ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPE + URBANISM
POR TFO LIO CHARLES ÉTIENNE DÉRY
PROFILE
Born and raised in Montreal, I am fascinated by the question of design at the intersection of landscape and identity. I am also investigating the use of remote sensing and fabrication technology in the design process, as well as the impact of representation techniques on critical design thinking.
EDUCATION
SKILLSET
2014Carleton University Ottawa Bachelor of Architectural Studies Major in Urbanism
Fluent in French and English
2011-2014 Cegep du Vieux-Montreal Montreal College Degree in Architectural Technology
Knowledge in construction techniques
2005-2010 College Jean-Eudes Montreal High School Diploma Concentration in Photography
CV CHARLES ÉTIENNE DÉRY Montreal, QC, CA +514 917 3379
charles.etienne.dery@gmail.com
Trained in computer and hand crafts
Excellent communication skills Fast-learner Efficient under pressure
PROFESSIONNAL EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
2015Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism Ottawa Digital fabrication technician In charge of poster printing, 3D printing and laser cutting
Rhino 3D
Summer 2013 Urbanism Division Plateau Borough Montreal Building Inspector (Intern) Inpecting construction sites post-renovation to verify conformity to plans and to heritage conservation by-laws Summer 2014 Urbanism Division Mercier Borough Montreal Building Inspector (Intern) Tour the borough to verify the certificates of occupancy of businesses
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 2016-17 Green Door Restaurant Ottawa Cook Summer 2015 Cafe Rico Montreal Barista
Grasshopper AutoCad Revit Photoshop Illustrator InDesign GIS V-Ray
FABRICATION SKILLS Poster Printing
3D Printing
Laser Cutting
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SELECTED WORK .01 IN PROGRESS 07-12 SELECTED WORK .02 13-20 P.06 / 34
SELECTED WORK .04 21-26
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W.2018
ON THE BOSPHORUS LIQUID CARTOGRAPHY AND URBAN CATALYST
01 STUDIO : GLOBAL CONTEXT PROJECT : SPECULATIVEURBANISM SIZE : TO DETERMINED LOCATION : KADIKÖY, ISTANBUL, TK
MODELLING RENDERING TECHNICAL MAPPING
- ARCMAP - RHINOCEROS 5 + GRASSHOPPER - PHOTOSHOP - ILLUSTRATOR - ARCGIS
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THE THROAT OF ISTANBUL Boğaziçi (from "Boğaz" meaning "throat") is the Turkish name for the Bosphorus, the straight that separates Istanbul, as well as Europe and Asia. Literally a choking point for maritime traffic, it is one of the busiest waterways in the world. Being the only communication route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean basin, it is also an important migration route for fishes, which is why so many locals rely on fish for their diet and income. This phase of the projects consists in a series of maps that investigate the various identities of the Bosphorus as both a natural and a cultural landscape. Finally, a composite model was built from sattelite imagery using CNC milling and laser technology.
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THE POETIC AND THE PRAGMATIC The second phase of the project consists of a double tryptich composed of six maps and six plaster impressions. The tryptich is articulated around a dialectic between Liberal and Nationalist positions facing the migration crisis affecting Istanbul and the Mediterannean, and is a response to the Mediterannean and Migration theme for the 2018 Istanbul Biennal. The maps are a critical piece on the power of representation in cartography and how maps are essentially never impartial. The opposing parts of the panels represents similar but opposing topics and use complementary representation techniques to emphasize the critique. Since the maps are critical thinkpieces, the plaster impressions are meant to create an emotional response based on the notion of loss and of indentity. Three impressions represent emotionnally charged pictures, while as the opposing impressions depict official Turkish documents granting access to the territory.
Plaster impressions The molds are made from laser engraving in plywood
Nationalist cartography
Right : Liberalist cartography
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W.2017
HUNTMAR ENCLAVE LANDSCAPE INFRASTRUCTURE BINDING THE CITY
02 STUDIO : EDGE URBANISM PROJECT : MIX-USE DEVELOPMENT SIZE : 52 ACRES LOCATION : KANATA, ON
MODELLING RENDERING TECHNICAL MAPPING
- RHINOCEROS 5 + GRASSHOPPER - V-RAY - PHOTOSHOP - AUTOCAD - ARCGIS
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1954
Smaller agricultural plots Rotation of crops
Throught a simple overlay of historical and contemporary aerial imagery, is is clear that the surface and the managment of agricultural land has changed over time due to changes in farming techniques and marketas and urban sprawl. Where land was divided into smaller plots, it is now massive fields with single crops. In less than a hundred
2017
larger agricultural plots. single crops urban expansion
years, the watershed has witnessed a mutation of the landscape from rural to suburban, often with stark transitions. Therefore, the valley of the Carp represents this ecotone, an edge condition where urban meets farm land and eventually forest.
