Eryn MacLellan | Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio 2017 (8.5x11)

ERYN MACLELLAN A RC HI TEC T URE POR TF OLI O 2017

CONTENTS

B U I L D I N G S 1/

THE VERY LONG BUILDING

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2 / IRISH HISTORY MUSEUM

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3 / AL SALAM SCHOOL

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4 / ARTIFACT/FOLLY/ARCHIVE

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MODEL-MAKING 5 / UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA

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6 / ARBOR

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7 / POINT SOURCE

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A D D I T I O N A L 9 / WATERCOLOURS

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THE VERY LONG BUILDING U3 DESIGN STUDIO / 2017 TEAM OF 3

PROGRAM / University of Montreal Outremont Campus LOCATION / Montreal, Quebec This project proposes a design for the University of Montreal’s new Outremont campus. The campus will house the Science Complex, Engineering Physics building, Institute of New Materials and a gym and library. The building is located in an industrial neighbourhood on the site of a former rail yard that measures 1km long. We drew inspiration from the existing train line on the site. Currently, it divides the two surrounding neighbourhoods and thus, through our design we hope to make this train an asset for the university and neighbourhood. Additionally, we recognize that students spend most of their time indoors during the winter months so, our building will function as a giant greenhouse in order to provide a more comfortable environment for the students and public which it serves.

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BACK ELEVATION

CONCEPT PERSPECTIVE

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

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CONTEXT MAP

Following on top of the train we created an elevated pedestrian path which will function as a dynamic public space ; populated with cafes, shops and vegetation. We used the existing path of the train to break up the initial volume of the site, and created a third volume by introducing a second entrance following the axis of the surrounding metro stations. The floor plan of the building follows from the organic language of the building masses. A series of courtyards and mezzanines bring light into the building and support the growth of vegetation.

LIBRARY/ GYM

LIBRARY/ GYM

FRONT ELEVATION

MATERIALS

PARK

MATERIALS

MATERIALS

PARK X

PLE SCIENCE COM

MATERIALS

PLEX

X

PLE SCIENCE COM

SCIENCE COM

PLEX

SCIENCE COM

STATION

PLAZA

ENG. PHYSICS

STATION

ENG. PHYSICS

ENG. PHYSICS

PLAZA ENG. PHYSICS

FIRST FLOOR

OR GROUND FLO

PROGRAM DIAGRAMS OR GROUND FLO

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LIBRARY/ GYM

LIBRARY/ GYM

FIRST FLOOR

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

ROOF PLAN

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EXPLODED AXO CLOSE-UP

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

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Through the sections we tried to develop a similar organic language. We created a translucent shell with pavilions inside. The shell forms a seemingly continuous surface made from a dynamic roof and facade. Openings are more dense where mezzanines, and thus, the indoor gardens are located. The pavilions hold classrooms, labs, and offices.

TRAIN/ PATH SECTION

SECTION THROUGH ENG. PHYSICS

SECTION THROUGH SCIENCE COMPLEX

SECTION THROUGH SCIENCE COMPLEX & LIBRARY

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IRISH HISTORY MUSEUM U3 DESIGN STUDIO / 2016 TEAM OF 2

PROGRAM / IHMBSM (Irish History Museum and Black Stone Memorial) LOCATION / Montreal, Quebec The site is a mass burial ground for the victims of the Irish potato famine who fled to Montreal and fell ill of the typhus virus. We decided to consider this land as sacred which formed the foundation to our concept. We found it interesting that this rich history remains mostly hidden as of today and as a reaction to this we formed an image of our building emerging from the ground with this history. In our original image we represent our building as a beam of light which would serve as a halo and marker for the land.

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WEST ELEVATION

ROOF EXPLORATION

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SITE PLAN / The main entrance point is through the memorial which is located at the north of the site and our building is located in the south east. It is surrounded by gathering and green spaces. Trees will line the entire perimeter to form a protective enclosure. The field is located at the far west of the site and a sloped topography would act as natural bleachers. Five entrances around the site were designed to accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, and cars.

