Marius Hexan - Portfolio 2019

MARIUS HEXAN Works Volume 2019 Graduate

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Changing Lanes

Taking Vancouver’s laneway housing from feeding speculation to an affordable ownership model under a Community Land Trust Undergraduate

02 Photon

Biomimicry Research Facility at the Botanical Gardens

03 BLĂœN

Urban Intervention on St. Catherine Street

04 Iroko

Floating Opera House in Old Port Montreal

05 Cleanse the City

Urban Farm in NYC Meatpacking District Professional

06 Selected Professional Work Bing Thom Architects, Vancouver Built

07 Koinobori Installation

Built Project, 40th annual Powell Street Festival

01 CHANGING LANES:

Taking Vancouver’s laneway housing from feeding speculation to an affordable ownership model under a Community Land Trust Advisor: Adrian Blackwell Committee member: Andy Yan Sept 2017 - May 2019

Towards the end of 2017, after consultation with a series of reports, studies, and advisory groups, the Vancouver City Council has published the Housing Vancouver Strategy (20182027) and 3-Year Action Plan (2018-2020) policy report. This latest ten year plan, set out by the city, highlights a series of strategies in addressing the so-called worsening housing affordability crisis. The report explicitly mentions an engagement with housing policymakers and experts from around the world, yet what it fails to mention is that Housing Crisis is not a result of the economic system breaking down, but of it working exactly as intended. What needs to be said is that the ever widening gap between the wealthiest and most vulnerable households of cities across the world is built into the capitalist system - more specifically the concepts and laws related to private property.

As it stands, housing trends within Vancouver seem to be driven by developers towards higher density housing options that are affordable to less and less of the bottom half earners within the city. As such, the housing created is then quickly transformed by higher income individuals into financial assets upheld by the less wealthy as they are given no other choice but rent. This in turn creates hostility within the city towards the housing system and the individuals inflating the speculative appreciation of property.

This thesis investigates whether the Vancouver laneway lot can be conceived as a tool used to build towards long term affordable housing rather than just another speculative option. By re-evaluating the concepts of private property and value of housing, could the least dense & affordable housing typology within Vancouver be turned into a powerful means of providing marginalized households with the opportunity to change the city more after their heart’s desire?

MArch THESIS

COMMUNITY

New Expectation NewHousing Housing Income Income Expectation vs Ownership Unit Unit RentalRental vs Ownershi p Distribution Percent households (within a $5,000 window)

6% Median Household Income

Added Value

INDIVIDUAL

Retrieved Value

Added Value

5%

4% Rental Units (65%)

3% Owner Units (35%)

25%

2%

LAND HOUSING Private property value creation and distribution under capitalist ownership model

COMMUNITY

1% 40%

0% $0

INDIVIDUAL

35%

$50

$100

$150

Household Income Housing Expectation

$200

Annual Income (Thousands)

Added Value

LAND Household HouseholdIncome Income Distribution Distribtion vs vs New Expectation NewHousing Housing Income Income Expectation

Retrieved Value

Added Value

HOUSING

Land and Housing value distribution under a Community Land Trust model

Percent households (within a $5,000 window)

6% Median Household Income

5%

4% Supply Excess

3%

2% Supply Deficit

1%

0% $0

$50

$100

Household Income Housing Expectation

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$150 $200 Annual Income (Thousands)

As the adjacent figures illustrate, the Housing Vancouver Strategy report shows a lack of commitment towards providing adequate housing for the bottom half earners within the city. The core issue is that as a collective we have come to agree upon and uphold a system that allows for the rights of private property and the profit rate to trump all other. In order to combat these issues, I believe that the use of a grassroots Community Land Trust (CLT) within Vancouver’s housing market is paramount. CLTs promote access to affordable housing by means of preventing a community’s wealth from being added to the private earning of individual homeowners.

