PORTFOLIO 2020
ERIC HONG
Curriculum Vitae Eric Hong (647)-804-3237 eric.hong@ryerson.ca
Programs Autodesk AutoCAD
Adobe Photoshop
Lumion 10.0
Grasshopper
Autodesk Revit
Adobe Illustrator
Enscape
Microsoft Word
Rhinoceros 6.0
Adobe Indesign
V-Ray
Microsoft Excel
Academics Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada // 2018 - 2020 Bachelors of Architectural Science
Expected Graduation // 2022
Research Consolidated Church Street Report // 2020 Extracurricular Extracurricular
Team Report Publication on Church Street, Toronto, Canada
Experience Melcor Crowfoot YMCA // 2015 - 2018 Lifesaving Lifesaving / First Aids / Swim Instructor // Lifeguard Instructing various age groups, training new employees, preventing and Instructing improvising in immediate scenarios
Scholarship & Recognition
Ryerson University FEAS Deans List // 2019 - 2020
Alexander Rutherford Scholarship // 2018
Design Exchange Museum Toronto, Canada // Mixed-use // 2020 Academic // Page 1
Meditation Cabin Forest Environment // Recreational // 2018 Academic // Page 13
Grange Park Pavilion Toronto, Canada // Recreational // 2019 Academic // Page 24
Martin Road Winery Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada // Mixed-use // 2019 Academic // Page 30
Undersea Volcano Research Laboratory Mozambique Channel // Mixed-use // 2020 Competition // Page 40
Design Exchange Museum Toronto, Canada // 2020 Mixed-use Software // Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indeisgn, V-Ray, Enscape, Lumion
The museum’s intentions are to introduce and impart the Design Exchange identity through volumes and voids. The volumes of the museum embody the various purposes and values of Design Exchange through the programs within. The developed voids sew the spaces together through circulation, assisting the visitors in their journey of realizing and understanding Canadian Design.
Site Plan // The site is situated in the Northwest corner of Church and Lombard Street intersection. The building is surrounded by high-rises on the West, South, and eventually East through new development, becoming a mid-rise peninsula submerged in the shades of the urban landscape.
Interlocking and gathering of volumes as the expression of the architecture.
Manifestation of diversity evoked through varying dimensions of volumes.
Creating of a landmark; establishing a presence.
Revitalized face of Design Exchange (DX).
Embodiment of the gathering of designs and creative minds.
Achieving local community involvement through clear volumetric programming.
Connections Manifesting in the Museum // Design Exchange lost its only design museum due to the lack of support and popularity. The new museum will establish an opportunity for the revival of DX and Canadian Design.
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The public spaces are oriented toward the street intersection receiving the most sunlight. Light leaks in through exterior voids.
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The museum demonstrates multiplicity in contrast to the built context to pose a presence. The building height mediates the extreme height difference.
Public Space
Temporary Gallery
Support Space
Permanent Gallery
Administrative Space
Washroom
Lobby Space
Community Space
Circulation
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Ground Floor Plan 1. Lobby 2. Ticket Reception Booth 3. Gift Shop 4. Cafe 5. Interior Bike Storage 6. Coat Check / Lockers 7. Loading Dock / Garbage 8. Men’s WC 9. Women’s WC 10. Mechanical Room 11. Electrical Room 12. Janitor’s Room 13. Vestibule
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2nd Floor Plan 1. Circulation 2. Staff Room 3. Meeting Room 4-13. Offices 14. Mechanical Room 15. Electrical Room 16. Janitor’s Room
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The exterior voids pull pedestrians into the museum. The interior voids ease the vertical circulation to different volumes.
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4th Floor Plan 1. Circulation 2. Exhibition: What is Canadian Design? 3. Temporary Gallery Space: Small-Scale 4. Terrace 5. Mechanical Room 6. Electrical Room 7. Janitor’s Room
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5th Floor Plan 1. Circulation 2. Temporary Gallery Space: Large-Scale 3. Exhibition: Project G Stereo 4. Mechanical Room 5. Electrical Room 6. Janitor’s Room
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East Elevation //
The facade abutting Church street takes advantage of the busy street circulation to attract visitors through the transparency of the ground level. Pedestrians, transit users, and drivers are able to get a glimpse of the cafe, the lobby, and the gift shop as they travel nearby.
Ground Floor Lobby //
The lobby acts as a bridge between the outer and inner realm, sharing the commonality of openness through vertical voids and bringing in natural light through the large glass vestibules lying at the end of the exterior voids. The result is a smooth and natural entry experience.
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South Elevation // Each and every facade consists of different configurations of unique volumes. The facade is increasingly more opaque from the East elevation due to the lack of natural light and private residential units toward the West of Lombard street.
