Cam Parkin - Undergraduate Portfolio

CAM PARKIN Selected Work

J. CAMERON PARKIN j.camparkin@gmail.com (519) 575-0578

Education 2010 - 2015 | University of Waterloo, School of Architecture | Cambridge, Ontario Bachelor of Honours Architectural Studies Excellent academic standing Work Experience Winter, 2015 | nARCHITECTS - Architectural Assistant | Brooklyn, New York Computer modeling and rendering, parametrics, design options, physical modeling, detail revision, material research, website updates Winter + Summer 2014 | Bing Thom Architects - Junior Architect | Vancouver, British Columbia BIM, computer modeling and rendering, competition graphics, physical modeling, building code diagrams and calculations Summer 2013 | Hosper - Landscape and Urban Design Intern | Haarlem, The Netherlands Competition design and graphics, independant schematic design, physical modeling, site research Fall 2012 | Urban Arts Architecture - Architectural Assistant | Vancouver, British Columbia Marketing and promotinal graphics, revision of working drawings, computer modeling and rendering, physical modeling Winter 2012 | Stevens Burgess Architects - Architectural Assistant | Toronto, Ontario Site documantation, creation and revision of as-built and working drawings

Selected Awards and Exhibits 2015 | Undergraduate Research Assistanceship | University of Waterloo 2013 - 2014 | Dean’s Honours List | University of Waterloo 2013 | First in Class Engineering Scholarship | University of Waterloo 2013 | School of Architecture Award | University of Waterloo, School of Architecture 2011 + 2014 | “Projects Review” | Cambridge Galleries, Design at Riverside 2010 | Elizabeth Alarie Memorial Scholarship | University of Waterloo, School of Architecture 2010 | President’s Scholarship | University of Waterloo Computer Training and Experience Modeling + Rendering | Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, 3D Studio Max, SketchUp Graphics | Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign Drafting | AutoCAD, Vectorworks Model Making| Laser cutting, 3D Printing, RhinoCAM (CNC Milling Software) Other | Adobe After Effects, Python Script, Microsoft Office

Academic Elemantal Voids | 1 Nexus Quad | 9 Revitalize | 21 Max’s Bench | 33 Urban Hub | 39 Practise nARCHITECTS | 45 Bing Thom Architects |53 Hosper | 59 Urban Arts Arhcitecture | 63

ELEMENTAL VOIDS Dreki, Iceland Located on a remote site in Iceland, this lodge and spa for hikers creates tension with the dynamic and powerful ground plane by using pure geometries and datum lines, combined with a cavernous underside, which, in addition to creating a dialogue with the ground condition, mediates columns, voids, and occupiable spaces. The plan of the building is introverted, with a screened exterior walk way wrapping the entire perimeter, and the communal spaces all arranged around a central void, which provides access to the pools on the ground below. Other voids bring diffuse light into the spaces, provide framed views of the ground and sky, and create microclimates, which contain and shelter moss, steam, and pools.

Long Section| Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Short Section| Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 4

Short Section| Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Photoshop

Perspectival Plan| Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 6

Voids| Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Photoshop

Sliced Axonometric| Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 8

Soffit Panel Assembly| Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator

View of Pools and Building Underside | Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 10

Steel Projection w/ Drip Edge

Steel Projection w/ Drip Edge

Spandrel Glazing Metal Liner 100mm Rigid Insulation Steel Back-pan Semi-Rigid Rockwool

Spandrel Glazing Metal Liner 100mm Rigid Insulation Steel Back-pan Semi-Rigid Rockwool

