SARA RUFFOLO ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN PORTFOLIO
M.ARCH THESIS ACADEMIC WORK
Traversing Physical Barriers and Activating Social Voids 2014 | 04
Geometer’s Studio 2011 |16
Tel Aviv Community Learning Centre 2011 | 20
Toronto Museum Project 2011 | 28
Approaching the Sacred in Architecture 2012 | 36
Reterritorialization of Colombian Refugees 2013 | 42
Active House 2013 | 48
VOLUNTEER WORK PROFESSIONAL WORK
Rye’s HomeGrown Comunity Garden 2011-2013 | 56
Neighbourhood Master Plan and Townhouse Design 2012 | 60
SARA RUFFOLO
B.Arch Sci., M.Arch
sara.ruffolo@gmail.com 674.881.3907 www.issue.com/sararuffolo
Master of Architecture Ryerson University | 2012 - 2014 Bachelor of Architectural Science Ryerson University | 2008 - 2012 Architecture Option Studio University of Tel Aviv | May - Jun 2011 > A study of contemporary architectural intervention in historic urban settings
Mediterranean City WorkshopUniversity of Naples Federico II | May 2011 > Major disaster risk management and urban conservation
EDUCATION & STUDY ABROAD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Junior Designer The Stronach Group Magna International Aurora, ON | May - Sep 2012 Junior Architectural Technologist Whitney-Bailey & Associates Inc. Woodbridge, ON | May - Sep 2009
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant Ryerson University | Sep - Dec 2013 Graduate Assistant Ryerson University | Sep - Dec 2012 / 2013
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Traversing Physical Barriers and Activating Social Voids Ryerson University | 2014 Urban Agriculture Design Handbook Ryerson University | 2013 Globalization, Architecture and the Pritzker Prize: A Research Seminar on Global Communities Ryerson University | 2012 Burlington Book Ryerson University | 2010
AWARDS
Graduate Scholarship Ryerson University | 2013 Entrane Scholarship Ryerson University | 2012 Honourable Mention HB:BX International Ideas Competition | 2011
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M.ARCH THESIS
TRAVERSING PHYSICAL BARRIERS & ACTIVATING SOCIAL VOIDS WESTON-MT.DENNIS | Toronto
2014
Within Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods exists both physical and social barriers that weaken community ties and social resiliency. The physical barriers it refers to are the city’s infrastructure and natural geographic features that commonly divide such neighbourhoods and create mobility issues for those residing within. At the same time they fracture social connections and the development of community ties. This becomes a larger internal issue as the majority of the population within priority neighbourhoods being new immigrants and visible minorities share mutual feelings of social isolation, segregation and discomfort. This thesis investigates environmental psychology to better understand the relationship between the physical environment and its effect of human behaviour so that architecture can be conceived of as designed environments that indirectly influence the mood and behaviours of those occupying the space. The outcome is a complex system of applied architectural strategies that respond to physical, social, and psychological influences regarding the individual and the built environment. Collectively, the design strategies aim to reduce physical barriers, activate social voids, and create environments that enhance social behaviour among socially hesitant individuals.
CITY INFRASTRUCTURE
LION’S PARK RAIL LINE HIGHWAY RIVERS
PROPOSED SUBWAY EXTENSION
PRIORITY NEIGHBOURHOOD
TTC SUBWAY LINES
City Infrastructure WESTON-MT.DENNIS
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Toronto’s Priority Neighbourhoods Weston-Mt.Dennis
Low-income areas
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Infrastructure + identified sites for intervention
DENISON PARK
Portage Trail Community School (GR. 1-8)
PORTAGE TRAIL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
CONNECT
>>>increase access to social resources In an effort to increase access between low-income areas and social resources within priority neighbourhoods, the following principle makes a safe and direct pedestrian and bike network between Scarlettwood Court and Portage Trail Community School on the East side of the Humber River. A secondary connection is also made to the Humber River Trail that runs parallel to the Humber River on either side.
