PORTFOLIO Jennifer Baohui Chen
EDUCATION University of Waterloo Bachelor of Architectural Studies September 2018- Present | Cambridge, Ontario • Relevant courses: Design Studio, Digital Fabrication, Visual and Design Communication, Environmental Design, Construction Technology
PROJECTS BOX HUB - Library Design Project March 2019 | 1B Design Studio
RESUME
Jennifer Baohui Chen
• Designed library in High Park in Toronto, using programmatic hubs and kitchen centrepiece to foster interaction in between • Formatted digital model of building and site for laser cutting using Rhino
Candidate For Bachelor Of Architectural Studies Year 2A | 20791489
WAVE - Canadian Institute for Steel Construction Architecture Student Design Competition Entry April 2019 | 1B Construction Technology
647-825-1178 jb3chen@edu.uwaterloo.ca
• Collaborated with project partner to design overlook and stairs combination based on form of waves on beach cliff site • Researched precedents and standard steel parts to create construction drawings
SUMMARY • Proficiency in Adobe Suite and Rhinocerous softwares • Passionate and diligent designer interested in hand sketching, modeling, and sustainable design • Extensively developed persuasion and interpersonal skills from experience as a caricaturist • Fabrication and layout experience from high school co-op • Great collaborative skills from working on steel competition entry
SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Rhinoceros Grasshopper V-Ray SketchUp
SKILLS Visual and Oral Presentation Hand Sketching Model making Laser Cutting Graphic Design
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EXPERIENCE Kaman’s Art Shoppes — Caricaturist
April 2015 - August 2019 | Vaughan, Ontario • Illustrated guests in Canada’s Wonderland under tight time constraints • Conversed with guests to determine personality, customize drawings, and address concerns • Promoted drawing and framing upgrades to guests to increase sales, selling an average of 60% of drawings fully upgraded
Signarama Markham— Sign Shop Assistant, Secondary School CoOp Placement October 2016 - January 2017 | Markham, Ontario
• Designed sign layouts on Adobe Illustrator according to customer orders • Fabricated signs by operating die-cutting, printing, and hand equipment
University of Waterloo School of Architecture Sustainability Collective - Member January 2019 - Present | Cambridge, Ontario
• Shared ideas and collaborated with other members to promote responsible waste management on campus • Organized transportation and proposal to rescedule classes for student body to attend Waterloo Climate Strike • Set up and sorted space for students to drop off and re-use spare materials at end of term
PERSONAL INTERESTS Architecture, design, creative writing, illustration and animation, video games, mindfullness, cosplay
CONTENTS
WAVE Pavillion
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10 AINSLIE
WEAVING
House
Gallery Installation
RESEARCH STATION
BOX HUB
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Page 10
Library
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10 AINSLIE STREET House 1A Design Studio
Located in the historical district of Galt, 10 Ainslie Street South faces many typical urban infill site problems: lack of vegetation; a cramped, narrow, and dark site shape; high noise levels; and lack of inherent privacy. To combat these problems, this project uses a spacious and multi-storey atrium to draw natural light into the heart of the house and act as a major organizing force. A brick screen shelters the interior, which contains nodal spaces attached to an open circulation space in the centre, providing visual connections between work and living areas that create a spacious yet cozy ‘town within a town’.
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Site Conditions Diagram 5
Conceptual Sketches
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View of Atrium from Fourth Floor
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Fourth Floor 8
View from Ainslie Street 9
WEAVING
Sketchbook Gallery Installation 1B Design Studio Designed for a sketchbook gallery, this pavilion uses interweaving and tensile supports to indicate a space for display and interaction. It consists of a suspended large frame, which then in turn suspends six triangular platforms, creating a swaying, permeable space and a dynamic, forest-like atmosphere.
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Vignette 11
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- Frame Size - String Length
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Assembly Logic 12
1. Carabiners 2. Metal loops on top frame 3. Rope connecting top frames to each other and ceiling 4. Eye Hooks 5. Bowline Knots to close loops 6. Hollow Table 7. Concrete Balasts with metal loop 8. Cable Clamps
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Model Photo 15
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WAVE
Steel Competition Entry 1B Construction Design Ocean waves can be beautiful -long stretches of water that curl up and crash onto the water in front of it. Likewise, light shining through the surface of water creates sparkling patterns on the seabed below. However, both moments can only be experienced by the human eye in brief glimpses: they are often only truly appreciated with a camera. In the form of a lookout and stairway pavillion, Wave intends to immortalize this experience. Corrugated steel articulates the undulation of water, while a perforated floor mimics the sparkle of ripples. Light is filtered down to the landing below, not unlike light rays hitting the ocean floor. This is a collaborative project with Adele Strub.
1. Rib to Floor connection
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2. Floor joists and columns connection
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3. Corrugated Steel Section
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4. Bottom wave to floor connection, facing east
5. Bottom wave to floor connection, facing west
Axonometric and Detail 17
View Looking West
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Section Through Stairs 18
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Elevations 19
RESEARCH STATION
1B Environmental Design
Located in the Matrouh Governorate region of NorthWest Egypt, the Reservoir is a research station designed to collect and hold the necessities of life. This region has a long history, and has been settled since ancient Egyptian times, making it the perfect area to establish an archaeological investigation. However, the climate of the region is harsh, with drastic diurnal temperature swings and scarce rainfall. To respond, vernacular techniques serve as primary inspiration for the structure’s design. Rammed earth acts as thermal mass, and a semienclosed courtyard serves as a catchment that channels rainfall into an underground cistern, a modified version of a technique used for thousands of years in the area. This is a collaborative project with Alexa Holder.
Water Drainage 20
Photovoltaics
High-Albedo Standing Seam Metal Roof
Roof Trusses
Concrete Slab
Rammed Earth Load-Bearing Walls
Concrete Slab on Grade Foundation and Water Basin
Rainwater and Greywater Cisterns
Building Elements - Exploded Axonometric 21
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Section BB
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Photovoltaics
Sheet Metal Roofing Steel Trusses Gravel Ballast 25.4 mm XPS Foam Concrete Ceiling slab
Triple-glazed Windows
Concrete lintel 500 mm Rammed Earth Wall Tile Topflooring
Slab on Grade Foundation Gravel
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BOX HUB
Library 1B Design Studio Situated at the intersection of two rail tracks, an industrial road, a major artery, and swaths of hilly vegetated space, this central location inspires a library that emphasizes gathering, vibrancy, and social collision. Here, the kitchen sits at the heart of the library as the heart of the community. Surrounding it are four other boxes, which hold hubs of activity. An interfacing space connects them and the people who travel between the hubs. As its form is made of cubes that intersect to create a complex and geometric form, it mirrors how hubs and the spaces that connect them create community.
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Isometric of Kitchen and Surroundings 25
Kitchen
Admin
Study
Reading Circulation
Bottom of Hill
Public Program Facing Street
Street Level
Interface
15° Slope
Massing Logic
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Physical Model Photos
Book Deposit Chute
Storage
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Admin - Open to Below
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Upper Floor
Sorting Equipment
Storage/Mechanical Restrooms
Stacks
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Reading Circulation
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Lower Floor 27
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Interior Reading Area View
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Thank you. Jennifer Chen