Mixed-Use Residential Library, Gallery, Cafe
UBC SALA
studio winter 2022
UBC SALA studio spring 2022
WILDERNESS AT PLAY
Biodiversity, Landscape
UBC SALA studio spring 2023
Community,
COMPETITION enCORE
In Collaboration with Deryck Bagui
DES 301 STUDIO | Housing Next | Led by Mari Fujita, Ayme Sharma | WINTER 2022 BRIEF | Designing speculative housing typologies that support a complete neighbourhood
CONTRIBUTION
conceptual and schematic design orthographic productions renders
diagramming physical models illustrator photoshop revit
enscape physical modeling
3D printing
Walls create boundaries that can limit a space’s future potential, while membranes foster the development of a cell by filtering the requirements for growth. MEMBRANE LIVING aims to break conventional building constraints to allow and foster the growth of individual needs and community. It modifies the co-operative housing typologies to include transparent and flexible spaces to build a stronger bond between residents and the broader neighborhood. Moveable membrane walls link up community fragments (education, commerce, recreation) into a mixed-use residential building while allowing residents to reconfigure their spaces in ways that foster change and evolution for generations to come.
NORTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
COMMUNITY FRAGMENTS
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
EDUCATION COMMERCE
CONNECTING FRAGMENTS
APPLICATION OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS: 2 SIZES
INTEGRATION OF OUTDOOR SPACE
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
CENTRAL ATRIUM
PERMEABLE COMMUNITY SPACE possible fragment porosity configurations
TRANSITIONAL SPACE ENTRY fragmented spaces
COMMUNITY open outdoor atrium
COMMUNITY sheltered outdoor space
COM. + EDUCATION + COMMERCE everyday porosity
EDUCATION + COMMUNITY school science fair
COM. + EDUCATION + COMMERCE full open concept
EDUCATION + COMMERCE book sale
EDUCATION + COMMERCE student job fair COMMERCE +
RESIDENTIAL +
2nd FLOOR
residential studios + communal space
FLOOR residential studios
RESIDENTIAL MEMBRANE CONFIGURATION creates suites with four or six spaces that can be configured in many ways
Our membrane wall panels allow for the building typology to be used beyond its original intent, as it is applicable to neighbourhood specific fragments and co-operative resident’s and community needs. The overall lifespan of the building is increased due to its open concept and multiple uses
MEMBRANE LIVING can use height of railing system to block a panel from twisting
tracks block panels from twisting
Individual Project
DES
202 STUDIO | Led by Mari Fujita, Travis Hanks | SPRING 2022 BRIEF | Designing a student space and library on UBC Campus
CONTRIBUTION - ALL conceptual and schematic design orthographic productions renders diagramming 3D modelling illustrator photoshop rhino handsketching
Green In-Between is wedged between the busy, stressful campus and the peaceful dorms, beaches, and gardens. This site lends itself to be this transitory space where students can easily pass-by and use to connect to nature while studying or socializing. Through strategizing new circulation through the site, this form lures people through the breezeway into a welcoming terraced enclosure, prompting users to venture up to the library or down to the cafe. The plants indoors provide the perfect enclosures that filter the illuminating light onto their desks and lounging spaces. This building provides the perfect in-between space overlapping the academic and energizing ends of the site.
SITING STRATEGIES
form
REDIRECT TRAFFIC THROUGH THE SITE
INVITING PEDESTRIANS
RESPONDING TO UNDERUSED FIELD
BY AREA + RELATIONSHIP WITH USERS
BY VERTICAL + HORIZONTAL PLACEMENT
in-between transitional spaces
elevator access throughout circulation
READING ROOM
STUDY SPACES
LIBRARY RECEPTION OFFICES WASHROOMS STUDY SPACES
COMMON AREA GALLERY BREEZEWAY OUTDOOR SPACE
OUTDOOR SPACE CAFE OFFICES WASHROOM
In collaboration with Nishi Praveen Kumar
DES 302 STUDIO | Threshold | Led by Fionn Byrne | SPRING 2023
BRIEF | Envision alternative futures for Cumberland Point and the Brunette River through landforms, movement of water, and impact of collaborative species.
