Architecture Portfolio Genna Kalvaitis Master of Architecture
Selected Works 2015 - 2022
Hello, my name is Genna Kalvaitis.
I am a masters of architecture graduate, with education from both McGill University (MA) and the University of Waterloo (BA). With a BEng from McMaster University and experience working for a nonprofit design firm, my interests converge on problem-solving to serve society. My design approach employs repair-focused thinking, impact-based design, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Our current global climate emergency necessitates radical design work. I am eager to push boundaries within the practice of architecture, and apply my talent and energy towards work that will benefit the earth and humanity.
The following pages provide a selection of my academic and professional architectural work. If my approach, interests, work, and aim provoke your interest, I invite you to contact me.
phone: +1 289 407 5464
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email: genna.kalvaitis@gmail.com
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Curriculum Vitae WO RK E X P E RI E NCE 09.2019 07.2020
Quadrangle Architects | Toronto, Canada | Architectural Intern - Produce feasibility studies and massing studies for early stage project development - Produce design development and construction documents for multiple projects across different teams for rezoning, SPA and construction.
02.2018 07.2018
MASS Design Group | Kigali, Rwanda | Architectural Intern - Schematic design, design development, and construction document for the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture university campus. - Revit Leader in the office, to field questions, teach skills, and maintain Revit models in my design team.
04.2017 07.2017
Diamond Schmitt Architects | Toronto, Canada | Architectural Intern - Produce design development documents and construction documents in a team of about 10 people. - Design and create a physical section model for design development and client presentation.
09.2016 12.2016
HLW International LLP | New York City, U.S.A | Architecture Assistant - Design interior spaces independently and collaboratively with different design teams. - Prepare 3D models for new projects and renovations in Rhino and Revit.
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- Produce architectural renderings for clients and marketing.
04.2021 Ongoing
Personal Projects | Lincoln, Canada | Architect/Designer
01.2016 04.2016
Hicks Design Studio | Oakville, Canada | Architecture Assistant
05.2013 08.2013
Flynn Canada Ltd. | Mississauga, Canada | Project Coordinator
05.2012 08.2012
Terraprobe | Hamilton, Canada | Field and Lab Technician
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E D U CAT I O N 09.2020 12.2021
Master of Architecture
09.2014 08.2019
Bachelor of Architecture, Honors, Co-op
09.2010 04.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Structural
McGill University
Waterloo University
McMaster University
RE L E VA NT S KI L LS digital
Revit Rhinoceros Grasshopper AutoCAD
manual
Hand-drafting, CNC, laser-cutting, model making, sketching, painting, wood working
Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Office
QGIS V-Ray Enscape Sketchup
L A NG UAG E S English
speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
French
elementary oral skills and read/write with basic proficiency
RECO G NI T I O N A ND I N VOLV E M E N T 10.2020 12.2021
Graduate Architecture Students Association
01.2021 12.2021
Race + Space Reading Group
09.2017 12.2017
Waterloo Architecture Students Association
04.2015
100 Notebook Exhibition
04.2014
SSEF Steel Design Competition
VP Equity + Inclusion
Graduate Administrator and Blog Editor Events Coordinator Hosted by Bridge
Honourable Mention Awarded by Steel Structures Education Fund
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Table of Contents
More Than Waste | Métis-sur-Mer, Canada | Master’s design studio
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BARN Yard and Site Office | Montréal, Canada | Master’s design-build project
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Exposure | Toronto, Canada | Design studio
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Center for Culture | Rome, Italy | Design studio
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Renard Mining Town | Jamésie, Canada | Design studio
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Symbiosis | Cambridge, Canada | Design studio
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Professional Work | Selected works 2018-2020
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More Than Waste for Master’s Design Studio Collaboration with: Yasaman Arjomand, Daniel Kuzev, Joshua Macdonald, and Keyan Ye Studio Coordinator: Salmaan Craig, Rosetta Sarah Elkin, and Kiel Moe Tools: QGIS, Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Inland, reaching from the southern banks of le Fleuve Saint-Laurent, across crop fields and unsettled forest territory, la municipalité (MRC) de la Mitis is home to over eighteen thousand inhabitants. Situated 550 kilometers north of Montreal, the realities of remoteness pose many challenges to the regional communities. The steady risk of localized erosion is fueled by the global climate crisis. This condition amplifies the urgency to design robust waste systems. Eventual inland retreat is a harsh reality, and the fate of vulnerable infrastructure requires thoughtful care.
