Diana Koncan - Architecture Portfolio

DIANA MARIE LOUISE KONČAN

M.Arch, B.Arch. diana.koncan@gmail.com 647.528.6322

FROM ME TO WE

OBJECT SHARING, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, EVERYTHING SHARING THESIS 2020 DIANA KONCAN

Theme to investigate: A Circular Economy

A strategy that allows city dwellers to buy less, share more thereby minimize their carbon footprint ... and how it impacts civic Life

How can we change the linear lifecycle of objects in our lives – a cycle of use, accumulation, discard, and waste – so as to fulfill their highest potentials as useful things? The answer is: share them.

The proposal is to, under a civic structure, at Nathan Phillips Square, integrate object sharing into the everyday life for the public in the form of an Object Sharing Library and Mending/Cleaning facility, thereby encouraging sharing immediately, lowering pressures on natural resources and allow equal access as a central and public en tity. This will redefine what we understand as te public library and what it holds. The focus was on designing the main site for public object sharing as well as it’s sorting, mending and cleaning facility. The site is Nathan Phillips Square, City Hall, specifically the underground garage.

Nathan’s Phillips Square and City Hall

SECTION THROUGH EASTERN MOST DOMES THROUGH NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE

Owners Users

repair/reuseremanufacture

optimize CIRCULAR ECONOMY

LINEAR TO CIRCULAR LIFESTYLE

SCALAR VERSIONS OF OBJECT SHARING

Sharing: a larger amount which is divided among a number of people

Community: a group of people that have a sense of togetherness and make decisions that affect the whole

Collaborative Consumption: the shared use of a good or service by a group

Sustainable Development: economic development that is conducted without the depletion of natural resources

LITTLE FREE LIBRARY

T.O. LIBRARY OF THINGS U.K. LIBRARY OF THINGS THE CRYSTAL PALACE

SECTION THROUGH EASTERN MOST DOMES THROUGH NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE, SHOWCASING EXTENSION TO GHOST SUBWAY STATION AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING UNDERGROUND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY

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PROPOSAL DIAGRAMS

The scheme is to interviene by taking over the bottom half of the garage. We want to bring the public into this underground space, so we are cutting into the space above to allow access. Above ground, we have elevated Nathan Phillips Square, showcasing the stairs that connect to the pre-existing lifted pathway. Additionally we have a looping path that invites people to explore and engage with the site above grade. A green belt is created at the South side of Nathan Phillips Square. Trees for shading and grass domes as resting spots for the high volumes of traffic passing. Underground, we have our main points of access. First the main ramp and stair connecting to the first two below grade levels, the elevator core which connects to each level, and the pre-existing PATH, extended to connect with our site, allowing for people travelling via PATH to our public building. As people enter the site, immediately, they arrive at what appears to be 6 large dome structures. The domes are supposed to encourage curiosity, and their purposes are individual, each housing a mix of display of thematic items (i.e. kids dome, kitchen gadgets dome, household tools, clothing, etc.), while also creating spaces for meetings, rest, work ing. Each dome is unique, both spatially and structurally. The domes get shallower from the South Eastern corner, allowing for the interior

SECTION THROUGH A SINGLE DOME ON SOUTHERN SIDE OF SITE SHOWCASING THE MAKERS STAGE & OPEN SPACES FROM WITHIN

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ring in the structure to also grow in size for greater light transfer, illuminating the spaces below. Three domes act as circulation corridors, with a spiral stair in their centers. Not every dome has access on each level, and each have special spaces within. Adjacent to the domes is a main platform in the main central space, accessible through a stair, encouraging the ease of access. It is also to be a makers platform, where workshops celebrating fixing and making would be hosted and ultimately seen. Above it are the piers that support the lifted rink, and allow the below space to be lit with natural light from above.

