ISABEL AMOS
ISABEL. AMOS@MAIL.UTORONTO.CA UNIVERSIT Y OF TORONTO UNDERGR ADUATE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN MAJOR / URBAN + VISUAL STUDIES MINOR
CONTENTS ARCHITECTURAL WORK 1
RECREATION CENTRE
5
CENTRE ISLAND CASE STUDY:
7
WATERFRONT TERMINAL
9
CENTRE ISLAND OBSERVATION PAVILION
VISUAL STUDY 11
CROCHETED LANDSCAPE
12
UNTITLED FLOOR INSTALLATION
INDEPENDENT STUDY 14
CROCHETED DOMES TO CONTEMPORARY FORM
17
CATALOGING SPACE
1
RECREATION CENTRE DECEMBER 2015 LOCATED NEAR
AT
RECREATION ALREADY
THE
CURRENT
CORKTOWN
SITE THIS
DRAWS
FROM
CENTRE
EXISTING
RC3
COMMON PROGRAMS
AND
AESTHETIC IN THE SURROUNDING AREA TO BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO NEIGHBOURHOOD
LIFE;
EXISTING
FROM
THE
SKATEBOARD PARK UNDER THE HIGHWAY THAT IS BROUGHT INTO THE NORTH END OF THE STRUCTURE TO THE GREEN WALK/BIKE PATHS STRETCHED TO THE ROOF.
2
N
PROGRAMS
12
ELEVATION A
3
2
5a
5b 7b
7a 4
6 10 9 8
12
12
1
ELEVATION B
SCALE - 1:500
C
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
1. SPORTS HALL 2. SKATEBOARD/ URBAN ART SPACE 3. SKATEBOARD REPAIR & SPRAY PAINT 4. SNACK KIOSK 5A. MEN’S WASHROOM 5B. WOMEN’S WASHROOM 6. POOL MECHANICAL 7A. WOMEN’S CHANGING ROOM 7B. MEN’S CHANGING ROOM 8. STORAGE 9. FIRST AID
11. OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOL
12. ROOFTOP PATHS
C C
C ELEVATION
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
SITE PLAN
2
3
A
A 5a
5b
2
4
4
6
7a
8
7b
9
10
B
B 1
1
11
12
SCALE 1:250
FLOOR PLANS
3
12
11
SECTION A
3
1
2
12
11
SECTION B
1
6
4
7a
8
9
10
7b
12
11
SECTION C
2
6
8 SCALE - 1:250
CIRCULATION
SECTIO
4
CENTRE ISLAND CASE STUDY N
BAYVIEW AVE.
5
CASE A - OBSERVATION PAVILION
CASE B - WATERFRONT TERMINAL
6
1
7
2
4
3
4
1
FLOOR PLAN
TOP VIEW
CENTRE ISLAND OBSERVATION PAVILION JANUARY 2015
INSPIRED BY THE TRIANGLE, A FORM FOUND CONTINUOUSLY AROUND THE ISLAND THE PAVILION PLAYS WITH LIGHT AND
FRONT
WEST VIEW ELEVATION
MOVEMENT TO LEAD TO A VIEW THAT FRAMES THE TORONTO CITY-LINE.
8
WATERFRONT TERMINAL MARCH 2015 PARTNER: PRAHASH MAYOORAN (BUILT MODEL) INSPIRED BY THE ISLAND’S STRUGGLE TO REMAIN USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES THIS PROJECT DREW FROM THE NATURAL PRECEDENCE OF THE ARMADILLO SHELL AS A MEANS TO PROTECT THE ISLANDERS. ALONG WITH ITS UNIQUE SHAPE THAT GREATLY DICTATES THE SHAPES OF THE ROOMS, TRANSPARENCY WAS ALSO KEY IN CREATING PRIVACY, VIEWS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTING.
