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EDUCATION Masters of Architecture Candidate John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Honours Bachelor’s of Arts and Science Degree
2011 - 2015 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 2007 - 2011 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
EMPLOYMENT Graduate Teaching Assistant Conducted lectures as well as one on one tutoring with students from both the MArch program as well as undergraduate program
Intern Urban Designer Helped with graphics as well as modelling for a number of major projects from city scale to campuses to a small community and housing
Scripting Mentor Grasshopper and Python scripting mentor for students of many universities, including Carleton, U of T, Ryerson
Work-Study Assisted the Director of the Bachelor of Arts, Architectural Studies Program with administartive tasks
SEPTEMBER 2013 - PRESENT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
APRIL 2013 - AUGUST 2014 URBAN STRATEGIES INC.
SEPTEMBER 2012 - MAY 2013 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
2010 - 2012 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Created floor plans as well as renderings for a professor’s client in the department
Summer Student Employment and Social Services Created floor plans for office rennovations Handled clients requests regarding their financial needs
2008 - 2012 CITY OF TORONTO
AWARDS SUPERSTUDIO, Urban Design Competition Winner of the competition among over 100 participants
Kerim Cole and Seitali Babe Scolaship Given to a student who has shown outsanding academic perfromance and leadership
REC-Line Competition Ranked First Place/ Winner of the Competition
2013 JOHN H. DANIELS, TORONTO
2012 TORONTO, CANADA 2008 TORONTO, CANADA
EXTRA CURRICULAR UTDC Dance Instructor Assisted in instructing a dance studio for a choreographed perfomance of bachata dance at U of T
Vice-President Bachelor of Arts Architecture Studies Society
2014 - PRESENT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
2010 - 2011 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Assisted in the development of certain events: Master of Landscape Architecture Program Lecture Portfolio Seminar, Open House
SKILLS ArchiCAD 8
3D MODELLING
Photoshop
GRAPHICS
English
Auto CAD 2014
Illustrator
French
Architecture Revit
InDesign
Italian
Rhinoceros 5.0
Flash
Albanian
Google SketchUp
Dreamweaver
After Effects
VIDEO EDITING
Fl Studio
AUDIO
Python
Premier Pro
Ableton Live
Grasshopper
Camtasia Studio
Traktor Pro
Unity
LANGUAGES
SCRIPTING
Revamping Union Station This project seeks the opportunity to explore some of the formal qualities that new technological advancements can provide for both designers and builders alike. The design for the roof aims to bring the qualities that light wells would bring to subway station platforms. It’s an exploration of form as well as structure in that the continous structure touches the ground level at points which are qualified as columns.
union station roofscape
Connection of main routes Union station is an arterial station since it connects the PATH system which is highly populated during the rush hours, more specifically in the morning and afternoon hours by people working in the area. Moreover, the TTC subway station brings thousands of commuters and in a similar fashion Metrolinx’s Go systems as well as Via Rail. Therefore this area is highly populated and often times serves as the initial point of contact for visitors from other cities or provinces. It is important to provide an interesting design that is structurally feasible
The means by which the station platform’s acess is multi-directional. Therefore there is a freedom of moulding the roof in a way that acomodates this directionality.
The points in which the structure will touch the ground level have been determined by optimizing movement and compromising traffic the least amound possible.
The integrity of the project lies in preserving the existing tracks in order to preserve this national heritage. The movement of commuters in the trask is quite linear in an east to west direction or vice versa.
Shadow studies have determined the shadow pattern that the light wells will provide as an average during the period of morning rush hour.
The negative form is created.
It is then discretized by ligning strips in a north south direction
The modules are then populated in brick-tile pattern
The prototype is once fully populated with the appropriate tiles
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The strips are also placed in a eastwest direction
oncrete is then poured over the tiles in rder to create the final smooth finish
The normals of each discretised surface is taken and extruded in separate modules
Finalised form
Ecotect study of sunlight absorption for the windows/covers
Openings provided based on the studies of sun absorption
Attractor points placed in four cornres to see the behaviour
Openings provided based on the studies of sun absorption
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Exaggerated tip-dip technique for glazing in order to see the gradient of sun absorption
Openings provided based on the studies of sun absorption
Dip operation throughout the facade system
Openings provided based on the studies of sun absorption
The Geometric Method Statement Since the form of the roof does not follow a certain pattern it does not have a particular geometry method statement. Instead it works with a grid and coordinate system. The grid is used to place the points of contacts between columns and ground (platforms). The second order of coordinate sets are the points where the surface flattens to become a terrace. Then the borders of the “caps� are done at manufacturers prefabricated pieces. This goes for the mezanine level with the elaborate sinous curves that adhere to the geometrical principles of the overall form. The optimized form for the cap is chosen by optimization from Ecotect and sunlight evaluations.