Wasted systems and materials lack purpose and are left idle. They are not, however, devoid of usefulness. This project aims to design localized reclamation strategies, expanding on the municipalities ambitious waste management plan, to tap the unharnessed potential of three main waste streams: concrete, wood, and plastic.
Short Loops Policy To rejuvenate land-based practices around landfills and end-of-life burial, a policy must be implemented to normalize reclamation of so-called ‘residual materials’ for the municipality. As stated by Amqui mayor Pierre D’Amours, “The goal is to contain consumption in a short loop and disposal in a short loop.”
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01 Recover Intermediary local triage of waste materials at source.
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02 Reclaim Reclamation collective de la Metis stores, assembles, and repurposes the recovered material.
Recovery Site III Recovery Site I Recovery Site II
Reclamation Collective
03 Refuel Share knowledge with local community to develop skills and fundamentally alter the way we build.
L ocalizing
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with waste. The des i g n i s compri sed o f two colla bo rat ive ele me nt s; (1) the p rovi s i on of loca l recovery s ites, wh ich f uel. . . (2) a reclam at i o n col lect ive bu i l t to t ra n s fo rm wa ste d p otential a nd cu l t ivate k nowled ge.
The design o f the recl a m at i on col lect ive exe mplifies the p otential of con st ruct i o n of a bu i ld i ng a nd the p ro cess of ‘ bu ilding ’ ut i l i z i ng wa ste resou rces.
Ove r t ime, th is
syste m w i l l b eco me a m a rket d river fo r new e co no mies that g row from the cont i nued h a rvest ing o f ‘mo re th a n’ waste materi a l . Reduci ng wa sted ene rgy a nd re cla iming wasted matter w i l l refuel the soci a l , e nv iro n me nta l, a nd
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e conomic l a nd scape o f the L a M it i s co mmun ity.
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Waste facilities LET Ecocenter Industry Concrete Lumber Material deposits Existing deposits Recovery sites
Transportation flows Airport Ferry terminal Ferry pathway Railway Highway MCR de La Mitis Municipality Agriculture land
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Reclaimation collective in use
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Concrete
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61 648 ± 15 412
Wood
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Plastic
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virgin material
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reclaimed material (cycle I)
negligent
reclaimed material (cycle II)
Building construction sequence
1 week - Site work and foundation built
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3 months - Small span built structure
T he Re cla mat io n colle ct ive is f und a me nta lly the desi g n o f a wa ste syste m, not a s p e c ific build ing. It s op e rat ions,
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pa ire d w ith mate r ia l colle ct io n s at ne a rby re cove r y sites,
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a re me a nt to be replica ble in a ny mun ic ipa lity w ith in the MRC de L a Mit is.
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T he sho rt s pa n s pace is a st r uct ura l a nd the rma l ge ne rator, st r uct ur ing the a sse mblage o f p e ople a nd th ings w ithi n the lo ng s pa n . T hese s paces f unct io n w ith a h igh level o f inte rch a nge a bility fo r f ut ure uses a nd ad apta bility to climate ch a nge. A build ing rehe a rsa l exe rc ise s pa n s beyond the op e rat io n a l ph a se o f the colle ct ive de mo n st rat ing the te rrest r ia l impact o f the p ro j e ct.
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Assembly hall
2 to 4 years - Large span built structure
+200 years - Deconstruction and new life
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The aim of the Recl a m at i o n col lect ive i s to develop build ing p rocesses beyond the bu ild ing- obje ct. T hese i nclude advance d a l tern at ives fo r h a rvest i ng a nd p ro cess ing new wood materi a l s i n o rder to u se 100% of t re e pa rt s. Ut ilizing wood as a ca rb on s i n k i s crit i ca l whe n build ing fo r the future.
