· Robert Oleksiak · 2020 ·
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Robert is a passionate young designer with a strong belief that architecture holds the capacity to create true social change. Outside of studying and participating in architectural practice he enjoys traveling with his girlfriend Tanya and taking many photos. Robert also enjoys exploring his city of Toronto in search of new restaurants and experiences to enjoy.
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Robert currently works at Epic Designs INC. a boutique residential design firm specializing in custom homes. He holds an advanced diploma in Architectural Technology at George Brown College and an undergraduate degree in Environmental Design from OCAD University. Robert has 3 years of relevant professional experience at Epic Designs in addition to contract-work experience with TwoRow Architect where he worked on the ‘Lucinda House’, an indigenous student center for Wilfred Laurier University. His professional experience along with his time at OCAD University and George Brown College have given Robert the necessary knowledge and skills needed to learn and succeed at the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University.
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academic work ocad university individual project 3rd year, 1st semester - residential design & inclusivity
37 Bulwer was designed to accommodate a fictional client with claustrophobia. My concept was to create an open space, which let in plenty of light and could combat the feeling of claustrophobia, which I identified as a feeling of a space closing in on oneself, therefore, I utilized walls that angle outwards towards the exterior, effectively reversing the feeling of claustrophobia. The decision to use large glazing to maximize light presented a challenge in regards to privacy which I decided to resolve by implementing large wood screen walls on the exterior facade of the building. This large screen wall gives the building a unique aesthetic while also allowing for enough light and openness as is necessary without compromising on privacy.
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SITE PLAN 5
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
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FRONT ELEVATION
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INTERIOR ENTRANCE
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REAR ELEVATION
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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LEGEND
1. mechanical room & storage 2. guest bedroom 3. laundry room 4. open concept rec. room 5. outline of existing exterior wall removed 6. outline of floating floor above 7. outline of angled curtain wall 8. multi-level wood deck 9. work area
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INTERIOR DINING & LIVING
10. kitchen + dining area 11. lounge area 12. entertaining space 13. lcd privacy glass enclosed m. bedroom 14. ensuite 15. outline of skylights above 16. glass floor sections 17. double-storey bookshelf 18. green wall/living wall
LEFT ELEVATION
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RIGHT ELEVATION CROSS SECTION
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CHURCH STREET
academic work ocad university group project 3rd year, 2nd semester - design for dwelling The container community is an affordable student-housing project designed for Toronto’s downtown core. The project is developed on three pillars: Modularity, Sustainability, and Community. The units are made of re-purposed shipping containers that house standardized living modules which provide all private utilities a student needs. These living modules are connected to prefabricated amenity modules built of a light-frame wood structure. The amenity modules come in two configurations - a small single unit connected to a single living module or a larger shared unit that is connected to two living modules. The aspect of the community stands out with the proposed public park at the site level which reclaims public space and better integrates the students with the local community. An amenity terrace is also created with additional gathering and social spaces for students to further create a sense of community. Lastly, bike parking is provided at the south of the site along with 2 parking spots for Zip cars at the north in order to promote sustainable transportation.
DALHOUSIE STREET
EXTERIOR AXONOMETRIC
SITE PLAN 1. PRE-FAB AMMENITY MODULES ARE CONNECTED TO LIVING MODULES TO FORM A COMPLETE UNIT
2. COMPLETED UNITS ARE JOINED TOGETHER BY THEIR SIDES
3. EACH ROW OF UNITS ARE STACKED ON TOP OF EACHOTHER TO FORM BUILDING MASSING
4. TOP OF STACKED UNITS BECOMES SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE FOR RESIDENTS
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
FRONT PERSPECTIVE
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RE- CREATION WATERFRONT SINGLE UNIT FLOOR PLAN
SINGLE UNIT SECTION
SINGLE UNIT FRONT
SINGLE UNIT RIGHT ELEVATION
SINGLE UNIT REAR
SINGLE UNIT LEFT ELEVATION
SINGLE UNIT INTERIOR - AMMENITY AREA
SHARED DOUBLE UNIT SECTION SHARED DOUBLE UNIT FLOOR PLAN
SHARED DOUBLE UNIT RIGHT ELEVATION
SHARED DOUBLE UNIT FRONT ELEVATION
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SHARED DOUBLE UNIT REAR ELEVATION
SHARED DOUBLE UNIT LEFT ELEVATION
SINGLE UNIT INTERIOR
academic work ocad university individual project 4th year (full year) - Environmental Design Thesis Re-creation Waterfront was my fourth-year thesis project for my undergraduate degree in environmental design at OCAD University. During the process of my thesis, I explored the idea of rehabilitating the waterfront community which I identified as being negatively impacted by careless and greedy residential development. My ideas progressed from housing interventions, into a sports complex, then my final decision to create a community and recreation center that privileges precious land to the public and to nature.
Thesis Statement: Contemporary residential developments in urban centers, such as Toronto’s new waterfront community, are predominantly controlled by developers who produce buildings for profit and not for people. As such, these developments are often constructed without the social amenities needed for strong communities to form and thrive. This thesis explores the process of taking away an ideal portion of Toronto’s coveted waterfront from developers and returning it to the public by naturalizing the mouth of the Keating Channel and creating a new community and recreation center. Working towards an end goal of Re-Creating Lake Ontario’s ecology and introducing the idea of Recreation as a device to strengthen communal bonds and civic pride.
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SITE PLAN 12
CASE STUDIES & PRESCEDENTS
THESIS MASSING ITERATIONS DIAGRAMS
Cherry St. YMCA MJMA
01 Retaining the existing concrete pier and building outward onto Lake Ontario placing a new community centre at the edge of the pier.
