Emily Z. Chen // Architecture Portfolio Vol. 4 [OUTDATED]

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO

EMILY Z CHEN

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CONTENTS

// Curriculum Vitae

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// Architectural Projects

> I n t e r s e c t i o n

> Espy Library

> Echo Theater

> Fort St Housing

> Fo u l B a y To w n h o u s e

academic academic academic professional professional

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// Pavilions + Installations

> Detour

> Diffuse

> He a r t -2 m -He a r t

competition competition professional

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// Masterplans + Landscape

> Uncover

> Fredericton Exhibition Sites

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HELLO !

I’m Emily, a third-year architecture student at the University of Waterloo with a fascination towards the way architecture interacts with its surroundings - landscape and people alike, and how these elements formulate the spirit of a city.

Having been lucky enough to be exposed to a variety of different cultures and landscapes travelling as a child has allowed me to be attuned to the little things that make a space feel the way it does, and a city the way it does. These are things that I hope can be communicated through all the work I produce - complex and meticulous in execution but with the simple intent of connecting architecture to people and the existing world we live in, to evoke the same happiness on every occupant walking through it that I experience while creating it.

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EXPERI ENC E 2021

O2 Planning + Design — ​ ​U rban Design Assistant

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D’Ambrosio Architecture + Urbanism ​— ​A rchitecture Assistant

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Jon Hensley Architects — Architecture Intern • Acted as primary designer for a residential project, drafting existing conditions and produced design options for client’s review.

• Developed the design of a winning site activation competition, and co-ordinated the project through its design development and construction phases.

• Produced 3D models and preliminary land-use designs for multiple master-plan projects • Introduced and facilitated a new large scale project with a District Improvement client • Worked extensively on analysis and schematic design using digital models and diagrams based on city planning guidelines for several projects, varying from single family residential to high-rise commercial and masterplans.

• Produced sets of presentation materials including sectional, perspective, axonometric drawings and renders for internal and external use.

• Created building and detailed wall sections of a large residential project, as well as plans, elevations and 3D models.

• Produced 2 permit sets with supervisor, with reflected ceiling plans, detail drawings, and window/door/finish schedules.

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Institute for China-America Studies​ ​— ​I ntern • Performed administrative tasks and operated office equipment, as well as successfully coordinated an office-wide event.

• Effectively utilized Adobe Suite software to design layout for reports and illustrations, and to maintain the website.

ACHIEVEMENTS 2021

2021 2019 2019 2018 2015

Terra X Terra Architecture Competition

Editor’s Choice University of Waterloo Outstanding Design Award CISC Architecture Student Design Competition Finalist

Top 10 Excellent Academic Standing

Placed in top 15 percentile University of Waterloo President’s Scholarship Valedictorian (top academic standing)

E D U C AT I O N

2018-Present University of Waterloo • Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Co-op program • Orientation Leader, Fall 2019 2015-2018

Old Scona Academic High School • First Class Honours (90%+) every semester • International Baccalaureate program

SKILLS

Software Adobe Suite Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Lightroom Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper (beginner) SketchUp

V-ray Render Lumion Render Enscape Render AutoCAD Revit 3DS MAX Vectorworks

Analog Model building Laser cutting Hand drafting 3D Printing 3D Scanning CNC Mill

Languages English Mandarin French (beginner) German (beginner)

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June 7, 2020 To Whom It May Concern, I am pleased to provide this letter of recommendation for Zhixiao (Emily) Chen. Emily worked in our office as an architectural intern from January to May of 2020. During Emily’s time at my office, she primarily worked on the design of a single family high-end residential project in Deep Creek Lake, MD, and an addition and renovation to a single family home in Washington, DC. She was intricately involved in all phases of design. This includes documenting existing conditions and creating as-builts, schematic plans and elevations, and construction documents. Emily was also adept at updating our website and social media sites.

