INNOV-AMI

LOVE THE INNOVATION

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO I FACOLTY OF ENGINEERING I

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE I FALL 2022 I ARCH 691 I COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN STUDIO I

DR. ARAJI I AURORA BOSIA

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION FICTION

For much of the past century architecture was under the spell of a famous doctrine, FORM FOLLOW FUNCTION but in this project the story of the building starts from FORM FOLLOW FICTION.

It’s a learning centre for innovation and the starting point was to underline the profile of the main stakeholders: community, companies and students. The building is composed by three volumes that respond to different questions, the first one is to attract the community, to bring people in, a library , a museum and some sharing spaces, and it’s the place where questions and problems are proposed. The second volume in the middle is for companies, a space where students and workers can meet to build strategies and developing business plans. The third volume, up in the sky is where the innovation happens, laboratories and sharing spaces for students to study and experiment. The project ends with a big restaurant and bar, a big open space made for celebration.

The structure responds to the need of the shape, a big reinforced concrete core is working as the main structural element, as a big vertical truss. The first floors are made by pillars and beams in reinforced concrete while the other two volumes work with a double angle steel trusses. The middle volume has a double cantilever, and it’s supported by the reinforced concrete core but also by the reinforced pillars behind while the big sky volume is composed by two floor to floor double steel trusses at which three floor are hanged.

The building wants to be an attractive point for the city, the precious skin is broken at the angle to provide the best view towards the lake while the bottom part is covered with a thin shading system.

The project touches all the main aspect of architecture, from a design approach to the sustainability with carbon and costing report, a big deep study was made to understand system and passive strategies to be able to respond in a qualitative way to the new request of the environment.

ARCHITECTURE INNOVATION

INNOV-AMI

PEOPLE IN THE CENTRE STUDENTS COMPANIES

WORKFLOW

SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS

PROBLEMS

SOCIETY-COMMUNITY

STRATEGY

E1 EDUCATION E2 EQUITY

The new education system has the goal to provide new learning expirience to the students, more involved in solving real problems along with business partners

All the three categories are equal during the design process, the space qualities needs are different but they have the same importance

E3 ENVIROMENT E4 ENERGY CONSUMPTION

The building is designed based on the Toronto climate and has the goal to follow during the design process the tools and the methods of Eco-design.

The building has the goal to achive netzero energy consumption, using renewable energy on site

Understanding the HIGHT RELATIONS between the project and the buildings around it. One solid volume

STRATEGY

PARTI DIAGRAM

1

3

Cutting the buildings in three part to achive the better results for the THREE ENTITIES

Push all the floor +1 level, to ACHIVE CONTINUITY in the ground level and provide a wider public space

2

1. COMMUNITY: Spread floor plan to bring people in

2. COMPANY: Two level floors that interact vertically

3 STUDENTS: Private lab spaces spread vertically to achive better light quality and to be a new symbol in the Toronto downtown.

Working with different INCLINATION to provide better relations with the surrounding

Provide one big core in the west facade, where there is the fast circulation and the servicies but also it’s the STRUCTURAL CORE of the all system.

MASTERPLAN

SITE VIEW

SOLAR ANALYSIS

WIND ANALYSIS

PROJECT AND THE SITE

LEGEND

Green Connection Walk path Wind path Sunlight Best views

FUNCTIONS

PEOPLE INTERACTION

STUDENTS

COMPANIES

COMMUNITY

FIRST STRATEGIES

FUNCTIONS PUBLIC-PRIVATE STRUCTURE

NARRATIVE HYBRIDS

STRUCTURE OF MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS STORIES

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SPACE EXPERIENCE

LEGEND

1. Main Entrance 2. Adimistration 3. Circulation 4. Exhibition space 5. Safe stairs 6. Elevators 7. Servicies 8. Sport Lobby 9. Changing rooms 10. Sport Field 11. Outside stairs 12. Water playground

STRUCTURAL

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

ENTRANCE

WELCOME TO INNOV-AMI

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

LIBRARY

LIBRARY

A SPACE TO SHARE IDEAS

Study hall Library

Children library

BUILDING LIFE SPAN

FLOOR PLAN COO-WORKING SPACE

SPACE FLEXIBILITY OVER TIME

Private area

Cooworking

Dining room

Storage area Main food market Eating space

Performance Museum Bar/bistrot

Amim Office Reseption

Performance Art lab Art class

STRUCTURE

COOWORKING

LIVING THE STRUCTURE

FLOOR PLAN

COO-WORKING SPACE

ZOOM IN DETAIL -TERRACE

ZOOM IN DETAIL- GREEN ROOF

FALL SEASON

WATER STRATEGY SECTION

WATER STRATEGY

RAINING SEASON

NORTH ELEVATION

WINTER SEASON

SECTION WITH FUNCTIONS

LEGEND

ZOONING

Summer: Winter:

RESTAURANT/BISTROT 24°/25° 20°/21°

ATRIUM 25°/26° 19°/20°

COMMUNITY SPACE 23°/24° 20°/21°

CLASSROOM 23°/25° 18°/21°

SERVICIES 22°/23° 22°/23°

GYM 19°/21° 18°/20° ELEVATOR

LEGEND Pump

Mechanical Room

Water to water heat pump

Insulated water tank

Eletric boiler

Smaller mechanical room

Heat exchange Intake air Fresh air Diffuser Return vent Fan coil Radiant floor Heating Cooling PV panels

Geothermal System

Vertical closed loop

HEATING AND COOLING SYSYEM

LEGEND Pump

Mechanical Room

Water to water heat pump

Insulated water tank

Eletric boiler

Smaller mechanical room

Heat exchange Intake air Fresh air Diffuser Return vent Fan coil Radiant floor Heating Cooling PV panels

EAST ELEVATION

NIGHT VIEW

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