Third Floor Exhibition // What is Canadian Design? //
The ‘What is Canadian Design’ program is split into two levels between the third and fourth floor. The vertical void on the third floor can be overlooked from the fourth floor exhibition to convey that the two spaces belong to the same program.
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Night Render //
The museum transforms upon evening to reincarnate into a new body of massing configuration created through illumination. Some the void, or determined to remain the same as its daytime form. The building comes to life and the individual volumes awaken to express its space within.
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West Elevation //
The rear void becomes an opportunity for light entry along the vertical circulation and dark corridors on the West side of the interior spaces.
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The museum is saturated with natural light from all four cardinal directions through the various voids. Openings are gradually diminished toward the floors above.
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B-B Section
A. Wall Assembly
B. Roof Assembly
C. Floo
1. 3mm White Steel Panel 2. 12mm Exterior Grade Plywood Sheathing 3. Polyethylene Plastic Sheet Vapour Retarder 4. 250mm Polyisocyanurate Rigid Insulation 5. 10 x 33 Wide-flange Steel Column 6. Fibreglass Batt Insulation 7. 3mm White Steel Panel
1. 3mm Steel Coping 2. Polyethylene Plastic Sheet Vapour Retarder 3. 250mm Extruded Polystyrene Rigid Insulation 4. 300mm Concrete Slab 5. Corrugated Steel Decking 6. 10 x 33 Wide-flange Steel I-Beam
1. 300mm 2. Water-b 3. Concre 4. 3mm C 5. 10 x 33
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D. Outdoor Deck Assembly
E. Envelope Assembly
m Concrete Slab based Sealant ete Anchor Screw Corrugated Steel Decking Decking 3 Wide-flange Steel I-Beam
1. 80mm Concrete Pavement 2. 40mm Bedding Sand 3. Geotextile 4. Compacted Aggregate Base 5. Compacted Soil Subgrade 6. Slot Drain
1. 3mm Perforated Steel Cladding 2. Steel Envelope Brackets
F. Window Assembly 1. 20mm Double Glazing 2. Steel Curtain Wall Frame
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Meditation Cabin Forest Environment // 2018 Recreational Software // Rhino, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lumion, V-Ray
The twenty-first century urban lifestyle consists of a series of endless daily routines and unpredictable convergences of public and private boundaries. The meditation cabin puts a stoppage to the disquieting lifestyle and provides clarity to the polluted minds of the city dwellers through its physical form and spatial experience.
Site Plan // The cabin’s balcony opens up to the downward slope in the Southeast awaiting the Eastern Sunrise and framing the view of the water reservoir. The deck faces West, embracing the sunset during the evening campfire.
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The dark and opaque meditation space and the brightly lit living space are separated by a single precast concrete wall.
1. Main Entrance // Direct entry to the living space 2. Living Space // Indoor activities, cooking, soft meditation 3. Meditation Space // Deep meditation 4. Deck // Firewood and campfire, outdoor activities 5. Balcony // Sightseeing, portable water tank 6. Closet Storage // Bedding, yoga mat, baggage, etc. 7. Furnace // Cooking and heating
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A-A Section // The height of the spaces reflects to the design intent and the atmosphere the space requires for the activity. The meditation space is tall with a horizontal slit window along the top of the wall to emphasize the spatial gravity while the living space is at a comfortable height with tall windows receiving ample natural light.
The living space frames the Southeastward view to embrace the natural context. The meditation space blocks of all views for riddance of any source of diversions.
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The living space receives direct sunlight for most of daytime through its large openings. The meditation space receives minimal amount of Northern light from the slit windows.
Linear ventilation flows through the entrance and the balcony while the air in the meditation space is exhausted through the slit windows.
Living Space West // The maple wood flooring is consistent with the interior and exterior wall finishes as well as the ceiling to distinguish the unit’s purpose apart from the meditation space. The light tone of the wood compliments direct natural light, brightening the spatial ambiance for comfort and warmth in support of general activities.
Living Space East //
The living space is flexible and adaptable as opposed to the meditation space which is designed for a specific activity. Soft meditation can take place in the living space surrounded by the presence of nature and light.
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North Elevation
East Elevation
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Meditation Space //
The meditation space is an opaque jar with the purpose of containing one’s consciousness. The lack of external distraction through control of light, texture, and visual elements in the space amplify one’s awareness with their inner self. The dark walnut wood panels assist in intensifying the spatial gravity for deep meditation.
Winter // The cabin’s main serviceable seasons are during Spring to Fall, though, the envelope consists of enough insulation for early Winter operation. The concrete wall foundation and the piles elevate the cabin enough to stay above the snow and avoid wild animals.
