Architecture Portfolio 2019

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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2019


COALESCENT C I V I C

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CONNECTION

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TORONTO

PHOTO

ARCHIVE

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RESEARCH

FACILIT Y

E X H I B I T I O N

STUDIO 2014: INSTRUCTOR VIVIAN LEE DATE: JANUARY - APRIL 2018 LOCATION: TORONTO, ONTARIO IN COLL ABORATION WITH IAN CHEUNG

To be one of Toronto’s newest cultural icons, the photographic archive of Toronto will be situated at the dynamic intersection of Spadina Ave. and Front Street. ‘Coalescent Connection’ looks to establish the Archives as a public amenity: it is a part of Toronto, part of the streets, and therefore should be linked as an essential urban connection. As streets connect people for interaction, the new Archive should be connected and act as an extension of the public realm.


CLARENCE SQUARE

THE WELL

LIGHTHOUSE CONDO

R A I L D E C K PA R K

R A I L D E C K PA R K

[I] THE FOURTH VOLUME

PARTS TO THE WHOLE

CONTEXT PLAN 1:250


C-C

B-B

MECHANICAL/BOILER RM I N TA K E

ARCHIVE HOLDINGS

SORTING

ARCHIVE & STORAGE

ARCHIVE STORAGE

I N TA K E A R E A E X I S T I N G H E R I TA G E B U I L D I N G Offices | Gift Shop

EXHIBITION Permanent Collection

RECEPTION

MECHANICAL/BOILER RM

A-A

A-A LOBBY CAFE EXHIBITION

ARCHIVE STORAGE

Te m p o r a r y C o l l e c t i o n

C-C

FL 1

SCALE 1:200

FL -1

F L -S C1A L E 1 : 2 0 0

SCALE 1:470

FL 1

SCALE 1:470

B-B


T O H E R I TA G E E X T E N S I O N

T O H E R I TA G E E X T E N S I O N

OFFICES/LABS READING ROOM RECEPTION

EXHIBITION Holdings

LAB H E R I TA G E E X T E N S I O N

H E R I TA G E E X T E N S I O N

Office s | Archive Holding s

Offices | Archive Holdings

C O N S E R V AT I O N L A B

Observation

READING ROOM EXCHANGE

READING ROOM & LOUNGE

READING ROOM

AUDITORIUM

FL 2

SCALE 1:200

FL 2

SCALE 1:470

AUDITORIUM

FL 3

SCALE 1:200

FL 3

SCALE 1:470


AUDITORIUM

READING ROOM

LOBBY CAFE EXHIBITION

ARCHIVE

NORTH SECTION SCALE 1:250

EAST-WEST SECTION SCALE 1:450

WEST ELEVATION SCALE 1:450

NORTH ELEVATION SCALE 1:450


FOLDED CEILING CONSTRUCTION CUSTOM TRUSS C L A D D I N G AT B OT TO M E D G E O F C U S TO M TRUSS: 2.5mm ALUMINUM SHEET, BRUSHED EXPOSED STEEL COLUMN TO RUN CONTINUO U S LY F O R R O O F S U P P O R T

OPERABLE WINDOWS DOUBLE GLAZING 1 0 m m I N S U L AT E D G L A SS + 1 2 m m C AV I T Y ROOF CONSTRUCTION: S TO N E B A L L A S T F UL LY A D HE RE D S I N G L E PLY RO O F M E M B RA N C E S HE AT HI N G 2x 100m m T HE RM A L I N S UL AT I O N VA PO UR B A RRI E R AC O US T I C I N S UL AT I O N 5% S LO PE

A DJ A C E N T H E R I TA G E B U I L D I N G C O N N E CT I O N DOUBLE GLAZING 1 0 m m I N S U L AT E D G L A SS + 1 2 m m C AV I T Y SLOTTED GLAZING FRAME REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENTIAL MOVEMENT

