MC Jeff Lei: Undergraduate Portfolio by Jeff Lei

m.c jeff lei portfolio // UNDERGRADUATE

meng chong jeff lei portfolio // undergraduate ryerson university email: mcjefflei@gmail.com

table of contents

year one

1 year two

2 year three

3 DIGITAL TOOLS / /

HANG 2 year four

PRODUCT DESIGN AND FABRICATION

ASC755 ASSIGNMENT 1 EXTREMEKICKSTART BENYI HU MENG CHONG JEFF LEI

DESIGN STUDIO / /

VINEYEARD DESIGN

CORKTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE DESIGN

RHYTHM OF WINE

TECTONIC STUDY / /

PATINA

DESIGN STUDIO / /

WALLED OFFMATHEMATICIAN HOUSE

STDT RESIDENCE

SCHOOL OF TORONTO DANCE THEATRE DESIGN

HOUSE DESIGN FOR MATHEMATICIAN

INTERGRATED STUDIO / /

DIGITAL TOOLS / /

GEORGE STREET REVITALIZATION

URBAN WIND

ART INSTALLATION FOR 2013 SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE

LOW INCOME MIXED-USE HOUSING

DIGITAL TOOLS / /

DESIGN STUDIO / /

LUMINARY DESIGN AND FABRICATION

RESIDENT FOR A PSYCHIATRIST IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN TORONTO

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all grades collaboration

china studio sketches

0519 SPIHON TOWER

To rejuvenate township that was supported by the

mining industry, COMPETITION / but / has become forgotten once the mines were abandoned.

Mining has been conceived as an important method to extract resources for the city. With the available resources, the exploitation of the land is taken to its advantage by human, thus, damaging the land. However, the result of mining creates a long-term impact of the city’s geographical nature, causing permanent damage to the environment at city’s own

The natural features become displaced by new technology and create new habitable spaces and generate income for the city. At the same time, the mine creates a non-functional space, gathering dust and disruptive noises which challenges the marketable properties of the surrounding site.

By using sites such as open pit diamond mines, a tower could be erected to create new economy for the surrounding population. Clean water, plants, food, and electricity could all be created by the Siphone Filter Tower. By collecting sewage water from the town and running it through a multistage system, the tower could help sustain the abandoned township.

ARCHITECTURE

SIPHONE FILTER Concept:

COLLABORATION EXERCISE / /

AETHER

PARK DESIGN

SKYSCAPER COMPETITION

The result of the mining process only leaves the land in devastation. When the resources are extracted is destroyed leaving a scar on the earth’s surface permanently unused. Ultimately, the build up environment around the mine during the process is also left devastated due to the

it is our vision to heal this scar. Be responsible to our our action and give back to mother earth. store seeds, provide gas, which would be enough the sustain a town or small city. Allowing the once ruin town to be regenerated by creating this tower show them what we can do to reuse a mine

TRAVEL STUDIO / /

CHINA STUDIO 26

STUDY OF ANCIENT CHINESE ARCHITECTURE

YEAR 1

year one

DESIGN STUDIO / /

WINERY INSTALLATION DESIGN

CORKTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE DESIGN

RHYTHM OF WINE

PATINA

RHYTHM OF WINE Concept:

Topic: Vineyard Desgin

The flavor of a wine could be affected by the surrounding acoustic as it is being tasted.

Year: one (1) Course: Design Studio

Red wine could be described as strong and passionate, but tasted with a different rhythm, the same wine could be described as smooth and calm.

Location: Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada

The project translates the acoustic rhythm into a visual and experiential rhythm through the design of a grand staircase along a hillside vineyard in Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada.

//Pentagons as the elements and the Golden Ratio as design device to translate rhythm visually

//veiw from first pantagon “appearance”

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Steps and Rhythes: As visitors decent from the top of the hill, down toward the lake, the changes in the tread and rise of each steps would produce a composite of rythems, from intense, rapid, mild, stable, to finally calm. The 5 pentagonal platforms represent the 5 steps of wine tasting, and the sixth platform, in the middle of the lake, is the final and most isolated platform for the individual to have a personal time to enjoy their favorite wine, without distrubance, similar to a sound-proofed room used by professional wine taster. This is space is for you to experience only.

//view towards the second pantagon “aroma”

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Topic:  Concept:  Community Centre Design   Growing stronger as it ages, “Patina” is a community  time. center that celebrates the aging of Year:   Situated in Corktown; one of the first townships in one (1)    the city of Toronto, the forgotten neighbourhood has been undergoing the effect of gentrification;  Course: where the old is slowly being taken over by the new,  existing population and community.  displacing the Design Studio

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Location: Downtown Toronto

Despite this, the community is desperately preserving its history through preservation of architectures, such as Dominion Brewery, and Distillery District. Holding onto its history and identity.

