Holly Smith Portfolio 2019

HOLLY SMITH

HOLLY SMITH CONTACT E-mail: hollyasmith23@gmail.com Mobile: (613) 252 - 8267 Website: www.issuu.com/holly.smith

ABOUT I am a highly creative and hardworking Master of Architecture Candidate at the University of Toronto with 3+ years of Architectural work experience looking for a summer job placement.

EDUCATION EDUCATION MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SEPTEMBER 2017 - Present

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE CARLETON UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 2011 - APRIL 2015 Deans list 2015

HIGH SCHOOL R.S. MCLAUGHLIN C.V.I. SEPT 2007 - JUNE 2011 French Immersion.

Volunteer Service Award.

International Languages Diploma (Spanish)

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SEPTEMBER 2017 - Present

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE - CARLETON UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 2011 - APRIL 2015 Deans list 2015

HIGH SCHOOL - R.S. MCLAUGHLIN C.V.I. SEPT 2007 - JUNE 2011 French Immersion.

Volunteer Service Award.

International Languages Diploma (Spanish)

WORK EXPERIENCE NICK SWERDFEGER ARCHITECTS INC. STUDENT INTERN ARCHITECT, 3 YEARS Courtice Community Center - Design, plan, detail, and coordinate an

addition to the existing community center using AutoCad and Rhino, from Schematic design to through to construction.

109 King Street-Design, plan, detail, and render a 6 storey Multi-Use

SOFTWARE

senior living condo development for the Newcastle Area using Revit and Photoshop

PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR RHINO AUTOCAD REVIT GRASSHOPPER V-RAY

Garnet B. Rickard Recreational Complex- Design, plan, detail, and

HOBBIES TRAVEL WATER-SKIING FASHION MODEL MAKING CAMPING

coordinate an addition to the existing community center using AutoCad and Rhino, from Schematic design to through to construction.

North End Bowl-Schematic Design of an addition to an existing indoor

amusement park facility, primarily done through the use of physical models

Co-Op Mentoring: Trained 4 CO-OP students over the course of 2 years,

in the basics of Hand Drafting, Auto-Cad, Rhino, Photoshop and Illustrator

HDR INC. ARCHITECTURAL CO - OP, 4 MONTHS Eglinton Crosstown Proposal: Drafting and Visualizations using Microstation, Aecosim and Adobe Illustrator for the interchange stations of the Eglington Crosstown Line.

CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND WATERFRONT COUNSELOR, SUMMERS 2009-2011 I provided recreational assistance for visually impaired campers at the CNIB’s Camp on Lake Joseph during their summer season. I assisted with the supervision and instruction of waterfront activities such as; swimming, water-skiing, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking.

GOLDEN MILE MASTER PLAN

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

FAMILIES

SUBURBAN BLOCKS

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

studio

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

FAMILIES

TORONTO + REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (TRCA)

TORONTO REGIONAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY BLOCKS

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

METROLINX BLOCKS

METROLINX

YEAR COMPLETED : 2018

PROJECT LENGTH: 6 WEEKS

TEAMATES: HILLARY DeWILDT, MILAN NIKIC, ZHAN SHU, HOLLY SMITH

ADVISORS:

DINA SARHANE, BEHNAZ ASSADI, VICTOR PEREZ-AMADO

SUBURBAN TOWN

Toronto’s Golden Mile is a neighbourhood undergoing change. The area currently consists of large Big Box Stores, factories and car dealerships, but is surrounded by low-income family neighbourhoods.

As the new Eglinton Crosstown moves through this area the density of this neighbourhood is set to drastically increase. Large towers and business centers are proposed under the Metrolinx mandates to be built up around each of their ground-level stations at this site.

At the same moment, the site has seen large disasters of its own. The large scale retail and sprawling parking lots have made this site an area of extreme runoff. The Massey Creek, a tributary on this site that runs into the Don Valley, is the most polluted tributary in Ontario, due to this runoff.

These three players, the low-income suburban community which surrounds the site, Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown, and the Toronto Regional Conservation Society which dictates the creek, became our team’s drivers for design.

Our strategy was to create a zero runoff neighbourhood that could provide suburban recreation at a density that could grow with time.

