Portfolio 2018

IVY CHAN

PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS 2014 - 2018 M.ARCH DEGREE CANDIDATE

CV IVY CHAN M.ARCH - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 328 DELRAY DRIVE, MARKHAM, CANADA ivy.chan9923@gmail.com

EDUCATION 2017 - PRESENT

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM UNIVERISTY OF TORONTO, CANADA

2017 JAN - 2017 APR

ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING APPLICATIONS AUTOCAD, REVIT SENECA COLLEGE (PART-TIME STUDIES)

2012 SEPT - 2016 JUN

BACHELORS OF ART IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES MINOR STUDIES IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY & EAST ASIAN STUDIES UNIVERISTY OF TORONTO, CANADA

2015 SEPT - 2016 FEB

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE: KYOTO FALL SEMESTER, UNDER FACULTY OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF KYOTO, JAPAN

+1.647.505.9923

Hello and thank you for previewing my architecture portfolio. Within this compilation of design works, you will find projects that tailor to and seek to elevate experiences of different areas of Toronto, my home.

Upon nearly finishing my undergraduate degree in architectural studies, I had come to a realization that I will design spaces for people to inhabit, but I myself have not seen people inhabit many types of spaces. My curiousities brought me abroad to traditional and old cities like Kyoto and to crowded and lively cities like Hong kong. Upon returning to Toronto, I had an overwhelming appreciation and a new perspective on my own city. These connections between public spaces and people are what creates attachments one forms with their own homes. My design work have always focused on the context of its surrounding and considered the engagement people will have with those built designs.

EXHIBITION

WORK EXPERIENCES

2016 MAR 21 2016 MAR - 2016 JUN

ARCHITECTURE INTERN NOIZ ARCHITECTS, TOKYO, JAPAN Participated in model making and rendering for several residential, exhibition and interior design projects both local and international.

Notable project: SONY BRDIGE TERMINAL (interior design, custom furniture)

2015 NOV - 2016 FEB

TOSALAB: ARTWORK PRODUCTION ASSISTANT NAOKO TOSA , UNIVERSITY OF KYOTO (PART-TIME WORK) Studio assistant for artist Naoko Tosa’s artwork production and projection. Work involves use of high-speed camera recordings of different mediums.

2014 MAY - 2014 AUG

KYOTO UNIVERSITY: OMORO TALK「京大おもろトーク: アートな京大を目指して」 PANELIST - ARCHITECTURE AND MODEL DISPLAY

OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCES 2013 OCT

RESEARCHER INTERN JOB SHADOW ARCHITECTURE CONSERVANCY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO

SKILLS DIGITAL MODELLING

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS ASSISTANT DESIGN & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

RHINOCEROS (SOME GRASSHOPPER), AUTODESK REVIT, SKETCHUP

DRAWING AND RENDERING

Organizing and making corrections of existing architecture and engineering drawings of the campus. Cross-reference and update AutoCAD files in inventory.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, AUTOCAD , PHOTOSHOP, INDESIGN, LIGHTROOM, V-RAY

OTHER

ARCGIS, ADOBE PREMIER PRO, MADMAPPER

LANGUAGES

ENGLISH (FIRST), CANTONESE, JAPANESE (JLPT N3)

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ALL EYES ON TORONTO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SITE , BUILDING , TECTONICS

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RIVERDALE PLAYSCAPE

FOLDED, CURVED, LIGHT

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MAKER’S MARKET: UNIT

SPAN ,COLUMN ,GRID

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MAKER’S MARKET

STUDIO IV

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STRACHAN COMMUNITY STATION

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2 CHURCH ST. PARKING GARAGE

STUDIO III

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MATCHBOX LOOKOUT

KING ST. PILOT

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LEAN ON ME

NOIZ, TOSALAB

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PROFESSIONAL WORK

URBAN ACTION PLAN

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RIVERDALE PLAYSCAPE SITE , BUILDING , TECTONICS M.ARCH STUDIO LOCATION PROJECT TOOLS

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FALL 2018 RIVERDALE PARK EAST, TORONTO LOOKOUT RHINO, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR

The steep slopes along Riverdale Park East have always been popular for its view of the city skyline and its incline for kids to play during the winter. The main objective of this project was to create an installation that addressed three points to add to the attraction of this location - accessibility, shelter and play.

Using trees as anchor points in the south-east corner of the park, a series of gentle winding ramps are used to create a continous path for people to get from the top to the bottom of the hill. Several dips in the structure into the terrain allows spontaneous accessible points for those who do not wish to follow the path.

