Ethan Zhang Portfolio of Works 2021 by Ethan Zhang

ethan (yi chen) zhang + Bachelor of Architectural Studies

curriculum vitae

Hey! My name is Ethan (Yi Chen) Zhang. I am a nomadic designer and aspiring architect who enjoys working in 2D, 3D, and anything in between. I have worked in architecture firms based in Toronto, New York City, and Paris, accruing two years of experience in the professional industry. I am also a freelance multi-disciplinary designer using my experience and expertise in architecture to create elaborate illustrations. I am committed, hardworking, and a detail focused person. I have a passion for colour, sustainability, and human-centric design. I am eager to continue learning, growing, and maturing to be a responsible and ambitious contributor in the field of design.

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(+1) 416 618 6529 ezhangyc@gmail.com yi.c.zhang@uwaterloo.ca

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linkedin.com/in/eyczhang

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education. University of Waterloo, School of Architecture Bachelor of Architectural Studies (B.AS). Honours, Co-op. (With Distinction)

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Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2021. Cambridge, Ontario, CA.

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+ Honorable Mention - SMALE Fellowship 2021 “Academic award annually given to one fourth-year architecture student with high academic and design achievement, who shows leadership ability and the potential to play a notable role in the profession.” + Graduation with Distinction (Excellent Academic Standing) Overall academic grade above 80% + Dean’s Honour List - 4B term + Vice President of Waterloo Architecture Student Association, Co-Treasurer: Spring Term Represent and serve the architecture student association, the student body and faculty. Ensure communication of all parties including WUSA and EngSoc, organize student community events. Co-manage finance and budgeting with Admin. Ensures successful resolution and completion of WASA goals and student needs. + Student Engagement Award - Mentorship Student nominated and voted awards featuring various categories of student body and community engagement. + Fuori Le Mura Exhibition (Studio Exhibition) 4B Design Thesis Option Studio exhibit at Walper Hotel, Waterloo + Non-Architecture “Healing” Competition Finalist + UWSA Admissions Interviewer Student member admissions interviewer for incoming architecture students. Assisted with interview organization and evaluating acceptance decision. + President’s International Experience Award, UW Scholarship for successful international internship position located in Paris, France. + Architectural Design Competition Finalist, CISC Canadian Institution of Steel Construction Architecture Competition + Outstanding Design Award 1A Studio, UW + President’s Scholarship for Academic Achievement, UW

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Technical + Rhinoceros 3D AutoCAD Revit Adobe Photoshop (Ps) Adobe Illustrator (Ai) Adobe Indesign (Id) V-Ray Render Enscape QGIS, GIS Maxwell Render Microsoft Suite Processing 3 Zoom Miro

Undisclosed Client | Freelance Creative Designer

Design + 3D Modeling Model Making Digital Fabrication Drafting + Sketching Concept visuals Illustration Diagramming

B+H Architects | Architectural Assistant

Other + English (fluent) Mandarin (convers.) French (basic) Photography Fine Arts

09/2021 - Current Toronto, ON. CA

+ Conceptualization of design, visual graphics, and illustration + Visioning and research of urban and rural North American regions/districts in order to create NFT card deck + Designed using Rhino3D, Blender, Photoshop, Illustrator, and QGIS + Developed for scalability and large-scope production

Diamond & Schmitt Architects | Architectural Assistant

01/2021 - 04/2021 Toronto, ON. CA

+ Produced graphics, presentation visualization, and marketing visuals + Generated architecture renders using Vray, Enscape, and Photoshop + Collaborated with supervisors in SD phases across various projects (public sector, commercial, residential) on tight time-frames + Involved in projects with focus on sustainability and EUI 01/2020 - 08/2020 Toronto, ON. CA

+ Closely corresponded with senior associates and partners with SD, and competition design entries for international clients. + Prepared DD and CD drawings/materials for (mixed-use, residential) + Generated detailed presentations for meetings and review + Gained experience working with remote desktop infrastructure

