K Y R A
A H I E R
W I N T E R
Arch itecture + D esign
2015 - 201 6
F A L L
portfolio
kyra ahier Hello! I am currently in my second year of studies at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. My interest in the geometry of spaces and their impact on people translates to a thoughtful exploration of how we can decipher, represent and shape the complexities of our environment.
2A University of Waterloo School of Architecture Cambridge, Ontario e kyra.ahier@gmail.com t +1 613 869 8316
contents
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curriculum vitae
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installation library
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oasis
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blanket
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assemble, construct, document
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artist's residence
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personal work
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curriculum vitae
EDUC ATION
2015 - present 2010 - 2015
University of Waterloo Lycée Claudel d’Ottawa
Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies French Baccalaureate System, Science Stream, Specialization in Physics-Chemistry, Baccalauréat Mention Très Bien (Highest Honours), AP English
SKILLS
digital analog
Rhinoceros 3D, Maxwell Render, Grasshopper 3D, AutoCad, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop hand-drafting (graphite, ink), model-making
EXHIBITIONS - PHOTOGRAPHY
2015 2011 - 2014 2012 - 2014 2013 2012
Bridge Centre for Architecture + Design Shenkman Arts Centre SAW Gallery; Ottawa School of Art fundraisers Exposure Gallery; Chinatown Remixed Festival Orange Gallery; Galerie d’art Eugène-Racette
Cambridge Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa
AWA RDS + ACHIE VEMENTS
2015 - 2016 2015 2015 2014, 2012, 2011
Excellent Academic Standing Academic Standing above 80% University of Waterloo President’s Scholarship with Distinction Entrance average 95%-100% University of Waterloo Concours Général des Lycées (Anglais) Selected to participate in prestigious French academic competition Young at Art city-wide juried art competitions Judges Choice Award, SPAO Award for Photography, Honourable Mention for Photography EXPERIENCE
2016 2014 - 2015 2013
Studio 6 Studio Assistant, Ottawa Lycée Claudel Member of Yearbook & Talent Show Commitees, Ottawa Museum of Science and Technology Camp Counsellor Assistant, Ottawa
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (basic) 5
1B DESIGN STUDIO
installation library 1B Design Studio Lola Sheppard
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1071 Queen Street W., Toronto, ON This project focusses on the idea of experience and journey by providing a multitude of possible pathways, letting the visitor wander through the building and discover the different spaces that are revealed through the action of moving. Playing with the succession of compression and expansion, light and dark, the building creates an acute sensory experience for visitors meandering between the solid concrete and marble masses and volumes contained within a veil. This library balances experience, learning and creating by providing a variety of types of spaces: installation space, working space, social space and a makerspace.
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INSTALL ATION LIBR ARY |
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ACADEMIC WORK
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FENNING STREET
1B DESIGN STUDIO
W HITE SQUIRREL WAY
QUEEN STREET W.
roof plan with extended context 8
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01 core 02 installation space 03 information space 04 makerspace 05 social space 06 gallery space 07 administration space
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third floor plan
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second floor plan
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ground floor plan
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1B DESIGN STUDIO
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sectional perspective, facing south
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1B DESIGN STUDIO
Queen Street W.
north elevation
White Squirrel Way / Fenning Street
east elevation
process work - sketches
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sectional experiential vignettes
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1B DESIGN STUDIO
Queen Street W.
section b, facing west
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section a, facing east
Queen Street W.
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1B ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
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oasis
1B Introduction to Environmental Design Terri Boake in collaboration with Rachel Lau
20°15’14’N
105°58’30’E
Located in the mountains west of Ninh Binh, Vietnam, OASIS (Off-Grid Project Research Station) provides accommodation for two live-in researchers. The building strives to reduce the carbon footprint through the use of passive strategies. The east building accommodates work and the west building accommodates living. As the climate is hot-humid, OASIS optimizes passive cooling for occupants, bringing functionality and aesthetics together.
