Architecture Portfolio 2019 by Ethan Schwartz

ETHAN SCHWARTZ ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

2019

CONTENTS CURRICULUM VITAE PROJECTS 1 ARCHITECTONICS 1A Studio 2

THE ESOTERIC HARP 1B Building Construction

BOOM BOX 2B Studio

STEPS CLINIC

EYE OF THE STORM 3A Studio

EGG-SPERIMENTS 3B Studio

MOBIUS LAMP 3B Material Syntax

2B Studio

COMPETITIONS COMPOSITE ASCENSION 7 SSEF 8

IN BLOOM SBE16 Seoul

INTERNSHIP 9 PULP PAVILION Ball-Nogues Studio

PERSONAL WORKS

CURRICULUM VITAE

ETHAN SCHWARTZ

e3schwar@edu.uwaterloo.ca | 917 346 2958

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

Intern Designer

2017

2016

2015

Kennedy Fabrications | New York City, New York Designing Scale Building Components, Laser Cutting and Assembling, CNC Milling, On Site Installation

Architecture Technologist

IBI Group Inc | Vancouver, British Columbia Drafting Permit Drawings, Concept Design Research and Presentations

Architecture Assistant

Heitler Houstoun Architects | New York City, New York Drafting Construction Drawings, Concept Design Presentations, Site Visits

Architectural Assistant

Ball Nogues Studio | Los Angeles, California Prototyping Pavilion Design, CNC Programming and Cutting, Laser Cutting, On Site Fabrication

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS 2016

International Ideas Competition Third Prize

SBE16 SEOUL | Seoul, South Korea

2014

SSEF SPAN Competition Top Ten

Steel Structures Education Foundation | Markham, Ontario

2014

Annual Exhibition of Exemplary Student Work

University of Waterloo | Cambridge, Ontario

2012 - 2013

Technology Design Award

William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute | Toronto, Ontario

EXTRA-CURRICULARS 2017 - 2018

Floating Architecture Research Assistanship

Elizabeth English | Cambridge, Ontario Repair demonstration model and prepare 3D animations.

2015 - Present

Workshop Representative

Waterloo Architecture Student Association | Cambridge, Ontario Correspond with the workshop regarding student needs. Help create and run events for fellow architecture undergraduates.

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.

SKILLS DIGITAL

MANUAL

Adobe Suite AutoCAD Rhinoceros 5 V-Ray Grasshopper SketchUp Revit (Basic Knowledge)

Hand Drafting Hand Modeling Drawing Wood Working Ceramics

WORKSHOP

PERSONAL

Power Tools Trained Manual Tools Laser Cutting 3D Printing CNC Cutting

Excellent Communication Skills Strong Problem Solving Abilities Enthusiastic Learner Comfortable Under Pressure Quick Adapter of Technology Work Well in Groups or Individually

June 24, 2015

Dear Sir or Madam, It is my pleasure to recommend Ethan Schwartz for a position in your firm. Ethan first came to our studio as a candidate in Waterloo University's internship placement program, his work samples showed a high level of design understanding and his mature disposition and friendly nature allowed him to quickly fit into the studio culture. I was impressed by Ethan's mechanical knowledge and aptitude; once when an electric motor suddenly failed during testing of custom equipment, Ethan correctly diagnosed the problem as a thermal overload verifying our suspicions. Ball-‐Nogues is an unusual architecture practice; we integrate design with fabrication; we design everything to be built and we build everything we design. Many of our projects are temporary installations and public art. Our timelines are short and our budgets are small when compared to buildings, consequently, interns are able to be a part of projects from concept to completion. Mr. Schwartz has been an important part of the process at Ball-‐Nogues, he has worked on projects ranging from temporary installations such as our "Pulp Pavillion" for the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival where he was not only involved in the fabrication, but was also asked to apply his digital skills for the design and fabrication of the custom bench surrounding the installation. I do not feel that Ethan would of had as comprehensive of an experience had he worked at a studio that does not build its own work. I feel that direct engagement with the process of fabrication is invaluable for young people; it is sorely lacking in many academic environments. It is difficult for young people to find opportunities to be a part of a high-‐end design process and fabrication in our current economy. I think Ethan believes this as well, and perhaps that is why he chose to intern with us. We believe that he learned a great deal and will have a significant head start over other candidates to your firm in terms of skills and concepts. Mr. Schwartz has proven to be a calm listener and respected the knowledge of others in the studio. I believe this reflects a genuine willingness to set aside any ego and to learn from others through cooperation. I have no hesitation in recommending Mr. Ethan Schwartz for a position with your firm. I believe that he has a genuine interest and talent for design and will bring a nice range of talents and valuable experiences to your professional practice. Please do not hesitate to call Ball-‐Nogues Studio should you wish to speak directly. Sincerely yours, Gaston P. Nogues Partner – Ball-‐Nogues Studio

