Architecture Portfolio 2023 — Selected Work
My name is Florencio, but most people know me as is Vince!
Over the course of my architectural studies and professional experience, I’ve enjoyed learning how architecture can tell stories through design. I look forward to projects that explore how architecture can interpret and communicate stories through space and materiality.
2017 - 2022 Bachelor of Architectural Science Co-op , BArchSc Co-op / Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson)
Jul 2022present
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May 2020Aug 2021
Gow Hastings Architects
Key Projects: Université de l’Ontario Français Campus, Holland Bloorview Research Institute Addition/Renovation, TMU Professional Music Student Lounge
Collaborated in design meetings and developed iterations using Revit / BIM360
Composed renderings and presentation drawings to convey design concepts
Drafted construction drawings and coordinated consultant drawings issued for costing, permit, tender and construction sets
Conducted contract admin duties including issuance of ASKs, SIs, and COs and revisions to shop drawings
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2022 NSERC USRA Ryerson University 2022 Ledcor Construction Ltd. Award Ryerson FEAS 2021 Sepp Hannikainen Memorial Award Ryerson DAS 2020 Top 10 Finalist CISC Competition 2019 Norm Li Award Ryerson DAS
2018 - 2022 Dean’s List Ryerson University FEAS 2017 Entrance Scholarship Ryerson University
Sept 2021Aug 2022
Ryerson University - Terri Peters
Conducted research on visual privacy (VP) parameters in existing buildings and green building standards to conceptualize a framework for multi-unit residential buildings
Produced 3D models and data on case studies for paper on balconies as adaptable spaces in apartment housing
2021 - 2022 Co-op Peer Advisor
Ryerson Career & Co-op Centre
2020 - 2021 Graphics Team 325 Magazine
Jun 2021Jul 2022
Creative Director
325 Magazine
Collaborated with executive team for publication of 2020-2021 Edition
Oversaw management of Graphics Team for production of magazine content Developed templates and workflows for production of project layouts Created creative content using Adobe CS for social media platforms
2019 - 2021 Mentor Ryerson Architecture Course Union (ACU)
2019 - 2020 Digital Artist City Lab
2019 Digital Artist Doors Open Toronto 2019
Jun 2019Aug 2019
Architecture and Digital Creativity Lead Camp Counsellor
Ryerson University
Organized a five week camp curriculum with three lead camp counsellors
Developed Adobe Creative Suite tutorials for instructional sessions
Developed workflows for campers and counsellors to use for VR, lasercutting and 3D printing activities
2018 - 2019 Design Team Tripix - Icebreakers TO 2019
May 2019Oct 2019
Research Assistant
Ryerson University - Vincent Hui
Conducted research on Enscape’s workflow for use in architectural curriculum
Directed activities in outreach events at Ontario Science Centre, Ryerson Science Rendezvous & Ryerson Alumni Event
Presented research paper at ICERI 2019 Conference in Seville, Spain Contingency in Architectural Pedagogy (ISBN: 978-84-09-14755-7)
2019 Fabricator Ryerson Career & Co-op Centre Career Cart 2018 Fabricator Grow Op 2018 - Stratum 2021 325 Magazine Parkdale Idea Exchange
2020 Toronto Star Toronto’s Freedom Ring Road / CityLab
2020 Toronto Star Shifting Car Culture / CityLab
2019 ArchDaily Tripix / Ryerson University
Revit
Vray
Adobe Premiere Pro BIM360 Enscape ArcGIS
Rhino 7 Adobe Illustrator Model-making
Sketchup Adobe Photoshop Lasercutting 3D Printing AutoCAD Adobe InDesign
2019 Canadian Architect Tripix / Ryerson University
2019 325 Magazine
Anni Albers Museum
POET’S RETREAT
Academic / Individual PARKDALE LIBRARY Academic / Group
TAMA PLAZA RESEARCH CENTRE
Academic / Individual SCHOLAR RESIDENCE
Academic / Individual TRIPIX Design-Build / Group UOF Professional
TMU MUSIC Professional
Academic / Individual / ARC920 Advanced Architecture Studio / 120 m2 (4 months)
Dr. John Cirka
325 Magazine 2021-2022 Edition
The project was initially inspired by the Japanese poet, Matsuo Basho, who was known to go on pilgrimages across Japan to spend time in nature, escape his normal life and find inspiration for his work. With that in mind, some argue his poetry aimed to capture the essence of Japanese principle, wabi sabi.
