Masters Portfolio

harman bassan

01 architecture + design

Laurentian University McEwen School Of Architecture

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hello, My name is Harman Bassan, a first years Masters of Architecture student at McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University, a curriculum based on design thinking and building.

My works both personal and educational often recite themes that question the relationship between time and space. It’s interplay in our memories, intuition and desires are exemplified through material expression and creating an identity of a place .

the following is a collection of my ideas and worldviews in the field of architecture and design

education 2021-Present

Laurentian University, McEwen School of Architecture [Masters of Architectural Studies]

2016-2020

Laurentian University, McEwen School of Architecture (Bachelors of Architectural Studies )

sudbury,on

sudbury,on

co-op nuit blanche, medusa (2020) cca charrette: northern building (2017)

work experience 2020-2021

IKEA, Sales (Lighting & Home Organization) Interior Design

Vaughan,on

-product knowledge and specifications -assisting customers with the type and quality of lighting required for their space -understanding the origin, material and impact of the product and recommending accordingly

2018-2019

Beacon Inc, Project Coordinator

Brampton,on

-attending on site projects and meeting with consultants and trades team -estimating material and labour cost for commercial and residential -prepared floorplan, sections, elevations and renderings for clients

wood building 2016-2017

Ramsey Lake Warming Hut.

Sudbury,ON

Instructor Randall Kober Design Studio 1.Place

2017-2018

Birchbark Canoe.

Sudbury,ON

Instructor Marcel and Mark Labelle Design Studio 3.Landscape

2021-Present

Birchbark Canoe.

Instructor Marcel and Mark Labelle Design Studio 3.Landscape

Fort LaCloche, ON

medium digital literacy rhino auto-cad sketch-up revit vray

photoshop illustrator indesign lightroom premiere

manual literacy wood working model making industrial seweing construction building laser cutting

hand drafting photography cinematography printmaking sculpting

table of contents 01

Ma Housing Complex

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Art Gallery of Sudbury Adaptive Re-Use

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Oculus Ice Station

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Oshkaabewis Community Pavilion

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Envisage Ski Lodge

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Oh So Chic?

Inhabitable Object

01. Ma Mixed Use Housing Elm Street, Sudbury Year Fall 2019/Winter 2020 | Instructor: Aliki Economides In collaboration with Pagmeet Cheema

What if the spaces in between were to act as a catalyst for social engagement?

Downtown Sudbury’s urban grid is derived from the interruption caused by the curvilinear train tracks which is prominent in the southernmost edge of the downtown where the CP railway station resides. The tracks are monumental in Sudbury’s origin and heritage and yet this site that marks the tracks is overrun by a sea of insignificant parking and reflects the city’s priorities towards vehicles over people which holds no promise of future growth. By reclaiming space allotted for vehicles we are creating dynamic public spaces, providing affordable housing for families and students and introducing programs that encourage social interactions. We will be using commonly neglected voids (Ma) as a catalyst to realize these ambitions.

Academic Work Site Analysis The Downtown core of Sudbury overtime has been shaped by the presence of a man made structure (railways) and the natural presence of the Junction creek has enclosed the site. The metaphor of enclosing the site and slowing its growth can be reflected in the sites present health which needs to be revitalized to allow for growth and prosperity to take place.

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1970 Excavation of Residential Properties

2000 Emergence of Parking Lots

Micro Study A micro study of the site begins to convey a disconnect from its surroundings and the from that downtown core which is filed with social spaces and commercial activities. The site is also heavily used by traffic which distances it from becoming a socially active space.

LEGEND Sudbury art culture Restauraunts and food places

Bars and Clubs Healthy lifestyle activities

Human and Cultural Activites

Vehicular Traffic

Social Network

Neighbourhood Demographics

Over 63% of households earn under 40k per year

44% of the population is 30 and below

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Over 34% of Downtown Sudbury is occupied by

parking and 40% is take up by roads.

