STUDIO II
RE-SET TLEMENT COLLABORATIONS INSTRUCTOR: CATHERINE HAMEL
Melissa Amodeo — Sam Baril — Angelina Caix ixe e i ro — Candice Cheah — Caleb Derksen — Evan Dodds — Mac McGinn — Carter McHugh — Lauren Robinson — Anna Tran — Sweta Shah
PROJECT 1: MATERIAL INTERACTION
Project Description This project looks at the intersection of two materials through the lens of immigration. It asks how this material collision creates new environments for inhabition. By opening our minds, we can find unexpected notions and insights of what it means to immigrate. Each board explores and documents how the collision between the two materials exposes this new environment. The abstraction of the materials and their behaviours reveals certain ideas and expressions of immigration. These expressions can then be documented to form a common understanding in the meanings of immigration.
SCORCHED EARTH SAM BARIL CALEB DERKSEN
THELAND OF HONEY CANDICE CHEAH ANNA TRAN
MELTING NOT
EVAN DODDS MAC MCGINN CARTER MCHUGH
DISTURB
SWETA SHAH LAUREN ROBINSON
UNDERLYING STRUCTURES MELISSA AMODEO ANGELINA CAIXEIRO
team members: Sam B. & Cal
intersection: ignite
transition: manipulation
adaptation: unity
underlying structures
settlement: cauterize
melt
release
fragment
impose
reform
attune
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team members: Sweta Shah, Lauren Robinson
SCORCHED EARTH
process: cultivate
free
temporality
an exploration of the intersection between control and freedom. evolution of form through adapted frameworks.
a forced change of state. chaos of displacement and reformation. new void through the lens of controlled pathways.
changing state
transfigure
receive
consolidate
rekindle
forever reshaped. settlement is both enabled and constrained. “freedom� to flow within a constructed framework.
a disturbance fragments the world. adapting to the insability. strength and reconciliation through bonding together.
the bounds of the framework are shattered. the flame breaks its rigid confine to create its own story.
process: growth; decay
intersection: a new land
transition: movement
adaptation: ensuring survival
settlement: putting down roots
hour 1
hour 8
hour 48
hour 160
hour 65
hour 182
hour 216
inaction
emigrate
familiarize
rearrange
ravenous
resource
commencement
evolution
orientation
stillness
concede
descension
admittance
habituate
consumption
deviation
predator
prey
assembly
metamorphosis
spawn
ascension
deterioration
burrow
amalgamation
destruction
decay
anticipation
engulfing
captive
manipulation
disorientation
captive
breakthrough
containment
intersection: spilling out a new life diffusion
controls
transition: same but different layering
inversion
adaptation: with the flow
destabalisation
states
impact
expectations
settlement: gravity wells constraints
direction
precariousness
elevation
topographies have inherent paths of least resistance; nuances in orientation alter those taken.
the ground shifts with time: that which sat firm now balances.
what’s solid is liquid— liquid, solid; somehow both opposite and alike.
the supports vanish but the structure must remain.
once flowing, now rigid, the shell forms and receives the new base; rigid, but soon to flow.
musn’t it?
the moment of first contact, momentum redirected, energies diffused.
plan A: a fiction subverted by cold hard facts; but also hot flowing ones.
boundaries which exist in the mind are not always recognised; if they matter make them solid.
topographies imply paths of least resistance; nuances in orientation alter which are taken.
the ground shifts with time: that which sat firm now balances.
new lows reached by each but all that follow achieve new heights.
process: the scientific method
intersection: a story of reluctance
transition: conformation of elements
adaptation: survival of the fittest
injected at a single point, the dissemination is swift and unpredictable.
settlement: tension
worms
milk
combine
reluctance pt. 1
insidiousness
severance
introduction
dilution
frost
youth
spring
growth
inhabit
accord
conformity
&
&
components
amalgamation
fragmentation
reluctance pt. 2
gritty
creation
incorporation
adolescence
the hunt
survival
variation
adjustment
establishment
dirt
honey
thoroughly
assimilation
ambivalence
reconciliation
blend
fuse
evolution
fecundity
fertility
bloom
acceptance
merge
unite
team members: candice cheah & anna tran
THE LAND OF HONEY
induction
process: building up; pouring out
M E LT I N G N O T
team members: Evan Dodds, Mac McGinn, Carter McHugh
DISTURB
hour 28
hour 21
Project Description
Integration vessels explores the meaning of landscape and its connection to the experience of newcomers. By creating a temporary refuge in the prairie, the project asks how a vessel can be used to integrate both culture and landscape, to aid newcomers to settle and find a new sense of place in Canadian society, and how a regional response in material and form can enrich both the connection between visitors and the architectural experience in the prairies.