2018 N. Vine St., Los Angeles, CA 90068 · 213.458.3673 · inquiries@ball-nogues.com www.ball-nogues.com

ARCHITECTONICS 1A DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR RICK ANDRIGHETTI

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.

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

1ST FLOOR

2ND FLOOR

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

ESOTERIC HARP 1B BUILDING CON SUPERVISOR TERRI BOAKE TEAM KARAM HUNJAN

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 arch hugs 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.

Metal fins welded to bridge structure Wooden deck screwed into metal bracings

Fins hold pin connection to compression or tension rods Rods have pin connections to the arch structure

Metal bracings welded onto beams

Beams connected by plates bolted together

Plates are welded to bridge structure connecting beams together Wooden deck screwed into metal bracings

Metal bracings welded onto beams

Beams connected by plates bolted together

Bridge structure welded into arch structure

re built up by welding prefabricated her

Plates are welded to bridge structure connecting beams together

ns welded to the arch are bolted to e concrete support

oncrete support in the ground

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

Bridge structure welded into arch structure Arch structure built up by welding prefabricated pieces together Fins welded to the arch are bolted to the concrete support

Concrete support in the ground

BOOM BOX

2B DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR RICK ANDRIGHETTI TEAM RON ADRIANO GIULIA KIERNAN STEVEN LIN DANIELA LOPES MONICA PATEL

Boom Box is a pavilion that is not only a volume to be occupied but an instrument to be played. Our group had set out to create an instalation that would draw in visitors and have them do something more than just occupy the space. When one person starts to play a single instrument others will come and join in to create a harmony of different tones and sounds. The structure is an 8x8x8 foot cube grid hollowed out in the centre. The cantelevered corner gives the rather rigid and heavy construction a lighter feel. The jointing system used was a combination of lap joints and tenons. To be the most efficient with our time each individual piece was pre-drawn with joints in Rhino and grouped into layers for cutting. Over the course of five days we cut and assembled the structure and instruments. There are five instruments contained within the structure of the pavillion: two drums, one has a snare, the pipe organ, the chimes, and the floor sheets are supported in a way that allows for stomping to produce a loud sound.

STEPS CLINIC 2B DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR CHLOE TOWN

The Steps Clinic seeks to help in the rehabilitation of recovering alcoholics. One of the key components to aid in a successful recovery is support from your peers, at this clinic the patients are brought together as a group to help each other heal. Through the use of transparency and open floor plans a sense of community is encouraged. The building is filled with public spaces where recreational therapy can occur, in conjunction with more private therapy rooms for personally tailored treatment. The form of the building calls back to the vernacular of log cabins, constructed of large members stacked perpendicular on one another. Glass walled heavy timber volumes stack on one another, flowing from the top of the hill toward the water. The two central staircases continue straight down along the interior walls framing the strip of nature running through the center. A monolithic structure on its own, while embedded in the hillside surrounded by trees it blends into the topography.

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EYE OF THE STORM 3A DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR JOHN MCMINN

Eye of The Storm seeks to provide a calm space which acts as a respite to the busy urban district. Through variations in the facade transparency I have closed off the buildings court yard from the surroundings, and using the form made gateways into a space which has not been observed before in downtown Toronto. Towering 40m tall trees lay their roots in the space, providing an atmosphere like that of a forest in northern Ontario. A pedestrian would be able to appreciate the fountain wall as they walk their way up the staircase coming from the LRT station at the southern corner of the site. The tiered form has been through many iterations adjusting for how it touched down to the site and the amount of light it allowed through to the neighboring sites.