4.0M

4.5M

7.5M

7.5M

7.5M

CEILING CONSTRUCTION: 7 5 m m x 1 2 5 m m M E TA L D E C K I N G OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST @ 3000m C’-to-C’ H VAC , E L E CT R I CA L & S P R I N K L E R S TO R U N T H R O U G H J O I S T S SUSPENDED GWB CEILING

3.0M

N O R T H - S O U T H R O O F S E CT I O N D E TA I L SCALE 1:20

VOLUME I [OPEN] CA F E + LO B B Y AUDITORIUM

FOLDED CEILING CONSTRUCTION CUSTOM TRUSS C L A D D I N G AT B OT TO M E D G E O F C U S TO M T R U SS : 2 . 5 m m ALUMINUM SHEET, BRUSHED E X P O S E D S T E E L C O L U M N T O R U N C O N T I N U O U S LY F O R ROOF SUPPORT

INTERNAL STREET [THE CROSS] D I V I S I O N O F VO LU M E S

OPERABLE WINDOWS DOUBLE GLAZING 1 0 m m I N S U L AT E D G L A SS + 1 2 m m C AV I T Y

+20.0M ABOVE GRADE

ROOF CONSTRUCTION: S TO N E B A LLA S T F U LLY A D H E RE D S I N G LE P LY RO O F ME MB RA N E 2 x 1 0 0 m m TH E RMA L I N S U LATI O N VA P O U R B A RRI E R AC O U S TI C I N S U LATI O N 7 5 m m x 1 2 5 m m M E TA L D E C K I N G OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST @ 3000m C’-to-C’ H VAC , E L E CT R I CA L & S P R I N K L E R S TO R U N T H R O U G H J O I S T S SUSPENDED GWB CEILING

STEEL FRAMING CONSTRUCTION 4 5 0 x 2 0 0 m m S T E E L W - S E C T I O N , C O AT E D B L A C K C O AT E D W I T H I N T U M E S C E N T P A I N T

E X T E R I O R W A L L A S S E M B LY E X TE RI O R C LA D D I N G O F B LAC K C O P P E R S TRI P S , TWI S TE D AT I N TE RVA LS FO R DAY LI G H T & V E N TLATI O N B ATT I N S U LATI O N GY P S U M WA LL B OA RD E X P O S E D S TE E L C O LU MN

SECOND FLOOR S T RU C T U R A L F R A M I N G

FIRST FLOOR AUDITORIUM +6.5M ABOVE GRADE F L O O R A S S E M B LY WO O D F LO O R I N G 3 8 x 8 9 m m C O N C R E T E M E TA L D E C K I N G OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST @ 1500mm C’-to-’C H VAC , E L E CT R I CA L & S P R I N K L E R S TO R U N T H R O U G H J O I S T S SUSPENDED GWB CEILING

GLASS WALL DOUBLE GLAZING 1 0 m m I N S U L AT E D G L A SS + 1 2 m m C AV I T Y

GROUND FLOOR CA F E + LO B B Y / R E C E P T I O N

+0.0M ABOVE GRADE

CONCRETE FOOTING S T E E L C O L U M N S B O LT E D O N T O F O O T I N G I N S U L AT I N G L A Y E R O N B O T H S I D E S O F F O O T I N G RO O F S T RU C T U R A L F R A M I N G

SUBLEVEL A R C H I VA L S TO R AG E OFFICES MECH/ELEC ROOM -5.3M BELOW GRADE

STEEL STRUCTURE N O R T H - S O U T H S E CT I O N C - C D E TA I L

N R 1T: 5H0 - S O U T H S E C T I O N D E T A I L S CO ALE SCALE 1:450


EAST-WEST SECTION EAST WEST SECTION SCALE 1:250

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3

1

2

EAST-WEST SECTION EAST WEST SECTION SCALE 1:250

4

3

1

2

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM PASSIVE HEATING & COOLING

TH -SS O O UU T HT SH E C TSI O N O RNS CTOA RH ENC T I O N LE 1:250

4

3

1

2

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SCALE 1:250

4

3

1

2


+20.0M ABOVE GRADE

ROOF CONSTRUCTION: I N VE RT E D E I FS A SS E MBLY S H E AT H I N G 2 x 1 0 0 m m T H E RM A L I NS U LATION VA PO U R B A RRI E R AC O U S T I C I N S U L AT I ON 5 % S LO PE CEILING CONSTRUCTION: 7 5 m m x 1 2 5 m m M E TA L D E C K I N G OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST @ 3000m C’-to-C’ H VAC , E L E CT R I CA L & S P R I N K L E R S TO R U N T H R O U G H J O I S T S SUSPENDED GWB CEILING