The proposal is developed from three Japanese principles. The first is wabi sabi, embracing imperfection within nature. The second principle is Ma/Hashi, the idea of boundary in motion. The third principle is Yugen, the art of the unknown and mystery. These principles come together by imperfectly organizing project elements and interpreting the boundaries between inside and outside.
imperfection in nature mystery and secrecy
principle 01 - yugen
principle 02 - ma / hashi Japanese poet famous for leaving on nature pilgrimmages to inspire work
boundary in motion
01 - boundary corridor ma / hashi 03 - passive heating wabi sabi 05 - interior secrecy yugen
02 - asymmetry / imperfection wabi sabi 04 - clerestories ma / hashi 06 - exterior intimacy yugen
1. Passage of trees 2. Views to exterior 3A. Bedroom 4. Exterior work space 3B. Living space
Unfolding Boundary
poet’s retreat
Section A-A
Section B-B
Section C-C
Defining boundaries between inside and outside are suggested through elements such as abrupt material changes, opened versus closed apertures, and exterior versus interior bodies of water.
Inspired by Matsuo Basho/s tradition, the retreat acts as a rest space and destination for travellers.
Academic / ASC 520 & 620 Integration Studio / 9, 100 m2
Schematic Design / Individual (4 months)
Design Development / Group (4 months)
325 Magazine 2019-2020 Edition
The proposal explores the contrasting tectonics of the Queen Street urban fabric and Canadian National Railway to create a symbolic library for the Parkdale neighbourhood. It features a series of angled bars that deviate from the orthogonal rhythm of storefronts along Queen Street, orienting themselves to be parallel to the CNR, recognizing the historic infrastructure and optimizing exposure to south-west light.
Each bar holds different program that follow a gradient of active to private spaces. The active bar holds open study and makerspaces. The semi-active bar acts as the main circulation space and ends at an enclosed reading room. The semi-private bar holds program such as the rare book museum and quiet study spaces. The private bar offers private study rooms. Despite the varying character between each bar, the connecting element of the design are books, with ‘walls of books’ extending from the ground to top floor.
parkdale library
Book Wall - Front Elevation
Book Wall - Section
Section A-A
E ach bar expresses different tectonics that transitions from the exposed steel of the CNR to the wood of Queen St Victorian interiors.
Approach from Sudbury St
Academic / Individual / ARC920 Advanced Architecture Studio (4 months)
Dr. Will Galloway 325 Magazine 2021-2022 Edition
Located at the current base of the WISE Living Lab in Tama Plaza, Yokohama, Japan, the project aims to build on goals of implementing food-energy-water (FEW) sustainable practices in future suburban developments. The Tama Plaza Research Centre intends to become an incubator for urban farming production, protoyping new practices and encourage the development of a self-sustaining neighbourhood.
The ground floor offers local-friendly spaces such as storefronts and a teaching farm to share knowledge through applied learning. The remaining floors are dedicated to research spaces including offices, breakout rooms and labs. Vertical farms are found throughout the project, extending multiple floors and being central to how researchers and visitors experience the centre.
