Teron Submissions 2013 Book 3 by TeronScholar2013

CANDIDATES BOOK 3 OF 4 3rd Year

Book 3 of 4 Semester One - Design + Build Group Project.....................................4 Semester One - Almonte Alex Chan...........................................10 Yungcheng Deng.................................18 Aaron Griffioen...................................30 Danielle Janicas...................................44 Semester Two - London Yungcheng Deng.................................54 Hillary Little.......................................66 Matthew McKenna..............................80 Semester Two - Lyon Macy Laport.......................................92 Mark Madera......................................100 Allison Nielsen....................................112 Sebastian Wooff..................................124 Conservation Thomas Crossman...............................142

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ABSTRACT

Studio Redesign Design-Build Project

A criminal display of history; the stages of struggle and success, of irrationality and practicality, of the built and deconstructed, and a celebration of the past and future. The dirty confidence that makes up the foundation of Building 22, showcased, celebrated, and unsurpassed. Where the past meets the present. Robustness in its modularity -yes- but the rugged

beauty that decorates its skin is where the confidence lies. The history of those who gave their lives to Building 22 is advertised for celebration and the spotless additives draw in the future generations to leave their mark. The display, a permanent criminal reminder of the undeniably commendable struggles from Building 22.

Devin Braun Sebastian Wooff Neil Carder Ulrich Mungumba Shaghayegh Poursalimi 3rd Year ARCS 3105

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Devin Braun 1

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A Precious Criminal Display of History: Studio Redesign

When someone visits the Architecture Studios of Building 22, they are first overwhelmed by

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The ‘closed’ form, being rugged and raw, encourages playful construction and discovery

clutter then the dirt and chaos of working students. Yet under all of that clutter and chaos is an

through making. The changing needs of the present students, whether in the direction of technology

organization specific to each student, a home made particular to each one, and an identity that they

or not, is still founded with basic pencil to paper principals. Our desk design was to encourage all

carry from studio to studio. It’s not only in the arrangement of the spaces, or the models and work that

aspects of the studio design world. The use of the computer, and a desk extension that suits the

accumulate onto each desk that classify them as homes, but it is the desk, the stool and the locker that

proper height for a laptop, a robust rough model making surface overtop of a clean smooth

are the bricks to our studio home.

collapsable drafting board, as well as sufficient storage for all tools accommodating the above uses.

When you visit your childhood house and see your height measurements still on the back of

The versatility of a private space in cohesiveness with a public collaborative space was one of

the pantry door, a warmth cant help but fill your veins. The desks, stools and lockers of Building 22

the main social dilemmas that we encountered. Concluding in most of our process discoveries that

become the ‘panty door’ for the many generations that once worked upon them. As a group, we

people were taking up too much space on an individual level and not leaving enough room for

wanted to capture this celebration of time in our studio redesign piece. The display of time signed by

collaborative work areas. Collaborative space, not as crucial in early years of the program as in later

those who passed, but also as visual and tactile celebrations of models that were made, Exact-O knives

years, was a delicate and essential component of our design. With the final built product, students

that were used, paint that was tested, and pranks that were pulled over the life span of the desk, stool

were able to implement personal and group ideas onto the arrangement of the studio bays, desks, and

and locker. The layers that have been built upon the current furniture and the layers of future

unit specifics which accommodated all needs of present and future students.

generations were the driving conceptual force for our Studio Redesign furniture piece. Incorporating and reusing the current studio furniture was a crucial visual and material The project was introduced by the program to acknowledge the changing needs of the

concept that drove most of the redesign. It was not only important to showcase where the

present and future students. We understood that the needs and demands of the program have

architecture has been, but also where it is going. The addition of two desk stools with combination

become more technology driven from when the furniture was introduced some 40 years prior, but the

construction of computer generation and hand jointed planks was the final aspect that brought our

pieces are still -for the most part- in extremely good condition and are strong enough to last another

project into the future. The use of CNC routing to fabricate the main seat and foot rest of the stools in

30 years. Our vision was to reuse every piece of furniture that was currently in the studios to create all

contrast to the reused plank as the structural support builds a dialogue between hand craft and

new individual furniture pieces. This idea was the driving force in our later ‘open-closed’ box design.

technological generation.

As a closed box the desk is welcoming to all communities and collaborations. Showcasing the

To some, it may be an ignorance of a criminal display, to others the celebration of struggles

solidity and communal history displayed on the exterior panels of the desk, the visual and conceptual

and successes. The history of those who gave their lives to Building 22 is advertised in celebration on

collaboration alines. In order to create the outermost structure of our piece a patch work of reused

our design-build project. Opening up the unit to find pristine surfaces support the future generations

wood from one students locker, stool and desk was joined together to produce one new unit. The

that enter the doors and await for their stories. The reuse of old materials embody hand joinery and

break-up and mis-match of the paint and graffiti on each panel further celebrates the concepts of

basic foundations of architectural practice and craft. Computer modeled aspects embody the new eras

showcasing past generations. Not only did we want to enhance the visual and structural quality of the

of design and the elevated knowledges that come with them. The final unit binds the uniqueness of

original furniture pieces, but ensuring that all the wood from the previous pieces was efficiently used

the Carleton program into one box, letting everyone create and discover their own precious stories.

was also a main focus. When the ‘box’ is closed, few new wood pieces are seen, giving users hints of the new life hidden inside.

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Alex Chan 3rd Year P R OJ ECT T IT LE

Studio Redesign Design-Build Project

floating in a circle, beneath a city, in a town

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ABSTRACT

A floating disk hugs the old town hall, creating points of tangency to a rail, a road and a river. Everything can be located and navigated to from the center. Everything lies on concentric paths. Rings around the center, circumscribed by views of the site. Disconnected volumes below funnel one towards the center, multiple points of entry on the perimeter of the circumference. The entrance hall is bordered by gaps between offices, showing glimpses of the slow ramp and the river. Ascension to the middle level opens up to floating ceilings above islands of discussion. Glass walls allow for complete transparency through the horizontal stomach of the building. Visual connection facilitates physical osmosis and auditory connection. The city rests on top and is surrounded by balconies constrained by the disk circumference. Individual living blocks and wall breaks are positioned to afford every resident a view of the river. The resident blocks surround a central dining area in the middle of the circle. Possibilities of connection between the old and the new occur at points of interrupted geometry.

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Almonte Research Center

Imaginative Engineering:

Environmental Impact:

The main focus of the research center is to create spaces with minimal architectural interruption. The focus of the building is the activity of the people who occupy it. Thus, in order to support the concrete floor slabs and still maintain a feeling of lightness throughout the building, particularly the middle transparent floor, curved glass windows that are inserted into slots in the floor slabs are necessary. The connection between different materials, namely glass and concrete, must be invisible and the connection point between the two materials would follow in the footsteps of the type of engineering seen in Japanese architecture where lightness and simplicity are a celebrated qualities, particularly with firms such as SANAA. Connection points would occur as seamlessly as possible in order to not detract from the atmosphere of the building.

As the building only requires concrete and glass, no wood would be necessary to construct it. The shapes are simple to create and wouldn t require excessive forms of framework for the concrete slabs. Both the glass panels and concrete slabs could come as prefabricated elements that are created off site in a controlled environment and then constructed on site. The site will be minimally affected, without causing too much unneeded disturbance to the surrounding structures or landscape. The only disturbance would be when the foundations need to be created for the building.

Physical Form and Materiality: The form is that of a dominant semi-cylindrical middle floor which is topped with a series of blocks on top that recedes from the perimeter and is supported by a play of different geometric volumes below that touch and pull back from the exterior space. It is a gradual and broad extrusion from the existing building whose size is negated by the recession of the top and bottom levels as well as the complete transparency between the second level floor slabs through the use of glass. It is a glass and concrete structure, with glass predominantly being used to create the feeling of floating masses, both with the exterior of the building and the small pavilions on the middle floor. The only use of metal would be the two bands that encircle the top and bottom of the second level, where the connection between the glass faรงade and the concrete floor slabs occur and also where the majority of mechanical and heating systems are concealed.

