During my work at a local firm in Toronto, Ontario, I took part in the design of a modern townhouse development across 2 acres of land, comprising of 4 blocks and 29 units, totaling 61,000 square feet. My tasks included creating massing and facade design as well as using BIM tools to create orthographics as submittals for the Site Plan Approval (SPA) phase of the project.
Block 1
Block one of the townhouse development faces Embleton Road on the northern side and is also in front of a local primary school. Bold massing as well as a combination of masonry and wood grains form the cladding of this block.
Block 1 North
Block 1 South
Elevation
Elevation
Block 2
Block 2 of this townhouse development sits in the centre of the site, with a unique composition of massing and cladding. It creates a sense of variation, while maintaing a degree of unity, which enhances the experience of this townhome community.
Block 3 & 4
Block 3 and 4 of the development sits at the southernmost side of the site, with a more organic patterning of massing and cladding on it’s northside. The southern facade and backyard spaces of these two blocks face the woodland conservation area set by the City of Brampton, allowing inhabitants to enjoy a view of nature.
Block 3 & 4 North
Block 3 & 4 South
Bakery Square Environmental School
November 2024
Collaborators: Miles Rainwater
Course: Poesis Studio III
Instructor: Jongwan Kwon
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Based on an architectural field drawing that was produced from analyzing two architectural precedents, a certain logic and concept was retained in the planning of a school in Pittsburgh. The school serves grades 6-8, focusing on education in sustainability and environmental studies.
Rendering by Miles Rainwater
Physical Field Model
The main design logic extracted from the field transformation was the use of offsetting and clustering. This design tries to reflect that in its composition through the placement of more private rooms or classroom clusters which are built on the peripheries of larger, more communal areas.
Section B-B
Section A-A
Massing Model On Site (Scale: 1/16” = 1’)
Section Moment Model (Scale: 1/8” = 1’)
Daycare In Lawrenceville
April 2024
Course: Poesis Studio II
Instructor: Chelsea Jno Baptiste
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Taking into condsideration a family of six, this project is a program for a daycare that would serve the local community of Lawrenceville, which the family would run. In addition, living spaces for the family are incorporated into the program. The project primarily experiments with massing that generates functional spaces for residential and commercial use.
Afternoon
Sawtooth
Pittsburgh Gulf Tower Conversion (In-Progress)
Course: “Unlikely Hybrids” Options Studio Instructor: Jared Abraham
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Under current conditions, many who work in Downtown cannot afford to live in the neighborhood, or struggle to find available affordable units... Pittsburgh’s Downtown Conversion Program looks to simultaneously address the lack of quality affordable housing options Downtown and reduce underutilized office space.”
- The Urban Redevelopment Authority Downtown Conversion Program RFP, 2023
Given the condition of vacancy in office towers in Downtown Pittsburgh, the task for this project is to convert the historic Gulf Tower into residential and other programs such as civic or commercial space. This is in an effort to support the Downtown Pittsburgh Revitalization Plan.
(Exercises analysing the architectural hardware components of two precedents and creating a hybrid morphology using their elements)
June 2023
Context: Independent
Location: N/A
Addressing a large family with a plethora of living needs and demands, this project posits a daring partitioning of space to exceed the need of the average suburban family.
Elevation
Large House Envelope
June 2022
Context: Independent
Location: N/A
After looking at numerous houses in various suburban communities within the Toronto area, I took on designing one of my own which explores the possibiliies of an exterior for a large house.
Custom Home
February 2023 - present
Context: Independent
Location: N/A
This is another iteration of exploring home facades and exterior designs, taking inspiration from the houses of various suburbs which I have explored.
