2024 Architecture Portfolio

NOAH DAVIS SELECTED WORKS

2024

CONT

Halifax Museum of Art and Culture

North Halifax Community Theatre

Park(ing)

TENTS

Day 2024

Surplus Properties for Housing!

Cohen Block Model

HALIFAX CENTRE OF ART AND CULTURE Context: The end result of the penultimate studio in the BEDs program at Dalhousie. The brief involved packing a dense mixture of cultural programming on an underutilized site in downtown Halifax which includes a vacant heritage building on the North-East corner.

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Project Type: Academic (Dalhousie) Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Program: Permanent and Temporary Galleries, Auditorium, Community Studios, Children Centre, and Library Size: 60,000 SF Tools Used: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite Project Duration: 3.5 Months

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Concept: Programs are organized into containers that are placed onto a level plinth. These “Volumes”, each fulfilling a particular function, are arranged in such a way that the negative space between them implicitly defines a fifth volume which is given back to the citizens in the form of a courtyard that links the site to the rest of the city.

Courtyard

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d Section

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SAMPLE FLOOR PLANS

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Exterior from Grand Parade

Lobby

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Court

Permanent

tyard

Collections

Exhibition Hall Hallway

Exhibition Hall

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NORTH HALIFAX COMMUNITY THEATRE Context: Having identified critical gaps in arts and public infrastructure in the North end of Halifax, I chose to augment the original studio brief which called for a 350 seat performing arts venue and combined it with a public library. Completing the final corner of an intersection that forms the heart of civic life in the neighbourhood, the design acts as a vital piece of social infrastructure, accommodating a diversity of users by blending two programs under one roof.

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Project Type: Academic (Dalhousie) Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Program: Proscenium Theatre, Public Library Size: 4500 SQM Tools Used: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite Project Duration: 1 Month

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Concept: In response to existing site conditions which include an area of dense vegetation in the back corner and an existing assortment of civic buildings nearby, the design takes on an L shape in plan with the theatre occupying one arm and the library occupying the other. These come together to form the lobby which acts as the primary interface between the two programs.

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STRONG TOWNS CALGARY: PARK(ING) DAY PAVILION Context: Strong Towns Calgary chose to participate in the 2024 edition of Park(ing) Day in Calgary. The organization decided that they wanted to construct a space that would provide shade and invite the public to come in and engage in a dialogue about the negative impact of parking infrastructure on the health and vibrancy of the city.

Sensing an opportunity I volunteered to lead the design of the structure, hosting several meetings where design ideas were discussed and eventually providing construction documents that the construction team used to build the final product.

I focused my efforts on designing and detailing the structure itself, and left the decoration and programming of it to the other members of Strong Towns Calgary Project Type: Activism (Strong Towns Calgary) Location: Calgary, AB Size: 8 SQM (one parallel parking stall) Project Duration: 3 Weeks

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PHOTO COURTESY OF STRONG TOWNS CALGARY

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Images by myself, slide decks by Hazen Ellwood for use in Strong Towns Calgary planning meetings

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e start of the design process we first had the idea of building a kind of box truss (option B), the oning for which came from wanting to have a structure with walls and a roof that was self-supporting e avoiding the material cost of building a floor/foundation. After producing more design options, ever, I came to decide that option A was the best option and most of the group agreed. We eventually overed that one of our members had access to wood pallets, so we were able to massively save on rial costs by using that as our floor/foundation.

Picture courtesy of Strong Towns Calgary

tually a gable form was determined to be the most direct symbol of the message of our pavilion. The me was cut in half, with one side having cladding and the other side being left open. This served a dual ion of reducing the cost associated with cladding, as well as creating two distinct spaces: A house with ng room, and a front yard acting as a threshold to the interior space.

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80 2"

42"

42"

CLIENT:

Strong Towns Calgary DRAWING TITLE:

Structural Plan DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

SHEET NUMBER:

A1

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5 2"

66"

11

93 16"

NOTES

Unfortunately my school schedule had me out of country during construction, so I prepared these drawings for the construction team.

They were followed for the most part, however the team had some lastminute challenges in acquiring certain materials and a smaller than expected budget, so they made some changes at their discretion.

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CLIENT:

Strong Towns Calgary DRAWING TITLE:

Side Elevation and Section DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

SHEET NUMBER:

A3

NOTES

CLIENT:

Strong Towns Calgary DRAWING TITLE:

Front Elevation DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

SHEET NUMBER:

A2

NOTES - Make 2 wall panels and 2 roof panels - It may be necessary to add a diagonal cross brace to each panel. What I have drawn here MIGHT work, but we won't know for sure until it's put together. If it wants to fold in on itself then it shouldn't be too difficult to add a cross brace.