ECDM Architects | Architectural Intern + + + + +

05/2019 - 07/2019 Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

Created iterations of form design in European competition projects Generated research for design precedence, material, and form studies Primary in-house maquette builder (Laser cutting, 3D printing) Collaborated closely with small teams in tight deadlines Familiarized with relevant software in French

HLW International LLP | Architectural Assistant

09/2018 - 12/2018 New York City, NY. USA

+ Corresponded with firm senior associate as main architectural assistant to multiple projects (commercial, renovation, DD, and CD phases) + Supported client meetings, provided notes for drafting + Supported interiors department with drawings and presentation + Responsible for revisions, visual graphics, and coordination

Kohn Partnership Architects | Architectural Intern

01/2018 - 04/2018 Toronto, ON. CA

+ Provided drafting and mark-up support for CD and marketing phases (mixed-use, high-rise residential) + Collaborated with multiple teams across multiple projects + Arranged suite layouts in accordance to zoning and unit mix + Compiled drawing sets, layouts, and marketing visuals

Table of Contents

academic All Roads Lead to Roam

Ataraxia: Dialogue and Collaboration Centre

Lungs of Steel

Villa-Kiosk

professional B+H Architects

ECDM Architects

other Personal Projects

UX Note Taking App Study

Freelance

All Roads Lead to Roam

Title:

All Roads Lead to Roam

Course:

4B DESIGN STUDIO

Duration:

16 Weeks

Instructor:

Eric (Rick) Haldenby

Team:

Collab. with M. Kaczmarczyk

A SPECULATION ON THE URBAN INTENSIFICATION OF VICTORIA ST IN THE GROWING CITY OF KITCHENER --

Urban growth is inevitable. The Waterloo region is no stranger to exponential growth in economy and population. In the past five years, the region has seen a population increase of 51,000 resulting to around 600,000 residents – and is projected to house over 950,000 by 2051. Kitchener, at the heart of the growth, has neglected its cultural and public spaces – weakening its cultural identity, and conceding to inflexible developments.

There is a need for thoughtful, public-focused, at-ground design and intervention for cultural enrichment in the soon-to-be powerhouse city. The Victoria Street corridor in Kitchener offers a rich opportunity for growth and urban intensification. Its industrial roots and centralized location present potential for not only the built-up environment, but also for responsible open spaces. It is ideally located to serve as a connective spine to multiple districts, forming a strong network of downtown circulation. Through critical analysis, and with a series of design interventions, there exists a version of Victoria Street where it grows as a walkable, safe, and an iconic city organ built for the people.

A VIEW OF THE CITY BY 2040 Mixed Use

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With the Waterloo region projected to grow by almost double in population, Kitchener is a city that will be highly impacted by the sudden influx of people. The impact of this growth is already seen in the region, if not evidently so by the type of buildings being invested in: in 2017, out of all the projects planned for Kitchener; 11 were public, 11 were private, and 2 were a hybrid of public/private. However, in just four years, development had shifted to almost entirely private developments, with only 2 developments in Kitchener being public.

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This change to prioritizing residential developments as a result of the population boom within the Kitchener region will thus drastically change the urban form of the city - from a more quaint, mostly commercial downtown taking over the form of what was once an industrial city, to one likely full of towers of residential units to be able to keep up with demand.

Building Permits in Region of Waterloo

Victoria St N, a street which resides just on the edge of the downtown core, is thus in the perfect situation to give way to this demand. Currently a transit corridor serving both vehicles and in direct contact with the public transit hub, Victoria St N becomes the best candidate for allowing a rapid intensification to happen, with the area currently being under developed yet in close proximity to everything downtown has to offer.

Change of Investment in Downtown Kitchener

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Educational (3) Insitutional (3)

Institutional (1) Civic (1) Commercial (4)

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Commercial (3)

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Using information of current projects currently being constructed in Kitchener as well as projects with applied zoning applications, a theoretical view of the city by 2040 (illustration on previous spread) was constructed to be able to visually comprehend the speed of which construction is to happen over the next 20 to 30 years to accommodate all mentioned changes. Two levels of information is presented: in orange are projects that are either set to be or already in the process of being built downtown. The magenta depicts theoretical buildings to be built around the Victoria St corridor based off of zoning by-law applications on specific plots of lands, as well as guesses based on existing zoning/district allocations in downtown Kitchener. With all this information aggregated, it becomes clear that the future main intersection of Kitchener will shift to the King St. and Victoria St N intersection.