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The new community centre, would be fully covered with horizontal copper louvres. These would at first  reflect the surroundings, but as it ages, it would elegantely turned green as the process of patina, expressing the beauty of time.

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// façade system design

1 As a primary social infrastructure, the building would be a vital public space for the neighbourhood, providing areas to study, to enjoy breakfast or a cup of coffe.

G/F

It has exhibition space and community archive.

1/F

2/F

1: cafĂŠ 2: kitchen 3: exhibition space/ book store 4: multi-purposed room 5: exhibition space 6: glass hallway 7: washrooms/ change rooms 8: community archive/ study area 9: office a: b: c: d:

entrance ramp reception/ book checkout lounge hanging staircase

10m

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// north - south section

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 // east - west section

// (left) 2/F view // (below) G/F view

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YEAR 1 YEAR 2

year one

1 year two

DESIGN STUDIO / /

WINERY INSTALLATION DESIGN

CORKTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE DESIGN

RHYTHM OF WINE

TECTONIC STUDY / /

WALLED OFFMATHEMATICIAN HOUSE

HOUSE DESIGN FOR MATHEMATICIAN

PATINA

DESIGN STUDIO / /

STDT RESIDENCE

SCHOOL OF TORONTO DANCE THEATRE DESIGN

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WALLED OFF: A MATHEMATICIAN HOUSE Topic: Mathematicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studio Design Year: two (2) Course: Tectonic Study Location: Don Valley, Toronto

Concept: The mathematicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studio is hidden away within the depth of the woods, sitting next to a valley, where it overlooks the grand nature beneath. Since geometry is derived from nature, a space within nature seems fitting for a Mathematician. A monolithic rammed earth wall separates the private space from the world, with no clear entrance way, the only hint is from the white pebble pathway, meandering along the landscape. This wall of earth, with its intricate properties of different compounds within the material, creating bands of different earth tone layers. A human touch is added during the construction of the wall by mixing small amount of copper powders in serval layers of the earths, allowing time to display on the wall as patina occures, transforming earth, air and water into one form.

WALL WALL APERATURE APERATURE DETAILS DETAILS

ASC621 John1C Cirka ASC621 John Cirka // light 1Cdue aperature detail: date: Nov 21, 2011 due date: Nov 21, 2011 bronze Meng pipe Lei inserted Meng Lei into the wall during construction in different angles, once completed, a bronce cap with glass seals the pipe with plastic sealant for weather proofing

WALL ELEVATION WALL ELEVATION 1:20 earth 1:20 // rammed wall elevation

RENDER OF RENDER FIRST OF FLOOR FIRST INTERIOR FLOOR INTERIOR SPACE WITH SPACE BEAMS WITHOFBEAMS LIGHT OF LIGHT LEFT: SECTION LEFT: OF SECTION WALL OF APERATURE WALL APERATURE // (top) rendering of light of the wall aperatures 1:20 effect1:20 // (left) section of wall aperature

bronze pipe inserted bronze into the pipewa ins

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GROUND GROUND FLOOR FLO

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GROUND FLO SECOND FLOOR 1: pebble walkway 2: entrance 3: foyer 4: bathroom 5: observation room 6: staircase/book shelves 7: light deck 8: workshop/study

// (front) north elevation rammed earth wall with aperatures for light filter and effects

FRONT ELEVATION (NOTTH) 1:50

the great rammed earth wall with apertures for filtered light, coloured glass could be used for different lighting effects

SIDE ELEVATION (WEST)//1:50 west elevation

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ELEVATIONS

1C ASC621 John Cirka due date: Nov 21, 2011 Meng Lei

// (back) south elevation behind the great wall, the studio is hidden

BACK ELEVATION (SOUTH) 1:50

behind the great wall, isolated from public view is the studio

SIDE ELEVATION (EAST) 1:50 // east elevation

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strength and gentleness on the building faรงade

SECTIONS 1C ASC621 John Cirka due date: Nov 21, 2011 Meng Lei

WITHIN NATURE

1C ASC621 John Cirka due date: Nov 21, 2011 Meng Lei

S1 1:100

for every INTERIOR space, wood is used for cladding to embrace the person within, giving warmth to them in this isolated studio

S1 S2

// key plan

S2 1:100

a small gap between the rammed earth wall and the building creates a vision tension, fortifying the magnitude of the rammed earth wall, while creating a light and airy space within with the glimmer of light

