KAREN X. WANG
SELECTED WORKS
HELLO I am a second year student at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture. The following selection of work aims to reveal the skills and interests I have developed as a designer this past year. Thank you for your consideration. t. e.
647 717 9959 karenwxy@gmail.com
CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION
Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Honours Co-op
University of Waterloo, ON 2015 - Present
Relevant Courses: Visual Communication, Design Studio, Cultural History, Environmental Design, Building Construction
O.S.S.D./Arts Unionville Diploma with Specialization in Visual Arts
Unionville S.S., Markham ON 2011 - 2015
Extracurriculars: Expression Magazine, Yearbook Committee, Peer Tutor, Best Buddies NPO
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
DIGITAL
TRADITIONAL
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Rhinoceros 3D AutoCAD Maxwell Render Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Grasshopper Revit Sketchup Laser Cutting 3D Printing
Art Exhibition Fundraiser Sold paintings to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation
Sales Associate at TechOnTo
Hand Drafting Modeling Sketching Photography
BILINGUAL • •
English Mandarin
Flato Markham Theatre April 2015
June - August 2016
Organized inventory and managed financials, reported income to supervisor each day Provided customer support, resolved complaints
Studio Instructor Worked with children ages 6-12 in a variety of creative mediums including painting, crafts, and sculpture Helped run art therapy courses for children with ADHD and ADD
AWARDS
Excellent Academic Standing Academic achievement above 80%
President’s Scholarship Achieved entrance average between 90 - 94.9%
Award for Distinction in Chemistry Highest academic standing in Chemistry
Honour Roll Academic average over 80% throughout high school
Varley Art Gallery June 2012 - April 2014
University of Waterloo September 2015 - April 2016 University of Waterloo 2015 Unionville S.S. 2015 Unionville S.S. 2011 - 2015 3
1B STUDIO Parkdale Library SUPERVISOR Lola Sheppard LOCATION Toronto, ON APRIL 2016
The downtown core is a bustling, colourful place but one that often fails to consider its youth. The teen section of every library is more often than not but a few shelves pushed to some corner. One of the most disregarded subgroups of youth are the skateboarders. Although their numbers have been steadily rising, there is still a willful disregard from the public and thus a lack of quality facilities to accommodate their growing numbers.
HOLES - A LIBRARY The first floor of HOLES is an undulating landscape of varying concrete hills and holes that serve as an indoor children’s playground and an outdoor skatepark. On the upper floors, these hills translate into rooms of fixed program while the holes translate into voids for vertical circulation, light, and air circulation. Everything else becomes open, unprogrammed space for informal social, intellectual, and creative exchange between youth.
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HOLES
HILLS
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Graffiti Surrounding Library
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Exterior Skatepark Render
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Interior Playground Render
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West Elevation
North Elevation
Nearby Graffiti
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QUEEN ST. W COWAN AVE. MILKY WAY Ground Floor Plan + Immediate Context
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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Interior Render - Second Floor
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Transverse Section
Longitudinal Section
Interior Render - Children’s Books + Theatre Space
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BANK
SEATING
SEATING
1/4 PIPE
BALL PIT
MOUND
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SLIDE + TUBE
BOWL
Exploded Axonometric
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ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SUPERVISOR Terri Boake LOCATION Abu Dhabi Desert COLLABORATION Shahal Ahmed
On the outskirts of the metropolitan city Abu Dhabi lies the vast Arabian Desert. The oasis is imagined as a moment of cool tranquility in a barren but beautiful landscape. Incorporated into the design are elements of classical Arabian architecture such as the intricate screen on the walls and interior.
DESERT OASIS The design on the screen comes from the arabic word ‘oasis’. By using sustainable design strategies, the oasis minimizes environmental disruptions and becomes a completely unplugged, off-grid space away from the bustle of the city.