DOME DIAGRAM

SECTION THROUGH THE RAISED NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE, MAKERS PLATFORM BELOW, RAMP THAT ALLOWS ACCESS & SINGULAR DOME

OBJECTS WITHIN THE SQUARE WHICH CREATE MOMENTS OF INTEREST & ORDER WHILE WALK ING THROUGH THE NEW LIBRARY

LINK COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO

DIANA KONCAN, HOLLY SMITH

THE DESIGN OF A NATATORIUM, ENCOURAGING CONNECTIVITY IN THE EXISTING AND FUTURE INFRANSTRUCTURE OF THE SITES SURROUNDINGS

Situated between Ashtonbee Road and Eglinton Avenue, our proposal responds to the existing conditions of the adjacent park to the North, and the nodal link to the South by creating a link towards the newly proposed LRT station (Hakimi Lebovic Station). This link allows pedestrians and cyclists to continue from Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trail to this aquatic facility that supports the needs and wants of cyclists, swimmers, runners and walkers as the heart of this network. ‘Link’ was conceptualized as a continuous circuit that wraps around the exterior of the facility, never interrupted, allowing a cyclist or pedestrian into the circuit in order to enter or engage with the building and back down in a continuous motion. The idea is to create a constant flow to allow the ease of access and interaction of people passing by with this design intervention. Inspired by Toronto’s need for a more cycle centric model of the city, Link supports the idea of having infrastructure and networks that cater to this way of living for the surrounding community. By implementing these strategies in our site location, we are anticipating the needs and wants of the high volume of community members that will be living and working in this area once the LRT station is complete.

PHOTOGRAPH OF BUILT MODEL FROM EAST SIDE OF SITE

ASHTONBEEROAD

ASHTONBEEROAD

ASHTONBEEROAD

EGLINTONAVENUE

EGLNTONAVENUE

ASHTONBEEROAD

EGLINTONAVENUE

PLAN 1:200

Second Floor Plan 1:200

1: 100 Sectional Model Study of C-Curve Structure

1: 500 Conceptual Model

1: 250 Structural Model

1: 100 Structural Study of Roof Connection to Pool Room

Lobby and North Facade Wall Section

Detail at base of C-Structure to interior capping

Detail at floor to C-Wall connection

Lobby Entrance Render

Pool Room Render

Second Level Path Above Rool Room Render

1960 decline of Cod stock Cod harvests doubled 1960s-1980s Gillnets introduced, replacing the hook and line fishery. Gillnets allowed for more fish for less effort. All coasts but the SW used the gillnets. (lower quality, higher costs, concern for over fishing)

devices

There is interest to return back to hook and line fishery if mechanically reintroduced.

1970's: Gillnet fishery is recognized as a problem.

1974 Mustag Autoline System was developed 1978 Improved the Mustag Autoline system 1970: Conservationists demanded reducded rates of killing to avert the Extinction of the harp seal

2000s: Extravagent increases in fishing power Traditional Cod Fishery decline Fisheries for redfish, haddock, and flat fishes increased Pressure to close traditional fisheries for marine mammals (seal s, whales)

1993: moratoria

KEEPING IT

OLD SCHOOL

Our experience in Newfoundland presented us with a vast array of craft that we were able to experience in action. From knitting trigger mitts to quilted bed covers; berry picking to jam making; boat making to maintaining fishing equipment: I uncovered three distinct areas of craft that I felt worthy of celebrating and remembering. With a migrating population and a lack of knowledge transfer from older generations to young, I realized an opportunity to create a design strategy to preserve local knowledge and mend the gap. In doing so, the strategy would instill pride and an appreciation of one’s own history, foster intergenerational learning, and ultimately create global skill uniqueness. On a regional scale, the idea is to create a facility specific to each area of craft that would allow high school students a space to learn and practice the local knowledge taught by experts as part of a core course, accessible to community members when not in use.