ORIGINAL CONCEPT PERSPECTIVE

SITE DIAGRAM

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SITE PLAN

FLOOR PLANS / We want the building to act as a seamless totality so we chose to relate program areas together in an open and non-directional way. We developed a constellation of skylights inspired from the circulation patterns and density points within the building. Through the placement of the skylights we are bringing light into the spaces further from the glazed facade. The skylights vary in density creating a dynamic environment.

MAIN ENTRANCE

MAIN ENTRANCE

FOYER/ATRIUM

EXHIBITION SPACE

FOYER/ATRIUM

EXHIBITION SPACE CAFE

ARCHIVE

CAFE

CAFE ENTRANCE

ARCHIVE LEARNING SPACE

CLUB HOUSE ENTRANCE

CAFE ENTRANCE

LEARNING SPACE

CLUB HOUSE ENTRANCE LIBRARY

CLUB HOUSE

LIBRARY

CLUBADMINISTRATION HOUSE AUDITORIUM

AUDITORIUM

GROUND FLOOR DIAGRAM

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

ADMINISTRATION STAFF/MAINTENCE ENTRANCE

STAFF/MAINTENCE ENTRANCE WATER TANK

WATER TANK MECHANICAL/ TECHNICAL

MECHANICAL/ TECHNICAL

BASEMENT DIAGRAM

ROOF DIAGRAM

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A

B

C

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SCALE

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

GROUND FLOOR L PLAN

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E

F

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SECTIONS /

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B

C

107 CHILDREN'S GALLERY

TECHNICAL SECTIONS

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

TRANSVERSE SECTION

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110 STORAGE

112 WR.

D

111 LIBRARY

E

130 WR.

F

131 WR.

2 A300

SECTION

SCALE 1:200

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3

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101 FOYER/ ATRIUM

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102 CAFE

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109 WR.

108 KITCHEN

110 STORAGE

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115 ADMIN.

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118 WR. 001 MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL RM

006 MAINTENENCE/ WORKSHOP

SECTION

1 A300

A

B

C

107 CHILDREN'S GALLERY

D

E

F

0 0.5

110 STORAGE

112 WR.

111 LIBRARY

130 WR.

SCALE 1:200

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5

131 WR.

2 A300

0 0.5

2

SECTION

SCALE 1:200

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AL SALAM SCHOOL U2 DESIGN STUDIO / 2016 INDIVIDUAL

PROGRAM / Elementary school for Syrian refugees in Turkey LOCATION / Reyhanli, Turkey The conflict in Syria has affected the lives of countless children, who have had to experience horrific traumas. Fifty-one percent of the Syrian refugee population in Turkey are children who were forced to abandon their homes and live in uncertainty. Some of these children expressed gratitude for Turkey, as it was able to offer them a second home. I chose to express this narrative with my school by bringing a feeling of home back into the lives of these children.

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51%

29%

RESEARCH / REFUGEE CHILDREN AND EDUCATION Of the Syrian refugee population is children

Of children leave there house only once a week

SCHOOL AS A ...

51%

29%

80% 40%

Of the Syrian refugee population is children

SYRIAN REFUGEE POPULATION

Of children leave there house only once a week

LEAVE HOUSE ONCE A WEEK 80% 40%

ENROLLMENT

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SITE / The school is surrounded by three streets, one being a busy highway and is located in a mainly residential area.

WORLD CONTEXT MAP

RELOCATION DIAGRAM

DETAILED SITE PLAN

SITE PLAN

CONTEXTUAL ELEVATION

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FLOOR PLAN / The school functions on external circulation to create a sense of openness, and to benefit from the warmer climate. The classrooms are organized to create active communal areas that are shielded from the streets for privacy. A playful canopy along the interior of the school works to define and protect the exterior corridor from the sun and rain.