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OASIS |
April 2016
ACADEMIC WORK
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section
plan with context
1B ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
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OASIS |
june 21
April 2016
march/september 21
sun diagrams
exploded axonometric roof
reinforced concrete columns
structures
insulated concrete float slab
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december 21
1B BUILDING CONSTRUC TION
blanket
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1B Building Construction /Visual Communication SSEF 'Suspend' Steel Competition Terri Boake / Dan McTavish in collaboration with Sev Romanskyy
Bassin de l'Arsenal, Paris, France As a way to address Paris’ lack of green space, as well as the revitalisation of the banks of the Seine, we suspended an undulating plane above the Bassin de l’Arsenal. The project explores a richer experience of urbanity through the vertical layering of space and urban conditions, providing an amenity for public events such as festivals and concerts while reclaiming the water. The primary structure is a freeform space frame, composed of hollow steel members joined by node connections. The structure is suspended from four masts with steel cables. The slight angular differences between the individual steel members achieve a gently rolling landscape — a blanket over the water.
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1B BUILDING CONSTRUC TION
site plan
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BLANKET |
April 2016
detailed section vegetation soil filter fabric drainage panel / reservoir root barrier waterproofing membrane reinforced concrete corrugated steel space frame
section, facing north
collage, view above blanket
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1B BUILDING CONSTRUC TION
exploded axonometric
planting system
reinforced concrete corrugated steel sheeting
space frame Freeform double-layered grid space frame with top chord and bottom chord held in position by the use of diagonal framing elements. The individual steel pipes are assembled with the use of node connections.
steel masts
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BLANKET |
April 2016
mast connection detail mast and cables
node connection detail node and steel pipes
node connection detail (section)
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node connection detail node, steel pipes and cable
collage, view under blanket
1B BUILDING CONSTRUC TION
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BLANKET |
April 2016
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1B VISUA L COMMUNIC ATION
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assemble construct document
1B Visual Communication Dan McTavish
This exercise focusses on the process of bringing a 3D digital model into material reality through digital fabrication means (laser cutting), necessitating taking into account physical constraints such as material thickness, sequencing and fastening. Broken into three parts, this exercise calls for the construction of a 3D digital model and a drawing describing the assembly logics of what will be a 1:50 doll house model, a set of 2D fabrication drawings, the physical model assembled, and finally its documentation through a narrative describing the project in relation to time.
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physical model (laser-cut millboard pieces) a. assemble ACADEMIC WORK
assembly drawing - exploded axonometric
ASSEMBLE , CONSTRUC T, DOCUMENT |
b. construct
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April 2016
c. document a narrative
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1A DESIGN STUDIO
1A Design Studio Rick Andrighetti
Riverbluffs Park, Cambridge, ON Located within a quarry, this project combines an artist’s workspace and living space with two intertwining yet distinct volumes. The building simultaneously provides structure for the artist’s concrete needs and a connection to nature through an intimate dialogue with the site. Celebrating the horizontal and vertical planes of the quarry, the structure merges interior and exterior, projecting indoor space outside. Using the site to delimitate the interior spaces, the cliff walls become partitions. The project balances openness and privacy, and creates a spatial and programmatic hierarchy through the varying floor heights.
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collage, artist's studio
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ar tist ’s residence
ground floor plan with extended context
second floor plan
1A DESIGN STUDIO
b a
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experiential vignettes
ARTIST’S RESIDENCE |
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December 2015
1A DESIGN STUDIO
section a
section b
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ARTIST’S RESIDENCE |
model (built at 1:50) basswood, mylar
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December 2015
ILLUSTR ATIONS |
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personal work
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2016
ILLUSTR ATIONS |
2016
PERSONAL WORK
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PHOTOGRAPHY |
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2016
PHOTOGRAPHY |
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2016
PHOTOGRAPHY |
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2013-2015
PHOTOGRAPHY |
2013-2015
thank you!
K Y R A
A H I E R
e kyra.ahier@gmail.com t +1 613 869 8316