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dential fabric, but one that connects the entirety of Kitchener in the form of a downtown “loop.”

In its current state, Victoria St is a harsh street for pedestrians to use. It intersects with two bicycle trails, acts as the home for the future Transit Hub (servicing multiple light rail trains per hour), and is a designated intensification corridor. However, walking along this 4-lane street gives the sense that the street is desolate, as if it disconnected from a downtown area.

In looking at the totality of downtown, it is immediately clear that the civic district is a very isolated region. Hosting important cultural spaces such as Centre in the Square and the Kitchener Public Library, it unfortunately lacks any supporting commercial spaces around to allow for pedestrians to linger and enjoy the presence of those buildings. By introducing a new pedestrian vein; one that follows Otto St out to Margaret Avenue, then turning onto Victoria St, a closed loop can be formed adjacent to Queen and King St. Allowing

With knowledge and educated predictions of its intensification, it is important to look at this corridor as not only a future resi-

KITCHENER WATERLOO ART GALLERY CENTRE IN THE SQUARE

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KITCHENER PUBLIC LIBRARY REGION OF WATERLOO OFFICE

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for Victoria St to act as a new pedestrian-oriented street may relieve the issue of isolation Civic District has from the rest of downtown. This loop can then take the form of promoting a circulation throughout the downtown core across multiple districts; allowing people to choose where they go, and arrive where they need to more directly. Not only can Victoria act as a pedestrian promoter, it can, and needs to be, programmed with a healthy street edge to promote the cultural development of Kitchener. It is the site of many industrial buildings reflecting Kitchener’s past, that has potential to be transformed into productive artists spaces that

help breathe life into celebratory spaces. Spaces adjacent to towers must also be mindful of at-ground design, as to support pedestrian traffic and deter vehicular traffic. Significant areas found on Victoria St are nodes of interest when developing this street, ranging from landscaped parks to hardscaped plazas. This range remains to be flexible, conforming to what the population wants and can transform with any given events. With this however, we believe there are significant nodes along Victoria St that lend themselves to a more specific vision, as outlined in subsequent panels.

In a series of “nodes” along the loop (with focus on the Victoria St segment), we speculate destinations and programming that can exist to enrich the cultural fabric of downtown Kitchener.

NODE A.

Major Kitchener Transit Hub. Located at the artery of the innovation district center. It is a GO Transit connection point where trains will eventually run on 15 minute schedules. The public open space located in front is used as cyclist and pedestrian hub - connecting to bicycle trails and pedestrian walks. The built up environment starts with hard scape and minimal soft scape or greenery.

NODE B.

Rumpel Felt Co. Factory. Currently city owned. To be reused as Theater/Performance space with venue or concert programming. Includes multiple small rent-able stages and performance art studio spaces.

NODE C.

Expropriated government owned land converted to public open spaces. Can serve as public art and urban repose. Can also be used for outdoor gallery space, marketplace, events, festivals and public gatherings. Includes pedestrian overpass on Weber St. The built up environment features increased soft scape and trees.

NODE D.

Krug Furniture Factory and Metro Station. Factory to be converted to artist studios, workshops, and maker’s spaces. Includes studios and seminar spaces for rental and booking. The courtyard facing the railway serves as outdoor sculpture garden or for film viewing. There are publicly accessible indoor and outdoor galleries and multiple artist residences. The Metro Station is to become entrance for Factory side. Features local gift shop and cafe. Plentiful trees are present for shading device and picnic potential.

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Zoned land sold to developers for mixed use buildings between four to seven stories. Podium retail and commercial, allowing restaurants to foster an outdoor patio space. Upper residential levels are proposed for affordable housing. Main pedestrian and cyclist pathways use opposite side of street to encourage exploration and character of city fabric. Soft scape runs along the pathways for, shade, aesthetics, environment, and noise reduction.

