MIKKO NAVARRETE
B.EDS, M.ARCH design portfolio
TABLE OF CONTENTS
02
RESUME
03
[IN]FORMAL
19
COMMONS URBAN HOUSING
27
DALHOUSIE MUSIC SCHOOL
33
KPMB ARCHITECTS
35
DIALOG
37
PALLET PAVILION
39
BARRINGTON THEATRE
43
NU GYMNASIUM
Education, Awards, Experience, & Proficiencies M.Arch Thesis - Manila, Philippines Affordable Housing Studio - Dartmouth, NS School Design Studio - Halifax, NS
Graduate Work Term (8 Months) - Toronto, ON Undergraduate Work Term (4 Months) - Edmonton, AB Freelab Design-Build - Halifax, NS Theatre Design Studio - Halifax, NS Arctic Adaptations Competition Entry - Iqaluit, NU
B1
2011
B2
2012
B3 bachelors
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
B4
B5
2013
M2
[IN]FORMAL
KPMB ARCHITECTS
COMMONS URBAN HOUSING
M1
NU GYMNASIUM
PALLET PAVILION
BARRINGTON THEATRE
DIALOG
DAL MUSIC SCHOOL
ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL - PROJECT TIMELINE
M3
M4
M5
M6 2015
2014
masters
i
Dalhousie University - studley campus orthographics
MIKKO NAVARRETE
B.EDS, M.ARCH Dalhousie University Applying for: Intern Architect/Designer My name is Mikko Navarrete and I am a recent graduate of Dalhousie School of Architecture. I am seeking full-time employment in an exciting and inspiring architectural practice. My architectural interests lie in issues of urban systems, hyper-density, sustainability, housing, socio-economic inequality, and the public realm. I am a dedicated and detail-oriented worker and I am motivated and willing to dedicate my time, energy, and talent to working with and learning from a team of professionals. The following pages show a selection of my academic (Bachelors and Masterslevel) and professional work. I hope that my collection of past work, experience, and skills set are relevant to your office’s needs and can complement your practice. Thank you for taking the time to look through my portfolio. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
CONTACT
cell: 1 (902) 403-7101 email: mikkonav@dal.ca
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY - Halifax, NS Master of Architecture 2013-2015 Graduate
KPMB ARCHITECTS - Toronto, ON Graduate Student Intern January-August 2014
Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies 2011-2013 Graduate
Member of two design teams at the design development stage. My contributions included Building Information Modelling, presentation graphics, Site Plan Applications, product sourcing, and design drawings.
Bachelor of Community Design 2009-2011
RECOGNITION ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Graduating Student Honour Roll - 2015 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Henry Adams Certificate - 2015 CANADIAN ARCHITECT Student Awards of Excellence (Entry) - 2015 DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY - Halifax, NS Sexton Scholar - 2010, 2011 Dean’s List - 2010 Entrance Scholarship - 2009 In-Course Scholarship - 2010, 2011, 2012
SOFTWARE Very Proficient: Adobe Photoshop Rhinoceros 3D Sketchup 3D V-Ray Render Basic: Adobe Premiere Grasshopper Podium Render Vectorworks
Proficient: REVIT Adobe Illustrator Adobe inDesign AutoCAD Microsoft Office Toucan Render
DIALOG - Edmonton, AB Student Intern September-December 2012 Member of architectural design team in the 150-person Edmonton studio. Participated in client meetings, design charettes, office presentations and the production of final presentation documents. DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY - Halifax, NS Computer Help Desk September-December 2013 and 2014
REFERENCES STEPHEN BOYD AAA, MRAIC, LEED AP Principal Architect, DIALOG Edmonton, AB sboyd@dialogdesign.ca CHRISTINE MACY B.Arch (Berkeley), M.Arch (MIT) Dean; Professor, Dalhousie University School of Architecture Halifax, NS christine.macy@dal.ca CATHERINE VENART M.Arch (Sci-Arc) Cert. of Engineering (Mount Allison) Registered Architekt (Germany) Professor, Dalhousie University Halifax, NS cvenart@dal.ca
02
[IN]FORMAL: INFRASTRUCTURE AND CITIZENSHIP IN MANILA’S UNDERCITY
M5-M6 Masters Thesis Manila, Philippines Supervisor: Christine Macy Advisor: Catherine Venart September 2014-March 2015 ABSTRACT The influx of rural migrants to urban centres in the developing world has resulted in a dichotomous urbanization and the proliferation of informal settlements. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is no stranger to this narrative. In the socio-economically divided city of Manila, informal settlers are subject to the twin hostilities of miserable living conditions and city policies that advocate for demolition and relocation. This thesis explores the antithetical approach to present exclusionary practices. It aims, through a series of architectural interventions that are visible, flexible, and democratic, to develop an infrastructural framework that is both a tangible improvement to life in the informal settlement and is emblematic of a legitimized place in the city. Baseco Compound, an enclave of informality within formal Manila, will be the testing ground for this thesis. Full thesis document is available here: dalspace.library.dal.ca/ handle/10222/56338
