JI A N V E RN NG
Architecture
Illustrations /Sketches /Crafts
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BAN FF TRA IL CO MMUNIT Y CO LLECT IVE
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THE CAN OPY - MUS EUM O F CIVIL D IS O BED IENCE
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AFFORDABLE HO US ING PA PER A R T EFA CT
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U RBAN SY ST EMS MA PPING
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BANFF TRAIL COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE // NEIGHBOURHOOD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BANFF TRAIL
SAPL M2 Work Integrated Learning Studio | Fall 2021 Instructors | Madyson Mckay, Alison Grittner The Banff Trail Community Collective is an affordable housing project on the corner of 20th Street and 17th Avenue Northwest. The project seeks to increase the affordability of a single family lot by dividing it into four units, sharing a central courtyard area. This increase in density allows families to share outdoor and communal spaces while renting smaller, more affordable units. To engage the context on all of its sides, the project incorporates a pop-up cafe on the north side, the creation of a slow street and a publicly accessible community room, and an exercise park to the south. Within the community room is a childcare space with a large deck above the carports. This child-friendly space is a secure area where kids can play together after classes.
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Pop-up Cafe
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Slow Street
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Courtyard
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Community Amenity
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Exercise Park
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Bike Lane
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By providing a variety of unit types, this project addresses the diverse family situations that may require affordable housing. There is a three/four bedroom flexible unit, a two bedroom unit, and a fully accessible one bedroom unit. Each unit has a front entrance directly from the courtyard and a secondary entrance. All units have their kitchen, dining, and living areas on the ground floor. The community amenity room has sliding doors on both the north and east faces, allowing for both public and semi-public applications. When rented out by the surrounding neighbourhood, the east face can be opened up for interface between the community room, childcare space, slow street, and bike lane, and if rented out by the collective’s residents, the north face can open up for interface between the community room, childcare space, and the courtyard.
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The building’s massing slopes down towards the surrounding neighbourhood houses and into the courtyard to ensure that natural light is not blocked. The reddish brown shingle cladding adds warmth, texture and human scale to the project. Given that this is an affordable housing project, the interior spaces are relatively tight, but ample storage is still provided and there is enough space within the bedrooms to host either a dresser or a desk depending on the occupant’s preferences. All the interior spaces receive natural light from at least two walls, ensuring energy efficiency and a healthy environment. Both of the family units have a private deck space located off the courtyard which can be used for outdoor dining, relaxation, or play.
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INTWINE // SAFE INJECTION SITE AND YOUTH RECOVERY HOUSING
SAPL M1 Spring Intercession Studio | Spring 2021 Instructors | Madyson Mckay, Alison Grittner, Jeff Lyness, Rafael Gómez-Moriana Team | Thomas Perl, Marc Lehodey, Jian Vern Ng INtwine takes an old, narrow, office building with sub-par lighting and ventilation and expands it into a brightly lit residential complex for youth recovering from substance abuse. By choosing an existing building with poor lighting and ventilation and an underutilized site beside it in the heart of downtown Calgary, the project aims to revitalize and elevate the standard of living within the neighbourhood and create a shelter for the disadvantaged. The facility hosts a safe consumption site and social services on the ground and second floor, providing safety, security, therapy, and treatment for any members of the public struggling with substance abuse. The building’s form is composed of two solid masses interlinked by a communal light-well that passes through every floor of the building.
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In 2009, an estimated 210 million people used drugs. That was 4.8% of the world’s population. In 2018, that number has risen to 269 million people. We believe that everyone has an equal right to life and dignity, which is why we want to ensure that drug users have a safe environment for consumption. Alberta only has four safe consumption sites in its entirety, with its Lethbridge site closed within the last year. Fewer safe injection sites mean a higher chance of overdose and a greater number of deaths. The lot we selected is an underutilized site close to east village and the downtown commercial core.
