JAMES CLARKE-HICKS
PORTFOLIO 2014
Hello,
I am currently finishing my second year of studies at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. I am enthusiastic, dedicated, and engaged in my work. This portfolio is a compilation of projects I have produced over the past two years. Thank you for your consideration. JAMES CLARKE-HICKS
RESUME WORK EXPERIENCE Gow Hastings Architects
Winter 2014
I worked for Gow Hastings Architects in Toronto, Ontario. Over a 4 month placement I worked on a wide variety of projects. I worked on construction documents, renders, presentations, sample boards, site documentation, competitions and award submissions. I learned revit and familiarized myself with the office enviorment.
Wayfinding Inc.
Summer 2013
I worked with on team of five headed by Professor Donald McKay of the University of Waterloo, School of Architecture. Over the course of 8 weeks our team put together a proposal package for six large and small bus stop & orientation sign stations around the Ring Road of the main campus of the University of Waterloo.
Homestead Renovation and Construction
2010-2013
I worked with a small contracting team on jobs ranging from minor renovations to full additions. Job duties included demolition, installation of hardwood floors, tiling, trim, kitchen and bathroom fixture installation, window and door installation, pouring foundations, and framing.
EDUCATION Candidate for Bachelor Honours of Architectural Studies, Co-op
2012-Present
RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS SSEF Architectural Design Competition, First Place/Award of Excellence
2013
Outstanding Design Work Award for 1A University of Waterloo
2013
Selected to participate in the Annual Exhibition Of Exemplary Student Work, University of Waterloo Scchool of Architecture
2013
Sears Drama Festival
- Award of Excellence in Set Design - District Champions
I.O.D.E. Captain Frederick Bond Chapter Scholarship for the Arts
2011-2012 2012 2012
TECHNICAL SKILLS • Rhinoceros • AutoCAD • V-Ray • Revit
• Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator
• Hand Drafting • Hand Modeling
CONTACT INFO.
jamesclarkehicks@yahoo.ca 519 362 8819
TABLE OF CONTENTS SHAPESPACE
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WAYFINDING
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TOWNHOUSE
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RIO PIEDRAS
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UNDER THE GREEN
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PERSONAL WORKS
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SHAPESPACE SSEF architectural design competition
COLLABORATION TOOLS AWARDS
Ella den Elzen Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator First Place/Award of Excellence
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Gallery/Exhibition Configuration
WIRE CABLE BUSHING T-SHAPE STEEL FRAME BOLT FIN WITH FILLET WELD
FLOOR PLATE
ANCHOR ROD
WHEEL Skating Shelter Configuration
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The ShapeSpace pavilion is a transformable steel structure that can be reconfigured in order to adapt to the changing needs of any urban environment and fit seamlessly with the current existing fabric of the city. The ShapeSpace pavilion’s system of interlocking steel plates allows its steel ribs to be easily assembled into a number of arrangements to create public spaces for culture, recreation and sports. ShapeSpace can be configured to become a gallery or exhibition venue, to a set of market stalls, to a series of rink-side skating shelters. The ribs can be unbolted from the steel plates and the PTFE glass fiber fabric that is stretched over its frame can be removed in order to allow the entire structure to be dismantled and moved to a new location. As well, because the pavillion is composed of the same repeated elements: a steel plate, steel ribs and tensile fabric; new pieces can be manufactured and added to ShapeSpace’s more linear configurations.
FABRIC CLAMP DOUBLE HINGE
STEEL TUBE IN CABLE POCKET
T-SHAPE STEEL FRAME
PTFE GLASS FIBRE FABRIC
WAYFINDING bus stops and information towers
PROJECT COORDINATOR COLLABORATION
TOOLS
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Donald McKay Lindsey Nette, David Schellingerhoudt, Nicole Ratajczak
AutoCad, Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
Wayfinding Inc. is an initiative to reshape pedestrian walkways and navigational systems on the campus grounds of the University of Waterloo. Ring Road encircles the bulk of facilities on the main campus and is considered the principle face of the university. The development of new facilities inside Ring Road are cutting orientating views, confusing natural pathways, and in many cases, blocking access into the interior campus from Ring Road. Many sections of Ring Road have become impenetrable. Escalating the problem, there is no discernible matrix of paths or open spaces running through the campus. As a result, buildings do not have formal addresses and most quads and commons and unacknowledged. The first step in initiating an extensive reshaping of pedestrian walkways inside the Ring Road is to establish gateways into the interior. These gateways would have bus stops, bike racks, information stands and most importantly, a clear unobstructed view into the campus.
