GEOFFREY COX PORTFOLIO OF WORK | '15
RÉSUMÉ
GEOFFREY COX 239-188 Keefer Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada cox.p.geoff@gmail.com +01.778.847.3239
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
2011-2015
Master of Architecture University of British Columbia, Vancouver
2006-2010
Bachelor of Science, Integrated Sciences, Behavioural Neuroscience University of British Columbia, Vancouver
2014-2015
Designer and Researcher, Transportation Infrastructure and Public Space Lab Vancouver
2013-2013
Teaching Assistant, Environmental Systems and Controls UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
2012, 2013
Team Lead, Introductory Workshop UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
2010-2011
Intern, Academic Resource Centre UBC, Okanagan Campus
2014-2015
Director, Canadian Architecture Students’ Association (CASA) UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
2012-2013
President, UBC Architecture Graduate Society (ARCHUS) UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
2013-2013
Assistant Curator, SALA PROJECTS Gallery Exhibition Vancouver
JULY - AUG
SEPT - DEC
AUG
AUG - MAY
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
SEPT - APR
MAY - MAY
FEB - APR
SKILLS + QUALIFICATIONS
Digital Drawing, Modeling and Output Rhino 3D, SketchUp, AutoCAD, CNC Routing, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing Digital Creative V-Ray, Maxwell Render, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere Analog Brainstorming, Sketching, Physical Model Making, Oral Presentation
AWARDS + ACHIEVEMENTS
Nominee, Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners, 2015 Awarded to a recent graduate who demonstrates exceptional potential in architectural design Alpha Rho Chi Medal Awarded to a recent graduate for leadership, service and merit Special Mention, Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15 Canada at the 14th International Venice Biennale, NU_Health student team Ray Cole Architecture Scholarship Awarded for demonstrating commitment to sustainable design UBC Applied Science Rising Stars Recognized for passion towards architecture and contribution to society Canadian Representative, European Architecture Students Association Awarded representative role through a submission competition
ACTIVITIES + INTERESTS
TRAVEL
Competitive Soccer, Intramural/Community Team Sports, Hiking, Trekking, Cycling International Travel and Adventure, Photography
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REGENERATIVE MUTUALISM EVOLVING PLACE AND MIND
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PARKADES OF THE FUTURE
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ARCTIC ADAPTATIONS, NU_HEALTH
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REIMAGINING PARKING SPACES ON UBC CAMPUS
CANADA AT THE 2014 VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE
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REFUSE CHALLENGING WASTE MANAGEMENT IN VANCOUVER
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HOUSE + STUDIO A HOME FOR ANNIE + WOODY
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GHOST ADAPTIVE REUSE: FROM SHIPPING UTILITY TO PIER-BASED BAR
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MUTUALISM EVOLVING PLACE AND MIND
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Architecture has evolved alongside the cultivation of a detrimental mechanistic worldview which leads us to treat other forms of life as mere resources to be used, abused and discarded as needed to satisfy our desires. As a result, human relationships with biotic and abiotic systems have become increasingly antagonistic in nature, seeing our species profit at the expense of the earth and all living things within it.
Needed is a shift in the conceptualization of design intervention to intentionally seek out the establishment of mutualistic relationships between human and biotic systems in the development of an enduring, partnered co-evolution within place. In this way the value of architecture can move beyond simple anthropocentric notions of fixed containership and begin to act as a dynamic and responsive symbiotic process able to continually meet the needs of all forms of life throughout uncertain futures.
UBC SALA M.Arch Thesis | 2015
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What if architecture within a place existed to meet the needs of all forms of life, over time, in a partnered co-evolution?
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Formation of Place Place created through interaction between biotic and abiotic agents
EARTH
EARTH
ABIOTIC
PLACE
KINGDOM: PHYLUM: CLASS:
MA
TIC
HU N
BIO
ANIMALIA KINGDOM: PLANTAE CHORDATA PHYLUM: MAMMALIA CLASS:
DOMESTICATED DOG
HUMANS
HOMO SAPIENS
CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS
ANTAGONISTIC GREAT WHITE SHARK
HUMANS
HOMO SAPIENS
CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS
HUMANS
PINE BEETLE
DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE
COMMENSAL HUMANS
SKIN BACTERIA
HOMO SAPIENS
PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES
