PORTFOLIO 2015ARCHITECTURE + DESIGNISAACLARA
LARA ISAAC RESUME
TURNER FLEISCHER ARCHITECTS INC.
KPMB ARCHITECTS INC.EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION
SKILL SET
KENNETH ISAAC ARCHITECT INC.
FREELANCE MUSICIAN
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
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T.A. BLAKELOCK HIGH SCHOOL
THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, TORONTO
January-April 2014. Co-op student in site planning department. Designed site plans, edited drawings, checked zoning bylaws and code, specified finishes, and prepared presentations. Used Revit and AutoCAD to draw elevations and site plans for commercial retail units. Became familiar with back of house planning, zoning and retail planning standards, AutoCAD, and Revit.
September to December 2014. Co-op student on University of Pennsylvania Political Science and Economics Building project team. Drawing editor, interior layout assistant, 3-D modeling assistant, physical modeling assistant, and rendering assistant. Used Revit, Sketchup, Photoshop and Illustrator to make presentation and contract documents for institutional projects. I participated in the Design Development phase of the UPENN project and the bidding phase of several other projects.
July and August 2012. Receptionist and graphic consultant. Clerical office work and designed re-branding. Produced new logo and letterhead. Learned to work in an office environment. Developed organizational skills. Exercised creative skills.
2010 to present. String quartet cellist, gig manager, and private piano and cello teacher. Studied cello privately. Co- founded a string quartet and prepared pieces for performance at corporate functions and weddings. Taught private and group lessons with the Oakville Suzuki Association.
Septemver 2012 - Present Candidate for Bachelor of Architecture, class of 2017Currently in term 3A, with Presidents Scholarship.
September 2010 - June 2012Graduated with top 10 Academic StandingAward for Top Standing in Fine ArtsAward for Top Standing in Technological Design2008 - 20132013, earned Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto Diploma for Cello Performance, with First Class Honours.2012, Graduated from Phil and Eli Taylor Young Artists Performance Academy, with Performance Scholarship.
RHINOCEROS: THREE YEARS EXPERIENCEV-RAY FOR RHINOREVIT: USED FOR MODELLING AT TWO CO OP POSITIONSAUTO CAD: USED AT TWO CO OP POSITIONSARC GIS: STUDIED FOR A RESEARCH ELECTIVESKETCHUPGRASSHOPPERPHOTOSHOP: FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCEILLUSTRATOR: THREE YEARS EXPERIENCEINDESIGN: THREE YEARS EXPERIENCEPREMIERE PROOFFICE SUITE: WORD POWERPOINT EXCELENGLISH: NATIVEFRENCH: HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATEMANDARIN: COMPLETED ONE UNIVERSITY COURSE
DEAR READER,
Hi! My name is Lara Isaac and I am a third-year Bachelor of Architecture student from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. I am eagerly looking for new travel and work opportunities as an architectural intern during the summer co-op term from May to August 2015.
IamveryproficientwithRevit,Rhinoceros,AutoCAD,Photoshop,Illustrator,Indesign,and ArcGIS, all of which I have used at work or school to complete projects. At school, I am very interested in new software and cultural histories because I believe new architecture should be contemporary and culturally expressive. I have had three co op terms of work experience in Architecture in Toronto and I am very excited to work abroad in future terms!
My biggest hobby is playing music, and I hold a Royal Conservatory of Toronto diploma for celloperformanceandacertificateforpianoperformance.DuringhighschoolItouredandtravelledwith the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and for competitions. My background has made me especially interested in the architecture of performance venues and public gathering spaces.
My full resume and portfolio may be viewed online at http://issuu.com/laraisaac/docs/lara_i_portfolio_export_14a_fea8cc3a523655Iwouldbedelightedfortheopportunityofaninternshipwithyourfirm,andhopetohearbackfromyou.