- I know some of these measurments are a little weird. Feel free to round to the nearest 1/8th

WALL PANEL

ROOF PANEL

WD4

20"

11

7 16"

3

70 8"

1

38 2"

1

58 4"

1

45 2"

1

12 16"

7

4 8"

WD4

7

1 16"

1

3 2"

1

7

1 16" 1

87 2"

87 2"

1 3 2"

WD3

WD3 CLIENT:

Strong Towns Calgary DRAWING TITLE:

Cladding Panels DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

SHEET NUMBER:

A6

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8"

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3 2"

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8"

- DO NOT FORGET TO DRILL PILOT HOLES FOR THE SCREWS - Use your best judgment in placing the screws. If you have a better idea for the pattern, placement, or number of screws then do it.

- Refer to A1 for structural bay locations.

- BR2 is my preferred design. This will significantly improve the stability of the structural bays. If we can't afford these brackets then for now we can make do with just the screws.

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8"

3 C

8"

1

3 2"

BR2

FA5

FA3 CLIENT:

Strong Towns Calgary DRAWING TITLE:

Bay + Floor Connection Detail DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

SHEET NUMBER:

A5

NOTES - All 3 corners are identical - Bays are symmetrical in section.

- Brackets drawn here are representational. I do not have the dimensions of the brackets we'll be using on hand unfortunately.

1 4"

50

1 2"

60°"

48

WD2

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°"

1

3

71 2"

72 8"

12

0°"

WD1

FA4

BR1

CLIENT:

Strong Towns Calgary DRAWING TITLE:

1

1 2"

Structural Bay Section Detail DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

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SHEET NUMBER:

A8

NOTES - Build the cladding separately (if possible) and then on installation day drill pilot holes and then screw the panel into the structural bay, following the locations indicated on these drawings.

- I will leave it to the construction team to decide whether or not to add some framing around the window (for visual effect) and what that would look like.

- Refer to A8 for angles - Recommended method for achieving angles at the top of each slat is to first assemble the panel in its entirety and then cut the angle all at once with a skill-saw or related tool using the crosspieces as a guide.

INTERIOR FACE

EXTERIOR FACE

1

17 4"

1

45 2"

5

8 8"

7

267 8"

WD1

7

1 16" 1 28 16"

7

CLIENT:

1 28 16"

30 8"

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87" DRAWING TITLE:

WD4

Rear Face Cladding DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

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SHEET NUMBER:

A7

NOTES - Recommended to perform steps 2 and 3 on-site.

Step 1 could be performed on or off-site. Depending on how materials will be transported.

- Note that in step 1 nails are to be used. It will be a pain to fit a hammer in there but it should work. Step 2 should use screws so that disassembly (separating 4 pallets into 2 again) is easy. Because you won't be able to fit an impact between the pallet cords you have to go back to nails for step 3, but you can use these sparingly and drive them in the same direction. You will just have to pull off the mending 2x4 with a pry bar and then the two larger pieces can come apart.

FA2

42"

FA1

42"

x4

x2 FA1

CLIENT:

Strong Towns Calgary DRAWING TITLE:

Floor Assembly Method DRAWN BY:

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PROJECT: Parking Day 2024 Pavilion SCALE: N/A DATE: 2024/09/16

SHEET NUMBER:

A4

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FORUM GARDEN (SURPLUS PROPERTIES FOR HOUSING!) Context: Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA) held a competition with Arch Hive calling for theoretical proposals for housing on underutilized land in Halifax. In partnership with a classmate, Daniel Choi, we submitted our design which rehabilitates the North parking lot of the Halifax Forum and adds vitally important affordable housing to the area.

We received an honourable mention for our submission.

Project Type: Competition (Surplus Properties for Housing!)

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Program: Library, Commercial, Supportive Housing, Affordable Housing, Market Rate Housing, Public Space Size: 412,000 SF Tools Used: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite Project Duration: 2 Weeks

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RENDERING BY DANIEL CHOI

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Concept: The buildings follow an L-Shape plan which alongside the existing Forum buildings frame a courtyard in the middle. The podium is split in two, allowing pedestrians to access the site from the corner. The North podium holds a new branch for the Halifax Public Libraries.

The South podium holds CRUs and support space (clinic, admin, etc) for the supportive housing in the building above. The North tower is split into affordable and market rate units.

RENDERING BY

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Y DANIEL CHOI

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COHEN BLOCK MODEL Context: Michael Green Architecture is working with Bosa Properties to redevelop the former site of the Army & Navy Department store in Vancouver’s downtown East end into a mixed use development featuring a mass timber office tower and adjacent residential tower.

This model was commissioned by the client to be used as part of the rezoning process.

My Role: Under the leadership of the project architect, I was responsible for determining how the model would come together, and preparing the digital model of the design to be built physically. I fabricated the pieces using a 3D printer, laser cutter, and assisted with producing the site model using a CNC machine. I worked with 3 other team members to assemble the model.

Project Type: Professional (MGA) Project Duration: 1 Month

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The model was displayed at a public open house before being used for various meetings with the city a other development partners

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