This k nowled ge i s mea nt to b e sh a red w ith the co mmun ity via knowled ge & a ssem bly g u i des. I n the lo ng te rm, changing ex i st i ng pract i ces a rou nd waste ma n age me nt is
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esse ntial to no rm a l i ze wa ste des i g n a nd build co mmun it ies.
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BARN Yard and Site Office for Master’s Design-build project Professor: Michael Jemtrud Collaboration with: Daniela Lopes, Conrad Speckert Tools: Revit, Enscape, Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
BARN – Building Architectural Research Node – is a proposed research facility to be located on the MacDonald agricultural campus of McGill University in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, near Montreal. This main research facility is supported by the production yard and the site office. They will facilitate research projects and construction activities of BARN.
BARN will support an ambitious research program addressing the decarbonization of buildings by providing tangible examples of how to synchronize construction activities with forestry carbon cycles while also addressing how human settlements can adapt to changing climates and landscapes. These model examples will help regions and nations to design their new and existing building stocks as carbon storage banks that endure for centuries.
01 The massing of the site office and shed form the yard around the main facility building (BARN) while providing an acoustic and visual barrier to the adjacent service road.
02 The site office and wood processing shed split apart. Situating the site office at the entrance facilitates site safety and provides a view to the yard. The processing yard remains opposite BARN for fluid integration with internal and external projects.
03 The building form and roof geometry are defined by the relationship between the single slope of the processing shed and the gable roof of the greenhouse beyond.
04 The final design integrates the various activities across the site centering around the processing yard. The site office and wood processing shed define the edges and provide access points for external projects and events at the BARN facility.
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Rendering of the BARN building, yard , and site office
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top: Rendering of Site office and BARN yard structure top right: Yard east section bottom right: Yard plan
The BARN facility opens onto a 5400ft2 (500m2) production yard. Stretching across the south yard is a wood processing and equipment storage shed that also provides an acoustic and visual screen from the adjacent highway. The shed houses a portable sawmill and wood drying solar kiln to process logs from the Morgan Arboretum and other forests for use in demonstration
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projects.
The structure prioritizes wood materials, utilizing Glulam post and beam construction with CLT decking and a standing seam metal roof, sloped to address snow loads and accommodate a future photovoltaic panel installation. This roofing is replaced by polycarbonate greenhouse glazing at the solar kiln to accelerate wood drying. The enclosure is designed for natural ventilation, using open joint cladding and large sliding barn doors to secure the sawmill and equipment storage spaces.
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Loading Dock
Production yard BARN YARD
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Pallet Fork Bucket
Chipper Dozer Dumping Blade Hopper
Trencher Mower
Stump Front Mount Auger GrappleGrinder Snowblower Adapter
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top left: Phased site office plans bottom left: Site office sections top right: Rendering of site office main meeting area and kitchen
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Main Meeting Area Kitchen W/C Meeting Room Covered Entry
The BARN site office is the 688ft2 (64m2) home base during the construction of the main research facility. The building is designed to be easily relocated, limited to the 16ft width allowed for oversize flatbed trailer transport, such that the site office can be moved without requiring disassembly. The size of the site office offers a design-build opportunity for architecture students to be involved with the construction of the site office.
Aligned with the mission of BARN, the site office is the perfect test build for various building practices focused on decarbonization
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and sustainability. This includes a high degree of airtightness in construction, continuous exterior wood fiber insulation, ductless heat recovery ventilation, electric on-demand water heating, and thermally broken window frames. In keeping with the exposed timber construction of all the BARN buildings, the interior will be finished in sanded plywood and the exterior cladding is to be sourced from the Morgan Arboretum and milled on site. 23
Exposure for ARCH 493 Design Studio Studio Coordinator: Andrew Levitt Tools: Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Poised precariously in the waters of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Island is subject to many forces of nature. Sandbags pile up beside homes, roads transform into lakes, and shorelines wash away each year as flooding overtakes the island. In a world of climate crisis, these events are a challenge of the present, and a dire forecast of the future.