Thank you for your time,Lara Isaac,
(647) 268 - 5248
PORTFOLIO (LINK)
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concordiaUNLACEDCambridge community centre 20MOBILE NEXUSecologic portable classroom 28
PROGRESSIVE PHYSIC GARDENAn Eden for experimental medicine 6
NEW LIBRARY: COPENHAGENAWR Competition 2014
KPMB WORK TERM:Selected Work
A FIGURE IN SPACEA sculpted self-portrait
ARTWORKDoodles from whenever
TURNER FLEISCHER CO-OPCommercial retail site planning
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
a BOTANICAL GARDEN for advancing NATURAL MEDICINE2B STUDIO SPRING 2014Rhinoceros, Revit, V-Ray, Autodesk 360, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
A progressive PHYSIC GARDEN
PAIN AND
TRAUMA
INSOMNIA
HYSTERIA
EPILEPSY
TOURETTE
SYNDROME
OCD(OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE
DISORDER)
PTSD(POST TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER)
ADHD(ATTENTION DEFICIT AND
HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER)
OCD(OVESSIVE COMPULSIVE
DISORDER)
ANXIETY
DISORDERS
MAJOR DEPRESSION
PSYCHOSIS
ATYPICAL
DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION
MANICDEPRESSION
ALCOHOLISM
OPIATE ADDICTION
DEMENTIA
PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS
MARIJUANA OPIUM POPPY PASSION FLOWER SASSAFRAS TREE PSILOCYBE MUSH. BEYBOLETE MUSH. BLUE LOTUS AYAHUASCA VINES PEYOTE CACTUS SAN PEDRO CACTUS
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
WITH POTENTIAL TO TREAT
STIMULANTS
LOAMY SOIL WOOD CHIPS
DEPRESSANTSMEDITERRANEAN TEMPERATE
HALLUCINOGENSTROPICAL
MUDDY SOIL SANDY SOIL
DESERT
FROST-HARDINESS
SUNWATER HARVEST TIME
SOIL PREFERENCE
CLIMATE ZONEJAN
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HOLISTIC TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSNatural Medicine + Therapy + Natural Landscape + Community Support
This is a speculative project exploring the plan for a therapeutic retreat facility provid-ing experimental, plant-based psychoactive medicines and therapy for patients suffering from relevant neurological disorders. This class of medicines has become increasingly relevant in the recent years, as research has revealed the effectiveness for cannabinoids to treat epilepsy, and MDMA to treat PTSD. However, these substances have the ability to be abused, and are part of federal-level banned substances acts. Thus, patients are forced to travel far and pay high prices for relief from their chronic conditions. The objective of this facility is to cultivate, administer, and increase awareness of psychoactive plant-based medicine within a safe, secure, and comfortable location. The whole, holistic therapy process is contained within the facility. The site is Dufferin Aggregates Milton Quarry in Southwestern Ontario, post-use. The quarry pit provides natural isolation, privacy, and security with its sheer rock walls and restricted entrances. It is part of a provincial environmental remediation effort, and is within a conservation area, thus guaranteeing the therapy retreat is surrounded by undisrupted natural landscapes.
