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JAMES GOODEVE

Architectural Portfolio | Selected Works

BERESFORD LANEWAY SUITE

METRO MEADOWS

SIMBANDI CHILDREN’S HOUSE

| COMPETITION ENTRY / 2023

The Simbandi Children’s House nestles into the Senegalese landscape, providing interactive spaces and programming to promote food security and wellness for the local children. The design carefully establishes a relationship with the site, visually reflecting the palette of natural features and materials that define the environment around it.

DISJOIN.

A rectangular massing is disjoined at the centre to create two distinct programmatic areas.

BISECT.

Courtyard walls bisect the educational programming spaces to create flexible outdoor areas.

The roof plane is elevated above the main walls, creating a ventilated indoor climate.

A monolithic form of laterite earth rests upon the ground, with intermittent wooden screens which invite users into the space within. The central entrance opens to a foyer with a well which acts to benefit the entire community, and welcomes all members of the area to participate in the function of this building . The foyer acts as a threshold between programming, dividing the private family spaces from the more public interactive learning spaces.

above | Front Elevation

above | Process Sketches

below | Courtyard Perspective

The private spaces are tucked away from public view, with only small and controlled openings for light. On the opposite side of the foyer lies the interactive education space. This space is intersected with gently curved walls which provide protected outdoor courtyards . These courtyards act as gardens which are utilized as interactive agricultural education spaces. These spaces provide a practical and safe environment for children of all ages to learn and experience local agricultural practices first hand. Pivoting doors provide seamless integration to the outdoor education space, providing flexibility in the use of the surrounding site.

The interjecting courtyard walls create a pocket of defined exterior space which is utilized for agriculture. This acts as an additional source of food for the children who use this space. The function of the entire building is to harmoniously organize the programming into a form which enhances the potential to educate and provide food security to the youth of Simbandi and the surrounding area.

1. Concrete Foundation

Concrete Floor Finish

Rammed Earth Wall

Wood Roof Structure

Woven Sun Drape

Corrugated Tin Roof

Embedded Wood Column

BERESFORD LANEWAY SUITE

The extensive system of laneways that wind through Toronto is an underutilized, and untapped source that can be used for gently densifying existing neighbourhoods. The Beresford laneway suite creates a family home that addresses the intricacies and dynamics of living in a laneway. Solutions that address privacy, circulation, light, and landscaping are implemented to create an oasis with a distinct environment- both connected and independent to the laneway.

SHIFT.

Shifting the form to the edge of the site creates a flexible space adjacent to the ground floor.

DIVIDE.

A dividing wall creates privacy between the house and lane, and defines areas for parking and landscaping.

PERMEATE.

The second floor facade allows for light to permeate while maintaining privacy.

below

Isometric View above

Elevation

The vertical louvers are angled to ensure the interior spaces receive an appropriate level of light and privacy, depending on their programmatic function. The sight lines which are created minimize the view to and from the laneway, while maximizing the visual connection to the private rear yard. The sublte shifts in louver direction are completed in 10 degree increments.

below | Parapet Detail

1. Extruded aluminum louver 2. 100mm rigid insulation

3. Alum. siding on strapping 4. Air/vapour barrier

5. Plywood on 2x6 wood stud

parapet w/ batt insulation 6. Cant strip

Wood window trim 8. Alum. drip edge flashing

METRO MEADOWS

| GRADUATE THESIS / 2024-2025

This thesis explores the qualities of human activity and their role in defining desirable urban space. Through researching the dynamics of existing public space, it is determined that the serendipitous activities that occur within them are what provide liveliness and enjoyment to pedestrian realms. Architecture can respond to rapidly changing metropolitan contexts by promoting this serendipitous activity as a byproduct of unrelated human routines. This concept entangles the necessities of our daily activities with the pleasures of serendipitous opportunities.

This thesis explores the creation of a series of serendipitous urban moments along Church Street in Toronto. Despite its architectural richness and historical significance, the street remains underutilized. The proposed interventions aim to celebrate and amplify the character of Church Street’s historic fabric while introducing thoughtfully designed public spaces that enhance the pedestrian experience and support everyday urban life.

Below | Experiential Site Diagram

Above | Isometric View

Below | Elevation

below | Park Perspective

Street Perspective

| Exterior Path Perspective

Exterior Perspective

below | Stairs & Seating

The culmination of this thesis resulted in an taxonomy of design elements and conditions that promoted serendipitous interactions amongst pedestrians, and their integration into a network of spaces along Church Street. The three sites explored through design represent just a few pieces of the urban puzzle. They are all interconnected on the same street, and contribute to a greater revitalization where the whole is greater than the sum of parts. The intention is that the methodology, thinking, and criteria that create these serendipitous spaces can be applied to every site, and create a vast metropolitan meadow. This united network of spaces could span for blocks, neighbourhoods, and entire cities, where people can serendipitously indulge in a vibrant urban landscape.