WITHIN NATURE

1C ASC621 John Cirka due date: Nov 21, 2011 Meng Lei

The mathematician's studio is hidden away within the woods, behind his house and sits next to the valley overlooking nature. Since geometry is derived from nature, a space within nature seems fitting. A great rammed earth wall separates the mathematicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s private space from the world, with no clear entrance way, the only hint of an entrance is the pebble path way curving along the landscape. This wall of earth, with is intricate properties of different compounds within the material, creates bands of different earth tone layers. A human touch is added during the constructor of the wall by mixing some amount of copper powder in a few layers of the earth, allowing time to display on the wall as patina occurs, tying earth, air and water into one form. 1) RAMMED EARTH FOR EXTERIOR WALL 2) WHITE BIRCH FOR INTERIOR FLOORING 3) RED CEDAR CLADDING MATERIALS// 4) STONE TILE ENTRANCE WAY earth for exterior wall 1) rammed 5) BLACK BRICK CLADDING 2) white birch for interior flooring 6) PEBBELS WALK WAY 3) red cedar cladding

4) stone tile entrance way 5) black brick cladding 6) pebbles walkway

SECTIONS SECTIONS 1C ASC621 John Cirka due date: Nov 21, 2011 Meng Lei 1C ASC621 John Cirka due date: Nov 21, 2011 Meng Lei

S1 1:100 S1 1:100

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S2 1:100 S2 1:100

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STDT RESIDENCE Topic: Residence Design for Dance School Year: two (2) Course: Design Studio Location: School of Toronto Dance Theatre Design

Concept: Hidden inside the neighbouhood of Cabbagetown, the School of Toronto Dance Threater has been offering professionl full-time training and children summer school for over 40 years. Guiding aspiring comtamporary dancers and expossing them to the theatre culture of Toronto.

ALLAN GARDEN

YONGE STREET

ALLAN GARDEN

//initial surveying of the trees in the site

The Site: Three possible sites were provided for the project, all three are in relations to the Allen garden, however, site 3 was chosen based on it atmosphere; its coziness, tranquil characteristic of the site was perfect for a student residence. Main reason for choosing Site 3 as the development site for this project, was its proximity to Allan Garden, and its potential to become a social infrastructure, tying the segregated city fabrics together by linking Allan Garden with Yonge Street by creating an alley like space, that leaks myteries and spirits, much needed for the mundane city grid of downtown Toronto.

BACK HIDDEN SPACE

The site would allow the building to have a frontal public face, a back intimide appearance, and a hidden space, perfect for a school residence and a public space. FRONT PUBLIC FACE

Initial Sketches:

A tall tower for the residence, windows facing North only. South, where an empty lot is, would be constructed as a shear wall with no window openings, maximizing building area by reducing structure, as well as a precaution for future potential developement on the adjoining empty lot. A low rise facing the narrow Mutual Street, with an interior court yard space for gathering and dance. Public restaruant and library on the lower level for the community use. Intergrating the school residence to the surrounding community, and connecting with Downtown Toronto.

MAX. AREA CALCULATION

CITY OF TORONTO ZONING (BY-LAW 569-2013) CR4 C1R4 SS1 (COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL) (PERMITTED PLOT RATIO C1 R4)(DEVELOPEMENT STANDARD SS1) TOTAL SITE AREA= 1,809.28 S.M. PERMITTED PLOT RATIO COMMERCIAL: 1,809.28 S.M. RESIDENTIAL : 7,237.12 S.M.

Spiritual Intimacy: The idea of a courtyard eventually evolved; the link way between Allan Garden and Mutual Street became the primary design strategy. This linkage is intended to create an intimid alley space to increase the vibrancy of street live in contrast to the surrounding monotone streets. The theatre, the heart of the residence, shall float beside a public open space, connecting to the main residential building via a bridge, that also acts as an indicated, a iconic gate for the permise.

Linkage of Emotions: The bridge serves the purpose of a signage, connection, as well as the expression of movement. A pool would be exposed to the predestrians, rending the linear alley with fluid detail.

Double Sided Theatre: the performance can be viewed from the indoor or outdoor space.

1: outdoor hall 2: gallery 3: studio 4: student entrance 5: security 6: garabage 7: video room 8: public library 9: theatre foyer 10: coat check 11: bar 12: production area 13: mechanical 14: change room 15: storage 16: loading

1:400

2 // G/F PLAN

10m

1: main public entrance 2: kitchen 3: cafe 4: open to gallery below 5: mech/storage 6: student center 7: mail 8: gym 9: laundry 10: pool 11: backstage 12: open to library below 13: stage 14: intermission 15:outdoor gathering 1:400

// 1/F PLAN

10m

1: control 2: above stage

1:400

2 // 2/F PLAN

10m

1:400

// TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

10m

seeing the reflective facade

north section

2 1:400

seeing the library, studio and cafe

south section

// south section seeing the library, studio and cafĂŠ

10m

1:400

north section

seeing the reflective facade

1:400

// north section seeing the reflective faรงade

10m

seeing the theatre space, outdoor gathering space and bar

1:200

// north section seeing the theatre space, outdoor gathering space and bar

north section

10m

// east section seeing the theatre, swimming pool link and studio

east section

10m

e facade, but an expression of ure, to expose and ut movemont, the bracing staircase akenly stands out he surrounding

// a simple faรงade, facade, but an unique expression of the bones of the building, to expose and leak out movement from the the inside. inside. The Thecross crossbracing bracingstaircase staircaseunmistakenly unmistakenlystands standsoutout from from thethe surrounding surrounding buildings hotes

the back of the building, a view experience from Mutual Streel. The low profile of the building blends in with the surrouding residential neighbouhood.