03
Manila and Manila
04
05
Manila, Philippines
BASECO DEMOGRAPHICS
A 51,000 residents
0.52 km2 area
8,984 structures
60% makeshift
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
<12
13-14
15-17
18-24
25-39
40-49
50-59
>60
30,588 children + 20,472 adults
primary occupation
secondary occupation
Baseco Compound, Manila
06
PHASE 1 - UTILIDOR NETWORK The first phase in the master plan is a continuous utilidor and walkway system for Baseco Compound. This perimeter scheme aims to be a solution to both the needs of basic services and circulation. This phase will provide physical services to the informal settlers but will also act as a main circulation artery for Baseco, allowing for the expansion of local networks and providing opportunities for gathering, occasion, and procession. The utilidorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path is based on Basecoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing political boundaries and will be aimed towards the most underprivileged districts, ensuring that those most in need can gain access to these services.
utilidor network
07
Wood platform
Potable water + electricity utilities based on circulation patterns
Steel space frame
Utilidor road walkway
Existing housing stock
Dry toilet + waste collection system
covers existing political districts
focused on the poorest areas
utilidor road systems diagram
08
MORPHING ROAD
UTILIDOR ITERATIONS
URBAN CONDITIONS
Baseco is a topologically and socioeconomically diverse site. As an informal settlement that was incrementally infilled and built out from the northeastern hingepoint entrance, the districts to the northeast feature more stable ground and more developed built environments than those to the south and west. The utilidor road was designed to change and assume forms appropriate to the roadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immediate context. Three main road typologies - sidewalk, space frame, and boardwalk - and variations of each of these were designed to be applied to three different urban conditions within Baseco.
developed areas
unstable terrain
breakwater regions
09
MAIN TYPE
VARIATION
AMENITY
1A - sidewalk
1B - waterfront transition
1C - public well
2A - space frame road
2B - public square
2C - wall spigots
3A - boardwalk
3B - docks
3C - expanded boardwalk/playground
10
concept - public space found above
visible wayfinding points in Baseco
elevated hub
11
1:200 informal settlement and elevated hub model
PHASE 2 - ELEVATED HUBS
BUILDING SYSTEMS
The second phase involves the construction of public buildings sited along the utilidor’s path according to district boundaries and walking distances between other elevated buildings. These buildings, necessarily elevated off the ground due to Baseco’s existing density, will feature spaces for political, educational, and religious uses and can double as evacuation centres in the event of an emergency. These visible elevated public buildings can act as local hubs for nearby communities and are visible to the slumdwellers - and indeed those in the “formal” city - as a sign of change.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
potable water tankhouse electricity from utilidor photovoltaic panels plug-in for houses dry-toilet waste collection breezeblock air flow waterproofing shading system ventilation
12
daily life
13
utilidor structure
utilidor road
water tankhouses
steel supports
steel frame structure
facade
night-market
flood incremental construction sequence
longitudinal section
14
PASIG RIVER AND CONTEXT Baseco Compound Pasig River Ferry terminals Existing ferry path City borders Bridge crossings “Formal” settlement “Informal” settlement
15
PHASE 3 - FERRY TERMINAL The proposal culminates in a symbolic connection between formal and informal. A large ferry terminal building, sited at the entrance to Baseco Compound and the beginning of the utilidor network, is built as an extension of the existing Pasig River ferry system. This ferry terminal will improve the informal settlers’ access to the rest of the city and vice versa, potentially allowing nonslumdwellers access to Baseco. This ferry terminal, as a large public building, will feature markets, an exhibition space, a trades school, learning commons, and workshops and will assume the role of Baseco’s “gateway.”
