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untitled 3 Fall 2010
stay 7 Winter 2011
grind 15 Fall 2011
satellite 21 Winter 2012
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Untitled. Studio
ID Studio 3.1 Fall 2010
Project Body.Object.Space “constructed volume - design an intimate form - emphasizing volume - for the specific space provided in studio: the corner - the form must be dependent on the corner - on its construction and/ or material relationships. Consider it an interior space and architectural installation. What is a corner? What elements are required to define it (spatial and mass)? Consider what an architectural installation is? The body is an essential part of the process.” Excerpt from brief, Instructor Deb Scott
Concept An intimate relationship is created between the form and where the wall planes meet. The corner offers a place of solitude and privacy which is enhanced by the form’s mass. The overall form has a simplicity, offered through its organic, curved shape and intrinsic material quality. Contrast also plays a dominant role as the visual and physical mass contrasts the empty void that is the corner, while the form’s multiple lines create a visual texture contrasting the strong vertical line that defines the corner. Both the organic shape and mass provide an opportunity for a void to be carved out of the backside, allowing the otherwise sculptural form to become a chair. This creates an enclosed, solitary place to escape while protected by the corner.
Corner: (noun)
1 a place of confinement and solitude.
Sketch of initial form.
Through the reiteration process, of making sketch models from modeling clay, new forms began to be explored.
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Isometric illustration of assembly.
Materials: Spruce Plywood and Wood Glue Tools: Jig saw, Skill saw, angle grinder with a 8-tooth chainsaw blade, and power sander. Dimensions: 36”W x 42”D x 66”H
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Stay. Studio ID Studio 3.2 Winter 2011
Project Inside the Box The Project was to start the design process by researching the parameters involved in transforming shipping containers into habitable space. Then propose a programme and specific site to use as the context for the project. A space was then to be designed, which meets all the programmatic requirements, from shipping containers. As the planning and design process were done successively, not simultaneously, it was important to ensure consistency between the concept, programme and design.
Concept STAY. CREATE. EXHIBIT. This is the slogan that defines the program for Stay; a hostel designed for both local and travelling artists. Conveniently located in the Winnipeg’s Exchange District, Stay offers economical accommodations along with an on site studio and gallery allowing guests the opportunity to continually express their creativity. The interior is designed around the concept ‘Blank Canvas’, encompassing the idea of an empty mind. This concept allows artists to come into the space with an open mind without the space interfering or influencing their creativity. Texture was used throughout the space to create interest, such as concrete floors and 3D wall panels, while color was introduced through fabric and accents, allowing it to be flexible and interchangeable.
Massing Models.
green space
lobby
gallery
studio
laundry
guestrooms
lounge
kitchen
Alternate spatial plans were explored, using the modular nature of the shipping containers, to determine the most efficient configuration of the shipping containers, while ensuring all programming requirements were met.
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“When you’re forced to be simple, you’re forced to face the real problem. When you can’t deliver ornament, you have to deliver substance.”
East Exterior Elevation NTS
– Paul Graham
North Exterior Elevation NTS
The containers on the second to fourth floor sit perpendicular to that of the first floor, allowing large 8’ x 8’ glazing walls to sit pronounced along the north facade, acting as features in the guestrooms. The buildings front (east) facade if made entirely of glazing, maximizing the opportunity for natural light, allowing the 3D panel walls to be highlighted with shadows and providing ideal lighting conditions in the studio.
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A comfortable, and social Hostel for travelling artists. Welcoming all genre’s of artists, as well as the general public when space is available. Conveniently located in the heart of Winnipeg, central to the cities large art culture, the hostel will benefit from the cities large art community by providing affordable accommodations.
create
The hostel offers a communal studio to all its guests. This will allow all artists the ability to continue creating, whether if for work or personal enjoyment, during their stay. Ensuring that all guest have the opportunity to continually express their creativity, even while travelling.
exhibit
Along with a studio, the hostel offers a gallery space. Open to all artists who wish to exhibit their pieces during their stay or leave a piece behind. The gallery is also open to the general -=public.
Outdoor Patio Kitchen
Laundry Guestroom
Universal Guestroom
Lounge
Guestroom
Washroom
Gallery
Lobby
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North Interior Elevation NTS
Final material selection.
