Patryk Banel | Architectural Portfolio

Patryk Banel.

/Architecture/ a collection of select works.

My name is Patryk Banel.

I am a Project Coordinator with several years of experience within the design and construction industry, having experience on multiple highprofile projects with costs exceeding $500M. Holding a Bachelor of Architectural Science (Co-op), I aim to integrate advanced technologies and design principles in my work with a commitment to delivering projects on time and within budget.

My current duties on the Yonge North Subway Extension involve supervising operational activities across all project levels. This includes managing day-to-day operations, monitoring the project budget throughout the fiscal year, and providing regular progress reports to the client and internal stakeholders. With a demonstrated record of understanding schedule and budget targets, along with successful coordination of large interdisciplinary teams, my intention is to continually translate these principles in my ongoing work.

Please enjoy my select works!

Curriculum Vitae

Contact

patrykbanel00@gmail.com

linkedin.com/patryk-banel (647) 546 8325

Toronto, ON

Education

B. Architectural Science (Co-op)

Concentration in Project Management

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON | 2022

Awards and Recognition

Project Management Concentration

Award

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University | 2022

T.C.A. General Contractor's Award

General Contractors Section - Toronto Construction Association | 2021

Dean’s List

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University | 2020 - 2022

Top 10 Mentor

Architecture Course Union, Toronto Metropolitan University | 2019 - 2022

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office Suite

Autodesk Revit

AutoCAD

Rhinoceros

Sketchup

Vray

Enscape

Green Building Studio

ArcGIS

Professional Experience

Project Coordinator

Arcadis, Toronto, ON | Oct 2022 - Present

Project:

• Yonge North Subway Extension (YNSE), Client: Metrolinx ($5.6B Project Cost)

Student Architect

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON | May - Sep 2021

Projects:

• At Home in the North (AHiN): New Partners for Northern Housing Security and Homes

• Yellowknives Dene First Nation Housing Strategy

Student Architect

Diamond Schmitt Architects, Toronto, ON | May 2020 - Apr 2021

Projects:

• David Geffen Hall Renovation Project, Client: New York Philharmonic ($550M Project Cost)

• Royal Victoria Hospital New Vic Project, Client: McGill University ($870M Project Cost)

Architectural Assistant

George Friedman Architect, Toronto, ON | May - Sep 2019

Projects:

• Varsity Scoreboard Replacement Project, Client: University of Toronto

• Design Feasibility Studies, Client: Sheridan College

Extracurricular Involvement

Research Assistant

Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Research Group | May 2018 - Apr 2022

Student Mentor

Department of Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University | Sep 2019 - Apr 2022

Select Works

Aizsaule

Diamond Schmitt Architects

Belonging to Place

George Friedman Architect

Together Design Lab

Sauna House Urban Idea Exchange

Belonging to Place

TORONTO DISTRICT LIBRARY

1303 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

ASC 520 - Integration Studio I Fall 2019 | 10 Weeks

The existing Parkdale Library is outmoded, having prompted the design of a new architectural landmark to support an emerging high-density mixed-use neighborhood. Through its geometry and materiality, this design proposal seeks to integrate itself within the historic character of the Parkdale area; the interior environment reveals a second skin which expresses a mass timber structure.

Bays with widths of 4.0-6.5m divide the facade, having been derived from the urban fabric of Queen Street. These bays have informed the proportions of the structural grid, which inturn influence the design and organization of interior spaces. An open and glazed circulation system connects interior spaces while also functioning as a public study space. This glazed atrium is centrally located, being nestled in-between two mass timber forms.

Regular site within heritage context.

Split library to form an 'internal street,' creating a central public network and introducing daylight.

Introducing bridges and solid + permeable walls for circulation and divisioning of space.

Introducing a tectonic layer and grid system which relates to the heritage context.

PRESENCE ON QUEEN ST | PUBLIC SPACE

Urban Heritage + Scale

The scale and tectonics of the building respond to the heritage nature of the Parkdale area. The use of a mass timber structure had lent itself to the chosen ‘bay-grid’ system. The brick facade was chosen to serve as an exterior skin to the wood-finished interior spaces. Materials greatly contribute to the overall expression of the design, functioning as a means to relate to the neighborhood of Parkdale.

Pure Expression of Geometry

The facade reflects the playing of rhythm within various geometries and material. The structural bays define and distinguish spaces through the exposed mass timber members, A combination of sustainable and structural initiatives encouraged a relationship between an innovative mass timber structure and conventional brick clad exterior.

GLAZED ATRIUM | TOP OF STUDY SPACE

Aizsaule

COLUMBARIUM

Forest Cemetary, Riga, Latvia

Bee Breeders Architecture Competition Fall 2021 | 8 Weeks

Developed in collaboration with Thomas Gomez, Kristen Sarmiento and Florencio IV Tameta, a columbarium was designed in the Riga Forest Cemetary with a capacity of 500 niches. Latvian mythology and dainas recount death as an inherent stage of life that is interwoven with nature. Specifically the Latvian term, Aizsaule, translates to the realm of the dead and the land beyond the sun, expressing death’s close relationship with what exists above and below. The following proposal aims to reflect traditional Latvian beliefs and form a space for veneration by resembling a sequence through nature.

