Jonathan Bennett
Architecture + Design 2015
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T: +1-519-807-9002 E: jc2benne@uwaterloo.ca Cambridge, Ontario, Canada University of Waterloo
Hi there, I’m Jon, a second year student at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture. While I am studying architecture at school, I have a broad spectrum of interests that expand beyond architecture. I study traditional Shotokan Karate, am passionate about fitness and enjoy learning new languages. One day I’d like to learn to tattoo. I hope that this selection of my work will communicate who I am and what I love to do. Cheers!
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Work Experience
Skills
J.J. McGuire General Contractors General Labourer June 2014 - August 2014 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Microsoft Office Suites: Word, Power Point, Excel
Atelier Marko Brajovic Architect Intern January 2015 - April 2015 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Team Canada Black Belt Institute Summer Camp Director July 2013 - August 2013 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Digital: Adobe Create Suites: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Acrobat
Sketchup Rhinocorous 5 Autocad 2014/2015 Vray for Rhinocorous
Education
Analouge: Hand Drafting: Graphite, Ink
September 2013 - Present Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Hand Modeling: Foam, Cardboard, Wood, MDF, Acrylic, Cardstock, Paper, etc.
University of Waterloo School of Architecture
R.S. McLaughlin C.V.I. September 2009 - August 2013 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Still Learning: Laser Cutting CNC Router 3D Printing
Interests
Architecture, Visual Arts, Photography, Graphic Design, Calligraphy, Graffiti, Martial Arts, Travel, Skiing, Music, Tortoises, Horticulture, Philosophy, Tattoo
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Languages
English - Fluent (Native Language) Portugese - (Brazilian) Mostly Fluent French - Conversational (High School) Spanish - Very Basic (Two Years High School
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Reflected Landscapes 2A Design Studio p. 8
Tall Ships
SSEF Design Compeition P. 14
More Junk
1B Design Studio P. 18
Green Classroom
2A Environmental Design p. 24
Co-Op Projects
Atelier Marko Brajovic p. 28
Don River Turtle Conservation
2B Design Studio p. 30
Photography
Personal p. 36
Artwork, Etc.
Personal p. 41
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Reflected Landscapes
2A Design Studio // Adrian Blackwell // Fall 2014 // Individual
For the 2A design studio final, students were asked to design a community centre for an undeveloped site located in Cambridge, Ontario. The design of my community centre revolves around the design and the sculpting of the roof plate and the floor plate. Both planes can be occupied in a variety of ways which promotes and allows for the interaction of various publics (groups within society) rather than entirely separating them. The two sculptural planes are supported by a loose column grid and the majority of the “walls� are glass. This makes the building appear almost entirely transparent so that new landscape planes are brought into the foreground and it is possible for all groups to interact with one another. The programming in-between and on top was determined by the way in which the two planes interacted; how they curved, separated, reflected and joined together.
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Top: Material Elevation / Bottom: Material Section
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Axonometric Structural Render
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Sections
Elevations
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Site Render
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First Floor Plan with Surrounding Context
Second Floor Plan
Roof Plan
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Tall Ships
S.S.E.F. / 1B Building Construction // Terri Boake // Winter 2014 // Collaboration with Michael Nugent
The Great Lakes have had a huge impact on the culture of Southern Ontario. The depth of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes allowed for tall ships to pass through for trading and shipping. This fostered an almost maritime culture along the coasts of the Great Lakes in what would otherwise be a landlocked part of the country. This unique structure would be located in Bluffer’s Park, Scarborough, overlooking the lake. The structure forms a covered promenade which would be located on the flats just below the bluffs. This would provide a view of the bluffs above and the lake beyond while providing shelter for those using the trail. The steel cables would allow for some flexibility in the structure without totally compromising the integrity of the span, creating an image reminiscent of the sails of the old tall ships of the past
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Front Elevation
Rib to Mast Connection Detail
Cable to Rib Detail
Structural Axonometric
Cable Anchor Connection Detail
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Full Render 17
More Junk
1B Design Studio // Donald McKay // Winter 2014 // Collaboration with Calli Mingopoulos, Tara Salvarej and Alex Li
This project, titled “Terraced Housing/More Junk� was our second 1B Design Studio Project. Working collectively with a group of peers, the aim of the More Junk project was to re-develop an existing vacant parking lot in Cambridge, Ontario as medium density housing. For this project I worked with Tara Selvaraj, Calli Mingopoulos, and Alex Li. Our group was assigned the vacant parking lot in a courtyard between two large, old stone buildings that have been re-developed as retail space. While nearby retail is a benefit, the large buildings and change in grade that drops the courtyard below street level casts a dark shadow in the lot for much of the winter. The courtyard was raised and terraced to create a series of horizontal planes on which we strategically place the row house units. This allows sunlight to reach each row unit and gives each unit a view of the Grand River just beyond. A series of paths and ramps run between the row units separating the pedestrians from the vehicular traffic. This allows the the rest of the courtyard to be transformed from a dusty parking lot into a park space. Single storey units and double storey units make the space attractive for students, couples and even families Cars and bicycles can be parked in the condensed parking lot which is removed from the communal pedestrian space.
