Mario Arnone
design portfolio
CV
+1 647 880 8248 mario.r.arnone@gmail.com marioarnone.com slow-lines.com
Mario Arnone, BAS (2015) education
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Honours, Co-operative Program (With Distinction)
(2010 - 2015) University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Cambridge, ON.
skills summary
- Over two years experience working in a variety of architectural practices - Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, SketchUp, and VRay - Skilled user of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign - Uses both Mac and Windows operating systems - Can effectively convey ideas through both physical models and hand sketches - Exceptional written/verbal communication skills - Works well in team environments related interests
- Sound engineering, writing and recording music - User of Logic, and Maschine and familiar with standard recording/mixing equipment - Visual arts in various mediums, painting, sketching, comics, and mixed digital media - Video editing and animation - Proficient in Flash, Premier, AfterEffects, and Final Cut scholarships/awards/exhibitions
- 2015 Rome Show, student work exhibition, Cambridge, ON. - 2014 Featured in OAA Perspectives magazine as part of AKB - 2014 ‘A Seat for a Stand-up Guy’ chair project displayed at WalterFedy, integrated design firm, Kitchener, ON. - 2013 University of Waterloo International Experience Award - 2010 Mumby Insurance Scholarship: in recognition of outstanding participation and accomplishment both academically and in the community - 2010 Graduate Award: Most likely to have his/her art displayed at the Louvre
experience
CV
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, Architectural Intern
Oslo, NOR. (March - June 2016) - Conceptual design drawings, models/renderings, illustrations, presentations, correspondence and feasibility study package for cultural center in Scotland’s North-Western Isles. - Conceptual design drawings, models and illustration for multi-use building competition - Hand drawings/sketches for multiple presentations & submissions
Moriyama & Teshima Architects, Architectural Intern
Toronto, ON. (October / November 2015) - Part of an urban planning project team for the development of a mixed use site in Mecca - Conceptual design of building facades - Material/spacial design studies to modernize old Hijazi architecture - 3D Modelling and Rendering
AKB, Architectural Intern
Toronto, ON. (January - April 2015 / January - August 2014) - Conceptual design model/renderings for Toronto art gallery and Toronto residences - Conceptual design models/renderings for North-Ontario cottages - Custom millwork drawing/detail sets for North‐Ontario chalet and Toronto residence - Construction details for North‐Ontario chalet - Various other design sketches and renderings for residential projects
UXUS, Architectural Intern
Amsterdam, NLD. (May - August 2013) - CAD drawings/details for new food court in Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam - Drawings for a New York themed ‘street food diner’ in Bloomingdale’s, Dubai - Millwork details for Absolut Vodka retail display units - Custom bar furniture design for Warwick Hotel in San Francisco
IBI Group, Architectural Intern
Toronto, ON. (September - December 2012) - CAD details for multiple stations on the Tel Aviv LRT Red Line - Conceptual design for a Red Line station entrance - Scale model of station entrance conceptual design - LEED Gold application package booklet for SGA / IBI Group office
MCA, Architectural Intern
Toronto, ON. (January - April 2012) - Conceptual design for Toronto-West Seventh Day Adventist Church Complex - Managed bidding / tendering process of various projects - CAD details for addendum, working drawings and design phases of Toronto elementary schools
R. H. Carter Architects, Architectural Intern
Toronto, ON. (April - August 2011) - Trained in Revit - 3D solar models and rendered interior perspectives - Design team for Geo. A. Kelson office building, built in East Gwillimbury, ON. - Organized budgets / invoices and costs with Ajera accounting software - Managed client inquiries and appointments
undergraduate
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Hill Village at Dreki [pg 01]
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Kick-Starter Island [pg 15]
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Sketches / Italy [pg 25]
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A Seat for a Stand-up Guy [pg 31]
professional
05. M&T [pg 35 ] 06. AKB [pg 39] 07. RRA [pg 43] personal
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After the Moon [pg 51]
01. Hill Village at Dreki term: 4B undergraduate instructor: Andrew Levitt year: 2015 location: Dreki, Iceland
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The Hill Village at Dreki is a hiking lodge, spa, pool, and rest-stop located in the remote Dreki, Iceland. Split up into a series of volumes protruding from a hill, the exterior-facing spaces allow for ample light into, - and interesting views out from - each room. The services and circulation wind u p and around the inside of the hill and remain hidden from the outside so that the spaces interacting with the exterior can remain a collection of pure uninhibited forms. The Hill Village emulates the aesthetic of scandinavian fjord towns: comprised of buildings with mainly pitched roofs ascending hills in groups. The program becomes more intimate as the building moves upward. The ground floor is entirely public, including saunas, spa rooms and a geothermal pool, while the highest room is a single person bedroom.