Economic Impact: Using precast concrete and prefabricated glass panels can reduce the labor costs needed for construction on site. Precast concrete also has a lower long-term maintenance cost that would make it better to use over cast in place. The elements needed to insert the glass panels into the slabs though may be a bit more costly than going with conventional methods where the connections are seen from the exterior. The building itself would generate increased revenue for the city, as a research center would bring jobs to the town as well as attract visitors from surrounding areas who are interested in the specific area of research. As it would be a center that is open to the public, displays of research and other activity could also provide more revenue to the town. Increased popularity for the center could also be diverted to other business in the area, to its restaurants and shops. This could, in the long term, attract other types of buildings to the city.

Social Impact: The building resides in the small and quite town of Almonte. There is a lack of activity due to its small population and predominantly residential consistency as most residents leave the town to work in the high tech industry in Kanata, an Ottawa suburb. The addition of a satellite research center in Almonte would immediately transform the town into one that would attract visitors as well as provide a place of learning and teaching. The language of the middle transparent level of the building invites interaction between those within as well as those who visit and live in the town. While the play in volumes on the ground floor create spaces that draw people to the center, the more uniform block residential level on the top floor creates the privacy and organization needed for students and professors to live. The simplicity of the materials used as well as the ability to see through the middle of the building to the other side, to the views of the town and its older buildings, creates a link between the research building and its site. When this middle floor is populate, it will be the interactions of the people who inhabit the building that will be visible and create a space that will both create and make available these new opportunities for activity and connection.

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Yungcheng Deng 3rd Year 100821866 ARCS 3105

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ABSTRACT

Permaculture Station

To grow fruit and vegetables in the cities - as the founding idea of permaculture to the possibilities for gardening allotments, learning workshops, and creative restaurants in existing urban fabrics. The Permaculture Station houses the numerous systems that mimic the relationship documented in natural ecologies, while promoting efficient

designs that can be implemented to gardens, widespread farms, civic centers and the total global economy. While enriching the local ecosystems and the economy of Almonte, the Permaculture Station manifests itself as a living model: an institute and a demonstration site for the purpose of continuing research and education, while providing nourishing food.

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Research Institute Studio: ARCS 3105 Instructor: Inderbir Riar Almonte, ON, CA 2013 Yuncheng Deng 100821866

speciﬁc crops in proximity to assist each other in nutrient uptake, pollination, and pest control, necessary in contributing to their organic yields. For example, planters can also be organized in such a

fashion that they don’t require much maintenance.2 Through relevant design techniques, ecologically

Permaculture Station Food - it is what sustains us as a species; it is what connects us to our environment. Most

importantly, it is what connects us to each other. It becomes evident when one examines the topical issues faced by society today - Global Warming, Peak Oil, Poverty, Environmental Destruction, and Resource Depletion - the one thing that relates most or all of our problems as a society is food. Our popularized ideals for speed are reﬂected in our technological advancements. The modern food industry, with its vast mono-cultural plantations, processing plants, distribution networks, and fossil fuel dependency, has made feeding cities seem easier and cheaper. The industrial “yield” has made us reliant on unsustainable processes, while obscuring and disconnecting our vital relationship with nature that ultimately sustains us.

Our food (now more than ever) comes from far reaches of the globe, and it is increasingly

industrialized in order to ﬁt the dominant cultures’ lifestyles by ways of marketing. Consumerism is derived from the greater amounts of fuel and production; consequently leading towards more ‘disposed’ food waste, greenhouse gases, and environmental degradation. Our present agricultural system is evidently not a sustainable progression. There exists a responsibility to continue to develop and implement more energy-efﬁcient, healthy and environmentally friendly ways to provide an adequate network of food. The problem of food has been raised for hundreds of years. Ideas of ‘Utopias’ such as Sir Thomas More's, and Ebenezer Howard’s ‘Garden City’ have always had an underlying theme of placing food as the centre of a society.1 Our world is shaped; once we realize this, food becomes a powerful conceptual tool we can exercise to shape our world and the daily environment in which we consume with our senses.

and local ecosystems are renewed.

Farming once dominated the social core of a city but is now on the margins. It used to be a

social event but is now anonymous. Processed and packaged food like products continue to inﬂuence

and dominate the majority’s preference and taste. In response to the ever-increasing number of

friendly efforts are enabled. While such a system encourages sustainable agriculture, natural resources

Inspired by a public park in the Hague, British artist Nils Norman has devised a work of art: one

supermarkets (‘non-places‘1), where consumerism is pasted above all, the proposal helps to create a ‘place’ - a space independent from its form. Focusing on the ﬁnite base of natural resources, the

Station’s functions are much more anthropological than commercial. The Permaculture Station accommodates and creates spaces deﬁned by habit; a basis for the settlement of practice and learning. Located in the former mill town of Almonte, south-west of downtown Ottawa, the research centre is situated beside what was previously known as the Town Hall, currently a multi-purpose civic building. To the west of the Town Hall, a defunct CN rail-line over-crosses the the Mississippi river in the east.

The contemporary workplace mantra requires that daylight, natural sighting and greenery are

integral elements for creating a humane and productive environment. Aesthetically, the ‘map’ dominates the boundaries and openings. The U-shaped plan organizes all the principal living spaces concentrated around a central edible farm. Spatially, this also allows for vegetation to hold center stage within the “U”. The mere topic of permaculture embraces conversations and exchanges between the inhabitants. Community can only exist in such places, where public in all its forms is allowed; not just what is safe, familiar, and comfortable, but also what is unexpected, strange, and even dirty - as a site of demonstration and activism to realize our ever-changing “foodprint”. The implementations of “Do-It-

Yourself” permaculture designs are displayed, taught, and practiced between glass partitions, as a democratic necessity that can be observed, learned and re-skilled by the visitors. Marketplace, demokitchen, interior grandstand, and large studios transition one’s sense of place from recreation to education. Aligned in a single row along the spine like a central boulevard running through the double height hallway, workstations can be seen on display on the ﬁrst level, while glass walls erase the controlled security-sensitive private boundaries, thus indicating food as the main topic of discussion on the table for the researchers and the visitors alike.

that grows, blossoms and produces delicious fruit and vegetables.2 In Norman’s “Edible Park”, the

garden was developed using the principles of permaculture, a form of agriculture in which different plants are combined to complement one another’s needs as they grow. More than just a gardening

possibilities for gardening allotments, learning workshops, and creative restaurants in existing fabrics/

model, permaculture is a nature-based design philosophy that can be implemented as a guideline for architecture and product design. Originally, permaculture was developed as a response to humanities' ﬁnite resources and monocultural food production in the early

1970’s.2

As an ecological/ethical design

system, permaculture uses the knowledge of natural ecosystem to typify a self-sufﬁcient structure where

To grow fruit and vegetables in the cities - as the founding idea of permaculture to the

scenarios. The Permaculture Station houses the numerous systems that mimic the relationship documented in natural ecologies, while promoting a series of design tactics that can be implemented to backyard gardens, widespread farms, civic centers and the total global economy. While enriching the local ecosystems and the economy at the heart of Almonte, the Permaculture Station manifests itself as a living model: an education centre and a demonstration site for the purpose of continuing research and

different elements of nature are combined in such a way that they complement one another's needs as they grow and produce. For instance, the permaculture method of “companion planting” enables

educating the community, while providing nourishing food.

