Selected
by Jessica Hanzelkova
PORTFOLIO 2013 2022
Work
This portfolio contains studio work SW, design build projects DB, professional work PW & work from my masters thesis MT. [INT] [SW] [MT] [DB] [MT] [DB] [DB] [PW] [PW] [MT] [SW] Introduction & CV Jane & Finch The Artifacts of No-Place Sauna Media Learning Centre Ice Hut Mill Mrkt Works Office Dash Marshall The Artifacts of No-Place Maison Boréal ............. .................. ... ........................... ..... .......................... ........................ ................... ................. ... ................ 02 04 16 28 32 40 41 42 46 50 20 1
MY NAME IS JES AND
AIA Henry
Marj Schaefer
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Education Distinctions University of Waterloo Laurentian University 2017-2020 | Master of Architecture 2021
Adams Medal & Certificate 2020
Prize 2018 SSHRC
Scholarship 2017 Ontario Graduate Scholarship [OGS] 2014 OAA Scholarship 2013-2017 | Bachelor of Architectural Studies HI,
I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU. CV [INT] Introduction 2
Practice-Based Experience
| Toronto, ON, CAN 09.2020 08.2021
WORKS OFFICE of Brian O’Brian Architect Intern Architect Custom Residential [SD,DD,CD,CA]
Freelance Architectural Designer KW Musical Productions Community Theater, Rendering [SD,Feasibility] | Kitchener, ON, CAN 07.2020 10.2020
Dash Marshall Design Intern Custom Residential, Retail [SD,DD,CD] | New York City, NY, USA 05.2018 08.2018
Deloitte Canada Design Student Post-Occupancy, Office Interiors, Graphic Design | Toronto, ON, CAN 05.2016 08.2016 | Dinklesbühl, Germany
05.2014 08.2014
Richard Kirchner Antiquarian Carpentry Apprentice Furniture Restoration & Finishing, Woodworking
Academic-Based Experience
01.2021 12.2021
Adjunct Lecturer
University of Waterloo | Cambridge, ON Undergrad First-Year Studio | Coordinator: Cam Parkin
Undergrad First-Year Studio | Coordinator: Fiona Lim-TungFall 2021 Winter 2021
Reviewer
University of Waterloo Undergrad First-Year Studio04.2022 12.2020
University of Waterloo & University of Toronto University of Toronto Undergrad Second-Year Studio
Teaching Assistant
Undergrad Cultural History Course | Dr. Anne Bordeleau University of Waterloo | Cambridge, ON 09.2018 12.2019
12.2020 04.2022 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Undergrad Second-Year Studio: Dereck Revington & David Correa
Research Assistant // Canadian Architectural Education Supervised by: Dr. Anne Bordeleau [Data Analysis, Graphics] University of Waterloo & CACB | Cambridge & Ottawa, ON 02.2019 12.2019
Research Assistant // A Century of Canadian Mosque Design Supervised by Dr. Tammy Gaber [As-built drawings, Graphics] Laurentian University | Sudbury, ON 08.2016 07.2018
04.2021 05.2017
ARCC: Performative Environments
ACS 9 Symposium: Practice, Craft, Materials & Making Poster Presenter | Virtual Tucson, Arizona, USA Co-Author/Presenter | Deer Isle, Maine, USA
Conferences
Skill Set: Art-Based Practice 2D+3D Digital: Rhino, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Grasshopper Graphics+Visualization: Vray, Twinmotion, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects Fabrication: 3D Printing [Cura], Laser Cutting, Woodworking Group Exhibitions: [2021] Whitewash, Collab w. Vincent Min // The Space Market by MakeRoom & Artscape Daniels [2022] Alienated City, Collab w. Gladys Lou, Shammah Salwa, Ronald Rebutica // Love Lab Showcase [2022] The Artifacts of No-Place, Collab w. Ye Sul E. Cho, Aleks Gontarz, Nathanael Scheffler // Prototypica_ [2021] Six Feet // Presently [2022] I couldn’t see... // RA:X Puncta [2020] Diasporasian Futures II // Project 40 Collective [2017] Light Helmets // Team of 7 Stackt Market | Toronto, ON Art Gallery of Mississauga | Mississauga, ON Design at Riverside | Cambridge, ON Art Gallery of Peterborough | Peterborough, ON Toronto Reel Asian IFF & Bachir/Yerex Space | Toronto, ON 187 Augusta | Toronto, ON Sudbury Nuit Blanche | Sudbury, ON 00 | Curriculm Vitae3
Location Program Size [sm] ....... Year Team Size Instructor ............. 2018 One John McMinn Toronto, ON Community, Retrofit new: 26800 / reno: 51700 [1] Urban Planning & Adaptive Reuse[SW] Studio Work 4
This project deliberately retains the name of the neighbourhood to embody the approach this proposal takes: to not see the area as something needing to be “fixed” [read: gentrified]. As someone that was born and lived in the area, I view the modernist housing blocks and strip malls essential to the sense-ofplace this intersection has. The goal of this proposal therefore focuses on addressing the extremes of lowdensity commercial and high-density residential with the introduction of mid-density mixed use centred on community empowerment and anti-displacment. By retrofiting and expanding the base of an existing Y-plan residential tower at the heart of the intersection, the building makes room on the site to consolidate several established community and revitalization programs under one roof while adding program space to service the neighbourhood. The design proposal focuses on three main elements: the addition of allotment gardens & orchard, a recreation centre, and the retrofit of the existing tower. Softwares used: Rhino, Vray, Adobe CS [Ps, Ai, Id]
JANE& FINCH Fig. 1: Render of the
recreational centre
and outdoor courtyard with splash pad 2018 01 | Jane & Finch5
The Current Site
The Northeast corner of the Jane & Finch intersection is home to three post-war highrises: two angled-bar towers flanking one Y-plan tower surrounded by underused green space and parking lot
Creating a Street-Edge
The existing tower-in-the-park plan is infilled to reconnect the buildings to the main streets while maintaining some necessary green space
Texture and Removal
Chunks of the podium massing are removed and variation is added to the height and scale of the remaining massings
The
The new site plan balances open and built space by varying building heights and allowing for mixed-use occupancy in the new podiums. The Y-plan tower is chosen as the site to develop a more detailed intervention
Finch Ave.W
Jane St.