PROJECT 2: VESSELS
This project creates a vessel that can accommodate up to 12 people. A shared bathroom and common space help to encourage connection and shared understanding among visitors. As a regional material, wood allows for new discoveries in creating an environment that fosters connection to the land and between people.
PAL RUMINATION
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Interior Landscape
exploration
09 — Lauren Robinson
rumination leveled
form
slope
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PALLET
HOME OF EMPO
1m
RUMINATION
Scale 1:150 0
1m
5m
The concept of this p a place where newcom incorporation of praye newcomers who come culture or religion to screen is created in
the [overall]
11- Sweta Shah EAST ELEVATION Scale 1:200
thus, ‘formation’ is an integrated vessel housing which is located on the outskirts of Calgary, Alberta. primarily utilized by immigrants and refugees, they are to stay at this site for as long as they desire or however long it takes for them to adapt to their new surroundings. with the individual vessels, each are equipped with a adaptable bed and storage areas; which is customizable depending on the users’ needs. as ‘food’ is recognized internationally as a ‘source of integration’ the communal kitchen therefore, provides the individuals an opportunity to form a ‘community’ regardless of any language or cultural barriers.
[FORM]ATION
MODELS & RENDER
program
this project was an exploration of ‘temporary refuge in the prairie’ - which was to accommodate users [not limited to refugees] - to provide resources and programs to direct integration into both the culture and landscape of Calgary. the program of the project was to accommodate at the least 12 individuals with ‘6 detached vessels’ grounded on a shared base. each vessel was 2 individuals separately, with a shared common kitchen and bathroom between all vessels; with all structures to have a primary materiality of ‘wood’.
08 — Carter McHugh
with regards to the individual vessels, each is provided with a privacy screen which has the capability of being moved around depending on the privacy needs of the users. each individual flap can operate to provide ‘closed’ or ‘open’ views of the surroundings; as well as light and shadow to occur in the interiors of the vessels.
in-context
[FORM]ATION
04 — Candice Cheah
conceptual diagram
0.5
3m
10 — Anna Tran
PRAIRIE REFUGE(e)
ELEVATION & AXONOMETRIC
PRAIRIE HISTORY
PRAIRIE REFUGE(e) PRAIRIE REFUGE(e)
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(H)ARBOR
03 — Angelina Caixeiro
2
FLOOR PLAN
07 — Mac McGinn
noit c ennoc & et is
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aspiration for stability & settlement through a very stil landscape but the stilness can get taken by a larger force, the chinook and winds coming from the mountains.
This integration vessel, located on the outskirts of Calgary, is used for immigrants and refugees to stay for a day, a week, or longer as the acclimatized to their new surroundings. The structure provides accommodations for 12 people focused on a central organization around food preparation. Food is recognized internationally as a source of integration and brings people together regardless of cultural or language barriers. The organization provides varying degrees of privacy and lines of sight depending upon the user’s desires. To further reflect integration the structure is focused on the Canadian Prairies by reflecting the iconic local hay bale and through material selection.
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Canadian Prairies
PRAIRIE REFUGE(e)
02 — Sam Baril
ial collision, which brought together wax and snow and necessitated ome to catch the tumbling and melting pieces, the Woodshed furthered , and unpredictability. Combining these with in depth discussions mers to Canada and research into the nature and potential of wood as The prairies emerged including the imperative to overcome a sense of isolation al barriers and the development of a novel mass timber te-built, snow-formed plywood. The Woodshed arriers between people by recasting the wall e simple construction assembly is many seasons and lends itself e community to come making.
HOME OF EMPOWERMENT
A temporary refuge in the prairie, this project creates a small retreat site for a local NGO in Calgary that supports the settlement of immigrants and refugees in the city. The primary function of the project is to direct the integration of the organisation’s clientele into both the culture and landscape of Calgary, as well as Canada. While the primary function is for the site to be used by refugees, the intent is that the site allows for a range of people to visit and create a space that fosters cross-cultural understanding and learning.