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EAST SIDE VANCOUVER (SITE) $1097/m2

SIDE VANCOUVER (SITE) $1097/m2

EAST SIDE VANCOUVER $3,500/m 2 land value

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2.0

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Microunit (Condo)

Studio Micro

10.0

700

1 Bed

200 320 500

2 Bed

Micro

10.0

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3.0

5.0

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FSR 1 Bedroom (Condo)

2 Bedroom (Condo)

1 Bedroom (Condo)

2 Bedroom (Ground Oriented)

2 Bedroom FSR (Condo)

Not Within Market Needs

2 Bedroom (Ground Oriented)

Maximum unit10.0sizeStudio affordability limits of various housing typologies within East Side Vancouver (2018) 5.0 Not Within Market Needs (Condo) Apartments 900

3.0 3 Bed

Studio

700

1 Bed 3.0 Zoning Limitation5.0 Studio Apartments Micro

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Studio (Condo)

3 Bed

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700

1.4

200 320 500

970

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500

Studio (Condo) 200

3 Bed

Ground Oriented

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Cheapest 25% of East Side Vancouver Laneway Lots Main Street

Bottom Quartile - main house pre 1940 Bottom Quartile - main house post 1940 Non-Bottom Quartile Laneway Zoned Lots Non Laneway Zoned lots

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Mapping of affordable lots at explored site location

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This thesis proposes the development of laneway lots by the tenants that will ultimately occupy them. If Vancouver is to build affordable housing, it needs to promote a system that empowers tenants, not developers, with an ability to control the affordability of housing.

This is where I believe a coming together of CLTs and laneway lots could have a significant impact within the city.

Delivery and Installation

Foundation and Servicing

Stratification Line (25% of lot)

Demolition and Disposal

Lot specific physical manifestation of proposal

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View from laneway including proposed housing

LIVING/ BEDROOM

STUDIOplus - MAIN FLOOR 2.5 MODULE UNIT - 39.6 sq.m (426 sq.ft.)

USEABLE AREA - 34.7 sq.m (373 sq.ft.)

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Between the purchase of a lot and its development, the future CLT Tenant needs to select the housing unit they would like to occupy.

Here, a representative of the CLT with financial expertise would aid the Tenant in unit selection based on their annual income.

As the affordability limit is set at no more than 30% of annual income to go towards housing, the adjacent figure provides a general guideline as to what size unit a household’s income may sustain.

UTILITIES/ STORAGE

BATHROOM/ LAUNDRY

KITCHEN

Housing Units

STUDIOplus - 426sf Unit Plans

The housing units are composed of prefabricated modules shared across the different available unit options.

City Household Income Distribution vs City Household Income Distribution vs Proposed Neighborhoods (2015 Dollars) Proposed Neig hborhoods (2015 dollars) 6%

Percent households (within a $5,000 window)

Lower Bound 80% 1 pers. AMI ($24,300) 5%

Proposed Neighborhoods Weighted AMI ($67,690) 4%

Upper Bound 90% 2+ pers. AMI ($74,700) 3%

2%

Proposed Targeted Household Incomes (shaded by volume) 1%

0% $0

$50

$100

City of Vancouver

$200

Proposed Neighborhoods

Median 90% of 1 person AMI

STUDIO

$150

(Thousands)

Median 80% of 2+ person AMI

1 BEDROOM

2 BEDROOM

Proposed laneway home units by size and expected qualifying income

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VARIES YEARLY

AVERAGE UNIT NET REVENUE

YEARLY $7,421

AVERAGE UNIT FEES

PAYMENT PERIOD

ADJUSTMENT $3,881 YEARLY

PROPERTY TAX $840 YEARLY

HOUSING MORTGAGE $9,523 YEARLY

CLT OPERATION $2,700 YEARLY

10 YRS

TENANT MAINTENANCE $2,411 YEARLY

MONTHLY $2,074

40%

YEARLY $24,888

MONTHLY $1,516

40%

YEARLY $11,934

AVERAGE HOUSING COSTS

YEARLY $19,355

AVERAGE TOTAL COSTS MONTHLY $885

UNIT RENTS

20%

YEARLY $10,614

SHARE OF UNITS

YEARLY $18,192

CAPITAL DISTRIBUTION

PAYMENTS/ SAVINGS

CREDIT UNION CLT

2-BED $132,970

20%

40%

40%

OPERATIONS

TENANT

1-BED $108,296

SHARE OF UNITS

$78,378 PER UNIT

UNIT COSTS

STUDIO $69,791

HOUSE MORTGAGE AMORTIZATION 10 YEARS INTEREST 4.0%

LOANS

COST SHARES

BY LOANS

17%

7%

TENANT DOWNPAYMENT $32,086 PER UNIT

AVERAGE HOUSING COST $110,464 PER UNIT

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EXCESS REVENUES

Start-up Phase

Operational Phase

Represents the initial investments to be made in the purchasing of the lot, its servicing, and the purchase of the laneway home.