FLOOR PLAN

SCHOOL

OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS

EDIBLE GARDENS

COURTYARDS

CIRCULATION & ROOF STRUCTURE

OUTDOOR SPACES

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SECTIONS /

TRANSVERSE SECTION

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

FRONT ELEVATION

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VENTILATION & SUN DIAGRAM

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MODEL / 1:200

INTERIOR COURTYARD / ORIGINAL PHOTO

INTERIOR COURTYARD / COLLAGE

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TYPICAL CLASSROOM / ORIGINAL PHOTO

TYPICAL CLASSROOM / COLLAGE

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ARTIFACT/FOLLY/ARCHIVE U2 DESIGN STUDIO / 2015 INDIVIDUAL

PROGRAM / Archive LOCATION / Montreal, Quebec This project is centered around two distinct, but related phases. Phase 1 explores the development of a critical position in the making of form, tectonics and space, the critical and cultural evaluation of a site, and the critical understanding of a theoretically charged building use. Phase 2, the constructed reality, develops a complete architectural proposition driven by the research produced in phase one. An architecture is informed and developed through the intensive research of a selected artifact. A series of exercises guide the design and reveal potential design drivers and strategies. The final architecture is loosely based around the program “archive�, and through the experimental research, what is being archived, is discovered.

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ARTIFACT / BICYCLE

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DE-CONSTRUCTION /

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RE-CONSTRUCTION / “STRETCHED” CHAIN

When I think of the word ‘archive’ I recall a theory which states that good design is one that is improved with use. To me this is a very interesting concept because very few objects are. The idea that engagement can improve an artifact makes me think of how the use of an object changes it and, how this change can often be very visual. This transformation acts almost as a narrative or an archive. A bike chain is considered obsolete when the distance between the pins links becomes too large and so it’s thought of as “stretched”. For the reconstruction I wanted to exaggerate this idea of a stretched chain and I did so by joining many chains together to create one very long chain in order to reveal (narrate) the overuse of the bicycle.

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FOLLY / Throughout the investigation of the artifact I had been interested in the bicycle chain. The bike chain is very visually engaging and has an obvious tectonic composition. Using one chain link as a unit you are able to stack them vertically and elongate the pin and plates to produce a screen. Screens are a provocative architectural element which have the ability to create and define space even though they are not visually solid. Screens successfully engage the imagination as one is able to see through to the other side but cannot access it. This folly acts as an interactive piece that can change shape through human interaction to create a dynamic and symbolic divide/boarder on any site.

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SITE /

The site is a transformative area within Montreal. It was once the industrial center of Canada and is now being overridden by condos however, there are still traces of Montreal’s past. Located on the site is a turning bridge, I wanted to incorporate it into my design as a tribute to the past. Also due to such fast development the character and culture of the area is endangered.

Interesting to note is that the ruins of the industrial infrastructure are covered in graffiti. Through my “archive“ structure I want to create a spacial dialogue between the historical past and present; connecting industry and art.

PRESENT

PAST

DESIGN PROCESS SITE PLAN / RELATIONSHIP TO THE CITY

1 2

2007-04-23 --> 3-28-2008 --> 08:20:32

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FINAL SKETCH

GRAFFITI CURATION DIAGRAM / TRASNPORTABLE PANELS

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ARCHIVE /

I wanted to maintain the strong site presence of the bridge through re-using the industrial heritage. The design follows the original logic of the bridge while furthering its potential as a cultural incubator for Griffintown. Modular steel boxes are arranged linearly as well as vertically on the bridge while keeping a critical distance from it in order to foster a spatial conversation between the structures. The boxes are ‘floating’ directly above the train tracks to inspire the image of what once was.

GALLERY

STUDIOS

STAIRWELL

CURATION MANAGEMENT

1ST FLOOR PLAN

2ND FLOOR PLAN

3RD FLOOR PLAN

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ELEVATIONS /

The final intervention will archive street art. The exterior cladding of the building will act as a surface to showcase artist’s work. It will be a dynamic structure in the sense that the exterior ‘cladding’ will constantly be changing. The structure is three levels, the upper levels will house individual artist studios and the first will act as a gallery to archive their work. Street art is unique in the sense that it is accessible to anyone so the lower floor gallery will double as a passage or walk way for the public in which they will have to traverse to get from one side of the canal to the other.