The cluster of lit spaces that stand out against the dark site acts as a beacon for hikers. It is a fitting, (yet contrasting) addition to the landscape.
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The protruding rooms become increasingly more shallow as the building climbs the hill. This way, smaller blocks of program can still receive large amounts of light.
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Hill Village at Dreki The exterior portions of the building are constructed out of concrete that is made with aggregates found in Icelandic volcanic ash, similar to the gravel found on the site. This gives athe concrete a dark, - almost black colour; creating the illusion that the building has been sculpted from the hill.
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01. Situated on a hill at an entrance to a canyon, the village is a point for hikers to set out from and come back to.
The spaces are positioned on the hill in accordance with their needs for sun exposure. The bedrooms have a focused Eastern view for morning light. The kitchen, living spaces, greenhouse, and library have maximum exposure to the sun throughout its entire arc. The spa and pool have the last exposure to the Western sun. The higher and most used spaces, (like the bedrooms and social rooms) have a longer exposure to the Icelandic winter sun.
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Hill Village at Dreki
The final plans bring to life concepts that were carried through from prelimiary sketches. The idea of program fanning outward from inside of the large hill was what drove the shape and character of this project. Where these lines of outstretched program meet, it results in large multi-purpose or shared areas underground, (as shown above with the spa and changerooms).
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01. As a result of fanning out the program as the building climbs the hill, different spacial relationships begin to form creating both long and narrow spaces, and large central spaces. Many corridors and multiple staircases that may lead to the same place were created to take advantage of the sprawl of program and introduce a sense of adventure to those who would explore the interior.
The intersections of program that occur create interesting moments throughout the building. While these instances appear as collisions between masses from the exterior, the interior offers interactive openings into other rooms that would have otherwse been hidden.
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Hill Village at Dreki
Throughout the village then, are spaces that stack, collide, and protrude from the hill side by side. This dynamic allows a basic shape such as the outline of a house, to be utilized in a more natural and free manner. The building is not restrained by the shapes that make it, but rather is kinetic in the relationships between its building blocks
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Hill Village at Dreki
One example of many sections through the building at different scales. This one is through the library, which unlike the other pods, is glazed from above and requires a unique skylight detail.
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Hill Village at Dreki The large axonometric drawing on the opposite page shows what the footing and foundation wall pours would look like after the hill had been blasted out in terraces. Since most rooms are both open to the exterior and burried like a basement, a unique system was created to ensure continued barriers around the structure. As shown in the series of axos under the foundation drawing, the remaining structure will be built up in two more sets of pours. After each pour, the concrete is covered with the necessary barriers after it is set. After all the structure (including the balcony system) and barriers are in place, the final exterior layer of precast concrete panels are fastened to a clipping system. The stone and dirt blasted from the hill is then added back on top as in-fill, to bury the building back into the ground.
