Dorna Ghorashi - Architecture Portfolio

DORNA GHORASHI ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO OAA INTERN ARCHITECT M.ARCH B.ARCH.SCI

DORNA.GHORASHI@GMAIL.COM 416-356-4686 @DORNA_G

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CURRICULUM VITAE

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ACADEMIC CANNON DESIGN TRAVEL AWARD

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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE THESIS

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RHOMBIC D

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ONTARIO WATER CENTRE

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COMPETITION eVolo SKYSCRAPER COMPETITION: LOT [dis]ASSEMBLY

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ULI / GERALD D. HINES URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION: JIVE

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CLEVELAND DESIGN COMPETITION: RE-ACTIVE-8

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE QUADRANGLE ARCHITECTS LIMITED - SCHEMATIC DESIGN | DESIGN DEVELOPMENT | REZONING + SPA 301-317 QUEEN STREET EAST 5870 YONGE STREET

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QUADRANGLE ARCHITECTS LIMITED - WORKING DRAWINGS 7895 JANE STREET (THE MET)

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QUADRANGLE ARCHITECTS LIMITED - ROLL-OUT RETAIL KATE SPADE NEW YORK SEPHORA RESTORATION HARDWARE YORKDALE

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JOHNSON CHOU INC.

DORNA GHORASHI INTERN ARCHITECT

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Intern Architect Quadrangle Architects Limited - 2013-Present 7895 Jane Street (The MET) - High-rise condominium & 3-storey townhomes Member of the working drawings team.

- Assist in the coordination of consultant engineering systems to ensure a cohesive design; - Assist in researching and evaluating building materials; - Prepare detail drawings for building permit and tender issuance;

Master of Architecture - 2013 Ryerson University Department of Architectural Science Thesis:The In-Between: The Architecture of Surface Defining Civic Space in Toronto Supervised by Cheryl Atkinson

301-317 Queen Street East - High-rise condominium Managed the design development stage and rezoning/SPA submission.

- Participated in design review and approval meetings with the client, consultants, and municipality; - Prepared detailed design development drawings from schematic design; - Coordinated the rezoning and SPA submission.

2442-2454 Bloor Street West & 5870 Yonge Street - High-rise condominiums Member of the design development and rezoning and SPA submission teams.

- Assisted in analyzing the feasibility of a specific site with regards to zoning allowances and desired density; - Researched site restrictions including zoning, easements, and utilities; - Participated in the development of preliminary design concepts; - Participated in the schematic design and building space planning stages.

Restoration Hardware Yorkdale - Four-storey new construction Member of the design development and working drawings team.

- Helped coordinate engineering systems by reviewing and incorporating consultant drawings; - Conducted code research to determine how project could satisfy requirements; - Prepared detail drawings for building permit and tender issuance.

Roll-out Retail: Kate Spade New York, Sephora Acted as Project Architect on the design development and construction of over ten Kate Spade and Sephora stores across North America.

- Coordinated and reviewed engineering systems; - Conducted code review for permit applications in different municipalities; - Participated in the production of working drawings; - Conducted periodic site visits and site reports; - Managed construction administration including the review of shop drawings and response to RFIs; - Prepared and finalized close-out documents for occupancy.

Bachelor of Architectural Science - 2010 Ryerson University Department of Architectural Science

VALUABLE SKILLS

AutoDesk Revit Architecture Experience in schematic design, design development, and construction documents phases.

AutoCAD 2D Drafting and 3D Modeling 3DStudio Max Rendering (Basic Knowledge) Sketchup 3D Modeling and VRay Rendering Rhinoceros 3D Modeling Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign CatalystEX 3D Printing Member of the 3D Printing Team at Quadrangle Architects Limited. Created printing standards for office use. Assisted studio members in creating 3D print files.