Ma Parti Diagram

Macrocosm Site becomes the social hub connecting the two neighborhoods separated by the train tracks

Key Plan

Bridging the gap between the north and south side by reclaiming Lorne Street and introducing a pedestrian driven landscape design.

Master Plan

Spaces in between the building are treated as courtyards that can be used by the dwellers or passerby’s .

Site Plan

Shared spaces on the floor act as circulation and as an outdoor terrace that allows the occupants to engage socially .

Building Plan

Living room acts as the bridge between their rooms where occupants can socialize

Room Plan

Microcosm

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Academic Work

Proposed Masterplan

Key Elevation

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Ma

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Academic Work

Above: Ground Plan of the Family Building

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Ma

Top: One Bedroom Apartment Plan Middle: Second and Third Floor Plan of the Family Building Bottom: Three Bedroom Plan

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Academic Work

Above: Ground Plan of the Student Building Drawing completed in collaboration with Pagmeet Cheema

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Ma

Top: Four Bedroom Apartment Plan Middle: Second and Third Floor Plan of the Student Building Bottom: One Bedroom Plan Drawing completed in collaboration with Pagmeet Cheema

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Academic Work

Above: Section of the Family Housing looking East Drawing completed in collaboration with Pagmeet Cheema

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Ma

Parapet Coping Roofing Interior

CLT Window Construction

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Curtain Wall and Floor Anchor

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1. Wood Firring 2. CLT Wall Panel 3. Aluminum Window Sill

4. Rigid Insulation 5. Vapour Barrier 6. Wood Batten 7. Rainscreen Cladding 8. CLT Post 50 x 50cm 9. Concrete Flooring (50mm) 10. Mechanical Cavity 11. CLT Floor Panel (315mm) 12. Glass Panel 13. Aluminum Mullion 14. Glulam Beam (50 x 50mm) 15. Girder 16. Wooden Mullion Support 17. Concrete Floor Slap

Above: Detail Section of the Student Housing Drawing completed in collaboration with Pagmeet Cheema

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Academic Work

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1 . O u tdo o r Mar k et 2 . R e s tau r an t 3 . Bak e r y 4 . De li 5 . Was h r o o m s 6 . Din in g 7 . Mar k e t S talls 8 . S to r ag e 9 . Me ch an ical R oom 1 0 . L o adin g Do ck

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Top: Interior render of the Farmers market Middle: Ground Plan of the Farmers Market Bottom: Second Floor Plan of the Farmers Market

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1 1 . Din in g 1 2 . Bar

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Top: Detail Section of the farmers market and its adjacent street condition Bottom: Exterior render of the site

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02. Art Gallery of Sudbury Adaptive Re-Use Lorne Street, Sudbury Year Winter 2019 Instructor: Steven Beites Individual How does the role of time alter our perception of space and experience?

The Northern Brewery as an industrial building functioned as a machine, that relied on speed and efficiency. However, the driving design concept for the brewery to be transformed into an art gallery was to contradict the past paced environment into a slow and intimate space that allows the user to be one with the space and the art. Revealing the brewery’s materials begins to convey to the notion of time along with its interplay of light and shadows that begins to render intimate and sensual experiences. Specific frame views urge visitors to explore the past and the present of the building and its surroundings which would always stay in constant change.

Academic Work

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Victoria Street

Left: Building Plan Middle: Ground Floor Plan Right: Second Floor Plan

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1. L o bby/ C a f e 2. O u t do o r Pa t i o 3. Gift S t or e 4. Ar t St u d i o 5. Equ ipm e n t S t or a g e 6. Wo r ks h op 7. St a ff R oo m 8. Adm in i s t r a t i on 9. Cu r a t o r s R o om 10. L a b 11. M e c ha ni c a l R oo m 12. Tem p o r a r y G a l l e r y S t o r a g e 13. Per ma ne nt G a l l e r y S t o r a g e 14. Ex per i m e nt a l G a l l e r y S t o r a g e 15. R ec e iv i ng D o c k 16. R e c e i vi ng R o om 17. S e r v i c e R oo m 18. S t o r a g e E l e va t o r