Dissection of a single module is then analysed and broken in further elements
UV Film Protection Strips
Argon Filled Glazing
Mullions
Windshield Capping
Seating area
Mezzanine
Stairs/Escalators
Poured Concrete on Rebars
Steel Plate
Mezzanine Level Plan View
Giving to the Community This particular project uses the opportunity for the St. Mary Secondary School’s need for space to provide and give back to the community around. It facilitates a swimming pool for kids from the school with mental disabilities. It creates spaces such as hockey arenas and skating rinks, basketball courts to bring both the school and community together as one.
dufferin grove community centre
The cantilever that faces the mall along Dufferin Rd. uses the cantilever as an opportunity to expose the activites that undergo in the parking lot. This includes the farmers market during the summer and spring, carnavals as well as scheduled activities within the community. Moreover, the parti of the building is devided into a number of partitions as each belong to a specific kind of physical activity. Since the building doesn’t get used for most of the day it can conserge more energy from a building science point of view
Plan view of the building. Amenities included: Parking Auditorium Swimming Pool Hockey Rink Skating Rink Basketball Court 1:500
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LOBBY
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MEETING ROOM
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SKATE CHANGE ROOM
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MANAGER’S OFFICE
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MEETING ROOM
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FEMALE CHANGE ROOM
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CUSTODIAN’S OFFICE
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COMMUNITY OVEN
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MALE CHANGE ROOM
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MALE WASHROOM
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DDRE
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FARMER’S MARKET
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FEMALE CHANGE ROOM
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STORAGE
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MALE CHANGE ROOM
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MECHANICAL
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ELECTRICAL ROOM
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MECHANICAL
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SHIPPING/RECEIVING
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MECHANICAL
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SWIMMING POOL
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HOCKEY ARENA
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ZAMBONI ROOM
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RECREATIONAL SKATING AREA
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FAMILY CHANGE ROOM
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MULTI-PURPOSE GYM
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RECREATIONAL SKATING AREA
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PRIVATE LOUNGE
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MULTI-PURPOSE GYM
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HOCKEY ARENA
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Plans
A series of section that cut along the revealing areas of the building. There has been careful consideration from an energy conservation standpoint to acomodate glazing between the swimming pool area and the skating arena. The key areas also include the transition between the auditorium and the viewing areas of the swimming pool.
Longitudinal section cutting the pool, skating area and gym
Cross-section of the community centre cutting through the hockey arena
Longitudinal section showing stairs leaving to auditorium level as well as other amenities
Long elevation of building showing the canilevered auditorium and the hockey arena
Cross Elevation of building showing west facing glazing of auditorum with cantilevered floor
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STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS IN PLACE OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS BOLTED TO TRUSS BOLTED TO HOLLOW CORE STEEL COLUMN
HVAC SYSTEM IN PLACE ALONG WITH LIGHTING WIRES. THE DUCTS ARE PLACED AROUND THE OPENINGS OF THE TRUSS AND OPEN WEB
CORRUGATED METAL DECK, METAL PLATE AND STEEL STUDS.
SINGLE LAYER PLY BOARD
PLACEMENT OF METAL SCREEN AND OPERABLE LOUVERS
PLACEMENT OF GLAZED PARAPET, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR GLAZING, SPIDER JOINTS, MECHANIZED BLINDS
DROP CEILING WITH ALUMINUM PANELS AND LIGHT FIXTURES
PLACEMENT OF RIGID INSLUATION, METAL PANEL, SLOPE FOR DRAINAGE AWAY FROM ROOF EDGE, A/V BARRIER, ROOF MEMBRANE,
FROM THE BACK SIDE, THE LAYERS OF INSULATION, STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL
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GALVANIZED METAL S BRACKET
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SIDE JOINT HOUSING
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PLUG SEAL
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GLAZED PARAPET, 5% SLOPE (18MM DOUBLE GLAZED) LOW E ARGON FILL FILM
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RIGID INSULATION R30
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STEEL PLATE
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MECHANISED ROLLER BLINDS FOR PRIVACY AND SUNSHADE
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BOLTS, LINKING LIGHT STEEL STUDS TO METAL 150 mm POLYISOPRENE RIGID INSULATION
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ALUMINUM FLASHING
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WOOD BLOCK TO ALLOW FOR SLOPE ON CORNER, PREVENT RAIN WATER ACCUMULATION
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AIR/VAPOUR BARRIER
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SINGLE PLY ROOF BOARD
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CORRUGATED METAL DECK
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STEEL TRUSS
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STEEL COLUMN, W250 WITH INTUMESCENT PAINT
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WINDOW BLOWER
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OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST
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SUSPENDED ANNODIZED ALUMINUM PANELS
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DRIP EDGE
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300mm OPERABLE LOUVERS METAL SCREEN PROTECTOR
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150mm POLYISOPRENE RIGID INSULATION R36
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6 mm GLASS
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4 mm GLASS
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18 mm LAMINATED GLAZING COMPRISED OF WHITE LOW E GLASS WITH POLY BUTYRAL FILM LAYER
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ALUMINUM CAP
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ALUMINUM BRACKET
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26 mm DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LOW E ARGON ?LL
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INTERIOR MULLION SILICONE SEALANT
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EXPANSION JOINT
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STEEL COLUMN
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THINSET TILE MIN 1% SLOPE
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GRILLS METAL BRACING FOR GRILLS SUPPORT
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250mm CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB MORTAR
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RIGID INSULATION 100 mm BLUESKIN AIR GAP METAL CHANNELS FOR VENEER ?NISH FLASHING FOR DRAINAGE
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AIR/VAPOUR BARRIER 20% SLOPE UP TO EDGE OF POOL
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80mm CONCRETE PAVERS 40 PEA GRAVEL 200mm GRANULAR FILL
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150mm EXPS RIGID INSULATION R36 250mm POURED IN PLACE CONCRETE WALL
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DRAINAGE PIPE
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Rendering of the front of the building, stairs and ramps leading to the entrance. Cantilevered auditorium
Visualization of the back of the building, including key amenities such as swimming pool, skating rink, hockey arena and gymnasium
A space for sound The ambition of this project is to create a quasi-imaginary space that guides program by sound. Depending on the soundscape or music, different materials and well as lighting would conjure different spaces. As opposed to design predetermining space which is often the case for designers this space allows for the sound to take over the design of the space.