STEEL FRAMING CONSTRUCTION 450x200mm STEEL W-SECTION, EXPOSED LACQUERED STEEL C O AT E D W I T H I N T U M E S C E N T PA I N T STEEL COLUMN EXPOSED, BLACK LACQUER FINISH C O AT E D W I T H I N T U M E S C E N T PA I N T B O LT E D O N C O N C R E T E F O U N D AT I O N

S T E E L S T R I P C L A D D I N G FA C A D E E X T E RI O R C L A D D I N G OF BLACK S TE E L S TRIP S , T W I S T E D AT I N T E RVALS FOR DAY LIGH T & VE NTLATION C O N STR U CTI O N: S T E E L S T RI PS W / RIB S U P P ORT C L A D D I N G H U N G ON ANGLE S B AT T I N S U L AT ION 5 0 M M A I R CAVI TY VA PO U R B A RRI E R S H E AT H I N G S T E E L C O LU M N GY PS U M WA L L BOARD W / WOOD VE NE E R WALL F INIS H E X PO S E D S T E EL COLU MN, BLACK LACQU E R F INIS H C O LU M N C OAT E D W / INTU ME S CE NT PAINT

VOLUME I [OPEN, PUBLIC] AUDITORIUM

SOLAR CHIMNEY: COOLING

THE ‘CROSS’ AS A SOLAR CHIMNEY +6.5M ABOVE GRADE ‘CANTILEVERING’ VOLUME [ F I R S T V O LU M E A P P E A R S TO ‘ F LO AT ’ A B O V E C A F E ] 3 8 x 8 9 m m C O N C R E T E M E TA L D E C K I N G STEEL BEAM @ 1500mm C’-to-’C S T E E L S T R I P PA N E L S & M E TA L PA N E L I N G O N B A C K I N G

VOLUME I [OPEN, PUBLIC] CAFE

TREE LEED CERTIFIED

GLASS WALL DOUBLE GLAZING 1 0 m m I N S U L AT E D G L A SS + 1 2 m m C AV I T Y

+0.0M ABOVE GRADE

F L O O R A S S E M B LY WO O D F LO O R I N G 3 8 x 8 9 m m C O N C R E T E M E TA L D E C K I N G OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST @ 1500mm C’-to-’C H VAC , E L E CT R I CA L & S P R I N K L E R S TO R U N T H R O U G H J O I S T S SUSPENDED GWB CEILING

SUBLEVEL A R C H I VA L S TO R AG E OFFICES MECH/ELEC ROOM

CONCRETE FOOTING S T E E L C O L U M N S B O LT E D O N T O F O O T I N G I N S U L AT I N G L A Y E R O N B O T H S I D E S O F F O O T I N G

-5.3M BELOW GRADE

N O R T H - S O U T H S E CT I O N D E TA I L SCALE 1:20

SOLAR CHIMNEY: HEATING

THE ‘CROSS’ AS A SOLAR CHIMNEY


NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DETAIL





I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A R Y I N S T I T U T I O N A L

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S Y N E R G Y

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A C C E L E R A T I N G

T H E

F O O D

I N D U S T R Y

E D U C A T I O N A L

STUDIO 1012: INSTRUCTOR M. QUIROS DATE: JANUARY - APRIL 2017 LOCATION: TORONTO, ONTARIO

Working to establish food security for future generations, the concept looks to house and combine three distinct research divisions for an interdisciplinary synergy. Three distinct research groups combine to create a ‘new OFT’—a radical research and educational facility that overlooks the existing OFT. Becoming a congregation site for these groups, the

facility caters to each group’s specific needs and provides a multitude of gathering spaces— exploring how these individuals can benefit one another. Local farmers and international wholesalers of the existing OFT are brought into the research facility, instilled with new research findings and are directly implemented back into the food industry- for a holistic, synergistic future of feeding the masses.


