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Hello,

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My name is Christopher Hardy and I am currently in my last year of study of architecture at the University of Waterloo. This portfolio contains all that I love in life, DESIGNING! I hope you enjoy!

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Christopher Hardy LEED GA, RESET AP

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E D U C AT I O N 09/2015 - 08/2020 Cambridge, CA N

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Candidate for Honours Bachelors of Architectural Studies (B.A.S), Co-operative Program

WORK EXPERIENCE 01/2019 - 08/2019 New York, USA

STUDIO V ARCHITECTS Architectural Assistant •collaborated with Kai Tak design team to create physical models and renders to study various spatial configuration for our exclusive membership club project in Hong Kong •assisted project architect in producing construction documentation for a 10 storey mixed use residential building in Jersey City •participated in the design of a 600 unit, 25 storey residential tower in New York City, producing presentation materials and physical models for DCP and client meetings

05/2018 - 08/2016 Toronto, CAN

NORM LI Architectural Visualizer •worked on narrative driven architectural visualizations of residential projects •generated a series of 360o renders for full immersive viewing of luxury condominium suites •gained high level of proficiency in 3ds Max with Vray within two months

09/2017 - 12/2017 Shanghai, PRC

M. MOSER ASSOCIATES Architectural Assistant •created 3D contextual site model for a four storey office renovation •independent research of automobile museums and showrooms for design competition •collaborated with interior design team in the design of an office in the Shanghai Tower

01/2017 - 04/2017 Toronto, CAN

IBI GROUP Architectural Assistant (Transit Division) •created circulation and accessibility diagram for client presentation •assisted design team in creating RFP documents for a LRT competition in Montréal •effective coordination with design members to create IFP drawings in a short timeline

06/2016 - 08/2016 Hong Kong, HK

M. MOSER ASSOCIATES Architectural Intern •worked on WELL, RESET, LEED, HK BEAM accreditation of office design projects •created drawing set of past projects for submittal to AIA HK Awards •liaison with suppliers to obtain information regarding pricing, lead times, and green certificates

S K I L LS DIGITAL RHINOCEROS 5 & 6 SKETCHUP PRO AUTOCAD PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN 3DS MAX + VRAY CORONA RENDER 4

PREMIER BRIDGE LIGHTROOM GRASSHOPPER 3D PRINTING CNC LASER CUTTING

ANALOG MOLD MAKING COMPOSITE FABRICATION MODEL MAKING

LANGUAGE ENGLISH (NATIVE) CANTONESE (BASIC) ITALIAN (BASIC) FRENCH (BASIC)

I N T E R E ST 02/2020 - 03/2020 Oshawa, CAN

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GTA Build Crew Member •worked along side site supervisor , crew members, and volunteers in the construction of four two-storey townhomes for families in need •gained first hand experince on light wood framing construction techniques in a residential setting

09/2018 - 12/2018 Cambridge, CAN

F_RMLAB Project Leader •led team of dedicated students in the design and construction of our Rhizome pavillion, the featured exhibition during Cambridge Unslient Night 2018 •collaborated with marketing team to fundraise $2000 from local business to fund the construction of Rhizome

04/2018 Cambridge, CAN

UWSA ADMISSION PANEL MEMBER Undegraduate Representative •member of admission panel for reviewing 2018 fall applications to the undergraduate program

08/2017 Los Angeles, USA

SPACE X HYPERLOOP POD COMPETITION II Shell Team Lead •competed at SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition II in Los Angeles

03/2017 Toronto, CAN

NATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE Team Waterloop Representative •showcased Hyperloop technology to national tech and business leaders at conference

09/2016 - 08/2017 Waterloo, CAN

TEAM WATERLOOP Shell Team Lead, Graphic Designer •produced reward posters for kickstarter funding campaign, raising $40,000 in donations •successfully lead design and production of competition II shell, meeting timeline and budget constraints

10/2016 Toronto, CAN

AIA INTERNATIONAL REGION CONFERENCE: TRIANGULATE IN TORONTO Panel Speaker •shared experience implementing WELLness and RESET green building standards to our Hong Kong MMoser projects

AWA R D S A N D R E C O G N I T I O N 02/2020

PROJECT REVIEW 2020 Riverside Gallery, online exhibition •”Liminal Topography” selected for the University of Waterloo School of Architecture exhibition showcasing exemplary student work during the 2019-2020 academic year

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO CO-OP STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEE Nominated for outstanding contributions at Studio V Architects

