Le a K o c h selected works 2010 - 2011
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Architectural Design writer’s residence 3 viewing pavilion 7 a moment of pause 10 tectonic space 12 archive outpost 14 Other Work 18
resumé Lea Koch 34 Chaplin Ave. St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 2E6 (905) 988 9279 • cell (519) 998 5184 lea.koch@live.ca Qualities
Education
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• Motivated individual with great work ethic • Effective and attractive presentation of ideas • Proficient in environmental design • Speaks English, French and German
2010 – present
• Ashtanga Yoga Classes: 2011 - present • Waterloo Architecture Student Association - class representative : winter 2011 - treasurer: fall 2011 • Sir Winston Churchill Gymnastics Team and Gymnastics Council Member: 2006 - 2010 • Teens For Change Club: 2008 - 2010
Work Experience December 2009 – August 2011
Frogpond Farm Organic Winery: Retail and Marketing • Welcomed guests, conducted tastings and tours, operated cash register, key holder • Represented Frogpond Farm at various functions • Trained new staff • Responsible for publishing e-newsletter, updating facebook, and designing magazine ads July – August 2009
City of St. Catharines: Lifeguard • Worked cooperatively as part of a team • Learned to interact respectfully with patrons
University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Co-op
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Excellent academic standing Dean’s Honour Role, winter 2011
2006 – 2010
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School • Completed the Extended French program • Graduated with honours Volunteer Experience October 2009 – June 2010
Mayors Youth Advisory Committee, St. Catharines • Member of the Special Events Sub-Committee July 2008
St David’s Public Pool: Assistant Swim Instructor
Awards 2011 Dean’s Honour List (1B) 2011 Finalists, i3 Design Challenge 2010 Robert Kerr Entrance Scholarship 2010 Waterloo President’s Scholarship 2010 Visual Arts Award 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Bulldog Award, Gymnastics 2010 OFSAA bronze medal, level 3 Beam
Skills • Hand drafting and model making • Rhinoceros 3D modelling • V-Ray for Rhino • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom) • AutoCad • laser cutting
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writer’s residence a temporary living/working space
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This small residence was designed to be a retreat for a visiting writer looking for a quiet place to work for a week. Located on a low wooded ridge, it is both a home and workspace. Protected on the north side by the wrapping concrete shell, the south side is completely glazed to provide natural lighting throughout the day. The ground floor glazing and large deck on the west side look out over Taylor Lake. The second floor, which consists of the more private spaces - the bedroom, bathroom and workspace - open to the east, facing the calm quiet woods and welcoming in the morning light. 4
transverse section
ground floor plan
2nd floor plan
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morning light
afternoon light 6
viewing pavilion an exercise in architectonics
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Clad in large slabs of North American stone, this pavilion appears monolithic as one approaches it. Only once one reaches the pavillion, does one discover the staircase ‘carved’ into it. Climbing it one reaches the viewing platform, and finally sees beyond the mass of the pavilion to the landscape beyond. A second, more open stair leads down the other side. This does not completely block the view of those seated on the sheltered bench, under the viewing platform. 8
longitudinal section
front elevation
back elevation
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a moment of pause mimicking a dragonfly’s wing in collaboration with Evelyn Hofmann
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This is a simple decorative design which draws people in and invites them to linger. A space in which to pause for an instance and take a breath is created on the path. The structure mimics the veins in a dragonfly’s wing. Two columns on one side, mimicking the costa and subcosta, provide strength. These are made of three parts, welded together at the joints. The cross beams are welded to the columns, and the corner joints, which mimics the nodus of a dragonfly wing, provide stress relief. These joints also makes for easier construction as the pieces to be welded are planner. The base is bolt to steel anchors embedded in the concrete foundation.
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a tectonic space extending the section
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The previously created collage (preceding page) was treated as a section and extrapolated to create a three-dimensional space. My focus was on capturing the revolving motions of the circles around the central column.
progress models
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archive outpost separating public and private spaces
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This project focused on working with a more complex program; the largest challenge was to separate the open public spaces, such as the cafe and gallery, from the secure office and research spaces. My first step was to contain all the storage in a solid central core which allowed no natural light to entre. Clad in dark granite it creates a very solid central mass around which the open floor plates are arranged.
parti, in section
The plan was kept very open to take advantage of natural day lighting and to, together with the glazed facade, give the building a light feel which contrasts the solidity of the core. A scissor stair is used to separate the public parts of the building from the secure parts. This means that the two never touch, but neither is confined to a certain part of the building. 15
site context: McCaul St, Toronto
interior perspective of the gallery space
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longitudinal sections
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other works creative expression in 2 dimensions
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frogpondfarm
Organic Grape Juice
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creative expression in photoshop
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creative expression in 3 dimensions
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Great Mosque of Damascus millboard model at 1:100
in collaboration with Kate Holbrook-Smith, Joel Piecowye, Alex Robinson and Alex Willms 22
thank you
Lea Koch University of Waterloo School of Architecture (519) 998 5184 • lea.koch@live.ca