ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
RAYMOND KUANG
2017
Raymond Kuang Sept 2013 - May 2017 University of Toronto
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
Honours Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Minors in Mathematics & Human Geography
(647)-713-7254
Toronto, ON
raymondkuang794@gmail.com
Design shapes the world around us, from societal infrastructure to its built environment, art and nature itself. To impact society, design must explore the complexities it exists in and further blur the boundaries between imagination and reality. As a designer, I aim to utilize my skills to solve problems as much as I learn from them to reshape the world. Raymond Kuang Design Portfolio 2014 - 2017
Contents 2014
A1 2015
A | Academic C | Competition
Connected Chaos
[Communication] Graphic Arrangement, the World Message
A2
The Labyrinth
A3
Apex Ascension
2016
[Translation] A Study in Form
[Metamorphosis] A Study in Form
A4
Nostalgia
C1
Urban Infill House
A5 A6
[Composition] Collage Renders
[Design Proposal] Edmonton Infill Competition
Trinity Centre [Design Proposal] Form & Tectonics
Bloor GO Station
[Design Proposal] From Border to Toronto: Re-Imagining the Public Market
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Connected Chaos Toronto, ON
Jan 2014
Project Brief This project commentates on modern society using graphic imagery, with consideration towards how the message would interact with its audience.
Methodology Following the NSA security scandal, my project outlines the reactions of the masses towards connectivity. At first, many are seduced by the prospect of the convenience but as we learned in 2014, this comes at the risk of our own personal privacy and security. The three posters exhibit different representations of digital connectivity. The modern blue icons of apps and wifi, the classic faceless men who act as Big Brother and the connected circuitry between differents services.
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1. Promoted Hubris
2. Voluntary Surveil
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3. Network Infection 05
Axonometric
The Labyrinth Toronto, ON
Jan 2015
Project Brief With respect to four fixed walls and a restricted perimeter, this project demands the development of seven connected spaces of specific area to fit within the walls.
Methodology Deconstructing the idea a “space�, corridors and passage ways act as my seven spaces. Inspired by the Laybrinth of Knossos, my project utilizes the void spaces created by the passage ways. This reinforces the puzzling form of a labyrinth and blends the design constraints with the overall shape.
Scale 1:250
Plan
Sections
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Scale 1:200
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Scale 1:200
Scale 1:200
The Labyrinth
Entrance/Exit Great Space 24m2 22 Compact Space 4m or 6m
Methodology
Moderate Space 12m2
The legend of the Labyrinth of Knossos recounts that Daedalus built it imprison the Minotaur. Daedalus was a master craftsman, creating beautiful forms of twisting symmetry. This inspired the symmetry of my labyrinth.
Void Space
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Apex Ascension Toronto, ON
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Project Brief Multiplying a modular unit three times, this project develops a collective form linked by a series of stairs and spanning three levels. Two formations were required, one that focused on keeping the units identical and one that required each unit be modified.
Methodology I wanted my unit to benefit from repetition, a form which allowed for different levels, experiences and persepectives through rotation.
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Design Process
The Unit
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Design Process
Formation Plan
Overall Plan
Sections
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Scale 1:100
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Scale 1:100
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Scale 1:100 B
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Scale 1:100
Apex Ascension [Duplication]
Methodology Duplication makes use of my unit’s unique form. Linking the separated units, at different rotations, through a series of stairs to create its height.
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Design Process
Interior Plan
Overall Plan
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Scale 1:150
Scale 1:150
Sections
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Scale 1:150
B
Scale 1:150
Apex Ascension [Evolution]
Methodology Evolution modifies my unit, each one changing in scale and carving stairs into the units. Unlike the previous formation, the three are brought together for a compact form rather than an open one.
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Nostalgia Toronto, ON
Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
Project Brief Transforming virtual space into real space, this project starts with creating renders from a single base image and turning them into a scale model. The scene required was a public space, at both day and night. All images used for the render were required to be taken from the public domain.
Methodology Reflecting on the green space from the source image, I wanted my renderings to appear natural. Instead of collaging too many images together, I felt that by using what was available to the fullest, I would end up with a more powerful scene. I designed my renders around the public space a community centre occupies. The concept was based on my childhood neighbourhood, where there was a nearby community centre and park. I often found myself at there for various programs and social events.
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Original Photo Taken by: Natalie Grueninger, 2012
Concept Drafts
Concept Renders
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Nostalgia [Day]
Nostalgia [Night]
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Methodology Transitioning from scene to model provided an opportunity to expand on the space and create a sense of place. Including additional seating and meeting areas, foliage and extended walkways to frame my community centre. The interior of my centre utilizes an open plan for community flexibility and is as open as the space it occupies.