an edmosphere
A series of section that cut along the revealing areas of the building. There has been careful consideration from an energy conservation standpoint to acomodate glazing between the swimming pool area and the skating arena. The key areas also include the transition between the auditorium and the viewing areas of the swimming pool.
The sphere itself consists of a geodesic system in which the interior layer contains acoustic panels that would both amplify and dampen sound whereas the exterior layer is used as a mantel for heating and cooling. The floor is created by the MERO system which employs sphere joints in order to allow for flexibility on the floor and create smoothness and free-flow of movement.
Rapid prototyping gave an opportunity to study the formality as well as the texture that the created space would provide. It gave a better understanding of how the assemblies would join together
A Mix of Typologies The Focus of this particular project is the study of open space and building typologies. A close examination is put on how specific identities of open spaces on building type can be enhanced expanded or even altered in its affiliation with another typology. The concept of typology can be understood not only through its dimensional and programmatic parameters but also as potential settings for cultural and social interactions within the city.
typologies
Desdner Bank
Westhafen Tower Frankfurt
Empire State Building
Toronto Dominion Tower
SINGLE CORE
DOUBLE CORE FLAT
MODULAR
SHAFT-PODIUM
core
circulation
main structure podium m 30 m 58
278m
12m
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Circulation
Access Points (Gr. Level)
Structure
County of London
Finsbury MBCB
MAISONETTE
INTERNAL CORRIDORD
rasilia “Superblock”
IRECT ACCESS - TWIN
Roehampton
BALCONY ACCESS
circulation
core main structure balconies
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irculation
Access Points (Gr. Level)
Structure
Hart House Courtyard
Munk Centre
Sir Daniel Wilson Residence
Wetmore Hall
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UNIDIRECTIONAL
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circulation
built Forms
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ccess Points (Gr. Floor)S
tructure
Dalton RoadW
STRAIGHT
vegetation
almer Road
WINDING
Spadina Rd - Ave
Bedford Road
WIDENED
INTERSECTING
circulation
built forms
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irculationA
ccess Points (Gr. Floor)
Structure
Typologies placed side by side -scale comparison
Addition of a tower to allow for movement in both directions courtyard stretched
Addition of a third tower to see how light is affected. New passage created additional courtyard placed at podium
Two additional towers placed. Overall rotation in X-shape
Towers oriented in four directions, facing one another. Floors plates also extended to support courtyards
By looking at the overall composition of the hybrid.
Courtyards are bridging access between towers.
Light investigation. The upper courtyards recaive more light, as well cavities have been created in order to allow light for lower courtyards.
Typologies placed side by side -scale analysis
Population of road with mode bar buildings, different length. They have all derived from one module.
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Arranging a few blocks from their points of access with the road.
Removal of external faรงade of building. Working with structural systems. Also investigation of stacking as well as bridging between buildings
Branching off the road in [S] and [N] directions. Bars work in modules hence the further blocks have been augmented in height
Introduction of faรงades as well as arrangements of buildings. Composition of one module
It is evident that the geometry of the road dictates the arrangement of buildings. Horizontal and narrow plan
A perspective of bar- road relationship
Overall perspective with built form and faรงade system
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Attractor points work similar to nodes in that they magnetize a given element, in this case movement
Addition of cores into the view
Introducing the courtyard to this idea. We can see how the movement will turn out.
Floor plates as well as faรงade
Less attractor points in this case as the road contains less branching
It becomes more evident that movement is guided by the access points throughout the built forms
A perspective view from the houses everything is guided by lines that represent movement throughout the built forms