O F T

B U I L D I N G

P R O P O S E D

M I R R O R I N G

C A N T I L E V E R E D

N E W

E X I S T I N G

F O R

‘ D E S C E N D I N G ’

S T E P P E D

F L O O R

F O R M

O B S E R V A T I O N

O N T O

P L A T E S

F O R

T H E

O L D

G R O W T H

FORM CONCEPTION F O R M

C O N C E P T I O N

Mimicking the language of the existing OFT, the architecture of the new facility is created by ‘pulling up’ the body of the OFT and is subsequently cantilevered. Intimate but not touching, the new facility cantilevers over the existing OFT and descends back down, connecting to the urban level.


3

1 4

2

6

5 3

LEGEND

SITE MAP SCALE 1:3000

1

NEW OFT FACILITY

2

ROOFTOP AGRICULTURE GROWTH LAB

3

SURFACE PARKING & SEASONAL EVENTS

4

BRIDGE TO EXISTING OFT

5

TRAIN STATION

6

EXISTING OFT


3

4 5

2

1

7

2

5 6

LEGEND 1

GREENERY ATRIUM

2

FARMERS COLLABORATIVE

3

ECO-CULINARY RESTAURANT

4

ECO-CULINARY KITCHEN LAB

5

PRECISION AGRICULTURE LAB

6

EDUCATIONAL CENTER

7

BRIDGE TO OFT

GROUND LEVEL SCALE 1:1400


S I X T H S C A L E :

F L O O R

1 : 1 0 0 0

I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A R Y C O N G R E G A T I O N R E S E A R C H E R S | F A R M E R S | S C I E N T I S T S

S E C O N D S C A L E :

-

F I F T H

S C A L E :

E N G I N E E R S

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W H O L E S A L E R S

F L O O R

1 : 1 0 0 0

P R E C I S I O N A G R I C U L T U R E L A B S V E R T I C A L A G R I C U L T U R E L A B S |

F I R S T

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N O R T H F A C I N G S O U T H F A C I N G

F L O O R

1 : 1 0 0 0

SUB-GRADE LEVEL WHOLESALER / FARMER PARKING + LOWERED GREEN SPACE

S I T E

G R O U N D

SITE MAP | LEVELS -1, 2-5, 6 SCALE 1:4000

S C A L E :

P L A N F L O O R

1 : 1 0 0 0


LEVEL 2-5

LEVELS 2-5, 6 SCALE 1:750

LEVEL 6


COMPONENTS


A D J A C E N T

P R O G R A M N E W

D I A G R A M

D E S C E N D I N G

O V E R

T H E

A T R I U M

O L D

P U B L I C

F A R M E R S

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

LONGITUDINAL SECTION SCALE 1:800

M A R K E T

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P A R K I N G

A G R I C U L T U R E P R I V A T E

R E S E A R C H G A T H E R I N G P R I V A T E

R E S E A R C H

L A B S

V E R T I C A L

P R E C I S I O N

C I R C U L A T I O N

I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A R Y P R I V A T E

B U T

S E G R E G A T E D

G A T H E R I N G

P R E C I S I O N

A G R I C U L T U R E

R E S E A R C H

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G R O W T H




A L L U V I O N H O S P I T A L I T Y

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L O D G I N G

F O R

2 1 0 0

T O U R I S M

STUDIO 700: PROFESSOR B. VOGEL DATE: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2015 LOCATION: BANGKOK, THAIL AND