South Gate stop
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Bus stop Garden wall
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Information Screen Enameled Steel Case Photovoltaic Panel Steel & Fabric Canopy Concrete Drum Wood Bench Concrete Garden Wall Corten Steel Insert Bike Rings Garbage and Recycling Bins Perennial Garden
Bus stop canopy Exploded Axonomtric
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Information tower
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Back-lit Location Signage Cut into Face Information Screen Enameled Steel Case and Face Plate Battery Storage Photovoltaic Panel Steel Mast
Student Life Center stop
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West Gate stop
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TOWNHOUSE The urban family dwelling
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hand drafting, hand modeling, mixed media
The townhouse is a urban family home located in downtown Galt, Cambridge. This family home consists of four bedrooms; three upstairs and one in the basement. As the needs of a family shift the basement is designed to change with its inhabitants. The basement can be transformed into a separate apartment. For the time being it serves as a rec room. The sunken backyard provides the living and kitchen space with a view while giving the basement light. 13
The images on this page were a preliminary exercise to the townhouse. They are my personal ideas of the “good life� portrayed through mixed media. These images are fragments of an aesthetic response to my ideal image of a family dwelling.
Basement Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
RIO PIEDRAS RESTORATION a case study on the restoration of the Rio Piedras river by Field Operations
COLLABORATION TOOLS
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Ella den Elzen Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
Over the past decades San Juan has experienced an acceleration of industrial development. This development has destroyed river banks and increased sedimentation and containment flow. Due to this accelerated industrialization, San Juan has experienced an increase in the frequency and severity of floods. In an effort to control flooding waters the United States Army Corps of Engineers implemented a water containment strategy. Under the new strategy the 2.2 km stretch of the Rio Piedras River that cut through the San Juan Botanical Garden was to become a 12 x 4 meter concrete channel. In 2002 Field Operations intervened and proposed a much more suitable alternative for this 2 km river bank. Field Operations proposed 2 tiers of floodplains that housed various programs. The lower tier would be used for educational purposes while the top tier would house recreational programs. Both tiers would house dense and diverse ecosystems that changed depending on their proximity to the water and location on the floodplain. 5 4 3 1 2
CIRCULATION STRATEGY RIO PIEDRAS RESTORATION
Ecological Strategy
The circulation strategy for the site includes an extensive system of pedestrian walkways and bike trails. The main boardwalk follows the trajectory of the river. Two loop roads allow vehicular access to programming across the site. A connector road joins both loop roads, passing beneath a raised highway and elevated train.
Flooplain Locations
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TEAM:
Ella den Elzen James Clarke-Hicks
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Bank Stabilization Ecological Strategy Ecosystems 1 2 3 4 5
riparian herbaceous backwater marsh/collection basins wet meadows/wetland research plots low moist woods /petrocapus woodland upland meadow Rip-Rap Stone Floodplain 1 & 2
Planting
Floodplain 2
Grass
Floodplain 2
Concrete
Floodplain 1
UNDER THE GREEN A community center in downtown Cambridge
TOOLS
Rhinoceros 5, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, mixed media, hand modelling
Under the Green is a park located on a community center. The site sits between the downtown core of Cambridge Ontario and the neighbouring residents. Under the green addresses the shift from commercial to residential with parkland. A green on grade sits across from the townhouses on the east side of the site . As the site slopes into the downtown core a full story becomes visible. The park shifts from landscaping to hardscaping as it comes to meet the downtown. The community center entrances that sink 4.5m into the ground divide the park’s program. The heart of the community center is a community room that sits between two large courtyards. Less accessible and private programs line the outer corridors of the courtyards. The courtyards provide light to the program below grade while dividing the parkland on grade in two. Trees and play an integral role in shaping the park space and courtyards.
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Site Section
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Western Perspective 19
INDOOR Pool Auditorium Administration Court Support Service Meeting/multi use rooms Daycare Community Room Art Studio Weight Room Cafe Yoga Studio OUTDOOR Multi Purpose Court Community Gardens
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Roof Floor Plan
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Pool
Lifeguard Room
UP Pool Storage
Ground Floor Plan
Basement Floor Plan
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Pool Perspective
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Courtyard Perspective
Eastern Perspective
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Line of Sight Private Public
Trees planted in the courtyards create an inverse pattern of public and private between the park and the community center. The court on top of the community room is framed by the canopies in the courtyards. The court is the most visually isolated outdoor space while the community room underneath is visible from all angles.
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Axonometric of west entrance
PERSONAL WORKS
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SELF PORTRAIT Watercolour
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CROW
Pencil Drawing
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Screen prints
THANK YOU
jamesclarkehicks@yahoo.ca 519 362 8819