00 - site sites located at the base of the WISE Living Lab
01 - landscape ground level is an extension of surrounding streetscape
02 - research blocks form frames the main boulevard
03 - urban farms urban farms become a visual focus for the community
04 - in-between paths ext. paths act as a transition b/w inside and outside
05 - screens screens used to demark transitions in space and form
tama plaza research centre
food-energy-water nexus research centre tackles the Food category to promote a selfsustaining neighbourhood
research research centre prototypes feasible farming applications to implement in Tama Plaza
sharing & learning research that is thoroughly developed is shared through community events and workshops to allow residents and visitors to learn sustainable farming practices
application residents can take knowledge and apply sustainable farming practices at home/in the community
Academic / Individual / ASC401 Design Studio III / 5, 200 m2 (4 months)
Masha Etkind TMU DAS Year-End Show 2019
The proposal explores how staggered volumes and vertical circulation work together to form space. Volumes are staggered in the Brock Avenue (x) and laneway (y) axes to form different spatial relationships. The connecting element between these spaces is the vertical circulation, which follows the railway axis, contrasting the rest of the building geometry.
The public realm follows a processional path where visitors experience a series of atria leading to a three-storey event space that connects all floors of the public side. The residential space offers communal spaces that are connected to one another, providing an opportunity for residents to personalize and form their own interpretation of “home”, creating a social hub where community events and activities can take place.
00 - site / zoning / axes site defines three axes which guide how volumes are oriented
01 - core project is organized around a central core
Study models on volumetric relationships
scholar residence
Volumes are staggered in the Brock Avenue (x) and laneway (y) axes to form different balcony, terrace, and overhang conditions.
02 - public spaces public spaces include a library and event space w/atria marking transitions
03 - residence units residence units occupy the 3rd-6th level, including single (x10) and two bedroom units (x4)
04 - private common spaces each residence level contains a common space
05 - public vs private public spaces extend from the basement to 2nd level while private spaces extend from the 3rd to 6th
Proposed mid-rise development
Brock Ave
Queen St W - retail strip w/access to public transit
PRIVATE Residence Common Spaces
PUBLIC 3-Storey Atrium (Event Space)
Common Space 4
Common Space 3
Common Space 2
Common Space 1 Library Event Space
The public spaces are connected by a 3-storey atrium that links visitors to the event space. For the residence, common spaces are present on each floor and connected to one another through a central stair.
Design-Build / Group / Icebreakers TO Festival (6 months)
Faculty Supervisor
Vincent Hui
Canadian Architect - “Ice Breakers
returning with five new installations”
As technology, specifically social media, becomes increasingly irremovable from day-today existence, it is beginning to change how architecture is experienced. Shifting away from something that we solely interact with in physical space, architecture is increasingly becoming a part of our virtual spheres, a staple of social media feeds and stories.
This project focuses on this image-centric experience through its faceted and reflective interior condition. The kaleidoscopic effect of the interior is reminiscent of an image driven society. The view experiences the space as being intertwined with the reflections of exterior conditions. It encourages people to interact with it by taking photos and looking through the funnel-like apertures to view notable landmarks such as the CN Tower, Wave Deck, Toronto Island and Rogers Centre.
Professional / Higher Education / Fit-Out / 5, 000 m2 (8 months)
The project was developed for UOF’s first campus in Ontario, with an emphasis on providing a variety of collaborative study and lecture spaces for staff and students to immerse with the local and international community. I joined the UOF team at the end of Schematic Design and continued to work on it until the end of Construction Documents. Responsibilities included modelling and developing design iterations, producing presentation drawings and renderings, and drafting working drawings for costing, tender and construction sets.
top right - photograph taken by UOF bottom left & right - photographs taken from GHA and by Tom Arban
TMU Music Student Lounge is dedicated to a newly developed music program and a product of combining three existing spaces. It offers flexible work spaces, and a colour palette inspired by the Music Program’s branding. I worked on this project from preliminary site survey to contract administration. Responsibilities included modelling existing conditions, performing site measurements, developing design iterations, creating presentation drawings and renderings, producing working drawings for costing, tender and construction sets, reviewing shop drawings, issuing SIs, PCOs, and COs and project closeout.
Photographs taken from GHA and by Tom Arban
florencioiv.tameta@gmail.com 647 - 716 - 8445