to meet the needs of different students, which creates a friendly community by providing them with a healthy, safe and comfortable living environment and atmosphere while having open spaces and facilities for learning and communication for students and others in the community. Designed through three dimensions: public space, semi-public space, and private space, interweaving with the natural green environment, the residence serves as an intermediary between student solitude and unity.

CONNECTION ACTIVE COMMUNICATION: Open and carved out part of the building space, and provides the possibility of vertical and horizontal expansion of the open public space for cummunity.

AFFORDABILITY AND AGENCY: Owners can model their desired home according to financial status and preferred floor layout

NATURAL LIGHT ENTRY: Access through public areas allows connection to the community and gradual integration into private areas to respect and respond to the community.

EXTRACT ARCH ELEMENTS FROM HERITAGE BUILDING : Combined with the preservation of the old building reflects the preservation of the community culture without being eliminated.

Increase
condo rents per
Studio One bedroom One-plus-den Two bedrooms One-plus-den Three bedrooms 24.9% 19.4% 19.3% 15.4% 13.6% 12.9% Canada Perspectives Survey Series:The Psychological
Moderate to major impact Minor to no impact Too soon to tell 10 0 20 30 According to the
has a greater impact on per capita income Moderate to major impact Minor impact No impact 2030 100 40 50 60 29% of Canadians said COVID-19 has had a significant impact on their personal finances, mainly in terms of not being able to afford rent, mortgages, utilities
in average Tononto-area
square foot, year-over-year (2022)
Impact of COVID-19
public survey, COVID-19
SITE ANALYSIS
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CREATION PROCESS

EXTRACT ELEMENTS FROM HERITAGE BUILDINGS
CONTEXT PLAN 02.5510 20m SCALE: 1:500 4

THE SECTION

FLOOR PLAN(SELECTED) GROUND FLOOR PLAN 048 16 32m SCALE: 1:200 5

UNIT TYPES ANALYSIS

UNIT TYPE 1

This type of unit consists of a living room, kitchen, balcony and bedroom. This type of room is more suitable for students who prefer to live alone and maximizes the need for private space.

UNIT TYPE 2

The second room type is a transformation from the first one, adding an extra bedroom with the same area, and is suitable for students with dependents or those who wish to share a suite between two people. The placement of a balcony allows for a more open form of space with a private outdoor space.

UNIT TYPE 3

Unit type three is the largest in the design and runs through both ends of the apartment. This room type is suitable for group accommodation, with four separate bedrooms, a shared living room, and a kitchen, which can accommodate 4-8 people. This type of room suits students who like to live together and has a huge shared space.

UNIT TYPE 4

This unit type is the most common type of single and double room in the apartment, which is relatively small and does not have a living room and kitchen, but it is the most cost-effective room type for students.

EXPLODED ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM
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1:200 ISOMETRIC OF FULL BUILDING 7

RENOVATED LECTURE HALL

The lecture room was renovated from the original historic building with the retaining original brick material, and concrete was added, blending old and new cultures. The renovated classroom provides a space for students and faculty to teach and hold events in the apartment.

UNDERGROUND LIBRARY & CIRCULAR ATRIUM

The atrium on this level is accompanied by a ramp entry and turns into a large gathering place. A small library is located on this level, along with an open courtyard on both sides, providing students with more natural light and a space to relax and unwind.

ROOF GARDEN

The roof garden is connected to the open outdoor space to the south, eventually reaching the roof as the floors rise, becoming the largest area of greenery in the building. There are arched corridors and steps, along with planting and seating, to provide maximum green space for students to relax.

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02:_BREAKTHROUGH

Qijian Urban Village Renovation Project

Nature: Personal Work Role: 100% Individual Date: Sep. 2022- Dec. 2022 Location: Foshan, China

How to balance trade-offs, symbiosis, and co-prosperity of the new and old buildings? This is what I desire to address in the renovation project of the Qijian urban village. Located in the CBD of Foshan, Qijian Village is distinctly fragmented and alienated from the bustling perimeter. My project sought to connect the village on both sides to the city and merge villagers into the city.

If an urban village is a heterogeneous fragment embedded in the city, collage is an echo of the city's complexity and plurality as well as an extension of local history. Therefore, having addressed the chaotic environment and property disputes, I have retained some representative heritages. They will provide valuable spatial clues for future urban readers, including the residents, tourists, and researchers, to track spatial changes. The cascading accumulation of different periods of the city leads to a historical continuum.