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Urban Infill House Edmonton, AB
June 2016 - Aug 2016
Project Brief The Edmonton Infill Redevelopment Project is a municipal intiative focusing on evolving Edmonton’s urban form in anticipation of its projected growth. Emphasizing livability, climate sensitivity and context adaptability, all while staying true to the character of Edmonton. The competition placed the lot in Crestwood, an established neighbourhood which was born during Edmonton’s first population boom. The design must be a house which fits the architectural language of Crestwood but be distinctly modern.
Methodology The form was based off an oil pump, harkening back to the Edmonton Oil Boom in the 1950s, when the city experienced its first population jump and the development of Crestwood.
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In collaboration with Hye-Yoon Ahn and Rui Huang
Urban Infill House Design - The Oil Pump House
Methodology MASTER BEDROOM BEDROOMS
LIVING DEN
OFFICE/DEN
KITCHEN/DINING
The interior layout follows one circular path which takes users throughout the house. Accessing private spaces by first going through more open ones. A set of stairs wrap around the chimney as an alternative route. Bedrooms overlook the atrium which focusing around the den, acting as the core open space. The open plan and atrium allow both the open and private spaces within the house to interact.
MASTER BEDROOM BATHROOM
BEDROOMS
LIVING ROOM DEN HOME OFFICE
DINING
KITCHEN
ENTRANCE
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Basement Floor
First Floor
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West Elevation
Section A
Second Floor
Third Floor
Scale 1:800
South Elevation
East Elevation
North Elevation Scale 1:1200
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Trinity Centre Toronto, ON
July 2016 - Aug 2016
Project Brief The Trinity Community Recreation Centre at Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto is isolated from a majority of the park. Found at the southwest corner of the expansive site, it is disconnected from the park facilities. This design proposes to relocated it closer to the heart of the park, having it interact with the rest of the programs and spaces.
Methodology Trinity Bellwoods Park has sloping topography, particularly the “Dog Pit� where the new lot is adjacent to. With this in mind, I wanted to take advantage of the terrain and create an outdoor terrace space overlooking the heart of the park. This encouraged my form to be sloping against the topography, acting in opposition to create a unique mass. As for the original lot, it would be converted into a public library and day care centre to serve the community.
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Recreation Community
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QUEEN STREET WEST
DUNDAS STREET WEST
PROPOSED LOT
ORIGINAL LOT
N CRAWFORD STREET
Trinity Bellwoods Park Site Plan
Scale 1:2500
Methodology SCENERY
SERV ICES
My plan is programmed by the park’s geography. Services are located on the eastern half, where there are park programs and residence, thus the quiet half. While communal spaces occupy the western half, the loud half. These two halves are connected by a central corridor connected to the park’s walkway.
COMM UNITY
TERRACE FACILITIES
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Lower Level Floor
First Floor
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DOWN
UP DOWN
DOWN DOWN UP
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UP MECHANICAL ROOM
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North Elevation 26
East Elevation
Section A
Floor Space Allocations
Second Floor
Total: 3210m2
170m2 120m2 240m2
1560m2 730m2 DOWN
DOWN
UP
UP
Open Space
Service Space
Communal Space
Office Space
Washroom
Corridor Space
Scale 1:500
South Elevation
Section B
West Elevation Scale 1:1000
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Bellwoods Community
Trinity Community Recreation Centre
Methodology By building into the topography of the park and having ramps connect back to the landscape, the addition of a new recreation centre does not disturb the flow of movement but adds a new layer to it. Patrons are encouraged to go to the recreation centre rather than notice it in passing.
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Bloor GO Station Toronto, ON
Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
Project Brief The existing Bloor GO Station in the Toronto Junction neighbourhood was recently renovated by Metrolinks however, the changes leave much to be desired. Many find the station awkwardly located, disconnected from the Dundas West TTC Station and uncomfortable to navigate. As the final undergraduate project, students were asked to redesign the station to better benefit the community. The new design must include a public market place, refugee housing and other appropriate programs. The given lot was the space directly above the train tracks, from Bloor St. West to Glenlake Ave.
Methodology For our design, my team strayed from the proposed lot to address other issues we discovered and use the full potential of the site.