1. Steel, Carolyn. Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives. London: Chatto & Windus, 2008. Print.

2. Norman, Nils. Eetbaar Park = Edible Park. Amsterdam: Valiz, 2012. Print.

per·ma·cul·ture /ˈpərməˌkəlCHər/ Noun, Permanent agriculture Permanent food culture

A Station for Cultivation: One of the functions of the permaculture station is to accommodate; to warehouse a place for conversations and exchanges, practicing, teaching, and learning through the various permaculture methods. 21

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Passive Solar Dehydrator 1 Opening for air circulation 2 Solar collector with plastic or glass cover 3 Black plate 4 Openings for air circulation 5 Airing cupboard 6 Dowels for drying

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Passive Solar Dehydrator 1 Opening for air circulation 2 Low container 3 Platform 4 Kitchen waste 5 Mixture of soil, worms, and shredded paper 6 Holes in bottom 7 Moisture gap

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Aaron Griffioen 3rd Year 100834958 ARCS 3105

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Upland Renewal

Upland Renewal offers the possibility of capitalizing on Almonte’s existing landscape by implementing a Botanical Research Centre that is an active public green-space at the heart of the town, inviting visitors, local residents, and students to act as participants of its research. The research center merges the dynamic relationship with its immediate natural surroundings to that of the broader Ottawa region, connecting Almonte as a figure of Ottawa’s Greenbelt future. The project proposes to span the site with a multi-tiered public roof garden. The Research Centre respects the Town hall as a historic monument, leaving a sloping green hill that conceals

its existence. This creates a diverse ecosystem of plants from wet to dry land by lifting its urban fabric. On its path visitors are connected to both the nature walk and abandoned railway and have resting points that serve as viewpoints of the other historic elements within the town. Upland Renewal provides solutions for social, economic, and environmental impacts by revitalizing the downtown core and increasing its attraction as a tourist destination. Designing a building based on landscape as opposed to the harsh concrete modernist’s structures, sustains itself as a contribution to our future environment.

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Upland Renewal: Botanical Research Centre. Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The project begins with the observation of our environmental futures. Scientists have been debating our future landscapes and the existence of structures after our life span. There is a clear understanding that Cities will revert back to vast meadows and wild forests, concrete structures will be covered in algae and moss without regular upkeep. Without the demise of humanity, our urban infrastructure is perpetually expanding. Currently cities like Ottawa are growing outward taking over cultivated land and substituting it with suburban neighbourhoods.

developed uptown. Almonte, having a rich history in post WWI industrialization, devotes its town’s success to the Mississippi River and the CPR Railway, holding the remains of Woolen Mills and factories that were in the height of production of military clothing for troops during the war. Currently the town is shifting from industry to tourism. No longer are these buildings needed for industrialization, rather newly implemented retail, commercial, and multifamily dwellings have been responsible for the new success of Almonte. That being said, the town still strives for a civic centre.

Fortunately implementations have been made by city planners and urbanists to maintain green

belts and natural habitats throughout. To most citizens their interpretation of a green belt is

some distant oasis, not realizing its close proximity to urban living.

Currently both the university of Ottawa and Carleton are looking to expand their specializations in different research based programs. Both universities have programs investigating a number of questions pertaining to Behavioural Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Population Dynamics. Yet there is a reduction in enrolment due to the lack of facilities on campus. These programs can be enhanced by a proposal for a satellite research centre implemented in the downtown core of Almonte Ontario Canada. This proposed botanical research facility addressing this lack would be a great solution. The current allocated site is situated on Almonte’s most historical plot of land. It consists of a large stone made building that has served as the former Fire Hall and now the Town Hall. The site is bordered by the recently abandoned railway and the newly implemented nature walk. The Mississippi River splits what is now the historic half of Almonte, with its newly

Upland Renewal offers the possibility of capitalizing on Almonte’s existing landscape by

implementing a Botanical Research Centre that is an active public green‐space at the heart of the town, inviting visitors, local residents, and students to act as participants of its research. The research center merges the dynamic relationship with its immediate natural surroundings to that of the broader Ottawa region, connecting Almonte as a figure of Ottawa’s Greenbelt future. The project proposes to span the site with a multi‐tiered public roof garden. Along Queens Bridge one approaches the gateway to the old downtown core, where the Town Hall and respective site is the focal point. The Research Centre turns its back on the viewer, respecting the Town hall as a historic monument, leaving a sloping green hill that conceals its existence. This creates a diverse ecosystem of plants from wet to dry land by lifting its urban fabric. On its path visitors are connected to both the nature walk and abandoned railway and have resting points that serve as viewpoints of the other historic elements within the town.

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Inside, the program does not shy from interacting with visitors and locals combining public and private facilities operating as a thoroughfare and institution. The central most

regional plants in order to broaden the spectrum. The final scale would be to understand an ecosystem from data received from their very own roof gardens.

interior feature is the coupled auditorium/Imax theatre with overhead greenhouse. On the perimeter of the auditorium is the common space including: cafeteria, lounge, and library. The lower levels of the Town hall are also utilized to provide services that support these common areas. The west wing is comprised of the core elements for the facility, such as: laboratories,

Upland Renewal provides solutions for social, economic, and environmental impacts by revitalizing the downtown core and increasing its attraction as a tourist destination. Designing a building based on landscape as opposed to harsh concrete modernist’s structures, sustains itself as a contribution to our future environment.

computer stations, and general offices. The upper levels of this west wing comprise of student and staff residential facilities, but a major component is the market place which links the

railway with interior common spaces. This marketplace will serve as a way for students to interact with locals in aiding them with their communal gardens along the rail bed and a source of income for the faculty. Upland Renewal is a living example of its research. Reveals in the roof line and light shafts serve as a natural light source for growing plant material. It has also been designed to tap into the adjacent river for additional irrigation, supporting rain water collection reservoirs situated on the roof. Researches can use spaces implemented in five scales of learning. The firs scale being at microscopic level, where students can use the digital computer lab to scan their findings from nature. The second scale enables students to dissect the plants that they grow in order to understand their components. Thirdly they can study the process of an individual plant lifespan within the light shafts and its subterranean parts. The Fourth step controls the climate of non‐

2013 Teron Scholars Student Submission Form STUDENT NUMBER (s): 100820558 STUDIO NUMBER: ARCS 3105 PROJECT TITLE: Heavy vs. Light Almonte’s Geology Research Centre

Students Nominated to compete for a Teron Scholarship are asked to complete the following submission form to assist the judging panel in understanding how their project meets the criteria of the Teron Prizes, namely imagineering, physical form and materiality, social impact, environmental concern and attention to economic concerns.

Danielle Janicas

1) Please submit 10 images in PDF format (on a CD) that fully documents the project being nominated. Minimal text may also be used on each image. No image may be larger than 2MB for a total of 20MB per disk.

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Heavy vs. Light Almonte's Geology Research Centre

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2) Project Description (100 -200 words): Please provide a concise abstract of the project being presented. ABSTRACT (write abstract here on this form)

Earth Science (or Geology, from the ancient Greek meaning “the study of the Earth”) is the study of our dynamic planet and the processes that have formed and shaped it, originating 4600 million years ago to present day. Carleton University’s Earth Science students are always exploring new sites along the Ottawa Valley. Almonte, ON is a prime location for a Geologist Centre due to the abundance of bedrock, and fascinating rock formations close to the Earth’s Surface. Moss Bioreactors play an important role within the Geology Research Centre. The columns are placed in the open gallery, and oriented towards the Mississippi River. Moss Bioreactors are an innovative tool as a sustainable and renewable energy source, able to provide selective amounts of energy to the building. Since the Mississippi River contains an abundance of moss growth on bedrock, the natural resources needed are directly taken from the river’s local supply. The use of heavy and light construction is prominent within the building. The use of heavy slate, and transparent glass as a relief creates a monolithic, permanent, and grounded structure. 3) Text to accompany submission: Each student must submit a 1000 word (total length) description of their project as it applies to the following categories: a) Imagineering (Imaginative Engineering) b) Physical form and materiality c) Social Impact d) Environmental Concerns e) Economic impact. Please save this text, as well as this form as a PDF file and submit it on the CD with the images. 4) Team Projects. Please check the appropriate box if this is a • joint submission by a team. � Student #s for all team members should be provided above.

Heavy vs. Light Carleton University - Department of Earth Sciences

Danielle Janicas 100820558

in connection with SU BM I T T E D T E X T

Almonte ON - Geology Research Centre Earth Science (or Geology, from the ancient Greek meaning “the study of the Earth”) is the study of our dynamic planet and the processes that have formed and shaped it, from its origin 4,600 million years ago to today.