9
STUDY IN FORM
DIRECTION OF FORCE TO CREATE SHAPE CONTINUING THE CURVE BUT FLATTENING OUT
USING A NARROW FORM BUT BRINGING INTO PLAY
THE SHAPE TO PROVIDE MORE INTERIOR SPACE
THE CURVE AS A RESPONSE TO THE SITE AND BOAT
COMBINING TAPERING, CURVES AND SLIGHT FLATTENING
TO CONSIDER THE MOVEMENT OF SITE, INTERIOR
MOVEMENT
SPACE AND VISUAL INTEREST
CONTINUED WITH THE LATEST FORM DEVELOPED
FROM CONCEPT MODELS. DIVIDED SHAPES INTO SQUARES
AND
TRIANGLES
TO
ALLOW
FOR
FURTHER FLEXIBILITY WITHOUT WIRE STRUCTURE, WHILE MAINTAINING COMPLEXITY IN FORM
C
SECOND FLOOR 1. CAFE 2.a
2. ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
2.b
2a. STAFF WASHROOM
1
A
B
2b. STAFF AREA/LOUNGE OPAQUE
2c. SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE
2.c
TRANSLUCENT
TRANSPARENT
D
C
FIRST FLOOR 2
3
1. WAITING ROOM
4 5
2. TOURIST INFORMATION KIOSK
6
A
3. JANITOR ROOM B
7
1
4. MEN’S BATHROOM 5. WOMEN’S BATHROOM 6. BIKE RACKS/STORAGE LOCKERS
ONE-WAY GLASS
7. STORAGE ROOM 8 8
D
8. TICKET BOOTH
REGULAR TWO-WAY GLASS
8
10
CROCHETED LANDSCAPE FEBRUARY 2015 CREATED THROUGH A VARIETY OF CROCHET TECHNIQUES, THE WORK IS AN INVESTIGATION IN DEFINING LANDSCAPE THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ACTIVATED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE VIEWER.
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UNTITLED/ MARCH 2015 THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS PIECE DRAWN BY BRUNO TAUT
WAS AN IMAGE
THAT CONSIDERS THE
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO REORGANIZE THE HOME FOR EFFICIENCY. THIS LED TO THE OBSERVATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MOVEMENT THROUGH ROOMS AS MIGRATORY PATHWAYS. THE TOPOGRAPHY LINES ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR FROM LIGHT TO DARK OUTLINE THESE MIGRATORY-LIKE PATHS AND THE IMAGE FROM - TAUT, BRUNO,
MOVEMENTS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE ROOM.
DIE
DIE
THE PATH OUTLINED IN WHITE SHOWS THE PATH
SCHOPFERIN
THAT WOULD BE CREATED IN THE ROOM WHILE THE
FRAU
NEUE
WOHNUNG:
ALS
(LEIPZIG, 1924)
DARKER LINES SHOW THE HIGHER GROUND, A PATH RARELY TAKEN TO CROSS THE ROOM.
12
14
15
CROCHETED DOMES TO CONTEMPORARY FORM SUMMER 2015 THE INTERIOR OF DOMES FROM CHURCHES TO
OPERA
HOUSES
ARE
CONTINUOUSLY
USED FOR ORNAMENTATION. I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THIS IN THE RE-CREATION OF DOMES AS CROCHETED MODELS. THROUGH FURTHER EXPLORATION I ALSO WANTED TO CREATE A MORE ORGANIC FORM TO SHOW THE MEDIUM COULD ALSO BE USED FOR THE
EXACT
OPPOSITE
IN
COMPARISON,
REMARKING ON THE EVOLUTION OF DESIGN. ALL MODELS STAND ON THEIR OWN ACCORD WITHOUT THE AID OF WIRES .