By 2100, scientists have predicted that Bangkok will be completely submerged and inhabitable. Alluvion serves as a model to allow tourists of the new century to experience the submerged artifacts of Bangkok in 2100. Embracing the inevitable and intense nature of water, Alluvion offers an exhilarating experience within an underwater vessel programmatically designed around a fluid landscape. BANGKOK, THAILAND 13°44’N 100°27’E


SURFACE

FLUCTUATING SEA LEVEL

PLATFORM

THE CORE

THE ATTRACTION

THE CHASM

SUBMERSIBLE

PUBLIC VESSEL

DESCENT TO GROUND LEVEL OF BANGKOK

THE ATTRACTION

PATH OF TRAVEL THE PLATFORM | THE CORE | THE CHASM | THE SUBMERSIBLE


H H THE PLATFORM SCALE 1:950

2100 2080

2 0 5 0

THE PLATFORM

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FLUCTUATING SEA LEVELS


2 1

THE PLATFORM

THE CHASM

T H E

P L AT F O R M -

C H A S M

C O N N E C T I O N

4 3

L EG E N D

PATH OF TRAVEL SCALE 1:600

1 2 3 4

PLATFORM THE CORE THE CHASM SUBMERSIBLE


7

5

4

9 6

1

2

10

6 8

3

5

7 A SPACE OF NEUTRALITY, A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE ARRIVAL AND THE FINAL DESTINATION

L EG E N D

THE CHASM | LEVEL 1 SCALE 1:530

1 2 3 4 5 6

THE CORE ENTRY: REVERSE FALL PANORAMIC CINEMA DIVING POOL WASHROOMS KITCHEN

7 8 9 10 11 12

EXTERIOR-INTERIOR CORRIDOR DINING LOUNGE DESCENT TO PRIVATE CORRIDOR TO PRIVATE PODS PRIVATE SUBMERSIBLE


DETACHMENT FROM BASE TO BANGKOK

THE CHASM | LEVEL -1 SCALE 1:530

CO M P L E T E

F LO O R

P L A N


LEVEL III

9

6

LEVEL II

7

8

2

5

MODE OF ENTRY

SECTION

3

LEVEL I

2

1

4

L EG E N D

PRIVATE SUBMERSIBLE SCALE 1:90

1 2 3 4 5

AIRLOCK CHAMBER HYDRAULIC LIFT STORAGE & B.OH. EVACUATION POD PULL DOWN BED

6 7 8 9

LOUNGE & DINING NAVIGATION PANEL BATHROOM ELEVATED BED & LOUNGE

S


ABOVE WATER

BELOW WATER


T H E

CO R E

I N F I N I T E

V I G N E T T E

I N TO

T H E

S E A

C E M E T E R Y

O F

T H E

2 1 S T

C E N T U R Y



F L E X U R E E X H I B I T I O N

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C A N O P Y

D E S I G N

H O S P I T A L I T Y

STUDIO 1011: PROFESSOR R. LEVIT DATE: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2016 LOCATION: PLOVDIV, BULGARIA

In a two-part study, a structural cell system was designed and subsequently implemented as an exhibition and cafe space above the Roman ruins in Plovdiv Square located in Bulgaria.


