PORTFOLIO
2018 Rushali Patel University of Waterloo School of Architecture
HELLO,
My name is Rushali Patel and I am a second year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. My goal is to develop meaningful space out of place through the medium of discourse. My process is engaged with physical contextualization, material exploration, and graphic representation.
T: 510.331.6999 E: rushalivp@gmail.com
CONTENTS
RESUME CONNECT COMMUNITY LIBRARY
4-5 6-12
A welcoming library
MEDIATION IN TRANSIT
12-17
TEMPORARY FOSSILS
18-21
UPON SHARED LAND
22-29
STUDIO VITALIS
30-35
An ascending bus shelter
A remapping of floods
An interpersonal building complex
A cultural landmark residence
RESUME
Experience
T: 519.331.6999 E: rushalivp@gmail.com
Design Intern HLW | New York, NY • Hired during an extremely busy period and quickly came up to speed with very little guidance while developing a confident Revit skillset to aid other team members • Worked on a 200 000 square foot project where I was responsible for assembling and rendering for client presentations as well as drawing details and plans for construction documentation • Worked independently to meet all deadlines efficiently to be available for larger work loads • Increased team morale by maintaining enthusiasm to learn and iterate through ideas Camp Director STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) Camp | Niagara Falls, ON • Lead a dedicated group of counselors and volunteers to a successful camp season • Liaised between head office and the camp’s site on the day-today life at STEM camp • Trained in my flexibility to adapting to new situations as they arose
Volunteer
Senior Treasurer Waterloo Architecture Students Association | Cambridge, ON • Discussed, voted on, and implemented school-wide initiatives • Juggled between the undergrad officer, president, council, and financial advisor to form the Winter 2017 Budget on Excel • Spear-headed the campaign obtain more funding for student life at the school and was successful in obtaining over $10 000 Team Member TV Cogeco | Sarnia, ON • Worked on a team as a camera woman, audio/visual technician, program assistant, and director of a live television show • Learned to problem solve on the spot during live show • Took opportunities outside of the studio to operate cameras • Contributed positively to an atmosphere of a team dedicated to bringing local television to viewers
4
January 2018 – April 2018
Summer 2017
2017
2012-2016
Education
Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies University of Waterloo | Cambridge, ON • Excellent academic standing for all terms (80%+ average) O. S. S. D. SCITS | Sarnia, ON • Graduated top of class
Awards
2016 - present
2012 - 2016
CISC Competition Top 10 Finalist This honour recognizes a collaborative project titled “Mediation in Transit”.
2017
President’s Scholarship of Distinction Entrance Average 95%+
2016
Walterfedy Entrance Scholarship Awarded to an outstanding first-year student
2016
Ontario Volunteer Service Award This award recognizes my committed and dedicated service as a volunteer to TV Cogeco.
2016
Arlanxeo P.A.I.R.S. Scholastic Award This award recognizes an outstanding scholar and participant in the school and the community
2016
Governor General’s Academic Medal This award recognizes a student graduating with the highest average
2016
Skills Efficient Leadership Collaboration Adaptable Communication
Soft
Revit V-Ray Rhinoceros Adobe Creative Cloud Maxwell Studio AutoCAD SketchUp
Hard
Hand drafting Model making Laser cutting 3D Scanning
Assets
5
CONNECT COMMUNITY LIBRARY
6
COURSE: 1B Design Studio (Revised June 2018)
SKILLS: rhino, illustrator, photoshop
This library, located in an emergent immigrant city neighbourhood in Toronto, is a critique on how space can connect people and program to address the social and cultural needs for a community.
Programmatic links are organized along the line of a feature staircase. Due to its organizational structure, the library is compartmentalized so there can be a mediating space for collective human interaction which provides doors into individualized communities such as performance, study, children’s programming. These programmatic links are given flexibility to operate on different schedules and hours depending on community needs. This library aims to be a welcoming centre where everyone can walk along a path to find their space in a foreign place. 7
1.
4.
1. Ground Floor Plan 4. Circulation Diagram
8
2.
2. Second Floor Plan
3.
3. Third Floor Plan
9
5.
Independent Study
Staff Lounge Storage
Outdoor Workspace
Outdoor Workspace
Children’s Library
Media Hub
Check Out Desk
Main Stacks
Flexible Assembly Space
Outdoor Assembly Space
Greeting Atrium
Reception Desk Micro Gallery
5. Programmatic Axonometric
10
6.
7.