CONTRIBUTION
conceptual and schematic design
isometric drawings
biodiversity research
diagramming
Urbanity has separated wilderness from people, and outdoor opportunities are hard to come by daily. These experiences are essential for people to grow empathy towards natural systems and coexist with other diverse ways of life. Cumberland Point, New Westminster historically has supported industrial practices and the vacant lot is at the ecological crucial convergence of the Brunette and Fraser River. The Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway is a local opportunity that can be expanded on to provide an everyday access to multiple British Columbia natural landscapes and ecozones. Through dismantling the logbin wall and creating a riparian edge, the Wilderness At Play invites species of all kind to connect with the water and foster a space reciprocity through play.
the convergence of the brunette river, the fraser river, and regional greenway establishes the site as an important interaction site between wilderness and people
BEAVER
HERON
COYOTE
SPOTTED FROG
OWL
MUSKRAT
BLACK-TAILED DEER
MALLARD DUCK
RED-TAILED HAWK
PAINTED TURTLE
CHUM SALMON
STEELHEAD TROUT
fostering a sense of empathy for the landscape through play, adventure, ecological awareness
the paths encourage children to circulate through and break off the main path to visit secondary bases and explore the ecozones
the strategy addresses the need for >30m riparian buffer to support the brunette river’s ecology while integrating human uses through the landscape
FLATS TO TOP OF THE BANK STREAM
MEADOW HILLSIDE OPEN SPACE
BEFORE AND AFTER the removal of the 4m tall logbin wall on the west side is crucial to create a riparian buffer habitat
interconnected riparian zones through feeding and shelter connections between plant and animal species
creating environments for all levels of the riparian buffer
RECIPROCITY THROUGH PLAY
lifetime of integrated wilderness
MEADOW PLAY AGE 4
ECOLOGY FIELD TRIP AGE 6
GREENWAY STROLL AGE 10
RIVER RESTORATION AGE 16
FUTURE ADVENTURES AGE 30
In collaboration with the 2022 UBC NOMAS DESIGN TEAM Alyssa C., Bridget B., Cedric L., Cynthia S., Deryck B., Ellen M., Heather B., Hellen C., Joud S., Miucci Y., Sinnie C., Soha H., Vivian K.
G. Laurie
Competition
CONTRIBUTION
conceptual and schematic design
context research
gentrification/displacement strategy renders diagramming revit photoshop illustrator rhino
As a product of redlining initiatives, the I-40 bifurcated and displaced many African American residents in the Northern Nashville neighbourhood. enCORE reclaims the sense of place for the community by replacing the existing pedestrian bridge with a new one that actively serves as a connection between Hadley Park, Pearl-Cohn High School, HBCUs, and Jefferson St. The creation of this educational and cultural hub rekindles broken communities, tying together the past, present, and future in its site design. The project includes rain gardens, an auditorium, exhibition spaces, and a student center, with the central courtyard mirroring the I-40, re-interpreting the divide as a community gathering hub. This site considers both social and environmental sustainability in its intervention, acknowledging that placemaking is never stagnant and continuously changes with its people.