// the back of the building, a view experienced from Mutual Street, profile of the building blends in with the surrounding residential

The low neighbouhood.

ROOM 1 inspired Room 1: by1eastern culture, this room is tight in ROOM space by big in volumn,. The double height room

inspiredbybyeastern easternculture, culture, this1 room is tight in // insipred Room is thight gives abut more vertical sense of double freedom. in space big in volumn. The height space by big in volumn,. The double height room room gives a more vertical sense of freedom. gives a more vertical sense of freedom.

1 1 2 2

sejima wing SANAA

Room 2:

// this square room is for those who are comfortable with who they are, closest to the street life.

ROOM 2

this square room is for those who are comfortable with who they are, closest to the street life.

Room 3: // the longest of them all, to ensure an more secured feeling, but provided enought walk space.

ROOM 3

the longest of them all, to ensure an more secure feeling, but provide enough walk space.

Dwellings: An area for the soul and body to rest and grow, an area that provides comfort and inspiration. Being a student residence for local and aboard students, the building provides 3 configuarions of room to suit the need of the student with different backgroud.

file glass detail

// 1:10 indoor

cafe

rendering

interior of the cafe, overlooking the gallery below

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3

year one

1 year two

2 year three

DESIGN STUDIO / /

WINERY INSTALLATION DESIGN

CORKTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE DESIGN

RHYTHM OF WINE

TECTONIC STUDY / /

PATINA

DESIGN STUDIO / /

WALLED OFFMATHEMATICIAN HOUSE

STDT RESIDENCE

nelso Steve

SCHOOL OF TORONTO DANCE THEATRE DESIGN

HOUSE DESIGN FOR MATHEMATICIAN DIGITAL TOOLS / /

URBAN WIND

ART INSTALLATION FOR 2013 SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE

INTERGRATED STUDIO / /

GEORGE STREET REVITALIZATION

LOW INCOME MIXED-USE HOUSING

The or the po dent re allow a

The inn high iro ing nor space, the roo

URBAN WIND SCHEDULING

Concept:

prototype schedule URBAN WIND is an interactive installation activated

Topic: Installation Art for Nuit Blanch 2013 TASK

Begin Date

End Date

CONSULT ENGINEER (for constraints)

11/12/12

11/14/12

DESIGN PROCESS

11/19/12 11/19/12 11/23/12 11/29/12

11/29/12 11/21/12 11/28/12 11/29/12

11/23/12 11/23/12 11/28/12

12/11/12 12/5/12 11/28/12

by pedestrian movements. The vertically rising windmills contrasts with the horizontality of the daily movements in the city. It is to be a playful and a delightful art work that acknowledges your existence in the vast city.

Year: three (3) Course: Digital Tools Group Project (5) Brainstorm ideas

Discuss alternative designs

Select and reinforce final design

PURCHASE MATERIAL Electrical products Fans

12/6/12 12/10/12

12/11/12 12/11/12

BOOKLET PRODUCTION

12/5/12

12/12/12

CNC

12/6/12 12/6/12

12/10/12 12/6/12

Tube component material Miscellaneous

Nuit Blanche is an annual city-wide art event in Toronto, that hosts numerous art works from individual artists for a whole night. We joined as a group of five, to design and fabricate an interactive installation works to be installed in the 2013 Nuite Blanche.

Location:j Beta Shoes Museum, Toronto Base strucutre

12/10/12 12/7/12

12/10/12 12/11/12

Rings and tube covers

12/7/12

Triangular fins

12/10/12

12/11/12

12/7/12

12/12/12

Base structure

LASER CUT

ASSEMBLY

The whole project took 3 months, from inception, design, mock-up, fabrication and finally installation.

potential schedule

TASK

Begin Date

End Date

SITE VISIT

5/1/13 5/3/13 5/1/13

5/2/13 5/10/13 7/31/13

5/6/13 5/6/13 6/3/13

5/31/13 5/31/13 7/5/13

7/15/13 10/18/13

9/30/13 10/25/13

SIMPLE RE-DESIGN PURCHASE MATERIAL CNC LASER CUT REMODIFICATIONS ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

night + day conditions

reconfiguration of design for the chosen location

availability of CNC + laser cutter

allow for stocking/ restocking of products at local stores

estimated time of nuit blanche

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

CONCEPT materials hanging from strings that will retract to the ceiling in responds to your location, opening up a path.

CONCEPT Cap added in order to control air flow and restricting the orbs to hover within t

PROBLEM static often stops the materials from moving. Spheres do not catch enough wind to hover.