Proposed Masterplan 1 12 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 Retrofit Existing Tower Proposed Midrise Condos Proposed Recreation & Aquatic Centre Proposed Community Hub Proposed Orchard & Allotment Garden Urban Planning & Adaptive Reuse[SW] Studio Work 6
2018 01 | Jane & Finch7
Main Entrance Community Hub Entrance South Entrance 2 2 2 1 3 4 6 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 28 29 30 31 32 34 Jane Street 7 8 10 5 Finch Ave W Urban Planning & Adaptive Reuse[SW] Studio Work 8
MAIN FLOOR
Recreation Centre [Proposed]
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Main Entrance & Breezeway Administration Cafe Bouldering Universal Changeroom Squash Court 1 Squash Court 2 Gymnasium Aquatic Centre South Entrance Universal Changeroom East Entrance Loading & Receiving
North Tower [Retrofit] 18. 19. 20. 21.
14. 15. 16. 17.
Daycare Apartment Tower Entrance Public Kitchen & Rec Room Gallery Space
West Community Hub [Proposed] 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
Bike Storage Retail Unit A Retail Unit B Retail Unit C
Storage Condo Entrance Retail Unit D Retail Unit E Retail Unit F Retail Unit G
Landscaping [Proposed]
East Mid-Rise [Proposed] 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34.
Splash Pad & Courtyard Playground Garden Shed Orchard Allotment Gardens Public Plaza Jane & Finch LRT Stop
Footprint of Exg. Building
Tower Entrance Condo Entrance East Entrance Entrance 2 13 17
22 22 23 24 25 26 27 33 12 11 9 N
2018 01 | Jane & Finch9
35 36 37 38 42 43 46 47 48 49 Urban Planning & Adaptive Reuse[SW] Studio Work 10
SECOND FLOOR 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
Work-out Space Universal Changeroom Indoor Track Squash Court 3 Squash Court 4 Weight Room Dance Studio
Recreation Centre [Proposed] 46. 47. 48. 49.
North Tower [Retrofit] 50. Commercial Space East Mid-Rise [Proposed]
42. 43. 44. 45. Raised Walkway Youth Lounge Makerspace Recording Studio
Daycare Co-Working Space Resource Library Meeting Room West Community Hub [Proposed]
Footprint of Exg. Building
38 39 40 41 44 45 50
N
2018 01 | Jane & Finch11
[1] Urban Planning & Adaptive Reuse[SW] Studio Work 12
Fig. 1: Section highlighting the retrofit components added to the existing Y-plan tower. Overcladding and new balcony rails [indicated in white] prioritize energy efficiency and increase the longevity of the existing concrete structure
Fig. 2: Plan view of the recording studio located in the youth services building/community hub building on the west end of the site
Fig. 3: Section of uninsulated garden shed allowing for seasonal inhabitation and outdoor programming amidst the allotment garden and orchard
Several measures are taken to minimize displacement and prioritize the needs of existing residents and community members: the need for cultural, social, and gathering spaces in addition to recreational facilities; food security; as well as an improved quality of housing with minimal intrusion
[3] [2] 2018 01 | Jane & Finch13
Communal food security begins with relationship building. Relations with neighbours, friends, family, the earth, seasons, the pigeons, and pollinators New recreational and cultural spaces provide a much needed home to the many existing community and youth groups present in the neighbourhood Fig. 1: Plan view of harvest season in the community garden and kitchen Fig. 2: Plan view of the recreation centre cutting through the squash courts and the aquatics hall Fig. 3: Render of the recreational centre’s main entrance directly off of the intersection at Jane & Finch Urban Planning & Adaptive Reuse[SW] Studio Work 14
[3] [1] [2] 2018 01 | Jane & Finch15
THE ARTIFACTS OF NOPLACE
[1] Research & FabricationMT [Masters Thesis] 16
My thesis began with an interest in how culturally-specific buildings were designed and very quickly turned into a philosophical project which dissected the idea of culture and identity as a whole. The theoretical side of the project nestled into posthumanism, which as a field dismantles the idea that humans are exceptional, breathing new life into what it means to exist and be in relation with human and non-human kin. To base this theoryheavy project in the world I produced a series of eight artifacts, often masking the face of a wearer and in one case masking the bodies of a group. The artifacts were consistently white (a play on my cultural identity), positioned on the head (to play with the surface of the face), and modulated light to the wearer’s heartbeat (as a way of playing with the beautiful abjectness of mortality). The bulk of the artifacts were used to perform in public spaces. This meant my time during thesis was spent dancing in, co-opting, and feeling space with the entirety of my body. My body was my site and for a brief moment I had full authority over it, its affect, and my gaze. Softwares used: Rhino + Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite [Ps, Ae, Ai, Id], Cura
2018-2020 One Dereck Revington Performance Locations Cambridge, Ontario; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan Year Team Size Supervisor ......... Fig. 1: Connecting to the city and the sun wearing prototype 4.0. Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea 02 | The Artifacts of No-Place2018-2020 17
The thesis culminated in a written document, acting as an archive to both the
and built aspects of the