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0
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PALLET
PRAIRIE RETREAT
05 — Evan 06 CalebDodds Derksen
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01 — Melissa Amodeo
(H)ARBOR
Design Intervention: expectation
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PAL EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL MELISSA AMODEO
L E S S E V N O I TA R G E T N I
Canadian Landscape
site section
SITE SECTION Scale 1:200
PALLET EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL MELISSA AMODEO
PALLET EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL MELISSA AMODEO
ial Study
Material Study
Canadian Landscape
Design Intervention: expectation
PALLET EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL MELISSA AMODEO
PALLET
Moments: site considerations
Canadian Prairies Interior Landscape Canadian Rockies
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BALANCE EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SAM BARIL
BALANCE
A first exploration into themes of engagement and retreat. This home offers a first landing habitat for Canadian immigrants and refugees. Individuals may enjoy an architectural experience embedded in Canada’s expansive prairie landscape. The habitat is carefully perched along the undulating rural hills. This alludes to the sensitive balance of security and thoughtful integration that is required among many newcomers. Adaptable interior space enables both privacy and public engagement, with moving walls that affect circulation throughout. These concepts are embedded within a rich wood materiality and detailing.
BALANCE EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SAM BARIL
BALANCE EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SAM BARIL
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - ANGELINA CAIXEIRO
INTEGRATION VESSEL
wall of connection
prairie
wood
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prairie
INITIAL EXPLORATIONS
wood
wall of connection
MIDTERM PROJECT
site & connection
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wood & adaptability
MIDTERM PROJECT
interaction
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(H)ARBOR
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(H)ARBOR
(H)ARB OR Inspired by the Canadian Prairies and the Aboriginal beliefs of the meaning of land, (H)arbor acts as a temporary refuge that seeks to combine the notions of fragility, ephemerality, and nature with architecture through a structural live wall that accommodates a mixture of native and novel plant species.
(H)ARBOR
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(H)ARBOR EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - CANDICE CHEAH
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - Evan Dodds
PRAIRIE RETREAT PRAIRIE HISTORY
A temporary refuge in the prairie, this project creates a small retreat site for a local NGO in Calgary that supports the settlement of immigrants and refugees in the city. The primary function of the project is to direct the integration of the organisation’s clientele into both the culture and landscape of Calgary, as well as Canada. While the primary function is for the site to be used by refugees, the intent is that the site allows for a range of people to visit and create a space that fosters cross-cultural understanding and learning.
MODELS
PLANS + MOMENTS
community centre
vessel
0 0 meters 1:50
1
2
3
4
5
meters 1:50
1
2
3
4
5
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PRAIRIE REFUGE(e) PRAIRIE REFUGE(e)
This integration vessel, located on the outskirts of Calgary, is used for immigrants and refugees to stay for a day, a week, or longer as the acclimatized to their new surroundings. The structure provides accommodations for 12 people focused on a central organization around food preparation. Food is recognized internationally as a source of integration and brings people together regardless of cultural or language barriers. The organization provides varying degrees of privacy and lines of sight depending upon the user’s desires. To further reflect integration the structure is focused on the Canadian Prairies by reflecting the iconic hay bale and through local material selection.
N
FLOOR PLAN Scale 1:150 1m
5m
PRAIRIE REFUGE(e)
0
EAST ELEVATION
PRAIRIE REFUGE(e)
Scale 1:200
SITE SECTION Scale 1:200
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P2 | THE WOODSHED PLAN & SECTIONS P2 | THE WOODSHED
Stemming from the preceding material collision, which brought together wax and snow and necessitated the construction of a new wooden home to catch the tumbling and melting pieces, the Woodshed furthered many themes including snow, wood, and unpredictability. Combining these with in depth discussions regarding the experiences of newcomers to Canada and research into the nature and potential of wood as a building material, new trajectories emerged including the imperative to overcome a sense of isolation caused by physical and psychological barriers and the development of a novel mass timber system that could be described as site-built, snow-formed plywood. The Woodshed subverts the notion of walls being barriers between people by recasting the wall as a framework for togetherness. The simple construction assembly is designed for additive assembly over many seasons and lends itself to unskilled participation, allowing the community to come together around place and memory making.
MODELS & RENDER
ELEVATION & AXONOMETRIC
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CONCEPT: The Home of Empowerment challenges the traditional, often sexualized view of females in the landscape and provides a place where women can experience the landscape while controlling the level and context of which they are viewed back. By using rotatable wooden
They may also express themselves through images and words on the slats that can be viewed by passersby and the other women. It is a temporary housing space for women refugees, accessible through workshops and refugee services for a day to a week.