Emily stands out to me with her professional conduct and intuitiveness at learning new design and technical skills. She is a quick learner, and performs all of her work skillfully and efficiently, always taking the initiative to ask questions so she had a clear understanding of each task. I remember all of her communications to be very clear and concise, and I believe her strong written communication skills to be an asset to any team she is a part of.

During her time in my office, Emily also participated in various architecture-related lectures and building tours. She had the opportunity to sit in at a community meeting where upcoming construction projects for Arlington County are reviewed.

In the twenty-three years in business, no intern has been more impressive than Emily. I feel confident that Emily will be a tremendous asset for your company, and she has my highest recommendation. If you have any further questions regarding her qualifications, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

Sincerely,

Jon Hensley, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Jon Hensley Architects P: 703-685-7777 Email: JHensley@JonHensleyArchitects.com

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Re: Letter of Recommendation for Emily Chen Re: Letter of Recommendation for Emily Chen February 1, 2021 February 1, 2021 To Whom It May Concern, Re:Whom LetterItofMay Recommendation for Emily Chen To Concern, I’m pleased to provide this reference letter for Emily Chen, who worked in our office as a student intern I’m pleased to provide this reference for Emily Chen, who worked in our office as a student intern February 2021 during the1, period of September throughletter December of 2020. during the period of September through December of 2020.

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Emily would be a valuable addition to any architectural practice. I recommend her to your firm and would be happy to speak with you if you have any questions.

Sincerely, Erica H. Sangster, Architect AIBC MRAIC Erica H. Sangster, Architect AIBC MRAIC Principal Principal D’AMBROSIO architecture + urbanism D’AMBROSIO architecture + urbanism Erica H. Sangster, Architect AIBC MRAIC Principal D’AMBROSIO architecture + urbanism 7

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INTERSECTION & O a k w o o d -Va u g h a n M a s t e r p l a n Project: Design Studio, Winter 2021 Location: Toronto, ON In collaboration with Justina Yang and Mary Ma 3A Studio Outstanding Design Award

With the introduction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, the Eglinton and OakwoodVaughan neighborhood currently lacks the services, affordable housing, and public amenities to accommodate the expected growth in the next 2 years.

In response, Intersection aims to design spaces that encourage the intersection of tenancies that represent the diverse demographic of the area. By filling in the blanks for missing services and making them accessible to all, designing new missing amenities to help nurture and support underrepresented people groups, and creating new points of convergence, the project seeks to create a self-sustaining network made up of the community members themselves on the EglintonDufferin Intersection, allowing them the right to remain, transition, and age in place.

By integrating various public and shared spaces throughout the site, as well as programs catered to the needs of the residents while simultaneously providing the opportunity to train and nurture future generations, this urban design proposal challenges current typologies of separating seniors and other tenancies from one another, demonstrating how the reintegration of these groups can invigorate the community and its culture as a whole.

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M A STERPL AN SITE A XONOME TRIC

E G L I N G T O N AV E S I T E S E C T I O N

DUFFERIN ST SITE SEC TION

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Proposal for 1855 Eglington Ave.

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The high-rise caters towards the mixed tenancies of supportive housing, youth transitional housing, as well as affordable housing, with the intention of promoting the reintegration of often separated groups back into the community. The network of interconnected kitchen, dining and vertical gardening spaces allow for a communal sense of living, promotes the sharing skills and experiences, while having access to a variety of support systems at close proximity, creating a micro urban village within the building.

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FRAGMENT SECTION OF INTERCONNECTED KITCHEN AND GARDEN

TUDINAL SECTION PERSPECTIVE

VIEW OF 3RD-LEVEL COMMUNIT Y KITCHEN

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AT R I U M F R A G M E N T S E C T I O N

UNIVERSAL LITERACY

Proposal for 1828 Eglington Ave.

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U N I T L AY O U T

This multi-generational mid-rise combines universal design for seniors with a focus on providing literacy resources to any who are struggling to adjust to the accelerating pace of society. To seniors, for whom research has shown that social isolation is the key factor that leads to mental and physical health issues, teaching and incorporating digital tools and literacy skills is essential to raising their quality of life.