PROBLEM too many motors and sensors to control.

CONCEPT paper laterns hovering up and down by wind from computer fans, luminating and giving a rhythm to the space. PROBLEM normal computer fans are not powerful enough or too noisy.

CONCEPT an artificial landscape to unify the tubes into a greater context.

CONCEPT luminated orbs hovering inside transparent tubes like fireflies.

concept

design

INTERACTIVE DESIGN

PROBLEM cannot control fan speed, expelling everything out of the tube.

Ocular centricity is the main form of design in our prototype as a form of interaction. The kinetic aspect of our model is based on he motion sensor detecting movement for a response visually.

MOTION SENSOR

120Ë&#x161;

ARDUINO KIT PLAN MOTION SENSOR

FAN LED Light ARDUINO SIGNAL KIT

ELEVATION

Mock-up: The installation consisted of a system of infared sensors connected with an arduino board to process the input and to trigger the a serie of computer fans and LED lights.

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Components: COMPONENTS 3

The base, composed of grid struture of MDF panels, assembled by The base, composed of grid structure, is assembled by interlocking system, interlock system using CNC fabricated with CNC router to carve out mdf. router

SCALE 1:50

COMPONENTS

A WIND ADJUST CAP (ACRYLIC)

C RING SUPPORT & NET (ACRYLIC)

D LED

The tube component consists of eight main parts. A Wire B

Transparent Sheet

E COMPUTER FAN

SCALE 1:3

F RING SUPPORT (MDF)

B PAPER WINDMILL D

F SCALE 1:3

SCALE 1:3

0.05” CNC TOLERANCE 0.05” CNC TOLERANCE 0.05”CNC CNCTOLERANCE TOLERANCE 0.05”

0.50” 0.50” 0.50”

joint joint details details

0.51” 0.51” 0.50” 0.51” 0.51”

//joint details

RING

assembly assembly ofof fan fan

RING RING RING RING RING NET RING RING NET RING RING NET RING RING SUPPORT RING RING SUPPORT LED RING SUPPORT LED LED FAN FAN SUPPORT FAN FAN FAN SUPPORT FAN SUPPORT

//assembly of fans

acrylic acrylicelements elements

TS UTS TS TS

//acrylic elements

VYVAK TUBING VYVAK TUBING VYVAK VYVAK TUBING TUBING

windmill windmillassembly assembly

WIND WIND ADJUST WIND ADJUST CAP WIND ADJUST CAP ADJUST CAP CAP WIND BASE SUPPORT WIND BASE SUPPORT PAPER WINDMILL WIND SUPPORT WIND BASE BASE SUPPORT PAPER WINDMILL FISHING WIRE PAPER WINDMILL PAPER WINDMILL FISHING WIRE FISHING FISHING WIRE WIRE

//windmill assembly

Probem Encountered: - lack of high rpm fans available on the market -

trail and errors from fabrication with CNC

fabrication of perfectly round transparent cylinders, since it is too expensive to purchase extruded acrylic tubes.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED

- lack of high rpm fans available on the market

- trail andfinding errors from with cnc and weight to - thefabrication right material elements - additional place intoadded tubelater on, requiring more fabrication time

- fabrication of perfectly round transparent cylinders, too expensive to extruded acrylic tubes. - purchasemotion sensors have unstable voltage even rightdcmaterial and weight to place into tube - finding the with current - motion sensors have unstable voltage even with dc current - defective electronic elements, mosfet failure after circuit board was completed

//photos of completed mock-up

GEORGE STREET REVITALIZATION Topic: Low Income Mixed-Use, Housing Complex Year: three (3) Course: Intergrated Studio Location: George Street

Concept: In 2011, the Economist Intelligence Units reported Toronto as the 4th most livable cities in the world, however, in any cities, there are still areas of poor conditions. George Street, infamous for its crime rate and other incidents, is considered as one of the “poor conditioned” areas in Toronto, but was once the wealthiest part of Toronto in the early 19th century. Today, it is a street of post-war row houses, social housing, social institutions, and low income housing. Its location makes it an “alley” for Jarvise Street, where car parking and garbage loading areas are located. The project’s mission is to create a mixed-use housing situated on the southern end of George Street where a strip club “Filmores Hotel” is currently located. The design should attract different ethnic and social classes into the neighborhood, creating a more diversed and populated area where “eyes on the street” could be achieved.

