Leah Kyllo 2015 Architecture Portfolio

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Leah Kyllo selected works 2011-2014


Leah Kyllo contact

lmpkyllo@gmail.com

587 585 8985 site 11 box 36 rr1 alberta

| okotoks | canada t1s 1a1

information

languages

nationality | canadian | engliish | intermediate spanish

education 2008-2012

university of calgary master of architecture study abroad

| barcelona spain | 2011 2007-2010

cv

university of calgary

| university of victoria

bachelor of communication and culture with distinction study abroad

| seville spain | 2010


professional experience january- december 2014 | 12 months

stephenson&turner architects and engineers christchurch

| new zealand

architectural graduate april 2012-may 2013 | 13 months

nyhoff architecture calgary

| alberta

intern architect, aaa

software proficiency

adobe photoshop adobe illustrator adobe indesign rhino 3d vray for rhino autocad autodesk maya google sketchup revit grasshopper physical model making

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Contents professional independant

tunnel house supper club link

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stephenson&turner architects and engineers

earthquake repairs

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nyhoff architecture

d.talks urban systems

university of calgary club space

14 20 24

academic university of calgary master of architecture

habitat for humanity sustainable house competition costa vida

100 year house

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tunnel house supper club


Tunnel House Supper Club christchurch festa 2014 (festival of transitional architecture)

| public cultural | temporary | architecutral team shop eight, roots, martine ribboton | restaurant team completed

with erika wilson, bernard farrant, reece julian

october 24-26 2014 christchurch

| new zealand

Tunnel House Supper Club, a two night pop-up restaurant, was part of Christchurch’s Festival of Transitional Architecture 2014. A collaboration of designers, chefs and winemakers designed, built and hosted a five course meal in an intimate thirty head setting. The architectural contribution involved many months of planning, networking and designing. With objectives of sustainability and education and a budget of $800, the restaurant would only utilize materials that would have a life before and after the event. Scaffolding was designed to be the structure for the shell, the table and the canopy. The plastic was donated by a construction company that had planned to dispose of it.

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design

The design was intentionally understated with the belief that the event is the headliner of ephemeral architecture, not the architecture itself. The single table in a long, simple space allowed the building to be a spectator in a show of food, wine and human interaction

tunnel house supper club


materials

The delicate finish of the tableware and lush canopy juxtaposed the plastic and steel of the structure, allowing the experience to be both grounded in temporality and novel.

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link


Link playhouse competition

conceptual

| recreational

with chris beaudin

2014 un-sited

The blog ‘Life of an Architect’ puts on a competition for playhouse designs to support the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses. Each year, a few of the winning designs are built, displayed and auctioned for charity. The brief is decidedly broad except for the very strict size constrictions that must be followed in order for the playhouse to fit in the display area. The playhouse was designed around the proposition that the one consistency in the development of a child is imagination. The woven and contrasting components of Link allows a child to fill the varied spaces with their own imagination. Like a three-dimensional yin-yang, the contrast between the transparent and opaque spaces allow the child a choice; an introspective refuge or an extroverted social hub, a hide-out or a clubhouse.

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earthquake repairs


Earthquake Repairs various insurance companies

on-going

| residential | repairs-rebuild

stephenson&turner architects and engineers

2014 christchurch

| new zealand

The Christchurch earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011 were among New Zealand’s deadliest disasters in it’s second most populous city. It is estimated that 80% of the buildings in the central city and 4000 residences in the red zone will be demolished as a result of the destruction. Stephenson&Turner have been engaged by insurance companies in the repair and rebuild process. The architectural role involves scoping, coordinating with structural engineers and project managers, providing a fee proposal, producing as-built drawings, detailing architectural repairs, council submission, and observation during construction. With over 300 projects in process, the project has allowed graduates like myself to carry projects from start to finish while gaining experience in each phase. As the work completed on this project is confidential, samples cannot be included in this portfolio.

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building iconomy


Building Iconomy d.talks presentation

conceptual

| public commercial

nyhoff architecture spring 2013 calgary

| alberta | canada

D.Talks is a local group that hosts a series of events that question and discuss the state of design in Calgary. The Building Iconomy event called on local architecture firms to imagine possibilities for a 44 year old brutalist building that is threatened by its recent sale to a developer. The reality of the situation called for a pragmatic approach; to find the balance between preserving the best brutalist icon in the city and the realistic pressures of land value, core densification and profit margins. A rigorous process of research, precedent studies and massing led to the approach of integrating the existing building into a development that would both meet the desired floor area ratio for the site and re-purpose the existing building to increase its vitality and use.

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process compilation

The complexities of the task demanded a rigorous process of

research,

evaluation. The

testing strength

and of

the final design came from the breadth of logical steps that resulted in it. The process was documented and compiled into a book, the pages of which can be seen here.

building iconomy


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building iconomy


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urban systems


Urban Systems interior office renovation

completed

| office | renovation nyhoff architecture

2012-2013 calgary

| alberta | canada

Urban Systems is a consulting firm specializing in urban design, planning and engineering. In Calgary, the Urban Systems office is located on the fringe of an industrial area in a two story open-structure building. Nyhoff Architecture was approached to update the office to better reflect Urban Systems’ innovative attitude toward design. The goal was to enhance the open office concept while allowing for a flexibility of working and meeting spaces. Strong colors, clean lines and bold graphics were a unifying element that reflected the vibrance of the company and its people.