CELL

DEVELOPMENT

PLANAR TO CURVILINEAR

C U R V E D E V E LO PM E N T LINEAR TO GRADUAL CURVATURE

F O R M E X T R U S I O N CELL AGGREGATION

C E L L B O DY M I R R O R E D LATERAL TURBULENCE

C E L L B O DY M I R R O R E D SEAMS ALIGNED TO CONTEXT

S PA N N I N G F O R M M I R R O R E D OCCUPIABLE FLOOR PLATE

F I N A L C A N O P Y F O R M

SEQ UENCE

OF

F ORM

DEVELOPMENT


STRUTS

GABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM

PRIMARY SPANNING FORM STRUCTURAL CELLS

GLASS ENCLOSURE

DOUBLE CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

SUPPORT INTEGRATION V-COLUMN SYSTEM

CAFE | EXHIBITION | TERRACE OCCUPIABLE FLOOR PL ATE

SECONDARY SPANNING FORM

UNDERCANOPY OF CAFE/EXHIBITION FLOOR PL ATE

SITE

CARVED TOPOGRAPHY UNFOLDING OF THE LANDSCAPE


C A N O P Y SCALE

1:400

P L A N


3

1

6

2

6 4 5

7

8

L E G E N D 1 2 3

E X H I B I T I O N SCALE

1:400

&

C A F E

P L A N

4 5 6 7 8

EXHIBITION SPACE EXHIBITION TERRACE CAFE SEATING/ EXHIBITION STORAGE OPEN KITCHEN CAFE & RESTAURANT CAFE TERRACE SEATING TERRACE DESCENT TO RUINS

(BELOW)


SI

RUINS PLAN

S I

SCALE

L O N G I T U D I N A L 1:400

S E C T I O N


EII

RUINS PLAN

EI SII

E I

SCALE

L O N G I T U D I N A L 1:400

E L E V A T I O N


PLAN

DETAIL THE COLUMN IS ‘INSERTED’ THROUGH THE CELL INCISION. CONIC INDENT OF THE COLUMN ‘ C ATC H E S ’ L I G H T F I LT E R I N G FROM THE INCISION. AXONOMETRIC

CO LU M N

S 2

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S I I

SCALE

CROSS

SECTI O N

T R A N S V E R S A L 1:200

S E C T I O N

D E TA I L


E V A T I O N S C A EL IEI : S1 /H3 O2 ”R T= 1E ’ L- 0 ” SCALE

1:200



NEW OPEN SPACE TYPOLOGIES

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NATURALIZED RAIL CORRIDOR

HOLISTIC INTEGRATION OF ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE = OPEN SPACE MULTIPLIED EXPONENTIALLY PROPOSAL FOR 2030-2060

TORONTO RAIL DECK PARK

NEW BUILDING TYPOLOGY TO SURPASS OPEN SPACE AREA ACHIEVED BY RAIL DECK PARK PROPOSAL FOR 2016-2020

C I T Y U R B A N

W I T H O U T D E S I G N

G R O U N D

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T O R O N T O

R A I L

C O R R I D O R

P R O P O S A L

S T U D I O 2 0 1 3 : P R O F E S S O R P. B A B I S K A S DATE: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2017 LOCATION: TORONTO, ONTARIO

MULTIPLYING URBAN OPEN SPACE ON THE Z-PL ANE

HOW DO WE KEEP URBAN OPEN SPACE WHEN THE GROUND PL ANE I S C O M P L E T E LY O C C U P I E D A N D NO LONGER EXISTS?

Cities will not stop growing vertically—or horizontally. When the ground plane is completely consumed, where will open space reside? Instead of conventional solutions such as placing them underground or on roofs of buildings, what if open space was integrated directly within the architecture itself?

By holistically integrating and merging natural landscape into the artificial environment of buildings, new typologies will arise that will ultimately redefine the function of future public spaces— and to a further extent, the urban fabric itself.


THREE PL ATFORM ELEVATIONS: PROGRESSION OF PUBLIC TO PRIVATE

III - PRIVATE

I N T E G R AT I O N O P E N S PA C E S

O F

U R B A N

II - PUBLIC | SHARED

I - NATURE

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

FRAGMENTATION OF THE TOWER

I

II

III

FRAGMENTED TOWER OPEN SPACE ON DIVIDED SURFACES

PLATFORM CIVIC | NATURE

PLATFORM BRIDGES

IV ELECTRIFIED RAIL CORRIDOR & PLATFORM NATURAL RAVINE FOR 2040

3

I M P L E M E N T A T I O N

S T R A T E G Y

2

FRAGMENTED TOWER CIVIC PL ATFORM ELEVATED OPEN SPACE PL ATFORMS

1

FRAGMENTED TOWER

OPEN SPACES APPLIED TO NEW OCCUPIABLE SURFACES

NEIGHBOURING ‘FRAGMENTED TOWERS’ ADDED +

PL ATFORMS ADDED FOR INCREASED OPEN SPACE & URBAN CONNECTIVITY

PERMEATIONS ADDED FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND POROSITY