1 9 . E x peri m en tal G al l ery 2 0 . Perm an en t G al l ery 2 1 . Tem po rary G al l ery

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Academic Work

Experimental Gallery

Permanent Gallery

Temporary Gallery

Administration

Art Studio

Outdoor Patio Lobby/Cafe

Storage/Receiving

Circulation

Above: Exploded Axonometric Drawing of the building and its programs

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Used Space Unused Space

Art Gallery of Sudbury

Top: Render of the permanent Gallery Bottom: Render of the circulation space

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Academic Work

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Art Gallery of Sudbury

Above: Key Elevation of the Art Gallery from Lorne Street

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Academic Work

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Art Gallery of Sudbury

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Above: Detail Section of the Art Gallery

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Academic Work

Above: Case study drawing of Diane Landry’s work titled “Exhaustion”

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Art Gallery of Sudbury

This piece was chosen as part of the permanent art work at the gallery .

“Exhaustion” is to be viewed as if one was listening to musical album, which can only be achieved by understanding it from start to finish as the installation completes its cycle.

Its use of a kinetic sculpture along with its interplay of light, shadows and sounds begin to invoke a sense of space that is controlled by it The object aims to create a dialogue between the repetitive overconsumption of material that has been started by industrialization which the brewery represented at one point.

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03. Oculus Ice Station

Lake Ramsey, Sudbury Year Fall 2016- Winter 2017 | Instructor: Randall Kober Group | Livingston Boyd, Emmalyn Bugaliski, Elisha Celestine, Meagen Demeo, Danielle Fortes, Dhruv Kantharia, Lorne Maceahern, Brendan McDonald, Tristan O’Gorman, Jacob Smith, Laavanjan Srimanmathan, Harris Waqar and Sarah Wetteskind How can a volume be created with the least amount of materials in a very sustainable manner ?

First year of Studio introduced us to “design build”, the act of designing the entirety of a project with a relatively small-scale budget, then constructing it. As a group, we went from individual maquettes that began to lead to a team wide design process which concluded with a pursuit for efficiency and a sustainable structure.

The structure is constructed out of 2” x 3” timber with tenon and mortise joints and rope to lash the pieces together which eliminated the use of nails, screws and glue making the structure completely biodegradable.

Academic Work

Process of Design Development

Inital Weave Design

Photographs by Brendan Mcdonald and Lorne Macachern

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Warming Hut

Exploded Axonometric

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Academic Work

A | Hexagon Frame x 12 B | Pentagon Frame x 5

C | Bench Frame x 4

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Warming Hut 1

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3 1 | Dowels 2 | Weave Strips 3 |Pentagon Frame

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Academic Work

Photographs by Lorne MacEachern

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Warming Hut

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04. Oshkaabewis Outdoor Pavilion Copper Cliff, Sudbury Year Fall 2019 | Instructor: Eladia Smoke Individual

How can an existing footprint of a brownfield be transformed for public use?

The structure focuses on bringing the community together and hence a universal language was carried with its intent. The idea of time which speaks to the user through sunrise and sunset can be viewed through the entrances and a fire-pit at the center of the lodge creates a welcoming and comfortable environment for the user to hold gatherings in or for passersby to take a break and be one with nature.

The site chosen was an octagonal concrete brown-field located at the center of the park. It was surrounded by vegetation and was far from the main roads which allowed one to be away from the noise. For the design of the lodge the existing footprint of an octagon creates the form for the module and similar to a nest which houses its users from the weather and creates a comfortable space. The 2” x 2” octagon wood frame were manipulated and turned every 5 degrees on each level to create an organic structure out of a linear frame.

Academic Work

Existing Site An abandoned concrete park

Excavation Creating space for inhabitation

Rotation [5 degrees]

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Each piece is rotated 5 degrees more than its predecessor to give the pavilion a nest like shape

Extruded Volume Giving mass to the existing shape

Permeability [ 2”x2” Lumber] To create a relationship between the outside and inside

Carving Entrances are carved at the East and West sides to allow for the inhabitants to view the sun rise and sunset

Oshkaabewis

Above: Axonometric drawing of the final lodge design when in use.