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Margaret Ave empty lot to become community park. Will help raise residential housing value of nearby homeowners. Final node before arriving at the Civic District at Margaret Ave and Queen St. This node connects to Kitchener’s Center in the Square and Public Library while featuring dense soft scape and trees. The use of tree density as narrative through preceded nodes improves way-finding and allure - serving to draw visitors towards the Civic center.

VICTORIA ST, THE NEW CORRIDOR ...

With the once neglected Victoria Street corridor being a vital artery of urban intensification, it is important to reconsider the built up environment’s beneficiaries. It is essential to a city’s identity, safety, and beauty that centralized locations are designed to accommodate the people. By connecting existing bike routes, replacing select street lanes with transit lines, diverting vehicle through-traffic, increasing pedestrian paths, promoting small business, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, and strategic soft-scaping, Victoria St can start becoming a meaningful corridor for the residents, not just the capital investors. We imagine a version of an idealized Victoria St and Margaret Ave as part of a greater loop through a series of designed nodes and strategic interventions to suggest non existent spaces and what could be. Using the assumed built up environment, we portray a pedestrian and open-space friendly design without hindering urban development and zoning strategies.

Ataraxia

Title:

Ataraxia: Dialogue and Collaboration Centre

Course:

4A DESIGN STUDIO / 4A TECHNICAL REPORT

Duration:

16 Weeks

Instructor:

Andrew Levitt

Team:

Independent Project

LISTENING TO THE OTHER --This 4th year studio is titled “Listening to the Other.” It focuses on the “Dialogue and Collaboration Center” as a speculation on the body of research and practice towards institutional, social, and environmental change. The center must address discourse and healing, it should promote collaborative education – while also meeting the visions of diverse stakeholders. It should serve as a safe and productive space in which facilitators are able to listen and assist communities in healing with the “other.”

Ataraxia is a Greek word used in ancient philosophy to define a state of serene calmness and liberation from emotional disturbance. This word became the initial fascination of this project in its conception and iteration. Using material, programme, and built interstitial spaces, The design aims to create a journey through a modern shrine where the walkway and thresholds become places for the human spirit and the mind. Places like Hadrian’s wall and the arches of the Kyoto Fox Shrine present moments of contemplation, inspiration, and conversation. The act of traversing such spaces and thresholds become an act of spirituality.

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THE SITU --Located at 217 McCaul Street in downtown Toronto, the site is a 4800sf parking lot south of a small park. The building is within walking distance of UofT, OCAD, the AGO, transit, major hospitals, and local residential communities. It is ideally positioned to host a variety of patrons that may find such spaces useful and productive. The building is divided into two timber volumes with a taller structure to the East of the site. This volume features an external steel-clad staircase that wraps around one side of a façade – creating visual distinction and presenting an alluring experience walking through the architecture from within. Internally, corridors expand and contract to wrap around meeting rooms. The cyclical arrangement of various sized corridors in each level are used as spaces of meditation, conversation, and contemplation – effectively becoming a form of “breakout rooms”. The smaller structure on the west bordering McCaul Street houses a small café storefront at ground level. A studio residence for research is located on the second level. Beyond the café, leads into an open courtyard between the two structures flanked by an array of classically inspired columns. This open space acts as a moment of pause before entering the meditative spaces of the larger east building.

This project is comprised of a series of meeting rooms organized in a vertical formation where climbing the main tower is the experience of new thresholds and interstitial spaces - becoming a journey through ascension. It is a modern take on a traditional shrine where contemplation and meditation are achieved through the use of corridors as breakout spaces. The wooden façade pushes the properties of the material, yielding visual stimulus and comfort, while acting as a passive shading device. The exterior cladding adds a whimsical yet welcoming appearance, akin to the image of a lantern. The feature steel cladded stairs use a post-and-beam system which clamp onto an array of structural columns on the east façade of the building. The purpose of these stairs is to emphasize the transitional experience taken throughout the building. Every level is presented differently with a unique arrival. The tightness and enclosed spaces of the staircase contrasting the porousness of the façade is what defines the interstitial spaces of a meditative journey.