Represents the month to month loan and fee payments created as a result of the agreements made during the Start-up Phase and affordability limit goals set out by the CLT.

COST SHARES

BY CONTRIBUTIONS

1 ... 35 YRS

SAVINGS VARY YEARLY

PRIVATE ORGANIZATION

CLT SAVINGS ACCOUNT 2% INTEREST

PAYMENTS/ SAVINGS

$231,000 PER UNIT

PAY OUT BONDS AT MATURITY

COST SHARES

BY LOANS

COST SHARES

BY CONTRIBUTIONS

15%

AVERAGE LOT $300,000 PER UNIT

DEMOLITION

LOT SERVICING

LOT PREP $40,000 PER LOT

START-UP PHASE LOANS

51%

MUNICIPAL LAND AGREEMENT $69,000 PER UNIT

OPERATIONAL PHASE

GOVERNMENT

9%

FOUNDATION

PAYMENT PERIOD

BOND TYPE LOAN MATURITY MAX 40 YEARS COUPON 3.0% YEARLY

PRIVATE

$40,000 PER UNIT

BOND TYPE LOAN MATURITY 10 YEARS COUPON 6.0% YEARLY

UP TO 40 YRS

GOV.

PRIVATE BOND COUPON $2,400 YEARLY

UP TO 10 YRS

GOV. GRANT PER UNIT LESSENS YEARLY

GOVERNMENT BOND COUPON $6,930 YEARLY

$13,800 ... $0

25%

Combined CLT operational & capital budget based on a home ownership model

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Self Provided Housing

Proposal Ramifications

Given that laneway lots are designated for low density residential construction, their development is a perfect opportunity for marginalized Vancouver households to be given a voice in the shaping of the city they have been living in. Through self-provided housing, I believe that these households will be able to express themselves based on their needs while be able to stay within their financial potential.

The ramifications of this proposal go beyond the number of households served at any given time. The expected transient nature of these tiny laneway homes should not be perceived as static dwellings, but as instruments for the bottom half earners of the city to rise out of pervasive reno-victions and gentrification in order to take back control of the neighborhoods they helped create.

This proposal is not simply about creating affordable units, but empowering the community that needs them with the ability to capture and redirect the value they have added to the city more after their heart’s desire.

Changing lanes

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FINISHED UNIT 2-BEDROOM - 695 ft 2

ADDED MODULES

2nd floor furnishings | service | furnishings

EXPANDING THE STUDIOplus 2nd floor addition roof modules modified

Self provided housing expansion

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02 PHOTON BIOMIMICRY RESEARCH FACILITY Studio Professor: David Newton Winter 2014

This project explores the ideas and concepts of biomimicry and applies them to the tectonics of a biomimicry research facility within the botanical garden’s complex of Montreal. Addressing the needs of a group of researchers to be housed within the complex, the project also looks at the relationship between the user and ground level perception.

The design process started with the exploration of an organic system and its associated modular properties, rules of aggregation, and joint logic. This initial study lead to the design and development of a facade system to be eventually implemented within the biomimicry facility.

Following the bottom up approach taken to realize the project, the individual units were designed as adaptable modules that began to question the relationship between user and ground level. As the units aggregated, this idea of user-ground relationship continued to spread throughout the rest of the spaces defining the complex.

ACADEMIC WORK

Physical Site Model - looking towards Boulevard Pie-IX

two residential wings joined by a bridge housing the common spaces

residential wings step back in order to provide for pedestrian and vehicular access room

residential wings rise to meet the height of the urban landscape while stooping down to the level of the botanical garden

Massing Evolution

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Located along the southern edge of the Montreal Botanical Gardens, the site is nestled between a variety of different programs. The minor and more secluded ones include a youth garden to the east and a recreation park to the west. The major influences on the other hand are the high paced car traffic of Boulevard Pie-IX and the residential area across the street to the south,. Additionally, to the north, the arboretum section of the botanical garden marks the majority of anticipated foot traffic.