AMMENSAL HUMANS
HOMO SAPIENS
ANIMALIA FUNGI CHORDATA MAMMALIA
HOMINIDAE
FAMILY:
HOMINIDAE
HOMO
GENUS:
HOMO
FAMILY: GENUS:
HOMO SAPIENSSPECIES:
HOMO SAPIENS
PLANTAE CHROMISTA
FUNGI PROTOZOA CHROMISTA BACTERIA PROTOZOA
BACTERIA
WATER LIGHT HEAT GASES SOIL MINERAL METAL
HUMANS
“The regenerative paradigm returns place to its core position in human life, making it an integral part of the development and design process. As a coalescing context, it serves as the basis for illuminating what has shared meaning for all human and natural stakeholders, bigger than any one issue or cause, and thereby for discovering how a project can become truly meaningful. It is an organizing core in that understanding how a living place works becomes the touchstone for organizing how the project needs to work as a living system nested in its place to achieve the connectedness required for increasing mutuality of relationship.” Pamela Mang and Bill Reed Regenesis Group
COMPETITIVE
HOMO SAPIENS
ABIOTIC NON-LIVING THINGS
PRIMATES
PRIMATES
HUMANS
MUTUALISTIC
BIOTIC LIVING THINGS
ORDER:
ORDER:
SPECIES:
BIOTIC LIVING THINGS
AMERICAN ROBIN TURDUS MIGRATORIUS
“Regenerative design, as used here, relates to approaches that support the co-evolution of human and natural systems in a partnered relationship. It is not the building that is ‘regenerated’ in the same sense as the self-healing and self-organizing attributes of a living system, but by the ways that the act of building can be a catalyst for positive change within the unique ‘place’ in which it is situated. Within regenerative development, built projects, stakeholder processes and inhabitation are collectively focused on enhancing life in all its manifestations – human, other species, ecological systems – through an enduring responsibility of stewardship.” Dr. Raymond Cole Director of UBC CIRS
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Existing Human Antagonisms Human actions existing on site which have negative effects on biota
SHIPPING ACTIVITY
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HELIJET ACTIVITY
STORMWATER RUNOFF
SHORELINE INFILL
RAIL ACTIVITY
Project Phases and Paired Living System Program Program is shared between human and biotic systems
WOODLAND
PRIMARY SUCCESSION: SOIL SALT MARSH
GRASSLAND MEADOW
MARINE INTERTIDAL ZONE
ORGANICS COMPOSTING BIOREMEDIATION RESEARCH
EDUCATION
SECONDARY SUCCESSION: LAND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EDUCATION
SECONDARY SUCCESSION: WATER
RESEARCH ART/CRAFT
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Rendered Roof Plan
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Perspective Render
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Project Timeline Evolution of project through primary and secondary succession TIME
YEAR 1
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ECOLOGICAL PROGRAM
MUTUALISTIC RELATIONSHIPS
PRIMARY SUCCESSION SOIL BACTERIA OYSTER MUSHROOM MYCELIUM
HUMAN PROGRAM
MYCOREMEDIATION
MYCOREMEDIATION
HYPERACCUMULATOR PLANTS
SOIL ENHANCEMENT, NUTRIENT CYCLING
PHYTOEXTRACTION
BLUE ORCHARD MASON BEE
PHYTOEXTRACTION
POLLINATION + HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
BULL KELP OLYMPIA OYSTERS
SOIL
ORGANICS COMPOSTING, SOIL CONTAMINANT BREAKDOWN AND REMOVAL, TOPSOIL NUTRIENT LAYERING
WOODLAND
TREE AND SHRUB PLANTING AND MATURATION
GRASSLAND
GRASSALAND FORMATION
WETLAND
SALT MARSH WETLAND FORMATION
MARINE INTERTIDAL
RESEARCH
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ORGANIC DECOMPOSITION, HEAT PRODUCTION
ORGANICS CYCLING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
MYCOREMEDIATION RESEARCH
COMPOSTING
EDUCATION CRAFT PRODUCTION COMMUNITY EXCHANGE
FUNGI CULTIVATION
PHYTOREMEDIATION RESEARCH
HYPERACCUMULATOR CULTIVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SCHOOL TRIPS, LECTURES, CONVENTIONS
WOOD RECLAIMATION AND USE
CO-OP WORK SPACES, MAKER SPACES, FLEX SPACES, STUDIOS
PHYTOEXTRA
ACTION
Partner Organisms Mutualistic partnerships formed with several important species
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“The fate of humanity and the ultimate goal of society are inseparable from the fate of the animal kingdom and the good of the environment of the natural world.”
SECONDARY SUCCESSION
Paolo Soleri
PHYTOEXTRACTION
PHYTOSTABILIZATION
BIOFILTRATION, HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
BIOFILTRATION, HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA BACILLUS SPP.
OYSTER MUSHROOM PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS LIVING SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT
THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA BACILLUS SPP.
OYSTER MUSHROOM PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS
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HYPERACCUMULATOR PLANTS CHENOPODIUM QUINOA BRASSICA JUNCEA HELIANTHUS ANUUS THLASPI CAERULESCENS CORNUS SERICEA FESTUCA GLAUCA
BLUE ORCHARD MASON BEE OSMIA LIGNARIA
OLYMPIA OYSTER OSTREA LURIDA
BULL KELP NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA
THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA BACILLUS SPP.
