Hello, My name is Shanze and I’m a fourth year student at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture. My interest in architecture is rooted in creating contextually and historically meaningful work. The following is a collection of my works completed during my Bachelors in Architectural Studies thus far, as well as some more personal endeavors.
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Shanze Shahbaz (647) 981 1963 s3shahbaz@edu.uwaterloo.ca 98 Marwood Place, Maple, ON L6A 1C5
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Letter of Reference
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Curriculum Vitae
PARCO CELIO: Museum and Cultural Centre Rome, Italy
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IDEA MARKET: Community Living Toronto, ON
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COMMON GROUND: Centre for Peace West Nipissing, ON
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VIGNETTE: Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON
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SIX-FOLD PATH: an installation
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CASE STUDY: CASE STUDY:
Nexus World Housing, OMA
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Via Di San Francesco A Ripa
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Work at Norm Li Toronto, ON
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Work at IBI Group Inc Vancouver, BC Work at HDR Inc Toronto, ON
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Personal Work
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July 6, 2018
To Whom This May Concern: Shanze Shahbaz worked for Taylor Hazell Architects as a Waterloo student intern from January to July 2018. Her job required being a team member with her peers and her work often required her to liaise directly with the associates and partners. Shanze demonstrated a very high level of skill across multiple levels of work. She learned quickly. She was very collaborative in her working method, and often went above and beyond expectations to produce great independent results. She is versatile and an enthusiastic learner who accepted all challenges set before her. She will be missed in our office and without question we would hire her again if the chance arose. Yours truly,
Jill Taylor, OAA, FRAIC, NSAA, AANB, LEEDÂŽ AP, CAHP Principal
Charles Hazell, OAA, FRAIC, NSAA, AANB, CAHP Principal
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Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION
University of Waterloo School of Architecture Bachelor in Architectural Studies Candidate (2014-2019) • Relevant courses include Design Studio, Environmental Design, Building Construction, Visual Communication, Timber Design, and Landscape Design Bayview Secondary School (2010-2014) • FLASH Photography Club Executive (2012-2014) o Developed strong communication skills through the organization of group activities with the club supervisor faculty member and the members of the club • Yearbook Head Photographer (2013-2014) o Learnt how to work as part of a larger team, while also leading people
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Sketch Up with Vray Render
3ds MAX with Vray Render Rhino 5 Modeling Software with Maxwell and Vray Render AutoCAD Design Software (2-D) AutoCAD Revit
Bentley Microstation
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Currently in the Fourth year of a Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Studies at the University of Waterloo Passionate about the design process in particular and deeply interested in the creative problem solving associated with it Detail oriented during representation of a project through creation of orthographic and visual renders and their compositional paneling A team player with experience in working on many creativity and labour intensive projects with partners HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Traditional and Digital Painting • Experienced in mostly landscape acrylic, oil and water colour painting • Also interested in digital painting using a graphics tablet Digital and Film Photography, Videography • Self motivated creative projects • Stop motion and shorts using Sony Vegas Pro and Final Cut Pro Graphic Design • Designed logos and posters for a variety of competitions and businesses such as Great Lakes Montessori, located in Vaughan, ON
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
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Adobe After Effects Houdini Animation Software
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Taylor Hazell Architects (January 2018 - July 2018) • Worked very closely with members of the Heritage Architecture team in the design and construction stages of Adaptive Reuse, Restoration, and Interior Fit-out projects • Completed tasks in all stages of the design process such as putting together physical models, working on Design Drawings, Construction Documents and helping with Construction Administration • Attended meetings with clients and consultants, and created meeting agendas and minutes •Helped with research surrounding Heritage buildings in Ontario, to create reports for clients and the city on the significance of a particular site •Worked alongside Partners to create presentations for their Research and Development on Powerpoint and Indesign Norm Li Architectural Illustration (May 2017 - August 2017) Architectural Illustrator Intern • Worked with an illlustration team in producing renderings for development and architectural companies • Responded to client comments and mark-ups • Helped in modelling, lighting and setting up scenes in 3ds MAX and compiling final images in Photoshop IBI Group (September 2016 - December 2017) Architecture Intern • Worked with the mid to high-rise team on a variety of residential projects • Aided in drafting and fixing mark-ups using AutoCAD • Put together presentation packages, including renders done with Sketchup Vray, and Adobe Photoshop • Worked closely with the team to ensure deadlines were met • Gained knowledge in residential condominium design