As such the main gesture of the project depicts two residential wings on a north south orientation with a central public core perpendicularly connecting the two. Given the contrast between the front and back end of the site, urban and botanical garden respectively, the southern facade shows itself as tall as the row-homes across Pie-IX, while the north stoops down to hide below the canopies of the arboretum trees.

Site Plan - Southern edge of Botanical Gardens - Boulevard Pie-IX

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Facade Study - Physical Model Facade System The facade system is a shading device developed from the physical properties associated with the way a butterfly wing showcases color.

Unlike most other organisms that use pigmentation or chemical processes for the observer to perceive a color, the butterfly wing relies on a very specific microstructure that filters out certain wavelength light and only Butterfly wing under the microscope

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morning

noon

afternoon

Facade system reflective behavior

West Wing Longitudinal Section

100.0

80.0

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Facade light performance metrics - Summer

morning atmosphere

100.0

100.0

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16:00

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Facade light performance metrics - Winter 100.0

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Rendering - eastern wing common areas reflects that of the color desired.

Similarly, the developed facade system plays with reflections off of its varying surfaces in order to enrich the surrounding space. In the early morning, a south facing facade system bathes the eastern walls and floor with playful streams of caustic light complimented by varying amounts of direct sunlight.

As the sun reaches its zenith, the caustic light reflections give way to

a maximum amount of direct light for the day. Transitioning into the afternoon, direct light diminishes as streams of mesmerizing blue caustic light start dancing across the floor and western walls.

Central Axis Longitudinal Section

02 Photon

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Rendering - looking onto unit ecosystem The Modular Unit The modularity aspect of the project is continued at the unit scale as well. The individual housing units nestle one into the other and as the complex transitions into a double story system, the joint between units adapts in order to allow for a series

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of light wells to penetrate the units bellow.

The unit layout, along with the spaces found within it, challenge the idea of served and service spaces in the context of this research complex. The concept of a dwelling as a ‘living machine’ is blurred by the introduction of green spaces which

ask whether the green spaces are part of the dwelling system, or the dwelling a living part of the green ecosystem?

Unit Floor Plans - typical aggregation

Unit Cross Section - two story aggregation

East Wing Longitudinal Section

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03 BLÜN URBAN INTERVENTION Studio Professor: Michael Jemtrud Fall 2014

The BLÜN project started off with an idea revolving around the disposal of cigarette butts along St. Catherine’s Street downtown commercial strip of Montreal. First, the project explored how people deal with cigarette butts within the studied area of the city. Are they put into the disposal bins that are around every corner or are they just flicked off onto the streets? Ultimately the project seeks to encourage the use of cigarette butt disposal bins through the introduction of a fun and interactive intervention.

More specifically, urban intervention BLÜN tackles this general theme of cigarette activity, emphasizing the whole act of smoking. BLÜN is a “cloud” reacting to the environment and interacting with the people who encounter it at the entrance of the Scotia Bank theaters on St. Catherine Street.

BLÜN is an add-on to a cigarette disposal bin – he attaches himself to its top, tilts his body and waits for smokers to approach him. He notices when they put out their cigarette, and reacts by crumpling up as the cigarette butt approaches him. He is shy, but is rejoiced when he is approached.

ACADEMIC WORK

Smoke

Extinguish

Interact Conceptual rendering BLÜN is design as a visual and tactile response to the presence of smoke within its vicinity. At its default state, BLÜN can be characterized as a smooth triangulated surface in the form of a flying saucer. As BLÜN begins to detect smoke, he starts contracting so that a once smooth

surface begins to form harsh edges and pointed tips leading to a highly tactile surface. As the user extinguishes the cigarette, BLÜN reaches holds its contracted state for a few seconds following which it returns to its default smooth state awaiting the next user.