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KELSOLAKE
MILTON
DUBLIN LINE
HIGHWAY 25
SIXTH LINE
HALTON HILLS
CITY OFMILTON
MILTONQUARRY
HILTON FALLSCONSERVATION
AREA
KELSO LAKECONSERVATION
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GREYSTONEGOLF CLUB
CHUDLEIGHSAPPLE FARM
NIAGARA ESCARPMENT
RAILWAY LINE
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PAIN AND
TRAUMA
INSOMNIA
HYSTERIA
EPILEPSY
TOURETTE
SYNDROME
OCD(OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE
DISORDER)
PTSD(POST TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER)
ADHD(ATTENTION DEFICIT AND
HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER)
OCD(OVESSIVE COMPULSIVE
DISORDER)
ANXIETY
DISORDERS
MAJOR DEPRESSION
PSYCHOSIS
ATYPICAL
DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION
MANICDEPRESSION
ALCOHOLISM
OPIATE ADDICTION
DEMENTIA
PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS
MARIJUANA OPIUM POPPY PASSION FLOWER SASSAFRAS TREE PSILOCYBE MUSH. BEYBOLETE MUSH. BLUE LOTUS AYAHUASCA VINES PEYOTE CACTUS SAN PEDRO CACTUS
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
WITH POTENTIAL TO TREAT
STIMULANTS
LOAMY SOIL WOOD CHIPS
DEPRESSANTSMEDITERRANEAN TEMPERATE
HALLUCINOGENSTROPICAL
MUDDY SOIL SANDY SOIL
DESERT
FROST-HARDINESS
SUNWATER HARVEST TIME
SOIL PREFERENCE
CLIMATE ZONEJAN
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Aerial PhotographThe extents of the quarry pit. Ongoing mining activity is visible in the north and the beginning of remediation is visible in the south
Galleries, perched on berm
Cloisters, embedded in berm Private
Garden
Botanical Garden
Meadow
Lake
Forest Bog
Forest
Out-patient clinic
Visitors Centre
In-Patient Retreat
Research Lab
Eatery
Green-houses
Private Garden
Botanical Gardens
Visitors
Patients
Staff
Visitors CentreResearch CentreEatery
PROGRAM AND USE
PUBLIC
PRIVATETherapy CetresIn-Patient CentreOut-Patient Centre
Site Strategy Diagram
Galleries, perched on berm
Cloisters, embedded in berm Private
Garden
Botanical Garden
Meadow
Lake
Forest Bog
Forest
Out-patient clinic
Visitors Centre
In-Patient Retreat
Research Lab
Eatery
Green-houses
Private Garden
Botanical Gardens
Visitors
Patients
Staff
Visitors CentreResearch CentreEatery
PROGRAM AND USE
PUBLIC
PRIVATETherapy CetresIn-Patient CentreOut-Patient Centre
SITE PLAN AND STRATEGY
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
The therapy centre is placed at the nexus of four landscape conditions; forest, lake, meadow and bog. The lake and bog exist, the forest and meadow are proposed remediation strategies. As a second layer of enclosure additional to the quarry cliffs, the garden is encircled in a berm, built from quarry aggregate and reclaimed topsoil. The berm is shaped to allow each facility to occupy its own quadrant within, each at a different height for separation, and face a different landscape condition outside, to lend each facility its own atmosphere. The relationship to the berm, the inner quadrant, and the outer landscape informs the morphology of each therapeutic facility.
View from Inside a Private Courtyard building
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FACILITIES, CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP:Research Quadrant: Research CentreVisitors Quadrant: Visitors CentreFood and Recreation Quadrant: EateryPatients Quadrant: In-Patient and Out-Patient Facilities
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Aerial shot of garden
SECTION 2
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IN-PATIENT CENTRE
This facility is designed for the privacy and comfort of the in-patients (overnight patients). This is a private facility, designed after the convent, and buried in the gardens encircling berm, promoting a peaceful, ascetic, wholesome feeling. Treatment rooms and private rooms encircle one indoor and one outdoor courtyard with an addition gar-den in the rear, giving plenty of indoor and outdoor communal space for walking and resting.
PROGRAMS1. Reception2. Office3. Doctors office4. Therapy Room5. Group Therapy Room6. Drug Therapy Ward7. Kitchenette8. In-Patient Rooms9. Washroom
10. Library 11. Private In-Patient Rooms12. Storage Room13. Staff Room14. Conference Room15. Entrance Courtyard16. Indoor Courtyard17. Rear Courtyard
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LOBBY
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VISITORS CENTRE
PROGRAMS1. Office2. Exhibition3. Conference Room4. Auditorium5. Gallery6. Indoor Garden Exhibit
7. Storage8. Lobby9. Washrooms10. Archive11. Rare Books Room12. Service Room
This facility is designed to welcome the visitors of the garden. It is designed to be maximally open to receive natural daylight and contains large courtyards, galleries, and lookout points for the garden and quarry to be appreciated from.