Steel Z Profile

Steel Z Profile

Double Glazing Unit

Double Glazing Unit

Steel Z Profile Mullion, Sealant, Flashing

Steel Z Profile Mullion, Sealant, Flashing

Semi-Rigid Rockwool

Semi-Rigid Rockwool

shed 14 Gauge SS Soffit Panels 200mm Closed Cell Spray Foam

Polished 14 Gauge SS Soffit Panels 200mm Closed Cell Spray Foam

Section Details| Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator

Bubble Deck Concrete

Bubble Deck Concrete

Water and Air Barrier

Water and Air Barrier

200mm Rigid Insulation

200mm Rigid Insulation

Air Space

Air Space

Sheathing Roof Membrane

Sheathing Roof Membrane

Radient Heating Panel

Radient Heating Panel

50mm Concrete Cast w/ Radiant Tubing

50mm Concrete Cast w/ Radiant Tubing

450mm Bubble Deck Concrete

450mm Bubble Deck Concrete

Roller Wheel Inside Steel C Chanel

Perforated Weathered Steel Panel Drain Pipe Isokorb CM Structural Thermal Break

Isokorb CM Structural Thermal Break

Water and Air Barrier

Water and Air Barrier

200mm Rigid Insulation

200mm Rigid Insulation

Sheathing

Sheathing

Roof Membrane

Roof Membrane

Cast in Place Services Chanel w/ Metal Grate

Cast in Place Services Chanel w/ Metal Grate

Cast in Place Concrete

Cast in Place Concrete

50mm Rigid Insulation

50mm Rigid Insulation

Water and Air Barrier

Water and Air Barrier

Poured in Place Concrete

Poured in Place Concrete 50mm Concrete Cast in w/ Radiant 50mm Concrete Cast in w/ Radiant Tubing Tubing 50mm Rigid Insulation

50mm Concrete Cast in w/ Radiant Tubing

Water and Air Barrier

Drainage Grill Roller Wheel Inside Steel C Chanel

Polished 14 Gauge SS Soffit Panels

Isokorb CM Structural Thermal Break

Isokorb CM Structural Thermal Break

200mm Closed Cell Spray Foam

200mm Closed Cell Spray Foam

Cam Parkin | Selected work 12

Physical Model | Rhino, Grasshopper, CNC Milling, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing

Soffit Condition| Rhino, Grasshopper, CNC Milling, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing

Cam Parkin | Selected work 14

NEXUS QUAD Rome, Italy This “Museum of the City� is placed at the confluence of many connective urban arteries and acts as a nexus for the activity around the site. To accommodate site circulation, addition of valuable public space, and plenty of gallery space, the scheme stratifies these elements, allowing urban circulation to remain at ground level while the public space slopes down and the galleries hover above. The ground plane is articulated to allow light and views into the open, formative spaces below.

The galleries above are shaped by poche, which house artifacts, hidden light, projections, and apertures, juxtaposing the ancient and contemporary city.

Completed with Monty De Luna

Sectional Perspective | Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Site Section Through Auditorium | Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 18

Long Section | Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Massing Strategy Diagram | Rhino, Illustrator

Structural Strategy Diagram | Rhino, Illustrator

Massing Strategy Diagram | Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 20

Lobby and Public Square Plan | Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator

Gallery Plan | Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator

Cam Parkin | Selected work 22

Site Vignettes | Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop

Gallery Vignettes | Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 24

Physical Model | Hand Cut

Cam Parkin | Selected work 26

REVITALIZE Bruce Trail, Ontario As an escape from our fast paced lives, this hiker’s shelter’s intent is to seclude and recharge its users.

Located along an extensive hiking trail, the shelter has an introverted presence on the site, allowing hikers to find comfort in it’s controlled environment as an all season escape. The project manifests itself in layers of thermal control, which surround a woodstove-heated sauna, offering an intimate and restorative environment. The inner layer is intuitive and uses acrylic sensors/actuators to sense temperature and moderate air exchange, while the outer is robust and manually operable.

Completed with Natalie Bellefleur

Site Plan | AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, and Illustrator

Sectional Axonometric | Rhino, Grasshopper, and Illustrator

Cam Parkin | Selected work 30

Unfolded Experiential Section | Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 32

Seasonal Temperature Analysis | Rhino, Energy 2D, and Illustrator

Inner Facade Actuation Diagram | Rhino, Grasshopper, and Illustrator

Cam Parkin | Selected work 34

Cam Parkin | Selected work 36

Model of Inner and Outer Shells | Rhino, 3D Printer, and Laser Cutter

Illuminated Model | Rhino, 3D Printer, and Laser Cutter

Cam Parkin | Selected work 38

MAX’S BENCH Where The Wild Things Are Inspired by the fantastical stories of Maurice Sendak, this bench for Max of “Where the Wild Things Are” looks to inspire a sense of wonder in children and adults alike. Smooth and minimal on the exterior, this chair folds open, much like a storey book, to give way to a wild fur-and-feather inspired texture on the inside. This inside/outside condition also evokes the idea of the “wild thing” inside us all. The scale of this chair caters to children, and brings adults down to a lower level, making them feel child-like and putting them in the perfect position for story reading.