Renderings - skin transformations

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Top View - looking through exterior skin Extending arms 6 38

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Motor location Arduino setup

Elevation - central housing/mechanism

03 BLĂœN

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BLĂœN - urban intervention

Top View - from full expansion to full contraction

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Axonometric - central mechanism + ghosted skin

Sectional Drawing

BLĂœN consists of an overall skin, a core mechanical system, and the attachment piece.

The core houses the Arduino board and the motor that maneuvers the arms, enabling BLĂœN to breathe, move and play in accordance to the environment.

The attachment piece was 3D printed based on the geometry of the disposal bin.

Mechanism attached to disposal bin

03 BLĂœN

Bottom half of triangulated skin

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04 IROKO FLOATING OPERA HOUSE Studio Professor: David Covo Winter 2013

Inspired by the floating theater designed by Aldo Rossi for the 1979 Venice Biennale, this project focuses on the design of a floating opera house to be situated in the Old Port of Montreal. As a seasonal venue for the Old Port of Montreal, the structure is intended to be built on top of a barge that can then be tugged to different cities around the continent.

The platform of the opera house was not to exceed 18m in width so that it may navigate the locks of the Saint Lawrence. Furthermore, the opera house itself was to be built so that it can be accessed from both water level and a removable bridge at the level of the existing port quays (6.5m above water level). Finally, the opera house program needs to consider a reception area, seating for 80 people, a stage, and a backstage complete with dressing rooms.

ACADEMIC WORK

My proposal for the floating opera house depicts a soft wooden interior shell housed by an exterior light modulating slated shell.

The interior space can be described by curving walls and a variety of sliding wall panels that can be adjusted to best compliment the performance at hand. The curved space and the different sound absorption qualities of the sliding wall panels have been chosen in order to provide the best environment for a vocal performance space such as an opera.

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The exterior space has been created outside the scope of the project with two ideas in mind: to provide the lower level interior private space with both an open air and public space counterpart. The vision for the project was to expand the possibilities for as to who can perform and enjoy the performances around the clock.

For the structure itself, the intent was to provide a space that felt like it could float on the water and be an attracting beacon in any port around the world. For that reason the structure is entirely built out of wood with large columns resembling masts protruding through the roof and a light wooden slat screen with varying opacities to control the light and sound both entering and exiting the interior space.

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05 CLEANSE THE CITY NYC URBAN FARM Critics: Howard Davies & David Newton Collaborators: Emily Koo Spring 2015

This project challenges the preconceptions associated with urban living that have started to dominate modern society ever since the demise of the family farmer. Besides the benefits associated with a more local reliance on food production, this project also explores a broader sense of improving urban living conditions; that is body intake as a whole.

This building is about cleansing the city. The architecture and program focus on three main aspects that influence the long term health of an urban dweller: water, food, and air quality.

The building is essentially split into three parts: the north side houses a series of comfortable residential units while the warmer sun lit south end can be described by a vertical farm. Between these two programs a special element has been introduced, inside a central atrium, that acts as one of the main facilitators for a cleaner and socially beneficial urban environment. As follows, the main intention of the building is to provide the residents, vertical farm workers, and visitors of the building with a healthy therapeutic environment.

ACADEMIC WORK

Farming vs Residential The initial driving force behind the concept of this building was the combination of two very distinct programs in an urban context; meaning residential and farming.

In a high density environment such as NYC, farming undoubtedly had to follow suit with the surrounding fabric which meant verticality.

With that established, we now had to marry the two: So how does vertical farming stand next to a residential tower? They need separation, but the opportunity for interaction was begging to leave its mark on the final proposal.

Open Air Amphitheater and Outdoor Sky Gardens

Generally South Facing Farming Space

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So we introduced a third element, a ‘cobweb’ between two trees, that was not only going to bring these two programs together and provide a unique experience for the residence, but also for the public at large.

With this third central element, our building was not only going to bring fresh locally grown food to the city, but all positive aspects associated with rural living. What do you think of when you imagine a small rural farm? A garden, clean air, and clean water were the main three that came to our mind. Then experientially we thought calmness, nature, and inner cleanliness.

