Architecture + Design Portfolio
KATE HOLBROOK-SMITH
COURSE WORK 01. Dissolving Biomes 04 02. Galt Hotel 10 03. Type ‘A’ House 16 INTERNSHIPS 01. Edson Health Care Center 22 02. Transiting Cities 26 ETCETERA 30 RESUME 40
Architecture + Design Portfolio
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What we call the Toronto shoreline today is in fact the accumulation of multiple expansions to allow for more industrial land on the edge of Lake Ontario. This constant expansion has reduced the Toronto shoreline to a sterile state; any healthy ecosystems that once thrived struggle or have ceased to exist. Dissolving Boundaries proposes a system to regain habitat and allow for new ecosystems to emerge along the Toronto shoreline. These ecosystems are primarily focused on creating the necessary spawning habitat for two native Lake Ontario fish, the Muskellunge and the Atlantic salmon. The building and landscape strategy does not attempt to transform the Portland site back to its natural condition; rather it aims to reform the existing site into a new architectural form which functions with the same effectiveness as a natural ecosystem.
01.DISSOLVING BOUNDARIES Design Studio
Exterior view of salmon jump and public facility
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Infographic explaining the species relationships
Interior view of the lower level exhibition space 6
Exploded axonometric of the Public Facility 7
PROGRAM
CIRCULATION
PROPOSED SITE
SITE STRATEGY
Site Strategy
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AQUATIC
SEMI-SUBMERSED
WETLAND/MEADOW
FOREST
Species Strategy
Atmospheric Site and Building Section
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One of the most important aspects of a hotel is the balance between public and private space. The Galt hotel uses the perforated steel screen to give privacy to the guest rooms while allowing the public spaces to occupy both the indoor and outdoor spaces of the building. The hotel also aims to cater to both the hotel guests and people from the surrounding community. Live-in artist studios located on the second floor, open up to a promenade that creates new circulation paths through the site; and allow for a cultural experience to the visitors using the walkway. Vertical organization is used to create discreet connections from the public spaces of the hotel to the guest rooms. Each guest room includes a display case which showcases work from the artist in the corresponding room; this allows the guest rooms to remain private while having an inherent connection to the rest of the hotel.
02.GALT HOTEL Design Studio
Exterior view of promenade and artist’s studios
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section of the hotel’s stacked program
interior view of hotel restaurant and bar 12
1:250 scale facade model
1:250 scale facade model 13
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View from Water St showing full affect of facade
Long Section
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The concept behind the TypeA House, was to design a home that is simple and practical yet also architecturally interesting and sustainably innovative. The design reorganizes forms that are architecturally relevant in the context of the site and in most North American residential; elements such as the pitched roof and vinyl cladding are reinvented to show new contemporary designs. There was also an emphasis on ease of assembly and the simplicity of the design. The modular panels can be configured depending on the size and of dwelling or the dimensions of the site. Environmental considerations were also a priority; the Type ‘A’ House was designed to optimize day lighting, natural ventilation, and passive cooling and heating to reduce the dwellings carbon footprint, and the cost of energy bills for the house.
03.TYPE ‘A’ HOUSE Environmental Systems
in collaboration with Montgomery de Luna
Exterior view of the Type ‘A’ House
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West Elevation
Floor Plan
South Elevation
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Long Section
Interior view of the living area and upper level
Interior view of the kitchen and dining areas 19
Noon - February 12
Assembly Diagram
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Noon - December 21
Noon - Equinox
Noon - June 21 21
The Edson Healthcare Center to be built in rural Alberta uses complex roof geometry to bring natural daylight into the areas of hospitals that normally lack this important indoor quality. By emphasising the importance of natural day light it is hoped that the well-being and happiness of the patients and those that work at the healthcare center will benefit positively. Reducing the healthcare center’s reliance on artificial lighting in turn reduces the environmental impact of the design. Many other passive design methods were used in this design so that the building will achieve a Lead Silver level. As a student intern working on this project my main focus was creating visualisations of the proposed design, along with creating design options for various aspects of the building.