6. Main Stacks
7. Outdoor Workspace
11
MEDIATION IN TRANSIT
12
COURSE: 1B Building Construction, CISC Competition Top 10 Finalist
COLLABORATORS: Elizabeth Yeoh
SKILLS: rhino, illustrator, photoshop, maxwell render
Conceived as a threshold into the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory, this project is a response to the site’s urgent need for a public transportation shelter, all the while reflecting the sensibility of the gardens that frame it.
Deviating from the stagnant form associated with this typology, “Mediation in Transit� embodies the desire to elevate the mundane quality of a waiting space by setting the structure into apparent motion. This vision is realized through the use of repetitive modular elements whose various forms synthesize with the characteristic inconsistency of nature. As a designated buffer zone between the natural environment and the urbanity beyond, the design intends to break the industrial connotations of steel to create a lively yet, unobtrusive structure that ascends towards the sky. 13
1.
2.
3.
1. Bus Transit Map 3. South Elevation
14
2. Site Plan
4.
4. Detail Section
15
5.
6.
7.
6. Detail B 8. Free Body Diagram
7. Detail C
8.
5. Detail A
16
9.
9. Structural Axonometric
17
TEMPORARY FOSSILS
COURSE: 2B Design Studio
COLLABORATORS: Leela Keshav, Michelle Li
18
SKILLS: model making, site analysis, data collection
This is an installation that depicts fluvial river processes and their effect on the landscape of the floodplain in Caledonia, Ontario.
It studies the temporary surface conditions created from the deposits left behind from a flood and how those layers accumulate through time to form the top layer of earth that humans stand on. It aims to challenge the notion that human time scales and fluvial time scales are separate, but rather, this project proposes the idea that landscape can be the bridging timescale that creates a historical record which can be experienced by both social and river interactions. 19
1.
4.
2.
3.
1. Perspective - Inhabited Stratification 2. Perspective - Fishing for Fossils 3. Plan View Looking Up
20
4. Model
5.
5. The Flood Record
21
UPON SHARED LAND
COURSE: Competition Entry, May 2018
COLLABORATORS: Elizabeth Yeoh
22
SKILLS: rhino, illustrator, photoshop
In response to the question of how architecture can enable its users to have both a sense of belonging and ownership, this proposal seeks to marry the ideas of collective unity and individualism.
The project aspires to foster ties between its inhabitants by placing walkways on each floor, where meaningful interaction may occur. The main promenade is an extension of the landscape, acting as a buffer from the shifting waters and a bridge between the existing communities. This series of active public space creates connections between neighbors and serves as a platform for sharing ideas and skills. A flexible plan with folding doors permits the insertion of individuality. Occupants are provided with places to learn, gather, play, and contribute to Mumbai’s economic growth as consumers and business owners, 23
1.
1. Figure Ground of Greater Context
24
2.
2. Site Plan
25
3.
4.
A B C D
Recreation Centre Education Centre Marketplace Co-working Space
A
B
C
D
3. Ground Floor Plan
26
4. Second Floor Plan
5.
6.
5. Typical Floor Plan (2, 3-Bedroom) 6. Typical Floor Plan (1, 2-Bedroom)
27
7.
8.
9.
7. Facade Perspective 9. Section
28
8. Active Corridor Perspective
10.
10. Axonometric
29
STUDIO VITALIS
30
COURSE: 1A Design Studio (Revised May 2018)
SKILLS: rhino, v-ray, illustrator, photoshop
This humble studio is a flexible space that is a part of the larger narrative of the cultural renaissance of the Galt downtown core. It aims to expose the truths in the dialectic relationships between the urban landscape and the craftsman. Reveals and barriers work in tandem to craft that dialogue.
It is situated upon load bearing walls that are reminiscent of the robust masonry retaining walls that flank the Grand River creating various framed gardens and intimate micro gallery spaces. A volume is delicately balanced atop to provide space for a skilled craftsman to live and work. This residence provides framed views to the urban landscape as well as allowing onlookers to glimpse the devoted craftsman at work. 31
1.
2.
1. Floor Plans Ground Floor, Second Floor, Third Floor 2. Section AA
32
4.
5.
3.
6.
3. Section BB
4. Morphology - Ground Connection 5. Morphology - Solids and Voids 6. Morphology - Circulation
33
7.
8.
7. Galt Core Revitalization
8. Interior Views
34
35
THANK YOU.
36
T: 519.331.6999 E: rushalivp@gmail.com
37