Tyler Allen Bradt
Scale & Progress
Projects
2010
HOK / Edinburgh College of Art [ECA]
2011
ECA / Barton Willmore / University of Toronto
2012/13
University of Toronto / Evergreen Brickworks
Hawar Island Resort MP Serial Vision _ Royal Mile Analysis of Bristo & George Squares Dry Stone Wall Analysis Sculptural Space for ‘Untitled (pair)’ Saunders Street Community Garden Jewel & Esk Campus Landscape Plan Medieval & Moorish Gardens @ Hariot-Watt Hailes Quarry Nature Park Perspectives for Portobello Development Shifting Priorities/Shifting Topography Road-diet Plan for Lakeshore ESA Plan for the Coves, London Alexandra Park Market Street Mercury Contamination Remediation Design Interpreting Site through Landscape Perpetual Architecture for those in Need Sudbury Railyards Remediation Plan Hyacinth Power in the Bayou East Show Garden Drawing Virgin Atlantic Lounge Wall by SHoP Salix Structura Free Tree City The New Urban Cemetery Thesis Prep HabitaT.O. {greenline competition} Three Urban Cemeteries {MLA Thesis}
Scale
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2012 - 4 Weeks University of Toronto The objective of the Urban Site Technology course at the University of Toronto was to design a wall in detail. My inspiration was drawn from espaliered trees and Native trail markers. My wall, is not built, but grown over a period of three years. Willow whips are planted and pulled by biodegradable twine as they grow. The natural tension of the plant and it’s tendency to grow upwards towards the sun is exploited and an amorphous wave form is the resulting structure. In the first iteration, a deck is built with predetermined notch points and predetermined twine lengths and angles. This results in a relatively specific form. The real beauty will result from he nature of the material though, the plant’s ability to adapt to environmental changes. The final form will be one that is obviously constructed by the hands of man, with only subtle markers on the ground to provide hints as to how the shape arose.
SALIX STRUCTURA
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Salix structura
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Materials _ Salix petiolaris [Meadow Willow] _
TWINE VECTORS
Meadow Willow is a native species that is fast growing, flexible, strong, and not overly large. It grows 1 or more metres per year on average to a height of between 3 and 8 metres total.
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Strategy _ willow structures are becoming common features of childrens play areas in the form of woven tunnels. I’m inspired by this as well as native trail markers throughout North America, Espaliered fruit trees in the Netherlands, and the grown root bridges of Cherrapunji in India. A true living wall, this is grown entirely with the aid of biodegradable twine tied and pulled at specific vectors to create an amorphous wall formed from living trees.
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The anchors where twine vectors were once placed remain in the ground as a scar of production. A clue as to how this wall came to be.
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2” steel keyhole hangar
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AXONOMETRIC _ 1:100
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UNIT AXONOMETRIC _ 1:50
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UNIT PLAN _ 1:50 Planting
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3. DIY Alternative Production Method As a more affordable, more flexible alternative, the coded deck is removed and the willows are shaped as the builder sees fit. Twine is tied to rebar that is hammered into the ground. These can be colour coded based on phases or can be left ambiguous. They can remain, they can be removed. The final form is less rigid and determined and will be left up to the one who constructs the wall. A few simple rules of thumb exist for DIY construction including the potential flexibility over time of each tree as well as a scheduled maintenance regime.
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Pruning of shoots and suckers required twice annually
willows should be planted 10m away from building foundations or pipes JUNE
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2012 - 2 Weeks Evergreen Brickworks to be constructed Spring 2013 The garden located near the eastern parkinglot at the Evergreen Brickworks is in what was not forseen as a prominent entrance to the site, yet is now the gateway for many ma jor events. With this in mind, I was asked to redesign the garden within a tight budget. Of three proposals, the concept selected was that of a showcase garden, whereby a piece of the Brickworks industrial heritage in the form of an old machine, is displayed outside of the buildings. This machine is the cetrepoint of a red-orange-yellow planting scheme that hints upon the fire and heat that fueled the Brickworks and the City of Toronto. An earth-bag wall stabilizes a small hill and allows space for reclaimed barn beam benches along the edge nearest the kilns building, allowing events to spill out into the summer night air.