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1. Stove back splash in Kitchen 2. Counter Top in Lobby and Kitchen 3. Sliding bathroom partitions in guestrooms and Main floor room divider 4. Floor Finishes Note: Floors have radiant heat 5. Wall and Ceiling Finishes 6. Armchairs and Accent fabric in guestrooms 7. Accent color in guestrooms 8. Accent color in guestrooms 9. Draperies 10. Armchairs and Accent fabric in guestrooms 11-13. Throw pillows in lounge and guestrooms 14. Accent color in guestrooms 15. Accent color in guestrooms
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Grind. Studio
ID Studio 4.1 Fall 2011
Project 2.1 - 2.2 Mixed Use The project was to program and design a multi-use space, operating a cafe or coffee shop. It was to utilize approximately 50% of 319 Elgin Ave, a brick warehouse building built in 1914. Thoughtful consideration to program, traffic patterns, vertical circulation and concept were critical.
Concept Grind is a cafe, serving specialty coffees and offering a small menu, through take-out or dine-in service. The cafe caters primarily to locals as well as the staff and students of Red River College. Programmatic considerations included a kitchen and coffee bar, waiting area for take-out orders, a variety of seating areas staff areas, and washrooms. The design focuses on sensory engagement. This is achieved through textured surfaces, acoustic controls, and visual stimulation in addition to the cafes rich aromas and flavors produced by the cafe. Public spaces with in Grind are comprised of open volumes, textured, raw materials and dark, cool colors; used to create visual interest enticing visitors to linger and explore the space. Grind’s main floor is brightly lit, has 14’ ceilings featuring upholstered baffles to help with acoustic control, wall to ceiling acoustic panels covered in graphic upholstery and a feature wall collaged from old reclaimed wood. The remaining, more private, floors offer softer lighting, 10’ ceilings, also with baffles. Partitions of horizontal wood planks add extra privacy at washrooms and define quiet seating areas.
Grind focuses on promoting sensory engagement by stimulating all five senses;
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taste, smell, touch, sound & sight.
Staff Room
Staff w/c
Office
Utility Room Kitchen
Main Counter
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Utility Room W/C
Coffee Counter
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A1 Ceiling Baffles cont. to typ.
Ceiling Baffles cont. to typ.
Front Entrance
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Utility Room
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Female w/c
Male w/c
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West Interior Elevation NTS
Final material selection.
Initial conceptual colour palette.
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Satellite. Studio ID Studio 4.2 Winter 2012
Project Product Catalogue Collection The Project was to create a freestanding form that both represents the Product Catalogue Collection (PCC), a material resource library serving the Faculty of Architecture, and creates a visual stimulus to entice visitors to the PCC. The form was to be a collaboration of all three unique perspectives, while keeping a consistency with the other Studio teams pieces and forms. The form was to be portable; therefore scale, weight, and portability are important considerations. Group Project with Sean Dueck and Helen Wiens
Concept The concept revolves around the notion of connectivity. Connectivity encompasses community and networking. Creating a community is an integral part of design as it brings together different disciplines and facets of the design world. Networking represents technology and information sharing. The satellite becomes a visual, threedimensional representation of the PCC. It’s intention is to attract interest through form and, in consequence, promote the PCC. Its form mimics the outline of the PCC’s newly designed logo with its key elements, repetition and line, supporting the overall design. The repetition of the pieces also helps draw the eye around the form, finding relief at the corner, were the form terminates, meeting the floor. No power is required for the user to engage with the form, making it versatile and simple. The form is comprised of three pieces; a base and two arches that retract with a sliding mechanism, for ease of transport.
Renee Struthers and Chamray MacDonald, Students of ID Studio 4.2, designed a new logo for the PCC. The satellite’s form mimics that of the logos shape.
Sketch models were created by each group member, Helen Wiens, Sean Dueck and myself, above respectively, to help demonstrate our ideas to the group. As we all felt our ideas to be the strongest, building models helped to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each form; as all kept with true to the original concept, the form to continue with was chosen based on ease of assembly, portability and weight restrictions.
The group decided to adapt Sean Dueck’s form. A half scale model was created by the team to begin to understand the mechanics would be required to allow portability, as well as finding a solution to the cantilevering weight.
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Each group member, myself, Sean Dueck and Helen Wiens respectively (top to bottom), explored different retracting methods, at full scale.
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SEAN DUECK, HEATHER WALLIS, HELENE WIENS
A cutting template created with Autocad, produced by Sean Dueck and I. The template was used to laser cut final pieces.
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Final form constructed by group (below and opposite page). Dimensions: 60”W x 30”D x 60”H
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Additional. Additional Work 2010 - 2014 Hand Drawings Photography Publication Design
Photography, Spring 2012.
Hand rendering and line drawing, Fall 2010.
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Cover, table of content and feature articles from magazine design, completed for publication design class, Fall 2014.
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