Pasig river map
ferry terminal
16
physical infrastructure
ferry terminal programmatic diagram
social infrastructure
societal infrastructure
ferry terminal 1:200 study model
17
COMPLETE NETWORK Each phase in the master plan for Baseco Compound combines infrastructure and citizenship in a holistic design solution. Each phase also explores infrastructure of a different type and scale - physical, social, and societal - and succeeding phases build off of earlier phases. The design proposal for Baseco is a context-specific approach for the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique characteristics. With careful alteration to fit context, this three-stage method of providing physical, social, and societal infrastructure, in that specific order, is applicable to other urban poor communities in the developing world.
Baseco Compound, Manila + design proposal
18
COMMONS URBAN HOUSING M2 Affordable Housing Studio Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Instructor: Grant Wanzel September-November 2013
1. a site caught between being “of the park”...
2. ... and “of the city”
This housing development occupies a vacant site in downtown Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. As a lot that is both part of the historic Dartmouth town grid and is adjacent to the Dartmouth commons, the site is caught between the forces of the city and the park. This urban housing project aims to reconcile both forces and indeed be a part of both. The building stands on the landscape of an extended piece of the Dartmouth Commons. The ground floor consists of several object-buildings - each containing a particular public program in the landscape of the park. Atop this are private dwellings that are arrayed around the site - more densely on the city side - and are structurally supported by those public object-buildings.
19
3. integration of both identities on one site
4. public program: object-buildings in landscape
5. dwellings: four-storey residential block on city side
6. two-storey dwelling wing arrayed above park side
The form of both the lower public rooms and the upper housing piece frames two public green courtyard spaces. These courtyards are interconnected and provides a continuous green space for the city’s residents but also a public pathway from upper Dartmouth to the Alderney Landing ferry terminal.
dwelling balcony
20
section A
section B
21
B
A
ground floor plan - 1:500
22
DWELLING SCHEME The dwellings were designed to be modest in size, affordable, yet still functional. The move of placing the entrance mid-plan reduces the space needed for circulation and defines the dwelling’s two main rooms - the living room and the kitchen. From there, up to two additional bedroom “components” were added to the side of the building as needed. When aggregated, the scheme creates a niched entrance condition from the corridor and minimizes the “hotellike” feel that a double-loaded corridor can have.
bachelor dwelling 600 sf
23
x28
1. standard dwelling space - 600sf
2. enter mid-plan - define rooms
one-bedroom dwelling 780 sf
x36
3. attach bedrooms as needed
two-bedroom dwelling 980 sf
4. glazing on corridor
x20
second floor plan - 1:500
24
25
main courtyard
26
DALHOUSIE MUSIC SCHOOL B5 School Design Halifax, Nova Scotia Instructor: Catherine Venart January-March 2013
The Dalhousie Music School is located at the end of Dalhousie’s main campus - the corner of University Avenue and Robie Street. A building of contrasts, the new music school is bisected into the institution in the west and public in the east, reflecting the building’s unique role as the “gateway” to the university. Light, material, and density define the music school’s dichotomous form. The western side of the building is a monolithic concrete school atrium with double-height wood-lined individual practice rooms that undulate around the atrium. Because of this, each practice room is provided natural light. In the east, a single wood-clad concert hall floats dramatically off the ground, the mass of which creates a “reverse atrium” condition for the wide public space below.