Completed with Natalie Bellefleur

Folding Motion | Photography

Cam Parkin | Selected work 42

Max with Chair | Rhino, Grasshopper, CNC Router, Woodshop, Steel Dowels, Walnut, Child

Cam Parkin | Selected work 44

URBAN HUB Toronto, Ontario This project in Toronto is situated on the majority of a block at Yonge and Wellesley. The program for this project consists of residential units, live-work spaces, retail, theater with facilities and educational spaces, as well a large urban park. My strategy uses dramatic folds in the landscape at ground level to curate social gatherings, set the building and its facilities up as a spectacle, and render the entire site as a park. The theater is below ground level so that it can have its “peeled up� lobby access the busiest intersection and still allow for a pedestrian throughway across the site.

Evolution of Landscape Strategy | Rhino, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Site Axonometric | Rhino, Illustrator, and Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 48

Section | Rhino, V-Ray, and Photoshop

View of Theater Lobby and Cafe | Rhino, V-Ray, and Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 50

nARCHITECTS Brooklyn, New York While working at nARCHITECTS I had the opportunity to become immersed in several projects at various stages. As a part of a small team working on the new Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Park, I worked with the partners and team manager to conduct preliminary research, generate massing options both physically and digitally, create graphics, and independently design and model the façade. I also took on product research, design development drawings, and details for phase two of nARCHITECTS’ and James Corner Field Operation’s Navy Pier in Chicago, and created massing models, façade options, and renderings for a mercantile building on MIT’s campus. In addition to this, I contributed to marketing and creation of a new website.

Interior View - Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Competition |Outsourced Render

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Exterior Aerial - Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Competition |Outsourced Render

Cam Parkin | Selected work 54

Various Models |Hand Cut

Cam Parkin | Selected work 56

BING THOM ARCHITECTS Vancouver, British Columbia During my time at Bing Thom Architects, I worked as a fully immersed team member on University of Chicago, Booth School of Business center in Hong Kong, from the creation of multiple concepts through to design development. My tasks included the production of presentation and working drawings, creation and revision of renders and diagrams, attendance at client and consultant meetings, and the development of a Revit model. During this time, I also created a vibrant and powerful set of renderings for the competition entry for the new Banff Center and Contributed to the construction of physical presentation and study models of varying scales.

Schematic Design Renders - Booth School of Business Center in Honk Kong | Revit, 3DS Max, and Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 60

Exterior Rendering - Banff Center Competition | Rhino, 3DS Max, and Photoshop

Cam Parkin | Selected work 62

HOSPER Haarlem, The Netherlands During my time at Hosper, I was interested in exploring design in architecure’s peripheries in order to be able to design more comprehensively and at a larger and potentially more impactful scale. I was able to design projects both independently and in small teams and I had the chance to work on both landscape and urbanism projects. Working though other disciplines, along with touring Holland and much of Europe broadened my view on the world of design and its potentials.

Motives for Square in Brussels | AutoCAD and Illustrator

Proposal for Square in Brussels | AutoCAD and Illustrator

Cam Parkin | Selected work 66

URBAN ARTS ARCHITECTURE Vancouver, British Columbia Much of my time spent at UAA was devoted to creating vibrant and telling project graphics for various forms for public relations and promotion in order to highlight the firm’s community centered design and give residents of these communities an idea of what UAA’s proposals could do for them. I also spent a lot of time focusing on the early design of a private residence, constantly providing traction and input with many iterations of both physical and digital models.

j.camparkin@gmail.com (519) 575-0578 52 Homewood Ave. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada