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DIANA MARIE LOUISE KONČAN
Situated between Ashtonbee Road and Eglinton Avenue, our proposal responds to the existing conditions of the adjacent park to the North, and the nodal link to the South by creating a link towards the newly proposed LRT station (Hakimi Lebovic Station). This link allows pedestrians and cyclists to continue from Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trail to this aquatic facility that supports the needs and wants of cyclists, swimmers, runners and walkers as the heart of this network. ‘Link’ was conceptualized as a continuous circuit that wraps around the exterior of the facility, never interrupted, allowing a cyclist or pedestrian into the circuit in order to enter or engage with the building and back down in a continuous motion. The idea is to create a constant flow to allow the ease of access and interaction of people passing by with this design intervention. Inspired by Toronto’s need for a more cycle centric model of the city, Link supports the idea of having infrastructure and networks that cater to this way of living for the surrounding community. By implementing these strategies in our site location, we are anticipating the needs and wants of the high volume of community members that will be living and working in this area once the LRT station is complete. HOLLY
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Site Plan
DN UP 1:200PLANFLOORGROUND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112131514 16 1718 Ground Floor Plan 1:200
DN 1:200PLANFLOORSECOND 191820 21 22 23 24 25 Second Floor Plan 1:200
EAST-WEST SECTION THROUGH LOBBY 1:100 2 15 14 4 21 18 19 18 1918 27 Cross Section 1:200 1. Main Entrance 2. Lobby 3. Pool Deck 4. Cafe 5. Cafe Storage 6. Retail (1) 7. Retail (2) 8. Retail Storage 9. Janitors Closet 10. Family Changerooms & Washrooms 11. Female Changerooms & Washrooms 12. Male Changerooms & Washrooms 13. Lifeguard Changerooms & Washrooms 14. Kitchen 15. Reception Desk & Administration 16. Storage 17. Secondary Entrance 18. Pedestrian Pathway 19. Cyclist Ramp 20. Gym Entrance 21. 22.ReceptionGymRoom (1) 23. Gym Room (2) 24. Multipurpose Room 25. Storage 26. Mechanical Space 27. Interstitial Space
1: 100 Sectional Model Study of C-Curve Structure 1: 500 Conceptual Model 1: 250 Structural Model 1: 100 Structural Study of Roof Connection to Pool Room NORTH SOUTH SECTION THROUGH POOL 1:100 2 26 26 Longitudinal Section 1:200
LOBBY AND NORTH FACADE WALL SECTION 1:30
Lobby and North Facade Wall Section
Detail at floor to C-Wall connection
Detail at base of C-Structure to interior capping
Lobby Entrance Render Pool Room Render
Second Level Path Above Rool Room Render
WINTERSTATIONS BY RAW & FERRIS + ASSOCIATES AND CURIO ART CO.
DIANA KONCAN, LILY JEON TORONTO DESIGN BUILD COMPETITION
FEBRUARYONTARIO16,2015
SNOWCONE
EXTERIOR VIEW LOOKING SOUTH KEW BEACHES, TORONTO
Photographed by Remi Carrero Winterstations at Kew / Balmy Beach 2015
Snowcone was one of 5 projects selected for Toronto’s inaugural international “Winterstations” competition showcas ing Ryerson’s Department of Architectural Science students’ design prowess and technical innovation to a wide general public audience. The competition celebrates Toronto’s winter landscape through temporary public art installations anchored to the lifeguard stands at Woodbine Beach.
ROOF PLAN
Photographed by Remi Carrero Winterstations at Kew / Balmy Beach 2015
EXPLODED AXO FLOOR PLAN
Photographed by Remi Carrero Winterstations at Kew / Balmy Beach 2015
Snowcone’s playful architectural design mimics the protective organic form of a pinecone and borrow the simple, effective technology of a traditional igloo. In warm weather, Snowcone functions as a translucent structure that filters colourful rays of light. In snowy conditions, the structure transforms into a cloud-like, insulated shell inside of which visitors can huddle for warmth.
Jury’s comment: “A handsome and resourceful piece of de sign - structurally elegant, and thoughtfully conceived to take advantage of its position in the winter sun and snow. This was among the best of the entries in the Winter Stations competi tion, and it should be a calling card both for the event and for its designers.”
Snowcone won the Award of Excellence in the student cate gory for the 2015 Toronto Urban Design Awards.
Toronto constantly struggles with the challenge of polar ex tremes in weather, and designing for both summer and winter conditions. The installation reanimates the lifeguard stations, which normally serves no purpose, during the winter months. By extension, it encourages the community as well as visitors to the city to explore and celebrate our winter beach land
Snowconescape.
also represented the DFZ at the Ontario Centres of Excellence Conference in 2016.
ALNIBARI, LISA BOULATOVA, TIM FU, LILY JEON, DIANA KONCAN, KATE KOROTAYEVA, AM INA LALOR, NATE MENDIOLA, TIFFANY ZHANG
Ripple is a poetic exploration of raindrops in time. An interactive light and sound instillation created by gently tugging various sized raindrops to compose mu sic. The intent is to create an interactive space for users to experience and manip ulate music and sound through touch. As more users explore the space, a larger ripple effect is made by syncronized sound, reflective surface above harmoniz ing notes. It is a project that was originally realized as a small modular piece and further developed into a large scale public exhibition, after being selected by Nuit Blanche in 2015.