OYSTER MUSHROOM PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS
HYPERACCUMULATOR PLANTS CHENOPODIUM QUINOA BRASSICA JUNCEA HELIANTHUS ANUUS THLASPI CAERULESCENS CORNUS SERICEA FESTUCA GLAUCA
BLUE ORCHARD MASON BEE OSMIA LIGNARIA
BIOROCK AND ECONCRETE RESEARCH
METAL RECLAIMATION AND BIOROCK SCULPTING
WEEKEND/NIGHT MARKET, EVENT BOOKINGS
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Human Program Types Program adjacencies inform plan
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TIPPING AREA
2
BIOREACTOR
3
MECHANICAL
4
STORAGE
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PARKING
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OFFICES
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TRAIN LOADING
1
MYCO/PHTYO LABS
2
MYCO/PHTO GREENHOUSE
3
ENV. PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS
4
SHARED LUNCH AREA
5
BIOROCK/ECONCRETE LABS
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OPEN AIR MARKET
RESEARCH
2
INDOOR MARKET
3
PUBLIC W/C
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
4
RESTAURANT / CAFE
5
EDUCATION
FLOATING TIDAL PLATFORM
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LIVING SEAWALL
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EVENT AREA
1
VISITOR / PRESENTATION CENTRE
2
CLASSROOMS
3
INTERTIDAL WALKWAY
4
MARSH WALKWAY
5
MEADOW WALKWAY
6
BIOIROCK BOAT
7
WOODLAND AREA
1
WOODSHOP
2
BIOROCK SCULPTURE STUDIO
3
ECONCRETE FABRICATION
ORGANICS PROCESSING
CRAFT PRODUCTION
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Cut Plan
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Rendered Section Perspective and Project Timeline Primary succession phase
2015
2016 JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PHASE 1
JULY
AUGUST
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OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
20 JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PHASE 1
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JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
PHASE 1 ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION
C.R.A.B PARK WOODLAND TREE AND SHRUB PLANTING HELIJET AND CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY DECONSTRUCTION
MAY
PHASE1 PILING AND FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
017
2018 JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
BIOREMEDIATION RESEARCH BEGINS
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
WOODLAND TREE AND SHRUB PLANTING
EXCAVATION OF CONTAMINANTS AND DEBRIS ORGANIC COMPOSTING BEGINS
MYCOREMEDIATION YEAR 1
OCTOBER
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DECEMBER
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ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION PHASE 2 WETLAND CONSTRUCTION AND PREPARATION MYCOREMEDIATION YEAR 2
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Rendered Section Perspective and Project Timeline Secondary succession land phase
2019
2020 JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
SCHOOL EDUCATION BEGINS
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
PUBLIC MARKET OPENS
15
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
202 JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
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SEPTEMBER
HYPERACCUMULATOR HARVESTING AND REPLANTING WETLAND MAINTENANCE
WETLAND PLANTING HYPERACCUMULATOR PLANTING
OCTOBER
PHYTOREMEDIATION YEAR 1
PHYTOREMEDIATION YEAR 2
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
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FEBRUARY
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HYPERACCUMULATOR HARVESTING AND REPLANTING WETLAND MAINTENANCE
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HYPERACCUMULATOR HARVESTING AND REPLANTING
BLUE ORCHARD MASON BEE HABITAT CONSTRUCTION PHYTOREMEDIATION YEAR 3
WETLAND MAINTENANCE
LIVING BREAKWATER CONSTRUCTION PHASE 1 PHYTOREMEDIATION YEAR 4
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Rendered Section Perspective and Project Timeline Secondary succession water phase
2023
2024 JANUARY
FEBRUARY
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ECONCRETE INSTALLATION YEAR 2 KELP FOREST PLANTING/SEEDING
LIVING BREAKWATER CONSTRUCTION PHASE 3 OLYMPIC OYSTER BIOROCK FIXING
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ECONCRETE INSTALLATION YEAR 4 KELP FOREST PLANTING/SEEDING
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Render Primary succession phase
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Render Secondary succession land phase
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Render Secondary succession water phase
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PARKADES FUTURE
02
OF OF THE THE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The parking structure, garage, or simply parkade, might one day be seen as an ancient relic of a historically significant global automotive industry - a vestibular trait which although once heavily used and valued for its functionality was left lingering behind the evolution of a new high-tech, environmentally conscious and socially engaged transportation system. However, if history can be depended on to provide us clues toward the future existence of the parkade typology we might more easily recognize that external pressures such as increasing land value and emphasis on spatial efficiency will most likely number the days of these structures if they fail to adapt and evolve with the prospective desires of the transportation industry. The parkade itself will never again be what it once was, and so the question stands boldly for current owners, operators along with designers and creative minds: what might the future of the parkade be? Collaborators: Stephanie Matkaluk
Professional Contract | 2014
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EXHAUST AIR CONDENSER WATER