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SITE The chosen part of the hillside to situate the structure has a more gentle slope compared to the rest of the park in order to accomodate ramp inclines. The use of ramps will address the accessbility issue for wheelchairs. There is also a wide variety of trees and a cluster of phragmite vegetation set in a wetland depression at this location.

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MAKER’S MARKET: UNIT FOLDED, CURVED AND LIGHT M.ARCH STUDIO LOCATION PROJECT TOOLS

FALL 2018 N/A ROOF + COLUMN STRUCTURE RHINO, GRASSHOPPER, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR

Students are to develop a spanning roof structure with columnar support to cover 70-80% of a rectangular area (56’ x 64’). The challenge of this task requires paper to be the only material used, exploring possbilities with different folds and curves in creating one single unit that can aggregate.

Starting with a simple plane-like form, this roof structure is composed of three main components: the main roof column structure, the overhead cover (that has multiple variations as part of the daylighting strategy) and the ‘wings’ on both sides of the column used as the main connective tissue amongst the units.

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PAPER MODEL WITH ‘WING’

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The unit that is created has a number of adjustable aspects, for example the variations in roof openings control the amount of light and the columnar structure can be sunken into the ground at different lengths to adjust the intensity of light filtered through the lightwells.

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Outdoor Maker’s Market, Summer

M.ARCH STUDIO LOCATION PROJECT TOOLS

FALL 2018 26 ERNEST AVE., TORONTO STUDIO + MARKET RHINO, GRASSHOPPER PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR

WALLACE AVE.

Elaborating on the unit created in the first part, this excercise requires a structure be produced for a maker’s mart - consisting of studios, services, a market and a rink. The structure will be single-story and be required to be made out of paper.

The structure that is proposed here has a mixture of exterior and interior spaces. The spaces closer to the west are tailored more to the public, as it is closer to the train station exits and the bike path. The interior spaces closer to the east end are more private and are tailored to artists and creative minds.

PERTH AVE.

SPAN, COLUMN, GRID

PEDESTRIAN BRDIGE

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MAKER’S MARKET

ERNEST AVE.

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SITE PLAN 1:500

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The figure above shows the circulation space betwen studios and large auditorium. The lightwell columns are incoporated into each room, thus allowing natural light into all areas - this can also be controlled by the opening of the roof.

Bike path entrance (North-West), WINTER

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Large Assembly Spaces (1 Auditorium, 1 workshop) Small - Medium Studios (6 Small, 2 Large) Back-of-House (Outdoor and Indoor bathrooms, Gallery, Janitors Closet, Mechanical room, Storage Rooms, Cafe, Garden) General Circulation (Including market area) Ice Skating Rink

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1:200

NORTH WEST ELEVATION

ROOF

LARGE ASSEMBLY SPACES

STUDIO SPACES

SERVICE AREAS AUDITORIUM AND WORKSHOP * The base of the lightwell is sunken much farther into the ground compared to the other units. This widens the scope of where light can reach, thus bringing in adequate light into these large spaces.

SMALL-SIZED STUDIO SPACES COLUMNAR STRUCTURE

* The lightwell column is shared between two people in these studio spaces by extending the curve from the basic unit.

COMMUNITY GARDEN (ACCESS TO ROOF TO GARDEN SHED)

SITE EXTENT

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

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Bike Path entrance (North-West), WINTER

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1:200 PLAN WITH SITE CONTEXT (WITH RCP)

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2.2 MAKER’S MARKET IVY WING YU CHAN ARC1011Y AZIZA CHAOUNI

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Above: 1:200 model, plexiglass and paper.

1:50 Section model. plexiglass, paper, illustration board.

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Above: light and shadow analysis, NE side.

Left: 1:50 models, paper and plexiglass.

Individual studio enclosures testing.

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STRACHAN COMMUNITY STATION ARCHITECTURE STUDIO IV UNDERGRADUATE STUDIO COLLABORATIVE PARTNER LOCATION PROJECT TOOLS

SUMMER 2015 HAKIMEH HOSSEINI STRACHAN AVE. OVERPASS, TORONTO LIBRARY + COMMUNITY CENTRE RHINO, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR

This project focuses on reconnecting Toronto’s habourfront with the surrounding neightborhoods currently seperated by the Strachan Ave. overpass. The premise of this connecting structure is to use a library facility to engage with the residents of the area.

A ‘river in a valley’ is the idea in which this project is formed under, upon analysis and understanding the surrounding elevations and programs within the site. The resulting proposal is to connect physically with the existing railway facility in creating a station that leads to a community centre on ground level.