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portfolio. XX Coming out of an undergraduate education which prioritized building which would be emblematic to architectural discourse as person minoritized from the lens of the Western me roll my eyes so hard feared they would get stuck. But then had an even countries back in the 80s, had no disappointment, I’m sure, of all the people that yelled at me from car windows, to tell me to go back to where came from. The that were never home, never places that could relate to. What knew best were the 33 convergence, homogenization. Nederveen Pieterse’s accounts hegemony. McDonalds seen as instigator of global homogenization fails acknowledge the reciprocal nature of cultural relations. adaptation by corporations the world marketplace, as desire continues to be tactic multinational corporations (i.e McDonalds) regional markets they also reciprocally affect the global capitalist are preserved, retained, or sometimes invented legitimized through the lens of the multinational corporation for the The snow crunched below, under the ankle space. walked the same route every day to school: around the baseball through the forest. And the same route every day to get home. The baseball diamond sat on the edge of quarter circle field, the whole of which was edged by paved path, It had been snowing all night, and the ground was covered with a soft through the centre of the eld, albeit struggling slightly to lift my feet enough to push through the shin-high snow. the snow had started again. Hardwood with cracks that whisper of Cheek pressed to the side. Palms up knees down. search for infinity. Infinity in my fraility, settle for the edge of my diaphragm. 65 backgrounded She closed her eyes and plugged in To Now From increased forest res data harvesting; decolonization, intelligence. We bow to the all-mighty cat video while marking movements of information, energy, and ideas. mired turmoil. Growing tension between ‘the global and the local’ this aspirational past-greatness which we hold our present captive future, and an undercurrent of cynicism gathers at its base. muse for this thesis and the explorations contained within. is the one. question which no single thesis may ever aspire to answer, histories with scars that will never fully heal. These are the cyclic human subject. Central to this universalistic posture and its binary logic the with consciousness, universal rationality, and self-regulating Enlightenment (read: reason and consciousness unique being, man35 lived experience individuals ‘within’ the culture? Who is ‘within the This is explored by critical race and gender studies alike, and addresses example of reciting ‘otherness’ from cultural perspective, is noted by which simultaneously alienating and hence potentially This draws attention to the image-based construction of the Other as not born, but rather becomes, woman”. Both these examples, mark the identity within-. Judith Butler notes this as “the appearance actors themselves, come to believe and perform the mode belief.” 67 head is heavy with the weight suddenly hazy edges of an opening up find myself starting in place of The books read speak of neutral They speak of an other. 31 SHE LOOPED the imagination, would then cultivate new forms of difference without as relates cultural identity becomes trickier. and empowering claims to difference necessary, particularily we two kinds of difference, one considered synonymous with the ‘other’ which it employed. positive difference sated pluralism. Cultural relativism, as to the context theirculture, producing bias but also difference. This is then loop back into the relational difference fed by essentialism and this visibly produced postmodern collage culture, which fractures them against each other It deliberate subversion power, with Still, she lacked the eyes to see herself clearly. SHE INHALED 63 SHE REFLECTED She She Sank backgrounded THRESHOLD 3 empirical philosophy.” Sparked by the oppressed margins of society, In asking us to rethink what means be ‘human’ and whether or not liberating us from reciting the same hierarchies we so choose. war nationalism, most evident in Trumpian “build the wall” sentiments; commodification of everything from information multiculturalism. as the all-knowing, all-seeing humans that ‘we’ are had boiled over future are marked by ongoing processes of migration, intercultural 37 determine for the thousandth time that I will follow that pointless pattern to some sort of a conclusion. Not all nomads are world travelers; some of the greatest trips can take place without physically moving from one’s habitat. In the twenty-fi rst century 69 aking agency in 5 2016 over me and quickly dug my hand into the half-eaten bag of Maltesers to my left. The trace paper crinkled it lay series of iterations, ve to be exact. My project that term. The lights emergency light in front of my desk. Someone had set up projector on the far wall. The image was a tad blurry indifference the event of the evening. The election. Everything smelled of pizza and angst. A sour tone which only worsened as the night wore on. We worked. Ballots were Time compressed. Disbelief. There was so much red. The screen was on re, lit laid by caricature. Lit by yearning for something unedited and ‘real’. My body is a boundary (or so am told) want nothing more than to disappear. 