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In collaboration with Jon Sabieno and Mustafi Latif
SITE PLAN
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The Junction Existing Site Plan RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
COMMERCIAL UNIT
APARTMENT COMPLEX
SCHOOL/RED CROSS
TRANSIT STATION
TRAFFIC LIGHT PEDESTRIAN CROSS
Scale 1:10000
RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSE HOUSE Residential Space RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSE HOUSE
COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL UNIT UNIT Commercial Space COMMERCIAL UNIT COMMERCIAL UNIT
Apartment Space APARTMENT APARTMENT COMPLEX COMPLEX APARTMENT COMPLEX APARTMENT COMPLEX
Institutional Space SCHOOL/RED SCHOOL/RED CROSS CROSS SCHOOL/RED SCHOOL/RED CROSS CROSS
On site visits, my team noticed available real estate, a large under utilized parking lot and vacant commercial units. We discovered a lack of sufficient public amenities in the area. The closest libraries and gyms a 20 minute walk away with few social or green spaces. To enter the Bloor GO Station, one must walk across the large parking lot or from beneath the overpass on Bloor St. West. My team witnessed many TTC commuters jay walk directly from the TTC station to the parking lot instead of walking to the streetlight. We requested the parking lot as an additional project lot to address these discovered issues. 31
TOTAL HOUSING STUDY FLOOR SPACE
Neighbourhood Appropriation Plan REFUGEE HOUSING TIMELINE FOR 10 YEARS
NUMBER OF HOUSES: Methodology
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AVERAGE FLOOR SPACE
TOTAL: 197.3m²Refugee Crisis, this project required In light of the Syrian refugee housing in the station’s programming. My team BEDROOM found it ironic to place residential spaces in the project lot, 35.70m² RECREATIONAL 43.23m² above a busy transit station. Putting lives who have been MULTI-PURPOSE displaced across continents to a place where people willing KITCHEN go to be displaced.
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17.47m²
54.18m²
DINING ROOM
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From our site visit, we believed that the available real estate 8.94m² WASHROOM in the neighbourhood was a more fitting home for those who had to leave theirs. 10.27m² STORAGE
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Average Total Floor Space: 155m2
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TOTAL: 197.3m²
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RECREATIONAL Recreational Space MULTI-PURPOSE Multi-Purpose Space KITCHEN Kitchen Space
17.47m²
Dining Space DININGRoom ROOM WASHROOMSpace Washroom
36m2
43.2
8.94m²
STORAGE Laundry Room Space LAUNDRY Storage Space
10.27m²
UN-ASSIGNABLE SPACE
N Selected Housing Wave 1 - Initial Years
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Selected Housing Wave 2 - 5Yrs Later
Selected Housing Wave 3 - 10+Yrs Later
Scale 1:5000 N 1:3000
Appropriating housing in waves, the initial homes would accommodate over 10 families in 10 homes. Subsequent waves would adapt to the demand for homes, weaving refugees into the urban fabric and throughout the community.
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The Junction Proposed Site Plan
RESIDENTIAL HOUSE COMMERCIAL UNIT
Residential Space RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
Commercial Space Apartment Space COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSE COMMERCIAL UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX SCHOOL/RED CROSS
APARTMENT COMPLEX
SCHOOL/RED CROSS APARTMENT COMPLEX
COMMERCIAL UNIT
Institutional Space SCHOOL/RED CROSS Scale 1:6000
SCHOOL/RED CROSS
Our revised site includes a crosswalk from the TTC to our Station for a safer walk for commuters. The additional lot we requested was utilized to created a vibrant social space with public seating, landscaping and outdoor programs with our station perpendicular above the tracks. Our redesignN 1:2000 kept the Metrolinks renovations but added another structure which could include the required programs and create a community space for the site.
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RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
COMMERCIAL UNIT
APARTMENT COMPLEX
SCHOOL/RED CROSS
TRANSIT STATION
TRAFFIC LIGHT
PEDESTRIAN CROSS
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Design Process
Methodology The concept for our design was a bridge. To unite the two halves of the Junction cut by the train tracks, the TTC to GO Transit and Toronto to the refugees. Imitating infrastructure, we chose a rationalized form that was dictated by our programs. Small stores for commuters occupied our first floor, while refugee and community services dominated the upper levels. A seasonal market existed both beneath as well as within the station and a waiting area was directly above the tracks.
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Program Distribution
Structural Distribution
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Ground Level PLAN
Main Level PLAN
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
RETAIL SPACE
UP
RETAIL SPACE
DOWN
RETAIL SPACE
REFUGEE BANQUET/EVENT SPACE
B
DOWN
UP
UP DOWN
UP
UP DOWN
UP DOWN CULTURAL OR PRAYER SPACE
OUTDOOR MARKET
INDO MARK
DOWN UP
UP RETAIL SPACE
UP DOWN
UP
DOWN DOWN
RETAIL SPACE
DOWN RETAIL SPACE
UP
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North Elevation 36
N 1:200
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west elevation
West Elevation
Section A
RETAIL SPACE
Upper Level PLAN
THIRD FLOOR
RETAIL SPACE DOWN
COMMUNITY BANQUET/EVENT SPACE
DOWN
DOWN
UP DOWN
OOR KET
DOWN UP
DOWN
DOWN DOWN
UP
UP
DOWN DOWN
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N 1:200
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N 1:200
Scale 1:1250
south elevation
Section B
South Elevation
East Elevation Scale 1:1600
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Bloor GO Station - The Junction Bridge
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THANK YOU
(647)-713-7254 raymondkuang794@gmail.com