STRACHAN AVE

BRANT ST

CAMDEN ST

PORTUGAL SQ

ADELAIDE ST W

MICHENER CRT

MORRISON ST

RA ST

AVE

WHITAKER AVE

STANLEY AVE

ADELAIDE PL

JOSEPH SALSBERG LANE

NIAGA

UT WALN

STANLEY TER

STRACHAN AVE

SHANK ST

URY ST

MAUD ST

TECUMSETH ST

ADELAIDE ST W

PORTLAND ST

BATHURST ST

MASSEY ST

CRAWFORD ST

SHAW ST

MITCHELL AVE

MEEGWETCH LANE

SUDB

BROWNS LANE

WATERLOO TER

KING ST W

CANNIFF ST

DOU RO S T

WELLINGTON ST W

DOWN

WELLINGTON ST W

DOWN

WELLINGTON ST W

NIAGARA ST

DOWN UP

PIRANDELLO ST

DOWN

DRAPER ST

LIAMS

DOWN

PORTLAND ST

LYNN WIL

BATT ERY RD

BATHURST ST

WES

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STEWART ST

TECUMSETH ST

STRACHAN AVE

TECUMSETH PL

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BRANT PL

STAFFORD ST

CANNIFF ST

DOUR

CRAWFORD ST

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EAST LIBERTY ST

UP DOWN

ORDNANCE ST

FRONT ST W

STRACHAN AVE

ICEBOAT TER

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FORT YORK BLVD

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PRINCES BLVD

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SL OPING

GRAND MAGAZINE ST

STRACHAN AVE

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RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE OFFICE RETAIL MAKER SPACE

DOWN

RETAIL

DOWN

RETAIL UP

DOWN

RESTAURANT

BIKE PARKING RAMP

DOWN

GYMNASIUM

DOWN

RETAIL

DOWN UP

DOWN

WOOD SHOP UP DOWN DOWN UP

UP DOWN

MAKER BAYS

RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL WITH SKY LOBBY

RUNNING TRACK AND WORKOUT MACHINES

DANCE STUDIO

MAKER BAYS

MULTI USE ROOMS POOL AND CHANGE ROOMS POOL MECHANICAL COMMUNITY CENTRE LOBBY

MAKER BAYS

MAKER BAYS VERTICAL WORKSTATIONS VERTICAL WORKSTATIONS MACHINE SHOP

MAKER BAYS MAKER BAYS MAKER BAYS

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TYPICAL OFFICE FLOOR

LIBRARY DOWN

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LIBRARY UP

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JOINING RING FLOOR

DOWN UP

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UP DOWN

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TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL FLOOR

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GYM DOWN

EGG-SPERIMENTS 3B DESIGN STUDIO SUPERVISOR MAYA PRZYBYLSKI TEAM WAYNE YAN

The first of the three eggs was designed using a single module aggregated to shape the volume of an egg. Moving on from the concept of predefined form of the module we wanted to explore a more dynamic relation. Changing to a rigid outer formwork and a more dynamic inner formwork we were able to create and observe patterns that had occurred due to the natural forces of gravity and buoyancy. In the second egg, the inner bubbles used for formwork were a uniform size. The resultant patterns show modules forming in the range of three to five bubbles on a sectional plane, and a more uniform structure in elevation. For the third egg we decided to use larger bubbles and observe the patterns that occur when the uniform grid is disrupted. We found that the larger bubbles added both larger voids and larger sections of solid plaster.