“Every Earth Sciences student is required to test their classroom theory out in the ﬁeld... Carleton students are guaranteed at least three extensive ﬁeld trips over their four years of the program”1

Carleton University students are always exploring new sites along the Ottawa Valley. The town of Almonte would be a prime location for a Geologist’s Research Centre due to the abundance of bedrock and fascinating rock formations close to the Earth’s surface. 2 The Geologist’s Research Centre meets the criteria of physical form and materiality, social impact, environmental concern, imagineering, and attention to economic concerns.

Physical Form and Materiality

The use of heavy and light construction is a prominent feature within the building. Initially, substantial material explorations were done in order to ﬁnd balance and stability between these two elements. The use of heavy slate and transparent glass as a relief creates a monolithic, permanent, and grounded structure. This project developed through extensive inspiration on various heavy and light construction projects. Notably, much research and inspiration was obtained through Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals, located in Graubuden Canton, Switzerland, and completed in 1996. As a brief overview, The Therme Vals is built from layer upon layer of locally quarried Valser Quarzite slabs. The use of local stone for both its environmental and aesthetic qualities became the driving inspiration for the design, as is it used with great dignity and respect. 3 The Plans formed in the preliminary stages of the design clearly reiterate contrast between heavy and light construction. Careful attention and detail was put in deciding where various glass reliefs were located. The majority of public spaces are enclosed within glass, as well as various views are framed within the transparent reliefs.

Social Impact

The Geologist’s Research Centre was designed for both Carleton University students and the members of Almonte’s community. As mentioned above, Carleton University's Earth Sciences students would have a prime location for a research centre in Almonte, due to the abundance of bedrock and fascinating rock formations in the area.

Environmental Concerns

The open gallery space welcomes visitors to the Geologist’s Research Centre. The prominent feature in this unrestrictive and public space are the moss bioreactors in the form of three storey glass columns. Moss bioreactors are an innovative tool as a sustainable energy source. Ongoing research has shown that both algae, and moss bioreactors have a potential for providing renewable energy here on Earth. The Mississippi River contains an abundance of moss growing on the bedrock. Using energy from the sun, the moss absorbs carbon dioxide, and the nutrients from wastewater produced biomass and oxygen. As the moss grows, more nutrients are contained in the enclosures, and cleansed freshwater is released. Thus, this bioreactor is able to convert sewage and carbon dioxide into abundant and inexpensive fuels. The technology is simple and scalable enough to create inexpensive, local energy supply, that also creates jobs to sustain it. These moss bioreactors present both an aesthetic appeal as well as conservation and efﬁciency. The goal is to protect nature and educate environmental sustainability throughout the community.4

Imagineering

One’s experience within the gallery space, among the bioreactors, allow for visual aesthetics and learning. The space becomes a didactic experience once one is immersed within the open environment. During the day, the moss bioreactors cast an ethereal lime green glow into the space. Similarly, at night, the glow is cast out onto the Mississippi River, catching the attention of the community. As mentioned, the research centre was strategically placed among the Almonte Old Town Hall. Although not connected physically, a generous courtyard space separates the historic building from the new structure. this “buffer zone” allows for both physical and conceptual separation. Many activities and events can take place in this gated area, acknowledging the communities desire for public spaces and interaction.

Economic Impact

The proposal for a research centre located on the same site as the Almonte Old Town Hall proves to have great economic impact on the community. First and foremost, the centre provides large areas for community participation and various events. This introduces large gatherings of the public, bringing both research and involvement to the community. The centre is both affordable, and accessible, allowing for public, corporate, and personal involvements.

"Department of Earth Sciences." Carleton University. 2013. 9 Jun. 2013. <http://www.earthsci.carleton.ca/>.

"geology." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 9 Jun. 2013. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geology>. 3

In addition, Almonte’s community has a large impact and historic pride connected to the proposed site for the research centre. Almonte’s Old Town Hall is located on this site, thus, much consideration and thought was put on conservation standards and heritage characteristics of the original building. The Geologist’s Research Centre was strategically placed behind the heritage building at a lower elevation to be sure to compliment and maintain the integrity of the original structure. The research centre is placed to respond to various surroundings, such as the railway track and Mississippi River, in order to allow for more positive community integration within the area. The organization and placement of the research centre allows the Almonte Old Town Hall to “step forward” on the site.

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In addition, the new centre will bring a different tourist attraction along with various Carleton University Students to the town of Almonte. Bringing research to the community will allow for economic growth, along with positive touristic experiences along the natural landscape. Furthermore, as mentioned previously, the Geologist Research centre will provide the Almonte area with a signiﬁcant amount of job opportunities in maintenance, research, and administration. All in all, the Geologist’s Research Centre meets the criteria of physical form and materiality, social impact, environmental concern, imagineering, and attention to economic concerns. Thank you for your consideration and nomination for the 2013 Teron Scholarship. 4

Decker, Eva L, and Ralf Reski. "The Moss Bioreactor." Science Direct 7 (2004): 166-170. 10 Jun. 2013 <http:// ackbar.dmz-biologie.uni-freiburg.de/paper/COPB_2004_Decker.pdf>.

Book 3 of 4 Semester One - Design + Build Devin Braun.......................................4 Semester One - Almonte Alex Chan...........................................10 Yungcheng Deng.................................18 Aaron Griffioen...................................30 Danielle Janicas...................................44 Semester Two - London Yungcheng Deng.................................54 Hillary Little.......................................66 Matthew McKenna..............................80 Semester Two - Lyon Macy Laport.......................................92 Mark Madera......................................100 Allison Nielsen....................................112 Sebastian Wooff..................................124 Conservation Thomas Crossman...............................142

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Yungcheng Deng 3rd Year 100821866 ARCS 3106

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Comfort with Chaos: Islington Boat Club

The multipurpose Boat Club occupies a key location facing the City Road Basin, linking the Regent’s Canal in London. Situated at west of the “Silicon Roundabout”, the hub of creative tech startups, Islington Boat Club manifests itself as a participant in the greater urban network for its participants; a perpendicular extension of the city fabric where pathways

permeate, project, and intersect to greet the waterfront. Nodes of human interactions are perceived and explored by ways of enhanced view. The user-oriented programs promote infrastructural advancement, urban integration and diversification, and cross-cultural facilitation through piecemeal growth for the general public.

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with its activities on water. Underneath the two raised masses, trajectory, movement, and decisions are opened up to the ‘viewers’ to ultimately perceive the expanse of options. The diversity of visible views to the activities renders it’s self as a public place, where accessibility becomes an expectation to everyone;

Comfort with Chaos: Islington Boat Club

The spaces around us throughout the land, from the spaces in which we seek shelter to those

which we traverse through, are part of our everyday social reality. Our spatial behaviour is outlined by and outlines the spaces around us in which marks our existence. As such we comprehend space and

spatial relations in the manner that we understand the fragmental parts of our social life. The sheer physical characteristics of streets, homes, and churches do not translate them meaningful. It is the collaborative effort to construct, the capacity of humans to navigate, to designate functions, and to

where strangers and visitors alike can enter with no restrictions. Reﬂected by the aesthetics of the

exterior space, nodes of human interactions are highlighted as an infrastructure for the social life of the community. The ground ﬂoor entries in its open plan, seeks to depressurize particular functional

deﬁnition and restriction from the cafe, as one ascends from the underground level to the top of the gymnasium mezzanine without any doors, corridors, or enclosed stairwells. The centre emerges as a vertical ‘axis mundi’, where the stories of strangers are unfolded at each and every level simultaneously; a hub where personas come to collect, concentrate, and create. Where mental, physical, and even spiritual consolations are sought by the attendees through the opened doors. The presence of the basin is accentuated by the Boat Club’s Kayak-red at the edge of the peripheral. Various points of passage are embedded to allow access and shortcuts. An exterior grandstand injects into the building of the Boat Club, linking the water-edge pathway. Panning horizontally along the water, the free-ﬂowing colours and ambience from the users arise from the ‘organic’ warehouses and mills in adjacent, clearly indicated as

symbolize objects exceeding their sheer presence that distinguishes them part of the social reality. The

private territories demarcated by symbols and signage.

act of navigation can bring about feelings of excitement, happiness, uncertainty, and melancholy. Emotions are unlocked within the very individual’s consciousness through their own course of direction.