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ESPY Library Project: Design Studio, Winter 2019 Location: Toronto, ON

Located alongside the Toronto rail path and Wallace Pedestrian Bridge, the children’s library integrates fun and learning into a self-changing climbing wall that runs through the center of the building. As the slopes in the climbing wall change, different programs reveal themselves to the climber, including bookshelves and reading pods that allow kids to discover new books and genres as they play.

The library also features many areas for quiet study, relaxing and reading that circulate around the climbing wall in the form of walkways on each level in an open atrium, providing easy surveillance of the children as parents enjoy their own quiet time. At points in the walkway, the series of bookshelves lining the walls breaks and reveals scenic views outside the building through the corten steel fin façade, as occupants enjoy a coffee or book, and other sections protrude into the atrium forming a secluded reading area.

As the circulation of the walkway intersects with the climbing wall and heads behind it, the wall separates the active and playful atmosphere of the atrium and private, quiet programs such as study spaces, book stacks, and a small theater.

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entrance

book stacks

book stacks

climbing wall

interval resting area

reading nook

multi-use theatre theatre below variable wood panels

open atrium below

variable wood panels upper floor seating

climbing wall below

office space

private study area

study area

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The corten fin façade complements the tones of the surrounding neighborhood, and serves to screen east and west light in the active atrium areas while maintaining a series of selected external views. The resulting image viewed by passersby on the street is the glimpses of silhouetted movements as people pass between the bookshelves or children making their way up the climbing wall. The storefront glazing at the ground level reveals the dynamic structure of the library within.

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As occupants climb, they will discover different genres of books in the nooks, as well as reading pods hidden in the wall that give them a little more privacy to read on their own. Where the slope becomes too steep to climb, it is sectioned off by a green wall, with glazing on either side to allow sunlight into the quiet programs behind the wall.

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ECHO Theatre Project: Design Studio, Fall 2019 Program: Public Theatre

In a society that is increasingly fast-paced and obsessed with new advancements towards the future, the Echo Theatre is a reminder to the city to reflect on its historic culture and the intimate connections formed when we slow down and acknowledge the people around us. The four theatres formulated in the space echo each other in structure but exhibit various relations to the city and the people.

Accessing the building through an unassuming dark alley leads the theatre-goer through the darkness until they land in a spot of light, the open lobby drawing them in with a brilliant light cone at its centre. The semi-circular steps lead upwards, converging below the sunlight, framed by frosted glass, giving them a view of the performances happening in the theatres above them. The inverse of a typical U-shaped theatre renders the lobby as a theatre in itself - a theatre of the people and a theatre of the city- where performers can glimpse a view of their audience from the balconies above before they proceed to their own stage. Their journey to the stage overlooks the space below the balcony and up the glass stairs through the light cone, where they are visible from below, and interlock with the circulation of the audience up to the theatre space.

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Main Theatre

Backstage 1 with Balcony

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Outdoor Public Theatre

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Leading upwards from the lobby is the indoor theatre, which draws upon the Italian renaissance idea of framing the city as part of the set design, creating an arch-shaped opening behind the stage and cone of light, allowing the people a glimpse into their own city as part of the theatre.

Just above is the rooftop theatre is a tribute to ancient Greek theaters that are open to the landscape, giving the audience the freedom of a full view beyond the stage, incorporating their surroundings into the performance. The ground theatre takes advantage of the enclosed space created by the surrounding buildings and is completely open to the outside city, incorporating the people into the theatre itself. Natural sunlight lights up the space, with openings in its ceiling concentrating the light from the light cone into a natural spotlight for the performer. It is a space that embodies endless artistic expression and performance.

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Fort St Housing Location: Victoria, BC Supervised by Erica Sangster AIBC, MRAIC

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The project is a compact housing concept that will provide innovative rental accommodation for students, within close walking distance of both the Jubilee and Stadacona Large Urban Villages.