SHORT ELEVATION

SHORT SECTION

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

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UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA

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U3 DESIGN STUDIO / 2017 TEAM OF 3

EXTERIOR ELEVATION

PROGRAM / University of Brasilia by Oscar Niemeyer LOCATION / Brasilia, Brazil

We produced a 1:500, cardboard model of the ICC (central institute for sciences) unit at UnB. The ICC building is 700m long, making the model 1.4m in length. The objective of this exercise was to analyze examples of VLB’s “very long buildings” and to learn meaningful lessons about issues of scale that will later inform an approach for our individual designs within the studio.

INTERNAL GARDENS

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TWO PARALLEL VOLUMES

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

ROOF REMOVED TO EXPOSE STRUCTURE

FULL MODEL WITH PARTIALLY EXPOSED STRUCTURE AND VEGETATION SAMPLE

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ARBOR U2 COMPUTER MODELING / 2016 INDIVIDUAL

RESEARCH / System morphology, performance modeling and fabricated systems TASK / The design and construction of architectural prototypes that respond to a given fabrication process A prototype is designed and constructed to exemplify the process of 3-axis CNC milling.

First, an existing structural form from within Montreal is selected as a point of inspiration.

It is analyzed using a performance modeling software, solid Thinking Inspire, to explore its material capacity and qualities.

AXON OF OPTIMIZED MODEL WITH STRESS ANALYSIS

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The CNC prototype was inspired, conceptually, from the initial ornament which was a structural tree-column. The CNC machine is able to create dynamic surface patterns which are greatly manipulated using the tool path. A radial tool path was chosen to illustrate the idea of tree roots as they are engraved into the ground and grow from a central point.

AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF THE 3D MODEL

AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF THE ROUGHING TOOL PATH

AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF THE FINISHING TOOL PATH

PHOTOGRAPH OF FOAM MODEL

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POINT SOURCE U2 DIGITAL REPRESENTATION / 2015 PERFORMATIVE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION TEAM OF 2

RESEARCH / Ornamental component morphology and performative system organization TASK / To design an original architectural system which can respond to dynamic manipulations and transformative operations using both analogical and digital tools.

First, an existing ornamental form from within Montreal is selected as a point of inspiration. Based on the geometrical, formal and material properties of the ornamental component, a 3D object conceived as a part of a larger system is created using Rhino 5.0. Secondly, using Grasshopper, the system is modified as gradients of responses are produced and certain behavioral logic’s are identified to estimate and simulate the performative aspects of the system.

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PHASE 1

Original curve

Rotating the curve

SELECTED MESH DRAWING

Our ornament was found at the Champsde-Mars Metro station. We were attracted to the texture of the walls which have a rough, protruding form. We created a series of mesh drawings using Autodesk 123D Catch and from further investigation of our 3D mesh drawings we became interested in the organic yet, persistent pattern of a wave. We explored ideas relating to the movement of waves and the rippling effect that they can produce. Using Rhino, we produced an object that emulates the essence of a point source wave propagation.

MESH DRAWINGS

Scaling the object

creating surfaces

DESIGN PROCESS DIAGRAM

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A

A

PLAN A

SECTION A-A

AXO

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PLAN B

ELEVATION

RENDER

PHASE 2 Our system created using Grasshopper, follows directly from our previous object, however, instead of starting with an extracted curve, we created one. Our new curve is constructed by a series of variables which effect its amplitude, phase, and frequency and can be manipulated by an attractor point which controls the curvature, height and width of each element. We kept the radial pattern from our object and created a series of ‘flower-like’ elements arranged in a grid.

PLAN VIEW

Open

Close

Line

Curve

ELEVATION

GRID PLAN

Minimal height

3D PRINTED MODEL

COMPUTER MODEL

Maximal height

ELEVATION

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WATERCOLOURS SKETCHING SCHOOL / 2017 INDIVIDUAL

Saint Marks, New Brunswick, 2016

PROGRAM / Architectural Sketching LOCATION / St. John, New Brunswick Eight days of field sketching in St. John New Brunswick, followed by coursework and fieldwork in Montreal examining architectural sketching as a process that develops an intellectual and physical framework for encounters with the urban environment. Work was completed mainly in the field.

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Saint John, New Brunswick, 2016

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THANK YOU ERYN MACLELLAN eryn.maclellan@mail.mcgill.ca 514.709.8703