Toronto Waterfront

ARC200: Drawing and Representation

Instructor: Victor Perez-Amado

Individual Work, 2019.01-04

The project focuses on analysis and investigation of accessibility and walkability of pedestrian along waterfront area. Toronto Waterfront area is consisted of industrial factories, tourism amenities, transportation stations and office center. It is an important node in the whole public transportation system of Great Toronto Area (GTA). With the increasing speed of development of technology and industry, the place had been occupied mainly for highway or high-speed transportations. But pedestrians and other slow-speed transportation, such as bicycle, have no space. Such barriers result in low accessibility to waterfront amenities that people have no fun in waterfront area. In order to improve people’s living qualities, this project provides mapping to deep analysis conditions around the area.

Sections of nodes where have poor traffic conditions

Map Toronto Waterfront

Intersection beside Sugar Beach Park. People are blocked by the highway.

The crossroad is complicated and it makes people confused with the direction.

The bridge is usually not convenient for disabled people.

Comfusing people where the entrances and exits are.

Hard to construct pedestrian-friendly environment.

Diagram of relationship between public activities, pedestrain walkabiliy and transportation

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Waves

Swimming Center

ARCH 250: Introduction to Structures (Spring 2022)

Instructor: Simon Schleicher Group Work, 2022.03-05

The design derived from the view of the site, where is located in Iceland. Celebrating the view of the endless field, the swimming pool is achieved through mainly the truss system. The structure is calculated via Karamba. With a total mass of 778437kg, the Bending Moment Max.: 78.92 kNm, the design is achievable.

ARC480: Advanced Topics in the Technology of Architecture: Re-integrating Design Instructor: Salman Khalili-Araghi Individual Work, 2020. 09-12

The project explores how spaces and people’s interactions been modified by COVID-19. It keeps people from gathering together. “A net” is demonstrated to reveal the invisible diaphragm in between people. However, it could be reinvented into adaptive infrastructure that help people to accommodate with this quarantine life. The net is generated by grasshopper and kangaroo. Using different weight and the strength of the rope as parameters, a human-scaled network is generated.

Force (F): 0 N

Force (F): 10 N Acting at the center

Force (F): 30 N Acting at the center

Force (F): 70 N Acting at the center

Force (F): 70 N One corner is pulled up

Force (F): 70 N Two corners are dragged

Force (F): 120 N

Two adjacent corners are dragged toward opposite direactions

Force (F): 120 N One corner is dragged toward y-axis while the adjacent one is dragged upward

Force (F): 120 N

Two corner is stretched toward different directions

Force (F): 240 N

Two opposite corners are stretched toward opposite directions

Geometry diagram

Force (F): 240 N One corner is dragged upward by a relatively large force

Force (F): 240 N Two corners are dragged to twist

The traII gent|y fo||ows and preserves the topography, connectn the project W|th the town and the road, meanwh|Ie Ieadmg to the best points of view to observe the majestic uins and mystic beauty of f coastal landscape. The volume of the architecture is hidden in a crevic to minimize footprint and intervention of the surroundings and the ruins. Immersed in the subterranean tranquity between the skylight and the rock formation, the visitors can perform meditation, participate in yoga or enjoy a peaceful meal. With the main volume of the architecture hidden, the spaces function for meditation, healing and relaxing. Creating a tranquil environment, the majority of programs consist of planty of relatively private spaces, which include Yoga Room, Sauna, Bathing, etc. The building also provides public services open to visitors and locals, yet it keeps the private and public space in a balanced condition. The first, the third floor, and the roof are mainly about public spaces whearst the second and fourth floor are private programs. The first floor contains a public theater, some administrative and community rooms. Programs on the second floor are Yoga/Medtation room, and Sauna room. On the third floor, there are Gallery, open Lounge space. The Restaurant and cafe on the fouth floor. And a public walkale space as the rood space for people to view the beautiful scene.