Microsoft Office Suite

t. 416-356-4686 e. dorna.ghorashi@gmail.com a. 302-255 Christie St | Toronto, ON | M6G3B9

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DORNA GHORASHI INTERN ARCHITECT

EXPERIENCE

AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS + COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Junior Designer Johnson Chou Inc. - 2010-2011 Involved in a number of small-scale commercial, institutional and residential projects and contributed to various project phases including: conceptual design and presentation; design development; building permit application; construction drawings; product and material research; project management; site supervision; cost control and estimation; client and contract liaison.

Notable projects include: Red Bull Canada Headquarters; Blowfish Restaurant Bay Adelaide Centre; 70 Garnet Avenue.

CANstruction Toronto - 2013-2016 Active member on the Quadrangle Architects team.

Graduate Assistant Ryerson University Department of Architectural Science - 2011-2013 Integration Studio II Design Studio I The Built Context

eVolo: Skyscraper Competition - 2015 Lot [dis]assembly Re-imagining the future of high-rise development as one that mixes modern skyscraper densities with old-world pedestrian connectivity.

Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and Extra-Urban Studies - 2015 A Thick Green Line: Extracting Urban Space from Vehicle Infrastructure Master of Architecture thesis published in Volume 6 Issue 3.

Cannon Design Travel Grant - 2014 International travel grant awarded to Master of Architecture graduate to further their thesis research.

CANCON: Golden Key Honour Society - 2014 Panel member.

Urban Ecologies - 2013 OCAD University Faculty of Design Master of Architecture thesis presented at conference.

ULI / Gerald D. Hines Urban Design & Development Competition - 2013 Honourable mention Collaboration between two Master of Urban Planning students, one Master of Landscape Architecture student, and one Master of Business Administration student.

Cleveland Design Competition - 2012 Transforming the Bridge

t. 416-356-4686 e. dorna.ghorashi@gmail.com a. 302-255 Christie St | Toronto, ON | M6G3B9

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CANNON DESIGN TRAVEL AWARD: [dis]CONNECTED TERRAINS 2015 How does a city bursting with increases in density establish and maintain its public realm, when surges in population can potentially be difficult to handle? More specifically, what opportunities are there in the built environment to forge a contiguous pedestrian realm that encourages civic engagement? Through the support of the Cannon Design Travel Award, an exploration of Bangkok and Hong Kong examines various shortcomings and successes of major global cities in constructing connected public terrains in dense urban regions.

The Cannon Design Award is awarded to one student from the previous year’s graduating glass to further their thesis research. The images that follow were part of an exhibition and presentation that were hosted at Ryerson University and Quadrangle Architects Limited in 2015.

dis|CONNECTED TERRAINS AN EXHIBITION BY DORNA GHORASHI Recipient of the 2014 Cannon Design Award

How does a city bursting with increases in density establish and maintain its public realm, when the surges in population can potentially be difficult to handle? More specifically, what opportunities are there in the built environment to forge a contiguous pedestrian realm that encourages civic engagement? Through the support of the Cannon Design Award, an exploration of Bangkok and Hong Kong examines various successes and shortcomings of major global cities in constructing connected public terrains in dense urban regions.

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Hong Kong 2014

M.ARCH THESIS | 2013 THE IN-BETWEEN: THE ARCHITECTURE OF SURFACE Many North American cities are experiencing an intensive re-urbanization of their central cores. In Toronto, this phenomenon is at an extreme: rampant private development, and weak public authority, is shaping many communities. The mediocre civic spaces and infrastructure to support this burgeoning pedestrian, live-work population has predictably been addressed through the incremental integration of public spaces into individual architectural projects. This ad hoc strategy does not offer the breadth or consistency of language to create a clearly identifiable or contiguous public realm. If we cannot depend on architecture’s vertical plane to define public spaces, we need to reaffirm the domain over which the public has control - the horizontal - streets, sidewalks, and the existing but residual public spaces in-between. This thesis posits that within the existing public spaces of the city’s core, David Pecaut Square for instance, we can expand the quality, continuity and accessibility of the public domain by the way we manipulate its surface.