music school atrium
27
site - corner of University Avenue and Robie Street
1. site block
2. programmatic divide
3. extract and transplant
4. articulation - opposing atria
5. undulating practice rooms
6. floating theatre
sequential strategy
28
29
longitudinal section
30
music school atrium - day/night study
theatre lobby â&#x20AC;&#x153;reverseâ&#x20AC;? atrium - day/night study
double-height practice room
31
theatre lobby
32
KPMB ARCHITECTS
M3-M4 Graduate Work Term Toronto, Ontario Principal: Shirley Blumberg January-August 2014 Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects is a world-renowned design firm based in Toronto. The 100 person office is known for several award-winning projects in Canada, the United States, and Europe. My eight month stay at KPMB Architects had me working closely with two different design teams at the Design Development stage - one on an adaptive reuse intervention and renovation and another on a large-scale housing building. My tasks required extensive use of REVIT Building Information Modelling (BIM) software and I was involved with presentation graphics, 3D modelling, rendering, design-option production, walkthrough video making and editing, product sourcing, and client consultation. Presented here are a selection of the graphics that I produced for both of the projects that I was involved in. All images are the property of KPMB Architects.
2
6
1 3 4
33
5
7
8
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Entrance condition Lobby Multi-purpose presentation room Exterior landscaping/lighting Office and administration Elevation for presentation Massing comparison diagram 1:50 detailed elevation for Site Plan Application
34
DIALOG
B4 Student Work Term Edmonton, Alberta Principal: Stephen Boyd September-December 2012 DIALOG is a multidisciplinary Canadian design firm with offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, and Toronto. DIALOG believes in a holistic method of design and aims to promote the collaboration and integration of its architects, engineers, interior designers, and planners at each and every stage of the design process. During my four-month internship at DIALOGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edmonton studio, I was a part of the architectural design team where I participated in design charettes, client meetings, and firm presentations. At DIALOG, I was able to produce work for a number of projects in the phases of schematic design, design development, and construction administration. My biggest responsibility during my internship was the production of high quality presentation graphics for the architectural, retail, structural, interior design, and planning teams. Shown here is a selection of those graphics. All images are the property of DIALOG.
35
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Student Residence Convention Centre Light Rail Transit Expansion Retail Development University Campus Sports Facility Office Building Power Plant Addition - University of Alberta Student Union Building - University of Alberta
36
PALLET PAVILION
M1 Freelab Design-Build Halifax, Nova Scotia Instructors: Diogo Burnay + Roger Mullin Collaboration with: Shawn Butler + Janelle Fillion + Jonathan Leger + Will Perkins June 2013 (two weeks) The complicated and expensive nature of logistics in the Arctic means that most goods that get shipped to the north simply stay there. This results in a glut of shipping pallets that remain in landfills. My team saw this abundant by-product of shipping as a potential building block for an Arctic pavilion. The Pallet Pavilion is based on the idea of the Inukshuk as a wayfinding and survival tool in the Arctic. The pavilion features two main structures - a solid inhabitable shelter and a hollow “beacon” - that work together to frame views, provide temporary habitation, and help guide travelers in the unpredictable north. This project was also realized on the front lawn of Dalhousie School of Architecture as part of Dalhousie’s summer freelab program. The project was conceived, designed, budgeted, assembled, and constructed by a team of five students in a period of two weeks.