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EXISTING PROBLEMS MASSING GENERATION Lack of Exercise Area SITE IDENTIFICATION SITE DIMENSION SITE BUILDING DIMENSION SITE ORIGINAL FUNCTIONS EMBED STRUTURE AND VERTICAL CIRCULATION FORM COMPLETE ARCHITECTURE INSERT AIR CORRIDORS GENERATE BASIC VOLUME ADJUST VOLUME TO ADAPT THE SITE Parking Takes Over Sidewalks Undesign Public Area Inactive Shops and Roadside Stalls Affecting Road Use Incompatible Architectural Styles SITE ANALYSIS 10

NODE A : FARMER'S MARKET

The first node is the renovated farmer's market, which connects the neighborhood above to the village through the vertical axis of the roof

NODE A : MAKER CENTER

The second node enters and crosses the community through two differently located entrances, spiralling up through staircases at both ends and eventually converging.

NODE C: CULTURE AND ART BLOCK

The air corridor runs through the entire design and ultimately converges here. As a cultural and artistic block, the different small volumes are integrated into the architectural axis of the village and eventually reach the city.

MASTER PLAN HANDMADE MODELS - BIRD'S EYE VIEW
0102040 80m SCALE: 1:600
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The three nodes of the building are scattered in the site through the distribution of entrances in different directions. The axis's form and the corridor's inclusion can attract people from all sides to enter the site and use it as a transit point to connect the neibourhoods.

The roof and structure of the market utilize vertical axes extracted from the site and incorporate different functional zones and undulating floor plates based on the size of the roof, creating a light and open form.

The main logic of the maker center is to spiral and converge from the two entrances, accompanied by a corridor interspersed in the middle of the building and the placement of an atrium, which increases people's accessibility without interfering with the passage of the road between the buildings, while ensuring light. Furthermore, it provides a good space for the white-collar workers in the urban village to start their businesses and work and activates the commercial possibilities of the whole community.

The third node of scattered buildings is the cultural and art center area, which is also designed according to the original diagonal axis of the site. The functions include a traditional culture museum, a creative goods store, a children's library, and some public facilities and corridors, which eventually lead to the Qiandeng Lake Park across the street. The site is designed as an open area to provide maximum public space for public activities, while preserve some of the local cultures, and actively disseminate it.

OPEN ENTRANCE ON ALL SIDES SPIRAL CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION FROM BOTH SIDES SUNKEN SPACE FOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES DRY FOOD AREA CAFETERIA & REST AREA RETAIL STORES AQUATIC AREA POULTRY AREA OFFICES & WAREHOUSE ROOF GARDEN FLYOVER CONNECTING QIANDENG LAKE PARK PRIVATE OFFICES PUBLIC LEISURE FACILITIES CULTURAL EXHIBITION HALL CHILDREN LIBRARY TRADITIONAL CULTURE MUSEUM CULTURAL AND CREATIVE PRODUCTS STORE OPEN PLATFORMS TRANSLUCENT GLASS STRUCTURE ENHANCES LIGHT ENTRY NODE A NODE B NODE C OPEN ATRIUM AUDITORIUM ISOMETRIC VIEW OF FULL DESIGN
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MAEKET SECOND FLOOR PLAN

The market functions are distributed according to roof logic through the design of the vertical axis and undulating roof folds, while the translucent roof can give better light. In addition to the vegetable, meat, and fresh food areas, independent stores are added to the platforms at different heights. At the same time, there are rest areas and corridors between the partitions connecting each open entrance and passage. The building acts as a hub between the first part of the community, drawing people passing here.

MARKET PERSPECTIVE SECTION

0 2
16m
SCALE: 1:100 SCALE:
2 4 8 8
16m
1:100 MAEKET GROUND FLOOR PLAN
HANDMADE MODEL
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0 0 0 2 2 2 4 8 8 8 16m 16m 16m SCALE: 1:100 SCALE: 1:100 SCALE: 1:100
MODEL MAKER CENTER
MAKER CENTER GROUND FLOOR PLAN MAKER CENTER SECOND FLOOR PLAN MAKER CENTER THIRD FLOOR PLAN 14
HANDMADE
PERSPECTIVE SECTION

03:_PREDICTION

Flamengo Park Renovation Proposal

Nature: Academic Role: 100% Individual Course: ARC363 - Landscape Architecture Studio III Instructor: Behnaz Assadi Date: Sep. 2021- Dec. 2021 Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

The site is the Museum of Modern Art, located in the Flamengo Park of Rio de Janeiro. By understanding the history of the site and its current condition and analyzing environmental data, we know the biggest challenges facing the site in the future are global warming, sea level rise, and pollution. Furthermore, this land which came from reclaim will be submerged in 80 years through prediction. Therefore, the project plans to transform the park into a new wetland landscape park with a new vegetation strategy while attempting to preserve the museum and monuments of cultural and artistic significance.