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP Entrance average between 85% - 89.9% 5

September 6, 2018

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my pleasure to provide this letter of recommendation for Christopher Hardy. Christopher joined our architectural visualization team as a Co-op Student from the University of Waterloo for 15 weeks from May to August 2018. During his time with us, he learned how to create renderings from start to finish â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this comprised the full process of modeling, lighting, materials and post-processing. He acted as a strong support for the team by creating 3D models of buildings, interior spaces and landscape for a wide range of projects. In the short time he was with us he managed to find a real spot on our team and proved his worth more than once. Christopher is reliable, dedicated, takes ownership of the projects assigned to him and is not afraid of putting the time required to complete a task or learn a new skill. He is a fast learner and never makes the same mistake twice. Resourceful with a lot of common sense and a positive can-do attitude, he is always happy to take on new challenges. Christopher would be a great asset to any organization. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Christophe Chevallier Managing Director

christophe@normli.ca #alwaysbetter

L I MI N A L TO P O GRAPHY

YEAR: 2019 - 4A Rome Studio COLLABORATORS: Violeta Michailov SITE: Celio Hill, Rome Liminal Topography is an exploration into mediating between an ancient archeological site and the natural landscape. Situated in the Central Archeological Park of Rome on the side of the Celio Hill, our design creates a new monument between the Coliseum and Circus Maximus, looking towards the Roman Forum. The site has been designed to be renaturalized, becoming parklands with deep cuts into the topography to create a pathway that hides and reveals vistas of the surrounding ancient monuments. Along this jutting pathway are pavilions that house temporary exhibition spaces that lead vistors to viewing platforms that act as gathering spaces for both tourists and local residents. This meandering of pathways from both north and south entrances of the site culminates into a main public piazza, the main social and cultural hub of the site. Surrounding the piazza is a sleek museum, entrenched into the surrounding landscape. As a center of culture and learning, the museum houses the massive Torlonia Collection of 109 classical statuary, along with various labs for research and restoration of ancient artefacts. A large theatre is located on the ground floor to accomodate for symposiums and other group learning events.

SELECTED WORK

PROJECT REVIEW 2020

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Liminal Topography is an exploration into mediating between an ancient archeological site and the natural landscape. Situated in the Central Archeological Park of Rome, on the Celio Hill, our design creates a new monument between the Coliseum and Circus Maximus, looking towards the Roman Forum. The site has been designed to be renaturalized, becoming parklands with deep cuts into the topography to create a pathway that hides and reveals views onto the surrounding monuments. Along this jutting pathway are pavilions that house temporary exhibition spaces that lead vistors to viewing platforms that act as gathering spaces for both tourists and local residents. This meandering of pathways from both north and south entrances of the site culminates into a main public piazza. Surrounding the piazza is a sleek museum, entrenched into the surrounding landscape. The museum houses the massive Torlonia Collection of 109 classical statuary, along with various labs for research and restoration of ancient artefacts.

Cross Section through Sculpture Gallery, Public Square, and Museum Lobby

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1. City Model 2. New Tram Stop 3. Main Public Piazza 4. Lobby 5. Cafe 6. Theatre Lobby/Bar 7. Theatre 8. Back of House 9. Temporary Exhibitions 10. Viewing platforms

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1. Sculpture Gallery 2. Anastylosis Labs 3. Sculpture Anastylosis Labs 4. Viewing Balcony 5. Bookshop 6. Reading Rooms

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7. Curatorial Offices 8. Model of the Ancient City of Rome 9. Public Piazza 10. New Tram stop 11. Sunken pathway to pavillions

View from balcony into courtyard

View from the courtyard

Inside the sculpture gallery 13

Cross Section through Anastylosis Labs and Public Piazza

Longitudinal Section through the entire site

Longitudinal Section through viewing platform and temporary exhibtion spaces of Pavillion I

