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URBAN ECOLOGY: Adaptive infrastructure
R esi d ential R enovation
RESIDENTIAL REMODELING
LIVING ENVIRONMENTS: mixed use development
B O T I Q U E R E TA I L : P.A.T.H Intergration
GALLERY:
Building conversion
INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Playground Design Proposal (TDsB)
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D E S I G N E X P L O R AT I O N S
SKETCHES + RENDERINGS
MODEL BUILDING
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DAPTIVE infrastructure
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By implication, a dramatic shift away from the standard material supply chain will occur.
he narrative of this scheme is set in a conceivable future where fuel scarcity redefines the conventional urban way of life.
Material waste and dead spaces will become favourable resources. Urban zoning by-laws will institute policies that encourage the diversification and densification of the urban fabric.
In response to these conditions, this project aims to demonstrate how disused space and fuel- derived infrastructure can be transformed into an economic and social foundation for a thriving urban area.
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- S ketchup - P hotoshop ( rendering ) - V- ray ( rendering )
oject aims to demonstrate how, within the context of global fuel scarcity, regeneration and productivity eved by converting disuse and excess into instances of opportunity.
site analysis FAVOURABL E SI T E : DUPONT & BATHURST AVE. -PACIFIC RAILWAY CORRIDOR -ADJACENT PARKING LOT (N) -CARWASH (SW)
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R E SOURC E S : FUEL-DERIVED INFRASTRUCTURE -DECOMMISSIONED BRIDGES -DISUSED GAS STATION STRUCTURES -BOEING 747 SECTIONS
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software programs:
- S ketchup ( object modeling ) - illustrator ( line editing ) - photoshop ( rendering ) - A uto CAD
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Ground Plan
Converted bridges:
GREEN HOUSE PAVILIONS
Converted gas stations:
LRT/ RESTAURANT PAVILIONS
Embankment Plan
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RIDGE c o n ver s i o n
The bridges are transported onto the site in segments via the existing freight line. After re-assembly, they are transfomred into pavilion structures by applying reclaimed materials such as glazing units and garage doors.
Free areas below and around the pavilons are designed as restful leisure spaces for public enjoyment.
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RIDGE c o n ver s i o n
These interconnected pavilions
accomodate a range of programs such as greenhouse food production, a vegetable market, a cafe and various other small business enterprises.
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AS STATION c o n ver s i o n
Three gas station structures are re-assmbled around the existing carwash building (south of the embankment). These pavilions accomiodate a variety of programatic functions including: -
A restaurant
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LRT Station with access to the track level on the
embankment. -
roof gardens/ lesiure space
LRT Station
Convenient Stores
Restaurant
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L R T PAV IL ION
Boeing 747-Fuselage
Conversion
Cable-stayed support structure Steel framework Glazed panel fitting s
software programs:
- R hino ( object modeling ) - illustrator ( line editing )
LRT Platform
South Pavilions
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esidential renovation
This residential renovation is designed to provide a versatile live-work environment for an established sculpture artist. Located in the historical Fashion District, the renovation of this early 20th C building explores the transformation between the area’s historic era as the industrial Garment District and its contemporary character as a style center. The building envelope cosmetically explores this concept through a polemic lens. The play of existing and new finishes juxtaposes the neighborhood’s historical origins with a modern building typology of glass, steel and concrete.
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design strategy
The volumetric expression and spatial organization of the residence is achieved by applying the additive and subtractive processes employed in the sculptural arts. The projecting glass volume and sunlight atrium provide display space for the client's sculptural works. The site constraints that influenced the design strategy were: - The location of the Eastern wall sitting on the
property line made it necessary to design it as a solid firewall with no portals
- Daylight consideration:
This required other methods of bringing in
additional natural daylight into the interior space
such as; axial skylight, three storey glazed atrium, the
corner glass display volume, glass flooring along
the skylight axis. - Privacy considerations
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Basement floor
Dinning area
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Sectional Elevations Daylight Studies
Glazed Axis programatic delineation
In this open plan, spatial delineation between private and public (live/work) functions is expressed as an axial relationship between the two volumes. The central glazed floor and skylight act as spatial anchors, which allow for subtle transitions between the new and old sections of the building. Spatial permeability is achieved through elements such as a sunlight atrium, a floating glass stair, and interior glass partitions.