39 feelings inadequate belonging. sort of longing for this trap through level of authenticity For racialized to do, does not fully quench the longing to belong in’ is unattainable in the lived experience one’s body. from the yearning to belong can be found when its implied continue to identify points of interest as the seat of belonging, an inextricable link the literal act of settling land. This beginning the mid-fifteenth century defined as “tilling carried into contemporaneity most notably referencing the 71 of association. Where we sit now, the rhizome implies dissolve, and smooth. Both suggest an evolution in identity-creation instead of belonging to- can we become with-? Rather in the context of posthumanism, but also has an exceptionally Braidotti notes two paths twentieth-century philosophy fundamental rift the glory of humanist structures, calling orbit with scalar implications, intersecting the transhuman. to question it. has base in reciting temporal associations, founded agent, the identity the world as its ambient environment, signifies an objective omniscient being, and the World head and high suddenlyhazyedgesof anopeningup XXI But thesis on suburbia, specifically because of its history privileging certain as disheartening. So what could design? briefl considered broad-stroke. But, this quickly turned to fear as realized that might end up to unify all the ‘othered’ groups of society. The prospect of designing a library, which were noble ideas, yet still wondered trying to subtly integrate sandblasted motifs onto curtain walls to make glass more culturally specific, or how best to at the historic textile industry of ‘the site’. Further, what gave me the authority to 34 their tradition. We can make claims for our differences and freely practice what we want at our will. This is utopia. Some concept of free will and individual difference should be crushed down to the sand which forms the clay and be continually arranged and rearranged, to attain the accuracy we yearning for. Perhaps is nit-picking. We are only arguing the size of the pieces of in the right corner, would rather be grain of sand. This sentiment is not the usual though. There something about being making it hard to argue for this disintegration of the mosaic into sand. On we are aware when we lie face down, face pressing into the ground, that the sand is fact an infinite array of tiny granules – all different in size, colour, and shape tumbling with the pulse of the sea. the ground. Eyes closed. My lungs drew in the cold air with sharp little gasps. The world was muted, still the hum of hands, spreading outwards. opened my eyes to an endlessly grey sky. Only the static in my retina depth felt all too near. In the stillness of my body the sky freed itself from all weight of the air pushed me deeper into the snow. Deeper into its warmth. danced in the grey. My heart pulses outwards. Accumulating my life. Collecting Under my blanket of skin. Is no small feat. It is gloomy. There lack of light. have gured out bioluminescence. Static drifts. Swelling in sound. Burned edges, like watery toast. Sweet smells of coffee and dust rise It presses into my chest. My heart still beats, like sadistic percussionist plays on. cozy into the cartilage. Does anyone else feel compelled to familiarize to be an overlooked piece of infinity, or perhaps I’m just searching for stability. 66 eyes blurry from the water and mind, trace lines in space, space space, in the surface tension in-between with the city ears submerged is overwhelmingly TO BEGINNINGS Beginnings and an embodied her scale, artifacts SHE INHALED ON BECOMING THRESHOLD 2 The world went dark. The way humans inhabit this planet, what they eat, how they behave, what relations they entertain, creates the network of who and what they are: it is not a disembodied network, but (also) a material one, whose agency exceeds the political, social, and biological human realms. 36 what ties back to the beginning of this discussion, that paradox continuous act is mistaken for natural or linguistic given, through subversive performances of various kinds. the performer and one which is viewed as inherent to the performer. It rst be made visible as construct, be acknowledged as construct, gender in the quote above, the relationship between performativity construct, the xed subject bound by becomes untethered to mode must be identity. This not ground-breaking. In fact, perhaps still, world plagued by long history of eugenics and superiority 68 Grasping for balance she reaches thanyourself in floatingin thedebris ofour conviction, judgement suddenlyhazyedgesof anopeningup OF CO are so many of them obsessed with the âneur. How do they move about urban They speak of the freedom of play, of wandering freely. briefl wonder if the street have this in mind, as my body is yet another part of the city to explore. again and again. But life, itself, political. Too potentially offensive? Too much? in non-place, encountering no one, no heart, to write the thesis they are imagining. 32 as the wholeness implied the original images. And so, while it is collage, which we might associate with hybridity, heterogeneous we try to extend and read in artifacts and architecture. Yet, we response. Collage is collaging not mixing. we really want to fundamentally reconsider representation, aesthetics, and how things in this fringe consider, should we even be searching for wholeness In Exiting the marginalized through the lens of the colonist in an effort to govern ‘them’, or recite their otherness to claim ‘their’ own. of mimicry. Noted by Homi Bhabha as an ‘almost the same, but unreachable for the colonized. The danger here is that the colonized distinguished as an other nonetheless. When Europeans change is called ‘progress’, but when our ‘progressive’ attributes, loss of their culture, some 64 in the surface tension in-between with the city ears submerged is overwhelmingly We all have bodies, but not all bodies are equal: some matter more than others; some are, quite frankly, disposable. 