EAST SHOW GARDEN
ESG
2010/11 - 13 Weeks Edinburgh College of Art Completed as part of the Detail Design course at ECA, this project evolved from conceptual design to a set of tender drawings. My design incorporated a terraced community garden into a 5m level change between the buildings of a residential complex in Stockbridge. Using natural and local materials and construction methods was the emphasis of my research and design. The design feature is a set of drystone retaining walls that are bound around a zig-zagging staircase. The project involved research of materials, construction methods, and presentation styles.
SAUNDERS STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN
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1. Community allotments x 20 2. Existing turf 3. Existing paving 4. Existing private garden 5. Existing building 6. Cantilevered seating - caithness, riven,
width and angle cut to fit on-site, selfsupporting cantilever as part of dry stone construction
7. Cobble edge - reclaimed sets 8. Gravel path - 4-6 mm aggregate 9. Cope stone x 452 - sandstone, rough cut, cut to fit on-site,adhered to drystone wall with lime mortar
10. Rammed earth wall 11. Gravel drainage - DoT Type 2 12. Freestanding drystone wall -
caithness, riven, Avg. stone size 600 x 250 x 50, to be constructed under supervision of drystone wall professional after steps are in place such that the wall is built around the concrete structure
13. Earth brick dome shelter 14. ACO rain drain pro x 10 - iron grate,
Section B-B, 1:20
1000 x 115 x 175
15. Sandstone step x 35 - single piece,
rough cut, custom cut with void for installation of lighting element
16. Handrail - bespoke polished stainless steel
17. Sandstone paving slabs - see Sheet 3
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Detail A
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18. Wildflower meadow planting 19. Pyrus communis 20. Communal bramble planting 21. Caithness cladding - drystone face
covering existing concrete retaining wall, same construction technique as free standing dryston walls (#12), supported by Ancon wall ties (*see #22), wall to be constructed over top of existing concrete sidewalk to form a more natural seam and take on appearance of other true dry stone retaining walls in plan 22. Ancon wall ties - Type 4 light duty ties placed at density of 2.5 ties / m2
23. Existing concrete retaining wall 24. Sharp sand 25. Compacted DoT Type 1 gravel 26. Light fixture - Hess Ferox 27. Concrete form - pre-cast concrete base for stairs, placed on site prior to construc tion of any retaining walls. 28. 100mm perforated drainage pipe
Section A-A, 1:50
Section C-C, 1:20 E
29. Concrete kerb edge 30. Steel guy wires 31. Mulch 32. Wooden Tree Stakes 33. Recycled plastic edging 34. Steel pin 35. Deadman stone - tie the wall to the soil 36. Header stones - at 2 levels 37. Caithness rubble fill 38. Reinforcing mesh 39. Geotextile *grey not shown on sheet
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2013 - 12 Weeks University of Toronto Cemeteries in North America are all more or less the same. they follow the garden cemetery model introduced in 1831. My graduate thesis explored three designs for new urban cemetery typologies. The exploration revolved around ideas of choice, space, and memorial. The sites were drawn from typical urban leftovers, common to many North American cities: an alley, a highway offramp, and a disused railroad bridge. Each site accomodates a different method of “departure�. A highly urban alley accommodates cremation along with preservation or decomposition through incorporating the ashes into the layers of a cement wall, or provides a launch point for ash-filled balloons to be released. An urban offramp provides a spiraling space lined with burial niches, descending into the ground with floriography to aid as place markers. A rail bridge provides a cyclical decomposition process using grasses to both break down the body and phytoremediate contaminated soils.