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STORAGE AND LOADING BELOW
LABORATORY
CACTUS GREENHOUSES
SASSAFRAS GROVE
MARIJUANA GREENHOUSES
CLASSROOM AND OFFICES
AUDITORIUM
MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSES
TROPICAL GREENHOUSES
TEMPERATE GREENHOUSES
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RESEARCH CENTRE
PROGRAMS1. Washroom2. Lobby3. Auditorium4. Conference Room5. Office6. Laboratory7. Holding Greenhouse8. Testing Laboratory
9. Drying Room10. Storage11. Mediterranean Green-house12. Tropical Greenhouse13. Sassafras Grove14. Emergency External Exit15. Loading Bay
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A Community Centre for Downtown Cambridge2A Studio Fall 2013IndependentSoftware: Revit, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
This community centre is a space for intermingling familial and civic life by promoting action and visibility for the young families of Cambridge. Firstly, Concordia aims to bring this preponderance to inhabit the down-town by providing spaces and activities for all ages to build skills, pro-moting the growth and wellbeing of Cambridge as a whole. Concordia Unlaced aims to be the Cambridge Communitys cozy second home.
Atrium Greenhouse
Cooking Classroom
Swimming Pool
Auditorium
Daycare
Public Lounge
Basketball Court/ Skating Rink
PROGRAM LOCATION IN SECTION
PROGRAM AVAILABILITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
concordiaUNLACED
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THE SITEThe site is located in the heart of downtown Cambridge, on the east bank of the Grand River. It is part of a long park that is popular for walking and biking, and during the summer, is home to many community events. The park to the north of the site has a popular kayak dock and seasonal hot dog joint. A long 1.6m tall berm separates the site form the riverside promenade and a 4m drop separates the promenade form the river.
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SECTIONAL MODEL, 1:200VIEWED FROM STREET
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COLBOURNE STREET
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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PROGRAM INDEX1. Swimming Pool2.Pool Viewing3. Administration4. Greenhouse Atrium5. Garden Paths6. Daycare Rooms7. Daycare Lobby8. Green Room9. Auditorium10. Balcony11. Basketball Rink12. Picnic Plaza13. Washrooms14. Study Rooms15. Computer Room16. Gallery17. Meeting Room18. Community Rooms19. Lounge Library20. Cooking Classroom21. Ticket booth22. Auditorium Mezzanine23. Control Room24. Lifeguard Room25. Change rooms26. Work-out Room27. Parking
PLANSThe programs are distributed across the bar, with physical activities on the ground and lower levels, and the academic activities at the ground and upper levels. The dispersion creates opportunities for mixing and viewing between programs.
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ATRIUM IN MODEL
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SECTION C SECTION D
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SECTION A IN MODEL AND SECTION DRAWINGVIEW THROUGH CLASSROOM, KITCHEN, MEETING ROOMS, AND GYM. MODEL SHOWS GARDEN PATH BESIDE THE GRAND RIVER.
VIEW OF MODEL FROM NORTH
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SECTION B IN SECTION DRAWING AND MODELVIEW THROUGH GARDEN RIVER, RIVERSIDE PROMENADE, GARDEN ATRIUM, AND SIDEWALK
GARDEN ATRIUM
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EAST ELEVATION, VIEW FROM STREET
SECTION C
WEST ELEVATION, VIEW FROM RIVER
SECTION D
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READING NOOK WINDOW
SOLAR PANELS
MODULAR CLASSROOMS
PLANTING BED
SUN SPACE
SHARED PATIO DECK
RETAINING PLANTING BED
Completed December 2013.Collaborators: Amber LeClaireSoftware: Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop
This is an exercise in rethinking and designing the portable classroom to be more comfortable, and more sustainable, while still being easily constructed. This is an exercise in climate analysis and sustainable design. This project was executed in partners over a 5-day period. It aims to address the ten ecological aspects outlined to the left.