Situating a complex of thermal spaces and public pools on the Island requires contending with these volatile shores. The proposal reclaims the shoreline as natural land free of built form. Raising the built massing up on concrete piers out of reach of the tumultuous lake waters removes the structural risk and allows the natural shoreline to grow and adapt as the future climate demands.
The experience through the plan evokes a dichotomy of exposure and enclosure. Spaces of movement are moments to emerge and connect in relation with ones surroundings. Internal spaces offer sanctuary and relief from external elements, holding space for vulnerability and opening up to inner senses.
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B. Cleanse Immersion into facility begins with cleanliness C. Stimulate Hot bath, wet and dry saunas and cold plunge tubs D. Submerge Wading pool, diving pool and children’s pools
“ Feeling nake d i s a c om plex matte r, c a lling into play s u c h fac tors as the heighte ne d pe rc e pti on of temperature and ai r move me nt, the loss of a fami l iar b ou ndar y b e twe e n body a nd world, as wel l as the ef fe c t of the actu al gaze of othe rs and/or the interna l i ze d gaze of an i magi ne d other.”
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The naked b ody i s a s ite o f
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ambivalence. E xposu re seeks to challe nge ou r i nd iv i du a l percept i o n s of the hu m a n b ody a nd em b race vulne rabil ity, b oth person a l ly a nd col le ct ively.
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Perspective rendering of the center from the waterway
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Kid’s pool
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Sectional physical model of the dry sauna and adjacent walkway
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Event space
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Administration
inco r p o rates th is re a lity, c ult ivat ing a p o nd below the
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Outdoor pools
build ing s ite in a nt ic ipat io n o f the sh ift ing e nv iro n me nt.
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Lower Floor Plan
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Cleansing area plan detail 1:125
Steam sauna section detail 1:100
T he p o ol co mplex bra nches o ff a s p in a l p ro me n ade rai se d ove r the p o nd below. T he op e n wo o d - f ra me d wa lkway
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co n ne ct s e ach f ully- co nta ine d build ing, mov ing f ro m the
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Cleansing area
cle a n s ing a re a to the the rma l s paces, dow n to the op e n ai r
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Staff area
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Thermal spaces
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Hot soak pool
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Steam sauna
p o ols, a nd c ulmin at ing o n the p ie r out o n the la ke.
T he in sula r n at ure o f e ach inte rn a l st r uct ure co ntrast the
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se n sat io n s o f p r ivac y, close ness, a nd p rote ct io n . T he exp e r ie nce is a d ichoto my betwe e n inte rn a l a nd exte rnal , exp osure a nd e nclosure, st imulat io n a nd ref le ct io n .
Upper Floor Plan
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Cleansing a
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Swimming & wading pool
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Corrugated metal roof with polycarbonate skylights provides rainscreen for walkway and main structures.
aluminum gutter and galvanized rain chain work to deflect rain
Permeated brick coursing provides diffused dappled lighting.
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The main structures consist of CLT structure and brick cladding. Each mass is thermally insulated and structurally stable.
Structural Axonometric
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Connections for the post, beam, and trussed structure.
Post, beam, and trussed structure of the promenade structurally supports the rain-screen roof.
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Center for Culture for ARCH 492 Design Studio Collaboration with: Joshua Giovinazzo Studio Coordinator: Lorenzo Pignatti Tools: Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
In a pre-pandemic world, the accustomed steady hum of tourists within the metropolis of Rome could be counted on even during the off seasons. The city constantly negotiates space between the Romans and the tourists.
This proposed culture center mediates the hub of tourism from the Colosseum and the Palatine with an adjacent neighbourhood supporting a primary school and a monastery. The site itself is uniquely bare of ancient ruins, offering it the potential to bear the cultural significance of the city surrounding, without contradicting an existing historic narrative.