Glazed corridor
Glazed atrium
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Detail Drawings
Floor Framing & Exterior Wall Assembly
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ESIDENTIAL REMODELING
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FAMILY RM.
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ustainable Social Housing mixed-use development
This hypothetical factory renovation is conceived as an exercise in developing a live-work environment for a self-sustaining community. The working model presented features commercial space and 4 apartment units. The scheme focuses on renewable energy and the provision of social, commercial and productive spaces. The aim is to generate a thriving community-based lifestyle within an urban context. The replicable live-work model presented features ground level commercial space and 4 upper level apartment units.
GROUND FLOOR SQ. FOOTAGE IN 4 -UNIT SCHEME: 2,025’
At 800 sq.ft a unit, the double storey apartments are designed
Residential: 2 storey apt units
to accomodate singles and small families. The open plan at grade would facilitate commercial entrprises for residents or could be rented out to neighbourood businesses.
Ground floor: commercial space
First Storey
Second Storey
2 storey residential units commercial space circulation green space productive facade
passive strategies
Green corridor Auxillary Power Source Biological water treatment/ Garden
Green Roof: thermal cover
Perforated Paving
ROOF GARDEN: Biological water treatment
Passive Ventilation
Summer 1. Interior plantings enhance air quality 2. Stack ventilation 3. Operable skylight provides sunlight and fresh air to interior space (N) 4. Planted roofs -interior cooling effect 5. Roof overhang provides shade
Winter 6. Concrete /stone tile floors - thermal mass (night warming) 7. South facing, double skin glazed facade- solar heat source 8. Interior windows open into ventilated corridor: stackventilation
productive Facade closed loop water system
The south facing facade provides additional productive space for resident’s herb gardens. The bathroom and kitchen areas are intergrated with the green wall allowing for vapour to be collected and re-applied for growing purposes.
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HOSPITALITY
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OUTIQUE RETAIL
In a collaborative effort with two other partners, this boutique hotel was designed as an urban retreat for city dwellers and tourists alike. The conceptual premise was based on the idea of a Cenote - a subterranean world of seclusion and tranquility fed by a network of aquatic pathways. The inclusion of the Toronto PATH system into the hotel’s program was a means of embedding it within the city’s socio-economic and physical framework. The retail component was designed to house the fashion collective - FATand occupies the South-West corner of the building. The treatment of the fashion store’s interior re-interprates the physical qualities of a cenote. The juxtaposition of voids and masses define the space’s experiential qualities while the jagged forms and shapes of the display units cosmetically evoke the sublime cavernous world of the cenote.
CONCEPT | FAT |(Fashion and Art Toronto) is a design collective whose mandate is to showcase artistic disciplines rooted in fashion such as fashion design, photography, installation and performance art. Their design sensibility lies in the experimental and avant-garde – rediscovering and redefining the boundaries of fashion. Combining the idea of the cenote -a cavernous underworld - with the idea of discovery as a starting point, the store’s layout and planning is designed as a sequence of encounters. Vast open space gives way to hidden enclosures below.
PLANNING Circulation is conceived as a series of elevated gangways or catwalks evocative of both archeological sites and the runways simultaneously. During exhibitions these circulation paths would be used as actual runway platforms. The glass elevator provides access to all three levels. The use of diagonal axes and skewed alignment re-orients movement through the store giving it a dynamic quality and evoking a sense of exploration for the customers. A play of light, shadow and void add to this dynamism. Daylight from the ground floor filters into the PATH level through the double height void located at the center of the store. The ground level is visualized as an open and light ambient space. The program consists of an accessories display section and a centrally located cash island. The main store entrance is conceived as a glazed vestibule gangway flanked by a glazed display case. The cash island transforms into a storage volume with display niches at PATH level below.
