PETER KWAK ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2015
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HELLO. My name is Peter Kwak, and I am currently a second year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. I am very passionate about the creative process of design and in the development of narrative in various forms of art and media. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy these selected works.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
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ECOVENTION
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BLOCK HOUSE
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SPATIAL MOSAIC
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INVITATION
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CONNECTION
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CURRICULUM VITAE SKILLS CAD+3D
Rhino, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Maxwell
GRAPHIC
Adobe: Illustrator+Photoshop+InDesign
ANALOG
Hand Drafting, Modelling: Basswood+Museum Board
OTHER
Microsoft Office, Adobe: Premiere Pro
EDUCATION 09.2014-PRESENT
University of Waterloo - Cambridge, Ontario Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Architectural Studies Honors, CO-OP
09.2009-06.2014
Southridge School Secondary - Surrey, British Columbia
EXPERIENCE 04.2015-09.2015
Waterloo Orientation 2015 Media Team - University of Waterloo
09.2012-09.2014
Sunday School Teacher - St. Andrew’s Kim Parish
AWARDS 03.2013+14
First Place Slam Poetry - Southridge Speech Competition
07.2011-09.2013
Gold, Silver, Bronze - Duke of Edinburgh Award
05.2012
Fourth Place - BC “AA” Tennis Provincial Tournament
10.2011
Best Overall Junior Film - Zoomfest Student Film Festival
INTERESTS FILM
Directing, Editing, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Storyboarding
MUSIC
Production, Songwriting, Guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Percussion
OTHERS
Slam Poetry, Photography
peterkwak.ca
peterkwakmj@gmail.com
1+[778]-877-8202
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ECOVENTION
PROJECT: NYC AWC SKYLINE COMPETITION [2014] LOCATION: NEW YORK, NY BUILDING TYPE: VERTICAL FARM/RESIDENTIAL TEAM: JOSH MACDTONALD, WINSTON YEW, MITCHELL MARTYN, STEVEN LIN
The essential purpose of our proposal is to create a transparent extension of the New York City’s High Line that embodies its ambitions to bring the beauty and life of nature to the people. The designated site rests between two contrasting atmospheres of urban street life and green park-space, offering an opportunity to compose an experience of fluid transition. The project consists of programs that effectively produce, service , and educate its inhabitants. Bringing the community into the building is an important concept of our building. With a marketplace, restaurants and education center, a connection with the High Line and the street level is key. Community areas being accessible by the High Line and streets creates a flow throughout the building. This way, not only does the building act as a place of living and production, but also as a destination for the people living within the surrounding areas. Having the community access the building will not only support the farm within the building, but cut down on imports from outside the city. With bringing the community into the building comes a sense of transparency.
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Inside Market Render
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Interior Farm Render
Street View Render
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Perspective Section Render
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BLOCK HOUSE
PROJECT: 1B STUDIO [2015] LOCATION: CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO BUILDING TYPE: MULTI-RESIDENTIAL TEAM: WINONA LI, NATALIE KOPP, KELSEY DWASON, ZOE GOODMAN
The task presented by the studio class of 1B posed the question of multi-family housing in an urban setting. Questions that were raised included that of privacy and openness, the importance of the street address, and the implication of different building typologies in order for the architecture to set the tone of the living area. The Block House aimed to address these topics primarily taking a massing form that enabled its residents to experience the solar advantages of the site to its fullest. By shaping the buildings into a morphology that created a shared public domain within its center, not only was there opportunity for interaction and shared activity, but also for the full appreciation of the sun’s exposure. Typology wise, the design team came to the conclusion of acquiring the facades and the design themes of the surrounding buildings in order for the residential building to blend in with the neighbourhood. By tessalating an established floor plan of square and rectangle types, a layout that is illustrated with the diversity and similarity of the building’s different aspects were achieved.
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Exterior Street Render
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Solar Orientation
Private Space
Street+Private Access
Shared Space
Typology Diagram
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Square Unit First Floor Plan
Square Unit Second Floor Plan
Rectangular Unit First Floor Plan
Rectangular Unit Second Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
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West Elevation
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East Elevation
Unfolded Section
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SPATIAL MOSAIC PROJECT: SSEF COMPETITION [2015] LOCATION: TORONTO, ONTARIO BUILDING TYPE: RELIGIOUS INSTALLATION TEAM: ALAN PHELPS, JAMES LIU
By simplifying traditional regligious spaces down to their fundamental architectonic elements, a cultural mosaic is created, allowing multiple religions to come together while also maintaining their unique spiritual identities. This is executed through a common, modular space that is continually recycled in order to host the spiritual complexity of the modern era. The form, consisting of a thick, tangible steel frame floating inside a lightweight steel grid, elevates the user above the local infrastructure. The interior steel mass, showcases the steel’s tensile strength by spanning twenty meters in order to optimize the spatial freedom needed to encompass such a diverse program. The interior, consisting of pneumatic floor tiles and rotating wall and ceiling panels allows for extensive tectonic customization. This offers the ability to alter the space’s topographical hierarchy, manipulation of light, orientation, and public exposure.
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Exterior Render
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Interior Render
Islam Configuration
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Hindu Configuration
Judiasm Configuration
Christian Configuration
Exploded Axonometric
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INVITATION PROJECT: 1A STUDIO [2014] LOCATION: CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO BUILDING TYPE: ARTIST RESIDENCE TEAM: N/A
Situated on the eastern side of Grand Ave. S. facing the straddled by the street and the Grand River, the Invitation Artist Residence aims to bring together the three variations that encompass the occupancy of a studio-home environment: the stranger, the invited, and the inhabitant. By dividing the workspace and the living quarters along horizontal and vertical axes, a separation can be created between the more private areas of the inhabitants’ life and the studio. As one goes farther away from the main entrance, programs are slowly phased to respond to the shift in location in relation to the accessibility by the public. The backyard, connected the house through the studio and the house, hides behind greenery, while offering accessible space for the artist to invite others to view his or her work. The southern wall stands to create shade for some areas of the yard and the building while separating the home from its surrounding neighbourhood, granting a further form of privacy.
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Basswood Model
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Site Plan
Floor Plan
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West Elevation
Section A
North Elevation
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CONNECTION PROJECT: 1B STUDIO [2015] LOCATION: TORONTO, ONTARIO BUILDING TYPE: PUBLIC LIBRARY TEAM: N/A
The Connection library focuses on the relationship between its visitors and the buildings through the manipulation of light, ceiling height, and openness of the floor-plan. The conditions provided by Westmount Ave. and the surrounding buildings allow for an opportunity where a public building could enhance community experience of the street-scape. To take advantage of this, the entrance of the library is occupied by a public bike shop to encourage the locals to gather, communicate, and share. The transition of space and its use are mostly defined by the dimensions of the free space around the visitor. The ceiling heights open up in areas of interaction and communication, while areas dedicated to solitude and focus follow the descent of the ceiling. Light from the varying points of the building also create different moments within the spaces. The front glazing provides a large bright area while on the other hand, in the depths of the library, the smaller windows spread out, create a rhythms of light that follow the allocations of the bookshelves.
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Exterior Street Render
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Section Cut A
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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THANK YOU
1+[778]-877-8202 peterkwakmj@gmail.com