Integrated Systems Diagram
DISTRICT HEATING (NEARBY BUILDINGS)
HRV HEAT PUMP
GROUND HEAT
Energy potential
SEWER
ENVIRONMENTAL
PV Solar Canopy Solar Hot Water Waste Heat Recovery Insulated Hot Water Tank Radiant Heating LED Parkade Lighting EV Charging Stations Electric Battery Storage Digital Display Piezoelectric Speed Bump
Generate Regenerate/Recycle Collect Store Transform Transmit Consume
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3
5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Smart Grid
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SOURCES SOLAR HYDROELECTRIC WIND PEOPLE/CARS STATIONARY BIKE EXHAUST AIR CONDENSER WATER GROUND HEAT
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SEWER
TECHNOLOGIES
3.2 | POTENTIAL ENERGY SYSTEMS OUTPUT
PHOTOVOLTAIC EVACUATED TUBE TURBINE + GRID TURBINE PIEZOELECTRIC KINETIC MAGNETIC INDUCTION HRV HEAT PUMP
ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE THERMAL ENERGY
USAGE
SOCIAL (EVENTS, INSTALLATIONS) LED LIGHTING MECHANICAL PUMPS + FANS INFORMATION DISPLAY SCREENS MONITORING + METERING TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL (EVENTS, INSTALLATIONS) HEATED WATER SPACE HEATING + COOLING DISTRICT HEATING (NEARBY BUILDINGS)
FAUNA
HUMAN BIOPHILIA BIOTIC HABITAT
BIOPHILIC SPACE
Integrated Systems Diagram Water filtration and biophilic space ENVIRONMENTAL
Biophilic Spaces Water Drainage and Collection Greywater Irrigation Greywater Storage Tank and Pump Site Bioswale Ecosystem Habitat Vegetated Facade
Generate Regenerate/Recycle Collect Store Transform
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Transmit Consume
District Water Main 1 6
3
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3.2 | POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS
SOURCES
TECHNOLOGIES
OUTPUT
POTABLE WATER
RAINWATER
NATURAL FILTRATION
GREYWATER
ARTIFICIAL FILTRATION
BLACKWATER
HABITAT
POLLUTED AIR
USAGE
HUMAN CONSUMPTION
STORAGE GREYWATER
FLORA
CLEAN AIR
FAUNA
BIOPHILIC SPACE
IRRIGATION W/C HUMAN CONSUMPTION ECOSYSTEM CONSUMPTION HUMAN BIOPHILIA BIOTIC HABITAT
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Conceptual Render Parkade rooftop music and film
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Conceptual Render Parkade flexible retail and amenity
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NUNAVUT AT 15 CANADA AT THE 2014
VENICE BIENNALE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Through the development of a network of healing centres, health centres and outposts, the Sangilirviuksaq Healing Network aims to improve the well-being of Nunavummiut through the formation of strong connections between those seeking care and the people, place and culture of Nunavut. Collaborators: Neil Aspinall
UBC SALA Vertical Studio | 2013
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Arctic Adaptations Winning Competition Entry Boards
2389
Submitted to the UBC NU_Health Arctic Adaptations Competition
Nunavummiut Counselors
Paarniq Nukkisauti Healing Network
ᐹᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᒃᑭᓴᐅᑎ
Inuktitut Language
“A meeting place to help a person regain strength”
Empowerment
Gr
ise
“The counseling doesn’t only happen in the centre, it can happen anywhere. Counseling often occurs out on the land, where people naturally speak openly about their issues. ”
Observation
Joanna Qillaq Wellness and Addiction Counselor at Ilisaqsivik Society
Fio r
d
Storytelling
Elders
Reconciliation Country Food Resiliency
Youth Water
Land Hope
Ownership
Hunting
Res
olu
Family
Spirituality
te
Life
NU_Health: A Crisis of the Mind
IQ Adaptation
Wildlife Tradition
Nunavummiut Health Statistics Arc
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Area: Population: Median Age: Official Languages:
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2,038,722 km2 34,023 24.7 Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun English, French
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rate their own mental wellness below a “very good” standing
24%
rate their perceived life stress as “quite a lot”
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40%
report suffering sexual abuse as children
30%
report suffering severe physical abuse during childhood
~ 30
take their own lives every year
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The Paarniq Nukkisauti Healing Network aims to improve the health of the Nunavummiut through the generation of mental wellness support centres that facilitate the provision of on-the-land counselling programs. These centres are spread throughout the territory, located near both existing communities as well as traditionally significant land-sites with associated Inuit place names. These significant sites provide a valuable connection between those in need of healing and the land which has been central to the survival of the Inuit for so many generations. This model attempts to reject an ethonocentric model of wellness and instead empower the Nunavummiut to take ownership over their own health and to strengthen their resiliency through inuit-founded and maintained systems. Typical land-based counselling programs, such as those run already by the Ilisaqsivik Society, have proven to be one of the most effective and efficient ways to allow people to speak openly about their issues and begin the healing process. However, simply being on the land is not enough, further strength to such programs is given through healing counselling which highly recognizes and utilizes Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit [IQ]. This knowledge based is shared through Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun in the oral tradition of story telling during counselling programs. In this way the individual is encouraged to learn from the stories of others as well as consider and contribute their own story of self in the process of healing.