Although towers are initially seen above grade, upon further exploration one discovers they continue below in a cave of niches. Within this cave, moments of reflection transpire in two forms. First is the reflection of towers, referencing Aizsaule and the underworld by mirroring the forest above and below grade. Second is a body of water that shapes itself to be visible throughout the cave. Open to its surroundings, the body of water acts as a final memorial, reflecting the forest, graves, and towers to push the ambiguity on what is above and below. With the mystery that surrounds this space, visitors are encouraged to take a moment to pause, meditate, revere, and cherish their loved ones.

Two stacks of triangle prisms form the individual niche modules

Four distinct tower modules organize the niches, the structure, the lighting, and security system

SITE PLAN

NICHE MODULE

TOWER MODULE

Integration and Reflection

Located in an open area of Riga Forest Cemetery, niches are housed in sculptural towers that disperse across the site, forming an abstracted forest for visitors to wander through. The towers are organized to follow a path resembling the Daugava River that marks a boundary between two sides, in this case life and death.

ABOVE GROUND FLOOR PLAN

UNDERGROUND FLOOR PLAN

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

SECTION DETAIL

Sootip Hut

SAUNA HOUSE

50°14’47”N 122°52’37”W, Whistler, BC ASC 856 - The Small Building Fall 2021 | 2 Weeks

The Sauna House takes inspiration from traditional Finnish löyly (i.e. sauna). Located just north of Whistler, British Columbia, the Sauna House is an extension of a vacation home nestled in the rolling hills of Sootip Peak. Roads follow the valleys created between hills, with any built form needing to adapt to the environment conditions of this region. The Sauna House extends beyond a cliff, employing stilts to project beyond the sloped terrain. The sauna room leverages this and looks out, framing views down the Sea to Sky valley.

Inspiration was taken from the maritime cultures traditional boat houses, which integrate a large roof and simple boxed forms to accomodate all necessary functions. Architecturally, the enclosed box reads as being suspended by the roof structure. Expressed along the exterior, two 2x6’s function as columns by clasping the floor and ceiling joists and transferring loads into the piers below.

Cladding and formwork was chosen to be made of an untreated pine siding which will naturally patina and grey with time; this will make the building further blend into the rocks and surrounding landscape. Its exposed high elevation exposes the structure to high wind loads, which necessitates continuous screw joint connections. Verandah’s flank both sides of the structure, offering a sheltered gathering place for family and visitors. Large rotating doors allow the interior relaxation space to open to the outdoors, which also enables cross-ventilation to effectively ventilate excess moisture after sauna use.

EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

1 STANDING SEAM

METAL ROOF, 24 GAUGE

2 PLYWOOD SHEET

3 2x6 WOOD JOIST

4 2x8 WOOD JOIST

5 WATERPROOF MEMBRANE

6 MINERAL WOOL INSULATION, 4”

7 PLYWOOD ROOFING

SUBSTRATE

8 STACKED 2x6 BOARDS

9 SCREW JOINTS

10 STACKED 2x6 BOARDS

11 WOOD PANEL CEILING

12 UNTREATED PINE SIDING

13 AIR SPACE + BATTENS

14 WATERPROOF MEMBRANE

15 MINERAL WOOL INSULATION, 4”

16 2x6 STUD FRAMING

17 SAUNA FOIL

18 PLYWOOD SHEET

19 UNTREATED PINE PANELS

RAISED ROOF CORNER DETAIL

Urban Idea Exchange

TORONTO DISTRICT LIBRARY

Queen Street West at Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON ASC 620 - Integration Studio II

Winter 2020 | 14 Weeks

Designed in collaboration with Florencio IV Tameta, this project seeks to develop the earlier Parkdale Library Project, producing a revised and completed concept in the Design Development stage. The library is situated at the intersection of two contrasting neighbourhoods in Parkdale and the Queen Street West strip in Little Portugal, while being adjacent to the historic Canadian National Railway.

Upon approach, the design features a series of angled bars that deviate from the established rhythm of buildings along Queen Street; their orientation runs parallel to the Canadian National Railway, recognizing this historic piece of infrastructure. Each bar holds a different form of character and program that follow a gradient of active to private spaces, yet the connecting element within the design is the notion of books.

A series of layers organize differing program Bars offer different levels of transparency throughout the building

Bars drawn parallel to railroad; Central continuous circulation connects bars

QUIET STUDY | SEMI-PRIVATE BAR

SECTION FRAGMENT | GRAND READING ROOM

Building Material as Language

The design seeks to coincide the contrasting tectonic language of the Queen Street urban fabric and railway infrastructure. The open study bar, adjacent to the railway, appears transparent visually and architecturally with glazing, exposed structure, ductwork, and a sunshade that filters south-west light into the study space. Steel structure continues to be emphasized in the next bar that contains the main stair and atrium, covered by a double roof structure that diffuses light into the space. The quiet study bar is defined by the rich texture of ipe wood siding along the walls and ceiling, creating a warm ambient study space.

OPEN STUDY | ACTIVE BAR

ATRIUM | SEMI-ACTIVE BAR

Systems Integration

When developing the Parkdale Public Library scheme in its Design Development phase, it was a essential to maintain a pure and consistent terctonic language throughout the building. The combination of terracotta cladding and an ipe wood interior finish is an interpretation of the Queen Street building typology: a brick masonry exterior and wood interiors. Strips of terracotta establish a formal order, contributing to the linear gesture of the design.

Diamond Schmitt Architects

Diamond Schmitt Architects

McGill University || The New Vic Project

Montreal, Quebec, 757 Pine Avenue West

Together Design Lab

Affordable Housing for Northern Indiginous Communities

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

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