An detail of the external stair system shows the fully insulated steel staircase connected to a post and beam timber super structure within the walls of the main building. A sectional cut of the feature stair connection reveals the stair HSS beams mounted onto the timber columns. The top beams of the staircase use a clamp system to negate tension forces caused by gravity and load, while the bottom beams of the push onto the timber columns and CLT floor plates to counter the same forces.

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Every level is presented differently with a unique arrival. The compressive and enclosed spaces of the staircase contrasting the porousness of the façade defines the unique spaces of a meditative journey. On every flight of stairs, a large window faces north. This is an orientation device which is a consistent element to the irregularity of the stairs, while also framing the park outside. At the top level of the larger building, the corridor terminates to a large meeting room. This room is the most transparent, yet most private. It is the “summit” for arriving at the top – the end of the journey. It evokes a sense of lightness and clarity as if reaching a spiritual serenity. The space is intentionally less conditioned to contrast other meeting rooms. It features greenhouse-like properties and when in use, seems like a lantern in the sky. The meeting rooms themselves, include radiant floor heating, acoustic finishes, and suspended wood ceilings to hide small commercial ERV systems localized to each level. These spaces are designed with permeable partitions and envelopes to allow for cross ventilation throughout the building while also softening ambient sounds, visual beauty, and natural daylight.

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Using data gathered from wind studies, the south side features a double-skin façade hidden behind a wooden screen. This is designed to promote stack effect for passive cooling and ventilation. Additional operable windows throughout the building ensure that air circulation passes through the interior spaces and are channeled out the double skin façade. The building uses timber construction as primary structural elements. The main building spans 6-stories tall. Glulam columns and beams hold up standard sized CLT floor panels along with a timber core. Portions of the interior partitions are made up of structural CLT panels to alleviate forces from larger spans while non structural partition walls are cheaper wood frame construction. The feature stairs are clad in steel panels and are held up by HSS tube framing attached to a post and beam system. 5m 5m

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F5 6” Insulation Wrapped Vent Pipe 210mm - 7 ply CLT Floor Panel 2 3/4” Rigid Extruded Insulation Acoustic Mat 25mm Radiant Heating 10 Cedar Wood Flooring Finish

W7 5” Cedar Screen (Prefabricated) 2 1/2” Steel Framing holding frame 10mm Single Layer Glazing 160mm Air Space 20mm Cedar Cladding 20mm Wood Furring Strip with Air Space 3” Rockwool Rigid Insulation 200 x 420mm Glulam Beam 300mm Glulam Column with Wood Finish W8 5” Cedar Screen (Prefabricated) 2 1/2” Steel Framing holding frame 10mm Single Layer Glazing 160mm Air Space 20mm Cedar Cladding 20mm Wood Furring Strip with Air Space 3” Rockwool Rigid Insulation 80mm - 3 ply CLT Wood Panel 2” Rockwook Rigid Insulation 10mm Glulam Wall Finish

R2 Cedar Wood Deck with 10mm Spacing Cedar Cleats at 400 O.C. Rubber Blocking Shimmed to Level Roof Membrane Roof Substrate Fastened through Insulation 3” Rockwool Rigid Insulation Air and Vapour Membrane 210mm - 7 ply CLT Floor Panel

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W9 20mm Rainscreen Glulam Cladding 20mm Wood Furring Strips with Air Space 5 1/2” Rockwool Rigid Insulation Insulated Copper Scupper 80mm - 3 ply CLT Wood Panel Flashing 2”Rockwool Rigid Insulation 10mm Cedar Wood Cladding Scupper Flange W10 5” Cedar Screen (Prefabricated) 2 1/2” Steel Framing holding frame Exhaust Vent with Fan 160mm Air Space 20mm Cedar Cladding 20mm Wood Furring Strip with Air Space 3” Rockwool Rigid Insulation 200 x 420mm Glulam Beam 300mm Glulam Column with Wood Finish