Longitudinal Section through temporary exhibition spaces of Pavillion II

Cross section through cafĂŠ and viewing platform of Pavillion III 16

Interior perspective into pavillion I

View into pathway cutting deep in the landscape

Interior perspective into pavilion II 17

J EL LY F I SH FIE L D ABIOGENETIC LIMEN COLLECTIVE INSTALL ATION

YEAR: 2018 - 3B Philip Beesley Studio COLLABORATORS: Nick Puersten & Lorenzo Nicoilin (Constellation Group), LAGS, Rajashree Iyer, Kenishaa Katyal, Paul Kim, Brandom Lim, Violet Michailov, Shima Mohammed, Poorna Patange, Severyn Romanskyy, Hannah Roorda, Raina Wu SITE: UWSA, Cambridge, Ontario Abiogensis is the creation of living organisms from inorganic matter. The purpose of this collective installation with 14 other students in collaboration with the Living Architectural Group Systems (LAGS) is to expand on this notion, and how it can be used to create a responsive type of architecture. Jellyfish Field is my contribution to the collective installation. Drawing inspiration from jellyfish physiology, I envisioned a field of responsive creatures that emit co-ordinated flashes of light and sound when activated by occupants in the space. When a person walks by and investigates this translucent glowing organisms, the IR sensor suspended at the bottom of the jellyfish will activate, sending a signal to the control module, causing the jellyfish to vibrate and display a sequence of plusating lights. In tadem, another signal is sent to nearby jellfishes to engage them in this fantastical display of sound and light. Within a matter of seconds, the entire field becomes active, filled with synthetic life as they display a dance that responds to those that pass through its domain.

Photography courtesy by Fred Hunsberger. 18

Sketch studies exploring different mechanical and spatial configurations of the organism 20

CONSTELLATION GROUP

RCP of installation 21

Jellfish Type A illuminating and vibrating; responsive triggered by touch from a passerby Photography courtesy of Fred Hunsberger 22

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Detailed Sections of Jellyfish Type A & B

Elevation showing activated jellyfish responding to stimuli (person walking through installation) 23

I S L A ND P ER FO RMANCE C E NT ER YEAR: 2017 - 2B Studio SITE: Ontario Place, Toronto The Island Performance Center addresses the lack of quality live performance spaces on Ontario Place by creating a building where symphonies, plays, dramas, concerts and other performing arts can be held in an intimate manner between the performers and the audience. By stacking the programmatic elements of the theatre vertically, this building is able to shrink itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footprint down in size to accommodate a large sandstone public square. At the end of this square sits a large musical organ powered by the waves of Lake Ontario, allowing visitors to hear the breath of mother nature reverberating through the copper tubes of the organ. Since all back of house programs are situated on the upper floor, people are able to traverse the spiral staircase into the private area of the building and watch performers rehearse their art. Since this building is built into the slope of a hill, the change in elevation is complimented by a stepped wetland that flanks the building which grows a variety of reeds. These reeds along with poplar, spruce, maple, and birch trees grown on the site will be farmed to supply the workshop of the performance center, with the necessary material to produce a variety of instruments. Within the building, the main public space is located on the ground floor with a stepped terrain housing a cafe space of the left, and a gift shop on the right. The steps of this terrain allow for informal performances to occur as visitors will be able to recline on the steps, while the performers descend down from the spiral staircase to perform their art to those who wish to experience it.

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Welcome to the fun

A concert in the staircase

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Model photos 31

T H E PAVILIO N

YEAR: 2016 - 2A Digital Fabrication COLLABORATORS: Laura Deacon SITE: Cambridge City Hall, Ontario The Pavilion is situated in the center of the plaza at Cambridge City Hall in Ontario, Canada. The structure consist of a waffle structure which allows for visual access from inside the structure to out, and casts a unique shadow pattern on the stone floor of the plaza. The dynamic shape of the pavilion was generated from three parameters: 1. Circulation paths, 2. Visitor seating and movement, 3. Scale of the site. Along the circulation paths are structural members placed high above grade, creating large voids where visitors can congregate. This is juxtaposed by lower hanging members which forms smaller voids meant for people to sit, lie down or crawl along the underside of the pavilion. These two opposing heights differentiates the ground floor by creating two different program zones that cater to different group size and sitting arrangements. Due to the tightness of the waffling, visitors can climb and sit on top of the structure, thereby allowing interaction with the structure from both above and below. Sloped peaks are extruded from the structure,

Section showing crawl space

Section showing walking space

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GOOSE II

YEAR: 2017 - Space X Hyperloop Competition II POSITION: Shell Team Leader COLLABORATORS: Adam Schwartzentruber, Kimberly Huggins After the successful launch of our first prototype, we entered the second SpaceX Hyperloop Competition. Our new pod named GOOSE II is designed to be lighter, faster and cheaper than our first iteration at Competition I. With a smaller frame made from aluminum and a fiberglass shell, we were able to reduce our weight down to 150 kg, 100 kg lighter than our first design. The weight reduction allowed us to achieve a greater travelling speed. With this increase in speed, we saw the need for the shell to respond to this change. Therefore the shell was designed with a streamlined form. The increase in complexity due to the introduction of doubly curved surfaces made the fabrication of the shell very difficult. As we lacked the funds and axis to a 3-axis CNC mill, we had to produce this complex curvature by hand. By implementing a simple framework in which to stretch nylon fabric over, we were able to form this doubly curved surface by hand with relative ease. This ingenious fabrication method not only reduced cost and construction time, but also earned praise by the engineers at SpaceX.