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touchdown cubbies

Within the double story space, high sound reverberation and the banality of open office space was a concern. The creation of individual “cubbies� with sound attenuating panels allowed for quiet, compact work spaces.

urban systems


meeting booths

The

upper

transformed

mezzanine from

a

was series

of individual offices to open concept workspaces. In the surplus space we introduced a

collaborative area with a

variety

of seating options.

One such option was booths which are punctuated by vinyl graphics depicting the location of Urban Systems offices in the four other cities they exist.

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club space


Club Space university of calgary student union building

completed

| public institutional | renovation nyhoff architecture

2012-2013 calgary

| alberta | canada

MacEwan Hall is also host to dedicated meeting rooms, work spaces and storage for University clubs. Nyhoff Architecture was approached to transform the existing cramped and outdated offices to an inviting lounge-like space with hot desking and shared meeting rooms. The design focused on visibility, function and atmosphere; allowing the students their storage and workspaces while maintaining an attractive, open layout. While material choice was tempered by budget restrictions, bold colors and a strong material palette were integral in the creation of ambiance.

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offices

Transparent, rent-able meeting rooms of varying sizes were centralized to maximize space use and efficiency.

club space


lockers

Lockers were bundled and embedded

into

the

outer

walls of the space to maximize storage

while reducing its visual impact.

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club space


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the sustainable home

| a | dirtt


The Sustainable Home habitat for humanity design competition

| private residential | professor graham livesey

conceptual independent senior research studio

winter 2012 calgary

| alberta | canada

DIRTT and Sprung are local building systems, the former parametrically defined interior partitions and the latter high tech vinyl and aluminum structures. The two designs integrate each inherently affordable and sustainable system into a residential model. Using the systems to tackle the technical side of sustainability allowed for concentration on the paradigmatic side. It seemed that changing the way we look at the home can have as impactful and far reaching advances sustainability as the most cutting edge technology. Looking to the self-sustaining households of the past revealed personified beliefs about dwelling. Homes had hearts, that is they were communal and centrally focused, typically around a hearth. Materials were raw and directly connected to place. These values were re-framed with the lens of contemporary society and a hybrid emerged in the resulting designs.

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full bath

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bedroom one

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bench

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hearth

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bedroom two

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bedroom three

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front entry

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reading room

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hearth

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dining

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kitchen

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half bath

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mechanical

the sustainable home

| a | dirtt

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sustainability

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solar panels

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cross-ventilation

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conc. solar mass

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low angle glazing

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the sustainable home

| b | sprung


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full bath

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bedroom one

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bench

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bedroom two

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bedroom three

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lower plan

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entry

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lounge

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desk

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cargo door

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dine

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cook

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laundry

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half bath

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process matrix

A matrix depicting the string of formal and organizational possibilities

and

decisions

leading to the resultant design.

the sustainable home

| b | sprung


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costa vida


Costa Vida study abroad barcelona studio

with justine wade and matthew vandenberg

conceptual | public temporal | professors eduardo cadaval and clara sola-morales fall 2012 barcelona

| catalonia | spain

Ephemeral architecture shifts focus from itself to its users. As defined in this project it is the ability to temporarily take over a space and provide a structure that allows for new fluidity and vitality. Through a series of operations, a simple linear structure was converted into a system that specifies primary functions and allows for emergent conditions. Situated on a waterfront plot of land in the industrialist residue of Barcelona, the balance of structure and user-based emergence instigates the re-population of the coast in an everyday fashion. The result shown is one instance of configuration subject to time and future iteration.

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costa vida


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100 year house


100 Year House shelter design competition

conceptual

| private residential with chris beaudin summer 2011

kananaskis

| alberta | canada

The relationship between humanity and nature in the past was mutual and rich. Today humanity’s connection to nature exists in the shock of catastrophic events. While approaching mastery over nature, the instincts of fear and yearning for the wilderness continue to exist within us. The 100 year house provides a platform for a relationship of mutual vulnerability to be forged between nature and man. A floating courtyard traces the changing water level of the Elbow River, allowing continuous access and changing the makeup of the house with the changing seasons. Organized around the courtyard, program transforms vertically and radially from highest vulnerability and transparency to highest safety and privacy. Safe within average yearly water levels, the house is at the mercy of the 100 year flood level, following the wilderness principles of impermanence, vulnerability and continuous renewal.

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layered axonometric

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axonometric

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wood slats

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concrete shell

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circulation + glazing

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hydro-graph

Yearly hydrological data for the Elbow River basin and the corresponding heights of the floating walkway.

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bedroom

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bedroom

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terrace

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lower plan

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entry

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study

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living

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bath

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kitchen

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100 year house


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