BLOOR ST. WEST MIDRISE

| ACADEMIC PROJECT / 2022

This midrise building situated in Bloor West Village strives to maintain the existing character of the neighbourhood through a reinterpretation of the existing built context within a midrise form factor.

DENSIFY.

Densify the block according to city guidelines.

PIXELATE.

Pixelate upper floors to create green spaces above grade.

VEGETATE.

Extend units to allow for more significant vegetation above.

1. Public Park

2. Rooftop Park Extension

3. Green Terrace + Public Path to Peak

4. Typical Tree Planter Integration with Balcony

5. Rear Green Corridor + Community Garden

EXISTING TYPOLOGY

1. Sidewalk creates a level of interaction with the public realm

2. Front yard creates a greenspace

3. Community demographics demand family housing

REINTERPRETATION

1. Two-storey familty units dominate the building

2. Elevated ‘front yards’ with trees are provided to each unit.

3. A public ‘sidewalk’ is integrated.

1. Stair access from park at grade

2. Exterior public path to rooftop park

3. Typical balcony with integrated tree planter

4. Typical Terrace with tree

Skip-stop corridor layout

NIA ARTS CENTRE

| ACADEMIC PROJECT / 2021

The NIA Centre for the Arts aims to embody the cultural and artistic values of Toronto’s Little Jamaica Neighbourhood. Carefully organized outdoor spaces allow for the integration and expansion of the pedestrian streetscape. A dynamic, expressive facade is inspired by local artists and creates a beacon of personality within the community.

EXTRACT.

Extract a portion of the building to make way for a public space.

CIRCULATE.

Locate main circulatory elements in a central form.

UNITE.

Unite the public space with significant surrounding areas.

Reception area

Pre-event Lounge

Theatre

Back Stage

Cafe

below | Isometric View above

Exterior Perspective

above | Interior Perspective

above | Skylight Perspective

1. Informal performance space + integrated seating

2. Outdoor stage with access to back stage programming

3. Connection to art gallery promotes interaction

4. Mural integrated on the facade

5. Access to surrounding streets

LEGEND

1. Glulam Beam, 250mm x 250mm

2. Double Glazing

3. Wood Mullion, 22mm thick

4. Frame Mullion, Wood, 50mm thick

5. Cast-in-Place Concrete Floor, Polished, 80mm thick

6. Sound Insulation, 30mm thick

7. CLT Floor, 200mm thick

8. Cast-in-Place Concrete Foundation Wall, 300mm thick

9. Suspension Cable & Frame

10. Drop Ceiling, Wood Slats, 50mm x 30mm

11. Aluminum Cover Mullion

12. Steel Grate Cover, 311mm x 30mm

13. Steel Grate Support

14. Aluminum Flashing

15. Wall Assembly Support Plate, Steel

16. Gravel Soakaway

17. Damp Proofing Drainage Layer

18. XPS Thermal Insulation, 131mm

19. Vapour Barrier

LEGEND

1. Folding Door with Aluminum Frame

2. Glulam Column, 250mm x 250mm

3. Wood Flooring, 22mm thick

4. Plywood Subflooring, 15mm thick

5. Pedestal

6. Cast-in-Place Concrete Frame

7. Sound Insulation, 30mm thick

8. CLT Floor, 200mm thick

9. Glulam Beam, 400mm x 250mm

10. Suspension Cable & Frame

11. Drop Ceiling, Wood Slats, 50mm x 30mm

12. Steel Grate, 61mm x 24mm

13. Precast Concrete Tile Paver, 438mm x 50mm

14. Self Levelling Pedestal

15. Gravel

16. Bitumen Built-up Roofing

17. Rigid Foam Insulation, 100mm thick

18. Sound Insulation, 30mm thick

19. Vapour Barrier

LEGEND

1. Parapet Cover, Steel

2. Rigid Foam Insulation, 100mm thick

3. Rainscreen, Steel

4. Gravel

5. Aluminum Edging

6. Engineer Soil, 80mm thick

7. Mineral Wool, 45mm thick

8. Drain Mat with Filter Fabric, 35mm thick

9. Root Barrier

10. Bitumen Built-up Roofing

11. Rigid Foam Insulation, 100mm thick

12. Sound Insulation, 30mm thick

13. Vapour Barrier

14. Cast-in-Place Concrete, at 20 degrees slope

15. CLT Floor, 200mm thick

16. LED Lighting

17. Suspension Cable & Frame

18. Ceiling Tile, 50mm thick

19. Aluminum Flashing

20. CLT Panel, 200mm thick

21. Translucent Concrete Blocks, 222mm thick

GRAY COACH TERMINAL

| ACADEMIC PROJECT / 2024

The Gray Coach Terminal conceptualizes a new life for a disused bus station in downtown Toronto. It envisions a lively market place that embraces the original art deco building and bus bays. The original circulation paths of buses through the terminal are reflected in the new forms above which house community programming and retail areas.