The project aims to relieve tensions, creating space for those who find themselves in Rome year around and those visiting for the highlights. Distinct points of entry into the site allow for a natural, harmonious flow of these two users. The central piazza is the confluence of each distinct pathway, cultivating connection, coexistence and curiosity.
terraced landscape
built space
community space
01 Site points of entry and master plan program divisions
02 Site datums and the culminating location of the central piazza
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04 Circulation accentuates the internal piazza, conceiving the building as an extension of the piazza
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The cultural center is conceived of as an extension of the piazza, a place celebrating public access and open to all to experience the building itself. The program is broken up into various masses
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connected through a hierarchy of passageways, weaving the
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The program, though distributed is designed to cluster the community program on the edges of the piazza, and cluster the gallery spaces around courtyards forming a series of centers.
Split Level Plan
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Upper community terrace
Public piazza
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Access from neighbourhood
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Carved beneath the existing landscape, the cultural center commands a minimal visual presence on adjacent historic sites, while maintaining connections to them. Deep light wells puncture the cavernous passageways, drawing light into the corridors and opening up into full courtyards are the confluence of the gallery programs. Tourists exiting the Palatine along Via di San Gregorio or locals exiting the tram can peer down into the corridors of the center, fueling a sense of curiosity.
Entrance to the cultural center
Light wells to cultural center below
Library and gallery Existing berm
Select views to the public street
Via di San Gregorio
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Entrance to the Palatine
Existing tram line
Renard Mining Town for ARCH 393 Design Studio Collaboration with: Bianca Weeko Martin Studio Coordinator: Lola Sheppard Tools: Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
The design for the Renard mining town looks to a future where the zeitgeist of our country has shifted from resource extraction to the advancement of research and monitoring, in the land that once we were exploiting.
The first project phase leverages the mine and its resources (including transportation infrastructure) to insert a community of working people, lay the groundwork for public amenities, and bridge the accessibility gap between three distinct types of knowledge: Cree, Scientific, and Educational.
Using topographic relationships and spatial organization strategies, the Renard Mining Town aims to elevate climatic awareness, and assert that knowledge comes in many different forms.
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MONITORING FACILITY WITH LABS
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MAIN CLIMATE CHANGE CENTER LARGE PERMANENT STRUCTURE WITH MAIN PROGRAM
TESTING FACILITY WITH LABS
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01 Three landscape regions - the forested crest, the plateau, and the waterfront- inform the terracing of the town.
02 These regions give identity to three separate levels of program - dendrology and weather at the peak, geology on the plateau and hydrology and fish studies at the water.
KNOWLEDGE BUILDINGS COMMUNITY BUILDIGNS KNOWLEDGE BUILDINGS COMMUNITY BUILDIGNS
OUTDOOR COMMUNITY PROGRAM HOUSING
FOREST + DENDROLOGY FOREST WEATHER + DENDROLOGY WEATHER
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03 A single path connects the facilities, creating a long spine through the entire site.
WATER + FISH HYDROLOGY
04 Within the core, the buildings ‘inside’ the spine take on a research-based program, facing inward towards the work-yards. The community-based programs occur on the ‘outside’ of the spine facing the public street and housing.
The central part of the community originates from the climate center and gathers along the spine within a core 100m radius of the center.
The radial extremities of the site, outside of the core, are designated for temporary housing, which allow for the community to expand and contract with ease. 43
top: Model photograph bottom: Model photograph across: Site plan highlighting program and the spinal pathway
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programs occur on the ‘outside’ of the spine facing the public
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street and housing. Accordingly the research and community
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The central element of the proposed town is a spine, or path, that
facing towards the inner work-yards. The community-based
buildings take on two very distinct formal typologies and material treatment, reflecting their program and level of interface with the
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Dendrology and Weather Facility
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Along the spine, there are moments of intersection, fostering opportunities for interaction between users of community buildings and users of research buildings. At these critical points, the path becomes an important amenity or public hub interfacing the two user types. Elsewhere, the path becomes a simple outdoor boardwalk or gravel path, utilizing coverings and mesh structures to beautifully capture the snow and ice, framing the winter surroundings.