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ACTIVATE
provide an outlet for social interaction <<<
Rather than merely creating a link between point A and D, this thesis aims to break up the program into multiple destination points along the path of movement. Distributing programs rather than clustering them into one area, or one building, extends the procession from one end of the bridge to the other opening up the chance for informal interaction to take place. The spaces in-between the activity nodes act as informal social space with non-fixed programs that can adapt to individual userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. Dispersing the programs into various fixed nodes along the path ultimately increases the circulation and informal social space around them.
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>>>increase participation The third principle looks for ways to increase participation among socially hesitant individuals by designing spaces that increase the chance of encounter. Studies by Jan Gehl were looked at to understand what attracts people to a space and what encourages them to stay and participate on a formal and informal level. The following strategies incorporate the findings from Gehlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s observations and enhance their probability to work by placing them at the intersection where flows of people and activity meet.
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KIDS CAMP
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MARKET LANE
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CAFE
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MECHANICAL ROOM
Dedicated areas for informal interaction are placed at the intersection of movement lines. These areas feature edges, niches and places to sit to watch people and activities. These areas will be successful incubators for social engagement and participation since they are at the intersection of movement so there will be opportunities to watch people and activities.
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LECTURE HALL PRINT/ COPY
GROUP STUDY
COMP. LAB
OPEN STUDY LOUNGE
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CONTROL
>>>contact between different social and ethnic groups Controlling the perception of social and spatial density helps to regulate user comfort and increase their perception of control over ones social experience. Plaster volumes that hold programs and services are placed in strategic locations to break up the plan into various social areas. Within the Community Learning Node on the bridge, the space was divided by interior volumes that hold more private or quiet programs. These volumes help divide the overall floor plan into smaller social spaces that reduce crowding. A range of openness and closedness, expansion and compression and visual and auditory control are used as design tools to help differentiate between social spaces and privacy spaces within the design of this thesis.
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COMP. LAB
OPEN STUDY LOUNGE
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Bridge - Community Learning Node
North Elevation
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GEOMETER’S STUDIO 2011 The Geometer’s Studio is a small studio design used to study the application of architectural materials and their assembly. The architectural configuration remains a simple expression of intersecting rectangular forms. The precast concrete form hugs the naturally sloped landscape and extends itself over a ravine. Wood panels wrap around the two intersecting forms making a visual connection from the studio’s exterior. The same wood is applied to small tactile details throughout the interior spaces. The wrapping wood planes align with the building and form around the rectangular shape. The angle of application determines how the plane will fold over to the next surface and the direction it will follow. The outcome of multiple folds results in a unique pattern of wood intersecting with the concrete structure.
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1_Basic geometric form 2_A secondary layer is applied to the form. It is wrapped around the basic geometry as a formal demonstration of the dependence one material application has to the surface of geometry of its host and its angle of application.
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Ground Floor Site Plan Roof Roof Roof plan plan plan 1:50 1:50 1:50 a. workshop b. storage c. closet d. terrace e. drafting desk f. writing desk g. built-in bookshelves
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Ground floor Ground Ground floor floor A AA 1:50 1:50 1:50 a. workshop a.a. workshop workshop b. storage b.b. storage storage c. closet c.c. closet closet d. terrace d.d. terrace terrace
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3_On the west side of the studio, the secondary layer is extended from the building form to protect from harsh direct sun streaming in.
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TEL AVIV COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE TEL AVIV | Israel
2011
Currently located in the center of Tel Avivâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s city is a large parking structure. This underutilized site is located at the crossroads of many surrounding neighbourhoods. In response to the needs of the surrounding demographic, a Community Learning Centre is being proposed. The program along with the site plan and built form will invite the surrounding neighbourhoods into this underutilized site and generate an engaging environment for everyone. This integrated design philosophy along with the adjacent Cultural Center (designed by Tony Chuna) will reintroduce what once was a city center.