HOME OF EMPOWERMENT
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HOME OF EMPOWERMENT
slats on both the exterior and interior of the building at different scales, women can control the level of privacy/visibility they experience.
0
1
2
3m
HOME OF EMPOWERMENT
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HOME OF EMPOWERMENT
0
0 1 2 3m 0.5 1m
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RUMINATION RUMINATION
exploration
rumination leveled
slope
form
anna tran
The concept of this project relates to creating privacy and a place where newcomers can feel welcomed through the incorporation of prayer rooms. Often enough, many newcomers who come to Canada bring a part of their culture or religion to their "new home". Based on this, a screen is created in which is incorporated in the vessels.
RUMINATION
E
floor plan (communal area)
floor plan (vessel)
RUMINATION
E
E
thus, ‘formation’ is an integrated vessel housing which is located on the outskirts of Calgary, Alberta. primarily utilized by immigrants and refugees, they are to stay at this site for as long as they desire or however long it takes for them to adapt to their new surroundings. with the individual vessels, each are equipped with a adaptable bed and storage areas; which is customizable depending on the users’ needs. as ‘food’ is recognized internationally as a ‘source of integration’ the communal kitchen therefore, provides the individuals an opportunity to form a ‘community’ regardless of any language or cultural barriers. with regards to the individual vessels, each is provided with a privacy screen which has the capability of being moved around depending on the privacy needs of the users. each individual flap can operate to provide ‘closed’ or ‘open’ views of the surroundings; as well as light and shadow to occur in the interiors of the vessels.
in-context
[FORM]ATION
program this project was an exploration of ‘temporary refuge in the prairie’ - which was to accommodate users [not limited to refugees] - to provide resources and programs to direct integration into both the culture and landscape of Calgary. the program of the project was to accommodate at the least 12 individuals with ‘6 detached vessels’ grounded on a shared base. each vessel was 2 individuals separately, with a shared common kitchen and bathroom between all vessels; with all structures to have a primary materiality of ‘wood’.
[FORM]ATION
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conceptual diagram
site section
the [overall]
interior view [1]
material exploration
integration with site
[FORM]ATION
[FORM]ATION
individual vessel
interior view [2]
Sam B., Candice C., Sweta S.
ADVANCE
[Dis]connect (Dis)connect
Anna T., Evan D.
The Re-Settlement studio is exploring the settlement of immigrants and refugees in Calgary.
Urbanize
interaction vs privacy
unwravelling boundaries isolation
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PRIVACY
UNCONSCIOUS ARTIFICIAL
pas s a ge s
considerations
legislation
street scape
USES community
limi t s?
OBSCURITY
POWER
POLICY
APPARENT
PSYCHOLO
SUBCONSCIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL RESTRICTIONS
cul tural VARIABLES
TRANSCALAR
imposed
BOUNDARIES
PHYSICAL
APERTURES
SHUTTERS
SUBTLE
junc
RESISTANCE
NATURAL TRADITION NECESSARY
SUBJECTIVE
TRANSPARENCY
SPECTRUM
tion
OPENINGS
EXCLUSION
OBJECTIVE
FENCE
PERSONAL
SENSITIVE CLOSURES
REFLECTIO INTERSCALAR
REVERBERATION
INVISIBLE
SELF-DETERMINATION
INCLUSIO
PERFORATION
PASSAGES
Spatial boundaries arranged into private, public and legislative components. The result of these boundaries within varying conditions and how they provide forms of privacy, separation, negotiation, or interaction.
SPATIAL
ILLUMINATION
CONTEXTUAL
AUTHORITY
c o nte x tual
REGULATIONS
re lati onsh ip s
control
OPACITY
NEGOTIATING BOUNDARIES
io at ul rc
ci
team: Angelina Caixeiro, Carter McHugh
[MA R K ]E TI NG
rules: who needs them
This mapping project works towards the studio’s final project of creating an addition to the Margaret Chisholm Centre in Bridgeland. The Margaret Chisholm Centre is run by the Calgary Catholic Immigrant Society (CCIS) to provide a temporary, initial, accommodation for government sponsored refugees. While living at the Centre, residents are provided with services to initiate them into life in Canada. Coming to Canada as a refugee is a traumatic upheaval of a previous life and this project provides a site analysis for the Margaret Chisholm Centre and the neighbourhood of Bridgeland through three lenses: public, private, and legislative. Each map explores one of five aspects: environmental conditions and characteristics; the spatial structure; the historic evolution; visual character.