Photographed by Remi Carrero Nuit Blanche 2015
After a successful exhibition at Queens Quay Terminal for Nuit Blanche’s 10th an nual exhibition, it was asked to be exhib ited at Toronto’s ‘Come Up To My Room’ Exhibition at the Gladstone Hotel.
Ripple is a playful notion that we can achieve more together, that every action creates a ripple effect.
Photographed by Amina Lalor; CUTMR 2016
It is an interactive installation that allows users to make music by pulling suspended teardrops. Users move through a forest of droplets, making music and encouraging other users to join in, in a ripple effect. Users work together, synchronizing their movements and harmonizing their sounds.
TORONTO NUIT BLANCHE 2015 CUTMR SPONSORED2016 BY SUBARUHAYA
RIPPLE
Photographed by Remi Carrero; Nuit Blanche 2015
A parametric canopy of droplets was arranged using Grass hopper modeling. Droplets formed undulating waves with a gradient of droplet density. They are suspended below a ceil ing made of 25 panels of 4x8 3mm black acrylic, trimmed and drilled using CNC. Panels are framed by 2x4 lumber. V-clamps suspend the panels to a scaffolding structure forming a 9ft tall and 90 ft long walkway.
Photographed by Remi Carrero; Nuit Blanche 2015
Frosted acrylic droplets are lit with 10mm white diffuse LED bulbs, powered by 3V adaptors and lithium coin batteries.
The interactive droplets are lit by lithium coin batteries, and suspended on 100-pound fishing wire. They are connected to a piano keyboard consisting of an analog switch system that trigger a MIDI program via Arduino.
The canopy droplets are powered by 3V adaptors and wired with copper tape.
Ripple was on display on January 2016 at the Gladstone Hotel (CUTMR 2016).
How can we change the linear lifecycle of objects in our lives – a cycle of use, accumulation, discard, and waste – so as to fulfill their highest potentials as useful things? The answer is: share them. The theme to investigate is a Circular Economy, which is a strategy that allows city dwellers to buy less, share more thereby minimize their carbon footprint, and how it impacts civic life.
OBJECT SHARING, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, EVERYTHING SHARING
THESIS STUDIODIANA2020 KONCAN Owners Users 21 retail/service provider recycleuser material landfill incinerator-transport to retail - she uses hammer for household occasional tasks - user purchases hammer - use = infrequent: approx. 1 x 15 min. use/month; 12x 15 min. uses/year - lost and forgotten in storage for 15 years - user realized the hammer was rusting with improper care user puts hammer into recycling bin recyling is dead therefore, the wood and steel do not get recycled hammer is transported to the incinerator heat energy is collected from the incinerator - hammer remains are buried underground and lostnumber of users 23 material/parts manufacturer product retail/servicemanufacturerprovideruser Amazon Share recycle material landfill incineratorheat-treatedminesteelmaterial from groundgrowing of transportmaintenancetreeswoodto sawmills transport to steel manufacturer transport to product manufacturer transport to retail logging produce wood handle produce steel head assemble parts hammer remains are buried underground and lost high carbon maintainreuserefurbish/recycleremanufacture number of users
FROM ME TO WE
OWNERSHIP MODEL
The proposal is to, under a civic structure, at Nathan Phillips Square, integrate object sharing into the everyday life for the public in the form of an Object Sharing Library and Mending/Cleaning facility, thereby encouraging sharing immediately, lowering pressures on natural resources and allow equal access as a central and public en tity. This will redefine what we understand as te public library and what it holds. The focus was on designing the main site for public object sharing as well as it’s sorting, mending and cleaning facility. The site is Nathan Phillips Square, City Hall, specifically the underground garage.
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LINEAR TO CIRCULAR LIFESTYLE
objectlibrarysharing
central cleaningmendingsortingfacility
Sharing: a larger amount which is divided among a number of people
Community: a group of people that have a sense of togetherness and make decisions that affect the whole
Collaborative Consumption: the shared use of a good or service by a group
Sustainable Development: economic development that is conducted without the depletion of natural resources
The scheme is to interviene by taking over the bottom half of the garage. We want to bring the public into this underground space, so we are cutting into the space above to allow access. Above ground, we have elevated Nathan Phillips Square, showcasing the stairs that connect to the pre-existing lifted pathway. Additionally we have a looping path that invites people to explore and engage with the site above grade. A green belt is created at the South side of Nathan Phillips Square. Trees for shading and grass domes as resting spots for the high volumes of traffic pass ing. Underground, we have our main points of access. First the main ramp and stair connecting to the first two below grade levels, the elevator core which connects to each level, and the pre-existing PATH, extended to connect with our site, allowing for people travelling via PATH to our public building. As people enter the site, immediately, they arrive at what appears to be 6 large dome structures. The domes are supposed to encourage curiosity, and their purposes are individual, each housing a mix of display of thematic items (i.e. kids dome, kitchen gadgets dome, household tools, clothing, etc.), while also creating spaces for meetings, rest, working. Each dome is unique, both spatially and structural ly. The domes get shallower from the South Eastern corner, allowing for the interior ring in the structure to also grow in size for greater light transfer, illuminating the spaces below. Three domes act as circulation corridors, with a spiral stair in their centers. Not every dome has access on each level, and each have special spaces within. Adjacent to the domes is a main platform in the main central space, accessible through a stair, encouraging the ease of access. It is also to be a mak ers platform, where workshops celebrating fixing and making would be hosted and ultimately seen. Above it are the piers that support the lifted rink, and allow the below space to be lit with natural light from above.
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