HDR Engineering Consultants Toronto, Ontario (February - April 2016) Transit Architecture Intern • Worked with the transit team on a variety of small and large scale transit projects • Aided in drafting and fixing drawing mark-ups using Bentley Microstation • Rendered views for presentation material using a combination of Sketchup, Rhino and V-Ray software • Used graphic software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create presentation material • Helped with other administrative tasks using tools such as Microsoft Excel
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Parco Celio Museum & Cultural Centre
completed: November 2018 group members: Diana Si
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This proposal locates itself in Rome, Italy, opposite the Colosseum. The existing site contains fluxes of culture, transportation, and remnants of history; while still harboring the tranquility of an unbuilt space, overtaken by nature. However, the rapidly increasing topography of the site poses issues of access from street level, secluding the site from human contact. As you walk along it at street level, the physical engagement is between you and a retaining wall; and one would often not find purpose or invitation to enter it. The ultimate goal of this project is to engage and connect with the existing elements by simple enough means, in order to preserve the rare occurrence of ‘unbuilt’ land in the heart of Rome. Playing with the retaining walls becomes necessary in order to connect to the pedestrian level. By pushing back the retaining walls along Via di San Gregorio to the west, the site becomes not only easily accessible, but by being on axis with the Palatine Hill Entrance, it invites activity and engagement. Pulling up the retaining walls facing Via Celio Vibenna to the north, and providing access to the site above street level allows for an escape from the bustle of traffic and lights surrounding the Colosseum. The two points can be connected by lightly puncturing the site at the western side, following the existing Parco del Celio Tram Line, and connecting the pedestrian level to the existing means of public transportation. The form created is a line spanning roughly 305 metres. The line consists of a 10 metre wide inhabited retaining wall, and a 5 metre pedestrian bridge. The walls house fluxes between transit, pedestrian circulation, culture, craft, history, performance, new media, and moments of rest and reflection.
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completed: April 2017
This design exercise began as a group master planning project on a site located at Dundas and Carlaw. Together, we analyzed the site conditions, assigned green spaces, transit connections and main vehicular access points on the larger site. We then split the site up and were asked to design a comprehensive system of residential, community, retail and green spaces. My design aims to create a fairly open ground level containing retail spaces and circulation routes. The building is layered so that the community spaces are directly above the public ground level, and above that are the semi-private office spaces. The office/work spaces each have their own terraces and access to the other studios. This was intended to create a variety of design-based offices and studio types, with a focus on cooperative work and an exchange in design ideas.
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completed: July 2016
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The French River flows a hundred and ten kilometers from Lake Nipissing to the Georgian Bay through Canadian Shield Country, exposing large masses of glaciated rock. The river is home to many species such as humming birds, red foxes, black bears, elk, and beautiful rare lichen species. The expansive water, sky and tree ‘scapes’ affect the human conscience in a way that can only be done by the grandeur and intensity of some thing that is deeply natural. This experience is one that is shared by all, regardless of age, sex, origin, vice, or virtue. Bringing people together in the most natural, unintentional ways creates complex relational bonds between minds. As a center for reconciliation, and finding common ground, this concept works efficiently in creating an atmosphere of inclusivity and comfort. Large, open to view shared spaces create accidental encounters to other residents, while retaining transparency and safe space. Head Quarter programs include open concept offices, board rooms, a shared lounge/ recreational space, and a cafeteria.
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completed: April 2015 proposed site: Toronto, ON
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commercial residential institutional In response to the deeply private and very public tension created between St Clair West and Raglan Avenue, this proposal for a public library creates within itself a smaller core of information, with larger public spaces surrounding it. The design speaks to its site as it carries within it the tension of its surroundings and creates a ‘building within a building’.Through this method, the project responds to both its exterior enviroments.