TORONTO REGIONAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY TOWN

METROLINX TOWN

The first step in developing the site was to create a set of building blocks for an ideal city realized by each of these key players.

SITE PLAN 1:10000

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio MASTERPLAN

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

1. ALL BUILDINGS OVER

4. CUT THROUGH BUILDINGS

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

2. ALL NON-CIVIC BUILDINGS OVER 300m²

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

3. CIVIC INSTITUTIONS

Golden Mile Group 8 MASTERPLAN Exercise 04 | Superstudio

5. BUILD ON TOP

MASTERPLAN

7. DIVIDE PERIPHERY BUILDINGS

MASTERPLAN

8. CREATE TRAIL NETWORK

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio MASTERPLAN

6. BUILD AROUND STREET EDGES

MASTERPLAN

9. DEVELOP WATER RETENTION

RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGIES

GROUND LEVEL TYPOLOGIES

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

THE TYPICAL BUILDING TYPOLOGY FOR THE SITE CREATES AN URBAN RETAIL ZONE ON THE GROUND LEVEL AND A DENSE RESIDENTIAL ZONE ABOVE Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

ELEVATED HOUSING

STEP 1: BIG BOX STORE

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

A MALL AS PUBLIC SPACE

STEP 2: BREAK APART

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

A MALL AS PUBLIC SPACE

STEP 3: CONNECT TO EXTERIOR

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

STEP 4: DENSIFY THE ROOF

Golden Mile

A MALL AS PUBLIC SPACE

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

TYPICAL SUBURBAN BACKYARD ANALYSIS

FRONT + BACKYARD ANALYSIS

TOT LOT

PATIOS IN THE PARK

JUNKYARD ARTSCAPE

TREEHOUSE PARK

Golden Mile Group 8 Exercise 04 | Superstudio

PUBLIC SPACE

POOL PROMENADE

ORCHARD PARK

GARDEN LOT

WETLAND

LANDSCAPE ZONING DIAGRAM

WETLAND PERSPECTIVE

INTERIOR COURTYARD PERSPECTIVE

BOX STORE INTERIOR COURTYARD PERSPECTIVE

R I V E R DA L E V I E W I N G P L AT FO R M

PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM HILL

SITE PLAN YEAR COMPLETED : 2018

PROJECT LENGTH: 1 MONTH

ADVISOR: ADRIAN PHIFFER

My intervention at Riverdale Park aims to create better connections between Broadview Avenue and the existing Park below. The overall composition of the platforms is inspired by minimalist graphic art and creates a series of platforms extending from the hill at different elevations. These platforms point the viewer towards the different programs of the park below.

The ground plane below the platforms becomes activated by the structural elements of the platforms.

This grid of columns provides an informal space for play.

The platforms are accessed by a staircase which connects the pedestrian to the top and bottom elevations as well as the informal auditorium space which is created by a levelling out of the terrain near the top elevation.

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

PERSPECTIVE VIEW ON LOWER PLATFORM

PORTLANDS MASTER PLAN

PORT TYPOLOGIES

PLANTED PATHWAY EDGE

AMPITHEATER SEATING

MULTI LEVEL SEATING EDGE

FLOATING DOCKS

DOCKS WITH FLOOD PROTECTION

PLANTED STEPPED EDGE

ELEVATED PIERS

HARD-SCAPED MULTI LEVEL PLAZA

ISLAND

MULTI LEVEL PLANTED PATHS

YEAR COMPLETED : 2018, 4RTH YEAR HOUSING STUDIO

PROJECT LENGTH: 10 DAYS

ADVISOR: DINA SARHANE

NOTES: STUDENTS CHOICE; SECOND PLACE

Toronto’s waterfront was originally built as a shipping port in the late 1800s. Layers of landfill make up the near kilometre wide man-made periphery of the city. This edge has been repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt upon as the Portlands district was adapted to new uses. This has left the land scared and disconnected from the surrounding city.

STEP 1: DRAG EXISTING BLOCK STRUCTURE FROM THE NORTH DOWN TOWARDS THE WATERS EDGE

In order to create a neighbourhood that can withstand time my Portlands Masterplan takes the existing urban block structure of the surrounding neighbourhood to the North of the site and drags it down towards the water’s edge. This North-South axis deepens the city’s connection to its waterfront and ensures that the block size and structure used is an appropriate scale.