Therapeutic Spa

Residential Units

Medical Plant Farm

Double Height Therapeutic Baths

Alternating Residential and Private Farms

Restaurant & Specialty Herb Farm

Main Industrial Farm

Medicinal Commercial Space Biodynamic Concrete Facade (High Density) Central Atrium Saline Installation Biodynamic Concrete Facade (Medium Density)

Market (Afternoon Harvest) Market (Morning Harvest)

Biodynamic Concrete Facade (Low Density)

Urban Farm

Urban Cleansing

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Urban Living

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Highline Level Rendering - looking towards Central Atrium with public Market in the back

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typical cucumber hydrophonic growing season CROP ECONOMICS AREA

0.43 m 2 per plant 2.5 plants per m 2 YIELD

15 kg per plant per season 36 kg per m 2 TOTAL PER FLOOR PER YEAR 17,280 KG (above example relates to cucumber production)

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From a nutritional standpoint, the building produces fresh produce daily by means of a controlled environment vertical farm. Food is grown similarly as to how it would be in a greenhouse; all plants being provided with optimal conditions in terms of lighting, temperatures, humidity, and nutritionally balanced feed solutions.

One floor of the building is exclusively dedicated to naturopathic medicine and plants with positive effects on human health or air quality.

TOP OF BUILDING EL. 149.8 m

ROOF LEVEL EL. 147.4 m

TWELFTH LEVEL EL. 143.8 m

ELEVENTH LEVEL EL. 140.2 m

TENTH LEVEL EL. 136.6 m

NINETH LEVEL EL. 133.0 m

EIGHTH LEVEL EL. 129.4 m

SEVENTH LEVEL EL. 125.8 m

SIXTH LEVEL EL. 122.2 m

FIFTH LEVEL EL. 118.6 m

FOURTH LEVEL EL. 115.0 m

HIGH LINE LEVEL EL. 110.0 m

SECOND LEVEL EL. 105.5 m

STREET LEVEL EL. 100.0 m

PARKING LEVEL 1 EL. 97.0 m

PARKING LEVEL 2 EL. 94.0 m

Longitudinal Section - showing Central Atrium flanked by Farm and Residential spaces

DN 25R @ 180mm

DN 25R @ 180mm

UP 28R @ 180mm

UP 28R @ 180mm

UP 28R @ 180mm

Highline Level Floor Plan - showcasing Market, locally grown food Restaurant, and Herb Farm

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Short Section - air movement due to natural stack effect

3D printed Facade sample

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Graduation tower filtration process

Throughout the height of the building, a series of water purification systems, both natural and man made, are incorporated within the fabric of the building. Water is constantly collected from residential and farming uses alike, run through a central purification system which then distributes it throughout the building. The water system’s main objective is to create a more symbiotic relationship between the residential and farming water needs.

Short Section - Saline installation The most influential part of the building is comprised of a full building height Graduation Tower.

The Graduation Tower is made up of branches of Black Thorn which extracts salt from saline water. While the water evaporates, minerals are released into the air thereby creating a richer atmosphere for the public to breathe in. The Graduation Tower also creates open air moments where one can stop to relax, contemplate, and enjoy a break from the complexities of urban dwelling.

Central Atrium space - Saline installation

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SOLAR CHIMNEY

ROOFTOP RAIN COLLECTION

GREYWATER

GREYWATER

HARVESTED FOOD

ORGANIC WASTE

ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM

FARMING UNITS

RESIDENTIAL UNITS

FERTILIZER

METHANE DRIVEN POWER GENERATOR ELECTRICITY

ELECTRICITY

ORGANIC WASTE

COMPOSTER

overall energy circulation - used, recycled, and produced

Typical Floor Plan - Farm/Atrium/Residence interaction

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Air Circulation - warm season (cold similar)

typical Residential unit section

The facade treatment of the building, along the eastern and western sides, also plays a role in the overall physical and experiential quality of the occupant. Here, the building is covered in a cobweb like biodynamic concrete facade that is engineered to filter particulates from the air. Furthermore, the visual density varies from a more closely packed formation at the residential end, to a more loosely packed one at the farm. All designed based on factors such as air quality, shading, and solar gain.