I was responsible for building and updating the digital model, rendered views and rendered elevations, shadow study diagrams, and various drawings for external presentations.

Models and renders produced in collaboration with Josh Harvey and Mark Zupan.

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Fo u l B a y To w n h o u s e Location: Victoria, BC Supervised by Erica Sangster AIBC, MRAIC

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This project proposes 2 blocks of urban infill townhomes, nested along Foul Bay Road and Redfern in the Gonzales neighbourhood.

My responsibilities included digital model building, diagramming, and producing drawings during the schematic design and development phases of the project.

Models and renders produced in collaboration with Josh Harvey.

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DETOUR Project: CISC Competition, 2019 finalist Program: Pavilion Location: Aokigahara Forest, Japan In collaboration with Nadia Cheng

By the perimeter of one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations, Mount Fuji, is a lush and dense forest. Also known as the infamous ‘suicide forest’, Aokigahara is one of the most popular sites for suicide worldwide. Over the years, the number of suicides in the area has only grown, with the last officially released document recording 105 corpses recovered in 2003.

Detour is a pavilion serving as a memorial, remembering the departed souls of the forest, while encouraging those seeking an end to their life to reconsider such actions. The curved pathway is intended to encourage the idea that life will eventually improve and reverse into a better place for them, if occupants are willing to continue moving ahead and living. In addition, it suggests that the sufferings and tragedies that one may be experiencing in the current moment will eventually dissipate, leading them to a better place.

Placed beside the main path of the Aokigahara forest, the pavilion is a symbol of hope for those who feel as if they have strayed from the order and happiness in their lives. It reminds occupants that it is normal to take detours in life. Ultimately, Detour has been designed

with the hopes of leading occupants to a better place in their lives. It is a pavilion to pause and rest at, but also an opportunity to turn around to choose an alternate fate.

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corten (weathering steel)

polished stainless steel

tubular hollow steel section (HSS) members casted connection, welded and grinded hollow steel bench elliptical tube steel railing perforated steel deck hollow structural steel column

wide flange beams, bolted

hollow structural steel columns

hollow steel tube frame, bent steel cables HSS wide flange steel frame, bent

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steel anchored foundation plate with fins hollow structural steel columns

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DIFFUSE Project: Terra X Terra Competition, 2021 editor’s choice Location: Prague, Czech Republic In collaboration with Jessica Chan, Glenn Lu

Diffuse is a biomimetic modularly assembled pavilion which proposes a passive air-purifying structure deployable in any given setting: an urban environment, tourist destination, or indoors. Its purpose is to raise awareness on the universal problem of air quality while serving as an attractor for neighbours and visitors. In this iteration, the lightweight structure is nested in a garden located in Prague, reflecting the surrounding flora’s natural purification process.

Each module in the pavilion offers a space to reflect, to sit, to observe, and to relax.

The project takes inspiration from fungi and barnacles - both organisms that possess a unique filtering system that catches small particles from their surroundings by maximizing surface area and using their continuous overlapping gills and legs. The pavilion uses this strategy in the design of a responsive skin. Thin sheets of a biotextile material used in air filtration applications are stacked and held in place by a secondary structure of flexible steel cables. This forms modules of filtering sheets held at differing spacings, which respond to various wind levels, and allows for diffusion of light under the canopy. It can then be attached to the primary structure of supports that allow for a variety of urban programs at its base, including outdoor seating and a juice bar.

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A flexible skin system allows it to conform with the shape and canopy of the supporting structure, which is composed of a series of steel bars that expand outwards and form a network of supports connected in its shared canopy. This property of the pavilion’s main structure allows for it to have boundless potential for expansion and adaptability for a variety of sites with differing constraints, and the global air purifying objective of Diffuse allows for its application all around the world.