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303 - SO - Louis B. Stewart Observatory (UTSU) - Student Rights
001 - RL - John P. Robarts Library - Everything
305 - WI - Wilson Hall New College - Women and Gender Studies
002 - KL - J.M. Kelly Library - Book History + Social Media
305/320/332 - NR - New College III - Women/Global Affairs/Equity
004-006 - BA - Bahen Centre for Information Technology - Computer Engineering
305/330/363 - HU - Huron St. 215 - Equality/Women Empowerment/Environment Health
004-006 - PT - D.L. Pratt Building - Computer Science
307 - UC - University College - City Life
150 170
155 - NR - New College III - Paradigms + Theology
340 - ME - Queen’s Park Crescent East 39 - Law
BIBLICAL GENERAL THEOLOGY
200/290 - JH - Jackman Humanities Building - Religion/Jewish Theology
240
220/240 - MU - Munk School of Global Affairs-Graham Library - Biblical Studies/Theology
240 - KL - J.M. Kelly Library - Catholic Theology 240 - KX - Knox College - Theology
500 - SS - Sidney Smith Hall - Science
LANGUAGE
500 - VC - Victoria College - History and Philosophy of Science and Tech. 510
510/530 - MP - McLennan Physical Laboratories - Math/Physics 520 540 550
370
370 - CE - College St. 229 - Art Supplies and Textbooks 370 - CG - Canadiana Gallery - Exams/Studying 370 - CS - Continuing Studies - Continuing Education
520 - AB - Astronomy +Astrophysics Building - Astronomy 540 - LM - Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories - Chemistry 550 - ES - Earth Science Centre - Earth Science 550 - PG - Physical Geography Building - Physical Geography
570
570 - NR - New College III - Human Biology 570 - WE - Wetmore Hall New College - Human Biology
600
362 - RU - Rehabilitation Science Building - Rehab/Health 364 - WW - Woodsworth College - Criminology
510 - FI - Fields Institute for Research in Math Science - Math
600 610
600 - CH - Convocation Hall - Health Science 610 - FG - FitzGerald Building - Medicine 610 - HS - Health Science Building - Health Science 610 - MS - Medical Sciences Building - Medical
610/650 - EP - Stewart Building - Radiation Oncology + Surgery/ Development
370 - GS - School of Graduate Studies - Graduate Studies
610/650 - KS - Koffler Student Services Centre - Health Clinic/Career Centre
370 - HH - Hart House - Study
611/613-615 - BN - Clara Benson Building - Kinesiology + Phys-Ed Curricular
370 - OI - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education - Teaching
611/613-615 - SU - Sussex Avenue 40 - Faculty of Kineseology + Phys Ed
370 - WA - St. George St. 123 - Transitional Year
613 - BK - Back Campus Fields - Activity + Fitness
300
370 - WR - Leighton Goldie McCarthy House (Study) - Education
613 - GO - Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport - Activity + Fitness
301 - AP - Anthropology Building - Anthropology
378 - AD - Enrollment Services - Guide to University
613 - HH - Hart House - Activity + Fitness
301 - FE - Bloor St. West 371 - Sociology
378 - MR - McMurrich Building - Student Services
613 - OA - Old Admin Building (Board of Ed) - Life/Aging/Well-Being
303 - KL - J.M. Kelly Library - Social Justice
378 - SI - Simcoe Hall - Student Services
613 - SC - Sussex Court - Sexual Ed Office
303 - GU - Graduate Students’ Union - Student Rights
378 - UP - University College Union - Student Services
613 - UC - University College - Sexual Diversity + Health
240 - XQ - Queen’s Park Crescent East 43 - Theology JESUIT THEOLOGY
361 - SK - Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work - Social Work
500 - CH - Convocation Hall - Science
610/640 - TC - Trinity College - Immunology + Residence
240 - WY - Wycliffe College - Theology
SOCIAL SCIENCES
360 - SN - Stephenson House - Growing + Community Involvement
460 - VC - Victoria College - Spanish and Portuguese Office
370 - EX - Exam Centre - EX - Exam/Study
240 - TH - Toronto School of Theology - Theology
17
360 - SC - Sussex Court - Campus Police
440 - NF - Northrop Frye Hall - French
370 - ER - Early Learning Centre - Early Learning
240 - TC - Trinity College - Theology
300
360
240 - AH - Muzzo Family Alumni Hall - Theology 240 - CF - Cardinal Flahiff Building - Theology