PROJECT 3: REMAPPING THE BORDERLANDS
Project Description
Constricted
RETROSPECTIVE EXCHANGE
Mac McGinn & Melissa Amodeo
reaching out
RE
ST R
IC
TI
ON
S
markings: where the art is
ELEMENTS
SITE
scale STRUCTURE DEGREES SOLIDITY
OGICAL
INTERPERSONAL
PATTERNS DESIRE
VARIABLES
fear
SHADOW
LAND PERFORATION
SIGHT SENSES DEVICES TRANSCALAR LINES NATURAL
accessibility
ON
ON AUTONOMY S
HIERARCHY TRADITION
FUNCTIONAL
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8m
micro-climate isolation
underlying structure
reaching in
PROJECT 4: URBAN RESETTLEMENTS
Project Description
Urban Resettlements explores the boundaries of privacy; asking what thresholds exist or can be created that allow us to cross these boundaries as productive entities. This project is sited adjacent to the Margaret Chisholm Resettlement Centre, which provides temporary accommodation to newcomers in Calgary. Using the social mandate of the Centre as inspiration, this project proposes alternative modes of housing that provides connection between residents and into the wider community. Programatically, a housing project is created that provides for 35-40 residents. To form a broader connection between the project and the city, a social enterprise is provided to connect with the mission of the Margaret Chisholm Centre. This enterprise is an entity that contributes to the improvement of the financial, social, or environmental well-being of the community. In continuation of the exploration of regionality in Integration Vessels, Urban Resettlements makes use of wood as a regional product for the primary material of the project.
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SEMBLANCE
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05 06 — Caleb Evan Dodds Derksen
03 — Angelina Caixeiro
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10 — Anna Tran program
07 — Mac McGinn
SOUTH ELEVATION
SECTION 2
site
NORTH ELEVATION
social enterprise
IN AND AROUND
TOP VIEW
PLAYING WITH BUBBLES
PENUMBRA COM PLEX
A Building that Builds brings together local sustainable building materials with advanced fabrication in an urban setting to generate a flexible and welcoming home environment for newcomers to Canada. Exploring themes of connectivity and adaptability this project challenges the status quo car culture of modern cities and provides an alternative to normative housing markets by generating an indeterminate network of organic pedestrian walkways and empowering diverse tenants with the tools and framework to shape their own home. It pushes a simple housing project passed the boundaries of the traditional architectural discipline both down to the scale of product manufacturing and up to the scale of urban infrastructure in recognition that all scales are human scale.
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The complex is a transition space for newcomers focusing on community within the urban resettlement and facilitates a gateway to new beginnings. Tenants would be in a transition phase in their lives which include newcomers to Canada and people who are struggling and need a fresh start. Community is extremely important for people who need support and establishes a sense of belonging. The parametric facade adapts to the internal and external environments by producing 1 varying types of light and visual penetration. A catering social enterprise provides employment opportunities for tenants and 2 facilities further engagement with the existing community.
PENUMBRA COMPLEX [NEST]ED
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION SELECTED GRAPHICS CAPTIONS (IF APPLICABLE)
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11- Sweta Shah
public
08 — Carter McHugh
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the in-between
private
FLOOR 4 • •
PRIVATE LEVEL SUITES PRIMARY VIEWS
lower-middle levels individual apartments
messy + turbulent introspection + contemplation thought perception spirit + soul
clear + visible
~600-700 sq. ft (1 bedroom) ~800 sq. ft (2 bedrooms) exchange/education space deliberation memory language knowledge seeking/sharing
individual apartments
~600-700 sq. ft (1 bedroom) ~800 sq. ft (2 bedrooms)
+ self/collective non-newcomers
HIERARCHY -/+
CLARITY
The Human Psyche
- self/collective newcomers
SYMMETRY & BALANCE
NATURAL LIGHT
private learning + support (b/w residents, volunteers, social workers, etc.)
