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The Canada Malting Co. Silos on Toronto’s Waterfront
ARC381 | Technology Studio IV Timothy Boll Academic | Group Project April 2023
The team was tasked with renovating the Malting towers at the Waterfront, transforming them into a mixed-use building featuring a farmer’s market and a gallery/ exhibition space. The challenge involved retaining 80% of the facade and preserving the concrete structure. To address these constraints, the team delved into Chaos Theory and explored nonlinear dynamics in a structural context. The introduction of the irregular Gyroid concept to the Northern Silos aimed to create smaller exhibition spaces. Simultaneously, by incorporating the Helicoid concept in the Southern Side of the silos, we aimed to establish more spacious exhibition areas. Our objective was to establish a horizontal zoning that is visibly present throughout the structure, offering a contrast to the silos’ isolated vertical spaces within the interior.
Bubble Diagram of the Divisons I was involoved in creating the visuals and the diagrams of the structure, including the conceptual and non-conceptual diagrams. I also contributed to the physical model 3D printing process and the modelling process. My teammates and I deisgned further animations that include an overview of the deisgned space, and I was in charge of the editing process. 10