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Top Plan Section MORE JUNK
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Middle Plan Section MORE JUNK
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Bottom Plan Section MORE JUNK
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Full Frontal Rendering
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Rendering of Space Between Houses
Seasonal Elevations
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Top: Sectional Light Study / Bottom: Front Elevations
Top: Longitudinal Elevation / Bottom: Longitudinal Sections
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Green Classroom
2A Environmental Design // Terri Boake // Fall 2014 // Collaboration with Felix Yang
For this project we divided a portable classroom into two learning spaces: one for learning about the environment and one for learning the regular school curriculum. The south facade (where the entrance is located) is entirely glazed to encourage passive heating and natural day lighting. Operable windows and corrugated metal shading devices allow for natural ventilation of the space. The ocular skylights, windows and brightly coloured walls of the first space attribute towards the projects playfulness. The tiered, pitched roof increases the surface area for the water collection system which flushes the toilets, runs the sink, etc. The water is brought down into the super insulated service wall between the two spaces where pipes flow into cisterns which store the water for future use. Part of this wall also features a living wall which allows for the students to learn about food production. The second space, the education room, is a more traditional classroom setting where the typical curriculum classes can take place. This roof is covered with a photo voltaic flat array to power the mechanical lighting, heating and water heating. The windows are designed to meet passivhaus standards. Indigenous plants can be planted into the structure’s prefabricated base so the project can seamingly dissolve into any landscape and hide the services from the public view.
Passive Green Systems Details
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Axonometric with Context
Section / Natural Ventillation Diagram
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Top: Bottom Floor Plan / Bottom: Loft Plan
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Exploded Axonometric Material Study
Various Elevations
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Co-Op Projects
Atelier Marko Brajovic Co-op // Marko Brajovic and Bruno Bezerra// Winter 2015 // Worked under Marko Brajovic and Bruno Bezerra
The following projects were completed during my time at my first co-op position with Atelier Marko Brajovic, a small architecture and design firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I worked directly under and with Marko Brajovic, and the project director Bruno Bezerra during this time as well as a number of the other team members. My official title during my internship was “model maker.� I worked on a number of different projects and created both physical models by hand as well as virtual 3D models using softwares such as Rhocorous 5 and SketchUp. I also sketched and contributed towards the design process for a few projects and completed a number of design/presentation drawings for other projects using softwares such as Autocad, Rhinocorous 5, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Vray for Rhino. Many of the projects I worked on while working at the Atelier were approved by the clients. As a result, I unfortunately cannot publish any complete projects or project titles here in my portfolio. The following drawings and models are process drawings and screenshots from some of the projects I contributed towards. I also worked on the design process, sketching, and contacting press for the publication of the firm’s completed projects.
Interior Design: Waveform Mesh
Interior Design: Waveform Mesh and Shelving
Interior Design: Waveform Mesh Wireframe
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Building Modelled in Rhinocorous, Rendered in Illustrator
Opera Poranduba: Physically modelled the scenography // filmed and photographed the building progress and opera
Exhibition Design: Done with Sketchup and Photoshop
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Don River Turtle Conservation
2B Design Studio // Lola Sheppard // Spring 2015 // Collaboration with Chi Chi Ogbu
Due to rapid, continuing urbanization, dumping, pollution, inadequate water treatement and invasive species, a huge amount of stress has been put on the health of the Don River and the few remaining wetlands which surround it. Reptiles and amphibians are great indicators of the health of a river and wetland due to their high habitat sensitivity. Turtles in particular play important roles in the local ecosystems, food webs and help to keep waterways clean by eating decomposing matter. However, with more than 75% of Ontario’s wetlands lost over the last 100 years, most of the native turtle species are now on the endangered list or have been extirpated from their local environment. The Common Snapping Turtle is the largest, oldest and most resilient of these species and, at one time, was the most common turtle in Ontario. However, this may soon change. DIsappearing habitat, increased predation, increased pollution, poaching, late sexual maturity and constant human persecution have led to the rapid decline of the local population of this animal. We set out to design a series of new wetlands at three specific sites along the North-East Don with an environment constructed to be ideal for reptiles and amphibians. To connect the current fragmented trails we designed a series of elevated wooden walking trails, information centres, bridges and observation points to avoid the typical habitat fragmentation caused by these hardscapes while allowing for both humans and animals to enjoy the Don River.
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Don River Key Plan
Site 1: Duncan Mills Green Belt // Site 2: Pumphouse and Bridge
Repurposed Pumphouses: Education Centre and Rental Centre
Common snapping turtle: life cycle and food chain
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Ideal wetland turtle habitat
Site 3 : Longitudinal walkway section
Built turtle spawning/nesting grounds
Site 2: Pumphouse/birdge section
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Site 3: Hospital pathway and wetlands
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Physical Hand Model of Site 1
Left to Right: site 3 long section, site 2 long section and site 1 long section
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Photography, Artwork, Etc. 37
Harbour Front / Paraty, RJ, Brazil / 2015
Cachaca / Paraty, RJ, Brazil / 2015 38
Brazilian Fisherman / Paraty, RJ, Brazil / 2015
Low Tide Fishermen / Paraty, RJ, Brazil / 2015 39
The Dome / Montreal, Qc, Canada / 2015
Geometric World / Montreal, Qc. Canada / 2015
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Republica Universitarias / Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil / 2015
Spritiual and Stuff / Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil / 2015
Lets go to Paraguay / Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil / 2015
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Jonathan Bennett Architecture + Design 2015 T: +1-519-807-9002 E: jc2benne@uwaterloo.ca Cambridge, Ontario, Canada University of Waterloo