+
public multipurpose spaces to be rented out/ hosted for events + workshops contribution
The Body
FORM TO VIEWS
INDEPENDENCE
FLOOR 2 • •
SOCIAL LEVEL SUITES INTERACTION SPACES
GROUND FLOOR
04 — Candice Cheah CIRCULATION
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• • •
GREEN SPACE
TERRA INCOGNITA
COMMUNITY SPACE
OUTDOOR GREEN SPACE INDOOR GREEN SPACE HERB GARDEN
TERRA INCOGNITA
STRUCTURE
ZOOMING OUT
PENUMBRA COMPLEX
ground level
• • •
PENUMBRA COMPLEX [NEST]ED
“live� wall
SELF NAVIGATION
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FLOOR 3
COMMUNITY SPACE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
SECTION 1 SCALE
1:200
n o i t ar g e t n i
nspired by the human psyche in relation to s place in the body, Terra Incognita seeks o manifest the psyche of one who has been displaced in architecture itself. Through he combination of structural and organic omponents, residents are encouraged o explore their own mind, body, and oul through communal and introspective paces. Within these spaces, newcomers and non-newcomers alike are encouraged o educate, support, and collaborate with one another through public and private events, mentorship sessions, and classes.
INCLUDE:
LEVELS
MIDTERM PROJECT
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02 — Sam Baril
09 — Lauren Robinson
a of a 24/7 daycare that provides care for ies. The idea stemmed off of the fact that he country to work as nannies, however, are gram also consists of residents who are ildren.
SEMBLANCE
MIDTERM PROJECT
01 — Melissa Amodeo
PLAYING WITH BUBBLES
ENGAGE
FILLING IN THE CELLS
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concept
site explorations
to encourage visual and physical connectivity from the site to the community of Bridgeland. a visual, playful experience. focusing on a user group of women, single mothers, and children. each individual or family is offered with either a small apartment [one bedroom] or a loft, depending on the family size. each unit is equipped with its separate bathroom and kitchen. the housing is separated by a social enterprise which comprises of a communal cafe and daycare.
both the cafe and daycare offers short and long term employment for the residents as well the newcomers who reside at the Margaret Chisholm. this creates opportunities for interaction amongst the larger-context community of Bridgeland. the design starts to explore the theme of ‘visual connectivity and sense of play, through verticality’. this is achieved through scaffolding, which starts to provide individuals different views and perspectives of the city through different lenses.
exoskeleton . scaffolding. the combination
MASS TIMBER EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II System adopted from EVDS697 Mass timber: Josh Taron + CohertSTUDENT -MELISSA AMODEO
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT -MELISSA AMODEO
CIT Y GRID EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT -MELISSA AMODEO
RENDERS EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT -MELISSA AMODEO
PLAN & SECTION EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT -MELISSA AMODEO
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SAM BARIL
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“The more we get connected, the more beauty we find in eachother� -Dr. Aamir Jamal
An adaptable, co-living experience. Each individual is offered a mobile unit of privacy containing a quiet workspace and bed. Diversity and movement of dwellings offer a constantly evolving choice in private lifestyle and connectivity. The remainder of the building consists of shared living, dining and kitchen areas. The communal experience of food and living space prompts relation. Collaboration is sought both at the building and neighborhood scales. The structure parallels the Margaret Chisholm Resettlement center for government sponsored refugees. Sharing the process of cooking and dining is an imperative means to transcend difference and cultivate mutual appreciation. This sharing may be extended to the broader context through an indoor-outdoor community kitchen and restaurant. This social enterprise offers short and long-term employment for residents and newcomers at Margaret Chisholm. An adaptable rotating menu enables everyone to share their unique culinary style with Bridgeland and Calgary.
This design investigates variable permeability in movement and light. A gradient of privacy is created with a variety of retreats and semi-private dwelling plateaus. Connection is additionally encouraged through movement through a central organic staircase. The building seeks to maintain a sensitive balance between engagement and security. A north to south elongation creates a sense of safety with an introverted courtyard alongside the Margaret Chisholm Resettlement Centre. It also, however, creates a powerful experience of light and shadow that evolves throughout the day. A south curtain wall and central open column offer supplementary ambient light to compensate for a less permeable facade design. A delicate and controlled wood elevation transitions into a burst of social life at the heart of the building. The various applications of wood, from heavy timber structural grid, to flowing organic movement, combine to create a harmonious balance of form.
Concinnity. The harmony or elegance of design in adaptation of parts to a whole and to each other. A combination of notes and movements. The compatibility or agreement between opinions or actions.