STUDIO

DIANA KONCAN

UNCOVERING OPPORTUNITIES OF ECONOMY IN A COMMUITY THAT DEPENDS ON TOURISM TO SUSTAIN ITSEF

HIGH CONIFEROUS TREE DENSITY

MEDIUM CONIFEROUS TREE DENSITY

LOW CONIFEROUS TREE DENSITY

LUMBER SUPPLIES

NOTRE DAME CASTLE POUND COVE HARDWARE STORE

CURRENT BOAT BUILDERS & FISHERS

WINDSOR’S HOME HARDWARE SHIPPED IN SUPPLIES

SHEDS SCHOOL PROPOSAL

WHARF

HOMES

CURRENT QUILTERS AND KNITTERS

ARTS & CRAFT BUSINESSES

THE POOP DECK CRAFT & GIFT SHOPPE STAR CREATIONS (MATERIAL SUPPLY)

NORTON’S COVE STUDIO & CAFE

WHARF

SHIPPED IN SUPPLIES

KELP

POTENTIAL FOR INNOVATION IN KNITTING AND QUILTING, KELP IS FOUND IN VAST QUANTITIES BY THE WATER’S EDGE

HIGH CONIFEROUS TREE DENSITY

SCHOOL

MEDIUM CONIFEROUS TREE DENSITY

LOW CONIFEROUS TREE DENSITY

LUMBER SUPPLIES

NOTRE DAME CASTLE POUND COVE HARDWARE STORE

CURRENT BOAT BUILDERS & FISHERS

WINDSOR’S HOME HARDWARE SHIPPED IN SUPPLIES

WHARF

HIGH EDIBLE SHRUB

MEDIUM EDIBLE SHRUB

SHEDS SCHOOL PROPOSAL

FOOD CENTERS

GROCERY

GAS

HIGH EDIBLE

VOLUME

MEDIUM EDIBLE SHRUB

PARTRIDGEBERRY

FOOD CENTERS

GROCERY

GAS

CROWBERRY ANGELICA SCURVYGRASS ROSEROOT SOAPBERRY CRANBERRY MARSHBERRY BAKEAPPLE LABRADOR TEA SWEET GALE

CHOKEBERRY

PARTRIDGEBERRY REDBERRY MOUNTAIN CRANBERRY LINGONBERRY CROWBERRY ANGELICA SCURVYGRASS ROSEROOT SOAPBERRY CRANBERRY MARSHBERRY BAKEAPPLE LABRADOR TEA SWEET GALE

BLUE MARSH VIOLET NORTHERN FLY HONEYSUCKLE HUCKLEBERRY CHOKEBERRY

PARTRIDGEBERRY REDBERRY MOUNTAIN CRANBERRY LINGONBERRY CROWBERRY ANGELICA SCURVYGRASS ROSEROOT SOAPBERRY CRANBERRY MARSHBERRY BAKEAPPLE LABRADOR TEA SWEET GALE

BLUE MARSH VIOLET NORTHERN FLY HONEYSUCKLE HUCKLEBERRY CHOKEBERRY

UNIVERSITY

HEALTHCARE 16 %

EDUCATION 32 %

PRIMARY 1 %

SALES / SERVICE 11 %

MANAGEMENT 20 %

OFFICE AND RELATED 18 %

CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED 2 % PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING 1 %

SEASON

BOATING

INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION THROUGH NLESD RESERVABLE COMMUNITY SPACE mon. - fri.

QUILTING + KNITTING INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION BOAT BUILDING INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION BERRY PICKING, COOKING, PRESERVING

TRADES

HEALTHCARE 8 %

EDUCATION 5 %

PRIMARY 7 %

SALES / SERVICE 24 %

MANAGEMENT 8 %

OFFICE AND RELATED 21 %

CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED 27 % PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING 5 %

WEEK

UNIVERSITY

HEALTHCARE 16 %

EDUCATION 32 %

PRIMARY 1 %

SALES / SERVICE 11 %

MANAGEMENT 20 %

OFFICE AND RELATED 18 %

CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED 2 % PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING 1 %