Like traveling through water, we discover moments of turmoil and order in our modern environments and social networks by ways of navigating through physical and/or virtual spaces.

diversiﬁcation, and cross-cultural facilitation through piecemeal growth for the general public. In

The mix-used Boat Club occupies a key location facing the City Road Basin along the north/

south branch, linking the Regent’s Canal to City Road. Situated west of the “Silicon Roundabout”; a recent term defined by the number of creative tech and design startups, and tactically located within walking distance of the City of London. Up until recently, warehouses aligned the basin with the influence of the real estate market over the last decade. However, the Borough of Islington has undergone a large-scale redevelopment of the area. The basin itself is transformed into a community recreation resource lined with new housing. This comprises of a relocated boat club (currently on the opposite side of the basin), and a community center with a large exterior recreation space. Following the rhythm for the five major programs (recreation center, gallery and library, soccer pitch, and boat club), each building follows the actual program for the site (respectively from the Road towards the basin), although the residential units added above the library and gallery. The three buildings in conversation act as lively enclosures on the urban plane; nodes which place people face-to-face for the various activities throughout the compact circulation. The ground informs the passersby as a symbol of invitation. Thus, the urban fabric (the ground plane of the city) becomes a perpendicular extension of the spaces within the Boat Club—and vice versa, where

The Islington Boat Club manifests itself as a participant in a greater urban network for its

participants. The user-oriented programs promote infrastructural advancement, urban integration and imagining the future users of the proposed plan, where every boundary and every region created between the three buildings has its own set of spatial narratives, where diversity is created by stories and behaviours unfolded, the Boat Club as a community center, unveils itself as a multipurpose public space in the tech-hub of London. Its merit is to allow discussion of peoples' inhabitation of a building while accepting all the differences between its passive, active, and creative participators. This provides an open framework for imagining potential users and their action with a less-uniﬁed ground plane, shaded by the three buildings. A sense of “tour” is given to a city dominated by the immobility of the map.

Amongst the 8.2 million Londoners, a sensitive community center can create density and add

vitality to the neighbourhood without alienating current residents. Here, spatial stories traverse spaces and practices; (sitting, walking, sailing) turn places into spaces. Ultimately, the provided comfort of a public space is, on the one hand, a responsibility for social and functional integration in reaction to social and spatial segregation of cities and the privatization of public space and, on the other hand, a vehicle of marketing localities and communal places, all leading to multiple representations and meanings for the best of one’s recollection.

pathways permeate, project, and intersect to greet the waterfront. The remix of ground material palettes (between asphalt, recycled rubber tiles, and recycled cedar footpaths), signals one’s sight and nearing to the Boat Club from both ends of Wharf Road. The street facade emulates the plan by creating an opening; a thoroughfare in the middle section. The split in the facade underscores the importance of a gathering space by the waterfront, while emphasizing and enhancing the panoramic horizon of the basin

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Hillary Little 3rd Year 100834958 ARCS 3106

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The City Road Line

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The City Road Line

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The Regent’s Canal, in London, England has a major impact in the city’s long history. Used for two centuries as a transportation route for industry across the city, those days have long been forgotten. In recent decades the canal has transformed in to a path for the city’s bikers and walkers and the waterways: a home for many mooring boats. The Regent’s Canal has found its place in London’s new era, but many of the basin located off the Canal still lack a sense of purpose and connection to the Canal and surrounding area. The City Road Basin, located in northern London, straddles the line between the borough of Islington and Hackney. The wide range of demographics in this area is evident through the many housing estates and newly built high-rise condominiums. New regeneration on the southern side of the Basin has created an entrance to the Basin, but the eastern and western sides of the Basin, still lack a connection to the Canal and surrounding area. The proposal of a Community Centre and Boat Club would bring new life to the Basin. In the diagram above, the red path was the first move in creation of a Community Centre. The elevated path begins on the eastern side of the site off of Wharf Road and cuts through the site to the western “green” side of the Basin. This cut, which passes through a brick gabled structure, a remnant of the Basin’s industrial past, connects and opens both sides of the Basin while becoming the catalyst for other paths to begin and grow.

Part of the regeneration project previous to the Community Centre proposal created a patch of green space on the western side of the Basin, opposite to the site. Unfortunately this green space is isolated with limited access to the surrounding. Building a bridge across the Basin would connect the green space to the Community Centre site as well as begin to open up the Basin to the surrounding area. The metropolis of London has a great need for green space, so it is vital to ensure underutilized space is modified to allow access to the public. Paying concern to environmental issues and economic output, the existing gabled brick structure will be kept on the Community Centre site. The red path cuts through this building to create an indoor and outdoor café and public terrace. The adaptive reuse of the gabled building hints towards the Basin’s industrial path, but provides a space for modern public gathering and revenue for the Community Centre. The gabled structure remains with it’s exposed steel beams, brick, and skylights on the roof. Inside a glass curtain wall is placed to divide the structure between an indoor and outdoor space. The cut through the existing building marks a centre in which other paths will cross and join, connecting this line to others parts of the site and beyond. Clad with solid metal panels, the red path remain unanimous from its beginning to end as a being sharp cut through the site. To provide a safe place for the members of the community to come, the Community Centre consists of a recreation centre, library and boat club as well as a residential component to address the growing population in the Islington and Hackney boroughs. Walking along Warf Road, visitors to the Centre are greeted with a direct view through the site to the other side of the Basin. A view once closed off to the public, blocked by ruins of a once booming industrial era. At this point, the first notion of the red path is realized. Visitors that choose the path are taken up one level to overlook the immense site and travel along the path towards the existing gabled building. Visitors that do not chose the path are welcomed to the library by the warm slanted wood planked walls of the entrance. Entering into the library, the notion of the red path is not forgotten, but realized as a mirror image of the outdoor grand stair that lifts people to the second level. Travelling through the library the red path is seen clinging to the side of the building. The elevated red path overlooks the site to the north complete with the sunken football pitch and boathouse. The sunken field allows for a series of steps down to the pitch to serve seating for spectators and relaxers. Within the pitch the private walls provide an intimate place to engage in sporting activities. Persons in the lower level recreation centre can watch the activities of the football pitch, while engaging in their own private activities.

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The gymnasium, also serving as a multipurpose room for community activities, is a part of the lower level recreation centre. The gymnasium, supported by large glu-laminated timber beams allows for diffused light to come through the white glass windows and spill on to the polished wood floor. The sunken room, similar to the football pitch creates an intimate space lit from above to engage in friendly sporting activities. The meeting of the red path with the existing gabled structure on the site marks the mecca of pathways within the site. It is here where the opposite site of the Basin is united with the Community Centre and where the direct line of sight cuts through from Wharf Road. The site is opened to a waterfront experience for not only boaters, but also the Café and Community Centre visitors. A basin is meant to be the entrance and exit of goods into a city, where boats dock to begin or end their voyage. The City Road Line seeks to regain this notion, this time with people. A way to invite and send off people to the canal and surrounding areas as well as providing a safe place for those who choose to “dock” at the City Road Community Centre.

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Matthew McKenna 3rd Year 100815262 ARCS 3106

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(CRB) Community Centre

Located on a formerly industrial site in North London along Regents Canal, the proposed development features public amenities including a library, recreation centre and soccer pitch. New facilities will house existing boat clubs located on the basin and residences will provide a permanent presence on the site. The conceptual design is informed by mobility, density and visibility. A prominent diagonal

axis following the primary mode of circulation divides the site into a two halves of contrasting densities. Transparency and solar performance are achieved by a faรงade treatment that controls light infiltration to protected and unprotected building programs. Visibility of form and function for each program is enhanced through connected lines of sight and autonomous modes of circulation.