MOBILE NEXUS
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PASSIVEHEATING
SEASONAL USAGE PLANTING
PASSIVE COOLING
NATURALLIGHTING
WATERCONSERVATION
SUPER-INSULATED WALLS
INSULATING GREEN ROOF
ACCESSIBLE FIRE -ESCAPE
RAMP
FRONT ACCESSIBLE DECK
ACCESSIBILITY
PHOTOVOLTAICS
DISASSEMBLY
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Design High28c
Average High 12cMedian 8cAverage Low3c
Design Low-17c
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CLIMATE AND SITE DATAThis is a sustainable portable classroom for the Toronto climate. It anticipates a generic site: a 6x9m plot of asphalt in a typical schoolyard. It is designed to be passive and repeatable in whatever number is required.
Location: Toronto, ON, CANTemperature Range: (-12c) - 28c Winds: Primarily Westerly43.6N, 79.6W, GMT -5Elevation: 173m ASL
DESIGN SUMMARY: The classroom is 3x9m to suit a small 20-child class. Based on a 3x3 modular unit. It is 3x9m total to suit a 20-child class. The amenities are located along the west wall and the south coat room separate the wet from the dry areas. The coat room doubles as a sun room to maximize passive solar heating and vestibule to minimize thermal loss. Double ramps provide multiple accessibles routes for fire safety. A garden patch is provided to counteract the severity of the hard, asphalt site.
SUNLIGHT ANALYSIS:The large sunroom windows and clerestory pro-vide 5% interior daylight factor up to 5m into the classroom. Analyses also shows the overhangs responding effectively to Torontos latitude, allowing ample sunlight in winter and providing full shade in summer
Left, Interior Daylighting factor, Winter Solstice
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SUNLIGHT ANALYSIS
SPRING EQUINOX
9 AM 1PM (NOON) 5 PM
SUMMER SOLSTICE
AUTUMN EQUINOX
WINTER SOLSTICE
Sun Penetration: Winter Solstice Sun Penetration: Summer Solstice
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
INFLOOR RADIANT HEATING
INSULATING GREEN ROOF
NATURAL VENTILATION: OPERABLE WINDOWS
SUNSPACETEMPERATURE
BUFFER
SOLAR PANELS
BATTERIESINVERTER
AND BREAKER
DAYLIGHTINGCLERESTORY
COMPOSTING TOILET
TANKLESSWATER HEATER
STORAGE TANKGREY WATER STORAGE FILTER
PVs Temperature Control
Water Management
Heating Cooling
Insulating Green Roof
Daylighting Control
Coat Room
Main Classroom
PatioGarden Patch
Library or Storage Nook
Kitchenette and
Bathroom
PLAN
SECTION OF SERVICES
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Raised footing: services space.
The portable classroom is designed to use standard parts, and thus be modular and fully disassemblable by workers with basic skills. The stud walls are composed of 3m wide bays and sheathed with aluminum finish EIFS panels. The foundation is of wood feet to be temporary and require no excavation.
Insulated wall panels
Steel stud structure
Insulated stud flooring
Solar Panels
Aluminum Panel Roof
Green Roof
EXPLODED STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC
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LIbRARy of the futuRe
THE NEW DIGITAL PARADIGM: LIBRARIES ARE COLLABORATION SPACES RATHER THAN ARCHIVES
THE NEW APPROACH: USE THE ARCHIVE AS A FOUNDATION TO CELEBRATE THE MEDIA LAB!
