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master of architecture portfolio | 2011
vertical suburbia
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205,891,132,094,649 wall(s)
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museum of energy
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l’escola d’urquinaona
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100 year house
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chris beaudin master of architecture | 2011 beaudin.chris@gmail.com www.chrisbeaudin.com
vertical suburbia mixed use residential downtown calgary | eau claire avenue senior research studio | winter 11
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the problems in Calgary regarding sprawl are significantly contributed to by the fact that people have become accustomed to a suburban way of life. The project is an attempt to develop a new housing typology that is able to achieve a higher degree of density while maintaining the desirable qualities and characteristics of suburban neighborhoods. Situated in downtown Calgary, the design is a vertical reorganization of the components which make up suburban communities. Housing, amenities, green space, and circulation networks are translated from the xy plane into a vertical model, such that the quantitative and qualitative amenities of suburbia are maintained
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205,891,132,094,649 wall(s) partition wall universal first year studio | fall 08
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the wall accomplishes the role of a typical parti wall in a way that also appreciates the value of neighborly interaction. Each of its human-scaled components has a movement range of 42 inches, affording residents from each side the opportunity to continuously arrange and rearrange a portion of their living space, as well as a portion of their neighbors.
a wall consisting of 30 components and a length of 20 feet affords over 200 trillion possible arrangements, based only on the three standard component positions
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museum of energy cultural institution calgary | memorial drive comprehensive studio (w/ A. McConnell) | winter 10
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the economy in Calgary is so closely tied to the oil and gas industry that to Calgarians the word energy is almost synonymous with fossil fuel. Situated across the river from the downtown core, the museum of energy serves as a counterpoint to this mode of thought and to the city skyline produced by it. The museum provides an opportunity to expand Calgary’s definition of energy beyond that of a commodity; whereby energy is not something we dig out of the ground or harness from the sun, but something that exists in constant flux all around us. The building was designed to be an expression of energy expenditure, as if it were pushed from the earth as a result of geological forces. Serving as one example of energy exchange, geologic forces were referenced throughout the design as the programmatic blocks collide to create folds and fissures
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multiple tectonic arrangements were experimented with and tested to find a formal solution that succeeded functionally and programmatically while having a strong visual and conceptual presence
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the primary structure is composed of 800 mm by 800 mm HSS vierendeel trusses. Left exposed, the perpendicular organization of structural members reinforces the diagonal nature of the building. The vierendeels are pinned back beneath the hill by a post tensioned dywidag system and lateral support is provided by the floor plates which span truss networks via additional HSS members
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l’escola d’urquinaona secondary school barcelona | plaza urquinaona third year study abroad (w/ S. Yeung, F. Ali) | fall 10
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the two distinct grid systems were combined with inhabitation studies to achieve a new 3-dimensional grid network capable of visually describing the site in both physical and experiential terms. This grid was then used to determine spatial and formal arrangements
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100 year house private residence elbow river | kananaskis competition (w/ L. Kyllo) | summer 11
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in ancient times the wildness of nature was directly related to our lives. Conversely, modern man is rarely forced to think about or directly experience the unpredictable power of nature. The project places modern city dwellers back into a position of vulnerability, stripped of their power over the environment such that they are once again subject to its unpredictability. The house, perched above the elbow river is organized around a floating courtyard which moves freely up and down along with the river level. A walkway designed as an extension of the courtyard tethers the home to dry land, enabling access regardless of water level. The home can exist safely within the normal range of river depth, but is defenseless against a 100 year flood which has a 63.4% chance of occurring in any 100 year period. The impermanence of the house reinforces the power relationship that inevitably exists between man and nature
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material treatments vary the degree to which inhabitants are made aware of their vulnerability. The concrete structure and the slats which wrap around it are eroded along the bottom social spaces, becoming more opaque towards the bedrooms at the top. The stairways and circulation routes correspond to window placement to minimize the psychological barrier between inside and out
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