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Matthew McKenna 100815262

The site, located on City Road Basin along Regents Canal in North London, offers unique opportunities in community development. The canal and its surrounding neighborhood have undergone rapid gentrification with extensive new residential construction to the northeast. The new residential fabric reflects an influx of wealth and population but the buildings themselves stand as introverted gestures. They fall short of creating accessible urban connections to the canal. City Road Basin introduces mixeduse public amenities that connect residents from adjacent neighborhoods of varying demographic profiles. The programmatic elements; boat club, library, recreation centre and residences, are given visual and functional autonomy while situated within a generous urban landscape. Three primary strategies that addressed site planning and the built form were density, mobility, and visibility. Volumetric density of the program is informed by the adjacent building conditions. Two distinct zones are created by a defined diagonal axis that marks the primary mode of accessibility from street to basin. To the south, an electrical sub-station forms an imposing and impenetrable façade from which the primary masses of the proposal abut. Small pavilions housing the boat club and café are set against low density social housing to the north of the site. The diagonal division allows the high density mass to occupy the street elevation while allowing the lower density masses prominence on the basin elevation. While the ground plane is clear along the street edge drawing pedestrians into the site, a cantilevered second story provides visual enclosure and identifies with the typical condition along Wharf Road. The diagonal axis also marks the primary mode of circulation through the site. The site provides a connection between Wharf Road and residential neighborhoods to the north and the basin edge with access to retail along City Road to the south. Site planning was complicated with the inclusion of a five-aside soccer pitch. The proposed location of the pitch allows circulation to pass through when not in use and creates a permeable street edge at grade. Slight changes in elevation further demarcate the area occupied by the boat club and café. As a result, the sides of the soccer pitch slope gently upwards on two sides with the third bounded by stairs descending from the gymnasium. This allows the pitch to feel enclosed without interrupting the landscape with walls and barriers. Visibility is incorporated in a multi-faceted approach. From a marketing standpoint, program elements are either given visual autonomy, or at the very least, an independent means of circulation. In response to building performance, visibility and light infiltration are controlled to suit the needs of the space enclosed. Visibility is also approached with safety and program operations in mind.

Buildings’ orientation and access through glazed openings are tailored to maximize sightlines in order to facilitate a safe environment for visitors of all ages. In order to create a protected quarter for the boat club, the perimeter of the basin is carved in to create an area that is bordered on two sides by the boat club and café. The sheltered area is easily viewed and accessed from both buildings and access in and out can be restricted as activities and operations require.

The proposal makes use of several passive solar building technologies both as performance and aesthetic strategies. The prominent visual gesture that defines the recreation centre and library volumes is the continuous translucent perforated metal screen that wraps the building’s second story elevation. The screen identifies major programmatic elements including the exhibition gallery, gymnasium, and library stacks that require limited natural light. The screen controls light infiltration to these spaces while providing a unifying visual language for the public podium. A stepped residential block surmounts the three-story podium. The fragmented language of the residential mass is juxtaposed with the broad monumental gestures of the podium. Once again, passive solar performance is used as a generative form. The curtain wall plane is divided in a grid of protruding window bays and receding balcony bays. This division, when staggered, creates semi-private, double height balconies that maximize access to sunlight. The balcony slabs, in combination with wooden slat screens, shade the protruding window bays from direct sunlight during the middle of the day. Units still receive direct sunlight in the morning and evening. The gym space was assessed from a structural and systems standpoint. Sitting in the heart of the public podium, it requires a unique handling of structural loads from the residential block above as well as the dissolution of the façade between it and the soccer pitch. The proposed structural system combines a triangular waffle slab with a series of angular columns and beams that support critical points of the grid. The zone between the waffle slab and the support structure allows distribution of HVAC and lighting systems whose fixtures are concealed within undulating slatted panels. Wings containing bleacher type seating cantilever outward from the north wall which is entirely glazed. Light is controlled through its northward orientation and the screen which wraps much of the elevation. The basin faces challenges in the form of varied residential densities and demographics, permanent industrial facilities, and a lack of generous public amenities. The proposal provides abundant amenities for a variety of ages and interests while providing critical un-programmed public space accessible from street and basin to be fully defined by its inhabitants. Finally, a residential component provides economic backing for the project while ensuring site occupancy and activity during off-peak hours to maintain a vibrant and safe atmosphere.

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Macy Laporte 3rd Year 100794104 ARCS 3106

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The CCC : Confluence Commuity Center

S U BM TED TEXT THEI TCONFLUENCE COMMUNITY CENTER Macy LaPorte ! The CCC is a space for the community. Sitting at the end of a basin and within a growing neighborhood full of families and a mature population, it is a guaranteed hot spot to socialize and enjoy time. ! A community center is about community, celebrating diversity, and allowing for all ages to work and play under one roof. The CCC is available to any age group as it facilitates many programs within it. It does not cater to any specific age group as recreation and reading is open to all. Families, school groups, adult leagues, and mature groups are all able to use the facility and visit the premise to take classes, enjoy a coffee, or simply go for the view. The center appeals to those physical, intellectual, and those up to learn or expand their knowledge. By having an all-ages community center it opens up employment opportunities. Positions such as administrative clerks, fitness instructors, cleaning staff, cooks, servers, librarians, tutors, and grounds keepers are all needed to help a facility as large as The CCC to operate. Creating coworkers and a family helps the social impact of the community, bringing it closer together. ! The physical form of The CCC is essentially a low-lying two story concrete building with a third level added on the roof, accompanied by a wooden louvre system acting as perforated walls to create an outdoor room. Its three programs intermingle with another in plan allowing a cohesive space to venture through and yet are seen individually on the exterior. The soccer recreational facility is the primary space seen identified by the louvres, the library by its stark white box, and the kayak club/cafe by the kayak racks and outdoor patio below the curved roof. The library is perched on the community centers south side and accessed from the main level and off the Soane River roadside by ramp. Since the building footprint takes up the total ground site, and adds a new dock to the basin side, the pre-existing “public space” is now non existent. By creating a rooftop terrace and soccer field, the public space merely moves up two levels and establishes a new destination for tourists and locals. A ramp access to the roof - a natural element much like a hill - forms a processional element for the public, maintaining the outdoor atmosphere and communal feel. Local materials such as wood, rebar and cost-efficient concrete give a humble approach to its construction and a modern feel. Smooth concrete walls with wooden accents play with texture and maintain a warm environment. ! Having a site on the water, and being a public building, a fortified exterior was most definitely not an option for The CCC. By elevating concrete slabs atop a 7 meter grid of concrete pilotes, grand space and an open exterior was achieved. Vast light may now enter the spaces, most importantly the gymnasium, and decrease the need for artificial light. With the desire for an elevated and cantilevering library over the basin, the need for beams came into play. These beams connect the underside of the library to the core of the building and are used again in the gymnasium, running parallel to the mezzanine hallway. Because of the weight of the soccer field on the roof, the beams aid in supporting it, and allowing the gym to be open and free of obstructing columns. With only three levels, the concern for wheelchair access was dealt with by inserting ramps through low rise steps and circulating one around the gymnasium up to the roof level.