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PARK CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

2020
2020
SITE HISTORICAL TIMELINE PHOTO MONTAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION - 1965
1957 Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro Circulation System 1957 Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro Building 1965 Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro Circulation System 1965 Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro Building
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro Circulation System
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro Building
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0102040 80m SCALE: 1:400 0 0
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8 16 16 32m 32m SCALE:
SCALE: 1:150 04816 32m SCALE: 1:150 SECTION
SECTION B PRESENT PARK SECTION PARK CONSTRUCTION
PARK CONSTRUCTION PROCESS PLAN
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PROCESS SECTION B - 1960S
MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION PROCESS SECTION A - 1965

2. FUTURE DEISGN STRATEGY

1. ANNOTATED PLAN & EXISTING PROBLEM
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FUTURE SECTION

The future plan and section can see the new wetland park with new circulation system to face the flooding, and replanting phytoremediation aquatic plants with rich mangrove forests along the site to clean the water.The two main buildings, MAM Museum and the Pracinius Monument will be kept becoming a cultural and art center in the park. Areas around the buildings became public gathering green spaces on site with landscape, with an additional public square beside the bay.

There is a clearer view of how the wetland gardens work with the circulation paths above in this detailed plan, and through the section cutting through the wetland, we can see all the details of the perennial and aquatic plants, such as rich cattails, hornwort, duckweeds, water lilies and mangroves.

0 4 2.5 30 5 60 12 10 120 20m 20m 240m SCALE:
SCALE:
SCALE: 1:1400 FUTURE PLAN FUTURE DETAILED PLAN
0 0
1:200
1:150
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Proposed Wetland Nerwork

Waterfront Viewing Space before Flooding Waterfront Viewing Space after Flooding

Through the design of this wetland park responding to future environmental change, a variety of plants and marine life combine with the circulation system and urban landscape to create a harmonious wetland landscape.

In this park, visitors can view a landscape that combines nature and human design while visiting museums and monuments to learn more about local art and history. Although we cannot completely stop environmental change, we can respond to it as best we can through strategies to improve and maintain it, enriching the ecosystem, raising ecological awareness in the city, and continuing the possibilities of the modern landscape.

Renovation Strategies: Trenching of various depths & Glass Walls
Water FLow DIagram
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04:_INTEGRATION

The Zero_Ireland Meditation Mine

Nature: Personal Work for competition Role: Main Building Design +50% Graphic Design Competition: Young Architects Competition Collaborators: Yitian Xiao, Zixuan Zhou Date: Jul. 2022-Aug. 2022 Location: Allihies, Ireland

Landmark buildings, as a medium of cultural memory, are the products of history and the present. They reflect the historical characteristics of the construction, preserve the material fragments of memory, and attest to the majestic stories of heroism or ordinariness. At the Ireland Meditation Mine Competition, aiming to turn an Irish industrial archeology masterpiece into a meditation resort, we attempted to create a dialogue between the unique landform and the heritage building.

The project comprises three parts: a comprehensive functional building, an "isolated" meditation center, and a series of residential suites. Through innovation in form and material, the Irish mines' distinctive landforms and heritage architecture, which are key elements, have been incorporated into the design.