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Make Rectinlinear
Arabic for OASIS
Repeat
SCREEN DESIGN PROCESS
Ends Meet
Minimize Glazing
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Exterior Night Render 1. Workspace 2. Kitchen 3. Bathroom 4. Storage 5. Bedroom Workspace 6. 1.Storage/ 2. Kitchen Electrical
3. Bathroom 4. Storage 5. Bedroom 6. Storage/ Electrical
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DEW BANK
PV PANELS - 4kW AC PIPES - DEW BANK TO WATER TANK WATER TANK WATER PIPES CEILING FANS/LIGHT
ELECTRICAL WIRES AC ADAPTER BATTERIES EXTERIOR WALL - CONCRETE
FROSTED GLAZING
GLAZING
SLIDING PARTITION WOOD SCREEN
COMPOSTING TOILET
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ROOF Built Up Bituminous Roofing Concrete Thermal Mass Board Insulation Water Tank Pipe/Buffer Space
Sheet Metal Flashing And Trim Parapet Cap
FLOOR Granite Floor W/ Matching Coloured Caulking On Grade Concrete Slab Vapour Barrier Rigid Insulation Gravel Base/Native Soil
Operable Window (Clear Argon Triple Low-E) Casted On Precast Concrete Opening
WALL Concrete Thermal Mass (8�) Batt Insulation (R13 W/ 2X4 Wood Studs) Gypsum Board
Recessed In-Slab Light @3200 O.C. Sloping Continuous Water Through
Rammed Concrete Earth Wall Detailed Wall Section
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Solar Study - Dec. 21
Solar Study - June 21
HOT
COLD
Cross-ventilation
Longitudinal SectionW
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Interior Render
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SSEF DESIGN COMPETITION SUPERVISOR Terri Boake LOCATION Financial District, Toronto COLLABORATION Jasmine Zhang
In the dense urban hub that is Toronto’s financial district, there exists a distinct lack of spaces dedicated to residents and the general public because of the overwhelming dominance of privately owned corporate buildings. Pendulous Gardens attempts to change that by playing with the spaces in-between.
PENDULOUS GARDENS By suspending pods and meshes from four of the six TD bank towers, public facilities like children’s playgrounds and green spaces can be created without taking up expensive land space. Working professionals and residents alike would benefit from this urban retreat and hangs high above the city. Pod modules can be removed or added to respond to the needs of the city.
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Site Plan
The PATH system is an underground pedestrian passage that commuters and residents alike use to travel through the downtown area (shown on map). Pendulous Gardens is an extension of the PATH above ground and acts as a green urban retreat serving all the people of the area and those passing through the PATH. All surrounding commercial buildings are coloured in light grey to show the sheer amount of working professionals present during working hours. Highlighted in dark grey are residential buildings as well as the kindergarten. The Toronto Dominion Towers, from which the mesh is suspended, are in black. The project proposal will renew Toronto’s financial district, accommodate different lifestyles, and bring life to negative spaces.
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Exterior Render from Above
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Street View Render
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STEEL PLATE ROOF
EXPOSED STEEL BEAMS
GLASS FACADE
STEEL CABLES
WELDED PIPE STRUCTURE
WOOD FLOOR
STRUCTURAL FLOOR BEAMS
STEEL FLOOR PLATE
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CAFE
CN TOWER OUTLOOK
HANGING GARDENS SUSPENSION PLAYGROUND
Pods in Elevation
TD TOWER COLUMN
BOLTED PIN CONNECTION
SUPPORTING TRUSS
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WELDED PIN CONNECTION WELDED HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTIONS
CIRCULAR C-BEAM
BOLTED PIN CONNECTION
NET CLIP
WIRE ROPE NET
CLEVICE
STEEL CABLE
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1B STUDIO Assembling Matter SUPERVISOR Lola Sheppard COLLABORATION Jennifer Boothby JANUARY 2016
The aim was to create architecture through the specific system of folding. Using only an oval sheet of fiberglass fabric, we endeavoured to create a form of surfaces and enclosures, voids and solids. Then we reimagined the abstract assembly as a place of human inhabitation and created drawings that aimed to reveal its spatial qualitites.
DRAPING SPACE “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.� - Leonardo da Vinci
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Photo - Close Up Made with a single sheet of fiberglass cut into a 2m by 2m circle and several balloons to serve as a mold. The sheet was painted with a resin mixture then draped over the balloons and left to dry.
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Plan
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1A STUDIO Artist’s Residence SUPERVISOR Rick Andrighetti LOCATION Forest in Cambridge,ON DECEMBER 2016
This proposal seeks to examine the relationship between bodily movement and cerebral processes in order to create a house in the forest where an artist could live and creatively engage in themselves and the community. The house would amplify the positive effects of walking and pacing on creative thought through the arrangement of its spaces and circulation.
MOVING|THOUGHTS Using interchanging panels of wood (solid), thin onyx (translucent), and glass (transparent), the house becomes a complex space full of corridors, staggered transparency, and amazing light effects all in an effort to create a space more conducive to deep contemplation and artistic pursuits.
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OPAQUE
TRANSLUCENT
TRANSPARENT
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Section Through Studio
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Section B
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Section A
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Direct Transparency
Circulation
Plan
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Indirect Transparency
Studio Section D
West Elevation
Section C
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