Places of Significance
Sexual Abuse
Places of significant meaning are scattered throughout Nunavut and passed on to new generations through oral tradition. These sites act as venues of healing through land-based retreats 1
m
100k
ᐃᓪᓗᕋᓛᕈᓗᒃ
Physical Abuse
Illuralaaruluk | Camp Over winter camp
80km
ᑐᓄᓲᑉ ᑰᖓ
Tunusuup Kuunga | Hunting
Suicide
Summer hunting route along the river
60km
ᐅᑭᐊᑦᓕᕕᒃ
2
Pa ngn He arniq irtu alin Nu n g C kkis g entr au e ti
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are classified as heavy drinkers
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Life Stress
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Mental Wellness
Alcohol Consumption
Qik Rep
NU_Healing: The Paarniq Nukkisauti Healing Network
70% olik
Ha
Today Nunavut faces an alarming rate of psychiatric problems: one of the highest suicide rates in the world, chronic depression, widespread substance abuse, sexual abuse, incidents of explosive violence, post-traumatic stress and transgenerational trauma. While health needs to be considered in a holistic context it is clear that there is a grave disparity between the demand for mental health support programs and what is currently available. Thousands of Nunavummiut suffer daily from the above mental issues, yet are left to rely on only a handful of community care centres and counselling facilities scattered throughout Nunavut. These facilities are all underfunded and are unable to adequately offer a strong and diverse set of programs to meet the needs of the population. The Ilisaqsivik Society located in Clyde river is the perhaps the best model that exists in Nunavut to provide effective counselling programs to Nunavummiut. However, with often dwindling resources and immense demand the small centre perpetually operates at or past its capacity seeing between 100-200 on a weekly basis. Clearly more facilities designed to address mental healing are in desperate need in order to improve the health of the Nunavummiut in the future and avoid further tragedy.
Spring Campsite
Qarmakuluk | Camp
Former Tuunitt campsite good for berry picking
30 Do
Ukiallivik | Camp
ᕐᑲᕐᒪᑯᓗᒃ
40km
ᐅᖅᑰᖕᒋᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ
20km
Uqquunginnaqtuq | Hotspring Site where it never freezes
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Healing Centres
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ᐅᑕᖅᑭᐅᕐᕕᒃ
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Utaqqiurvik | Camp
Summer camp to wait for seals
ᑑᕐᖕᒐᐃᑦ
Tuurngait | Camp Seasonal place to camp where big char can be found
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Retreat Trails
Youth Suicide Epidemic
Medical Evacuations The Arctic Archipelago was claimed by Canada in 1909
1900 First Contact Inuit Ancestors lived for millennia across the Arctic and were first contacted by European travellers in the 16th century
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1910
1920
1930
Introduction to Abusive Substances
Fur Trade Collapse
As Inuit continue associations with foreign visitors and immigrants they begin to gain access to drugs and alcohol
Many Inuit lose their primary source of income and seek government aid
1940
1950
Prior to 1970 the Inuit had almost no recorded cases of suicidal acts. Since the 70’s the rate of youth suicide has grown to over 10 times that of the Canadian national average. In 2003, 37 nunavummiut took their own lives, the youngest was a 12 year old boy
Forced Settlement and Sled Dog Massacre
TB epidemic hits Arctic. 7-10% of Inuit hospitalized and hundreds forced south for treatment
Canadian Control
Canadian government begins to move Inuit families off the land into permanent, centralized settlements. Hundred of Inuit sled dogs were also massacred in the process
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1970
1980
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2000
2010
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0
2013
2020
Residential School Program
Climate Change
In an attempt to “civilize” aboriginal peoples across the country the Canadian government mandates the enrolment of Inuit children to government and church led schools. Many young Inuit were forced to travel often far from their home to attend these facilities only to encounter physical, mental and sexual abuse in unhealthy, unfamiliar environments
As the effects of global warming and climate change continue to strengthen the Inuit people continue to feel the adverse effects. Diminishing sea ice, unpredictable weather patterns, altered animal migration and population levels, and release of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) into the local environment are just some of the ongoing impacts
2030
Volume of Sea Ice Lost Since 1979
Flight Connection
Trauma Timeline
Number of Suicides Per Year in Nunavut
Place Named Retreat Sites
Prospective Decline in Suicides by 2029 as a result of thePaarniq Nukkisautui Healing Network
Communities
Healing and Storytelling
Inuit Knowledge is rarely communicated in a direct manner; instead, it is communicated in stories, events, dances, songs and dreams. The very premise underpinning Inuit Knowledge is that it must be shared; otherwise it is no longer knowledge.
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Healing Programs The types of programs that could be run through one of the Paarniq Nukkisauti Healing Centres is as broad as the mental health issues it aims to address: addiction, trauma, abuse, assault, depression, suicide prevention and more. Although the Healing Centres could specialize in one or more of the above topics, some may benefit more from concurrent offering, bringing together men and women, young and old, in the process of healing and resiliency building. For instance, elders can share stories and assist in skill building programs such as hunting and fishing to younger generations. Through this model the Nunavummiut are empowered to further connect with each other and heal as a community rather than just as individuals alone.
Inuit Healing Activities based on traditional Inuit wellbeing
Group Activity
Healing programs typically take on a cohort of 12-24 people per program and run for several weeks at a time. If a Healing Centre ran multiple programs at a time they could potentially collectively assist thousands of Nunavummiut a year. As a result of a live-in condition all accomodation and resources for live-in demands are considered and provided. In addition, resources to faciliate off-site retreats to places of significance are also integrated into each centre.