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$$$$ $$ $$$$ $$ $$$$ $$ $$$$ $$ Allihies copper mine closed Abondende Objects piled up in mine North lode tramway completed replacing wheelbarrows $$$$ $$ $$$$ $$ EXISTING PROBLEMS 1. Abandoned Copper Mine Historically, mining sites were closed without long-term aftercare, which causes environmental damage and pose risk to nature. 3. Suffocating Urban Environment There is a growing need to escape the urban environment and people are increasingly seeking a place for solitude, quiet, and a return to a vast natural space. 2. Lack Of Visitors The small town have few scenic spots that attract visitors. Due to the backward development, few tourists know about this amazing place. 4. Away From Nature With the development of urban cities, people become distant from nature, but the vision of getting close to nature has not changed. Compelled by busy city life, people seek a place to relax and feel the supernatural charm embedded. on this land. SITE ANALYSIS 1813 Mountain lode discovered 1814 Mine Workers started mining 1818 Water-powered stamping mills erected 1820 North lode tramway completed replacing wheelbarrows 1830 First pumping engine, North Engine, got built 1862 New Man Engine House got built 1882 Allihies copper mine closed Abondende Objects piled up in mine ALLIHIES MOUNTAIN MINE COPPER HISTORY TIMELINE 5. Lack of Landmark Allihies used to be a village of miners, which left ruins of mines. Visitors may come to see these ruins, but the village need a landmark to let people remember this place. 6. Weak Economic Source The village economy has been stagnant due to the lack of tourism. Such charming scenery deserves more visits. 22
0102040 80m Meditation Area Main Common Area CONCEPT DIAGRAM 1. Create Volume 1. Create Volume 2. Add Variations & Set Height Difference 2. Add Circulation & Meditation Area 3. Create Circulation 3. Introduce Sunlight & Infrastructure 4. Introduce Light 4. Connect Historical Ruins to the Main Building with Plank Road SITE PLAN 23

MAIN BUIDLING SECTION

The main building is the closest one connected to the heritage building. Viewed from its plane, it takes the “windmill” as the core idea, takes four independent spaces (four windmill blades) as the original point, and then radiates to the surroundings. These four built-in spaces are surrounded by radiated and expanded volumes, thus forming secret and independent meditation spaces within the integrated space. Through the unique trapezoidal shape and the use of red brick materials, it resonates with the heritage, especially its chimney part. By adding an outdoor plank road, the expanded spaces are skillfully connected with the space within the existing historical building.

0248 16m
MAIN BUIDLING PLAN MEDITATION CENTER PLAN
MEDITATION CENTER SECTION
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MAIN BUIDLING SECTION Ground Floor Underground Second Floor

A series of residential suites include three difffferent divisions of spaces, which meet the needs of three difffferent suites. The material includes splicing of stone, concrete, glass, and metal. The wall close to the mountain is completely covered by stone, while the other side of the house (panoramic glass surface) is mainly made of modern materials.

The meditation center is the purest interpretation of “escape from civilization.” Stripshaped windows at the top of the building make the incoming natural light quieter. The building is partially embedded in the mountain, and its elevation looks like cut rocks, blending with the surrounding natural landforms. Two trapezoidal spaces correspond to the chimney part of the historic building.

Beyond the structural innovation within the architecture, the meditation center also acts as a healer from the suffocating and alienating urban environment. People are expecting a temporary escape from the hustle and bustle and dwell in solitude and silence of intriguing scenarios. We expect the sense of connection between the building, the human body, and nature consolidates the visitors’ identities as escapees from civilization.

SUITES PLAN
Meditation Center Dining Space
Hall 25
Meditation Corridor Chimney

Spadina Ave.

Queen Street West University Ave.

05:_URBAN MISHMASH

Border Index

Nature: Academic Role: 50% Research and Drawings Course: ARC465 Collaborators: Yitian Xiao, Zixuan Zhou Instructor: Anne-Marie Armstrong Date: Sep. 2022- Dec. 2022 Location: Queen St West, Toronto

On the south side of Downtown Toronto, Queen Street West serves as a popular thoroughfare that forms a hub of commercial, business, and residential areas. The mixeduse houses along the street state their unique position in the city, instilling the city with dynamic energy. The project focuses on Queen St West from University Ave to Euclid Ave, which contains the Heritage Conservation District.

Looking into the urban pattern of mixed-use buildings along the street, one can observe the horizontal rhythm of the architectural elements, which forms a division of commercial uses on the lower level and business or residential areas on the upper level. We start to think about reconciling the balance between the busy commercial and tranquil residential areas.

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Through the street elevation, we can see the area at the junction of Queen St West and Bathurst Street is a typical mixed-use neighbourhood. From the horizontal division, there is a mix of retail stores below, such as supermarkets, repair stores, coffee shops and bars, while above is the office and residential area where people work and live daily.

From a vertical perspective, the dividing line between the buildings creates a distinction with architectural styles, which incorporate some historic and newly renovated buildings.

