Vickie Chan Design Portfolio by Vickie Chan

VICKIE CHAN

environments | craft | graphic

VICKIE CHAN

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thesis

CATALYST

graphic design

CATALYST - RESEARCH BOOKLET

printmaking

PROLOGUE

interior design

OCAD STUDENT LOUNGE RENOVATION

craft

WOOD SYMBOLS

craft

LIGHT MODULATOR

printmaking

FACES

graphic design

WINDOW DISPLAY

graphic design

CAMP WALLABALLA

exhibition design

OCAD ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN GRAD EX. 2010

exhibition design

FOODPRINTS: CPAR+OCAD @ CANADA BLOOMS

CATALYST

THESIS

TYPE DATE

THESIS MAY 2010

What happens when you are able to convert a dead space into a community hub?â&#x20AC;? Catalyst is about invigorating communities. It is a community development that re-utilizes dead space in urban environments to re-create an urban hub for communal revitalization . It is an environment that initiates the possibility of living close to where you work, eat, drink, play, get your groceries, bond with your neighbours under the sun, or have your kids taken care of right next to your front door.

The Thesis Icon represents the journey a person will go through in discovering the meaning of communal living through visiting my thesis site. Each slide represent a particular aspect in the design, such as commmunal activity (farming), transportation (the city grid), and connecting people back to nature. People are free to change the order of the slides in order to create their own story behind what communal living means to them.

Thesis Icon

The concept sketches are based on the theme where the finished project will become a new place of exploration for local community. It will act as a communal hub where people will be able to see it from far away and be able to access it easily.

Main Street Idea

Entrance Idea

Iconic from far away

Situated at Queen St. East and Logan Ave (Leslieville), the development contains amenities that support the growth of a community: affordable housing units for couples, daycare centre, greenhouse that grows food, organic bistro, laundromat, learning centre, outdoor market and skating rink - the basic elements that allows a community to thrive.

The site is situated along a busy commercial area on Queen Street, The existing 12,000 sqft Value Village and15,000 sqft parking lot is which is surrounded by residential and communal spaces. It is also chosen as a site for communal revitalization. easily accessible by people out of the neighbourhood through TTC.

Design Development

1 6 9 12 15

Outdoor Market (Summer) Ice Rink (Winter) Vendor Storage Outdoor Patio Security Daycare Playground

2 4 7 10 13 16

Soil Beds Main Entrance Loading Zone Kitchen Housing Unit B Laundromat

3 5 8 11 14

Vendor Parking Indoor Market Bistro Residential Lobby Daycare Centre

1 4 7

Residential Common Room Edible Green Wall Balcony

2 5

Seedling Nursery Plants Preparation

3 6

Produce Display Compost

1 4 7

Learning Centre Produce Display Rooftop Garden

2 5

Greenhouse Soil Beds

3 6

Edible Green Wall Balcony

Typical floor plan for 3 types of Housing Units. Each unit is specifically designed to fit the different demographic needs in the area. Both Unit B and Unit C are universally designed - they are fully accessible for people with mobility needs.

North Elevation

South Entrance 26

East Elevation

South Elevation

West Elevation

Restaurant Concept 27

Exterior Rendering

Concept Model

Main Entrance Detaill

North Entrance

GRAPHIC DESIGN

CATALYST - THESIS RESEARCH BOOK

TYPE DATE

THESIS RESEARCH 2009

This book is a document that setup the criteria for my final year Thesis Project. My thesis is about investigating nature as a possible source of inspiration to develop new ways of modeling communities. Given the global stresses we are experiencing currently, this may be a propitious opportunity to discover other systems and structures to build smarter communities that are more in tune with natural global cycles and ecosystems.

PRINTMAKING

PROLOGUE

TYPE DATE

PRINTMAKING JUNE 2008

Prologue is a visual narrative on my awkward transitional period when I first arrive Toronto in year 2005.

“All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at that time. I thought everything was coming to an end. To my surprise, the real story was just about to start.”

Each photo slide in Prologue resembles my different stages of changes and memorable moments during my first year of independance in a foreign country.

INTERIOR DESIGN

OCAD STUDENT LOUNGE RENOVATION

TYPE DATE CLIENT

PROFESSIONAL 2008-2009 OCAD

Selected among 60 students from OCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Environmental Design program, this project is completed with a team of 3 students and 3 faculty members. The goal is to redesign and renovate the under utilized OCAD Jim Meekison Student Lounge.

To maximize the usage of the student lounge, the interior is zoned with 3 major usages in mind - relaxation, work and conversation. Mobile furniture also allow students to change the dynamics of the space for different usage.

To minimize the labor cost, the demolition and furniture construction is designed and constructed by the design team with the guidance of skilled professionals and faculty. With a design focus on sustainability, salvaged bamboo flooring and low VOC paint are used.

The lighting is chosen and placed with ambience in mind, which allow the student lounge be used for different occasions or events.