// site: existing Filmores Hotel

5 10

1 2

1: cafĂŠ 2: retail garbage storage 3: clinic 4: daycare foyer 5: studio foyer 6: town houses 7: condo foyer 8: learning center 9: retail 10: courtyard // Site Plan

10m

3 6

5 4

8 3 2 1

1: condo foyer 2: office 3: mail 4: laundry 5: garbage 6: loading dock 7: bike storage 8: conference room

// G/F Plan

10m

3 6

1: child care centre 2: town house 3: gym 4: game room 5: student housing 6: learning centre

// 1/F Plan

10m

2 3

1: studio units 2: student housing 3: learning centre

// 2/F Plan

10m

1: studio units 2: student housing

// 3/F Plan

10m

1: condo

// Typical 4-21/F

Plan

10m

condos & student housing town houses & studios

// // // //

town houses on G/F to 1/F studio on 2/F to 3F student housing on 1/F to 3F condo on 4- 21/F

Detail

Typical

Detail 1

Detail 2

Detail 3 Detail 4

Podium

Parapet

// Detail 2: Indoor Outdoor Roof Transition

Detail 1

Detail 2

Detail 3 Detail 4

Detail

Outdoor

Deck

Detail 1

Detail 2

Detail 3 Detail 4

and

Parapet

Detail

Cafe

Foldable

Detail 1

Detail 2

Detail 3 Detail 4

Window

Wall

Detail

Insulated

Balcony

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4

year one

1 year two

2 year three

3 DIGITAL TOOLS / /

HANG 2 year four

PRODUCT DESIGN AND FABRICATION

ASC755 ASSIGNMENT 1 EXTREMEKICKSTART BENYI HU MENG CHONG JEFF LEI

DESIGN STUDIO / /

WINERY INSTALLATION DESIGN

CORKTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE DESIGN

RHYTHM OF WINE

TECTONIC STUDY / /

PATINA

DESIGN STUDIO / /

WALLED OFFMATHEMATICIAN HOUSE

STDT RESIDENCE

SCHOOL OF TORONTO DANCE THEATRE DESIGN

HOUSE DESIGN FOR MATHEMATICIAN

INTERGRATED STUDIO / /

DIGITAL TOOLS / /

GEORGE STREET REVITALIZATION

URBAN WIND

ART INSTALLATION FOR 2013 SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE

LOW INCOME MIXED-USE HOUSING

DIGITAL TOOLS / /

DESIGN STUDIO / /

LUMINARY DESIGN AND FABRICATION

RESIDENT FOR A PSYCHIATRIST IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN TORONTO

PEEL

nelso Steve

PSYCHIATRISTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOUSE

The or the po dent re allow a

The inn high iro ing nor space, the roo

hang 2 Topic: 3D Printer Product Design and Fabrication

Concept:

With the ever increasing amount of people moving into the city, more people are using dryers instead of air drying due to the lack of space to hang their cloths, and mostly due to the amount of time it takes to air dry cloths in an indoor environment. The main culprit is the design of the “hander” ASC 755 Digital Tool as it was designed for “hanging”, and not “hang drying”, so the project aim to redesign Instructor : Vicent Hui with performance in mind. the hanging

Year: four (4) Course: Digital Tool Group Project (2)Project: 3D printer Product Fabrication

Group Partner: Benyi Hu

FACTS

an expandable coat hanger that increases air flow into the Applied for 2013is.center Extreme Redesign 3D of the garments, speeding up the drying process Printing Challenge

Rhinoceros 4, V-ray, Dimension 3D Printer

SURFACE AREA SURFACE AREA

THE DESIGN OF PEEL IS ALSO

FLEXIBLE. ALTERNATE MATERIALS PEEL

COULD BE USE TO REPLACE THE SOLID MDF AND PAPER, SUCH Topic: AS BIRCH WITH WOODand GRAIN Luminary Design AND JAPANESE PAPER TO Fabrication ARCHIVE A MORE WARM FEELING.

Year: four (4) Course: Digital Tool Group Project (2)

Concept: The design derived from simple curiosity and habit, how we are attracted to light and the process of finding the source. PEEL utilizes the tensile strength of paper and the solidity of wood to created a fluid and dynamic form that encapsulates the mysterious dual property of light.

CONCEPT

WE ATTEMPTED TO USE A SOLID MATERIAL TO ACHIEVE A FLUID FORM, BY COMBINING IT WITH A MATERIAL OF SIMILAR ORIGIN

PACKAGE PACkAGE 4

ITEMSITEMS 2 DISCS 5 STRUCTURE SUPPORTS 2 ROLLS OF MDF ON PAPER

TOP

BOTTOM

1 23

PEEL

ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY 4

STRUCTURE

3 5 4

SkIN 1

PEEL

ASSEMBLE

PLAN

ASSEMBLE

PEEL PEE

psychiatrist’s house_ spadia ave.

a sactuary for the damaged soul of a psychiatrist where he/she could resolidify themselves.