Connection to the Land Storytelling Traditional Practice and Knowledge
Eating Country Food
Modern Methods | Features Other healing practices and modern techniques Youth/Elder Hunting Trip | Tunusuup Kuunga
Psychological Research Clinical Support
Solitude | Reflection
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On the land programming often includes skill building sessions such as hunting trips that allow knowledge to be shared by elders to youth, to connect individuals to their traditional land, and to secure a tasty bounty of country food
Personal Counseling
Healing Architecture The Arctic presents many challenges to the design of a space intended to facilitate healing of sensitive and serious issues. In general, the architectural focus in the Healing Network is in creating a warm and inviting atmosphere which positions the indivual safely and securely on the land in the Arctic environment. Each centre is deliberately located just out of sight from any existing community to reinforce the sense of retreat in the healing journey, as well as to remove individuals from common sources of negative reinforcement, such as drug-using friends, apathetic parents, or abusive spouses. However, seeking such separation also uncovers challenges related to resources, energy and safety.
The programmatic layout of the centre is divided between more private, contemplative spaces such as the guest cabins and other, larger gathering spaces designed to encourage sharing stories of tradition, self, and healing. In addition, other spaces are included to accomodate live-in staff, food storage and preparation, clinical needs, retreat equipment storage, and energy harvesting and storage. The energy system consists of a mix of solar and wind harvesting elements which are imbedded within each structure in a modular fashion, but connect together to form a grid which is more efficient at storing excess energy and handling variable usage during different seasons.
The energy system consists of a mix of solar and wind harvesting elements which are imbedded within each structure in a modular fashion, but connect together to form a grid which is more efficient at storing excess energy and handling variable usage during different seasons. During summer months of daylight integrated PV arrays contribute significantly to the overall energy influx whereas in the dark winter months more dependancy is placed on wind turbines for energy harvesting.
Energy Performance Renewable energy sources favoured
Commons Hub A central hub that holds most facilities and group oriented spaces
Solar Power
Activity Rooms PV Panelled Roof
Wind Power
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Admin | Offices | Clinic
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Accomodation for those entering healing programs
Wind and solar energy collectors are connected together via the formation of an energy grid which both captures and stores energy for future use
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Solar Energy Harvesting
Kitchen
Central Energy Utility
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Guest Room
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Battery Storage Electric Vehicle Charging Station Backup Generator
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Building Materials
Deck | Hunt Catch Prep
Primary materials chosen for performance
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Copper Panels
The guest cabins are designed to be easily constructed and transported. The interior is intended to feel warm and inviting in order to provide a safe and calming atmosphere that encourages thought and reflection
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Wind Turbine
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To survive, Elders said that people must have hope and belief that things will get better. They must feel they are loved and cared about. They must have safe opportunities to talk about problems and emotions so that bad feelings do not grow too overwhelming. They must have skills to solve conflicts and arguments. They must be willing to face difficulties and take responsibility for making things better.
Gathering Space for Healing Circle Sessions Several places of gathering exist at the healing centres. The interior space is designed to minimize interference from the anthropogenic world while engaging strongly with the natural beauty of the Nunavut environment.
They must have pride and belief in themselves. Ajunnginiq Centre Suicide Prevention Strategy
Camping Retreat | Qarmakuluk
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Although the Healing Centres are already situated outside of existing communities the need for further engagement with the natural world is provided through retreat camping for a period during each healing program.
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Nunavummiut Health Research and Statistics Information on Inuit mental and physical wellbeing Area: Population: Median Age: Official Languages: Mental Wellness
2,038,722 km2 34,023 24.7 Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun English, French
70%
rate their own mental wellness below a “very good” standing
24%
rate their perceived life stress as “quite a lot”
10%
are classified as heavy drinkers
40%
report suffering sexual abuse as children
30%
report suffering severe physical abuse during childhood
~ 30
take their own lives every year
Life Stress
Alcohol Consumption
Sexual Abuse
Physical Abuse
Suicide
Medical Evacuations TB epidemic hits Arctic. 7-10% of Inuit hospitalized and hundreds forced south for treatment
Canadian Control The Arctic Archipelago was claimed by Canada in 1909
Trauma Timeline 1900 First Contact Inuit Ancestors lived for millennia across the Arctic and were first contacted by European travellers in the 16th century
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1910
1920
Introduction to Abusive Substances As Inuit continue associations with foreign visitors and immigrants they begin to gain access to drugs and alcohol
1930
1940
Fur Trade Collapse Many Inuit lose their primary source of income and seek government aid
1950
40
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Prospective decline in suicides by 2029 as a result of the sangilirviuksaq healing network
Number of Suicides Per Year in Nunavut
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10 Forced Settlement and Sled Dog Massacre Canadian government begins to move Inuit families off the land into permanent, centralized settlements. Hundred of Inuit sled dogs were also massacred in the process
Youth Suicide Epidemic Prior to 1970 the Inuit had almost no recorded cases of suicidal acts. Since the 70’s the rate of youth suicide has grown to over 10 times that of the Canadian national average. In 2003, 37 nunavummiut took their own lives, the youngest was a 12 year old boy 0
1980
1990
Residential School Program In an attempt to “civilize” aboriginal peoples across the country the Canadian government mandates the enrolment of Inuit children to government and church led schools. Many young Inuit were forced to travel often far from their home to attend these facilities only to encounter physical, mental and sexual abuse in unhealthy, unfamiliar environments
2000
2010
2020
2013
Climate Change As the effects of global warming and climate change continue to strengthen the Inuit people continue to feel the adverse effects. Diminishing sea ice, unpredictable weather patterns, altered animal migration and population levels, and release of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) into the local environment are just some of the ongoing impacts
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1970
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Territorial Network and Connections
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Emergency Care Diagnostics Clinical Care Perscriptions Immunizations Minor Surgery Chemotherapy Maternity Care Wellness Education Health Research Community Health Programs (eg. AA)
Abuse Counseling Trauma Counseling Addictions Counseling and Detox Anger Management Counseling Depression Counseling Suicide Counseling At-risk Youth Counseling
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Centre Roof Plan
Places of Gathering
Healing Centre Floor Plan
Ongoing Support Via Network
Healing Approach
Founding an Approach to Wellness PEOPLE The Network fundamentally functions to bring those seeking well-being together to share in the journey towards health and healing as a community. By forming these multiple nodes of wellbeing the foundation of care is established by the Nunavummiut themselves and reaches outward for support when needed.