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Moving on from the previous research, I looked at ways to combine the leading thematics of Sun, Land and Water. Drawing from the work from British-Swedish architect Ralph Eskrine and his design for extreme arctic climates, I incorporated topics of Wind to the sustainability tryptich. For Eskrine, the design of cities like buildings needs to respond to environmental influences in order to be more self-sufficient. Following this idea, I used climate influences as tools for placemaking. Natural ground depressions became constructed wetlands that tied in the site with the
Feedmill Creek and helped preserving biodiversity. To reverse the impact of sprawl on riparian land, community gardens are implemented and connected to the constructed wetland for irrigation and drainage. Finally, architectural massing in the residential area of the development responds to dominant winds and maximize sun exposure in order to limit soil erosion from the wind and maximize exposure of horizontal surfaces to the sun for agriculture.
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Zone 2 Commercial plaza featuring market spaces and retail, as well as office spaces.
Figure Ground Plan
Zone 3 Research campus for the study of Wildlife and Wetlands. Featuresoffices, labs, greenhouses and a small retail plaza.
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Zone 1 Residential area featuring a mix of housing strategy (townhomes, apartments) as well as community garden units and greenhouses.
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Community and private gardens for self-sufficiency and social cohesion
Hydroponic greenhouses to maximize food productivity
Increasing wildlife presence on site
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Restored wetlands with seasonal variations of wetness
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W.2014
LA VRILLE EXPERIMENTING WITH ECO-CONSTRUCTION
03 STUDIO : HOUSING TECHNOLOGY PROJECT : ECO-CONSTRUCTION SIZE : 500 SQ. FT. LOCATION : CAP-À-L’AIGLE, QC
MODELLING RENDERING TECHNICAL
- REVIT - REVIT - PHOTOSHOP - AUTOCAD - REVIT
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BUILDING WITH THE CLIMATE Built in the hills near Cap-al’Aigle, in the Quebec region of Charlevoix, La Vrille is a a self-sustaining, climate sensitive country house. The program included large rooms, which I layed out in order to maximize exposure to the sun for heat and natural sunlight. The resulting layout puts kitchen and dining room in alignment with the morning sun to maximize exposure for morning activities. The living room and bedrooms are then layed out to maximize exposure as the sun moves through the day, allowing the bedrooms to have sunlight later throughout the day. To ominimize exposure to the Northern winds, the house is strategically burrowed in the hill so that only one story is facing the North side.
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The envelope was designed with considerations for heat conservation as well as the reduction of the use of fabrication energy and for the preservation of heritage crafts. Therefore, the materials picked for cladding are recycle wood collected from decomissionned barns as well as metal siding using the traditional "tĂ´le Ă la canadienne" technique, a craft that is still widely in use in the Charlevoix region. To combat heat lost, the walls are built thicker that needed for structural purposes in order to fit more insulation material. Every insulating product is picked with consideration for the energy and chemicals used in its fabrication. For example, hemp wool is used to replace glass fiber, thus favoring a plant-based material using little energy and chemicals.
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Full wall section of the typical envelope system. The structure is over-designed on purpose to allow for a insulation value superior to prescribed by the code.
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F.2016
CIVIC GREEN SUSTAINABILITY OF THE URBAN ARTIFACT
04 STUDIO : URBANISM IN THE CORE PROJECT : MIX-USE DEVELOPMENT SIZE : 30 ACRES LOCATION : OTTAWA, ON
MODELLING RENDERING TECHNICAL
- RHINOCEROS 5 - V-RAY - PHOTOSHOP - AUTOCAD
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A MEMORY OF TULIPS AND TRAINS
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The project is set in 2030, about when the Ottawa's Civic Hospital is set to be decomissionned, thus leaving the current site open for redevelopment in the wake of the city's proposal for a LRT corridor along Carling Street. Through mapping and documenting as well as historical research, it was determined that the older existing hospital buildings represented an important cultural asset. Therefore, it was decided to preserve those buildings are develop a mixuse village around this cultural landscape with objectives of densification and green space improvement. The importance of the Experimental Farm as a recreational space was assessed and since the Farm is located across from the site on Carling, it was decided to face it with a park to enhance connectivity with the farm for the inhabitants on the site.
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The CIVIC pharmacy sign at Parkdale and Carling that was designed in the "Googie" style popular in the 1960 represents how the medical nature of the area surrounding the hospital is part of the identity of the neighbourhood. In fact, citizens have mobilized in order to preserve the sign from demolition.
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The project is set in 2030, about when the Ottawa's Civic Hospital is set to be decomissionned, thus leaving the current site open for redevelopment in the wake of the city's proposal for a LRT corridor along Carling Street. Through mapping and documenting as well as historical research, it was determined that the older existing hospital buildings represented an important cultural asset. Therefore, it was decided to preserve those buildings are develop a mix-use village around this cultural landscape with objectives of densification and green space improvement. The importance of the Experimental Farm as a recreational space was assessed and since the Farm is located across from the site on Carling, it was decided to face it with a park to enhance connectivity with the farm for the inhabitants on the site.
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MACFARLANE AVE
COMMUNITY CENTER
RUSKIN ST TULIP ST
ENERGY RECYCLING PLANT
HARVEST ST
MARGR IE
LIBRARY
BARBERTON ST
CENTRE BLOCK
T ST
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PRAIRIE PARK
G AVE
CARLIN
Site plan
Land-Use diagram
MELROSE AVE
CARNATION DR
PARKDALE AVE
CENTRAL PLAZA
Figure Ground diagram
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Site section
Residential street section Main LRT artery on Carling
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2014 - 2018