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I began my formal architectural education several years ago, completing my Bachelor of Environmental Design at the University of Manitoba in 2006 at the age of 21. After gaining real-world experience at local firms for the following three years, I entered the Master of Architecture program from which I graduate in April, 2011. While my experiences have been challenging and comprehensive, I seek to further expand my design skills in an international context at an innovative and design-oriented firm.
Landmannalaugar, Iceland
Prior to architecture`s formal impact on my education, I was immersed in a world of botany and microbiology. Because of this, I am in pursuit of an understanding of architecture’s role as mitigator between the realms of science and art. Design, technique and formulation are concepts that span the two disciplines; within these values, I believe architecture needs to merge the aesthetic with acts of performance.
MACBA by Richard Meier, Barcelona, Spain
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Travel has been an important part of my education. My experiences in Asia and Europe have broadened my understanding of how design can enrich the fabric of historical and vibrant cities when it is deeply woven into the cultural milieu. Truly good design is intertwined with the ebb and flow of a place, and responds to the genus loci of a particular locale. I have learned that only by experiencing a different city can one understand how its architecture resonates, and in turn, discover new perspectives in interpreting architecture. I strive to practice design at the international level.
Macau, China
Venice, Italy
PROCESS_PRACTICE Stephanie Yeung
01 Front cover: a micrograph of Arabidopsis (Brassicaciae) embryos photographed at SemBioSys Genetics Inc. in 2002
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°51.05 is a solar museum and research insititute situated on an open site that stretches along the Bow River in Calgary, Canada. The building exposes different experiential aspects of the sun through a series of dualities.
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05 The duality between the absence of light and exposure to light are represented in the dark and light box; introspective, museum program is located in the dark box where as more public and research-oriented program is housed in the light form.
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NORTHWEST ELEVATION 06 0 1 The structural, mechanical and electrical systems were designed in order to create a seamless design experience. Displacement wall ventilation, radiant floor slabs and use of local materials were some of the sustainable initiatives explored.
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S T E P H A N I E _ Y E U N G _ 2 0 11 PRIMARY STRUCTURAL SYSTEM COMPOSITE FLOOR SLAB SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FINISHED CEILING DIFFUSE LIGHT HIDDEN WITHIN LIGHT TROUGH RAMMED EARTH LOADBEARING WALL GALLERY LIGHTWELL
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07 Elevations of the project show the contrasting forms between the light box and solar observatory with the dark galleries and planetarium component.
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S T E P H A N I E _ Y E U N G _ 2 0 11 08 0 1 The lobby space is the first of three experiential nodes, The lobby, planetarium and solar observatory mark the end of the light and dark processions.
S T E P H A N I E _ Y E U N G _ 2 0 11 The only natural light received is through display box light wells in the dark gallery. The visitor descends further into the landscape, culminating at the planetarium node of intensity.
The event space in the light gallery is open with controlled views that ascend to the solar observatory, a node of intensity.
09 The two procession spaces are the dark gallery and event space of the light gallery. Both explore different experiential concepts.
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This studio was completed in Barcelona, Spain. The project is a secondary school located in one of the city’s busiest “leftover geometries.” Placa D’Urquinaona is a confluence of multiple modes of transport and sits in between the regulated Eixample grid and unpredictable Old City grid.
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12 0 2 The secondary school system in Spain is divided into two cycles and user groups. This duality allowed for two different treatments on the existing islands on our site. Each island responds to the differing needs of the two user groups.
Older students operate in a more exploratory fashion, reminiscent of the Old City grid system, whereas younger students are given more structure and predictability, like the Eixample grid. Resulting spaces were a juxtaposition between extroversion and introversion.
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unlike the many stepped plazas found in Spain. The verticality of space is emphasized, in contrast with the flowing movement of the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counterpart.
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A new facility for the Calgary Society of International Filmmakers was situated on the busy urban intersection of Centre Street and 7th Avenue in downtown Calgary.
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16 0 3 Mapping studies analysing the movement flows of surrounding pedestrian, vehicular and train traffic were used as a method of generating form and space. Direction of movement, areas of pause, and density of traffic were diagrammed.
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04_Z-AXIS
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An intervention was sited at the termination of the Centre Street bridge into downtown Calgary. Multiple axes of movement were disconnected along the bridge. The intervention sought to connect these movements through the Z-Axis.
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05_ERINDALE_SU_MODEL
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A sectional model of the Erindale campus Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Union building designed by Kohn Shnier Architects was constructed during my undergraduate degree with three other team members.
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06_KOMYO-JI_MODEL
0 6 Lighting Systems I
Fall 06
A lighting study model of Tadao Ando`s Komyo-Ji temple was constructed with three other group members. The quality of spatial lighting was examined through a series of photographs taken ten minutes apart for a duration of fifteen hours.
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07_DISTRICT_ENERGY
0 7 Gibbs Gage Architects
April 07 December 08
The District Energy Facility is a green initiative spearheaded by the City of Calgary and ENMAX, consolidating hot water generation for a large quadrant of downtown buildings, increasing efficiency of heat distribution. It was a highly publicized project given its pioneering function, location and city involvement. The design team consisted
of myself, Chito Pabustan as Project Architect and Wade Gibbs as Partner-in-Charge. I was involved with every aspect of design from beginning to its current state, all design drawings, as well as various other design-unrelated tasks.
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33 3 concepts were presented to the Mayor of Calgary: 1_White Box - open, pedestrian friendly, seen and understood 2_Modular Box - a modular building like its components 3_Machine Box - using machine components for their aesthetic Facets of each were eventually incorporated into the final model.
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34 0 7 The North and East elevations are sensitive to the public realm - clear glazing, white metal panels and showcases are evident. The South elevation reflects the industrial nature of the CPR tracks that run adjacent to the building.
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08_999_BUILDING
0 8 Gibbs Gage Architects
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The challenge of this project was delivering 0 8 a product that would satisfy the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mandate for an avant-garde office tower in a gentrified inner-city community as well as consider the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall reluctance for design beyond maximized and efficient floorplates.
S T E P H A N I E _ Y E U N G _ 2 0 11 37 Through a series of â&#x20AC;&#x153;baby stepsâ&#x20AC;? and numerous client meetings, we gradually manipulated the floorplate and developed an unassuming building that satisfied all requirements. I was involved in all aspects of design, presentation drawings, Development Permit drawings and design of the retail podium.
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This cpDI residential project was conceived 0 9 as a garden procession towards the. The house is divised by program, encouraging the residents to meander from one entry to other rooms of the house, exposing moments of concealment and exposure to river views and
surrounding parks. A strong stone wall bisects the house, acting as a riverbank the residents are able to weave through.
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This was another cpDI project in conjunction with another architect. I was responsible for secondary design elements, renderings and working drawings.
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