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STUDENT
EVOLVING CIRCULATION
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QUIET
BUNK
PRIVATE DWELLINGS
LOQUACIOUS
CONCINNITY
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SAM BARIL
CONCINNITY
This intervention explores adaptability, permeability and the social experience of food, as avenues to encourage connection and comfort across a diverse range of demographics.
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MIDDLE
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CONCINNITY EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SAM BARIL
FAMILY
CONCINNITY ROOMMATE
RELATIONSHIPS
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SAM BARIL
ARRANGEMENT ENGAGE
MIDTERM PROJECT
MIDTERM PROJECT
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION SELECTED GRAPHICS CAPTIONS (IF APPLICABLE)
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A ground level market space allows pop-up vendors to sell and promote various products. Five indoor spaces are available for rent in the winter. In the summer four additional outdoor spots are available on the lot just northwest of the site, providing a small outdoor market for the community. A small outdoor plaza extends the indoor market spaces and provides further areas of interaction between community members. This social enterprise sits along the border and important INTERSECTION between the surrounding residential area, Bridgeland, and commercial/public spaces bridging to downtown. By activating the alleyway and bringing members of the community, as well as residents above together, this social enterprise can strengthen the importance of this threshold.
Thresholds are considered through visibility, sound, sun path, and direction/ recognition of space. The variation of these thresholds will allow different levels and layers of INTERACTION through the architecture. Spaces are also activated based on these layers of interaction.
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Thresholds throughout provide varying levels of interaction and integration within the community and between residents.
Residential private units face north to the surrounding residential area. Residential communal spaces face south for natural sunlight and to break some of the noise coming from Memorial. Addition and subtraction of spaces to the overall form provides further levels of integration with the surrounding site.
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - ANGELINA CAIXEIRO
INTEGRATIVE HOUSING
IDENTITY AND CONTROL through thresholds.
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - ANGELINA CAIXEIRO
program
site & plans
sections_elevations
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - ANGELINA CAIXEIRO
structure
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - ANGELINA CAIXEIRO
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CLT modular components make up the private resident spaces. Glulam components structure the transparent, communal spaces on each residential floor.
The threshold wall provides varying levels of interaction. Whether residents want to be seen, heard or interact with others is controlled over adaptation of this component. Refugess who are not ready to fully interact with others may take control of their integration through this wall. Over time, this exposed wood threshold will change with residents coming and going and changing this space.
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - CANDICE CHEAH
“live” wall
SELF NAVIGATION
lower-middle levels
deliberation memory language knowledge seeking/sharing
~800 sq. ft (2 bedrooms)
TERRA INCOGNITA
~800 sq. ft (2 bedrooms) ground level
individual apartments
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - CANDICE CHEAH
clear + visible
~600-700 sq. ft (1 bedroom) exchange/education space
~600-700 sq. ft (1 bedroom)
TERRA INCOGNITA
individual apartments
messy + turbulent introspection + contemplation thought perception spirit + soul
Inspired by the human psyche in relation to its place in the body, Terra Incognita seeks to manifest the psyche of one who has been displaced in architecture itself. Through the combination of structural and organic components, residents are encouraged to explore their own mind, body, and soul through communal and introspective spaces. Within these spaces, newcomers and non-newcomers alike are encouraged to educate, support, and collaborate with one another through public and private events, mentorship sessions, and classes.
+ self/collective non-newcomers
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CLARITY
The Human Psyche
- self/collective newcomers
private learning + support (b/w residents, volunteers, social workers, etc.)
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public multipurpose spaces to be rented out/ hosted for events + workshops contribution
The Body
INDEPENDENCE
TERRA INCOGNITA
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - CANDICE CHEAH
TERRA INCOGNITA EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - CANDICE CHEAH
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - Evan Dodds
Co-housing: a collective of people who seek to build intentional community; to create deep connections between its members; to become a family.
NEED FOR RETREAT
CO-HOUSE
It is the collective that defines what is important for the group; that decides what needs to be built. The Co-House is a framework to enable the collective: to bond; to build. It is for the collective to define and create those spaces that foster the community. For the collective, just like a family, there is a need for retreat from the whole. In the Co-house the framework allows for individual suites to provide for separation between the individual and the whole.
FILLING IN THE CELLS
PROVIDING A FRAME
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EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - MAC MCGINN
PENUMBRA COM PLEX
The complex is a transition space for newcomers focusing on community within the urban resettlement and facilitates a gateway to new beginnings. Tenants would be in a transition phase in their lives which include newcomers to Canada and people who are struggling and need a fresh start. Community is extremely important for people who need support and establishes a sense of belonging. The parametric facade adapts to the internal and external environments by producing varying types of light and visual penetration. A catering social enterprise provides employment opportunities for tenants and facilities further engagement with the existing community.