ADJACENT TOWERS CONNECTED

OPEN SPACE PL ATFORMS MADE MULTI-LEVEL I - NATURE/PUBLIC 2 - SHARED/COMMON 3 - PRIVATE


FRAGMENTED TOWERS

OPEN SPACE PLATFORM BRIDGES 3 LEVELS: PUBLIC/NATURE SHARED PRIVATE

NATURALIZED RAIL CORRIDOR

P OT ENT I A L

COM P OS IT ION

DESIGN

COMP ONENTS


P H A S E

I M P L E M E N T A T I O N

P H A S E

I

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2 0 3 0

P H A S E

I I

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2 0 4 5

P H A S E

I I

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2 0 6 0

THE TORONTO RAIL CORRIDOR BECOMES THE STARTING POINT ON WHICH THIS NEW TYPOLOGY SPREADS AS A PROGRESSIVE ADAPTATION OVER THE SPAN OF A FEW DECADES.

FRAGMENTED TOWERS & OPEN SPACE PLATFORM 2030-2060

NATURALIZING THE RAIL CORRIDOR 2030 - 2060

The Rail Corridor will continue to function adjacent to these new typologies, and will transform into a naturalized ravine.

L O N G I T U D I N A L

S E C T I O N

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1 : 4 0 0 0

2030 STRUCTURAL PROTECTION & CULTIVATION OF SOIL

2045 PROGRESSIVE GROWTH & TRAINS AS SEED DEPOSITS

Once the electrified railway is installed, the reduction of vibrations caused by trains will allow for indigenous greenery to grow between the railways, and structures will be implemented to encourage this growth.

Over time, the rail corridor will become a public green space, with electrified trains running throughout the progressively green landscape.

2060 NATURAL RAVINE The rail corridor will completely transform into a natural ravine-- the pedestrian and passenger experiences a completely immersive natural experience within the now verdant corridor.


S E C T I O N A L

T R A N S V E R S A L

A X O N O M E T R I C

T R A N S V E R S A L

S E C T I O N

S E C T I O N

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1 : 2 0 0 0



THE PORTLANDS, TORONTO, ON

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O U T E R / I N T E R - C O N N E C T E D

U R B A N

D E S I G N

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M I X E D

D I S T R I C T

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STUDIO 3015: PROFESSOR G. BAIRD DATE: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2018 LOCATION: TORONTO, ONTARIO

Located in the Portlands in Toronto, the proposal is located on a ‘new island’ at the mouth of the Don River. Currently dubbed ‘Villiers Island’ by Waterfront Toronto, the studio project is a complete redesign and pitch for Toronto’s first ‘smart city’ and proposition for future flood resiliency. As ‘a three-dimensional urban neighbourhood where

suburban life merges with the energy of a city’, the proposal integrates street infrastructure into the building itself, providing a holistic integration of street infrastructure, flood resiliency, and urban connectivity. With a highly resilient pedestrian and transportation infrastructure as the backbone to the new district, a new urban fabric is ultimately forged, advancing Toronto as a central beacon into the next century.


PARTI: CONNECTIVITY

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

LAND USE

In ter-d istrict + C ity-wid e

‘SLOPED PATHWAY’ OBJECTIVES: 1. Provide entry into residential units

O B J E C T I V E S O F T H E S L O P I N G W A L K W AY :

1. ENTRY INTO RESIDENTIAL UNITS

2. Urban ‘inter-connectivity’ + a dynamic pedestrian experience

[SLOPING SIDEWALK IN A SUBURBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD] 2. URBAN ‘INTER-CONNECTIVIT Y’ + DYNAMIC PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE [PROVIDING PEDESTRIANS FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT A S E C O N D A R Y, I N T E R N A L F O R M O F C I R C U L AT I O N F R O M O N E E D G E O F T H E S I T E TO T H E OT H E R]