northern nashville divided by the I-40
1.MUSEUM AND STUDENT CENTER
2.BRIDGE
3.LIBRARY
4.AMPHITHEATRE
5.PAVILIONS
6.RAIN GARDEN
7.RETENTION POND
8.BIOSWALE
SITE ACCESS + MOBILITY
rezoning the site and rebridging the displacement caused by the I-40 and within the community
paths run through gathering points around the museum, student center, and library
bridge itself as an extension of the land over the I-40
streamlining facades to parallel the added bioswale and I-40
MAINTAINING A CONNECTION
maximize the space for each section of the cultural center
SPLITTING THE PROGRAMMING in order to maximize the space given for each section of the cultural center
RESPONDING TO ADJACENCIES
healing the split with bridges, paths, and glass courtyards
giving community agency over their space
SECTION BB
student center + cafe + offices + entrepreneurial spaces + exhibition museum
student center, courtyard, and exhibition centre
6.Entrepreneurial space 11. Performance Hall 12.Music Rooms 14.Multi-purpose Room 22.Office 23.Kitchen
24.Office Kitchen 25.Conference Rooms 26.W/C 28.Storage
1.Student Lounge 2.Project Pipeline 3.Playground 7.Courtyard 8.Community Hub 13.Mural 17.Exhibition Space 18.Timeline Wall 19.Note 30.Bioswale 31.Bridge
3.Playground 4.Open Tables 5.Lounge Wall 15.Reception 16.Gift Shop
19.Note Wall 26.W/C 27.Entrances 29.I-40
31.Bridge
9.Cafe 10.Terrace Seating 17.Exhibition Space 18.Timeline Wall 20. Sensory Rooms 21.Exhibit Lounge
In collaboration with Kate Bonnell
DES 201 STUDIO | On The Edge | Led by Arthur Leung | WINTER 2021 BRIEF | Addressing sea level rise on the edge of False Creek
CONTRIBUTION
conceptual and schematic design orthographic productions renders
3D modelling physical models diagramming illustrator photoshop rhino
lasercut physical modelling
Without visual and physical changes to a user’s routine, the impending consequences of climate change can be ignored. SIGN OF THE TIDES creates an experiential intertidal environment that influences users’ consciousness of climate change while simultaneously creating a new learning environment along the shoreline. Located at Ron Basford Park, users can interact with the new biodiversity welcomed within the tidal pools and develop a meaningful relationship with the water’s edge. The bottommost walkway sits at mean water level meaning that during high tide the area becomes flooded with water and is unusable. The red gathering mounds indicate where that water will be in 50 years. The impact happens in ten, twenty, and thirty years when the path gradually becomes less and less accessible, and users visually watch that change over time and see the impacts of climate change affect the habitat.
ron basford park, southeast end of granville island along the false creek
components in relation to sea level rise projections
SECTION reshaping the harsh edge conditions of the false creek seawall
the red mounds indicating 100 year water levels offer reflection moments when the water levels have disrupted their sea wall path
Individual Project
DES 202 STUDIO| Led by Mari Fujita, Travis Hanks | SPRING 2022 BRIEF | Carve a Landscape and then Design a Wall to Read Your Carved Artifact
The wall is a translation of the artifact’s adventurous landscape into real-life play. The children can a deeper reading through the immersed physical experience.
rhino hand drawing
a carved children’s fantasy book turned whimsical landscape
1.Aloha Beaches
2.Candy Cone Forest
3.Maze of Wonders
illustrator physical modelling
4.Pit of Nightmares
5.Cloud Mountains
6.Treasure Lookout
how a child might READ the artifact
INNER LAYER
Dense Foam
OUTER LAYER
Faux Leather PVC
WALL PANELS HDPE
CORE Metal Rod (D=2.5in)
front elevation
READING
the senorial connections
In collaboration with Allegra Haynes
DES 302 STUDIO | Threshold | Led by Fionn Byrne | SPRING 2023
BRIEF | Use form, material, and circulation to create an emotional, conceptual or symbolic relationship with an old growth tree of interest
CONTRIBUTION
conceptual and schematic design
material collection
isometric drawings diagramming
Our project Rest in Place reflects upon the grand fir and dead tree relationship that stands out in the UBC Totem Ravine. This hidden, temporary intervention curates an experiential rebirth of the subject’s perspective on their role in the larger ecosystem. The trees are inaccessible, therefore the way we can understand them is through the ground materials that make up the environment that supports them. Different sequences test the subject’s values and compares their lifespan, relationships, and contributions with other non-human actors with the 400 year old tree. The seeded concrete decomposes over time, invoking a strong sense of humility, as this temporary intervention acts as a way for the materials in the forest to speak for themselves while being designed to be reclaimed by the ravine
MATERIALS
comparing human timelines with the grand fir prompts for a temporary proposal
subject is compelled to consider what they are willing to stomp on to achieve their goals
DETAIL
sequence 1
subject is lured down this pathway which demands sensorial engagement to navigate
subject reaches new perspectives through reflecting on the emotional relationship between the grand fir, the dead tree, and the cenotaph
subject is lured down this pathway which demands sensorial engagement to navigate
DETAIL
sequence 2
subject is compelled to consider what they are willing to stomp on to achieve their goals
subject reaches new perspectives through reflecting on the emotional relationship between the grand fir, the
subject is lured down this pathway which demands sensorial engagement to navigate
subject
DETAIL sequence 3
sequence 1 re-assess your perspective
sequence 2 re-orient your senses
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