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BETWEEN THE PERIMETER
Design Studio, Second Year
Course Location
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Kitchener, ON
The aim with the re-designing of the existing police building, was to create a juxtaposition of the old and new.
By maintaining most of the façade, its history is preserved while creating a new experience for the occupants. With the parti model, I was able to vacuum seal the existing form with a tight fabric. This molding to the form was executed with a ceramic façade that creates both moments of privacy and openness. To emphasize the juxtaposition, circulation is forced between the perimeter. Overall, the ‘S’ form pulls the site more inwards.
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The Site Context
The site is a theatre and artist hub, however, it lacks unity as qaqll the buildings face outwards and there’s no conenction to the park at the centre, nor the theatre on either side of the building. Thus, the new skin of the building aims to create more inward view towards the parks and theatres.