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PRIVATE LEVEL SUITES PRIMARY VIEWS
FLOOR 3
PENUMBRA COMPLEX
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SYMMETRY & BALANCE
STRUCTURE
HIERARCHY
NATURAL LIGHT
FORM TO VIEWS
OUTDOOR GREEN SPACE INDOOR GREEN SPACE HERB GARDEN
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COMMUNITY SPACE
GREEN SPACE
COMMUNITY SPACE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
CIRCULATION
SECTION 1 SCALE
1:200
PENUMBRA COMPLEX
PENUMBRA COMPLEX
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - CARTER MCHUGH
P4 | A BUILDING THAT BUILDS
A Building that Builds brings together local sustainable building materials with advanced fabrication in an urban setting to generate a flexible and welcoming home environment for newcomers to Canada. Exploring themes of connectivity and adaptability this project challenges the status quo car culture of modern cities and provides an alternative to normative housing markets by generating an indeterminate network of organic pedestrian walkways and empowering diverse tenants with the tools and framework to shape their own home. It pushes a simple housing project passed the boundaries of the traditional architectural discipline both down to the scale of product manufacturing and up to the scale of urban infrastructure in recognition that all scales are human scale.
ZOOMING IN
FRONT PORCH
FREEFORM WALLS
COURTYARD TERRACES
GARAGE DOOR
COMMON AREA
LEVELS
ZOOMING OUT
IN AND AROUND
NORTH ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION 1
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SECTION 2
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - LAUREN ROBINSON
CONCEPT: Receiving help is a stigmatized action that requires the admittance of weakness. people tend to avoid it due to fear of judgment. This project creates a place for women to seek help whether through temporary housing, or social services that are vertically integrated. The facade is meant to mislead, or confuse, those looking at it - creating more anonymity for the women within. The social enterprise aspect is meant to provide women with the space and tools to receive guidance, skills, and help to progress from their current position. Tt shares
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - LAUREN ROBINSON
SEMBLANCE
a private yard with the neighbouring refugee resettlement home.
CO-WORKING PRIVATE ENTRANCE ELEVATOR/STAIRS + CAREGIVER SPACE PRIVATE OFFICES floor 2
living units (45m2) + offices (individual and collaborative)
ENTRANCES TO UNITS HOUSING UNITS
floor 1
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SEMBLANCE
women in need
temporary housing
floor 3
entrance + private patio + co-working space + offices
permanent housing
floor 4
SEMBLANCE
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - LAUREN ROBINSON
SEMBLANCE EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - LAUREN ROBINSON
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - ANNA TRAN
PLAYING WITH BUBBLES
The program is based off of the idea of a 24/7 daycare that provides care for children as well as housing for nannies. The idea stemmed off of the fact that many immigrants are brought into the country to work as nannies, however, are often abused or mistreated. The program also consists of residents who are immigrants or refugees that have children.
North Elevation Level 2 Floor Plan
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PLAYING WITH BUBBLES
PLAYING WITH BUBBLES
Top View
EVDA 582/ARTS 444 - STUDIO II INSTRUCTOR - CATHERINE HAMEL STUDENT - SWETA SHAH
concept
site explorations
in-context
both the cafe and daycare offers short and long term employment for the residents as well the newcomers who reside at the Margaret Chisholm. this creates opportunities for interaction amongst the larger-context community of Bridgeland. the design starts to explore the theme of ‘visual connectivity and sense of play, through verticality’. this is achieved through scaffolding, which starts to provide individuals different views and perspectives of the city through different lenses.
social enterprise
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site
program
to encourage visual and physical connectivity from the site to the community of Bridgeland. a visual, playful experience. focusing on a user group of women, single mothers, and children. each individual or family is offered with either a small apartment [one bedroom] or a loft, depending on the family size. each unit is equipped with its separate bathroom and kitchen. the housing is separated by a social enterprise which comprises of a communal cafe and daycare.
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public
the in-between
private
exoskeleton . scaffolding. the combination
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housing option [1] . the in-between . housing option [2]
the in-between
section [live]
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floorplan . circulation diagram
Thank you. Studio II Catherine Hamel & Cohort