38 On Home It often associated with space exterior to the body, often involves with belonging as the currency which deals in. Implied in it is gives the idea of belonging its allure. is eeting feeling though, and when we describe our sense of belonging relation to our own quests identity; we might yearn to nd identity; we can feel displaced. Yet, search or nd our identitywe have to imagine as something external to the luxury oftravelling order to become more ourselves. Because of means orientation at any given point in time, we often do not feel Though often unconscious, will demand manifestation from means 70 self hanging precariously the atmosphere. floatingin thedebris ofour conviction, judgement suddenlyhazyedgesof anopeningup she inhaled [1] [MT] Masters Thesis Research & Fabrication18
“The inhuman in human beings: that is what the face is from the start. It is by nature a close-up, with its inanimate white surfaces, its shining black holes, its emptiness and boredom...
if
human beings have a destiny, it is rather to escape the face, to dismantle the face and facializations, to become imperceptible, to become clandest ine” Deleuze and Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus, 171. Fig. 2 & 3: Making the prototypes Fig. 1: Flat lay compilation of the written thesis book Fig. 4: Performing with several of the prototypes before changing the fabrication method for future versions Fig. 5: Prototype 3.0 [3] [4] [5] [2] 2018-2020 02 | The Artifacts of No-Place19
Location Program Size ....... Year Team Size Instructor .............Chapleau, ON Aging-In-Place approx. 3380 sm 2017 One Émilie Pinard [1] Comprehensive Design & Community Engagment[SW] Studio Work 20
SON BOR ÉAL
Maison Boréal is a proposal for a 20 unit retirement home and mixeduse facility. It is a project created in direct conversation with the aging community of Chapleau, who hope to one day build a retirement home to house themselves, their friends, and loved ones while staying in town. Communication with the community was mediated by the faculty at the McEwen School of Architecture. This design centres on the remediation of a vacant riverfront site. There are several distinct programs split between the facility’s four buildings: a pair of rentable retail units, townhouses facing the main street for families, retirement apartments at the rear of the site, and a space for gathering that services the retirement complex as well as the broader community. The buildings are configured as two offset u-shapes that flank a planted stormwater wetland. Currently a brownfield site next to the river, the proposed wetland and narrow building footprints allows the facility to sit lightly on the land, rejuvinating the site both ecologically and socially. Softwares Used: Rhino, Vray, Adobe Creative Suite (Ps, Ae, Id)
MAI
Fig. 1: Visualization showing communal greenhouse facing south. The greenhouse provides a warm, lively space for the long and cold winter months 03 | Maison Boréal2017 21
Assembly Hall Kitchen Rec Room Guests Multi-family Townhouses Multi-family Townhouses Retirement Apartments [North Facing] Retirement Apartments [South Facing] Accessible Green Roof Balcony Mech. Mech. Stormwater Wetland and Boardwalk Public Path Parking A B Public Beach Public Courtyard Greenhouse Retail Unit Retail Unit Front Entrance Existing House Pine Street Lorne Street Young Street Upper Floor Main Floor N [SW] Studio Work Comprehensive Design & Community Engagment22
B: South Facing 2-Bedroom Unit 87 sqm / 933 sqft A: North Facing 1-Bedroom Unit 55 sqm / 596 sqft Durable finishes, ample lighting, and high-contrast colour schemes make the in-unit kitchens easier to use for the elderly residents Fig. 1: Image of physical model showing the full facility from Pine Street looking north Fig. 2: Visualization showing the living space of the 1-bedroom retirement unit (Unit A but facing south) [1] [2] 03 | Maison Boréal2017 23
Standard
Horizontal
Horizontal Slinky
System:
[Residential
Active and passive strategies regulate the buildings’ interiors while connecting to the site. Standard construction methods & millwork modules assist with buildability in this remote Northern Ontario town WinterSun
Slinky Closed-Loop Geoexchange System: Loop 3 [Retail and Townhomes]
Closed-Loop Geoexchange
Loop 1
Facility]
lumber, trusses, and TJI’s from the local lumber mill [the largest and only industry in Chapleau] are used so that local manufacturing and tradespeople can be employed to construct the project
To
Pine St. [SW] Studio Work Comprehensive Design & Community Engagment24
Single-loaded corridoors bring in natural light during the day. At night they are illuminated by both diffuse overhead light and stronger directional lights at each unit door
To the Riverfront
The Kitchen Module
The single-galley kitchen is a standardized module in the design and can be found in all units in the building. The design and linear arrangement allows for ease in walking or rolling up to the worksurface with a consistent depth for all cabinets, making the kitchen easy to use for the elderly.