Existing condition: neighbourhood disconnection
Proposed: intersection
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ADJA COM CENT MER CIAL
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ADJA RESI CENT DENT IAL
CHIL DR PAVI ENS LION
Site Plan
Building forms around open space at intersection
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ADJA RESI CENT DENT IAL
ADJA RESI CENT DENT IAL
ADJA RESI CENT DENT IAL
ADJA RESI CENT DENT IAL
AD COM JACENT MER CIAL
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LECTURE HALL
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LIBRARY
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LIBRARY
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CAFE
EARLY CHILD LEARNING CENTRE
Ground floor cafe
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COUNSELING
Approach from west
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COMPUTER LOUNGE
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SECTION A-A 1:250
LIBRARY
LIBRARY COMMUNITY MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE
LIBRARY
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TORONTO MUSEUM PROJECT ST.LAWRENCE | Toronto 2011 The Toronto Museum Project is an integrated design focusing on site, planning by-laws, site development, and urban design. Urbanism and site studies were the first steps taken in formulating a design approach for the museum. This ensured the creation of a museum that related to the strong historic context. The artifacts and the stories determined the organization of gallery spaces within the museum. The hundred stories and their accompanying artifacts were categorized into four gallery spaces: Represent, Discover, Reflect, and Remember. The museum becomes a more personal experience where visitors can learn about and experience the city through the eyes of its inhabitants. It also becomes a place where the visitor themselves can represent, discover, reflect, and remember. The program and design of the museum reflects and relates back to elements of the city and highlights on the individual experience
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A. The lobby is elevated to maximise view to Gooderham building and create a distinctive space B. Museum resturan aligns with other resturants along Wellington St. C. Gift shop located at the street corner attracts visitors and shoppers in the market district
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Supply + Bulk Storage
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Crate Storage
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Kitchen
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Theatre Event Space open to below
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refreshment table UP
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projector screen
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150-Seat Theatre
open to below
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Bar + Lounge
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Multipurpose Space
Control Room UP
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Remember Gallery
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After observing t he t wo galleries o n the previous floo r, visitors can travel up the staircase to the fifth UP floor w here space contiunues w ith t he Elect the gallery Registration Room Reflect and R emember G allery . The DN s taircase allows t he v isitor to e xperience the building as i t overlooks t he Atrium space and a t the same time experience the c ity a s it passes Jan. the exterior wall to Fumigation come back to the gallery space. Lab
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Reflect Gallery : [the artist expresses t heir personal t hroughts and opinions] Tele. This space is made up of many individual â&#x20AC;&#x153;nodesâ&#x20AC;?. When outside t he node, one i s in a c luster DN amongst o ther people but once i nside t he i ndi vidual space, one has the chance to remove them selves from crowd to v iew the object and r ead t he artists Temporary r eflection. The p lacement o f the nodes r ep Exhibition resents theSpace busy s treets of downtownopen toToronto below where people are trying to get t hrough d rowds to get from one p lace t o the next. The t wo l arger UP nodes are dark rooms large enough for one person to stand in. The center has a light shaft bringing in a beam o f light t o the center . This space i s designed f or i ndividual r eflection outside t he busy cluster . Discover Remember Gallery:Gallery
Represent [the artist reflects on a personal m emory and Observation Area experience t hat t he object broughtGallery t hem o r DN reminded them of. ] This space w as designed w ith individual d isplay spaces t o present t he object and t he personal memory t hat comes a long w ith it. After going through a ll the memories, t he v isitor can travel up ceiling ht. increases the ramp t o a raised c ity-view terrace. From discoveryt his display cases windows view , the visitor can experince t he c ity from a new perspective and see how it has physically changed Discover Wall and grown as a city from the historic district on the east to the financial district on the west . WS