AVERAGE

90 900 / year per day

BERRY PICKING, COOKING, PRESERVING

SECTION THROUGH KNITTING AND QUILTING WORKSHOP SPACE

DISPLAY CASE LOOKING ACROSS WORKSHOP SPACE TOWARDS DISPLAY CASE ENTRANCE

SECTION THROUGH KITCHEN WORKSPACE AND COLD CELLAR

LOOKING ACROSS KITCHEN WORKSHOP SPACE TOWARDS ENTRYWAY

EASTWARD ELEVATION

TO

FLOOR PLAN

EAST FACING WINDOWS ALLOWING NATURAL LIGHT FROM ABOVE

SECTION ACROSS 3 BAYS

BOAT

LOOKING TOWARDS STURGES ISLANDS

ALLEN GARDENS REVITALIZATION PROJECT

DIANA KONCAN & NATALIE GUERRA FOURTH YEAR STUDIO 2014

Presently, Allen Gardens is underappreciated, underutilized and a hidden gem to most Torontonians. This studio focused on revitalizing Allen Gardens, creating a horticultural hub which in turn would promote pedestrian activity to penetrate into the gardens. This would provide services that benefit all commu nity members including public community garden plots (indoor and outdoor), research greenhouse spaces, a restaurant that had access to locally grown food from the roof top greenhous es, a grand multipurpose space that could be used for events and fundraisers; all supporting Allen Gardens and its overall focus on community and equality of all community members.

VIEW INTO MAIN PUBLIC GREENHOUSE

PLAN

TREE PLANTING AND REMOVAL PLAN

LEVEL 2: NORTH BUILDING

VIEW INTO RESTAURANT SPACE

VIEW INTO MULTIPURPOSE SPACE

KONSTABLERWACHE REVITALIZATION PROJECT OASIS

DIANA KONCAN FRANKFURT STUDIO

Located in Frankfurt, Germany, the Konstablerwache is an underdeveloped square located on the east side of the Zeil.

People cross the public square in order to access or exit subway terminals, walk along it to get to their destinations quicker and celebrate the weekly farmers markets during the summer months. Oasis is a design proposal that would bring program to the un-programed space, welcoming peo ple passing by into a serene landscape that offers tastes of Germany to enjoy while in the space. There is a beer gar den which serves local German beer, as well as a Gelato and freshly squeezed juice bar, a tourist information center and public washrooms. By day and by night, Oasis works to of fer rest to busy residents and tourists of Frankfurt while also giving a space that the people, young and old, can enjoy.

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

FRONT ELEVATION

SITE PLAN

THE

DIANA KONCAN SECOND YEAR STUDIO

RESIDENCE & LIBRARY

Located in the Arctic region of Canada, Cambridge Bay holds a growing popula tion of approximately 1000 people. Cam bridge Bay is the largest community in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. This grow ing population has shown the need for more housing units and communal spaces. The design is made up of 3 prototype hous ing units arranged in a “U” assembly. The cor ners of this unit as a whole are public spac es: The northern side is a carving studio that opens up to the landscape. The southern is a gathering space that also opens up to the landscape. Both corners have glass folding walls that allow the users to open the spac es to the exterior. There is enough space to gather in large numbers and perform tra ditional routines that require extra space. The structure created is pre-fabricated, shipped in by barge and assembled on site. Structurally insulated panels, plat ed with wood siding enclose the building. Facing the interior courtyard, the face of the enclosed patio is a wooden and glass screen. This screen acts as a translucent privacy and wind barrier that allows users to still see through it and comfortably use it. The center courtyard is a highly visi ble space that is a communal space ideal for watching over children from the inside.

DIANA KONCAN

PERSPECTIVE SECTION

EXTERIOR VIEW, CARVING STUDIO

Snowcone was one of 5 projects selected for Toronto’s inaugural international “Winterstations” competition showcas ing Ryerson’s Department of Architectural Science students’ design prowess and technical innovation to a wide general public audience. The competition celebrates Toronto’s winter landscape through temporary public art installations anchored to the lifeguard stands at Woodbine Beach.

Photographed by Remi Carrero Winterstations at Kew / Balmy Beach 2015

DIANA KONCAN, LILY JEON TORONTO DESIGN BUILD COMPETITION

SNOWCONE

WINTERSTATIONS BY RAW & FERRIS + ASSOCIATES AND CURIO ART CO.