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1. Programming
2. Sequencing
The safe injection site is a major focus of the project, modeled after Insite, a similar program in Vancouver, British Columbia. Key aspects of the safe injection site include personal storage at the entry, a proper path of travel and flow, dignity, and safety. Even through a certain level of surveillance is required within the injection room, curtains have been provided, as many individuals inject in private areas of their body. A variety of booth types and sizes have also been provided for greater flexibility and accessibility.
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4. Surveillance
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Perspective: The residential atrium space is an allows for socialization and mixing.
Perspective: Both the cafe and social stair on the ground floor help individuals feel welcome.
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THE CANOPY // MUSEUM OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
SAPL M1 Comprehensive Studio | Winter 2021 Instructor | Philip Vandermey Team | Thisura Kehelpannala, Jian Vern Ng The Museum of Civil Disobedience is an institute that seeks to build up and inspire future generations. Important protests, turmoil, and obstructions from the past should not be forgotten, and the idea of peaceful, yet forceful, disruption is needed to keep the government and law enforcement in check. This project brings four key ideas to the table. The first is to accommodate and provide a place for public amenity and occupation. The second is to educate about past and present cases of civil disobedience. Third, to provide a platform for people to motivate one another. Finally, fourth, to allow them to appropriate the building and site for events. Civil disobedience is about taking a stand against systematic oppression and injustice. It allows people to rise up and breach through for the betterment of society. This idea inspired a building form of a solid mass punched through with vertical elements. The canopy above, which houses the exhibition spaces is highly adaptable and flexible, and promotes permeability of interior spaces.
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Site Analysis: Calgary’s historical protests and riots - both violent and civil.
The Missing Balance: Calgary’s City Hall and the Museum of Civil Disobedience.
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Both the plaza and the exhibition spaces within the museum are designed to be appropriated by the public. Fire-resistant pressure treated pallets are embedded within the ground can be reconfigured into a stage, seating area, or playground - appropriation of the plaza is both welcomed and encouraged. Bollards surrounding the plaza protest demonstrators from vehicles and police overreach. The stair cores, elevator shafts, and light-wells are the only structural elements holding up the canopy above. The canopy itself provides cover from the sun and rain, while still allowing light to filter through between the perforated panels of the cladding. A public address system is included within the canopy for events, concerts, and demonstrations. The C-Train station has been also been incorporated into the plaza and seating area below.
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Lower Plan: The lobby, administration, and service areas are located on the lower floor.
Upper Plan: Other than the cores and columns, the upper floor is an open, flexible space.
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South Elevation: A perforated metal facade covers the building from all sides and below.
Short Section: The service and office areas are located underground, with the plaza, exhibition, and garden stacked above.
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CLO // WARMING HUTS COMPETITION
Competition Entry | Winter 2019 Team | Francois Canlas, Marcus Paolo Tungol, Jian Vern Ng
The first snow of the year seemed so magical when we were children. We would wake up, eager to break the surface of an untouched blanket of snow - a true winter wonderland. And just as we were about to run out the door, we’d hear our parents yell from upstairs “Don’t forget your jacket!” CLO is an homage to our playful childhood and a reminder that sometimes, the best way to warm up is to simply put on a jacket, rather than turning up the heater. The less we rely on mechanical systems, the less harm we do to the earth. This art piece is comprised of a fabric outer layer pinned to a wooden frame within. Insulation is stuffed between the two layers to regulate the enclosure, while the neck of the jacket is open to the sky above. The jacket opens at the bottom, revealing the entrance.
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OUTER LAYER OUTER LAYER Waterproof Fabric FABRIC WATERPROOF
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INTER LAYER INTER LAYER INSULATION Insulation INNER LAYER INNER LAYER VAPOUR BARRIER Vapour Barrier
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STRUCTURE STRUCTURE WOOD STRAPPING Wood Strapping BASE BASE WOODEN Wooden SkidSKID
PLANS AND ELEVATIONS APPROXIMATELY 3/8 IMPERIAL SCALE.
