UBC BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2011
STEFAN LEVASSEUR
STEFAN LEVASSEUR Meticulous, detail oriented and creative AT, BEds
6-958 Bute Street Vancouver BC V6E 1Y8 778.554.3786 stefan.levasseur@gmail.com www.stefanlevasseur.com
EDUCATION
Successfully realized high quality projects within tight timelines with minimal or no supervision Motivated and committed to taking on new challenges, quickly achieving proficiency in new skills and knowledge Facilitate group dynamics and collaborate on identifying solutions to achieve excellent results Bachelor of Environmental Design (BEds) with Distinction University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver BC, 2009 - 2011 Architectural and Building Engineering Technology Diploma (AT) with Distinction British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Burnaby BC, 2007-2009
RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
Designer / Technologist, Econ Group Vancouver BC, current contract position AutoCad drafting, designing, and 3D modelling for modernist minimalist renovations and retrofitting; Meeting with clients to ensure needs are met through innovative and thoughtful design Designer / Technologist, DSK Architecture Vancouver BC, 2010-present Worked with the architect in all aspects of design and production of drawings for a LEED For Homes residence and laneway house; Completed AutoCad drafting, designing, 3D Sketchup modelling responsibilities; Met with contractor, City Hall, and landscape and structural consultants; Produced complete drawings for building permit applications, pricing, construction, and for landscape, structural and LEED consultants Technologist / Graphic Designer, Rugby Construction Group Vancouver BC, 2009-2010 Designed promotional material including a comprehensive 40-page pitch book to highlight company projects resulting in large home renovation contracts up to $250,000; Interpreted desging sketches for completion of permit drawings packages
EDUCATION // EXPERIEN 4
General Construction Assistant, Private Home Renovator Vancouver BC, Summer 2008 Participated in complete heritage home renovation from gutting to finishes and structural modifications Carpenter’s Assistant, Meypro Construction Vancouver BC, Summer 2007 Hung doors, installed trim, casings and baseboards; Framed interior walls for renovations – steel stud and stick framing; Web Manager/Photographer, Gravity Pope Co. Ltd Edmonton AB, 2003 – 2006 Participated in development of retail web page and its content management system; Photographed merchandise and prepared photos for website updates and magazine features
AWARDS
Highest Academic Standing, UBC, 2010 Recognition Prizes for Bachelor of Environmental Design, UBC, 2010 ENDS 302 - Studio: Accommodations ENDS 301 - Studio: Terrains ENDS 404 - Environmental Design History Architectual Institute of BC Achievement Award, BCIT, 2009 Thompson Berwick Pratt Architects Scholarship, BCIT, 2009 Abbarch Architecture Inc. Award, BCIT, 2008 Ledcor 60th Anniversary Endowment Award, BCIT, 2008
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), French (advanced)
SELECTED SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Suite CS5, Autocad 2011, Vectorworks 2011, Maxwell Render 2.5, Rhinoceros 4.0, Sketchup Pro, Autodesk 3DS Max
INTERESTS
Architecture, graphic design, urban design Music, photography, literature, visual arts, film Travelling, camping, hiking, cycling, cooking
NCE // QUALIFICATIONS 5
CITY GROWTH 9 INTERTWINED 13 118 LADYSMI 17 HUMAN / NATU 21 ADDITIONAL W 23 CHOOI RESIDE 3
STUDIO: SETTLEMENTS CITY GROWTH JAN-APR 2011 // MENTOR: ERICK VILLAGOMEZ
STUDIO: INSTITUTIONS INTERTWINED
SEP-DEC 2010 // MENTOR: MARTIN LEWIS // COLLABORATORS: MARK ROSS
STUDIO: ACCOMMODATIONS 118 LADYSMITH JAN-APR 2010 // MENTOR: CHRISTOPHER MACDONALD
STUDIO: TERRAINS HUMAN / NATURE SEP-DEC 2009 // MENTOR: KRIS FOX
ADDITIONAL WORK
SEP 2007 - DEC 2009 // ACADEMIC PROJECTS: BCIT, UBC
PROFESSIONAL WORK: CHOOI RESIDENCE APR 2010 - JUL 2011 // DSK ARCHITECTURE
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JAN-APR 2011 // MENTOR: ERICK VILLAGOMEZ
STUDIO: SETTLEMENTS 3
City Growth explores the potential for urban agriculture to advance the cultivation of Vancouver’s identity and to reconnect the community of Marpole, Vancouver to the Fraser River Waterfront with an interactive interpretive centre and market facility.