AWR COMPETITION 2014: New Modern Library, CopenhagenCollaborators: Will Fu, Lydon WhittleSoftware: Sketchup, Revit, Autodesk360, Illustrator, Photoshop
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This design competition called for participants to design Copenhagens 21st library, a modern library for the 21st century. Our design is based on one core concept:The library is a place for the sharing and acquisition of information. In this technological age, information and knowledge has shifted almost entirely away from the analog format of books, and toward the digital format of computers. Intelligence is not about personal knowledge and private archives, but about collaboration and participation.
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VIEW OF ATRIUM
The grand steps and provide outdoor sitting space and the accessible roof gives a city view unavailable in the surrounding area.
The front doors address the adjacent park, and lateral views address the adjacent canal.
The huge cantilever is suspended by the large upper truss box supported by a network of slanted columns
The circulation is provided by gentle ramps which intensify into tight switchback stairs on the upper levels, approaching the accessible roof.
PUBLIC SPACES GROUND FLOOR PLAN
STRUCTURE
CIRCULATION
CROSS SECTION
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PENN BOOKSTORE
THE INN AT PENN
DIETRICHGRADUATELIBRARY
VAN PELTLIBRARY
ADDAMSHALL
ANNENBERGPUBLIC POLICY CENTER
ICA
FRANKLINBUILDING
PENN LAW SCHOOL
FRANKLINANNEX
WALN
UT ST
SANS
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S 36TH ST
S 34 TH STMORA
VIAN S
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KINGS COURT
ENGLISH COLLEGE HOUSE
PCPSE
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The massing of the building is provided by the preservation of existing pedestrian routes. The PCPSE is an addition and restoration of a historical building, and is designed as an attached compliment to it. The new building is north of the old one, with the main entrance, lobby, and circulation core for both in the centre.A distinctive gap in the massing sets the new building apart form the old one, while the spacing and proportion of the new curtain wall tie the old and new facades together visually. The new building has the same humber of floors as the old, plus a mechanical floor to serve both buildings.
SITE PLAN AND MASSING
Aerial View of Site and surrounding campus buildings
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PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
SANSOM STREET
WALNUTSTREET
CASI
AUDITORIUM
FORUM
POLITICAL SCIENCE
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
POLITICAL SCIENCE + ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT + CENTERS
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
MECH
UNDERGRAD CENTRAL
CLASSROOMS
CLASSROOMS
RBOFACULTY LOUNGE BROWNE L3
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L4
L5
L6
L2
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EXISTINGNEW
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UNDERGRAD STUDY AREA IN EXISTING BUILDING -OVERLOOKING WALNUT AND 36TH STREETS
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The ground floor is conceived as an urban porch, with a generous hallway running the length of the 36th St side of both buildings. The porch is used as a public lounge and student hang-out space, to provide space for studying and relaxing in between classes. The guts of the building are conceived as a huge wooden box, contianing essential programs such as classrooms, undergraduate service centre, forum, graduate offices, washroom, and services cores. This can be see from the hallways, as one walks through the building, and from outside, where wood walls and ceilings highlight important parts of the building. Faculty and Graduate Student spaces are organized by floor, with equal space for both and some mixing between.
SITE PLAN AND MASSING
View of the ground level urban porch, seen from historic building, looking north
Schematic section, showing program organization
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PCPSE
DVIEW OF WEST FACADE - 36th STRRET - STUDY OF GLAZING/SHADING TYPOLOGIES-RELATION TO PROGRAM EXTENDED SOLID PANELS ACT AS SHADING DEVICE FOR CLEAR GLAZING ON EAST AND WEST FACADES. ANGLED PIER
Energy Systems and Energy Conservation
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PCPSE
VIEW OF WEST FACADE - 36th STRRET - STUDY OF GLAZING/SHADING TYPOLOGIES-RELATION TO PROGRAM
EXTENDED SOLID PANELS ACT AS SHADING DEVICE FOR CLEAR GLAZING ON EAST AND WEST FACADES. RECTANGULAR PIER
Mechanical Level
Faculty Ofces, New BuildingFacade Gap
Preserved Facade of Old Building
West Facade, Slanted Shading Mullions
Conference rooms
Grand StaircaseClassrooms
Auditorium
Service SpacesUndergraduate Meeting Rooms
Undergraduate Lounge
Undergrad Lounge,Old Building
Main Entrance
North Facade, Square Mullions
Faculty OfcesOld Building
Private Terrace
Faculty Lounge
Ofce Centre
Undergraduate Ofces
Media Classrooms
Undergraduate Lounge
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Different mullions styles are used on different faces of the building to optimize shading, increase building heat conservation, and cut systems costs.