MEDITATION AND SUSTAINABILITY --Sustainability and energy conservation is a major design objective in this project. Multiple methods (both passive and active) are explored in achieving a higher performance building. Cooling and heating rely on a double-skin façade to passively exhaust air while intake comes from operable windows and small individual ERV systems in localized zones. Geothermal radiant heating further supports temperature control in more extreme weather situations. PV cells and evacuated thermal tubes are found on the roof of the east building yielding the most unrestricted sunlight according to sun studies. This contributes to electricity generation and water heating throughout the year. Rain water collection processed through various filters provide gray water usage. Additionally, all materials used in construction can be sourced from Ontario or Canada, while some materials (being sheet metal cladding) can be derived of recycled material.

All facade screens of building may be prefabricated off-site and loaded in a compact form to fit inside a loading truck bed of 4.15m x 2.59m x 21.33m with plenty of room to spare for other glulam and CLT building components. According to City of Toronto, this is the maximum loading truck bed size without registration for a special permit to access the downtown zone.

MATERIAL LIFE SPANS

SYSTEMS DIAGRAM MAP

MATERIAL LIFE CYCLE

Lungs of Steel

Title:

Lungs of Steel

Course:

3B STEEL OPTIONAL

Duration:

4 Weeks

Instructor:

Terri Boake

Team:

Collab. with M. Kaczmarczyk

A SIGH OF SMOG --In the contemporary urban city, industry continues to prosper and manufacturing drives much of the second world economy. In countries like China or India, heavy industry blankets the sky with often times dense smog. Natural gases, coal, and carbon emissions are all major contributors; it is an intense air pollution with many risks to public health. The key function of LUNGS OF STEEL addresses smog and urban pollution by creating a chamber that filters air. Located throughout the most critical smog zones in China, multiple towers may be built in one city. Since affected smog zones are primarily manufacturing towns, it is economical and sustainable to obtain locally sourced steel material. The light steel frame construction is a narrative on urban industrialization, while the colour gives the structure a playfulness akin to the works of Richard Rogers. Furthermore, as a moment of urban retreat, it becomes a space of meditation.

The proposed destination for “Lungs of Steel” Towers surrounds the city of TangShan, China. As one of the oldest industrial cities in the country, it is affected by high levels of smog and pollution. Steel is locally produced in TangShan, therefore it is economical sourcing this material for construction purposes. The towers are proposed to encompass the city center in order to retain and purify carbon emissions. Analyzing TangShan’s annual wind patterns, prominent winds are indicated as approaching from northern areas, therefore the carbon purification towers can be place accordingly to the data in order to catch smog carried by wind.

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Coated Carbon Steel

A custom connection designed to fulfill an eight directional node connecting to HSS tubes and a perpendicular C-beam connection. All bolted on site for ease of construction, this connection is viewed at a closer proximity due to the circulation being adjacent to the facade. As such, it should be classified as AESS 3.

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Galvanized Steel

Tension members to secure the open ended facade of the structure. The cables are conjoined with a four directional round plate. Because of the simple nature of this connection and the the frequency of which it will be viewed at greater than 6m, this connection can be determined as AESS 2.

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Intumescent whiteCarbon Rolled Steel Joist

WEST ELEVATION

Stainless Steel

In order to connect the steel tension cables to the rigid frame of the envelope, a welded detail was designed in order to accomodate such connection. A similar design language to that of the cable and beams, this custom piece will not be viewed at a close range, however as a custom piece node, it warrants an AESS 3 rating.

filtration process uses convection as the key method purification. Intake vents near the base of the tower s for air to flow into the structure. Within, the air is d up by a generator and starts to ascend - in this acthe air passes through multiple levels of filters to relarger particles. The finer particles attach to positive emitted by a positive current where it is then collected negatively charged surface. At the top where the open vation deck is, clean air emerges into the atmosphere.