THREE URBAN CEMETERIES
3UC
Departures 1 & 2 airborne dispersion & structural eternity Euclid Ave. at Queen Street East
1. Record a story or message
2. Deceased is brought to chapel
3. After ceremony, deceased is lowered into resomation room
4. Resomation process up to 3 bodies/day
5.1. Ashes mixed into concrete 40%
aggragate
20%
sand
20%
ashes
20%
cement/water
5.2. Ashes divided among helium balloons
ashes weigh 2.5 to 9.6 lbs
x 3 to 9
6.2. + GPS - release from platform up to 3 day drift
6.1. Layers are built up as cemetery grows older + + +
7. Deposition pattern keepsake
8. Contemplation Shelters
playback of stories
Departures 1 & 2 airborne dispersion & structural eternity Euclid Ave. at Queen Street East
1. Record a story or message
2. Deceased is brought to chapel
3. After ceremony, deceased is lowered into resomation room
4. Resomation process up to 3 bodies/day
5.1. Ashes mixed with concrete 40%
aggragate
20%
sand
20%
ashes
20%
cement/water
5.2. Ashes divided among helium balloons 3 to 9
balloons ashes weigh 2.5 to 9.6 lbs
6.2. + GPS - release from platform up to 3 day drift
6.1. Layers are built up as cemetery grows older + + +
7. Deposition pattern keepsake
8. Contemplation Shelters
playback of stories
Departure 3
subterranean dross
Gardiner Expressway offramp at York Street
1. Deceased brought to mortuary/chapel
2. Funeral procession down ramp
3. Deceased intered in burial niche
4.1 Niches rented on 25 yr intervals
4. Niche sealed with concrete...
5. ...& capped with simple marker
6. Contemplation shelters between niches contain further epitaph
7. Visitors locate niches based on planting and planter heights
7.1 Plant selection drawn from 17th century floriography
Departure 3
subterranean dross
Gardiner Expressway offramp at York Street
1. Deceased brought to mortuary/chapel
2. Funeral procession down ramp
3. Deceased interred in burial niche
4.1 Niches rented on 25 yr intervals
4. Niche sealed with concrete...
5. ...& capped with simple marker
6. Contemplation shelters between niches contain further epitaph
7.1 Plant selection drawn from floriography bog rosemary /remembrance
common yarrow /healing
7. Visitors locate niches based on planting and planter heights
common cinquefoil /beloved child
ferns /sincerity
yew /sorrow
moss /maternal love
new england aster /love
white cedar /mourning
wild mint /virtue
Departure 4
suspended decomposition
Disused Rail Bridge across the Don Valley Parkway
1. Deceased brought to chapel
2.1 Small open air chapel
3.1 Contaminated soil from across the city is collected
2.2 large indoor chapel
3.2 Deceased buried in niche with contaminated soil
4. Planted with Andropogon gerardii & Sorghastrum nutans
Andropogon gerardii & Sorghastrum nutans
5.1 3 year cycle of remediation and decomposition
5.2 Deceased contributes nutrients to the soil
6.1 Bones are disintered and placed in a personal ossuary
6.2 remediated soil is dispersed through projects around the city
3m nitrogen
potassium
7. Ossuarries combine between rails and a path extends from the cemetery
phosphorus
magnesium
Deep and dense root systems that will remediate the contaminated soil through rhizofiltration
+ + +
Departure 4
suspended decomposition
Abandoned Rail Bridge across the Don Valley Parkway
1. Deceased brought to chapel
2.1 Small open air chapel
3.1 Contaminated soil from across the city is collected
2.2 large indoor chapel
3.2 Deceased buried in concrete plot with contaminated soil
4. Planted with Andropogon gerardii & Sorghastrum nutans
Andropogon gerardii & Sorghastrum nutans
5.1 3 year cycle of remediation and decomposition
5.2 Deceased contributes nutrients to the soil
6.1 Bones are disintered and placed in a personal ossuary
6.2 remediated soil is dispersed through projects around the city
3m nitrogen
potassium
7. Ossuarries combine between rails and a path extends from the cemetery
phosphorus
magnesium
Deep and dense root systems that will remediate the contaminated soil through rhizofiltration
+ + +
2011 - 5 Weeks Edinburgh College of Art Jewel & Esk College in Portobello recently had an architectural makeover. Sadly, the landscape surrounding the buildings was not considered in the design process. The MLA1 class at ECA was asked to create designs for the campus including a full 1:500 scale master plan and a 1:200 detail area. The campus landscape is windswept and barren of students. My concept for the project was driven by the need to create an outdoor gathering space that would also act as a wayfinding tool, bringing people to the centre of the campus. This was coupled with the history of the surrounding area, incorporating hommages to the quarry industry into design details.