GROUND LEVEL SKETCH
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ALLERY Building Conversion
CONVERTED INDUSTRIAL SEIVES Wine Storage
NOTES: GUTTED SEIVES FITTED WITH CUSTOM BUILT IN WINE SHELVING ADDITIONAL SHELVIING WRAPS AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE SEIVES SERPENTINE STAIRS PROVIDE ACCESS TO TO THE RAISED PLATFORM
MINI BAR MILLWORK Technical drawings
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LAYGROUND DESIGN PROPOSAL
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SCHOOL: Perth Avenue Public School, Toronto Design for holistic learning.
APPROACH
Main principles: >integration with natural environment > introduce informal learening > Applied + invetigation based learning > Open space: convertibale for variety of purposes
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Site analysis
Proposal Schematics
rigid organisation
closed/ firm
open space closed boundaries
fluid environment permeable boundaries sightlines interspersed learning/play free movement soft organization
CONCEPT: Transformative learning environment isolated singular utility static formal
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connected ecological/ social flexible/ adaptive informal/ formal
Program Proposal
Informal/formal learning zones
play and inquiry based learning
outdoor classroom
Teaching gardens
exploratory learning life habitats
+ provision of natural wild-
Site Plan
Program/Plan Proposal - naturalized boundaries - play areas that present learning opportunities:
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fish pond: natural sciences
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rock climbing: geology zone
- optimize potential of environment: • vegetable garden; organic food production for use in school kitchen, education.
• wall boundary; wall mural (art), play surface (fitness)
• integrate adjaent parkette into the school's exploratory learning program
• create a natural wildlife habitat
Play and Inquiry based learning
Intergration with other activities Visual + Physical stimulation
Applied learning
Informal/formal learning zones
Cloistered performance space
Art gallery
Outdoor extension of class room
Productive Learning Teaching gardens Organic produce for use in school access to + provision of natural wildlife habitats
Student mural wall
Picnic area/ break out area
Green house: year round production
Access
Intergration with adjacentpark activities
Break out spaces
soft boundary
Partial enclosure
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Environmental Stewardship
Applying sustainable practices Reclaim and adapt waste materials Optimize utility + function Provide natural habitats
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P Inspired by Shuehei Endo’s Springtecture project, this transitional pavilion is conceived as a space that integrates fluidly into its natural environs. This objective is achieved through its design as an unbroken visual element, its organic undulating form and permeable configuration. The first iteration, consists of patterned pvc panels, actualized through the application 3d printing techniques. The second is based on the application of open weaving techniques. A unique steel framework combined with the flexible wicker panels allow for a complex geometric form. Both models, animate the space within with a play of light, shadow and color.
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Luminescent Canopy Installation Modeled after the Amazonian water lily (Victoria amazonica), this canopy installation is designed as a seasonally responsive art piece. In addition to providing nightime illumination,the installation's purpose is to express the ephemeral transformations of light and shadow occuring through the day.
Day time: In the course of the day, the perforated canopy filters light and casts abstracted shadows in reference to the sun’s trajectory resulting in a dynamic play of light and shadow. Night: A series of fiber optic and insulated LED lamps embedded within the translucent skin illuminates the surrounds with a cool ambient glow. Winter: As successive layers of ice build up on the canopy framework, a membrane would form a translucent skin and in effect complete the organic form of the leaf it was modeled after.
media:
- R hino ( object modeling ) - 3D printing - P hotoshop ( rendering )
Outdoor Symposium
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WILDCRAFTING NEW PERSPECTIVES The aim of the symposium was to cultivate new approaches to design and art by engaging creative leaders in a carriculum based on indigenous ways of life. This two person project entailed the design of a temporary habitat for a summer symposium. The dweling units and hygiene pavilion were conceived as modular structures which would facilitate an ease of assembly and transportation. The components include rammed earth/rubble walls, an A-frame roof structure and a steel sheet (enclosing panel - with stackable capability).
WILDCRAFTING NEW PERSPECTIVES
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The design of the temporary habitat served to facilitate and enhance learning strategies through a demonstration of hybrid building technology. Located within the natural habitat of the Ward’s Island thicket, the learning pavilion was realized as an open plan tensile structure. Large overhangs provide shelter from the elements while maintaining an open dialogue with the surrounding natural environment.
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