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Estimated Global Warming Potential Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 01. Sulphur dioxide (SO2) Carbon dioxide (CO2) CO2 emissions Passive Equivalent elementsto are utilized from throughout
Water Hea.ng 0%
25 kg 57 kg 13521 kg cars the 26.6 project
Ventilation 59%
in order to make it more energy efficient. Combined with an allowance for unlimited geothermal heat and energy, poor consumption would Energy Use Intensity Comparisons be at a minimum. 450
Average Ontario Service Building [1]
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Average Ontario Recreation Building [1]
EUI (kWh/m2/yr)
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Current Practice - Good [2] Current Practice - Better
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Architecture 2030 Target - Today [3]
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Architecture 2030 Target - 2020 Architecture 2030 Target - 2025 Architecture 2030 Target - 2030
Notes: [1] EUI for Average Canadian Office Building is from Natural Resources Canada "Commercial and Institutional Building Energy Use Survey 2000" [2] EUI for Good, Better and Best Current Practice is based on current experience for this building type [3] More information about the Architecture 2030 Challenge can be found at http://architecture2030.org/
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Hill Village at Dreki
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02. Kick-Starter Island term: 3B undergraduate instructor: Andrew Levitt year: 2013 location: Toronto, Canada
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Billy Bishop Airport has been decommissioned and all airport-related activity on the island has ceased. The designated area of land on Toronto Island has been reserved for a self-serve settlement experiment. The island will become a place where people can live without formal possession of the land they occupy. It is an invitation to squat under certain parameters and conditions. With the exception of the residences, the entirety of the island will become a public area, catering to the needs of the citizens of both the mainland and the existing / new citizens of the island. The Island will be self-governing and exist as a political entity separate from Toronto with some economic independence. The Existing airport hangars will be rented out as event spaces to clients on the main land to help generate revenue for island infrastructure projects. The terminal itself will be converted into a town forum-hall where communal issues will be addressed and meetings will be held. One or many (if empty) hangars will be used as transition spaces for potential settlers seeking temporary shelter.
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civic centre
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park
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residential
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Kick-Starter Island 10-20 years Within the allotted residential space an initial framework of plumbing, sewage and electrical services will be laid in order to service the residents. It will be up to the residents to expand on or alter the existing service systems.
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02. 30-40 years
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Kick-Starter Island 60+ years
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02. The three longest runways will be kept and not built over and will act as the paths of an island streetcar service, while being planted over as linear park-ways. future expansion of the street car system is anticipated.
The beach will be kept as is. The portion of the site south of the runways will become communal farm land. The land can be used free of charge by the island residents and will be rented out to potential farmers from the mainland.
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tall fescue
The central park space will become a sunflower garden initially, and with the aid of other certain plants / trees the park land will begin to detoxify. The park will evolve over the years to accommodate alternative program. It will be open to the public as long as the ferry service is open. In addition the residents are allowed to plant anything they want anywhere within the site as long as it does not interfere with the main service lines being operational. Public planting events will aid in the population of the island with various kinds of flora. The farm area is open to all residents for planting and cultivating. Residency can be maintained on the farm land if the resident is involved full time with keeping his / her farm or somebody else’s farm operational. 21
Kick-Starter Island
The island will provide the initial framework for living, but it is ultimately up to the community to form the settlement itself. the formation of markets, educational and medical establishments, as well as social outlets will be determined by the needs of the collective community. It is up to the people to build and support what they deem is necessary. housing examples from the free-city of Christiania, Copenhagen:
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Kick-Starter Island The island is expected to grow and evolve over time, - for better or for worse - into its own living organism. There is an 80 year projection of growth and certain cultural, infrastructural and programmatic projects are expected to take place over this time period to benefit and promote a positive functional society.
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03. Sketches / Italy term: 4A undergraduate instructor: Dr. Tracey Eve Winton year: 2014 location:
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Various locations, Italy
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04. A Seat for a Stand-up Guy term: 3B undergraduate instructor: Elizabeth English year: 2013 in partnership with:
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A Seat for a Stand-up Guy Our goal was to capture the duplicitous nature of Robin Williams in the most basic way possible. The chair is comprised of two sections, - the legs and the body - which are opposites and either:
curved or straight
modern or traditional
dark or light
thick or thin
layered or solid
single or double
serious or silly
These contrasting personalities come together to form a whole, just as Williams was a master of channeling mulitple personalities from a single mind.
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05. M&T term: Internship office: Moriyama & Teshima Architects year: 2015 location:
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
These modelled and rendered areas of a multi-use urban development in Mecca were done for a series of presentations to the client, the city, and the developers.
