Bachelor of Architectural Science Co-op (Honours) Final GPA: 3.58
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER|Onespace Unlimited
Intermediate|2023-Present: Independently produced full SPA sets, reliably progressed construction documents through detailing and coordinating, and codesigned residential projects ranging from townhomes to high rises.
Junior|2021-2022: Developed technical and design details as required, prepared technical drawings applying provisions of the building codes, and assisted with onsite and in-office supervision of construction activities.
2016-2021
EXTRACURRICULAR
2024-Present
VAUGHAN AQUATICS EMPLOYEE|City of Vaughan
Lead classes of all ages and abilities to learn lifesaving skills and fitness activities. Ensured a safe and enjoyable environment to encourage progression. -Swimming & Lifesaving Instructor -Pool Lifeguard -First-Aid Instructor -Aquafit Instructor
REVIT TUTORIAL INSTRUCTOR|Toronto Metropolitan University
Taught beginner tutorials in Revit software, for undergrad students. Organized schedules and outlines for more advanced classes.
2020~2023
ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE STUDENT SOCIETY EXECUTIVE|Toronto Metropolitan University
Principal|2022-2023: Lead and directed executive team to uphold new strategies targeted to improve the organization. Through financial, constitutional, and marketing actions, our team succeeded in creating an enjoyable and helpful system for current and future students.
Finance|2020-2021: Managed finances for the student groups of the Architectural Science program through budgeting events and reimbursing students.
2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2019~2023
SKILLS
CANADIAN STEEL INSTITUTE COMPETITION|International
DEAN’S LIST|Toronto Metropolitan University
PRESIDENT’S ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP|Toronto Metropolitan University
One of twelve incoming students at, formerly, Ryerson to achieve the scholarship based on outstanding academic performance and leadership skills.
Allowing children more freedom and decision-making in the classroom should not be special, it should be necessary. Located in a typical suburban area, an elementary school has been approved for an eight-classroom addition. This school has been pressured for an addition with its six portables currently on-site. It is currently operating well in excess of its capacity at 145% utilization, and has been since 2009. Similar stories and numbers are no longer rare within the GTA. There is an evident need in our cities to redefine schools and classrooms. Thus, this school will be the first case study for the chosen thesis; The Children Scale.
EXISTING PLAN
To avoid unsafe and unethical spaces, these environments become monotonous and uninteresting, limiting exploration and engagement.
DESIGN INTENT
PLAY
Architect: Architektura Photographer: Filip Šlapal https://www.dezeen.com/2023/ 02/12/architektura-vetrnikkindergarten-czech-republic/
Enhancing the potential of their sturdy and unassuming shapes to foster an environment where children can use their imaginations to complete the picture.
Spaces should be open and connected to nature, as children shouldn’t be confined by adult notions of space. This connection between indoors and outdoors will enhance children’s psycho-emotional well-being.
Interior Designer: PAL Design Photographer: Amy Piddington https://it.brokis.cz/projects/nubo-kindergarten/
LIBERATION
Encouraging children to interact with architecture uniquely that supports their desire, fostering independence through thoughtful design.
PARTI
The plan is to add eight classrooms to the existing building, integrating these principles of notable educators. The design will intersect with the old structure, using curves to soften the strict patterns, incorporate play throughout the space, and create a jungle for imagination.
SITE PLAN
The architectural design for the children’s school aims to create an engaging and nurturing learning environment. It thoughtfully connects to the existing façade, creating a seamless integration while building upon it. Seeming like the old is bubbling into the new. Windows are positioned at children’s height and are fully operable, ensuring proper airflow and inviting the outdoors in. A dedicated jungle area, fully glazed to resemble a greenhouse, maximizes sunlight and fosters a vibrant learning environment.
The color palette incorporates cold tones like blues and greens, which promote concentration and focus, while warm and light colors reflect the children’s everyday surroundings. This contrast aims to enhance their engagement and attention. Additionally, the playground is designated as a central square, serving as a cultural facilitator that connects all parts of the extension and encourages communication and relationship building among students.
The intersection of Eglinton Ave and Alameda Ave marks the entrance of “Little Jamaica” and holds the brightest tribute to this community; the Reggae Ln mural. Sadly due to the act of gentrification this once vibrant, cultural community has been pushed out of their businesses and homes. The proposed centre aims to reinforce this symbolic wall, branching off of it as the wall becomes the foundation for the cantilevered theatres. Creativity and an artistic community is now supported by the Reggae Ln mural.
PARTI
Acknowledging the slowly diminishing Jamaican culture, this proposed Performance Arts Centre aims to reinforce the tribute to “Little Jamaica.” Using the Reggae Ln mural, the design branches off the existing wall to make it an essential feature of the community.
The mural extends into an almost sixstory high shaft that structures and divides the entire project. The atrium separating this “wall” from the main programming block allows it to stand alone while anchoring the hanging theatres on the other side. Here the mural is the foundation for creativity and community.