Process 42MM 50MM

42MM 50MM

cube as initial block

subtract sphere

extract corners

module

3d print - 307 pack

3d print 08- 4 pack

section-layer 6

$21.99 sample-layer 3

sample-layer 4

Analysis

$21

spatial structure

module structure

solid volume

void volume

X228

X88

65.45ML 14.18ML

3.2L

5.8L

Process

04 MM

7.5

cnc positive from foam

silicone caulking as mold

36H

7.5

36H

05 Fiberglass Resin reinforcement

06soak acrylic polymer â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bubblesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in water

1.7

fill mold with bubbles note concentration at bottom

07 07

add plaster: shake vigorously bubbles float to the top

08 08

section

$66 carefully release the mold

air dry: bubbles shrink

Analysis

$66.99

solid volume

void volume

X4784

1.77ML

X4784

1.77ML

8.47L

10.5L

Process

48H M 20M

48H

soak acrylic polymer â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bubblesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in water

larger bubbles at periphery position funnel in the center

05 pour plaster from top + bottom shake vigorously

carefully release the mold

elevation

33.

air dry: bubbles shrink

Analysis

$79.9

void volume

solid volume X35

X35

33.51ML

33.51ML X3850

1.77ML

7.98L

1.77ML

X3850

11.0L

MOBIUS LAMP 3B MATERIAL SYNTAX SUPERVISOR DAVID CORREA TEAM JOSHUA MACDONALD

The Mobius Lamp is the culmination of our material research studies throughout the term. We had looked into the usage of drinking straws as a light diffusing system, testing many orientations and patterns. The final lamp consists of the straws being supported in a 3D printed formwork. The formwork underwent multiple iterations until we arrived at a system that could sandwich the LED strips within and connect to other modules in the framework. This allowed for modularity and possible customization of the final form of the lamp.

THE

MOEBIUS FIXTURE

PULP PAVILION

WORK TERM BALL-NOGUES STUDIO LOCATION COACHELLA VALLEY, CA

The Pulp Pavilion was a gathering space that acted as a respite from the sun and frenetic energy of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the California desert. The studio had designed a production process where a blend of pulp, water and pigment was sprayed onto a three dimensionally woven lattice of natural rope, hardening into a rigid, self-supporting matrix that is much lighter than materials of comparable strength. The paper that was used in the Pavilion was diverted from the waste stream and is cheaply available almost anywhere in the world. The Pavilion contained no toxic materials and could be recycled or composted after the two-week run of the festival. The Pavilion was an ideal shelter for the dry air, heat, and intense sunlight of the desert but these climatic factors also provided the ideal conditions for producing the structure enabling the pulp to dry very quickly and saving a significant amount of time compared to cooler, more humid climates.

COMPOSITE ASCENSION 2016 SSEF COMPETITION SUPERVISOR TERRI BOAKE TEAM NATHANAEL SCHEFFLER

Composite Ascension is a lookout tower imagined for the redwood forests of California. Standing 100 meters tall, it presents the visitors with a view just over the tops of the tallest trees in the world. Allowing hikers, travelers and sightseers to view the giant sequoias from another angle, and to grasp the immensity of nature around them. The towerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s form was inspired by spiral patterns observed in nature, particularly by the double-helix found in DNA. The structure is comprised of three main systems; the vertical ovelrapping members to create the height, the floors that make up the lookouts and resting areas, and the staircase to allow visitors to travel between the levels. Tensioned steel cables hang, attach, and stabilize all of these different systems and allow them to work together. Most notably, the cables take on the task of transferring the loads where the vertical members cross over. The benefit of using steel cables in this project is that it allows the structure to be extremely light.W It also gives more playfulness with the form of the connections, and to make parts of the assembly look like they are simply floating in midair.

STRUCTURE TO CABLE ASSEMBLY

CABLE TO STAIR ASSEMBLY

MODULAR STAIR ASSEMBLY

VERTICAL MEMBER ASSEMBLY

INSPIRATION WAS DRAWN FROM NATURAL SPIRAL FORMATIONS

ABOVE: WOODEN GEARS

PERSONAL WORKS

TOP RIGHT: WRITING DESK BOTTOM LEFT: LAYERED BOWL BOTTOM RIGHT: WEAVE BOX

Thank You,

Ethan Schwartz E: e3schwar@edu.uwaterloo.ca C: 917-346-2985 A: 12 Water St N Cambridge, ON N1R 3B1