Air circulation - shoulder seasons

Residential unit - Biodynamic Concrete Facade

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06 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL WORK Bing Thom Architects Supervisor - Venelin Kokalov July 2015 - July 2017

The following projects represent a selection of the work I was involved with while working at the Vancouver office of Bing Thom Architects. My most extensive project in terms of material produced is the Xiqu Chinese Opera located in Hong Kong. The other two projects are more heavily based on physical models as part of competition entries, one in New York while the other in Singapore.

All in all I have learned a great deal throughout my time at this firm, all thanks to my colleagues and the legacy that Bing Thom has left behind.

PROFESSIONAL WORK

moments of Gathering, Contemplation and Celebration XIQU CENTRE Building: Hong Kong Chinese Opera, China Product: Promotional Material & Physical Model coordination Spring 2016

The Xiqu Centre will be a modern home for the Chinese Opera in the newly developed Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong.

Open Air Amphitheater and Outdoor Sky Gardens

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The building acts as a lantern covered by a curtain that is then drawn apart in order to allow access to a free flow of patrons to the open air ground level amphitheater. With the theater being

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Fourth Floor Plan - showcasing Stage and Theater Foyers with access to exterior Gardens

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Photo by Colin Goldie

drawn curtains concept revealing lantern within

Photo by Colin Goldie

Open Air Amphitheater raised up off the ground, two theater foyers become gardens in the sky with views over the harbor and city beyond.

Given a construction completion date set for 2017, the adjacent material sets out to capture the original concepts of the building as materialized on site.

Starting with a clean set of simplified drawings, a sectional perspective, and a series of diagrams, I continued my role in the project with coordinating the making of a detailed scaled model of the site and building.

Photo by Colin Goldie

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raised and hung Theater allows acoustic isolation from subterranean Transit System

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LINCOLN CENTRE COMPETITION Building: David Geffen Hall, New York City Product: Partial Sectional Model Fall 2015

This project entry was completed as part of an international competition for the complete renovation and expansion of the current Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.

All images represent a partial sectional physical model of the south eastern corner of the building. This area takes on the role of providing the building with its vertical circulation which is manifested in the form of a chandelier-like double helical escalator.

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NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY COMPETITION Building: Nanyang Business School, Singapore Product: Site & Building Model Fall 2016

This project was completed as part of a select competition for the design of a brand new school of business on NTU’s campus in Singapore.

The images represent our competition proposal in the form of an extensive physical model of the building along with the immediate surroundings of the site.

The building is heavy timber construction, featuring full story trusses and mostly column free spaces on alternating floors.

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07 KOINOBORI INSTALLATION Venue: Powell Street Festival Team: Melody Giang, Emily Huser, and Steven Schmidt Summer 2016

This installation was built as part of the winning entry for the 40th annual Powell Street Festival that celebrates Japanese Canadian arts and culture within Metro Vancouver.

The concept behind the design of the installation was based on the traditional Japanese Koinobori. This idea lent itself to an installation that created a physical shelter while also facilitating public interaction in the form of paintable scales done on site by the public.

Japanese Koinobori - “carp streamers�

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Final installation pre-scale decoration

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1. Grasshopper Scripting

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My involvement with the project revolved around the design development and digital fabrication of the final installation.

In order to create the triple lamination wooden members, the structure was modeled via grasshopper scripting. This also allowed for the strategic splitting of members into manageable sized pieces that were then CNC cut and glued together manually with the use of jigs and many many claps.

Arched member assembly and gluing

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render by Lauren Kyle

Mississauga of the New Credit First Nations Pow Wow Arbor - part of a design build course

Kayanase Craft Pavilion Furniture - part of a design build course

Feltzen South Harbor, Nova Scotia - Watercolor

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VARIOUS PROJECTS The following images represent a few on-going or smaller projects that I have made significant contributions to within the recent past.

Construction photo - tension ring assembly

With regards to the pow wow arbor, I have been involved in all phases of the project from design development and client meetings, drafting of construction drawings and engineering meetings, to prefabrication and final installation of components on-site.

Physical model - arbor roof 4 layer lath structure

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Marius Hexan University of Waterloo | School of Architecture marius.hexan@gmail.com | 514.242.0170