The filtration process uses convection as the method of air purification. Intake vents near the base of the tower allows for air to flow into the structure. Within, the air is heated up by a generator and starts to ascend in this action, the air passes through multiple levels of filters to re- move larger particles. The finer particles attach to positive ions emitted by a positive current where it is then collected on a negatively charged surface. At the top where the open observation deck is, clean air emerges into the atmosphere.

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Villa-Kiosk

Title:

Villa - Kiosk

Course:

Independent Competition: Non-Architecture - Healing

Duration:

2 Weeks

Instructor:

N/A

Team:

Collab. with M. Kaczmarczyk

“TAP AND SNACK! FOOD WITHOUT THE ‘TUDE” --How can social dining culture and physical distancing intersect in an on-the-move busy city lifestyle? A global pandemic can change many things in a city, but the food service can evolve to adapt and operate in the post-pandemic world. Introducing VILLA-KIOSK, keeping employees and customers safe from the spread of virus, germs, and attitude! VILLA-KIOSK serves as a demountable, modular kitchen that allows you to prep food and serve to your customers without ever touching the same surfaces or handling the money. All transactions are handled by a heated utility wall that stands between your kitchen, and the outside world. It’s simple! Prepare the food as available on your menu in your modular kitchen, place it into the temperature adjustable cells built into the wall, and your customers will be able to peruse your menu visually by seeing the array of food available in the cells! When a customer decides, they can simply take out their tap-enabled credit cards and/or their NFC-supported PhonePay, tap the card reader, and voilà! The meal is paid for, and the cell opens on the customer side automatically; allowing them to retrieve their meals without touching a single surface. Your customers can be on their merry way - or stop by available patio spaces when multiple VILLA-KIOSK are chained together forming a dining piazza! “ The Villa-Kiosk is a conceptual rendition of a potential future for the food and service industry. The set of illustration was completed as a 2020 competition entry for “Healing” hosted by Non-Architecture. This was imagined in partnership with a friend and was inspired by a trip to Amsterdam in 2019. In tourist destinations, I found vending machines that served bizarre foods – from frozen mochi to burgers. I enjoyed the pleasure of buying food without having to interact with a cashier as I had language barriers. The evolution of this simple concept became an entire system of modular kitchens that could invade the city streets in a pedestrian focused community. By extension, it further attempts to activate the street edge and encourage small businesses with more options for sales.

Professional and Personal Works

Firm:

Undisclosed Tech Client

Position:

Freelance Creative Designer

Location:

Remote (Toronto-based)

Duration:

Current

Year:

2021

Firm: Position:

Diamond and Schmitt Architects Architectural Assistant

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Duration:

4 months

Year:

2021

Firm:

B+H Architects

Position:

Architectural Assistant

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Duration:

8 months

Year:

2020

Firm:

ECDM Architects

Position:

Architectural Intern

Location:

Paris, France

Duration:

4 months

Year:

2019

Firm:

HLW International LLP

Position:

Architectural Assistant

Location:

New York, USA

Duration:

4 months

Year:

2018

Firm:

Kohn Partnership Architects

Position:

Architectural Intern

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Duration:

4 months

Year:

2018

Professional

Firm:

B+H Architects

Position:

Architectural Assistant

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Duration:

8 months

Year:

2020

LEFT Project:

Confidential Office High-rise

Phase:

Design Competition

Location:

ShenZhen

SUPVSR.:

P. Fejér

Programs: Rhino 3D, Ps, Ai, Powerpoint Notes:

Consisted of intensive design iteration and presentation material in a team of three within a two week timeline.

RIGHT Project:

Confidential Public Client

Phase:

Design Proposal

Location:

Confidential

SUPVSR.:

P. Fejér

Programs: Rhino 3D, Sketchup, Ps, PPT Notes:

Team of three creating a design proposal and presentation. Responsibilities included design, modeling and preparing documents for submission. Renders sourced externally.

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LEFT Project:

Various Site Studies

Phase:

Schematic, Marketing

Location:

Toronto, Canada

SUPVSR.:

S. Maignan

Programs: AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, PS, AI, InDesign, PPT Notes: Collaborated with multiple teams working on various projects in producing site study diagrams, context studies, and presentation material on quick deadlines.