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DESIGN-BUILD RHOMBIC D THE STOP NIGHT MARKET | 2012 The final and culminative project for the Spring 2012 Master of Architecture studio featured a twelve-person collaborative effort in designing and building a food cart for The Stop’s annual Night Market, then hosted in Honest Ed’s Alley. The project lasted for three weeks and consisted of intense collaborative design, discussion, management, and production.

Composed of interlocking geometric modules, the canopy and food cart form a singular gesture in the alleyway to celebrate a communical sharing of food. From afar, the marquee floats above the heads of the evening’s guests, projecting a presence of activity below. Approaching closer, a precinct is exposed as guests beneath the shelter engage in the bustling atmosphere of the Night Market.

All photographs property of Remi Carreiro.

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Hong Kong 2014

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE ONTARIO WATER CENTRE | 2012 The Winter 2012 Master of Architecture Studio featured an intensive collaborative effort in designing a Water Centre for the town of Georgina, Ontario. Students assembled into teams to design, detail, and present concepts and realizations throughout the semester. Further collaboration was realized through interactions with potential clients, as well as structural and envelope engineers, and various architects who acted as guest critics. The images and drawings presented here are a result of this collaborative process and are drawn by the five students in the group.

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GALLERY 1

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Bangkok 2014

COMPETITION | 2015 LOT [dis]ASSEMBLY eVolo SKYSCRAPER COMPETITION The twenty-first century is proving to be an exciting time for cities. With the failures of a half-century of low rise, car dependent development is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, and urban areas are reevaluating the social, aesthetic and experiential change that increased density brings. The most visible manifestation of this change is the recent global proliferation of skyscrapers.

Unfortunately, current ‘tall building guidelines’ often encourage large setbacks and tower separations which can only be met when developers combine multiple plots of land. Lot assembly also creates large at-grade floorplates which condense a number of retail units to only one or two. When compounded with extensive parking and loading requirements, tall buildings become islands unto themselves rather than meaningful elements in a more complex and interconnected urban fabric. The cadence and rhythm of the individually-plotted street is lost to long, unbroken glass facades which provide little of the pedestrian interest or useful amenities which existed previously.

By mixing modern skyscraper densities with old world connectivity, the proposal envisions a hybrid structure which synthesizes the urbanity of the past with the typology of the future. This style of development is already visible in Hong Kong where thin structures known as ‘pencil towers,’ populate the landscape on both sides of Victoria Harbour. The proposal demonstrates that the pencil tower typology would be easily adapted to a North American setting. The lot chosen is 38 x 16m, far too small to conform to contemporary ‘tall building guidelines,’ but larger than many lots in Hong Kong. Our proposal addresses the need for higher densities in urban areas without damaging the stimulating environment pedestrians enjoy. While the building certainly challenges the accepted Western urban design orthodoxy, it retains the existing fine-grained pedestrian landscape and proposes a high-density residential and commercial intervention.

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ULI / GERALD D. HINES URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION | 2013 JIVE | HONOURABLE MENTION The ULI / Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition offers graduate-level students the opportunity to form their own multi-disciplinary teams and engage in a challenging exercise in responsible land use. Teams of five students, comprising of at least three disciplines, have two weeks to devise a comprehensive design and development program for a real, large-scale site full of opportunities and constraints.

The site for the 2013 competition was the Downtown East neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Recent discussion has generated much interest in the redevelopment of the competition’s study area, from mostly surface parking lots, to a regional centre that can support new centrally located mixed-use opportunities. The following images are from a submission that received honourable mention - the only Canadian team that has ever placed in the competition’s history.

Separated bike lanes (typ.)

LRT Green Roof (Stormwater Management)

Bioswale Curb Extensions (typ.)