3. A holistic, integrated approach for a resilient street infrastrcture and urban programming

INTEGRATION OF RAMPS INTEGRATION OF RAMPS

3 . A H O L I S T I C , I N T EG R AT E D A P P R OAC H TO P R OV I D I N G A R E S I L I E N T S T R E E T I N F R A S T R U C T U R E A N D U R B A N P R O G R A M M I N G [ A H O L I S T I C S O LU T I O N F O R F LO O D I N G R E S I L I E N C Y + B U I L D I N G O C C U PAT I O N ]

MASSING SCULPTED BY PARCELIZATION MASSING SCULPTED BY PARCELIZATION

MASSING SCULPTED BY SOL AR PATH MASSING SCULPTED BY

SOL AR PATH

(TOWER ADDED)

OCCUPATION OF ‘SLOPING PATHWAY’ OCCUPATION OF ‘SLOPING PATHWAY’ (RETAIL, CORPORATE AT GRADE / ACCESS TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS)

MASSING MIRRORED: INTER-DISTRICT CONNEC-

MASSING MIRRORED: INTER-DISTRICT CONNECTIVITY


PARCELIZATION STRATEGY

MAIN ROADS ESTABLISHED

‘INTER-CIT Y’ PEDESTRIAN ROADS ESTABLISHED

SUBDIVISION OF PARCELS BY PUBLIC/ PRIVATE OCCUPATION

‘ S LO P E D PAT H WAY S ’ + O P E N S PA C E INTEGRATED

SITE PLAN


SITE PLAN: @ ROOF LEVEL

SITE PLAN: @ GROUND LEVEL


SECTION

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NORTH-SOUTH


SECTION

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NORTH-SOUTH


SLOPED MASSING

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‘THREE DIMENSIONAL URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD’

CIRCUL ATION


SLOPED MASSING: @ GROUND LEVEL (COMMERCIAL/RETAIL/CORPORATE)

BUILDING PROGRAM

TOWER: RESIDENTIA

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PENTHOUSES

AP AR TM ENTS

PA RKIN G

COMMERCIAL/CORPORA TE [O FFICES/RET AIL/RESTUARANTS]


SLOPED MASSING: @ LEVEL 3 /RAMP 1 (+14.5m) (RESIDENTIAL - ‘TOWNHOMES’)


SLOPED MASSING: @ LEVEL 4 (+18m)

SLOPED MASSING: @ LEVEL 7/RAMP 2 (+30.5m)

(RESIDENTIAL - ‘APARTMENTS’)

(RESIDENTIAL - ‘PENTHOUSES’)


SLOPED MASSING: @ ROOF

SLOPED MASSING: @ ROOF


SHIFTING/STEPPING OF MASSING

A D D E D I N S U L AT I O N L AY E R

‘DETACHED’ BALCONY

HIGH PERFORMANCE STRATEGIES

A D D E D I N S U L AT I O N L AY E R SUN LOUVERS ‘OUTER’ COURT YARD

‘INNER’ COURT YARD

SLOPED MASSING: LEVEL 4 (+18m) (RESIDENTIAL - ‘APARTMENTS’)

SLOPED MASSING: EAST-WEST SECTION

SLOPED MASSING: EAST-WEST SECTION


SLOPED MASSING: LEVEL 7 / RAMP 2 (+30.5m) (RESIDENTIAL - ‘PENTHOUSES’)

SLOPED MASSING: NORTH-SOUTH SECTION


SLOPED MASSING RESIDENTIAL UNITS

LEVEL 3

‘TOWNHOUSES’

LEVEL 8

‘PENTHOUSES’

SECTIONAL AXO

LEVEL 7

‘APARTMENTS’

CIRCUL ATION SYSTEM @ STEPPED FLOOR PL ATES


WEATHER MITIGATION STRUCTURES

WMS I

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PERENNIAL

WMS II

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FOLDABLE (‘CREASED’)


WEATHER MITIGATION STRUCTURES

WMS III

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RETRACTABLE




NORTHWEST VIEW


SOUTHWEST VIEW



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