Michael Robert MacNeill michaelmacneill@live.ca // (416) 528 1877
Image Citations Page 01: Robin Evans. Translations from Drawing to Building. 1997, Book Cover. Page 01: Andrea Palladio. Palazzo Antonini. Mid-16th Century. Plan. Reproduced by Author Page 03: Albert Bierstadt. Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley. 1872, Oil on paper mounted on canvas. Page 06: Natalie Grueninger. Empty Field. N.d. Photograph. Page 17: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Seagram Building. 1958. Photograph by Aviad Bar-Ness Page 17: Superstudio. Continuous Monument. 1969. Page 25: UN Studio. Mobius House. 1998. Page 25: Sou Fujimoto Architects. Beton Hala Waterfront Center, Competition Entry. 2012. Page 37: MVRDV. Markthal Rotterdam. 2014. Page 37: Candilis, Josic, Woods and Schiedhelm. Berlin Free University. 1967.
Contents
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Annular Vista
Page 01
2
Form Found
Page 07
3
Super Square
Page 17
4
Mobius Park
Page 25
5
Micro Village
Page 37
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ANNULAR VISTA
Reading: Translations from Drawing to Building, Robin Evans
Precedent: Amsbury House, John Web
After reading “Figures, Doors and Passages,� I was inspired to create a matrix style building which places an annular twist on the traditional notion of a vista. By utilising perspective distortions I have created a work of architecture which disappears upon approach, opening up for larger uninterrupted vistas, then proceeds to unfold as you continue forward.
Design Tools
12m x 12m Base Structure, Plan. Ink on Vellum
Projections. Grid Paper Templates
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Concept Diagram
Pallazzo Antonini (existing openings)
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Pallazzo Antonini (modified openings)
Iterative Development
Projections. Ink on Vellum
Orthogonal Walls
Non-Orthogonal Walls
Outline Projections
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Final Process Diagram
Projections
Outline & Subtract
Apertures
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Ink on Cardstock
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Final Concept Diagram
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4 Approach Sequence. Ink on Cardstock with Digital overlay
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FORM FOUND
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Choosing the rectangular prism as my platonic solid of choice, and the slice as my method of formal variation in this form finding exercise, I create a series of isomorphic volumes through a process of simple moves which can be used to produce a nearly endless supply of unique iterations. Study: Platonic Solids
Study: Formal Variations
Form Finding
+ Base Form
= Projection
Slice 8
Form Finding
Separate 9
Re-arrange
Flip
Rotate
Form Finding
Re-combine
Shift
Scale
Scale
Compress
Shift
Stretch
Lift 10
Experimental Iteration 1
Base Form 11
Clone
Fuse
Orthographics
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Section X
y Second Floor Plan Section Y 12
Experimental Iteration 2
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Base Form
Clone, Scale, & Slice
Sweep
Terrace
Orthographics
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x
Section X
x y Ground Floor Plan Section Y 14
Origami Model Templates
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Experimental Iteration 1. Cardstock
Origami Model Templates
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SUPER SQUARE
Precedent: Continuous Monument, Superstudio
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After studying the work of Supserstudio, Mies van der Rohe, and public spaces such as Nathan Phillips Square, I designed a series of photocollages, composed of mostly found images, for a public square of my own. The final iteration of which was expanded upon in plan and through physical model making. Precedent: Seagram Building, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Sketches
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Experimental Iterations
Warpland
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Minimaland
Oposiland
Final Iteration
Amalgamation
Super Square, Day
Super Square, Night
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Walkway and Tower Development
Plan of Walkways (Top), Plan of Towers (Bottom) 21
Walkway and Tower Development
Plan of Walkways (Top), Plan of Towers (Bottom) 22
Model
Super Square, “Day View,” Foam Board, Mylar, Acrylic Sheet, Scratchboard, LED lights, Aluminium Tape 23
“Night View”
Model
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MOBIUS PARK
Precedent: Mobius House, UN Studio
Precedent: Beton Hala, Sou Fujimoto Architects
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With the goal of bringing together two antithetical communities of Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park, I transform the continuous circulation loop inherent in the Mobius House, into a fabric of circulation which treats the entire park as one continuous system. By doing so this project, which is neither exclusively park, nor recreation center, but both, effectively draws in both hipsters and the elderly alike.
Design Tools
Sketch
Foam Cutter
Paper Templates Pinned to Foam
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Site Analysis
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Surrounding Programs. Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto, ON.
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Direct Connections Between Programs
Connection Lines Passing Threw Site Boundary
Site Analysis
Site Boundary
Points of Concentration
Planning Map
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Concept Model Development
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Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3
Iteration 4. Place Circulation
Iteration 4. Insert Program Massing
Iteration 4. Final Concept Model
Revised Concept Model
“More Paths!�
Path Network Diagram
Working Plan
Model Development 30
Model
South-East Entrance EPS Foam, Foam Core, Stereo Wire, Acrylic Paint 31
East Elevation
Model
North Elevation
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Orthographics
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Bathroom Custodial Room
Cafeteria
Park Below
Bathroom
Meeting Room
Meeting Room
Weight Room Meeting Room Meeting Room Meeting Room
Upper Floor Plan 33
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Orthographics
Retaining Wall
Outdoor Gymnasium
Outdoor Pool
Entry/Wilderness
Yoga/Multipurpose Area
Yoga/Multipurpose Area
Yoga/Multipurpose Area
Lower Floor Plan
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Photocollage
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North-East Corner
Photocollage
View to Park Below
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MICRO VILLAGE
Precedent: Markthal Rotterdam, MVRDV
Precedent: Berlin Free University, Candilis, Josic, Woods and Schiedhelm
With the Bloor Go Station, as our given site, Chungwon Park, Nick Minutillo and myself work to design a building which functions as a unit of main street urbanism by breaking up the large programs of public market, refugee apartments, retail outlets, restaurant and library, into smaller, scattered blocks.
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Grid Progression
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Drop-off Area/ Groceries
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Access Points. Bloor Go Station, Toronto, ON
Project Iteration 1, Made with Chungwon Park & Nick Minutilo. EPS Foam, Museum Board 38
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Grid Progression
Acce ss to T TC
Drop-off Area/ Groceries
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Access Corridors 39
Sketches
Grid Progression
Landscape
Bike Path
Platform
Rail Corridor
Platform
Rail Corridor
Gravel Drop-off Lane
Physical Features
Project Iterations 2-9. Foam Board, Foam Core 40
Grid Progression
Average Surrounding Lot Frontage 41
Project Iteration 10, Made by Chungwon Park. Foam Core
Grid Progression
Southern Light Exposure
Project Iteration 11, Made by Chungwon Park. Foam Core, Felt 42
Building Development
Working Grid
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Test Iteration. Ink on Vellum
Building Development
Circulation System
Add Programs
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Program Diagram
Circula�on Building
Alleyways
Markets/Buffer Zone
Stores
Asylum Seekers Center
Drawn By Chungwon Park
1:500
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Green Spaces
Other Programs (Public Library, Restaurant)
Mul�-Purpose Rooms
Model
Micro-Village showing program-specific facade materials, Made with Chungwon Park & Nick Minutilo. EPS Foam, Museum Board, Steel Mesh,Corrugated Paper
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Orthographics
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Station Platform Plan
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Orthographics
Interior Exterior Walkway
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First Floor Plan
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Photocollage
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Platform Looking North
Photocollage
Bike Path Looking North
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