Summer Sun
Cooling Effect Due to Wetland and Courtyard
03 | Maison Boréal2017 25
Because this is a community-led project meant to raise media awareness about a future facility, phasing of the proposal was important so that the needs of the community could be met as quickly as possible under the uncertainty of fundraising and grant applications Phase 1 - Solid Line Phase 2Dashed Line Phase 3Dotted Line Multi-familyTownhouses RetirementApartments AssemblyHall &GuestRooms RecRoom RetailGreenhouse [SW] Studio Work Comprehensive Design & Community Engagment26
Fig. 1: Render of assembly hall, for dining, gathering, and recreational activities. Facing north towards wetland and river
Fig. 2: Image of sectional physical model depicting the residential building construction assembly
Fig. 3-4: Still images from a CTV news article featuring the pin-up we did with the community to get their feedback on our final designs. Community engagement was essential to this project. This was a chance to talk one-on-one with residents and visualized what a future for Chapeleau could look like. Kyle Jennings, ‘This is what happens and it angers people’, Chapleau residents want a long-term care home, CTV News Northern Ontario, https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/thisis-what-happens-and-it-angers-people-chapleauresidents-want-a-long-term-care-home-1.3379482
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[4] [2] [1] 03 | Maison Boréal2017 27
Year Team Size Instructor .............Location Program Size ....... 2016 Eighteen Thomas Strickland Sudbury, ON Wellness, Health approx. 5 sm [1] Comprehensive Design & Construction[DB] Design-Build 28
Fig. 1: Visualization of sauna
staircase to green roof in foreground, highlighting the reclaimed 2x2 wood facade on a dark-stained plywood base
This sauna is a collaborative designbuild project executed by a team of eighteen. It was designed with relaxation, wellness, ergonomics, and ecologically sustainability in mind. The simple form complies with CSA standards for hybrid combustible and non-combustible design to accommodate a woodburning heater. Air flow, comfort, and cleanliness were a priority in designing the interior finishes and bench. Curved benches were chosen to optomize comfort for the greatest range of individuals, generated using imprints of reclined people in snow, documented through photogrammetry, then converted using CAD to create an ergonomic and buildable wood version. Attention was paid to the exterior which included a unitized green roof with staircase for easy maintenance, a small covered porch, and reclaimed wood cladding.
Role: Collaborated in the design and construction of the interior benches and the full sauna, made the project schedule, managed material lists, and coordinated construction team. Softwares used: Rhino, Autodesk ReCap, Blender
SA UN A
with
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1 3 5 2 4 6 [1] [2] Fig. 1: Render of sauna interior, featuring custom ergonomic benches Fig. 3: Image of sauna under construction, working on the roof and cladding Fig. 4: Image of sauna under construction, installing the soffit boards Fig. 2: Photogrammetry process to design benches, from shaping snow, photographing the topography, importing it, and working with it [3] [4] 04 | Sauna2016 31
Location Program Size ....... Year Team Size Instructor ............. 2017 One Val Rynnimeri Cambridge, ON Community, Institution approx. 1300 sm [1] Comprehensive Design & Detailing[SW] Studio Work 32
Fig. 1: Render of terraced
through
views,
streetfront
other side of the
The Media Learning Centre [MLC] creates a space for cross-cultural sharing between new immigrants and existing residents in Cambridge. The Centre is imagined as part of a larger network of services in the region that assist with employment, education, and community building. Designed to be a multi-use space for media exchange, the design is based in the power of film and other forms of visual media and their ability to transcend cultural and language barriers. The design prioritizes this by placing a theatre and lecture hall at the heart of the building and an exterior all-season LED screen on one facade. Three additional programs compliment the theatre: a daycare, cafe, and resource mezzanine; each one is a welcoming space for all residents with targeted services for new immigrants. Elements such as rotating partitions and light furniture allows flexibility in each space to accommodate multiple uses. Large circulation ramps and open visual connections bring transparency and ease of movement throughout. Softwares used: Rhino, Vray, Adobe Creative Suite (Ps, Ae, Id)
M L C
cafe seating that offers views out towards Grand Avenue
the LED screen. This space mediates
light, and sound between the
and the theatre located just on the
rotating wood panels 05 | Media Learning Centre2017 33