The procession allows the public to view the main entrance, the basin entrance, the basin, Soane River, other building around to the South, and finally when at the final level the mass louvre system enclosing the space. ! Lyon is known for its kayak races and the site for this center gives promise for a local and international opportunity. With the kayak club a main element in The CCC, allowing international kayakers to visit the facility creates a cross country social awareness and appreciation. Tourism has a great impact on the economy, thus the assortment of programs available may open up the desire for tourists to visit and take advantage of the photo-opportunities and programs available at The CCC. This can also be achieved through green construction and the use of recycled materials. The CCC uses concrete, an economic form of building material, for its three slabs and onsite poured concrete columns. Low-e double pane windows allow for insulation and local lumber is used for the louvre system. By having a green roof (soccer field) and wood ceiling panels in the gymnasium, they achieve an acoustic and insulation buffer, letting finances go toward other instances. ! The community centers efforts in being environmentally aware use the following to maintain an eco-friendly building: Solar power for electricity Geothermal heating and cooling for water and HVAC systems Green roof and trees to help oxygen levels Recycled and local materials ! By constructing near water, a geothermal heating and cooling system would be economic and efficient, as well as using non-potable water for toilets and dock washing purposes. Because of the energy needed for lighting, solar panels on the roof of the library and the elevator shaft would allow for off the grid electricity and lower the cost of lighting. The CCC is not a zero-footprint building, but it does in a sense “put back the green space” it displaced by using the roof as a landscape. Alternative energy is what keeps large public buildings able to run effectively and without harm on the environment. Adapting to the LEED requirements is easily achieved through materials, building techniques, and energy methods. ! This center appeals to the young and old, the novice and professional, the local and the traveler. By meshing a large set of programs into a single form, and having its site at a key area, The CCC truly is an icon for the community and architecture altogether.

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Mark Madera

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2) Project Description (100 -200 words): Please provide a concise abstract of the project being presented.

My Third year studio project, “With the Wind,” incorporates innovative design that is driven by its surroundings to enhance the quality of living for the residents of the area as well as the rest of Lyon. Incorporating community oriented programs such as a library, gym, boat club, soccer field, dance and yoga studios turns the Confluence basin into a hub of communal activity that will bring the community closer than ever. The shape and materials of the building create ecosystems around and within the building, all working in harmony. The carved urban landscape that is this building takes a look at the idea of a building that belongs to the community, and embraces its maritime spirit with an efficiently beautiful design. 3) Text to accompany submission: Each student must submit a 1000 word (total length) description of their project as it applies to the following categories: a) Imagineering (Imaginative Engineering) b) Physical form and materiality c) Social Impact d) Environmental Concerns e) Economic impact. Please save this text, as well as this form as a PDF file and submit it on the CD with the images. 4) Team Projects. Please check the appropriate box if this is a  joint submission by a team. ☐ Student #s for all team members should be provided above.  an individual project arising from a larger group project. ☐ If so, please use the back of this form to describe the role of the team and to clarify which portions of the work were the sole responsibility of the nominee. (100 words or less). Student Signature: _____Mark Madera_____________________________Date:____May 17, 2013___________

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By: Mark Madera Student # 100825477

The Lyon Confluence, located in Lyon, France, is a unique site that is currently undergoing massive reform. One of the biggest ZAC (Zone d'Aménagement Concerté) projects in Western Europe. The site is now rejuvenated with the incorporation of light transit, retail malls, and residential units. The new Confluence has replaced the industrial factories and railroads with a community that will make the city’s urban fabric whole once again. Throughout this entire area a key communal piece is missing, which my “With the Wind,” Community Center is dedicated to fulfilling. “With the Wind,” is a project that incorporates innovative design that is driven by its surroundings to enhance the quality of living for the residents of the area as well as the rest of Lyon. Incorporating community oriented programs such as a library, gym, boat club, soccer field, dance and yoga studios turns the Confluence basin into a hub of communal activity that will bring the community closer than ever. The driving factors of the exterior design as well as the location of interior programs, are purely generated by the surroundings of the site. Located at the end of the Basin Nautique, the site is surrounded by water, with the Saone River to the North West and the basin to the South. The buildings facades twist in order to provide a view of the Saone as well as the escarpment that lies across the river, for the yoga, dance studios and Café Patio. The twist gives the building the shape of a ship that was leaning with the wind, which related to the boat club and maritime theme. The prominent “bow” of the building became the logical spot for the library. The fully glazed library provides a scenic view for the readers. The boat club that faces the basin is enclosed from the entrance of the basin to create a cove for smaller children to be able to learn how to kayak. The gym is located by the basins edge and the river walk, which runs parallel to the river, in order to provide a voyeuristic view for the pedestrians that will be using these high traffic areas around the gym. The gym is encompassed by a raised running track that gets a wonderful view of the water. A “basin walk” below the running area, separates the gym and the water’s edge activating the basin. The roof top soccer field is for ages 7-10 and is a crucial community building resource. The field is open to the public 24/7 thanks to the stairs that carve into the concrete form of the building leading to the roof. Even though the building is made up of these many programs the idea is to keep the building look like an urban landscape that is carved, twisted, pushed and pulled to accommodate the community’s needs. The “With the Wind,” community center provides a social environment for people to interact with each other both from within and outside of the area. One of the many interaction areas is the soccer field which is enclosed in the steel cross beamed skin to prevent any soccer balls from vacating the roof. The area around the soccer field is also

a leisure area that, in the spring and summer, can be used for tanning or even outdoor community events such as fundraisers and dinner parties. A major facet of the project was to activate the basin. Pulling the area underneath the running track of the gym out into the basin brought with it new life. Injecting life into the space by providing a basin edge walk that leads to the cove space where kayak lessons take place. This area is used extensively by sailors docking their boats coming from the Saone as well as for storage for the boat club, which is why the basin walk is wide enough to accommodate the high traffic in this area. Keeping the basin level boat club isolated yet accessible was an important part and the reason why there are stairs up to the café patio in order for parents to be able to watch their children from the café however, because the stairs are on an exaggerated slope, for those protective parents the stairs can be used as seating, much like an amphitheatre where the enclosed water area is the stage. Even though the project is highly conscious of its surroundings, it is also conscious of the environment. The buildings materials are made up of concrete, curtain wall panels and steel crossbeams that are fitted with glazing which if applied properly will be durable in the mild climate that Lyon experiences. Located strategically throughout the project to create a balance of shadow and sun light within its enclosures. The sun path of this site travels from the east corner of the boat club to the west corner of the gym, along the basin side. The library was located at the northern “bow” of the building in order to prevent a greenhouse effect from the excessive glazing that occurs there. Although an area of concern originally was the gym and running track area, after the basin walk was implemented, below the track, the overhang provides a shading for the gym reducing the amount of direct sunlight that will reach inside. The soccer field on the roof of the gym also aides in keeping that area from overheating as well as taking care of any rain water. The rain water on the roof would be drained to the soccer field which would filter the water and then be drained into the river. After evaluating the site heavily the project has adapted to efficiently enhance the public space and in doing so creating an aesthetically innovative design that plays such a key part in this community. The surrounding views have all been utilised to achieve a building that people will not only love to look at however look out of as well. “With the Wind,” is an environmentally conscious innovative way to unite a community. A unique space that pushes itself to accommodate the site and the people around it. A ship needs its crew to achieve its full potential, this building will bring out the full potential of this community.

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Allison Nielsen 3rd Year 100795652 ARCS 3106

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La Tribune du Place Nautique (Paris/Lyon DSA)

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Sebastian Wooff 3rd Year 100821391 ARCS 3106

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Urban Fabric at New Heights

Urban Fabric at New Heights is a community center project that hosts three large program components on a small site in the Lyon Confluence area. As part of the ZAC (Zone d'amenagement ConcertĂŠ) program initiated by the Government of France, the Confluence area has already been revitalized, changing the surroundings from an industrial site to a residential and commercial area for the citizens of Lyon.

This project takes into consideration the larger urban fabric by giving back to the citizens a fully equipped and accessible library, a new fitness centre and a community boat club for children and adults alike to store their kayak equipment. An additional benefit is the floating soccer field where young enthusiast can play 5x5 soccer games at anytime of the day.