JEWEL & ESK COLLEGE LANDSCAPE PLAN
J&E
Main Gathering Plaza
Problem
Community Garden
Solution
Entry Plaza
2011 - 2 Weeks University of Toronto Alexandra Park is a social housing development from the 1960’s nestled between 3 of Toronto’s most popular shopping districts; Kensington Market, Chinatown, and Queen Street West. As is the case with so many housing developments of the time, the area has become prone to vandalism and crime. This development proposal seeks to bring life into this enclosed community by joining the three ma jor shopping districts through a sinuous pedestrian street, an urban feature that Toronto currently lacks aside from the upscale distillery district. Overlapping circles intersect to create the form of the pedestrian space resulting in narrow corridors and broad plazas. Community activators can be introduced into the plazas. Behind this community area, flexible development blocks allow for organic development over time.
ALEXANDRA PARK MARKET STREET
APM
2011 - 5 Weeks Edinburgh College of Art Hailes Quarry Park is one of many Edinburgh stone quarries that was repurposed as a land fill in the 1970’s. As such, the existing conditions are poor soil with bad drainage, covered in turf and some small patches of stunted trees. At 15 hectares, the site’s size provides an opportunity for a ma jor urban habitat patch with connections to the nearby Water of Leith and Union Canal wildlife corridors. Through strategic remediation, the site can become Masterplan a new form of zoo, where people can see and learn about native species in their natural environments. A space where people can begin to break away from the ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ mentality that human beings have with the natural environment. The design includes an education centre, seasonal ponds, a bmx track, sculptural bat boxes, a bird-watching platform, and a community centre
HAILES QUARRY NATURE PARK
HQP
2013 - 3 Days University of Toronto The 2013 Greenline design competition called for entries to imagine the possibilities for a strip of land that taverses an east-west path through midToronto. This fragmented corridor appears to be made up of leftover spaces resulting from incompatible land uses and adjacencies - residential, industrial, and commercial uses colliding around a still active rail corridor and hydro corridor. Our entry noted the corridors location as a perfect opportunity to connect the Huber River Valley to the Don River Valley, thereby creating a greater ecological connection through the city. community and recreational uses such as urban campground and basketball courts punctuate a denseley planted corridor of varying ecological zones creating a new design typology, an “urban wilderness�.
HabitaT.O.
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canopy + water
active recreation
circulation + movement
blocks + streets
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Eastern Redbud 12m
Ironwood 10m
Hemlock 20m
Golden Alexander 0.75m
Chokecherry 7m
Staghorn Sumac 12m Canada Goldenrod 1m
Wild Grape 10m
New England Aster 2m Red Maple 18m
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Dotted Hawthorn 12m
Sassafras 15m
RIP A
Raspberry 1.5m Elderberry 3.5m
Indian Grass 2.5m
Rabbit
Red Cedar 10m
Blue Vervain 1.5m
AQUATI C
Mason Bee
Great Blue Heron
Gray Birch 12m
Alternate Leaf Dogwood 8m
Broad Winged Hawk Bat
American Goldfinch
Great Blue Lobelia 1m
Yellow Birch 12m
Raccoon
Four-lined Leaf Bug
Highbush Cranberry 4m
Downy Woodpecker
Meadow Vole Tree Sparrow
Blanding’s Turtle
Coyote
Turtle Dove
American Widgeon Bullfrog
Monarch Butterfly
American Red Squirrel Fox
Robin
Blue Jay
Hyacinth Collection
2012 - 12 Weeks University of Toronto St. Bernard Parish is located just south of the City of New Orleans. A mostly rural area that sits precariously between the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Many know of the flooding issues associated with the area. I chose to tackle an issue associated with flood infrastructure - specifically canals. All of which are full of invasive water hyacinth, a water species that until now, has evaded all efforts at eradication. A hyacinth research centre and production centre explores the potential of the plant for manufacturing and energy production. The space is developed over time beginning with use of existing plants throughout the region and building to specific growing canals, and expanding to stacked growing houses.
