ETHAN SCHWARTZ Architecture & Design
2014
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ETHAN SCHWARTZ Architecture & Design
2014
CONTENTS 4
CURRICULUM VITAE
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PAPER PLANES 1A Studio
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WRITER'S RESIDENCE
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THE ESOTERIC HARP 1B Building Construction
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1A Studio
DESERT OASIS
1B Environmental Design
MODERN LOFTS 1B Studio
WOODEN GEARS
Personal
BOWL
Personal
WEAVE BOX
Personal
WRITING DESK
Personal
CURRICULUM VITAE
ETHAN SCHWARTZ
e3schwar@uwaterloo.ca | 416 722 2720
EDUCATION 2013 - Present
Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Co-op
University of Waterloo | Cambridge, Ontario
2009 - 2013
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute | Toronto, Ontario
WORK EXPERIENCE Fabricator and Installer
2014
Hiddenbed Canada | Toronto, Ontario CNC Programming and Cutting, Furniture Fabrication
2012 - 2014
Ceramics Specialist
Camp Walden | Palmer Rapids, Ontario
EXTRA-CURRICULARS
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2014
Planetterraeum
Nuite Blanche | Toronto, Ontario F_RMLab project. Assisted with construction of the dome and design, construction, and flight of a hexacopter. The instalation projected a panorama of the city skyline on a dome lined with sails.
2014
CANstruction
The FoodBank of Waterloo Region | Waterloo, Ontario Design and construct installation made of non parishable food items. Donated all materials used after.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS 2014
SSEF SPAN Competition Top Ten
Steel Structures Education Foundation | Markham, Ontario Competed in the Steel Structures Eucation Foundation SPAN competition placing within the top ten submissions.
2014
Annual Exhibition of Ememplary Student Work
University of Waterloo | Cambridge, Ontario Architectonics project model selected as an individual display piece.
2013
President's Scholarship
University of Waterloo | Cambridge, Ontario Entrance scholarship for above 90% average in top six courses.
2012 - 2013
Technology Design Award
William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute | Toronto, Ontario Finished top of the class two consecutive years.
SKILLS DIGITAL Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign AutoCAD Rhinoceros 5 V-Ray for Rhino Google SketchUp Microsoft Office Revit (Basic Knowledge)
MANUAL Hand Drafting Hand Modeling Drawing Wood Working
WORKSHOP Power Tools Trained Manual Tools Laser Cutting 3D Printing CNC
PERSONAL Excellent communication skills Strong Problem Solving Abilities Enthusiastic Learner Comfortable Under Pressure Quick Adapter of Technology Work Well in Groups or Individually
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PAPER PLANES 1A | DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR: RICK ANDRIGHETTI INDIVIDUAL Using only basic architectonic elements this project creates a path that leads visitors to a place of repose. The path has a beginning, middle and end. The base acts as a shaded walkway, drawing in visitors towards the staircase. Up from there they can walk around the large open floor and look out to the surroundings. Their view being divided by the rising fins which give the illusion of a floating roof, resembling a paper airplane in flight. From the second floor a visitor can walk around to the second plane and sit or lie down in the sun.
Basswood model on walnut veneered base
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1ST FLOOR
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2ND FLOOR
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
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WRITER'S RESIDENCE 1A | DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR: RICK ANDRIGHETTI INDIVIDUAL This project explores the design of a three season building that a writer feels inspired in. Located just outside of Cambridge, Ontario on a piece of land mostly covered in forest next to a pond. The house is built into the rear of a hill overlooking both the forest to the back and the pond in front. The house is a compilation of volumes in a back split style that open up to a large interior space. The floor space is less than 80m2 but the arrangement gives a larger feel to the house. The upper writing loft faces outward to a large window that extends beyond the floor, the lack of a visible bottom frame causes the writer to feel like the window is not really there and opens them up to the view of the pond. The solar orientation allows for the light to enter the bedroom and kitchen during the morning and the living and workspaces in the afternoon.