EXTERIOR VIEW LOOKING SOUTH KEW BEACHES, TORONTO ONTARIO FEBRUARY 16,

Photographed by Remi Carrero Winterstations at Kew / Balmy Beach 2015

Photographed by Remi Carrero

Winterstations at Kew / Balmy Beach 2015

Snowcone’s playful architectural design mimics the protective organic form of a pinecone and borrow the simple, effective technology of a traditional igloo. In warm weather, Snowcone functions as a translucent structure that filters colourful rays of light. In snowy conditions, the structure transforms into a cloud-like, insulated shell inside of which visitors can huddle for warmth.

Snowcone won the Award of Excellence in the student cate gory for the 2015 Toronto Urban Design Awards.

Jury’s comment: “A handsome and resourceful piece of de sign - structurally elegant, and thoughtfully conceived to take advantage of its position in the winter sun and snow. This was among the best of the entries in the Winter Stations competi tion, and it should be a calling card both for the event and for its designers.”

Toronto constantly struggles with the challenge of polar ex tremes in weather, and designing for both summer and winter conditions. The installation reanimates the lifeguard stations, which normally serves no purpose, during the winter months. By extension, it encourages the community as well as visitors to the city to explore and celebrate our winter beach land scape.

Snowcone also represented the DFZ at the Ontario Centres of Excellence Conference in 2016.

RIPPLE

Ripple is a poetic exploration of raindrops in time. An interactive light and sound instillation created by gently tugging various sized raindrops to compose mu sic. The intent is to create an interactive space for users to experience and manip ulate music and sound through touch. As more users explore the space, a larger ripple effect is made by syncronized sound, reflective surface above harmoniz ing notes. It is a project that was originally realized as a small modular piece and further developed into a large scale public exhibition, after being selected by Nuit Blanche in 2015.

After a successful exhibition at Queens Quay Terminal for Nuit Blanche’s 10th an nual exhibition, it was asked to be exhib ited at Toronto’s ‘Come Up To My Room’ Exhibition at the Gladstone Hotel.

Photographed by Remi Carrero Nuit Blanche 2015

TORONTO NUIT BLANCHE 2015 CUTMR 2016 SPONSORED BY SUBARU

HAYA ALNIBARI, LISA BOULATOVA, TIM FU, LILY JEON, DIANA KONCAN, KATE KOROTAYEVA, AM INA LALOR, NATE MENDIOLA, TIFFANY ZHANG

Ripple is a playful notion that we can achieve more together, that every action creates a ripple effect.

It is an interactive installation that allows users to make music by pulling suspended teardrops. Users move through a forest of droplets, making music and encouraging other users to join in, in a ripple effect. Users work together, synchronizing their movements and harmonizing their sounds.

Photographed by Amina Lalor; CUTMR 2016

Ripple was on display on January 2016 at the Gladstone Hotel (CUTMR 2016).

Frosted acrylic droplets are lit with 10mm white diffuse LED bulbs, powered by 3V adaptors and lithium coin batteries.

A parametric canopy of droplets was arranged using Grass hopper modeling. Droplets formed undulating waves with a gradient of droplet density. They are suspended below a ceil ing made of 25 panels of 4x8 3mm black acrylic, trimmed and drilled using CNC. Panels are framed by 2x4 lumber. V-clamps suspend the panels to a scaffolding structure forming a 9ft tall and 90 ft long walkway.

The interactive droplets are lit by lithium coin batteries, and suspended on 100-pound fishing wire. They are connected to a piano keyboard consisting of an analog switch system that trigger a MIDI program via Arduino.

The canopy droplets are powered by 3V adaptors and wired with copper tape.

Photographed by Remi Carrero; Nuit Blanche 2015

Photographed by Remi Carrero; Nuit Blanche 2015

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE PROJECT EXAMPLE

DIANA KONCAN

Fairytale stories coming to life and flying above the clouds…

DIANA KONCAN

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE PROJECT EXAMPLE

DIANA

Thank you!

diana.koncan@gmail.com 647 528 6322