290
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
200 - PR - E.J. Pratt Building - Religion
220
340 - ML - Queen’s Park Crescent East 39A - Law
200 - BS - St. Basil’s Church - Religious
SCHOOL ASSISTANCE
RELIGION
200
430/440 - OH - Odette (Louis) Hall - German + French Office
500 - SM - Gerstein Library - Science Library
340 - LG - Fasken Martineau Building - Law 340 - LW - Flavelle House - Law
420 - WW - Woodsworth College - Teaching English
500 - RW - Ramsay Wright Laboratories - Science
340 - BC - Birge-Carnegie Library - Law Library 340 - FH - Falconer Hall - Law
170 - LA - Gerald Larkin Building - Ethics
200 - KP - Koffler House - Religion
500
330-360 - IN - Innis College - Urban Studies
170 - TC - Trinity College - Ethics
200
GENERAL SCIENCE
340
330 - GE - Max Gluskin House - Economics
MATH
140-190 - PR - E.J. Pratt Building - Philosophy
ECONOMY URBAN
140-190 - MU - Munk School of Global Affairs-Graham Library - Philosophy + Ethics
320/320+330/340 - TC - Trinity College - Theology/International relations/Society/Law 330
410-490 - CR - Carr Hall - Language + Linguistics
500
320 - PR - E.J. Pratt Building - Near Eastern Political Science
LAW
PHILOSOPHY PARADIGMS ETHICS
140
440
320 - MU - Munk School of Global Affairs at Trinity - Global Affairs
100 140-190 - JH - Jackman Humanities Building - Philosophy
430
460
BIOLOGY
020-030 - FA - Spadina Avenue 720 - Faculty Association (Library Representative)
420
320 - MU - Munk School of Global Affairs-Graham Library - Global Affairs
HEALTH SCIENCE BODY STUDIES
020-030 - BL - Claude T. Bissell Building - Faculty of Info/Culture and Technology
320 - MK - Munk School of Global Affairs at the Observatory - Global Affairs
ASTRONOMY
020
320
410
CHEMISTRY GEOGRAPHY
004-006 - SF - Sanford Fleming Hall - Computer Science
POLITICAL SCIENCE
REFERENCE/ COMPUTER SCIENCE LIBRARY INFO
000
400
000
296 - RG - Regis College - Jesuit School of Theology
640 - WO - Woodsworth College Residence - Residence
800 - MU - Munk School of Global Affairs-Graham Library - Literature
615 - PB - Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building - Pharmacy
640 - WT - Whitney Hall - Residence + Food
800 - RB - Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library - Literature 800/880 - PR - E.J. Pratt Building - Classics + Literature
640 - XX791 - Charles St. West 35 - Residence
808 - MA - Massey College - Scholars
620 - GB - Galbraith Building - Engineering
649 - CA - Huron St. 370 - Daycare Centre
808 - TC - Trinity College - Independent Studies
620 - WB - Wallberg Building - Chemical Engineering + Applied Chemistry
657 - IA - Spadina Avenue 703 - Internal Audit
622 - MB - Lassonde Mining Building - Mineral Mining + Process Engineering
658 - BI - Banting Institute - Entrepreneurship
629 - EL - Electrometallurgy Lab - Engineering
658 - CB - Best Institute - Entrepreneurship
640 - AN - Annesley Hall - Residence + Food
658 - HU - Huron St. 215 - Financial
640 - BR - Brennan Hall - Residence + Food
700
640 - CN - Chestnut Residence and Conference Centre - Residence 640 - DC - Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular + Biomolecular Residence - Residence 640 - EH - Elmsley Hall - Student Life + Food
ARCHITECTURE / ART
640 - BW - Burwash Hall - Residence + Food 700
700-770 - AR - Architecture Building - Architecture and Art 700-770 - NB - Borden Building North - Art 700-770 - SB - Borden Building South - Art
640 - EM - Emmanuel College - Residence
700-770 - SP - Spadina Crescent 1 - Architecture and Art
640 - FS - Fisher House - Residence
700/792 - HH - Hart House - Art Gallery/Theatre + Activity
640 - GC - Goldring Student Centre - Student Living
780 - EJ - Edward Johnson Building - Music
640 - GD - Graduate House - Residence 640 - HI - St. Hilda’s College - Residence
780
790
640 - LC - Loretto College - Residence 640 - LH - Charles St. West 65 - Residence
780 - JP - Wellesley Street West 90 - Music 780 - TF - Teefy Hall - Music
640 - IS - Innis College Student Residence - Residence 640 - LB - Burwash Residence (Lower houses) - Residence
700 - SS - Sidney Smith Hall - SS - 700 - Arts