This new edge must address both the surrounding context and its current occupation within a flood plain. The port structure along the waterfront edge works to do this. Creating smaller bays along the waterfront helps to create areas that can be more easily programmed. As well these bays help to provide flood protection and adaptive uses. With multi-level parks pathways, and floating docks these spaces can be used throughout the year.

The port condition, the series of rectangular bays, also help to create an economic driver for the neighbourhood. By increasing the buildings adjacency to water, and the amenities that come with it you may also increase the profitability.

Unzipped creates an open waterfront with deep connections to the surrounding context and integrated flood protection through public amenities.

STEP 2: DEVELOP EDGE

EXISTING WATERFRONT EDGE

PROPOSED CONDITION

THIS STRATEGY INCREASES THE WATERFRONT EDGE BY UP TO 300%

STEP 3: DEVELOP WATER STORAGE

SECTION PERSPECTIVE THROUGH CANAL

ROOFTOP DRAINAGE SYSTEM

AMENITY RAIN WATER STORAGE POND

PERMEABLE PAVERS

PASSIVE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM GREY WATER STORAGE

WATER COURTYAD BUILDING TYPOLOGY

THIS STRATEGY COULD BE SPREAD ACROSS THE TORONTO WATERFRONT IN ORDER TO INCREACESE THE CITIES FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN

URBAN HOUSING

PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM REAR PATH

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COMMERCIAL MIXED USE BUILDING WITH 2 STOREY

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COMMUNITY CENTER WITH RESIDENTIAL CONDOS ABOVE

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8 AND 6 STOREY CONDO BUILDINGS WITH GROUND

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STRATEGY

Initial site

R5 R4 M1

Proposed Zoning

YEAR COMPLETED :

Step down towards existing low rise homes and create a major pedestrian through-way

2014, 4RTH YEAR HOUSING STUDIO

PROJECT LENGTH: 4 MONTHS

ADVISOR: BEN GIANNI

Old Ottawa East is a small community located East of the Rideau Canal, just South of Highway 417. The community currently consists primarily of small detached homes. This family neighbourhood is rapidly densifying as the city of Ottawa expands its Rapid Bus Transit system in order to move people towards the expanding Downtown core.

In order to help bridge the existing neighbourhood from its current low-rise residential to the proposed high rise condo developments, the master plan looks at creating a permeable pedestrian-friendly community with public active outdoor amenities. The site consists of a mix of low rise family oriented multi-unit apartments, senior-oriented condos, as well as community amenities such as parks, office space, restaurants and auxiliary spaces for local schools.

Join the existing neighbourhood to the site by creating both private and public entrances along Springhurst

The proposed housing design is a multi-level stacked townhouse complex aimed at low-income families. The complex provides amenities such as private outdoor space, storage and private parking in an intensified setting.

The proposed plan aims to provide the luxuries of the suburban lifestyle in an urban setting.

Step down towards Main Street

BUILDING BREAKDOWN: 6 ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS

3 SHARED ELEVATED TERRACES

8 TWO BEDROOM TOWN HOMES

12 UNITS WITH GROUND LEVEL ACCESS

10 THREE BEDROOM TOWN HOMES

PRIVATE PARKING AND STORAGE DEDICATED TO EACH UNIT IN SHARED UNDERGROUND GARAGE

TOTAL: 24 UNITS

PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM INTERIOR COURTYARD

-540 sqft -One bedroom -One bathroom -In unit laundry -Open concept Living / Dining area -Spacious patio -Access to third floor terrace

THIRD FLOOR

TYPICAL ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT

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-1195 sqft -three bedrooms -two full bathrooms -one powder room -in unit laundry -open concept living dining area -ground level entry -direct access to parking garage

GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

TYPICAL THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOME

1:125

-990 sqft + 70 sqft patio -three bedrooms -two full bathrooms -one powder room -in unit laundry -open concept living dining area -ground level entry -direct access to parking garage -large ground level patio

GROUND FLOOR

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TYPICAL THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOME

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EXPLODED AXO OF BUILDING BREAKDOWN The building is composed of a mix of different condo style units. Including both family style and bachelor units stacked in such a way to optimize space and allow each family unit a green space for play.

THANK YOU holly.smith23@hotmail.com (613) 252-8267