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fiberglass shell

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shell mounts suspension system low speed drive train air casters high speed wheels ski halbach array wheels

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SPECIFICATIONS: Speed: <550 km/h Weight: 150 kg Shell cost: $2000 Total cost: $25,000

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SHELL PRODUCTION PHOTOS SHELL PRODUCTION TIMELINE: June 2017- August 2017

SHELL COMPOSITION: Fiberglass twill + fiberglass matte (2 layers each)

1. Constructing plug framework out of plywood.

2. Spandex fabric is stretched over framework to create plug surface. Fabric is then coated with resin to harden it.

3. Fiberglass is added to the plug for reinforcing.

4. Refining plug surface using filling and sanding method. This process was repeated 10 times over a period of one month to create a flawless mold surface.

5. Plug surface is washed down to prepare it for waxing.

6. Once plug surface is waxed, a gel coat layer is applied to capture the plug contours, creating the mold. Four layers of fiberglass are then applied for reinforcing.

7. When the mold has cured, it is removed from the plug. The inside surface of the mold is layered with four layers of fiberglass to create the final part.

8. Once fiberglass part has cured, it is removed from the mold and ready to be painted and mounted.

9. Final fiberglass shell painted and mounted onto the rest of the pod.

NO RM LI

YEAR: 2018 - Third co-op semester This series of renders were made during my co-op term at Norm Li in Toronto. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m entirely grateful for all the encourgement and guidance I have recieved at Norm Li, which has elevated my visualization skills to a new level. All the modelling and lighting set up was done in 3DS Max, in conjunction with plugins such as itoo Railclone and Forset pack. V-ray was used as the main render engine, and all post production work was completed in photoshop.

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Interior co-working space render. 44

Exterior hero shot render. 46

ST U DI O V

YEAR: 2019 - Fourth and Fifth co-op semester This series of renders and physical models are of two select projects that I worked on during my time at Studio V Architects. The renders are from an exclusive memebership clubhouse project in the Kai Tak redevelopment zone in Hong Kong. This was quite a signifcant project with a unique spatial challenges, as we had to fit a mulitude of programs requested by the client, into a 200m long, 5m wide building. The photos of the physical models are of our Archer Ave. project in New York City. This model was prepared for client presentation to showcase, as well as test various facade iterations.

Model made in collobration with SVA Kai Tak design team. Renderings by Sphera Studio.

Interior perspective of restaurant

View of spa area with interior/exterior pool

View of the double height co-working space 50

1/32 scaled physical model of 25 storey residential tower along Archer Ave 51

RH I ZOME

YEAR: 2018 - Cambridge Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night POSITION: Project Leader COLLABORATORS: Shabaan Khokhar, Aaron Coté, Nima Karami, Nina Chen, Gwen Del Rosario, Aleks Gontarz, Nilojan Jegatheeswaran, Max Perry SITE: UWSA, Cambridge, Ontario Rhizome is F_RMLAB’s entry to Cambridge’s annual Unsilent Night street art event. Located in the courtyard in front of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture campus, this exhibition consist of one main tree and five saplings dotted through the space. The purpose of this installation is to create an architecture that responds to those that inhabit its space. On the main tree, there are six arms that end with a petal. Each petal has a sound reciever. By yelling into the petal, the reciever sends a signal to the control model, changing the light from blue to red. If enough sound is generated from all six petals, the control module will send a signal to the nearby saplings to start emmiting the red light. This quiet, still, blue environment has been transformed into a lively red atmosphere, full of yells and hollers as strangers come and alter their surroundings together.

FEATURED EXHIBITION

UNSILENT NIGHT 2018

Photography courtesy by the City of Cambridge.

Rhizome supports cut from OSB ready to be assembled

View of assembled leg supports with weights

Assembled structure waiting for translucent fabric to be installed 54

Photography courtesy by the City of Cambridge. 55

Mobile: +1 (416) 457 4317 Email: christopherhardy@rogers.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-hardy