PSYCHIATRIST’S HOUSE a psychiatrist’s job is to observe, absorb,

and guide the patients to the path of recovery, to help them realize much Topic: Concept: of the problems and fear are nothing but illusions that House Design constraints them from moving on.A psychiatrist’s Many of job the is topatient’s observe, absorb, and guide the patients to the paththemselves, of revoery, to helpso them problems are transferred to the psychiatrist Year: realize much of the problems and fears are nothing a sanctuary is needed to re-solidify their damaged but illusions that contraints them souls, from movingaon. four (4) Many of the patient’s problems are transferred place for the psychiatrist to recover, away from the public.

to the psychiatrist themselves, so a sanctuary is Course: needed to re-solidify their damages souls, a place for the psychiatrist to recover, Design Studio The house itself will encapsulate the threads of away a from the public. psychiatrist, to be considerate The of house the itself sitewilland its neighbor, encapsulate the treads Location: of a psychiatrist, to be considerate of the site and finding new possibilities within constraints. and its the neighbor, and finding new possibilities Downtown Toronto within the constriants of the small site.

illusion

confinement fear

constraints

psychiatrist’s job_

opportunities paths //

psychiatrist’s

job

fear // front elevation_ slanted roof constraints A simple gesture, to capture maximum northern light, while not entirely blocking the neighbor’s view to the sky.

opportunities paths

psychiatrist’s job_

reet

ina Spad

Ave.

d St mon

Rich

31m 3m

site_ skinny site

site:

skinny

site

academic_

// neighbor building elevation The façade of the adjacent b u i l d i n g restricts the height of the development, thus, a compromise must be made. The 1400mm space in between the windows is aduquate for additional programming. neighbor building elevation_

1400 1600 2300

spadia ave.

5000

alley

[The façade of the adjacent building restricts the height of the development, thus, a compromise must be made. The 1400mm space in between the windows is adequate for vadditional programming.]

front elevation_ slanted roof [A simple gesture, to capture maximum northern light, while not entirely blocking the neighbor’s view to the sky]

1st flloor // 1st plan floor

plan

OTA

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

OTA

1:entrance 2:bike storage 3:mech/laundry 4:game room 5:lane pool

bike storage threshold mechanical game room lounge lap pool indoor garden

2nd flloorfloor plan // 2nd

academic_

plan

11 10

OTB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

living room vertical garden kitchenette dinning bookshelves re-solidification washroom WLC master bedroom ladder

alley

academic_

spadia ave.

south section_

ps 4

academic_ 4

living room

bedroom

guestroom kitchen washroom library resolidification garden swimming game room stroage mechanical

guestroom

game room

resolidification

swimming library garden mechanical kitchen washroom stroage

LIGHT yes

swimming library garden kitchen washroom

living room

resolidification

bedroom

game room

guestroom

game room

bedroom

resolidification

swimming library garden mechanical kitchen washroom stroage

living room

LIGHT

mechanical

DARK

stroage

ps 4

academic_ 4

intensive roof planters

vertical garden

living room section_

ps 4

academic_ 4

olivetti_ carlo scarpa

stair section_

ps 4

academic_ 4

top_

[left_ shower section] [right_re-solidification section] bottom_ [left master bedroom section] [indoor garden section]

next page_ [top_ kitchenette section] [bottom_dinning section]

ps 4

top_

[kitchenette]

bottom_ [library/hidden stair]

academic_ 4

top_ left_

[re-solidification room] [master bedroom]

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 COLLABORATION

all grades collaboration

0519 SPIHON TOWER

To rejuvenate township that was supported by the

mining industry, but has become forgotten once the COMPETITION mines were abandoned.

ARCHITECTURE

SIPHONE FILTER Concept:

C COLLABORATION EXERCISE -

AETHER

PARK DESIGN

SKYSCAPER COMPETITION

0519 C

SIPHON FILTER Topic: 2012 EVOLO COMPETITION Year: three (3) Course: team competition (3)

Concept: This proposed intervetion is located in an abandoned mine locationed in Andalusia, Spain. The syscarper would become the catalyst to rehabilitate the damanged local environment and provide sustainable water source for the remaining mining town. Grey water is collected from local infrastructure and contained within the base of the tower. This unprocessed water is heated to boiling temperatures by the sun. As the temperature of the water increases, the air pressure also increases. The liquid water is displaced upwards through the shaft into the tank located at the top of the tower. Afterwards it is released into a vertical process of natural plant filters. Throught this mutistage process, the water is purified and becomes available to the local community.

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// abadon mines around the world Mining has been conceived as an important method to extract resources for the city. With the available resources, the exploitation of the land is taken to its advantage by human, thus, damaging the land. However, the result of mining creates a long-term

Corta Atalaya, la mayor cortanature, de Europa impact of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s geographical causing

permanent damage to the environment at cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own risk.

This proposed intervention is located on an abandoned mine found in Andalusia, Spain. Spain has established local framework for the regulation and conservation of sanitary water supplies. We wish to achieve a scientific and functional form of water filtration while adapting to this principle.