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PAPER ARTEFACT // AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCACY
SAPL M2 Work Integrated Learning Studio | Fall 2021 Instructors | Madyson Mckay, Alison Grittner
This Paper Artefact is created to be engaging, both for children and adults. This allows the message to reach the largest population. Affordable housing itself is more relatable than people realize - with 20% of the population struggling to pay their rent, it is likely that most people know at least one person in their extended family or even friends who are facing this problem. Emotional ties increase the relatability of the message - that the people who struggle with affordable housing are all humans in the end - people with brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, grandpas and grandmas. The narrative allows them to relate and place themselves into a position of empathy. Sarcastic undertones point to the disparity and the gravity of the situation. It reduces the argument down to the simplest denominator - if those places aren’t a bedroom, then what is? The answer is obvious - only a bedroom is a bedroom, and nothing else. Using animals to create a sense of guilt and empathy, the narrative draws the reader in to reflect on what values we often overlook.
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URBAN SYSTEMS // F OSSIL FUEL USAGE VS GLOBAL SOLAR POTENTIAL
SAPL M1 Urban Systems | Spring 2021 Instructor | Alberto de Salvatierra
Solar energy is an underused resource around the world. This sustainable, “free” energy makes up less than 2% of the world’s energy production. Many first-world countries like the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Australia have high photo-voltaic energy potential, yet overwhelmingly still rely on nonrenewable fossil fuels. This urban systems map was created using Rhino and Grasshopper scripts to depict the disparity between global solar potential and fossil fuel usage by country. The bigger the blue circle, the more solar potential is available, while the bigger the red circle, the more fossil fuels are being used by each country. The results show that the farther north a country is located from the equator, the more fossil fuels are relied upon for energy, but even though equatorial countries have substantial solar energy potential, most of them do not take advantage of it.
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HIKING BAG // PERSONAL CR AFT - SEWING
Spring 2018 Photography | Kevin Wang I designed and constructed my own hiking bag according to my own specifications - one that would have an interior sleeve for a water bottle and a laptop, but also one that was lightweight, waterproof, and had a minimalist aesthetic. The bag is created from 1000 denier waterproof canvas and sheds water by having a roll-down closure from the top, eliminating the need to waterproof a zipper. The clips securing the bag can be extended to expand its capacity. Having both a traditional backpack strap and handles allows the bag to be carried as a backpack or as a handbag.
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Initial sewing pattern design with straps and materiality.
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Parti: “Give Rest”
JIAN VERN NG 375 E 57 Avenue Vancouver BC 778.316.1415 jianvernng@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION Master of Architecture University of Calgary 2022
Building Technologist Gustavson Wylie Architects Summer 2017, 2018, 2019 - Mar. 2020
SAPL Continuing Education Scholarship
Prepared and organized building construction and building permit packages, reviewing them for code compliance and conformance.
Bachelor of Architectural Science British Columbia Institute of Technology
Performed site visits to engage clients and coordinate between disciplines.
2019
Worked with architects, project managers, and technologists in a fast-paced environment.
INTERESTS
SOFTWARE
Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Calgary, History of Arch II Winter 2022
Dragonboating Traveling Sketching Aviation Calligraphy
Adobe CS Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Premiere Pro
Autodesk
SKILLS Passive House Energy Modeling LCA Studies Graphic Design Public Speaking Hand Rendering
AutoCAD Revit 3DS Max Green Building Studio
Lumion ElumTools Sefaira PHPP
Facilitated class discussions and readings, marked history papers, and engaged in critical history conversations with students.
Building Technologist, Practicum Lanefab Design/Build Spring 2017 Interpreted the RS-1 Zoning Schedule and the Laneway House Guidelines to determine massing boundaries for laneway houses in Vancouver. Created massing models and context plans tailored to each respective site, laid out preliminary floor plans for proposed laneway house designs.
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