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Phase:

Confidential International Convention Center + Hotel Design Competition

Location:

Country in East Africa

Project:

SUPVSR.: P. Fejér Programs: Rhino 3D, Ps, Ai, Powerpoint Notes:

Consisted of intensive design iteration and presentation material in a team of six within a two week timeline.

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Professional Firm:

ECDM Architects

Position:

Architectural Intern

Location:

Paris, France

Duration:

4 months

Year:

2019

BELOW Project:

Boulogne - Mixed Use Res.

Phase:

Design Development

Location:

Boulogne, France

SUPVSR.:

E. Combarel

Programs: Laser Cutter, AutoCAD, PS Notes:

Collaboration with BIG and Chartier Dalix Architects. Worked with ECDM principal, planned and built maquettes

ABOVE Project:

Ivry Sur Seine - Commercial

Phase:

Design Development

Location:

Ivry Sur Seine, France

SUPVSR.:

J. Bernier

Programs: AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, PS, Ai Notes:

Worked with one supervisor, revised plans, created diagramming, and hand built maquette.

RIGHT Project:

Clichy - Mixed Use Res.

Phase:

Design Development

Location:

Clichy, France

SUPVSR.:

B. Cuspidi

Programs: Vray, AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, PS Notes:

Worked with one supervisor, revised interiors, created studies, renders and diagramming.

Personal Projects Project:

Sketches

Type:

Elective Course and Personal

Medium:

Mixed, Digital, Traditional

Duration:

N/A

Year:

2021, 2019

A collection of hand-drawn illustrations created as visual aid for both academic courses and personal documentations. I enjoy drawing and the rustic aesthetic of carefully-curated-careless-lines. Top: Monte Cassino Abbey (Arch 540 Urban History) This panoramic drawing depicts the Chiostro del Bramante courtyard of the Monte Cassino Abbey in Italy. The goal was to test novel methods of graphic visualization with traditional drawing techniques. I wanted to create a full spatial experience in a two dimensional limitation, while attempting to capture the artistry of the masonry through lines. Left: City of Urbino, Italy (Arch 540 Urban History) The City of Urbino is hand drawn on an ipad. This was done as a learning opportunity for new methods of collecting and creating digital graphic information. Software workflows from Google maps, blender, Rhino 3D, and Enscape were used. Right: Prague Castle Tower (Personal) Drawn on a trip to Prague during my co-op in Paris. It is an urban sketch study drawn while sitting at the castle.

Personal Projects

Type:

ntbl. - A Visual Note Taking App Concept Personal project (UX, UI)

Software:

Figma

Duration:

1 week

Year:

2020

Project:

ntbl. For no frills note taking --This project was done in preparation for an education based UX/UI internship position located in San Francisco. Many apps are very proficient at note taking, but not without their detriments. From personal findings, many popular note taking apps are loaded with features that students may not use and lack sufficient support for implementation of visual mediums This project proposes a simple, and streamlined app that takes a no-frills approach tailored for student use. It should be compatible with keyboard/touch interface allowing typed and handwritten notes. It should also provide an effective and user-friendly workflow for incorporating imported images as well as hand drawn diagrams. This app proposal was designed on Figma with a one week deadline and led to a successful offer with the UX/UI firm. However, I turned down this position in favour of an architectural offer available to me for the same time period.

Personal Projects

Type:

Undisclosed Tech Client “Geo-Art NFT” Freelance creative design

Software:

GIS, Rhino 3D, Adobe

Duration:

Ongoing

Year:

2021

Project:

GEO-ART NFTS --This is a creative freelance endeavor for an undisclosed tech and real-estate client based in Toronto and is pursuing large-scale expansion throughout the United States and Canada. The goal is build a collection of region-specific illustrations across urban and rural communities within USA and Canada as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A partner and I collaborated in modeling feasibility, scalability, and deciding executive design directions for this project. Using information learned from urban design and GIS courses, combined with self-taught Blender and illustration techniques, the project is currently in the execution and approval phase.