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Academic Work

Below: Floorplan of the lodge revealing the wood structure and its relationship to the existing site.

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Oshkaabewis

Spring|Dawn

Summer|Noon

Fall|Evening

Winter|Dusk

Above: Section of the lodge

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Academic Work

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Oshkaabewis

Left: Final render of the lodge and its surrounding atmosphere.

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05. Envisage Ski Lodge Rotary Park, Sudbury Year Winter 2018 | Instructor: Dennis Castellan Individual

How can a built structure educate the public on the sites past and present conditions?

Our desire to journey to the top allows us to understand what lies beyond us and the idea of curiosity is pushed forward with the metaphor of the rock, which in relation to Sudbury attracted mankind into the city.

The infrastructure from the outside presents itself to the frank and discreet landscape as a geometric mass emerging from the ground with the tones that allow it to blend in with its surroundings. On the inside, the assemblies of the walls, the plans, the composition of the contrasting materials and the flexible spaces for gathering begins to create a relationship to the otherwise desolate and dark landscape. The structure comes to rest at the break in slope, in articulation of the landscape as an inhabited belvedere. The plan offers as its front as a section that remains permanent during the summer and winter season while the gathering space remains flexible.

Academic Work

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2 1.Lobby 2.Reception 3. Rental Storage 4. Mens Washroom and Locker 5. Womens Washroom and Locker 6. Mechanical Room 7. Kitchen 8. Gathering Space 9. Outdoor Gathering Space

Above: Elevation AA

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Envisage

Below: Exterior Rendering

Above: East Elevation

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Academic Work

Wood Frame

Wood Weave Mesh

Roof

Roof Structure

Exterior

Interior

Above: Exploded Axonometric building drawing

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Envisage

Above: East Section AA

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Academic Work

Above: Tectonic Section Detail

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Envisage

Below: Interior Rendering

Above: South Section BB

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Academic Work

Above: Exterior Rendering

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Envisage

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06. Oh So Chic?

Inhabitable Object Fashion Runway Year Winter 2020 | Instructos: Kristin Beites, Roch Belair, Aliki Economides, Jean-Philippe and Christian Rutherford In collaboration with Josephine Li and Hannah Smith What does the role of value and luxury play in design?

Using a common construction material, our inhabitable wall strips back the layers of a wall to the bare essentials. In pulling foam out of its usual role of sealing and filling small spaces, the expanding foam is free to take on inherent formal qualities. These bubbling expansions resulted in an unsettling aesthetic one that is organic and soft while at the same time foreign and grotesque. Gold was applied to the form to play with meanings of value and grotesque. These associations aid in the critique of exaggeration in “luxury” and their ability to increase the real and perceived value of an object. With this dusting of gold the grotesque translates to a cave-like runway for fast fashion; a luscious translation of a common, junky material.

Academic Work

Material Exploration: Group led material exploration often repeated a pattern that began to speak to understanding materials that change state when in contact with another material or with time. This led us to settle onto foam which when sprayed is liquid and changes to solid which gives us time to alter its final form.

Wax in Water

Wax in Snow

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Wax in Concrete

Wax in Snow

Wax in Snow

Foam in Plaster

Foam

Foam with Paint

Foam poured in a Bowl

Foam on Mesh

Foam on Mesh

Foam in Plastic bubbles

Oh So Chic?

Above: Process of spraying the foam and letting it settle flat on top of the mesh and elongate towards the inside .

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Academic Work

Step 2. Spray insula

Step 1. Lay the mesh

Above: Axonometric of the Process

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Oh So Chic?

Step 5. Let the foam dry as it drips

Step 4. Fold the mesh

Step 3. Lift the mesh and spray paint

ation foam

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Oh So Chic?

Above: Physical Model

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fin.