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To intensify a connection to the waterfront, the building blurs the shorline with an integrated ramp descending through cattail-seeded steps. Two market platforms cascade along this ramp, separated from the building by a descending cattail ‘creek’. As through a patch of cattails, light filters into the interior spaces through a roof and wall composed of alternating solids and glazed voids. Visual connection is maintained with the outdoor market platforms through openable wall panels.
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The site is presently dominated by light industry and surface parking. Its conversion to agricultural land is hindered by contaminants from previous industrial use thus requiring intensive bio-remediation. Mobile greenhouses will contain the contaminated ecosystems and provide lab facilities to explore new methods of bio-remediation and allowing the public to witness the gradual transformation of the site.
experimental remediation greenhouses 0 200m As a gateway to the city, City Growth will showcase Vancouver’s role100m as a leader in sustainability. The site’s location directly below international flight paths and adjacent to a main bridge entering the city, provide a rare opportunity to view the site from an aerial perspective, creating a visual record of the transformation.
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Sketch models exploring siting through sun angles and key view points approaching the site.
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public facilities agricultural land community garden plots natural habitat and greenway blackberry bush parking lot orchard bog crops
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SECTION
SEP-DEC 2010 // MENTOR: MARTIN LEWIS // COLLABORATORS: MARK ROSS
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Re-establishing the ground datum to the existing roofscape, a vegetative formal expression rethinks the entrenched connotation of what an engineering courtyard could be.
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Transparency is used to blur the boundary between landscape and building. The landscape penetrates within the building challenging social conventions by creating a visual filter between programmatic elements.
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BENCH SECTION
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James Bay was once involved in industrial/commercial activity. The existing building at 118 Ladysmith Street was a grain processing plant with an attached bakery where residents of the community could buy freshly baked bread. In 1971, the plant relocated to Surrey and baked goods became available only at the local shopping area several blocks away.
JAN-APR 2010 // MENTOR: CHRISTOPHER MACDONALD
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SECOND FLOOR
In keeping with the James Bay development plan towards community-oriented services and gathering spaces as well as healthy pedestrian lifestyles, the aim of this development is to challenge norms and current zoning paradigms by providing multiple adaptable units within a residential neighbourhood that are capable of housing anything from residential to live/work to office spaces. Focus is placed on healthy live/work conditions encouraging community interaction through crossing circulation paths and sight lines between various levels of public/ private zones. Historical usage is re-introduced with a bakery/cafe along with a small convenience store that will once again draw an increased public presence to this otherwise residential block. The final outcome is a place for brief or drawn out interactions among residents of the community.
SECTION
Vancouver’s Spanish Banks and Jericho Beach are much touted for providing a natural atmosphere in which to enjoy the ocean and a breathtaking view. However, upon closer examination both the view and its ‘natural’ vantage point are heavily constructed human interventions within the landscape.
SEP-DEC 2009 // MENTOR: KRIS FOX
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MAN / NATURE 18
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From non-native flora to altered coastlines, all natural elements at these beaches are in fact human construction. The man-made natural elements of the site are addressed through geometry, materiality, and through play with compartmentalization.
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SEP 2007-DEC 2009 // ACADEMIC PROJECTS: BCIT, UBC
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APR 2010 - JUL 2011 // PROFESSIONAL WORK // DSK ARCHITECTURE
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