PLACE The Network recognizes the importance of the spectacular place which the Nunavummiut call home. By grounding the methodology of healing through connection to place and on-the-land experiences the journey towards well-being becomes more meaningful, relevant and effective.
CULTURE The Network draws strongly from the traditional and modern Inuit culture in the facilitation and deployment of health and healing programs. Adoption of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit values, the Inuit language of Inuktitut, and Inuit traditions of oral storytelling, hunting, environmental observation, and country food all become integral to a successful and resilient support network.
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Vancouver Landfill
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ReFuse
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RECLAIMING THE VANCOUVER LANDFILL
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The ReFuse project was developed in response to the growing challenges of waste management in Vancouver. The project emphasizes people, place and process in the design of an architectural space which treats all materials as valuable components in a regenerative cycle. The facility actively seeks to engage the public throughout the space, exposing people to the limitations and opportunities captured within material flows while spreading knowledge and awareness regarding emerging regenerative practices to the general population of the Metro Vancouver area.
Maple Ridge Transfer Station
Collaborators: Dylan Korba, Nick MacLeod
Surrey Transfer Station
Cache Creek Landfill
342 km Northeast
Matsqui Transfer Station
Langley Transfer Station UBC SALA Comprehensive Studio | 2013
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2011 Metro Vancouver Waste Flow: Quantities and Destinations Data from 2011 Waste Report by Metro Vancouver
Organic Waste Flow in Metro Vancouver: An Opportunity In Vancouver over 1.8 million tonnes of waste is produced each year. In 2011 approximately 470,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste was sent to the Vancouver Landfill for disposal. Of this amount, it is estimated that over half is composed of organic materials primarily in the form of food scraps, yard trimmings and wood waste.
Burnaby WTE Incinerator
With an ambition of becoming the greenest city in the world by 2020, the City of Vancouver is working towards reducing and diverting the amount of waste heading to the landfill. Of the many ways to promote reduction, recycling and reuse, the city has identified the more than 300,000 tonnes of organic waste currently being buried in the landfill as providing the greatest opportunity for achieving their strategic targets. By 2015, Vancouver hopes to increase the collection of food scraps and yard trimmings from the current level of 60,000 tonnes to a total of 265,000 tonnes annually and additionally divert 155,000 tonnes of wood waste from the landfill. In an attempt to strengthen the salvage and processing of this large amount of wood waste currently being disposed of in the landfill the city is planning to impose a ban on wood waste in the Landfill by 2015.
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1,300,000 tonnes sent to landfill annually
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Proposed 2020 Target for Organic Waste Diversion Assumes Greenest City 2020 target achieves10% waste reduction from 2012
Wood Waste Flow Food Scrap and Clippings Waste Flow
Burnaby WTE Incinerator
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Energy Potential of Organic Waste
Wood Waste
100,000 tonnes per year
Energy Content 1 tonne of wood waste contains 18 Gigajoule (GJ) of chemical energy
11,296 GJ
48,600 GJ
Comparative analysis of energy stored in organics
Heat Loss
Heat Loss
1,800,000 GJ potential energy per year
822,373 GJ 1,800,000 GJ
Biogas
1,751,400 GJ 917,730 GJ Biochar Drying
Pyrolysis
Comparison
Food Scraps and Clippings Waste
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Heat
3,000,000 GJ 200,000 tonnes per year
Oil Barrel 3,000,000 per day
Energy Content 1 tonne of decomposing organics 12.5 kW of heat energy per tonne
Energy Content 1 barrel of oil contains 6 Gigajoule (GJ) of potential chemical energy 3 million barrels of oil are produced per day in Canada equating to 18,000,000 Gigajoule (GJ) of stored energy per day
6,000,000 GJ potential energy per year
6,000,000 GJ 3,000,000 GJ
18,000,000 GJ potential energy per day BC Residents Consume 1,200,000 GJ per day
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Built Space
Office Space
350 m2
Transportation Veins
1000 m2
Long-Span Gatherning Space
1000 m2
Pyrolysis Facility
1000 m2
51,350 m2 350 m2
2000 m2
Compost Reactors
3000 m2
Tipping Floors
3000 m2
Interior Private Office Space
1000 m2
Public Gathering
1000 m
Circulation
7000 m2
Waste Processing
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TOTAL PROJECT AREA
Compost Curing Yard
40,000 m2
42,000 m2
Product Storage 241 m
Exterior Space
Site Plan
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Programmatic Usage
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HOUSE HOUSE + + STUDIO STUDIO
A HOME FOR ANNIE + WOODY PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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This project deploys playful speculation through the design of a home for Woody Allen and Annie Hall. The concept manifests itself through the process of designing a home for these two fictitious personalities: Woody a successful actor, writer, director, comedian, and avid jazz-clarinet enthusiast, and Annie, a signer, art lover and passionate photographer. Form results through the exploration of site and environmental context which results in a project which is both playful and performative. Collaborators: Cristina Craiu
UBC SALA Environmental Systems and Controls | 2012
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Programmatic Development Creating a home for Annie and Woody Percentage of floor space occupied by program
28%
21%
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Chicago’s climate poses a number of design challenges. Proximity to the Great Lakes imposes above average humidity levels, especially in the summer months with the highest rain fall occurring in July. The annual temperature range differs widely between summer and winter months, reaching a high of 40°C in July an dropping down to -28 °C in February. Hours of direct and indirect sunlight peak in the summer months and coincides with elevated heat gain through glazing.