Basswood model on baltic birch base
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SITE PLAN
N 1ST FLOOR
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2ND FLOOR
SITE SECTION
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4TH FLOOR
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MORNING LIGHTING STUDY
WEST ELEVATION
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EVENING LIGHTING STUDY
NORTH ELEVATION
EAST SECTION
EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH SECTION
SOUTH ELEVATION
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THE ESOTERIC HARP 1B | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: TERRI BOAKE & MATTHEW SPREMULLI COLLABORATION WITH KARAM HUNJAN Our project placed fifth out of 158 applications and was given a Top Ten award of recognition. The theme of the SSEF Steel Design Competition for 2014 was span. To meet the requirements set forth by the competition my partner and I made a bridge to join a new development and an old neighborhood. The Esoteric Harp is a bridge that spans over the Don River in downtown Toronto. The bridge allows people in the east side neighborhoods to access the downtown west of the river without having to use the main road. This design is a response to the revitalized West Don Lands that includes new condos and a park. The outer arches divide the bridge into separate lanes while the middle archhugs the two lanes together. The different lanes allow for the separation of bikers and pedestrians. While traversing the bridge, pedestrians can look down upon a highway, a river, and a railway line. The substructure of the bridge is the continuous square beam that flows across the site mounted to five concrete footings. The waves are both aesthetically pleasing and carefully planned out to allow for the proper transportation clearance underneath the deck. The superstructure consists of the deck girders, staircases, decking, railings all supported by the tension and compression rods. The tension and compression rods support the deck structure and are pin jointed to fins welded onto the arches of the bridge. Rhino model rendered with V-Ray
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Bridge structure welded into arch structure
Wooden deck screwed into metal bracings
Arch structure built up by welding prefabricated pieces together Metal bracings welded onto beams
Fins welded to the arch are bolted to the concrete support
Beams connected by plates bolted together
Concrete support in the ground
Plates are welded to bridge structure connecting beams together
Metal fins welded to bridge structure Wooden deck screwed into metal bracings
Metal bracings welded onto beams
Beams connected by plates bolted together
Fins hold pin connection to compression or tension rods Rods have pin connections to the Bridge structure welded into arch structure arch structure
Arch structure built up by welding prefabricated pieces together Fins welded to the arch are bolted to the concrete support
Plates are welded to bridge structure connecting beams together
Concrete support in the ground
BRIDGE SECTION SITE PLAN
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DESERT OASIS 1B | ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SUPERVISOR: TERRI BOAKE INDIVIDUAL The desert oasis was a culminating project to show our knowledge of the concepts learnt in the environmental design course. I chose the hotarid climate of the Namib Desert on the coast of Namibia. Only passive techniques were used to make an oasis in an otherwise harsh climate. I used biomimicry techniques to see how the wildlife would survive in the scarcely inhabited land. I found two examples, the Namib Desert beetle and the pangolin. The beetle harvests the morning fog that rolls in off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, angling its back until condensation forms water droplets that drip towards its mouth. The pangolin has developed keratin plates which reflect sunlight, prevent evaporation from the skin and act as a natural defense mechanism. The building employs the use of dozens of “scales� which consist of a steel frame with a mesh draped over them. The rows of scales allow for large scale water collection which is channeled into the main reservoir. The building makes use of evaporative cooling, the stack effect of the solar chimney, thermal mass of the thick concrete walls and night flushing to maintain a cool day and a warm night.
Rhino model rendered with V-Ray and Adobe Photoshop
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AFRICA
Namib desert beetle collectinfg water from the morning fog.
NAMIBIA
NAMIB DESERT
Pangolin scales were the main exterior design inspiration.
WIND WHEEL
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PSYCHROMETRIC CHART
SUN SHADING CHART
TEMPERATURE RANGE
FLOORPLAN
SECTION & WIND DIAGRAM
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MODERN LOFTS 1B | DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR: DON MCKAY INDIVIDUAL Modern Lofts is a proposal for a medium density apartment dwelling on a conventional city sized lot in downtown Toronto. As Toronto continues to develop the market for urban apartments will increase. Located at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Caledonia Road, it would be the most dominantly tall structure in view. The intention of the design was to focus the views to Earlscourt Park while minimizing the sound pollution of the trains and set an example for future development. The building is comprised of a commercial and lobby space on the first floor and residential on the above nine. Though being tall, the recessed commercial space and angled columns give the building a floating effect making the footprint smaller, thus relieving some of its imposing nature. This building is for the urban family who seeks a semidetached feeling. Each unit has windows on three outer walls, a separate floor for bedroom space and a large patio. These units give the tenants the amenities of a semidetached house and the proximity to the park gives outdoor space larger than most lots in downtown Toronto.
Rhino model rendered with V-Ray
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SITE PLAN
FLOOR 1
FLOOR 2 (5,8)
FLOOR 3 (6,9)
FLOOR 4 (7,10)
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EAST ELEVATION
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NORTH ELEVATION
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EAST SECTION
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NORTH SECTION
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RESIDENTIAL CORE COMMERCIAL
STRUCTURE
PROGRAM
UNIT A UNIT B
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
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UNITS
SEPARATE UNIT ISOMETRIC
SHARED FLOOR ISOMETRIC
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WOODEN GEARS Powered by gravity, this clock keeps time by the swaying pendulum. It required absolute precision on a scroll saw to cut out each and every gear by hand. After completing the cuts I stained the frame black with India Ink and sealed it in with two coats of varnish. The clock runs for about 36 hours before the weights need to be reset, by pulling the smaller one down.
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BOWL This bowl was made using a technique that is best compared to stacking rings out of an onion slice. I began with a flat sheet of wood that I had made a pattern in. I then cut the sheet at an angle on a scroll saw into multiple rings. The rings were then glued and sanded smooth into a bowl.
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WEAVE BOX I created this box by cutting a wave into the width of blocks of wood on a band saw. Then cut the two wavy halves into strips on a table saw. I glued the waves in an alternating pattern and used the resulting sheets to make this box.
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WRITING DESK Based on the exact portable writing desk designed and used by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. The original was used to write the declaration of independence. This one has yet to have such important works written upon it but the amount of work that went into its making was no small feat. This project was a culmination of all my wood working knowledge. To build this desk I used every manual and power tool I had at my disposal. Every surfaced was planed flat, every corner cut sharp on a table saw, all the notches and dovetails chiseled by hand. Both short sides have a padauk inlay, and mahogany veneer. The drawer front, carefully milled to accept the small keyed lock. Every part sanded to the finest grit and varnished three times to give the smoothest feeling finish.
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Thank You,
Ethan Schwartz E: e3schwar@uwaterloo.ca C: 416-722-2720 A: 30 Dickson St, Apt 31 Cambridge, ON N1R 1T4