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Symbiosis for ARCH 292 Design Studio Studio Coordinator: Adrian Blackwell Tools: Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Young families face the impossible task of balancing busy work life with raising a family, both take copious amounts of time and neither can be neglected. Elderly members of society living alone often suffer from isolation and loneliness, leaving them in desperate need of a purpose and community. The design of Symbiosis strives to achieve balance, community, collaboration, and support for both of these struggling demographics through their integration.
The proposal is tailored to the needs of the elderly and young families. Each family is paired up with an senior companion through a shared living space, while the rest of the units remain independent. The arrangement is tailored to the collective care of both the children and the seniors, by simply being present and connected to one another, while still maintaining a level of independence.
01 The design found its roots in the ground configuration of the site.
02 Extrude the massing as two distinct cores with a connecting central core at the intersection point.
03 Split the two cores to create two single loaded residential areas on each side of the central communal hub. This split brings south light to the north residents and creates a passage through the site.
04 Angle the split along a diagonal axis, creating a dynamic visual connection from the Park Hill and Water Street intersection (a central community intersection) through to Ainsle street. This pathway brings a strong public presence through the site.
05 Carve the greenhouse out of the central core, allowing for exposure during the summer and protection during the winter.
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Ground floor plan
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Symbiosis offers a community housing complex that is tailored to the needs of the elderly and young families. Each family is paired up with an senior companion and the group shares a communal living space, while the rest of the units remain separate and independent.
The arrangement is tailored to the collective care of both the children and the seniors, by simply being present and connected to one another, while still
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maintaining a level of independence.
Family unit Elderly unit Shared living space Exploded axonometric of a typical unit
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Third floor plan (partial)
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Second floor plan (partial)
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Professional Work Term Term Project Manager Project Principal
MASS Design Group 02.2018 - 07.2018 Anton Larsen Kelly Doran
While working at MASS Design Group, I worked primarily on the Rwandan Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) in Karama, Rwanda. My primary responsibilities included schematic design, design development, and the production of construction documents for many tender deadlines as the project was simultaneously being designed and built.
The RICA project is currently ongoing. It involves the development of a master plan of the RICA institute and the phased design of all of the campus facilities. The mission is to train the next generation of leaders in conservation agriculture to attain healthy and sustainable food independence in Rwanda. MASS’s method to achieving this is through creating the RICA institute, providing education and services to both the immediate students of the institute, as well as services for the community both on and off the campus.
Software and Technology: Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Photograph of the Enterprise building (2020, WSJ)
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The RICA project is currently ongoing. It involves the development of a master plan of the RICA institute and the phased design of all of the campus facilities. The mission is to train the next generation of leaders in conservation agriculture to attain healthy and sustainable food independence in Rwanda. MASS’s method to achieving this is through creating the RICA institute, providing education and services to both the immediate students of the institute, as well as services
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for the community both on and off the campus.
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Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture Bugasera, Eastern Province, Rwanda Notes
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I was heavily involved in the schematic design through construction document preparation of the Enterprise buildings.
The Enterprise buildings are facilities for learning agricultural
left: One-Health Approach axonometric top: rendering of Vegetable and Tree Enterprise building middle: construction document plans of Vegetable and Tree Enterprise building
methods, such as seed harvesting and storing, crop harvesting and preparation, farm equipment maintenance, etc. The program of each enterprise was highly unique and specialized, mixing educational program and community program throughout. 57
The second phase of the RICA campus included additional enterprise buildings as well as community focused program such as the Campus Center.
Throughout the schematic design, I worked with a small team of architects to develop the design, producing initial conceptual sketches and plan designs, and further visualizing the design in a preliminary Revit model to begin rendering the spaces for initial material tests.
The Campus Center mission is to high-light the farm-to-table experience, express connection between education and farm, promote spaces for interaction between faculty and students, and to maximize contact to farms, the lake, conservation and the full
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left side: sketch plan of Campus Center top: render of the Campus Center dining hall bottom: Campus Center entrance courtyard 59
Merci genna.kalvaitis@gmail.com Montréal, Québec