Min to e reso adv

How imp perm risk

Mining Crisis

Mining has been conceived as an important method to extract resources for the global economy. However, mining creates a long-term impact on the health of the city and to the environment. Excavation of a mining site causes the displacement of biodiversity through infrastructure development in the surrounding areas, that accommodate the labour market associated with it. Although this form of industry creates revenue for the local community, it causes various environmental pollution during its operation. The site is eventually abandoned and degrades after the mining process is complete. This compromises the economic nature and health of the surrounding built environments.

The natural features become displaced by new technology and create new habitable spaces and generate income for the city. At the same time, the Land rehabilitation and reuseahasnon-functional become an ecological initiative to develop and preserve abandoned mine creates space, gathering dust sites. It also prevents further environmental damage. It is our vision to encourage land reuse with an andstrategy disruptive which innovative that contributes tonoises the improvement of the localchallenges living conditions. Thisthe intervention incorporates the collaboration with the community in a continuous cycle. marketable properties of theinfrastructure surrounding site.

Concept

The tech gene mine and able

This land typology has been selected as the site for the proposed skyscraper to acknowledge its land reuse. It generates clean water and natural gas as a product of sequential processes. Grey water is collected from local infrastructure and contained within the base of the tower. This unprocessed water is heated to boiling temperatures; as the temperature of the water increases, the air pressure also increases. Since air particles require more available space as it expands, the liquid water is displaced vention is located on an abandoned mine found in Andalusia, Spain. Spain has upwards through the shaft into the tank located at the top of the tower. Afterwards it is released into a mework for the regulation and conservation ofThrough sanitarythis water supplies. We wish to is purified and vertical process of natural plant filters. multistage process, the water and functional form ofavailable water filtration while adapting to this principle. becomes to the local community.

alaya, la mayor corta de Europa

The result of the mining process only leaves the land in devastation. When the resources are extracted only to benet the economy, the nature of the land is destroyed leaving a scar on the earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crisis surface permanentl. Ultimately, the community grew nceived as an important method to extract resources for the global economy. eates a long-term impact the health city andalso to the environment. alongonthe mineof the would become unattactive and ng site causes theabandoned. displacement of biodiversity through infrastructure develop-

SIPH N FILTER

ding areas, that accommodate the labour market associated with it. Although this ates revenue for the local community, it causes various environmental pollution . The site is eventually abandoned and degrades after the mining process is commises the economic nature and health of the surrounding built environments.

The r in de only is des perm ronm left d

and reuse has become an ecological initiative to develop and preserve abandoned s further environmental damage. It is our vision to encourage land reuse with an that contributes to the improvement of the local living conditions. This intervene collaboration with the community infrastructure in a continuous cycle.

it is our vision to heal this scar. Be responsible to our our action and give back to mother earth. A the tower filter water, energy, grow plants, has been selected as site for to the proposed skyscrapercreate to acknowledge its land store seeds, gas, which lean water and natural gas as a productprovide of sequential processes. Greywould water is be enough infrastructure andthe contained within the base of the Thiscity. unprocessed water the once sustain a town ortower. small Allowing temperatures; as the temperature of the increases, the airby pressure also ruin town to bewater regenerated creating this tower particles require more available space as it expands, the liquid water is displaced of scientific experiments, as a model to the world, e shaft into the tank located at the top of the tower. Afterwards it is released into a what wethecan dois purified to reuse a mine. atural plant filters.toshow Through thisthem multistage process, water and

o the local community.

it is o our a a tow store the s ruin t of sci show

pre-stage to filter

office tower

ecological wastewater treatment: gravity will pull the wastewater through diffenert levels of tanks to filter out pollutants

additional green house facing south

turbine generator: the up flow of the sewage water will generate additional energy

natural gas collection: for domestic hot water

clean water will be recycle back to the town

solar collection: solar panels to power the ring facity

sewage collection: siphon system: to push sewage upward electric arc furnance sewage water from the town

solar collection: solar panels to power the ring facility

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 COLLABORATION

all grades collaboration

china studio sketches

0519 SPIHON TOWER

To rejuvenate township that was supported by the

mining industry, but has become forgotten once the COMPETITION mines were abandoned.

ARCHITECTURE

SIPHONE FILTER Concept:

C COLLABORATION EXERCISE -

AETHER

PARK DESIGN

SKYSCAPER COMPETITION

TRAVEL STUDIO / /

CHINA STUDIO 26

STUDY OF ANCIENT CHINESE ARCHITECTURE

china thank you Dr. Zaiyi Liao.

During the summer of 2012, a group of 16 Ryerson Architectural Science students traveled to China for a month of aboard study to investigate and observe the historical architectures in China, and compared to the fast expanding surrealistic development of contemporary China.

sketches_ C

right top_ detail studies [a close study on the defensive design of th wall as well as the drainage system.]

left_ great wall of china [Badaling, non-accessible part of the great wall]

top_ hanging temple

[Shanxi province, close to the city of Datong. ]

right_ ancient city of Pingyao

[street life.]

sketches_

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