Green Roof (Amenity Space)

Consistent Street Wall Heights Pedestrian Park Public Art

Pocket Park

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Adaptive Reuse

Linear Park / Commercial Corridor Porous Pavers (typ.)

Rain Garden

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CLEVELAND DESIGN COMPETITION: TRANSFORMING THE BRIDGE: RE-ACTIVE-8 | 2012 The 2012 Cleveland Design Competition invited professionals, students, firms, and designers to re-imagine the lower level of Cleveland’s Detroit-Superior Bridge as a dynamic public space, performance venue and pedestrian experience.

The RE-ACTIVE-8 proposal aims to transform the Bridge into a centre for urban activity, by attracting and promoting enterprises, projects, artistic endeavours and more from the city. Eight principles are identified to encourage the re-activation of the bridge’s abandoned lower level, its immediate context, and the surrounding areas of the city: access; education; market; growth; play; perform; exhibit; flow. These principles respond specifically to the bridge’s location in the heart of the city, and accommodate activities that are central to Cleveland’s identity.

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Hong Kong 2014

QUADRANGLE ARCHITECTS LTD. SCHEMATIC DESIGN + REZONING 2014-PRESENT 301-317 Queen Street East is a 25-storey high-rise condominium consisting of ground floor retail and second floor office space. It is adjacent to Berkeley Church, and shares the same owner. Involvement included design development and the coordination and production of a rezoning and SPA submission package.

All project drawings and representations are property of Quadrangle Architects Ltd. and Berkeley Events.

5870 Yonge Street is a high-rise condominium project consisting of a 29-storey tower and a 12-storey mid-rise, for Plazacorp Investments Ltd. Involvement included schematic design, design development, and the production of a rezoning and SPA submission package.

All project drawings and representations are property of Quadrangle Architects Ltd. and Plazacorp Investments Ltd.

Below: 301-317 Queen Street East - Rezoning Renderings & Site Plan

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Above: 5870 Yonge Street Design Charrette

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QUADRANGLE ARCHITECTS LTD. WORKING DRAWINGS 2015-PRESENT 7895 Jane Street (The MET) is a 35-storey condominium tower and 62 three-storey townhomes (grouped into six blocks) in Vaughan, Ontario, for the develper Plazacorp Investments Ltd. It is located in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, adjacent to a new TTC subway station.

Involvement in the project includes the development of detail drawings for building permit and tender issuance.

All project drawings and representations are property of Quadrangle Architects Ltd. and Plazacorp Investments Ltd.

Above: Ground Floor Curtain Wall Plan Details

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This Page: Typical Residential Unit Plan & Details

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QUADRANGLE ARCHITECTS LTD. ROLL-OUT RETAIL | 2013-2014 Kate Spade New York and Sephora stores across North America, including the flagship Sephora store on Robson Street in Vancouver.

Acted as the Project Architect on the design development and construction of all KSNY and most Sephora stores across North America.

Was also a member of the team that worked on Restoration Hardware’s flagship store at Yorkdale Mall in Toronto. Involvement included the design development and the production of working drawings during the permit/tendering process.

All project drawings and photographs are property of Quadrangle Architects Ltd. and the respective client.

Above: Restoration Hardware Yorkdale - Building Permit Drawings

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Above: Kate Spade Square One - Site Visit Photos

Above: Sephora Flagship Store on Robson Street - Final Project

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE JOHNSON CHOU INC. | 2010-2011 Project types included commercial, institutional, and residential. Personal contributions included conceptual design, graphic and drawing presentation, design development, building permit application, tender drawings, product and material research, project management, construction site supervision, cost control and estimation, as well as client and contract liaison.

All project drawings are property of Johnson Chou Inc. All photographs by Tom Arban.

Above: Blowfish Restaurant and Sake Bar, Bay Adelaide Centre - Toronto Below: 70 Garnet Avenue Residence - Toronto

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Red Bull Canada Office - Toronto

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Bangkok 2014