37
day one
day two
day three
day four
day five
construction sequence
pallet pavilion in the arctic
38
BARRINGTON THEATRE
B3 Theatre Design Halifax, Nova Scotia Instructor: Richard Kroeker May-July 2012 This building is located in a central site on Halifaxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busy Barrington Street across from the Grand Parade. The patrons occupy the main floor of the lobby while the performers occupy the second floor cantilevered rooms, allowing both front of house and back of house to exist on the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barrington Street face. The theatre itself, an intimate space seating 150 people, is located on the quieter part of the site: facing the more introverted Granville Street. Most notable is the building`s undulating wood louvered facade. Inspired in part by the aesthetic of a stage curtain, the facade helps protect the lobby space from western light while also providing the dual role of limiting views into the interior space from the outside while framing certain views out onto Barrington Street and the Grand Parade from the inside.
concept - undulating louvered facade
39
1. site block
2. neighbourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s site lines
3. noise levels
4. activity levels on streets
5. views onto grand parade
6. public and private
7. louvered facade
8. undulating louvers
9. corner entrance
10. green roof
sequential strategy
40
SECOND FLOOR 1. staff offices 2. rehearsal room 3. dressing room 4. individual dressing room 5. elevator
6. 7. 8. 9.
green room sound room catwalks staff washroom
9
7
8
9
theatre space
6
1
3
2
4 4 3 5
granville street
building elevation
george street
FIRST FLOOR 1. ticket booth 2. food services 3. main lobby 4. vestibule 5. elevator
6. theatre hall 7. stage 8. emergency exit 9. public washrooms 10. storage
10
6
7
4 2
9
1 1 3
2 4 2
9 1 8 5
barrington street
41
1. 2. 3. 4.
Plans - drawn in Illustrator Renderings - Rhino+Toucan Interior - Rhino+Toucan 1:100 lobby model - basswood+chipboard
3
view of lobby from dressing room
42
NU GYMNASIUM
M1 Design/Competition Entry Iqaluit, Nunavut Instructors: Diogo Burnay + Roger Mullin Collaboration with: Shawn Butler + Chris Friel June-July 2013 Nu Gymnasium is an entry in the Arctic Adaptations competition for Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibit at the 2014 Venice Biennale. The project explores the idea of creating new architecture for cultural presentation and performance in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Canadian Arctic is incredibly rich in culture and in talent but the architecture that the cultural events take place in, the school gymnasium, is a poor fit for these activities. Furthermore, the gymnasium is a room hidden within the school, rendering this rich culture invisible. With the region-specific criteria of needing to be lightweight, easily repaired, and easily adjusted, we looked to the technology of the gridshell to provide this new cultural space. In our scheme, we envisioned these gridshell structures being deployed to all of the communities in Nunavut. There, they would both attach to existing school infrastructure and be scaled and formed according to each communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specific programmatic needs and desires. Nunavut, Canada
43
ITERATIVE DESIGN The choice to use gridshell architecture gave high flexibility of program and space. Inspired by the work of Youngjun Yoon, these program diagrams were used as part of an iterative design process. Programmatic needs can vary greatly between communities. For instance, Igloolik, home of the performance group Artcirq, might require a large performance space while Arviat, with its many music festivals, might require several practice rooms. These diagrams provided the opportunity to explore different program configurations after being given a selection of required programs.
materials arrive
mark perimeter
construct gridshell
fasten structure
apply ETFE skin
repair as needed
arctic arts gridshell assembly
44
NAKASUK CULTURAL CENTRE Case Study
As a case study, we focused on Iqaluit, Nunavut, the only capital city in North America not to have a cultural centre, and applied our scheme onto the existing Nakasuk Elementary School as an adaptive reuse project. The gridshell provides the building a large performance space and a communal eating space. As an additonal step, we proposed that the existing Nakasuk Elementary School building be repurposed as an archives centre and gallery to house the Nunavut artifacts and treasures that are currently being stored in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The end result is a building that can facilitate both tangible culture through artifacts and intangible culture through performances.
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Nakasuk Elementary School
program + design iterations on site
45
Grasshopper script for digital model
Nakasuk Cultural Centre
46
47
final competition boards
48
c: 1 (902) 403-7101 e: mikkonav@dal.ca
thank you