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Roof 34.75
Cooling Tower
Mechanical Penthouse 32.00
Prep. Lab
Light Shaft
Office
Look-out Deck
Reflection Gallery
Conserv. Lab
Floor 6 28.00
Registration Room
Discovery Wall
Floor 5 Terrace 24.07
Discover Gallery
Floor 5 22.50
Floor 4 17.00
Crate Storage
Theatre
Mechanical Shaft
Suply & Bulk Storage
Freight Elevator
Floor 3 11.50
Bar/Lounge
Floor 2 6.00
Garbage Room
Atrium/Lobby
Restaurant
Ground Floor 0.00
Storage
Electrical Transformer Room
Chilled Water Plant Basement -3.50
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Roof Slab 34.75 Mechanical Penthouse 32.0
Office Space
Storage
Educatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office
Light Shaft
Floor 6 28.0
Reflect Gallery
Remember Gallery
Floor 5 Terrace 24.07 Floor 5 22.3
Discover Gallery
Represent Gallery
Floor 4 17.0
Control Room
Theatre
Floor 3 11.5
Exit Stair Multi-purpose Space
Bar & Lounge
Floor 2 6.0
Restaurant
Museum Shop
Ground Floor 0.0
Chilled Water Plant Basement -3.50
Section C
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Mechanical Penthouse 32.0 m Office Space
Sixth Floor 28.0 m
Look-Out Deck
Look-Out Deck 24.0 m
Wall Assembly
Discover Wall
50mm Precast conc. panel 25mm Air space 50mm Rigid insulation Air/vapour barrier Metal stud back-up w/ batt insul. Metal furring interior gypsum board fin.
Fifth Floor 22.5 m
Fourth Floor 17.0 m
Theatre
Base flashing
Plant Layer Soil Filter Membrane Drainage Layer Waterproof Membrane Rigid Insulation Air/Vapour Barrier Conc. Slab Poly. Foam Insulation
TCUDORP LANOITACUDE KSEDOTUA NA YB DECUDORP
Green Roof at Parapet Detial n.t.s
Slotted Anchor Plate Backer Rod and Sealant Shear Connection Cast Into Panel C/W Leveling Bolt Fill With Urethane Foam
50mm Concrete Panel 25mm Air Space 50mm Rigid Insulation Metal Furring Vapour Barrier 150mm Batt Insulation C.I.P Anchor 12.7mm Gyp. Board
Smoke Seal and Fire Stop Clip and Fastner Flashing
Soffit Detail n.t.s
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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APPROACHING THE SACRED IN ARCHITECTURE WEST DON LANDS | Toronto
2012
The vision on the church is to bring together the new community of the West Don Lands. The church itself will aim to find the unity between community space and sacred space. It aims to bring members of the congregation to a higher awareness while focusing inwards. It is a journey of the rational (the community and the material world) and the irrational (the unexplainable, or the divine). The architecture of the church speaks to this journey in all aspects. “The church is a visible sacrament of our communion with God and unity among one another. It is both a sign and an instrument of communication, vertically (between God and human), and horizontally (among human beings).” - Our Place of Worship “Break open the walls that confine us and let the light of heaven shine down upon earth” - The Spirit of the Liturgy
Community CHURCH
Unity
Sacred
Focus - hierarchy - orientation
Church - Unknown - Immaterial
Community - Known -Material
HIGH RISE APT. BLDG
DON RIVER PARK
LOW INCOME HOUSING P TOWN HOUSES
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SCHOOL + COMMUNITY CENTER
RAMP UP 1.5m DN
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Adult Classroom Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Classroom Cloak Room Parish Hall Narthex Baptismal Font Nave
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Choir Ambo Altar Confessional Washroom Chapel Sacristy
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Aerial view of the church WHITE OAK WOOD
SECTION 1:20 pew section
PRAYER prayer
PERSONAL STORAGE personal storage
NAVE STATIONS OF THE CROSS
NARTHEX
BAPTISMAL FONT
PRESIDER’S CHAIR AMBO
ALTAR
Section C
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RETERRITORIALIZATION OF COLOMBIAN REFUGEES ST.JAMESTOWN | Toronto
2013
Colombians have been seeking refuge due to internal conflict, violence, and displacement for the cultivation of African Palm. When Colombians migrate to Canada, they tend to disperse and settle in various locations around the GTA. This can be seen as a reaction to the internal conflict many refugees experienced in Colombia, which has created high levels of distrust and low social capital. Without a strong community base, new refugees are having a hard time adjusting to a new life in Canada. Without basic language skills, unemployment has become a new reality for 52% of Colombian refugees thus leading to high levels of food insecurity. My position aims to tackle the high levels of distrust and low social capital that are manufacturing a fragmented social cohesion by absorbing these negative forces and providing an outlet of knowledge and understanding to a sensitive community. The proposed Centre will provide refugees the resources they need to successfully recreate and re-establish themselves in Canada and in turn establish a base for community engagement. The programs specifically address community displacement, illiteracy, unemployment, food insecurity, and nutrition.