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Morning & Night //
Upon morning, the textures of the cabin become saturated by the rising sun, simultaneously awakening with the user. The cabin is consumed by the ambiance of the cosmic light, the stars, and the moon, reflecting and embracing the light through three different interpretations.
Sectional Perspective //
The precast concrete wall is the most functional member of the cabin and the heart of the architectural intent. The functions are demonstrated within the void of wall, sometimes tunneled and or partly cut out. The wall is comprised of a storage void, a furnace void acting as a cooking space, and a circulation path simultaneously connecting and distinguishing the two separated volumes of different programs.
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Construction //
The pre-cast concrete wall is the most functional member of the cabin and the heart of the architectural intent.
1. Window Assembly 20mm Double Glazing Aluminium Window Frame
2. Guardrail Assembly
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150mm Glass Aluminium Guardrail Frame
3. Sliding Door Assembly 20mm Double Glazing Aluminium Door Frame
4. Wall Assembly
A. Exploded Isometric // Precast Concrete Wall
20mm Wooden Panel Cladding 12mm Plywood Sheathing 2 x 6 Wooden Studs Fibreglass Batt Insulation 20mm Wooden Panel Cladding
5. Floor Assembly 20mm Wooden Panel Flooring 12mm Plywood Sheathing 4 x 12 Wooden Joists Fibreglass Batt Insulation 2 x 2 Wooden Furring Strips 3mm Sheet Metal Deck
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6. Roof Assembly 3mm Sheet Metal Roofing 2 x 2 Wooden Furring Strips 4 x 12 Wooden Rafters Fibreglass Batt Insulation 12mm Plywood Sheathing 20mm Wooden Panel Ceiling
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Building Components 7. Concrete Pile 8. Entrance Stair 9. Pre-cast Concrete Wall 10. Furnace 11. Chimney 12. Metal Sliding Closet Door 13. Light Maple Wooden Door 14. Dark Walnut Wooden Door 15. Aluminum Louver
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Grange Park Pavilion Toronto, Canada // 2019 Recreational Software // Rhino, Grasshopper, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lumion
Despite the circular plan of Grange Park the largest field in the center island is a barren land. The perimeter dictates all the programs, entrances, and boundaries, putting the largest piece of the park in desolation. The purpose of the new pavilion is simple; to revive the core central location as linkage of the perimeter programming and as an interactive landmark.
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Site Plan // The pavilion is strategically positioned in the central island of Grange Park devoid of tree shades and blind spots to efficiently attract atten
the main street in the South and OCAD in the East where most users arrive from. The orientation allows for sufficient daylight entry in the underground spa of the main pavilion.
Colour Derivation // The Pavilion acts as a reflector of the various colours in the surrounding, staying strictly unique, striking in contrast, and protected from the sun through white.
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North Elevation //
Every curved edges are unique in its shape and flow to create various entry points at the low dip of the curve, welcoming users entering from any and all directions. The curved edges embody the organic aspect of the park while the overall square form manifest from the rigidity of the urban built landscape.
ntion and draw park users. It opens up toward ace for most of day time even with the shades
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The pavilion performs as both a platform and a canopy, shading the smaller platform beneath the Southeast corner. A gentle slope widely excavated in the surrounding field gravitate users to the pavilion.
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Water Feature //
The pavilion tempts park users to cross the outer boundary of the central island to interact with the pavilion. Precipitation is pulled to the center through the curved surface.
The pavilion is capable of water feature installment in cohesion with the interactive fountains in the perimeter of the park for attracting users of various age. The pavilion becomes a sweating surface through small openings.
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Night in Grange // The pavilion illuminates an all encompassing path toward the center of the park and dispels darkness to keep inactivity and bleakness off the site. The light guides the park to become further vigorous no matter the time of day.
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2 X 2 HSS Steel Frame Assembly
20mm Steel Plate Bottom
Screw Piles
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Martin Road Winery Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada // 2019 Mixed-use Software // Rhino, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lumion
The visitors traverse in the embrace of the vast and limitless horizon lying between the sky and land, an experience unique to the flat characteristic of the site. The boundary between these great natural planes is dedicated to the art and manufacturing of wine on the nutritious land of Niagaraon-the-Lake. The winery will embody the spatial experience isolated from the visible landscape whilst coexisting within its boundaries, acting as the fastener of sky and land.
The Intermediate Medium // The winery mediates the divergence of the two great natural planes, unfolding a spatial gap within the separati landscape. The ground floor is recessed and the number of columns are kept to a minimum to draw attention to the elevated medium.