01.EDSON HEALTHCARE CENTER DIALOG, Edmonton
Exterior view of the hospital’s courtyard space
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Alternate west entrance, and service area
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View of main entrance to the health center
Clerestorey windows to bring in natural light
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The Cultured Landscape is a strategy for the future of the Latrobe valley which imagines an active networked ecology of infrastructural, agricultural and socio-cultural interventions. The cultured landscape seeks to develop the Latrobe Valley as an artificially grown, synthesized terrain that departs from the post-industrial context of the present day and examines ways in which the future evolution of the region can be driven by sustainable development. Drawing on an analysis of the existing agglomeration of towns, roads, infrastructure, and social and cultural sites, the project is configured around a generative network that will act as a growth structure for the future development of the region. In this network, areas of confluence will become key in collaboration with nodes points around which a series of speculative architec- INDEX Architecture Shortlisted Entry tures and landscapes are proposed.
02.theCULTURED LANDSCAPE Bild Architecture, Melbourne
Regenerated Yallourn mine
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Alternative energy research center
Activities in the regenerated mine
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Site Strategy
Program Diagram
Site Plan
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...ARTWORK+MODELS Etcetera
Rust - mixed media and acrylic on canvas
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Interior detail
Mosque courtyard
1:100 scale model of the Ummayed Mosque 32
Watertails - acrylic on canvas
1:100 scale basswood model 33
...PHOTOGRAPHY Etcetera
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Skills
Awards and Distinctions
AutoCAD ArchiCAD Rhino NURBS modelling V-ray for Rhino Sketch-up Adobe Creative Suite: Ps, Id, Ai, Dw Hand Drafting and modelling Languages: English (native) and French
Dean's Honour Roll, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 Galt Hotel shown in Design at Riverside Gallery, Spring 2012 Award of Merit SSEF Architectural Steel Design National Competition, Winter 2011 Finalists i3 Challenge, University wide design competition, Winter 2011 Excellent Academic Standing, Fall 2010, 2011 & Winter 2011 University of Waterloo Entrance Scholarship, Fall 2010 Honour Roll at Secondary School, 2006, 2009 French Immersion Certificate, 2009 Visual Arts Distinction Award, 2009
94 Avondale Ave S Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 2B9 klholbro@gmail.com mobile: 519.897.0995 home: 519.743.1821
CV KATE HOLBROOK-SMITH CURRICULUM VITAE
Education Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Waterloo, Ontario. Fall 2010 - current Current Year of Study : 3A
Work Experience Student Internship, Bild Architecture, Melbourne, Australia, September 2012 - January 2013 Bild Architecture is a small design firm that specializes in small scale sustainable design, and through partnerships with other firms explores ideas associated with the larger context and urban planning. While working at the firm I assisted with research and conceptual design for a design competition, and creating visualisations to effectively convey the ideas of the project. I also assisted with design development, site management, amendments to construction documents for various home designs.
Student Internship, DIALOG, Edmonton, Alberta, January 2012 - May 2012 DIALOG is a fully integrated multidisciplinary team with a long-standing commitment to a collaborative design approach. Working closely with their clients they deliver solutions that make a lasting, positive contribution to the community and environment. As a student intern at DIALOG I was able to assist with a variety of different projects ranging in scale and complexity. Tasks included creating series of design options for different projects, computer modeling with Rhinoceros and Sketch-up, and producing renders using V-ray and Photoshop.
Shop Assistant, Eating Well Organically, Waterloo, Ontario, January 2008 to August 2011 In this independent health food store, customer service had to be of the highest level and I learned to serve and help customers who often had very particular requirements. I also assisted in, and learned about, the maintenance and improvement of store appearance and functionality.
Extra-Curricular Activities WASA Chair Winter 2013: As the Sr. Chair for WASA (Waterloo Architecture Student Association), along with a group of dedicated students I help tackle every issue from tuition policy to campus safety. Along with running events that encourage collaboration and peer input within classes. BRIDGE Member: BRIDGE is new student initiative at the School of Architecture which takes form in a student run website, and a new gallery space within the city of Cambridge which will allow the work of the students to be better appreciated by the local residents. Waterloo Orientation: Federation Orientation Committee member, 2012 Engineering and Architecture Big, 2011
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