GrandAvenueN BlairRoad A light, warm, and inviting glulam structure floats above an articulated cast-concrete ‘landscape’ Comprehensive Design & Detailing[SW] Studio Work 34
Fig. 1: Exterior render of the LED media screen facing Grand Avenue used for a family movie night under the stars
Fig. 2: Render of theatre space looking east towards the cafe and Grand Ave. Rotating doors positioned open in lecture-mode
Fig. 3: Render of daycare facing west where a double-height space offers visual connection between the atrium and the daycare
[1] [3] [2] 05 | Media Learning Centre2017 35
Level 3
Resource Mezzanine
The top-floor mezzanine houses
computers to access government services, and a classroom/workspace for individual and group-based learning
Level
Atrium & Theatre
The atrium sits 1/2 storey above grade and provides visual and physical connection to all the other spaces
Level
Cafe
At grade, this level is a rental space meant for a cafe. It is sited with direct access to the busier road (Grand Avenue N) and has tiered seating to mirror its important relationship to the theatre
Level 0
Daycare
The basement level, situated a 1/2 storey below grade, holds a generous daycare space and access to the lower level of the theatre
N Green Roof Green Roof Open to atrium below WC Classroom Digital Resources Print ResourcesResource Mezzanine Terrace Quiet Study Elev. Up Up Theatre [lower level] Daycare West Entrance Nap Room Office Kitchen Mech. Room Laundry WC WC Elev. Up Up Up Up L3 L0
print resources,
2
1
Theatre
Daycare
Resource Mezzanine Cafe
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[lower
[upper level]
Theatre Playground South Ramp Atrium Lobby Office Stroller Stor. Main Entrance North Ramp Coat Storage Women’s Men’s WC WC WC Kitchen Cafe
level] Cafe
East Entrance Elev. Bike Storage Blair Road Grand Avenue N Open to daycare below Up Up Up Up Up Up Up N How can a building become a public living room? L1 & L2 [2] 05 | Media Learning Centre2017 37
Grand Avenue N
MediaMesh LED screen allows the facade to be used as another display surface by the community Thermomass CIP wall assemblies give a clean concrete finish to the foundation wall at grade
Vertical cedar gives a soft texture exterior of the building
Road
Blair
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cedar siding texture to the building
The resource mezzanine is perched above the theatre with workspace facing north for a bright and airy atmosphere
The theatre and lecture hall is a casual space with deep wooden seats and multiple entrances and exits for ease of access
A combination of planted and high-albedo roofs are used to mitigate heat and rainfall on the site
A large acoustically separated daycare space offers childcare services to those in the community and occupants of the building
A cafe space brings the community into the building to linger and chat
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ICEHUT*
Northern Ontario ice fishing is a popular pastime where individuals and groups of people sit in small shelters to catch fish below several metres of ice. This design for a translucent ice hut lets diffuse sunlight enter the space in the day and creates a soft shining beacon of light on the ice at night. A plywood rib structure holds the corrugated plastic in its arc and is mirrored in the bench backrest at a smaller scale. The offset curved form is inspired by snowy landscapes and allows the structure to sit lightly and aerodynamically atop the barren winter lakes.
In
Year Team Size Instructor ............. ..... Location Program Size ....... ....... 2013-2014 Five Dr. Tammy Gaber Sudbury, ON Recreation approx. 3 sm *Note: This project won an
honorable mention in the 2014 Light of Tomorrow International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture
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Market is a newly established
in a building adjacent
complex.
familiarize ourselves
community, history, and site,
and built a series
to be used in the market.
is designed for disassembly
It uses finger-jointed
to create lots of
large dowels provide
moveable
Mill
farmer’s market
to an old pulp and paper
As an exercise to
with the
our class designed
of kiosks
Our kiosk
and interaction.
aspen plywood
display space,
rigidity, and
chalkboards work as interactive signage. Sault Ste. Marie, ON Market Display Kiosk approx. 4 sm Location Program Size ....... ............. 2015 Fourteen Thomas Strickland Year Team Size Instructor............. ...... MILL MRKT 2013 / 2015 06 & 07 | Ice Hut & Mill Mrkt41
Location Program Phase ....... Year Team Size Supervisor ............. 2021 Three Brian O’Brian Toronto, ON Reno & Addition Pre-Design, SD, DD 187 [1] [PW] Professional Work Custom Residential Renovation & Addition42
During my time with Works Office in Toronto I worked on a range of projects, assisting with everything from SD to CA. The next two spreads capture some of this work.