790 - BK - Back Campus Fields - Activity 790 - GO - Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport - Activity
GENERAL HISTROY
657 - FA - Spadina Avenue 720 - Mathematical Finance
900
880 890
830/840 - OH - Odette (Louis) Hall - German + French Office 860 - VC - Victoria College - Spanish and Portuguese Office 880 - NF - Northrop Frye Hall - Classics 890 - AH - Muzzo Family Alumni Hall - Slavic Language and Literature
900 900 - JH - Jackman Humanities Building - Diaspora/Transnational 900 - TF - Teefy Hall - History 909-971 - PR - E.J. Pratt Building - History/Canadian
TRAVEL
650 - WW - Woodsworth College Employment Relations
620 - ST - Central Steam Plant - Engineering
860
910
CELTIC MEDIEVAL
620 - RS - Rosebrugh Building - Biomaterials + Biomedical Engineering
830
930
910 - CU - Cumberland House - International Experience/Travel/Learn Abroad 912 - VI - Nona Macdonald Visitors Centre - Campus Tours/Maps
940
936/940 - KL - J.M. Kelly Library - Celtic/Middle Ages 940 - LI - Lillian Massey Building - Medieval Studies 940 - ME - Queen’s Park Crescent East 39 - Medieval 940 - PI - Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies - Medieval
MIDDLE EAST CANADA
650 - IR - St. George St. 121 - Industrial Relations + HR 650 - RT - Rotman School of Management - Business
MUSIC
640
650
SPORT/ THEATRE
RESIDENCE/ HOME CARE
620 - MC - Mechanical Engineering Building - Mechanical Engineering
SPANISH/ PORTUGUESSE CLASSICS SLAVIC
620 - HA - Haultain Building - Engineering
GERMAN/ FRENCH
640 - XX790 - Charles St. West 30 - Residence
BUSINESS
617 - DN - Dentistry Building - Dentist/Oral Health 620 - EA - Engineering Annex - Engineering
950 970
956 - BF - Bancroft Building - Near + Middle Eastern Studies 971 - FC - Faculty Club - Tradition 971 - MM - Macdonald-Mowat House - First PM of Canada House 971 - TR - Soldier’s Tower - History 971 - UC - University College - Canadian History
790 - VA - Varsity Centre - Activity 790 - WS - Warren Stevens Building - Physical Ed
640 - MG - Margaret Addison Hall - Residence + Food
792 - BT - Isabel Bader Theatre - Theatre
640 - MH - More House - Residence
792 - GI - George Ignatieff Theatre - Drama/Theatre
640 - MO - Morrison Hall - Residence + Food
792 - GM - Luella Massey Studio Theatre - Theatre
640 - RJ - Rowell Jackman Hall - Residence + Food
792 - IN - Innis College - Cinema
640 - SD - Sir Daniel Wilson Residence - Residence
792 - UC - University College - Drama
640 - SN - Stephenson House - Residence
CATALOGING SPACE SUMMER 2015 THIS PROJECT DRAWS FROM FIVE YEARS OF LIBRARY ASSISTANCE
AND
ORGANIZES
SPACE
THROUGH
THE INFAMOUS LIBRARY CATALOGING SYSTEM, THE
640 - SR - Sam Sorbara Hall Student Residence - Residence
800
DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM. THIS CATALOG BRINGS
640 - TF - Teefy Hall - Residence + Food
800 - IN - Innis College - Writing and Rhetoric
AWARENESS TO THE USES OF SPACE WITHIN THE
800 - JH - Jackman Humanities Building - English
CAMPUS WHILE ALSO COMPLETELY RESTRUCTURING
800 - KL - J.M. Kelly Library - Literature
THE SPACE.
640 - UB - Burwash Residence (Upper houses) - Residence 640 - WI - Wilson Hall New College - Residence
LITERATURE
ENGINEERING
620
613 - VA - Varsity Centre - Activity + Fitness
800
18
BL
SF
PT
KL
BA
FA
PR
JH
MU
RL
RU
CG
CE
WW
OA
HH
CS
ER
EX
GS
WR
OI WA
HH
LA NR
PB
DN
KP
PR
UP
CR WW
SI
EA
HA
GB
OH
NF
CF
AH
JH
TC
AD MR
SC
BS
TH KL
MU
VC
CH
EL MB
WB
UC
VC
SS
SM
RW
ST
MC
TC
KX
AN
BW BR
RS VA
IA WW
FA
BI
CB
HU
SS
AR
NB
SB SP
HH
TF EJ
BT GO
JP
WS
BK VA
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GI
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XQ
FE
AP
RG
WY
KL
GU
SO NR
MK
HU
FI
ES
LM
AB
MP
PG
WE CH
NR
MP
MU
UC
WI
GE
PR
BC
IN
TC
FH
LG
ME
SN SK
SU
EP
FG
SC
LW
HS TC
MS
LM
ML
KS
GO
BN BK
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FS CN
IN
DC EH EM
LC
GC GD
UC
IN
JH
HI
KL
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LH
MG
MH
MO RJ
MU
SN
TF
WO
OH
PR MA
TC
VC
WT
WI
NF
AH
TF JH
PR
IR
XX791
XX790
CA
UB
SD
LB
RB
SR
WT
CU
VI
KL
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RT
PI
BF
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MM TR UC
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