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North Courtyard Ground Floor Plan
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1 Community Outdoor Theatre 2 Townhouse Units 3 Apartment Entrance
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Resource Centre Counceling Centre Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Studio Community Kitchen Break-out space
Current Lifestyle Model:
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drive to and from work
sit all day at work
watch TV at home
sleep
ACTIVE HOUSE BENNINGTON HTS. | Toronto
2013
The concept of this design challenges our current lifestyle and challenges the idea of the house as simply a place for rest and solitude. This project proposes a new model of living that challenges the way we think about our living spaces and how we use the house. In order to increase physical activity, the house is designed with programs that encourage movement and physical exercise. These programs, along with the regular functions of the house are dispersed on multiple levels to increase movement and vertical circulation. The circulation itself comes in various forms to create interest and motivate users to partake in new forms of physical activity.
Proposed Lifestyle Model:
move
health breakfast from garden
bike to and from work
An internal void is carved out of the form to allow the active zones within the house to be viewed across the void at various levels. The core of the house thus becomes an activated courtyard where interior activities can spill out visually and physically to the exterior.
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WEIGHTS FAMILY ROOM
CHANGE ROOM
KID’S PLAY ZONE UP ROCK CLIMBING WALL
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In floor heating + cooling Geothermal heating + cooling
Geothermal water heater
Upper floor rock climbing wall
Outdoor podium
ROOF ASSEMBLY BALLAST 9mm WATERPROF MEMBRANE 150mm LOOSE FILL INSULATION ROOFING MEMBRANE SURFACE CONDITIONER 200mm REINFORCED CONC. ROOF DECK POLISHED CONCRETE CEILING - MATTE FINISH WITH LIGHT REFLECTIVE HARDENERS
METAL FLASHING
SNAP-ON ALUMINUM COPING
MEMBRANE SLOPES TO ROOF DRAIN
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PANEL TRACK CLIPED TO CONC. STRUCTURE ADJUSTABLE WOOD LOUVERED PANELS ON HORIZONTAL TRACK
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GLASS PANEL W HORIZONTAL STEEL RAILING
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POLISHED CONC. SILL FLASHING PANEL TRACK CLIPED TO CONC. STRUCTURE
STEEL L-PROFILE
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STUDIO
FLOOR ASSEMBLY 15 mm WHITE OAK ENGINEERED HARDWOOD FLR. 45mm CEMENT SCREED UNDER FLOOR RADIANT HEATING/COOLING PIPES @ 100mm o.c. 20mm IMPACT SOUND INSULATION 200mm REINFORCED CONC. FLR. SLAB POLISHED CONCRETE CEILING - MATTE FINISH WITH LIGHT REFLECTIVE HARDENERS
WALL ASSEMBLY 200mm SNOWCRETE C.I.P CONCRETE WITH WHITE CEMENT ADMIXTURES TO LIGHTEN COLOUR 100mm EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE RIGID INSULATION 100mm C.I.P CONC. INTERIOR FIN.