At the same time, various entrances on the ground floor level are one of the features of the mixeduse neighbourhood. Public entrances to stores and private entrances to upper residential areas and offices are divided here, creating different territories.

ZONING CONFLICT

The physical segmentation pattern of mixed housing predestines the intersection of commercial and residential users, which inevitably creates conflicts in the division of areas.

The additional occupancy in the back lane for commercial uses will largely affect the residents on the upper level when they transit through the overlayed pathway in the backyard.There needs to be a proper balance between the various needs of different land users and the solution need to be compatible with the surrounding context.

1. Waste/Refuse

Commercial uses generate a greater amount of waste than residential uses. Lack of adequate waste facilities can result in unpleasant views and odors of commercial dumpster areas.

2. Loading Areas

Commercial users require adequate loading and docking areas, which may produce noise, dirt, and unpleasant aesthetics. There are conflicts with occupied back yards and lanes.

3. Parking

Residents of mixed-use projects are concerned about having available parking spaces. The lack of parking areas may cause conflicts among car owners in houses with multiple units.

4. Accessibility

Due to the continuity of mixed-use houses, the backyard cannot be accessed directly through the front door. The route connecting the second and first floor in the backyard may cause conflicts with rare doors for commercial uses on the ground level.

STREET VIEW
PAST & PRESENT
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217 Queen St West - Past 217 Queen St West - Present Queen & Euclid Ave - Past Queen
Euclid Ave -

INVISIBLE CONFLICT

Mix-used constructions have physical design challenges and invisible conflicts among inhabitants. These conflicts are more distinct in the traditional town houses, where the structural design and applied materials are not able to buffer the influences that casued by human activities in the adjacent room. These include noise, smoke/smell, vibration, and security.

3. Vibration 4. Security 2. Noise 1. Smoke & Smell

Floor plates and party wall can only block part of the smell and oily fume from the restaurant below. Many restaurants place exhaust pipes at the back of the building. Through the pipe, oil fume will be emitted and enter the residential part by the windows above.

Resident’s expectations for a quiet home sometimes cannot be balanced with the realities of commercial uses. For example, if the retail part is a bar, its commercial, operational hours till midnight will cause serious noise problems.

When there is a retail repair shop, using extensive repair tools such as electric drills are inevitable. Noise, high-frequency vibration can be generated during the repair process and transmitted to the residential area above through the walls and floors.

The security of the residential area is weak.There are many daily customers, drunk people and homeless on Queen Street West.The only security measure is an original door lock which is not safe enough.

Conflicts between incompatible land use exist in such a special area which are resulted from the intersection of different groups of people. Rather than residents in the surrounding neighbourhoods who live in a reassuring community, the ones in the mixeduse housing shared the public spaces with commercial uses. The border between different uses of space is often blurred due to overlapping transitions.

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PART A: LINE TYPOLOGY ANALYSIS "SURROUNDING" 1. Rainshed 1. Rainshed TYPOLOGICAL DESIGN: FULL BLEED ISOMETRIC PORCHES TYPOLOGY PART B: PLANE PART A: LINE PART C: VOLUME 2. Passage 2. Passage 3. Balcony 3. Balcony 4. Oriel 4. Oriel 06:_OTHER WORKS Nature: Academic Role: 100% Individual Course: ARC200 Instructor: Sam Dufaux Date: Fall 2020 Location: High Park, Toronto
Academic
100% Individual
ARC201
2021
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Nature:
Role:
Course:
Instructor: Carol Moukheiber Date: Winter
Location: Universtity Avenue, Toronto

THE PAVILLION PARAMETRIC DESIGN

Nature: Academic Course: JAV101

Instructor: Luke Duross

Date: Winter 2020

Location: Kensington Market, Toronto

LOOKING - SERPENTINE GALLERY CASE STUDY

Nature:

Course: ARC280

PAPER MACHE MODEL CONCEPT DIAGRAM

FACADE ASSEMBLY

STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY

ART WORKS

MAKING: THE DESIGN OF A PAVILLION
Academic Role: 100% Individual
Fragrant Hill Hotel by I.M.Pei – Materiality Oil Painting A Wild Dream of the Great Metropolis – Collage
Instructor: Nicholas Steven Hoban Date: Fall 2020
100% Individual
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Collaborators: Yujia Qi, Yitian Xiao Role: 50% Model Making+%50 Graphic Design Role:

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