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ing horizon. The irregular texture on the envelope mimic the organic formation of nature, establishing the building on the site as an artificially built natural
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Halved //
The program is split into two wings for distinction of public and private spaces using the center lobby as the axis.
Lake to Land // Warm air on site move North toward the lake during Summer and Southward during Winter. The circulation of seasonal air flow is captured by the winery through its linear orientation and visually materialized by the rippling water on ground floor.
Linearity //
Elevating the winery achieves linearity in both the ground floor void and the second floor volume. This is in response to the site form.
Light & View //
The winery avoids direct Southern light and mostly relies on Eastern sunrise and Western sunset to emphasize the horizons and to maintain a steady building temperature.
The Boundary //
An endless field of grape vines occupy the boundaries between sky and land, its experience and essence translated into architectural language on the new winery.
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Blurred //
The textured envelope slightly blur the views from indoor, materializing a merging gradation from sky to land in an attempt to mediate the two planes.
West Elevation // The textured glass envelope, the suppressed ground floor, and the glass cavities trick the visitors into thinking that the building has light structures and the impression that the building is floating off the ground in an attempt to establish a physical connection with the sky.
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Despite the light, elevated, and detached exterior appearance, the interior materiality consists of mostly concrete for the visitors to feel that they are rooted to the land by evoking a sense of gravity and consistency. The amount of void and glass increase every floor, making a gradient of heavy to lightness.
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A. Wall Assembly 1. 2m x 1.5m Exterior Concrete Panels 2. Rainscreen Panel Brackets 3. Air Gap 4. Polyethylene Plastic Sheet Vapour Retarder 5. 300mm Polyisocyanurate Rigid Insulation 6. 200mm Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU)
B. Floor Assembly 1. 740mm Waffle Concrete Slab 2. Polyethylene Plastic Sheet Vapour Retarder 3. 150mm 150mm Polyisocyanurate Rigid Insulation 4. Suspended Concrete Panel Ceiling
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Undersea Volcano Research Laboratory Mozambique Channel // 2020 Mixed-use Software // Rhino, Grasshopper, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lumion Team Members // Eric Hong, Young Eun Park
The majority of volcanoes on Earth rest at bottom of the ocean. Their eruptions release a colossal amount of gas, mineral, and heat which become direct influences on ocean biodiversity. Despite the significance of undersea volcanoes, scientists have been unable to efficiently observe them for decades without a capable lab fit for their study. The new underwater research laboratory opens up a myriad of possibilities for discoveries in deep ocean ecosystems adjacent to volcanoes and converts the difficulties of inhabiting such environment into assets achieving minimal environmental footprint and max recyclability.
Mozambique Channel //
Mozambique coast is a hot spot for active volcanoes. The volcanoes are clustered, varying in sizes, and frequently erupting, making the perfect site for eager scientists. The facility has a rooting base for the purpose of resisting the site’s active tectonic plate movement.
The ideal location and the proximity of the facility allows for effortless on-site activities for greater chance of spotting opportunities benefiting the study and creating strong site connection to the users.
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The laboratory is purposed not only for the study of undersea volcanoes but also for chemical, biological analyses of extracting resource from the nutrient rich ocean water, and of new organisms.
The facility is positioned at a minimum of 15km away from the volcano. The safe distancing keeps the building out of harm from eruption and falling debris.
Observatory Deck // The structural space frame enveloping the entire building extend into a dome on the top floor. The multi-purpose space welcome both leisurely activities and qualitative observations of deep water ecosystems.
Materiality //
The igneous masonry used for the outer shell and the majority of the interior are harvested on site and in water. The local materiality allows for growth of corals on its exposed surface and preserves a familiar environment for the organisms.
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Sectional Perspective Each facility consists of 50 residential units and 24 submarine slots for supporting sufficient transportation uses. The radial form of the facility allows for a panoramic and equally distributed views for all units and spaces with central core vertical circulation.
1F // Large Submarine Parking 2F // Medium Submarine Parking 3F // Research Laboratory 4F // Amenities // Wellness, Leisure, Sports, Culture 5F-8F // Residential Units 9F // Observatory Deck B1-B3 // Mechanical
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Igneous Rock //
The building’s form and openings mimic the hollow cavities of the magma-formed igneous rocks in an attempt to embody its will to not intimate the existing ecosystem and context. The intent behind the form of the building is reinforced by the usage of igneous rock as major building materiality.
Biodiversity //
The extensive field of igneous masonry web around the facility take advantage of the nutrient rich water by increasing the surface area on site for new corals to grow on and attract organisms, forming a compact artificial ecosystem ideal for safe scientific observation, landscaping, and promoting biodiversity.
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THANK YOU. ERIC HONG 647-804-3237 ERIC.HONG@RYERSON.CA