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completed: August 2016 group members: Bella Cho, Sean Quach, Nathanael Scheffler, Martha Trivett, Sean Tong,, Levi VanWeerden
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This assignment asked us to pick a site on our school and create a pavilion specific to it. It could be a space of congregation, separation or both. Our site is located in a fairly busy courtyard, but slightly to the side, where the asphalt ends and some grass and trees begin. The retaining wall looks over to more trees on the other side, as opposed to having a direct view to the Grand River like some of the other sites. To amplify the small stretch of green space in our courtyard, we created this folded pavilion that creates multiple experiences as you walk through it, thereby slowing down your senses. It frames the surrounding foliage, encases you in the folds to create privacy, and finally perches you on top of the retaining wall, giving you a clear view to the trees growing on the other side, and also the river beyond. c.
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Case Study:
Nexus World Housing, OMA
Study completed: May 2016 Group Members: Amy Bao, Felix Chan, Janice Chen
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Located in the Kashii district of Fukuoka city, Nexus World is a project that aims to break away from the uniform and impersonal convention of collective housing. The 5-hectare master plan included designs by Oscar Tusquets, Christian de Portzamparc, Osamu Ishiyama, Mark Mack, Steven Holl, and Rem Koolhaas. Arata Isozaki was involved with designing a tower which was to be the centre piece of the project. The site is generally less active and less chaotic than the typical Japanese city. Because of this reason, the master plan contains fairly low perimeter, European style blocks. Koolhaas wanted to bring to Japan a new type of housing that was neither a free- standing house nor a conventional apartment building. He challenged the notion of making the building contextually deeply significant to Japanese tradition, and he speculated upon the idea of the 90’s being an age in which a new trans-continental culture could be created. His final product, completed in 1991, contains 24, 3-storey units packed together to form 2 blocks. Contrasting the compactness of the plan, there are courtyards that cut through the cores of each unit. The whole building is wrapped in black rock textured walls that, in elevation, were supposed to represent the base of Isozaki’s tall column like towers that weren’t realized in their original form. The heaviness of these walls blocks out views to the exterior, creating an even stronger feeling of privacy. From the outside the building looks very compact and dark, but the courtyard light wells cut through the units creating gradients of well-lit and aerated public and private spaces within.
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Case Study:
Via Di San Francesco A Ripa
Study completed: May 2016 Group Members: Heather Friedel, Kelley Gu
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Via Di San Francesco A Ripa is a street in Trastevere, Rome. The Trastevere district is known for its Number of residential storeys 1 narrow streets, wide piazzas and vivid night life. The road was carved out by Pope Paul V in 1611, to connect Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, which contains the Basilica Di Santa Maria in Trastevere, and 6+ the piazza of San Francesco a Ripa. The Piazza Santa Maria is also home to Waterloo School of Churches and related institutions Architecture’s Rome campus. Via Di San Francesco A Ripa is habitually frequented by tourists and locals Dominant typology alike, with popular cafÊs and bars dotting the street. The public space of the streets and squares expands Rooftop addition (optional) seamlessly into these cafes, buffered by canopies, and at nearly every intersection, churches provide Residential another addition to the public realm. The cobbled narrow road leaves no space for vegetation, but residents more than make up for the lack of natural greenery with potted plants visible from every Restaurant or retail building top and balcony. It is a harmonious intersection of peoples and cultures, welcoming anyone to travel and explore.
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Toronto, ON Illustrator Intern May-August 2017
Client: Grosvenor Ambleside Project: Vancouver Townhome Marketing
My role in this illustration project involved modelling and setting up the 3dsmax files and doing test renders, and helping to compile the final images in Photoshop.
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Client: Grosvenor Ambleside Project: The Pacific My role in this illustration project involved modelling and setting up the 3dsmax files, doing test renders, and helping to compile the final images in Photoshop.
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IBI Group
Vancouver, BC Architectural Intern September-December 2017
Client: undisclosed Project: Cambie & 27th Mid-Rise Residential
Client: undisclosed Project: Cambie & 31st Mid-Rise Residential
My role in this mid-rise residential project mostly consisted of creating presentation material using Sketchup, Vray and Photoshop. I also aided with drafting plans, sections and rendered elevations for the rezoning stage.
My role in this mid-rise residential project consisted of creating renders using Sketchup, Vray and Photoshop. I also aided with creating rendered elevations for the rezoning stage.