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FLOOR ASSEMBLY 15 mm WHITE OAK ENGINEERED HARDWOOD FLR. 45mm CEMENT SCREED UNDER FLOOR RADIANT HEATING/COOLING PIPES @ 100mm o.c. 20mm IMPACT SOUND INSULATION 200mm REINFORCED CONC. FLR. SLAB
500 5% SLOPE AWAY FROM
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EXHAUST DUCT METAL STRIP SUSPENDED CEILING
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BASEMENT WALL ASSEMBLY 19mm DRAINAGE MAT WATERPROOF MEMBRANE 200mm C.I.P CONCRETE 100mm EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE RIGID INSULATION 100mm C.I.P CONC. w. RADCON#7 WATERPROOFING INTERIOR FINISH
THERMAL POOL GRATED FLR. COVERING + SPILLOVER WATER DRAIN
SLAB ON GRADE 15mm POOL TILE 25mm CEMENT MORTAR 6mm CEMENTITIOUS WATERPROOF MEMBRANE 200mm REINFORCED CONC. FLR. SLAB 6mm POLYETHYLENE MOISTURE BARRIER 50mm EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE 100mm GRAVEL
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NONBIODEGRADABLE CANT STRIP 150mm MIN. COVER OF GRAVEL PERIMETER DRAINAGE SYSTEM
ISOLATION JOINT, CAULKED AND SEALED
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VOLUNTEER WORK
RYEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOMEGROWN COMMUNITY GARDEN RYERSON UNIVERSITY
2011-2013
Work done in partnership with: Mark Grimsrud, Naveed Khan, Grace Eun Ko, Yousef Thompson, Arkadiusz Zjawin and Truly Local Ryeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HomeGrown reached out to architecture students at Ryerson University to help them showcasae their work around the campus by presenting edible plants in diverse ways while bringing awareness to the importance of locally grown food. The projects that emerged range from largescale renovations to small-scale urban interventions. All projects use reclaimed and recycled building materials to design third space environments for students on campus while increasing the required space to grow food. The relationship between the garden as a means of educating and bringing awareness, to the need for increaed student break-out space across the campus were the focus of the designs presented here.
Proposed design for underutilized space on Ryersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus
Existing site selected for indoor garden
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Aurora Lands
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Aurora Lands SCALE: 1:500
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
NEIGHBOURHOOD MASTER PLAN & TOWNHOUSE DESIGN THE STRONACH GROUP
2012
The following work was done while working at The Stronach Group. I worked on the master plan for a residential development in Aurora, Ontario along with the design of the 10 townhouse model units found in the plan.
937 SFT
937 SFT
937 SFT
TOWNHOUSE MODEL 1 OPT A
WELLINGTON STREET RETAIL DEV, AURORA
GFA 2,811 SQFT
A1
1:100 SCALE 1/8" SCALE 22 AUG 2012
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BLDG AREA
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928 SFT
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ELEVATION
TOWNHOUSE MODEL 2 OPT A & B
WELLINGTON STREET RETAIL DEV, AURORA
A1
1:100 SCALE 1/8" SCALE 21 AUG 2012
0'
BLDG AREA GFA 2,038 SQFT
0m
10' 2m
20' 4m
4m
30' 8m
1124.8 SQFT
1124.8 SQFT
763.7 SQFT
TOWNHOUSE MODEL 4 OPT B
WELLINGTON STREET RETAIL DEV, AURORA
B1
1:100 SCALE 1/8" SCALE 15 JUNE 2012
0'
BLDG AREA
20'
2m
4m
30'
4m
8m
TOWNHOUSE MODEL 5 OPT A
937 SFT
937 SFT
937 SFT
BLDG AREA GFA 2,811 SQFT
10'
0m
GFA 2249.6 SQFT
WELLINGTON STREET RETAIL DEV, AURORA
A1
1:100 SCALE 1/8" SCALE 21 AUG 2012
0' 0m
10' 2m
20' 4m
4m
30' 8m
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