Laurentian Portfolio MArch Application 2022

Masters of Architecture Qualifying Year Admissions Portfolio Laurentian University

Aidan Cassie

2022

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Digital Photography Sport Photography Human & Animal Portraits Nature's Corridor Architectural Photography Art Deco Brutalism Film Photography Sketches Hand Drawn Details Timber Framed Interpretive Center Site Plan Ground Floor Second Floor Roof Plan Structure Sections Season Renderings Site Renderings Commercial Office Building A-0.1 Information Sheet A-1.0 Siteplan A-2.0 Parkade Floor Plan A-2.1 Main Floor Plan A-2.2 2ND Floor Plan A-2.3 Roof Plan A-3.1 North and East Elevations A-4.1 Transverse Section BB A-5.0 Wall Sections A-6.0 Vertical Details A-6.1 Horiztonal Details A-7.0 Stair Sections and Details

Digital Photography - Sport Photography

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Digital Photography - Human & Animal Portraits

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Digital Photography - Nature's Corridor

This image, "Nature's Corridor" was created by myself by overlapping two photographs that I took at SAIT; one was taken through the trees outside, while the other was taken inside a building corridor. The inspiration arose to overlap the two images when I noticed both were very similar in style and demonstrated similar points of view, but obviously, with one showing the built environment and the one showing the natural environment. I decided to overlap the two images and blend them together to demonstrate the way in which the built environment could derive inspiration, as well as, symbolize the natural environment around it.

Nature’s Corridor not only represents my love and passion for the built environment, but it also demonstrates the way it impacts our day-today lives including influences on our human health and the health of our planet. Given precious planet resources, along with the issue of residential affordability, the need to design better, more efficient green buildings and associated communities is becoming more crucial now than ever. Growing up in Canmore and being brought up with a love and respect for the outdoors, I have always believed that the built environment should reflect and blend into the natural landscape instead of imposing itself onto it. Nature’s Corridor attempts to embody this concept by demonstrating how the built and natural environment can seamlessly overlap each other to create spaces for all to enjoy.

The preservation of the environment is a key factor in my design aspects and would appreciate the opportunity to further expand my understanding of how to create green efficient buildings and communities. With this love for the outdoors, I want to focus on sustainability, as well as creating a balanced life between built life and environmental life, as I believe the balance between the two creates a happy, healthy, living experience for all.

Nature's Corridor - Photos I created by overlapping two digital photos I took at SAIT.

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Architectural Photography - Art Deco

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Architectural Photography - Brutalism

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Film Photography

*Photos in frames were hung in the Whyte Museum in Banff.

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Sketches

Sid the Sloth Drawn using a grid

Coyote Drawn from images seen from the internet

Self Portrait - Eye Using a mirror, focused on the lighting of my eye

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Hand Drawn Details *All drawings done in school at SAIT

Stair stringer at landing detail designed for commercial office building in Calgary, Alberta.

Detail showing flat roof designed for Calgary, Alberta

Flat roof design over curtain window for commercial office building in Calgary Alberta.

Top detail showing the connection of the foundation to the structural glazing of a building located at SAIT (Calgary, Alberta).

Bottom detail shows the ceramic tile cladding to the window junction. Highlighting key areas of biggest heat loss.

Detail showing load-bearing party wall, designed for Calgary, Alberta

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Timber-Framed Interpretative Center - Site Plan The project was done as part of a group for the final capstone project at SAIT. It was designed for Carburn Park in the cold climate of Calgary, Alberta as a timber-framed Interpretative Center located on the 100-year flood plain. The interpretative center used timber framing as its main structure along with the main structural component of the first floor and exterior deck space using a gabion stone wall.

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Timber Framed Interpretative Center - Ground Floor

Floorplans and sections were done in Revit, I assisted and organized the layout of floorplans as well as wall assemblies.

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Timber Framed Interpretative Center - Second Floor

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Timber Framed Interpretative Center - Roof Plan

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Timber Framed Interpretative Center - Structure

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Timber Framed Interpretative Center - Sections

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Timber Framed Interpretative Center - Season Renderings

Renderings were done using Lumion which I assisted with,

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Timber Framed Interpretative Center - Site Renderings

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Commercial Office Building - A.0 - Information Sheet

The commercial office building was done in pairs at SAIT and was designed for Calgary, Alberta (Arch 360) using AutoCAD.,

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A-1.0 Siteplan

I personally focused on the site plan, parkade and first floor, as well as the wall assemblies for them.

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A-2.0 Parkade Floor Plan

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A-2.1 Main Floor Plan

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A-2.2 2ND Floor Plan

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A-2.3 Roof Plan

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ROOF PLAN

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SCALE 1:100

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A-3.1 North and East Elevations

I worked on the east and north elevations while my partner focused on the south and west elevations.

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A-4.1 Transverse Section BB

I worked on the transverse section while my partner focused on the longitudinal section

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A-5.0 Wall Sections

Wall sections were taken from sections but were done together.

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A-6.0 Vertical Details

I also personally focused on vertical details but did assist with some horizontal details.

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A-6.1 Horizontal Details

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A-7.0 Stair Sections and Details

Both stair sections and details were done together with my partner.

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