CURTAIN WALL DESIGN
OVERALL BUILDING STRATEGIES
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ALTERNATE ENVELOPE PLAN DETAIL
Mechanical Level
Faculty Ofces, New BuildingFacade Gap
Preserved Facade of Old Building
West Facade, Slanted Shading Mullions
Conference rooms
Grand StaircaseClassrooms
Auditorium
Service SpacesUndergraduate Meeting Rooms
Undergraduate Lounge
Undergrad Lounge,Old Building
Main Entrance
North Facade, Square Mullions
Faculty OfcesOld Building
Private Terrace
Faculty Lounge
Ofce Centre
Undergraduate Ofces
Media Classrooms
Undergraduate Lounge
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Mullions use a 50 grid, and every faculty office is 100 wide, giving equal space to every faculty member. Mullions are designed to save energy relative to full glazing and block sun, thus differing on different sides of the building.
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TYPICAL ENVELOPE PLAN DETAIL
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Rendered event space option: cocktail
Rendered Sectional Perspective, UPENN
My work as a co-op student at KPMB included supporting the UPENN and other project teams in the Design Development, Schematic Design, and bidding phases of projects. My work included renders, drawings, diagrams, and models using Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign. Material used courtesy of KPMB architects.
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Stair options diagram
Rendered event space option: dinner party
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NORTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
SELECTED WORKfrom Winter 2014 co-op term with Turner Fleischer Architects
During my internship at Turner Fleischer, I produced site plan ap-proval packages, for very many retail clients projects. These pack-ages included preparing site plans, elevations, plans and statistics. At this job, I learned to use Revit and Auto CAD and read code and bylaws.
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RETAIL UNIT SITE PLAN AND ELEVATIONSI modeled this retail unit in Revit to create the elevations and plans. I specified the exterior finish schedule and assigned and updated accurate materials within the model.My involvement in the floor plan included designing the drive through, loading and rooftop units. Fixture plan is withheld for confidentiality.
SITE STATISTICS
Total Site AreaSite A AreaSite B AreaExisting Food StoreParking Provided
Proposed Retail AreaParking Provided
Total Building AreaParking Provided
Coverage
5.13 acres4.27 acres0.86 acres35 834 sf
229 cars2.89/1000sf
10 000 sf28 cars
2.80/1000sf45 834 sf
257 cars5.61/1000 sf
20.51%
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Sculpted Self-Portrait in air-dry clay. January 2013
This is an exercise in sculpture: a self-portrait grounded in space.This is a model at 1:5 in clay, wood dowels and aluminum foil. It was developed through various iterations and media before this final form. The form of this self portrait was heavily influenced by the Greco-Roman Cultural History course at Waterloo. I chose to represent myself as crumb-ing, but standing because I think I am a very resilient person.
The sculpture is documented in ink on mylar and rendered into two apocalypse environments with Photoshop.
A fIguRe IN SPACe
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18x24. Acrylic Paint on Canvas. December 2011.
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6x8 Pen Drawing and CollageMarch 2012
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Gros Morne National Park, and Fogo Island, NewfoundlandPhotography, August, 2014
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9x12 Pencil on PaperApril 2012
18x24 Ink on MylarDecember 2012
1900x1000px. V-Ray and Photoshop. January 2015