kitchen
bathroom
music room
Our design response focuses on minimizing solar gains through apertures while maximizing the direct and indirect daylighting throughout the winter months. The floor plan is designed so that winter sun penetrates into daytime-use spaces
living room
with specific functions that coincide with solar orientation. Total site area Total site area - setback Maximum site coverage FSR
= 700m² = 510m² = 350m² =1
darkroom
gallery
writing room
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Chicago Climate Analysis Depicting seasonal weather data Temperature Range 35 30 25 20
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Form Finding Process Allowing environment to govern 3m height
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Program Organizaiton Logic Situating program and personalities
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Darkroom and working area are located in the Northeast corner of the house where less direct sunlight is available.
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The gallery space for Annie’s developed photographs acts as a transitional space between the darkroom and music/living room. An open glass facade showcases her work to people walking by on the adjacent sidewalk. The studio space of the house is easily accessible from the main entrance without having to walk through the family’s living spaces. The gallery wall is opened up to allow light to penetrate the kitchen and dining room from above and below.
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The music room is adjacent to the living room so Woody and Annie can perform for their friends and guests.
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Main living spaces are concentrated in the square core of the building. These living spaces require the most amount of heat, by keeping them clustered together we can reduce overall heating load. The outside perimeter of the house holds an auxiliary circulation corridor and spaces that require less heating for daily comfort due to their reduce usage.
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A walkway porch wraps around the house providing wheelchair access from the garage to the front entrance. A guest bedroom and bathroom on the main floor also provides easy access for the couples guests.
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The gallery wall is opened up to allow light to penetrate the kitchen from above and bellow. HSS columns act as main structural supports which open up the wall. A light weight gypsum board is anchored to the columns and acts as the main hanging space for the gallery.
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Entrance Kitchen Dining Room Music Room Living Room Bedroom Bathroom Dark Room Work Area Gallery Garage Book Shelf Wheelchair access ramp Vertical louver system Furnace
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Window Assembly Detail
sealant
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concrete expansion bolts flashing, attached with water-resistant washers
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Insulation Properties R value of window assembly: 1.0 째C m2/W
insulating air space glazing pane hardwood floor
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exterior wood decking
Roof and Wall Section Detail Structure, insulation, cladding and flashing sloped coping to drain water continuous metal cleat cap flashing
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- 10 cm hollow core concrete panel, attached with rebar and grout
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Bar . Restaurant . Lounge PROJECT DESCRIPTION Every living and non-living thing must at some point resolve its mortality with the immortal superiority of time. Within this context even the non-organic presence of a created space can move from the qualities of the living to that of the deceased. As is the case with this electrical sub-station located on the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet. With its pale skin weathered, circulatory system broken, and internal organs mostly removed, it sits simply as a cold husk of the built form it once was. The task undertaken by this architectural exploration is analogous to reviving the dead. In doing so we do not look to reincarnate a built object to the state it once was, but rather to re-invigorate its spirit. In this sense we respect the age of the building and its movement through time to its end and use it’s bones to revive its essence, allowing it to linger as a ghost of what once was, appearing only as an ephemeral manifestation of light against the background of darkness.
UBC SALA Vertical Studio | 2012
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ghost This ghost is manifested through energy, the essence of life, in the form of light. It appears with the fading of the sun, as an effigy to its original form emerging from within the space rather than imposed onto it. Though the use of steel and glass this secondary structure of light gains the ability to be seen through the darkness, adjacent to its origin, now lofted above the swell of the ocean. It creates a unique and elegant atmosphere, complimenting the nocturnal nature of the bar experience. But as the night wears on and the sociality recedes, so too does the ghost, fading into the light of dawn.
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Noun 1. The soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons. 2. A mere shadow or semblance; a trace: a ghost of its former self.
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Elevations 1:200
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Section Perspective A view inside Ghost
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The End Thank You!
GEOFFREY COX PORTFOLIO OF WORK | '15
239-188 Keefer Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada cox.p.geoff@gmail.com +01.778.847.3239