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Urban Fabric at New Heights

Sebastian Wooff 100821391

The design began by identifying the constraints of both the program requirements and site restrictions. The program demanded 2 large scale sports fields: one full size basketball court, and one 5x5 soccer pitch. To save the expense of large truss work needed to support a soccer field on a roof, the soccer pitch was moved into the basin, thus gaining its own identity and giving the illusion that it is “floating” on the water. In reality it would be firmly constructed out of lumber, to provide a stable area for playing soccer. Instead of a fence, the pitch would be dropped to the basin level, surrounded by 4 walls tall enough to provide easy access to players and prevent the ball from falling into the water.

and stairwell to the library to maximize the amount of natural light coming into the building, eliminating the necessity to use substantial heating in the winter and not having to use as much synthetic lighting. Kalwall panels would replace the glazing in the gym roofing as to avoid harsh shadows of the structure emulating on the surface of the basketball court, diffusing natural light into the space. All of the buildings arteries would be controlled from the mechanical penthouse located on the roof of the library. A sophisticated HVAC system would control the distribution of air throughout the entire building which would be programmed to collect hot air if the temperature exceeds the amount programmed individually into each space. All air would be distributed through the ceiling after the heat is extracted through the ceiling vents. Additional solar panels would be added on to the roof of the library to collect natural solar energy and distribute it throughout the building where needed. The double skin is an innovative design which features ceramic tubes placed 72 cm away from the exterior of the curtain wall that acts as a screen to relax the effects of solar gain and creates an effect with the changing light during the day. Ceramic tubes are relatively new, yet a very affordable material in the construction market. Due to the over exemplary

Placing the soccer pitch in the basin allowed for the maximum program requirements to be placed on the site in three simple transparent geometric volumes. The volumes are placed accordingly to enhance the views for each of the programs. To allow easy access through the site and to create an exterior public courtyard, the library volume is lifted up two floors. Two additional floors are added for three reasons: to create a large public library for the second largest city in France (an institution that surprisingly does not exist in Lyon), to ensure the possibility for future expansion, and to increase the presence of the Community Center at the end of the basin. The gymnasium would have a fully equipped fitness gym along with two large changing rooms (also used for those wishing to access the boat club), a basketball court, and space for yoga classes. The boat club would consist of some

costs this building would have to undertake as a result of its physicality, it seemed appropriate to find an affordable and smart material to place on the facades of the building. Ceramic tubes are fire proof, rust proof and mold proof which becomes a major benefactor with regards to maintenance. The tubes would be also added to the railings, replacing expensive steel in certain parts. Ceramic tubes come in standard dimensions. In this case the total cost of all the ceramic tubes in the entire building would come to about € 10,000 Euros. As a design element, the tubes would be color coated depending on which part of the building one is in: Red for the library, green for the gymnasium and blue for the boat club. This is used not only as an aesthetic and navigational aspect, but also in consistency with the use of color throughout the cities of France. The color idea came from observing the brilliant colors in the Confluence which represents joy, uplifting and the enhancement of the quality of life.

office space but be used primarily for the storage of 88 kayaks and 2 laser type sailboats. A bar would be located on the second level of the boat club which allows for a romantic view of the basin where parents can watch their younglings in kayaks, or play soccer on the floating pitch. When entering the library from the main circular staircase, one would experience the large atrium reading room, two levels of traditional book stack rooms, a large computer lab, community

The New Community Center of the Lyon Confluence aims to provide a new public spirit for the community of the Confluence. The project’s purpose is to give to the community functional programs that do not exist in the nearby area; programs that would have a long lasting presence and free accessibility for Confluence citizens.

center offices, community meeting rooms, and two exterior viewing platforms. The language of materiality is very basic: concrete, glass and small amounts of steel are used through the entirety of the building. Portions of the site have wooden decking which relates to the boat club area. The construction is basic and consistently uniform throughout the building where standard column grids are used to support most of the structure. An intricate curtain wall system would be used to ensure the openness and transparency of the building, making it welcoming and available to all citizens. A Saw-tooth roofing system would be used on the roofs of the gym, boat club

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Thomas Crossman 3rd Year 100825173 ARCS 3301

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St. Anne Parish Hall Addition

The purpose of this project was to design a parish hall for St. Clement Parish at St. Anne Church in Lowertown, Ottawa. The design for the hall had to meet the requirements of the client (the parish), while respecting the heritage and historical values of the Church. The site was small and the intervention had to make good use of the space provided,

making sure not to disturb the two original buildings on the site: the Church and the Rectory. Another important aspect of the project was to try and keep the imagined budget low enough for the parish community to actually conceive building this hall and to also create with it the ability for potential income (ie. Renting out the hall).

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S U BM I T T E D T E X T 2013 Teron Scholars Project Explanation St. Anne Hall Project 100825173 ARCC 3301 Carleton University

Imagineering (Imaginative Engineering) The inventive aspect of this project was conceived during the investigative visits to the Church. The roof structure became a very interesting feature of the church and the history of Lowertown began to reveal itself in this magnificent hidden structure. Back in the late 1800’s when Ottawa was a major lumbering town, Lowertown was home to the loggers during the summer months, and their knowledge of building with this material became a key component in their architecture. The idea for this project was to reveal the hidden structural elements of the roof on the outside of the hall. Many forms of this “exo-skeleton” were derived until the very refined and simple form of the beams became the design. The beams support the roof of the hall from the outside and carry on to the patio space in which they create this transition between the natural and built environment. It was also a coincidence that at certain times of the day, the sun will cast shadows on the patio that portray the truss structure. It was very important to come up with a metal-free joint for where the columns and beams meet, since metal was rarely used for joints back when the church was constructed. Here is where a lot of experimentation and imagination came into play in order to come up with a successful metal-free joint.

Environmental Concerns It was important in the design to make sure that the operational costs for the Church were as low as possible due to the fact that the Church is a non-profit institution and relies solely on donations from the Parish Community. Since there was a need for privacy they required minimal ground level windows, but windows were installed in every riser in the roof facing south so that the sun could get into the spaces of the hall. This was meant for both light and heat so that it would keep operational costs down and save energy. Windows were also installed vertically in the assembly space of the hall so that they give reveal to the exterior wooden structural columns and also allow for diffused light to enter the space. Economic Impact The economic impact that the hall would have on the Parish is that it would give this community a place to gather without having to rent a space to do so. What they would spend on renting a space on another site they can put towards operational costs of their own. This hall would also give them the opportunity to rent out the 60-person space to the public and would therefore become self-sustaining. An important aspect of the design was to make sure that the offices for the Parish and Priests were separate from the 60person space so that they could be closed off for security and operational reasons. Some might say that the more opportunity there is for the Church Community to gather socially, the more they are connected to the ongoing financial needs of the Church.

Physical form and materiality The form of the building was designed to respect the existing Rectory so that it did not block sunlight coming into the front windows, and allowed enough room between the two buildings so that a garden could be planted in the space in front of the living room windows. The sequential emergence of the building allows for the Church’s stained glass windows to be revealed in stages, which again creates a contrast between the new and the old by allowing what elements may be seen at one time. The reason for the concrete exterior of the hall was to reflect the cold, solid stone materiality of the existing buildings on the site, but also to distinguish between the new and old building technologies. When one experiences this cold stone feeling on site, that sensation is immediately lifted as the interior of the Church is revealed to those who enter. The warm and vibrant interior of the church makes the parishioners feel welcome, and so this idea was sought after when choosing the wooden slat materiality for the interior of the Parish Hall. Again, it would reflect this idea of a strong and almost fortified stone exterior contrasted with a warm and welcoming interior. Social Impact An important idea that guided this design was the fact that this institution is presented in a private and public setting. On one hand the Church is open to anyone who wishes to worship God, and on the other hand there is a sense of intimacy in the Church community in the sharing of space for a service. Having minimal windows on the front of the hall allowed for more privacy, as well as the creation of an almost enclosed courtyard which is the patio space. This also creates a great space for patio events like BBQ’s, which was one of the client’s requirements. Having a hall on the same site as the Church is very important because it entices people to stay after mass and socialize with the rest of the Church community.

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Experimental Continuous Beam Joint 148

Birds Eye of Patio Space with Shadows Cast by Beams 149

Render of Patio Space Between Hall and Church 150

Render of Side Doors Opening to Patio 151

Interior Render of Hall 152

Render of Entrance to Hall 153