HYACINTH POWER IN THE BAYOU
HPB
Biogas Detenti Silo
Research/ Science Residency
Electricity Generation
Harvested Hyacinth Storage Anaerobic Digester
n Community Agriculture on Roofs
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Sludge to roofs as fertilizer
Concrete Hyacinth Canal
Stacked Growhouse
Ties for Rigidity in hurricanes
2010 - 24 Weeks HOK During employment with the Toronto office of the HOK Planning Group, I worked with the team who developed a masterplan for a new Eco-Resort community on Hawaar Island off the south coast of Bahrain in the middle east. The Heritage and environmental factors were ma jor issues as the country has hopes of establishing the island as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to environmental importance. A self-sufficient resort plan was designed which included the development of artificial islands. My task was to design these islands as well as participate in conceptual development of other aspects of the plan, conduct research, and create presentations. Completed as part of a design team with Diana Tiron, Jordan Lambie, Andy Wisniewski, and Natalia Lopes.
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Interlocking building masses
Vertical elements create slender appearance
Special massing elements mark major nodes
Horizontal division of vertical mass
Large overhangs and terraces create
and town centres
horizontal layers
Opening in street wall
Long flat and wide shading elements add
Back yards open to waterfront promenade
shadow relief
Articulate openings in active street walls
2012 - 6 Weeks University of Toronto Free Tree City transforms a mostly empty hydro corridor into a ecological and community entitiy that benefits the entire City of Toronto. The space assumes the program of a tree nursery, more vaired and forward thinking than traditional practice. The space is divided into seven zones . Residents of the city can pick and chose trees for their yard free of charge. Special orders can also be made for a small fee. Resrach is conducted in the realm of bioengineering. Sports fields are surrounded by ecology based community centres. Natural corridors are enhanced and expanded. All of these uses inform the design of the corridor as they traverse is length. The project is economically sound, funded through a combinations of Section 37 funds, a city-wide carbon tax, and charitable donations.
FREE TREE CITY
FTC
“My daughter and I want a new tr there are different trees lining the sheening white bark. We first go system says that this birch tolera Good. We travel through the nea where another family took their f the bottom. We find our perfect and place it on our cart. As we w to one of the giant towers that p the top. It is amazing how vast th kilometres and far off in the dista
tree in the backyard to commemorate her 5th birthday. Driving in e street. ‘I like that one,’ my daughter says pointing to a tree with to the information kiosk and I type white bark. A paper birch. The ates flooding and doesn’t get anywhere near the size of a big oak. atly spaced aisles. Here and there is an empty hole in the ground favourite tree. I can see the irrigation system peeking through at birch tree. It is easy for me to lift out of the ground by myself walk back towards the street, my daughter races across an aisle peer over the area. We climb the stairs and take in the view from his new nursery is. A neatly arranged forest stretches on for many ance I can see the CN Tower.”
U-Pick
Ecological Transition
Education / Demonstration
Electric Trees
The landscape is what we make of it. It is unlimited. It is between the buildings, it is among the trees. It pierces facades and follows infrastructure. It is urban and rural. It is social. It is ecological. It is forever connected to itself and everything it encounters in space and time. My job is to make clear and layer these relationships in order to enhance the space that surrounds us. Each project is unique and each design solution is drawn from the specific circumstances of site and time. Every design, whether urban, rural, infrastructural, or community oriented, will affect the future positively and amplify our quality of life. Every design will be ecologically beneficial. Every design will be timeless.
Tyler Allen Bradt, BES, DipLA t: 647-774-5547 e: tabradt@gmail.com