Oodi Helsinki Central Library ALA Architects
02 (Semester 1 MidTerm) Opening up and naturalizing the Keating channel by seperating concrete pier from landmass. Buildings now act as a bridge across the site
Shane Homes YMCA GEC Architecture
03 Buildings now bridge across water and site. Roofs are dropped to allow pedestrian access. Idea to turn the buildings roofs into a public space is created.
York Recreation Centre Perkins & Will
04 Buildings become larger to accomodate full size sport facilities. Each building expresses exterior circulation through stairs and ramps.
Emerald Hills Leisure Centre MJMA
05 (Semester 2 Mid-Term) Simplifying program and reducing to 3 buildings. Massing becomes more dynamic splitting in half to create an illusion of 6 buildings.
Stade de Soccer de Montreal Saucier + Perrotte
06 (Final) Eliminating concrete pier entirely to liberate the entire site and give it back to nature and to the public. Building floats above the site to priveldge the best possible views for the public.
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM LAKE SIDE
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DESIGN CONCEPT Ecological Re-Creation Is promoted by demolishing a decaying concrete pier to infill and naturalize the mouth of the Keating channel. This creates opportunities to a new introduce pond with marshes and plants to promote positive filtration of the Lake. Additionally, the creation of this new natural amenity provides placemaking at the community scale. Recreation is created by a new community and recreation center that “floats” on a plane above the infilled site to privilege the greatest possible views for the public. Recreation is also promoted at the site level by detouring the Martin Goodman Trail ( a prominent recreation feature of the Waterfront community) through the site.
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM CHERRY STREET ENTRANCE
SOUTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
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LOUNGE AREA
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BENCHES & STRETCHING AREA
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LAP POOL
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WOMENS 25M COMPETITION POOL
SLIDE UP
LARGE INDOOR SOCCER FIELD
STADIUM STAIR SEATING
SLIDE CIRCULATION + VIEWING AREA
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BLEACHERS & CIRCULATION
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LARGE MULTI-ACTIVITY GYMNASIUM
CIRCULATION + VIEWING AREA
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CHILDRENS POOL
NATATORIUM
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UNIVERSAL CHANGE ROOM
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MECHANICAL ROOM + WATER FILTRATION
TEACHING / LEISURE POOL
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MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN
RECREATION BUILDING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
RECREATION BUILDING LOBBY PERSPECTIVE
RECREATION BUILDING VIEWING MEZZANINE LEVEL PERSPECTIVE
QUIET ACTIVITY AREA
LARGE MOTOR ACTIVITY AREA
STORAGE OUTLINE OF FLOOR ABOVE
RECEPTION 4-5 CLASSROOM
CHILD CARE
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CONFERENCE ROOM
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SAWTOOTH SKYLIGHTS
MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNAL ROOM
MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNAL ROOM
OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS
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SMALL OUTDOOR SOCCER FIELD
UNIVERSAL CHANGEROOM FOR ROOFTOP SPORTS
CHANGE STALLS
WORKING AREA
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MEDIA & COMPUTERS
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PUBLIC TERRACE
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COMMUNITY BUILDINGS FLOOR PLAN
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QUIET READING AREA
COMMUNITY BUILDING(S) LIBRARY PERSPECTIVE
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RECREATION BUILDING VIEW OF INDOOR SOCCER FIELD
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE OUTDOOR WINTER RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING
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Recreation Building Roof 20.48 m Scale 1 : 1000
High Table with Bar Stools
Person Viewing Stair Platform for Water Slide
CROSS SECTION FITNESS GYM & FOOD HALL
Mezzanine Level 12.56 m
Viewing Platform
LONGITUDINAL CROSS SECTION Starting Block Cedar Benches Ground Floor Level 8.60 m
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Recreation Building Natatorium 3D Section 21
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE BIRDS EYE VIEW
CROSS SECTION MASTER BEDROOM & HOME THEATRE
proffesional work epic designs inc team project 2018 - 2019 The Henderson Residence was one of the first large-scale projects I worked on at Epic Designs Inc. The house’s design took about a year to finalize and another year to complete and submit the construction drawings. My contribution to this project was designing the exterior massing and materials under the guidance of Project Architect Marco Vieira who , along with the client, gave me a large amount of creative freedom. My contribution continued as I worked on the construction plans for this building, which was in collaboration with two colleagues at the firm, and moreover, I created four visualization images that were used by the client and the firm for marketing purposes.
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE STREET VIEW
CROSS SECTION ATRIUM & HOME GYM
While working on the construction drawings I was introduced to new structural systems like open webbed steel joists, hollow-core concrete slabs, and large spanning steel beams which differed from the previous projects I worked on at Epic Designs that were built of conventionally framed dimensional lumber.
FRONT ELEVATION EAST
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REAR ELEVATION WEST
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ROOF PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN
proffesional work tworow architect team project 2019
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE GATHERING SPACE
PLAN DETAIL - PROP. ADDITION CONNNECTION
BLOW UP PLAN FIRST FLOOR ADDITION
The Lucinda House is an addition to an existing collonial house which will be converted to the new indigenous student center at Wilfred Laurier University. I worked on this project under the guidance of Matthew Hickey of TwoRow Architect. My contribution to the project was to take preliminary design plans from Matthew and to develop a comprehensive set of construction plans. Furthermore, I developed a set of 2 visualization images and a short walkthrough video to be used by the stakeholders of the project for marketing purposes. In this project, I was introduced to how part 3 buildings are designed and the appropriate fire exits required under this occupancy. Moreover, I was also introduced to structural systems using mass timber products like CLT and GLULAM beams.
PLAN DETAIL - EXT. DOOR FRAMING
PLAN DETAIL - METAL CLADDING WRAP AROUND
PLAN DETAIL - FIRE ESCAPE DOOR DETAIL
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