RESPONSE TO UDP COMMENTS / REZONING APPLICATION: 4621- 4663 CAMBIE STREET & WEST 31ST AVENUE
VIEW LOOKING WEST
(Below) Renderings
(Below) Renderings
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RESPONSE TO UDP COMMENTS / REZONING APPLICATION: 4621- 4663 CAMBIE STREET & WEST 31ST AVENUE
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ST Site Access, Slopes, and Programming The building separation between the north and south building is strategically placed, adjacent to the City’s mini park along Cambie, as an extension into the development. To further activate the space, we placed the two buildings’ entry ways and amenity outdoor spaces within the building separation for more efficient use of the open space. In line with this open space is the parking entry. Due to the natural grading of the site, the parkade entry is located one floor below the outdoor amenity space, providing separation for the two uses.
Building Section and Height The two proposed buildings are six storeys high along Cambie, following guidelines 4.3.2 and 5.1.2, where an 8' setback is introduced above the fourth storey. One exception is the fifth floor which is not stepping as an attempt to simplify the massing of the building along the Cambie side. The fourth floor setback is also provided along the sides of the building to provide a clear four-storey expression along Cambie and the side streets, which is consistent with the QE Empire project next to our site.
Along 31st Avenue and the south end of the walkway are two-storey townhomes that gradually step down to respond to the grade changes. Along the lane in the north building are smaller units with stepped patios, planters, and landscaping that work well with the challenges of the grade changes. Shared amenity space is located in the south building along the lane with the outdoor space between the two buildings. One-bedroom units at grade are situated near Cambie, close to the building entries. All ground-level units will have their own outdoor landscaped patios and entry canopies to provide a smooth transition between the street and building.
Along the lane, both buildings are set back 8' at the third and fifth levels. Furthermore, to relate to the neighboring twostorey single family homes at the rear, the units at grade will have projected balconies towards the lane providing more variation in building height, and a stronger two to three storey building mass to help activate the land and provide a scale transition as per guideline 5.1.3.
Architectural Expression Due to the unique shape and slopes of the site, we rotated the south building away for the north building so that the south building does not face the busy Cambie street while also providing more separation between the two buildings for outdoor amenity space. The resulting two buildings are tied together by materials and common architectural features. The north building, being rectangular in shape, has a strong horizontal reading from balcony and slab edge projections, in combination with clearly defined boxes that are formed by enclosed balconies or two-storey townhomes. The south building with a much smaller site, triangular in shape, is more vertical in its character. Due to the setback requirements, these vertical elements terminate or cut back at certain floors, naturally creating a pyramid-like form.
is used at living areas and bedrooms, with blue-gray spandrel glass for energy conservation. The prominent fourth and fifth storey balconies at the corner of Cambie and 30 th are highlighted with a composite wood soffit. Painted concrete planters, open to light above, also highlight balconies throughout both buildings. The entryways of the south and north buildings at Cambie and 31st are designed in a similar manner with large balcony projections on several floors that work as a design element that ties the two projects together, while marking the two most visible corners of the project to the public.
Both buildings use glass, brick, and stone on the exterior. Natural gray stone is used at the ground level and the second level—the base of the building—where the building is closest to the streets, and where pedestrians can see the finer grained material at eye-level. A neutral yet bright beige brick accents vertical building lines. Blue-tinted vision glass
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C AMBIE & 27TH – NORTH WASHINGTON PROPERTIES I IBI GROUP ARCHITEC TS
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RESPONSE TO UDP COMMENTS / REZONING APPLICATION: 4621- 4663 CAMBIE STREET & WEST 31ST AVENUE
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HDR Inc. Client: undisclosed Project: undisclosed
My role in this large scale bus terminal project largely involved designing iterative massing models based on comments from client meetings. I also participated in creating very conceptual massing renders in V-Ray and Rhino for presentations.
(Below) Three preliminary massing concepts
Toronto, ON Architectural Intern February-April 2016
Client: undisclosed Project: Tunnel Lining Replacement My role in this smaller project was both in the design stages of the tiling patterns and lighting, along with the modelling and rendering of views inside the subway tunnel.
(Below) Views inside the tunnel
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Shanze Shahbaz s3shahbaz@edu.uwaterloo.ca Thank you for your time.