Before the renovation

After the renovation

WOOD SYMBOLS

CRAFT

TYPE DATE

WOOD WORK APRIL 2008

As a child, I’m always fascinated by the complex structures of chinese characters. “Symbols” is my personal ongoing series of wood jewelry inspired by chinese characters.

By laminating different kinds of wood together (ie. walnut and maple), this deconstructed and abstracted ancient writing can be wearable with personality and style.

CRAFT

LIGHT MODULATOR

TYPE DATE

METAL WORK DECEMBER 2007

With a detachable flash light component, this modulator can stand alone as a sculpture or act as ambient lighting.

PRINTMAKING

FACES

TYPE DATE

PRINTMAKING JUNE 2008

Faces is a Zine publication on one’s identity. It is our individuality that makes us special and recognizable, if not we are simply a group of “faces” with no particular meaning. The Zine also expresses the idea of abandoning subjective perceptions and looking beyond one’s appearance to bridge our connections with people around us.

A Zine is a small scale circulation publication of original texts and images.The term includes any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced using a photocopier on a variety of paper. A significant majority of zines are produced in less than 100 editions, although up to 5,000 editions are not uncommon in the field.

The primary intent of Zine publications are not on profit, but rather on expressing personal thoughts and create medium for discussions.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

WINDOW DISPLAY

TYPE DATE CLIENT

PROFESSIONAL DECEMBER 2010 TCCC

A vinyl print designed for the entrance of Toronto Chinese Community Church in the occasion of its annual Christmas Musical.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

CAMP WALLABALLA

TYPE DATE CLIENT

PROFESSIONAL JUNE 2011 TCCC

Poster, ticket and insert designed for “Camp Wallaballa”, an annual musical presented by the Children’s Choir from Toronto Chinese Community Church (TCCC).

Poster, Insert and Ticket TCCC CHILDREN·S CHOIR PRESENTS

TCCC CHILDREN·S CHOIR PRESENTS

多倫多華人基督教會兒童詩班演出

CAMP WALLABALLA

CAMP WALLABALLA DATE & TIME

June 25, 2011 (Sat) 7:30 PM 六月二十五日 (星期六) 上七時半

VENUE

100 Acadia Ave. Markham, ON L3R 5A2 | 905.477.7533

FUNDRAISING FOCUS

Sponsor a student from the Dominican Republic to attend university through Compassion Canada. Make clean and drinkable water available for villages in Central America through Water Ambassadors Canada. Build a future for the youth in our community at the TCCC Community Centre Youth Centre. Tickets are available, donations are warmly welcomed! 憑票入座，歡迎自由奉獻索取

DATE & TIME DA

June 25, 2011 (Sat) 7:30 PM 六月二十五日 (星期六) 上七時半

VENUE V E

100 Acadia Ave. Markham, ON L3R 5A2 | 905.477.7533

FUNDRAISING F U FOCUS

COME JOIN US TO FIND OUT THE G.P.S. FOR LIFE!

COME JOIN US TO FIND OUT THE G.P.S. FOR LIFE! C

DVD Sleeve and Cover

Program Booklet

EXHIBITION DESIGN

OCAD ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN GRAD EX. 2010

TYPE DATE CLIENT

PROFESSIONAL MAY 2010 OCAD

A core group of graduating students from the Environmental Design Class of 2010 lead the design, construction and funding for the Graduate Exhibition space. Intersections was the theme for the year, which is based on the nature of the graduating classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; thesis projects.

Each thesis project is developed based on different environments present in the City of Toronto, with the attempt of addressing certain issues in the society.

Certain projects intersect with each other by addressing similar issues present in different neighbourhoods of the city.

CAMPAIGN + EXHIBITION

FOODPRINTS: CPAR + OCAD FROGPOND @ CANADA BLOOMS

TYPE DATE CLIENT

PROFESSIONAL APRIL 2010 CPAR

Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) has teamed up with the Ontario College of Art & Design’s (OCAD), through the joint faculty/student design team ‘Frogpond’ to launch Foodprints: Edible Environments, Sustainable Gardens. The exhibit launched in Toronto in March 2010 as a feature garden exhibit at Canada Blooms – Canada’s largest flower and garden festival.

Inspired by the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;edible gardensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; designs of small-scale farmers that CPAR are working with in Africa, Foodprints takes visitors on a journey illustrating the ways that African farmers are building resilience against climate change, providing healthy food for families and creating incomes for a sustainable future.

Foodprints draws inspiration from African farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; own designs of edible gardens to generate sources of income, nutritious food for their families, and soil and water conservation measures that help small-scale farmers remain resilient in the face of challenges such as climate change and HIV and AIDS.

As part of the 3D team, the furniture and the undulating plant bed With an eye to a reusable and natural aesthetic for the exhibit,. is constructed by creatively employing salvaged and recycled mate- CPAR and OCAD Frogpond together have generated a living, corials found at renovation sites throughout the city. lourful and thought-provoking installation that attracted a high level of interest at the 2010 Canada Blooms festival.

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