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COMPLETED PROJECT

O2 planning + design

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Yo n g e D u n d a s S q u a r e : Heart - 2m - Heart Location: Toronto, ON Supervised by Chris Hardwicke, RPP, MCIP, FFUD YDS Site Activation Competition Winner

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O2 collaborated with Yonge-Dundas Square to enliven The Square with a multicolored field of hearts. Each heart carries a message of love and hope for Toronto from its citizens. The project aimed to invite people to stop by and wander through—perhaps even sharing a heart-2m-heart moment. The flexible framework of the design provided safe distancing measures into a fun and vibrant pattern, while maximizing flexibility as COVID-19 restrictions shift.

These outdoor street decals integrated crowd-sourced text show Torontonians’ love of Toronto. Crowd-sourcing involves engaging the public whether on social media or on site to be involved in shaping the space momentarily.

Designed in collaboration with Grace Yang.

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UNCOVERED Project: Landscape Studio 2020 Program: Remediated Park Location: Arlington, VA

On the site of an urban waterfront and former industrial brown-field, a recreational re-use park is established across the Potomac River from Washington DC. An addition project within the park aims to reveal the complex history of the landscape while simultaneously healing the soil below using its integrated bio-venting technology. Although most of the soil in the park has been remediated through layering and treatment, an asphalt cap has been used to contain the toxic contaminants within one particular area.

The wind turbine and bio-venting system creates a “line of action” on the boundary of the asphalt cap, connecting human programs to the remediation of the soil. This formulates the structure of the community library, and frames the expanse of the resulting playground situated above the remediation process.

The man-made surface of the sculpted terrain is a reminder that a natural looking landscape may not be truly sustainable, whereas a constructed landscape specific to the needs and requirements of natural processes will maintain an appealing and healthier landscape.

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Sculpted Playscape

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Residential

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Elevated Esplanade Walkway

Rail Tracks Pedestrian Circulation Children Circulation Vehicle Circulation

The green roof is a transitional space between the esplanade and the park, and overlooks the sculpted play-space within the asphalt capped area.

Water Drainage Pathway

The railings following the tectonic movements of the landscape mounds become structure for climbing nets.

SITE AXONOMETRIC

Mini trampolines are weaved through a series of plantings that are embedded in the rise and dips of the landscape.

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BUILDING PLAN

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A community library is developed in the space created by the peeling back of the artificial landscape. The structure of the building, along with the strips of landscape, follow the grid created by the turbine system. An open reading space continues the wave system of the play plaza in the interior flooring, blurring the lines as you enter the building. A line of machinery managing the turbine and bio-venting system separates two major areas of the building - public community space and quiet reading.

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The soil mounds in the sculpted play-scape allow native trees to be brought back into the landscape without risk of their roots seeping into the contaminated soil. The height of each mound is determined by the amount of root space that is needed for each specific native species. The permeable material at the apex of the mounds allow for easy water delivery to the plants, and the sculpted design assists the drainage of water through the plaza and eventually into the nearby rain garden.

The wind turbine and bioventing apparatus creates a line of action on the boundary of the asphalt cap, connecting the human programs above ground to the remediation of the soil below. Kinetic energy is collected from the wind turbine visible to all in the air, and it converted into electric energy that powers the blower, sending 02 into the soil for bioventing, encouraging native bacteria to break down hydrocarbons from PCBs and petroleum-based contaminants.

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SITE AXONOMETRIC

O2 planning + design

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Fredericton Exhibition Lands Masterplan Location: Toronto, ON Supervised by Nicholas Dykstra, RAIC

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O2 developed a site redevelopment plan for the exhibition grounds for the City of Fredericton that is future-focused while remaining respectful of the site’s almost 150-year agricultural legacy.

My responsibilities included site wide documentation, creating digital models and illustrative diagrams, as well as the schematic design of a portion of the exhibition grounds.

Drawings and designs in collaboration with Nicholas Dykstra and Grace Yang.

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that’s the end! thanks for your time.

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