Extend & Thicken
Existing Mural Wall
Main Programming Block
Hang Cantilever off Wall
Create Gap Between Wall & Block
In Collaboration with D.Qallimi
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
In Collaboration with D.Qallimi
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
EglintonAve
ReggaeLn
AlamedaAve
NORTH ELEVATION
In Collaboration with D.Qallimi
WEST ELEVATION
The structure is an essential feature within the proposed Performing Arts Centre, as it serves as the foundation for the very intent. While the objective is to highlight this “wall” from the mural and anchor a cantilevered mass off of it, structurally, this equates to the wall becoming a substantial structural shaft and large building length trusses stabilizing it.
The nature of this significant structure consequently organizes the program around and within it. Spaces dance along with the trusses as the auditoriums nuzzles themselves between the two inner ones and the main programming block intertwines with the incoming angled steel. The shaft “wall,” as well, influences the building’s functionality as it holds majority of the back-of-house within it. Now, not only is the wall the literal support for the creative spaces, but the figurative one also, as it supports the performances from behind the scenes.
In Collaboration with D.Qallimi
In Collaboration with D.Qallimi
*Art by Yung Yemi & Stay_Relevant from yungyemi.com* Produced by D.Capitao
Canoes are a significant part of Canadian history. The canoe, as a mode of transportation, is intimate and personal. Every movement counts within a canoe, and there must be full control over the body and the mass. As one steps inside the canoe-like structure of the building, in order to get to the exhibits, the public must walk up floating stairs where a similar feeling occurs. The exhibits themselves are organized in a way to flow with the journey of learning.
CANOE MODEL TO UNDERSTAND CONSTRUCTION
Ribs
Ribs are cut slightly past the keel to create glulam members that curve and form the main shape of the building.
Stringers
Stringers are implied by supporting joists that span across the glulam members to add rigidity and hold the mullions for the glazed cladding.
Nylon Skin
A glass cladding symbolizes the nylon skin of the canoe, though still allowing some visibility of the significant glulam structural system.
Cedar Strip
CLT cladding is laid on top of the glazing mimicking a cedar strip canoe, the verticality allows for better shading on the west facade.
Ribs Keel
ChurchSt
LombardSt
DETAIL A
Double glazed window system
2”x4” CLT cladding spanning entire wall length
Pin connection fastening glulam member to HSS joist
Strip of glazing used for drainage on either end
Suspended ceiling of wooden slat paneling
DETAIL B
1 2 3 4
Hidden steel plate connection for joists to glulam member
Aluminum mullion fastened glulam member and attaches CLT cladding
Wooden paneling attached to studs @ 16” O.C.
HBV connector glued into glulam member and cast into concrete wall
Collaborators: Dea Qallimi, Andrea Mata, Rebecca Dankowich, Golara Pourvakil, Gavyn Cheung, Rebecca Brown
This project aimed to create multi-functional plant walls that respond to the needs in our school’s architecture building through natural interventions. We witnessed the constant use of portable whiteboards within classrooms and intended to enhance these everyday tools. Common biophilic research suggests that the integration of greenery within spaces can promote student learning and mental well-being. Thus, combining nature with an item that has constant use in the building can achieve a more purposeful design.
Produced
by
D.Capitao
Produced by D.Qallimi
Replacing the existing display walls that require a lot of space for a singular purpose.
Reusing existing walls for the structure to reduce cost and waste.
Multi-functional variations ranging from pin boards/white boards to a seed library.
ASSEMBLY
Frame + Irrigation + Lights + Plants
FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Produced by G.Pourvakil
The portable plant walls will recycle the existing flexible display walls used in our building’s gallery to reduce cost and waste. The diagram below portrays how to separate the flexible walls into individual necessary pieces, reusing the existing plywood for the design.
Portable units that can be placed in different areas of the building. Produced by G.Cheung
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Produced by D.Capitao
Fabric System
• Fabric is wrapped around drainage board to allow slow absorption.
• Since water does not pass the height of the drainage board, water absorbs through the felt ribbon into the felt pots.
• This system reduces root rot.
Bucket Drainage
• When watering the wall, once the water fills the final gutter, it will drain to the bucket notifying that watering is done.
LIGHTING SYSTEM
LED Grow Lights
• When walls are placed in areas lacking in natural light, these lights allow the plants to grow.
Wall Configuration
• Slanted and recessed to allow for all plant rows to receive necessary light from the LED Grow lights.
Gutter Structure
• Added stud for extra support.
• L-shaped brackets fastened to stud/ plywood board.
• Gutter fastened to bracket then waterproofed.
• As water fills each gutter, once it reaches the tube height, it will fall down to the next gutter.
• The water will never go past the water limit line. Water Limit Line
Hose to water source.
Brightness to Match
• Lights are no brighter than those currently located in studio and around the building.
Power Options
• Cable comes from the lights through the backing panel and down.
• Rechargeable battery located in cupboard on side of wall, separated from water bucket.
• Can also be plugged into the wall directly.
HOTEL WITH INDIGENOUS INFLUENCE
My Work: 3D model, renders Collaborated on: design
A 4-storey hotel project, developed by an Indigenous group, thus, the design is inspired by the Haudenosaunee culture. Using the form of weaved, traditional belts and structure from longhouses, the exterior uses a weave pattern to frame windows over a seemingly wooden post and beam arcade.