The following kit of parts was implimented as a set of interchangeable facade plates, intended to be designed as a modern take on Hijazi architecture of the past. The glazing is framed in various kind of millwork and arragnged in loose but engaging patterns on the face of the building.
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M&T The facade plates were used in conjunction with a kit of landscape architecture parts that could be similarly interchanged based on program and area. Many studies were made as a base in order to approach a very large site with a very detailed design strategy.
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06. AKB term: Co-op office: Ateler Kastelic Buffey year: 2014/2015 project location:
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Ontario
These renders were created for multiple meetings to illustrate to the client their building as it would be situated near a lake in the Muskoka woods. The settings have been created from a collage of photos taken at the site to produce the most acturate representation possible, while maintaining a certain ethereal atmosphere.
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AKB In addition to models and renders, many details were made for various cottages and chalet projects in north Ontario. Full millwork packages were made to acompany the building details that also included models of each section of millwork.
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07. RRA term: Internship office: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter year: 2016 project locations:
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Norway / Scotland
A competition entry for a multi-use library / bank / residential complex for a small town in the north of Norway: The goal was to unify all three programmatic elements into one cohesive language that would tie in to both the existing surroundings and a future adjacent park development. The massing was oriented to be aligned with the neighboring buildings and to maximize the space available on the oddly shaped site. The public program is all accessible from the ground level, while the residential portion sits on top - creating a miniature village within its network of units. The facade is unified throughout in order to blur the three programs into a single comfortable design.
The residential portion is comprised of multiple units that are connected through a network of ‘streets’ or paths that converge at rooftop gathering spaces.
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A section through the amphitheatre, library (including library mezzanine), and residential units on top. Taken from the same Western view as the elevation above.
The render below was created by MIR using a 3d model that I created. Taken from a Southern view similar to the above elevation. Both images illustrate the amalgamation of library, bank, and residential programs into one architectural language, - physically and aesthetically bringing together the different aspects of the building. This creates an accessible community space within the town, bringing people together in different ways.
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07. A design and feasibility study for a cultural heritage center in the North-Western Isles of Scotland. The site is located on (and around) a cliff on the Isle of Lewis with a view to the island of St. Kilda. The project aims to bring attention to the rich history of the community and culture of St. Kilda and the surrounding islands, while stringing the site into a route of other tourist attractions.
The render above was made by RRA using a 3d model that I created. The building is situated on a sloping site that terminates into a cliff on the Atlantic ocean. The aesthetic is based on a local iron-age structure called a broch, - a hollow walled stone structure that circles a central programmatic space. This concept of hollow, occupiable walls was taken and stretched into a more playful and organic form with a multitude of interior spaces emerging from within the circling corridor. These spaces have varying apertures based on their uses, opening up toward different vistas of the landscape and/ or ocean. The most notable of these is the View to St. Kilda, a massive horn-shaped opening directed at the isle of St. Kilda, (seen on the right in the elevation below).
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The fortress-like building is a shelter from the harsh winds and unpredictable rain that are prevelant on its site. The series of protruding exhibits are organized in a ring that begins and terminates at the entrance out into the courtyard. The building’s floor level at the entrance remains constant throughout, allowing the grade to fall beneath it and elevating the building closer to the cliff. The scheme includes a walking path that emerges out from underneath the building. The path continutes along the cliff edge, offering visitors a unique visual experience. The courtyard entrance onto the path can be easily closed and opened from the building’s vestibule based on changes in weather.
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The View to St. Kilda (the space on the left in the section above) begins through a darkened narrow corridor with a lowered ceiling height. It gradually opens up in all directions toward the ocean in a room overhanging the cliff. On a clear day you can see the island in the distance.
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RRA In addition to these drawings, I created two presentations for both the client and the potential funders of the project / local citizens. These presentations contained various diagrams and sketches outlining the initial intent and future phasing of the project.
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08. After the Moon intent: Competition (Fairy Tales 2016) year: 2016
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thank you.