Project 187 is a renovation to an existing single-detached house with an addition to the rear. I worked on the SD and early DD phases of the project, beginning with site documentation, including neighbourhood and zoning research, all the way to development of the initial interior millwork elevations. The design focused on the scaling and shifting of a series of cubes, a sort of dissolve of the traditional symmetry of the original house. Role: Assisting in all aspects of SD and early-stage DD. Softwares Used: AutoCAD, Rhino, TwinMotion, Adobe Creative Suite (Ps, Ai, Id, Acrobat)
WORKS OFFICE Fig. 1: Render of proposed rear addition and backyard landscaping 08 | Works Office2021 43
Location Program Phase ....... 2020-2021 Two Brian O’Brian Year Team Size Supervisor .............Toronto, ON Addition & Landscaping DD, CD 175 [1] Custom Residential Addition & Landscaping[PW] Professional Work 44
Project 175 included the design of a third-floor addition to the top of an existing two-storey house, landscaping of the front and rear yards, and the design of a detached garage to be outfitted for future conversion to a laneway suite. The design of the third-floor addition involved a series of smaller forms with different roof planes that break up the additional mass and channel light to the interior in interesting ways. I assisted in the full DD and early
phases of the project, spending the bulk of my time arranging all elements into a workable set for committee, zoning, and pricing. Role: Assisting in all aspects of DD and
including coordination with the zoning
consultants, and the client. Softwares Used: AutoCAD, Sketchup, TwinMotion, Adobe Creative Suite (Ps, Ai, Id, Acrobat)
CD
CD,
& structural
WORKS OFFICE [3] Fig. 1: Render of proposed third floor addition to existing two-storey house Fig. 2: Render of proposed backyard landscaping and new detached garage [2] 08 | Works Office2020-2021 45
Location Program Phase ....... Year Team Size Supervisor ............. 2018 Six Ritchie Yao New York City, USA Facial Bar Pre-Design, SD FACE HAUS [1] Retail & Interior Design[PW] Professional Work 46
DASH MARS
During my internship with Dash Marshall in NYC I worked on a range of projects assisting with everything from SD to CD. The next two spreads capture a bit of this work.
Fig.
Fig.
This is a project for Face Haus, a facial bar company with roots in California. I assisted in developing early-stage design propositions and visualizations for their flagship eastcoast New York City location. The design accommodates communality and modularity. A single large table for gathering punctuates the space in the front waiting room. Custom modular shelves help display retail items while allowing for privacy. The shelf design is now a brand identifier at all later Face Haus locations. Role: SD, visualization & design iteration. Softwares used: Rhino, Vray, Adobe Creative Suite (Ps, Ai, Id)
HALL
1: Render of front “porch”, a waiting area and retail space centred on a large communal table
2: Image of finished front “porch” space, photos by Mark Wickens [2] 09 | Dash Marshall2018 47
Location Program Phase ....... Year Team Size Supervisor ............. 2018 Six Amy Yang New York City, USA Loft Apartment CD TAMBOUR [1] 48 Custom Residential[PW] Professional Work
DASH MARS
This project, titled Tambour Loft, involved the fit-out of a privately owned loft unit. I assisted with DD and CD to prepare for bidding. A key task was to find a finish material to be used on the millwork that could smoothly curve. After researching the construction of breadboxes we settled on using tambour to face the cabinetry, which gives this project its iconic texture. Note: This project won Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Award in 2021. Role: Drafting, annotation, spec research. Softwares Used: AutoCAD, Rhino
HALL
Fig. 2: Image of kitchen millwork and dining area, photos by Esther Choi
Fig. 1: Image of finished kitchen, photos by Esther Choi
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ARTIFACTS OF NOPLACE
THE
[1] [MT] Masters Thesis Research & Fabrication50
Prototype 8.0 was the final artifact produced during my masters thesis. It was imagined as a mask for the body, becoming the site for both a group interactive experience and an individual performance piece. It consisted of a 12’ diameter circular platform with polyethylene sheets draped around the perimeter, and 3 small masks to be worn by people within the enclosure. The group session involved 3 people and used spoken word, pulse sensors, light modulation, and digital interfaces to explore ideas of liminal communality [being in-between together]. Microcontrollers modulated light to flash in syncronicity with the wearers’ heartbeats. Illuminated by this light, the photos document a fleeting moment for the participants within the void darkness. The individual performance piece played with the translucency of the hung plastic sheets. This play allowed for the perceivable boundaries of the body within the enclosure to be blurred, remixed, and reinhabited. Each of these artifacts marks a path towards home. Home as the body, home as a heartbeat, home somewhere between subject/object, human/nonhuman, animal/machine. Note: more about this thesis can be found back on pages 16-19 of this portfolio.
2018-2020 One Dereck Revington Performance Locations Cambridge, Ontario; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan Year Team Size Supervisor ......... Fig. 1: Prototype 8.0 group session with three people illuminated by their heartbeats 2018-2020 10 | The Artifacts of No-Place51
Fig. 1: Portraits of four of the participants in the Prototype 8.0 group sessions Fig. 2: Activating Prototype 8.0’s cloaked platform space by playing with movement & shadow [1] 52[MT] Masters Thesis Research & Fabrication
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