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WEST QUEEN WEST

SOUTH ELEVATION (FROM LIBERTY VILLAGE)

LIBERTY VILLAGE HARBOURFRONT

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STRACHAN COMMUNITY CENTRE STATION - SITE INTERVENTION

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EAST ELEVATION (FROM LIBERTY VILLAGE)

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LEISURE SPACE ROCKING CLIMBING AREA LOOKOUT SPACE

ROCK CLIMBING ROCKSTATION CLIMBING STATION

OUTDOOR ACTIVITY STATION

GARDEN CENTRE

FITNESS STUDIOS FIRST AID OFFICE CHANGEROOMS PUBLIC LIBRARY FITNESS STUDIOS FIRST AID OFFICE GYMLIBRARYSTUDY SPACE CHANGEROOMSPUBLIC PUBLIC REFRESHMENT PUBLIC GYM CENTRE STUDY SPACE REFRESHMENT CENTRE

STORAGE ROOM MALE, FEMALE CHANGEROOMS STORAGE ROOM WARMING POOL MALE, FEMALE CHANGEROOMS COMMUNITY WARMING POOL POOL COMMUNITY POOL AREA POOL AREA POOL

SEATING SEATING AREAAREA

COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND GYM COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND GYM

SEATINGSEATING AREA AREA

A-A SECTIONSECTION A-A

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In order to adjust with the existing site, this project proposes to make use of the railway underneath the overpass by converting it into a station. Ramps leading from the station underneath to the ground level of the community centre will promote engagement between residents of the neightborhoods nearby. Bookshelves and magazine displays line the station wall to encourage people to read while they wait for the train.

Above: In order to bring in more light into the underground station corridor, parts of the overpass grate are raised to allow light from both the outside and the community centre.

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URBAN ACTION INTERVENTION UNDERGRADUATE STUDIO LOCATION PROJECT TOOLS

FALL 2014 2 CHURCH ST., TORONTO URBAN PLANNING DESIGN PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR

Students are tasked with identifying a subject within our urban environment and take a critical position in analyzing it and its long-term implications. An urban action plan is then created as a form of intevention to critique, protest or memorialize that issue.

A thorough investigation on the parking garage located at 2 Church St. finds that its occupancy data meets less than 70% in an average week. This unoccupied space gives oppurtunity for future housing possbilities.

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CAPACITY: 2008 SPACES

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ISSUE: INCREASINGLY HOLLOW CAR PARKS

Some reasons for the decreased occupancy of this parkade has to do with increased usage of carpooling services, awareness of CO2 emissions from driving, people opting for physical excercise instead of using public transportation and people moving away from the downtown core.

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AVG. RENT 1-BEDROOM IN THE CITY OF TORONTO

$250

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AVG. RENT FOR LONG-TERM PARKING IN TORONTO (2014)

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AVG OCCUPANCY RATE ON WEEKDAYS

$190 $ 2.50 MONTH

* At this parkade

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(IMAGE TAKEN JULY, 2013)

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CASE STUDIES ON COMPACT LIVING LIVING IN MODERATION, IN ART, OUT OF NECESSITY

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WC UNIT BED

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Possibility of Affordable COMPACT LIVING

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KITCHEN UNIT

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NAGAKIN CAPSULE HOTEL, JAPAN 10 sqm

KERET HOUSE, POLAND 46 sqm

CUBICLE APARTMENTS HONG KONG 10~ 12 sqm

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WC UNIT

WC UNIT

6 2 PARKING SPACE SUBJECT TO: Supply and Demand Property Value Facility and Maintenance Fees

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Property to store CARS vs.

Property to house PEOPLE

KITCHEN UNIT

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Average dimensions of a parking space is 2m x 6m

PARKING GARAGE CONVERTED DORMITORY TORONTO 12 sqm ~ 24sqm

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MATCHBOX LOOKOUT ARCHITECTURE STUDIO III UNDERGRADUATE STUDIO LOCATION PROJECT TOOLS

WINTER 2015 TORONTO ISLANDS LOOKOUT SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR

This project is centred around framing the Toronto skyline from a location chosen amongst the Toronto Islands. The design of the structure should accomodate and engage both residents and tourists of the island.

The main theme of this proposal focuses on how it can engage with the public with its easy set-up and removal. It provides multiple kinds of viewing experiences with each “transformation” with an element of portability.

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LIMITED

RESTRICTED

LIBERATION

DYNAMIC

FREEDOM

The inspiration behind this project comes from the easy mechanic of a matchbox. The ease of opening its compartment and being able to close it firmly back in place, changing it back into its original form.

Using this ‘extension’ mechanic, a number of related compacting techniques can be explored.

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UNFOLDING

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EXTENSION

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UNWRAPPING

“MATCHBOX” COMPACTING MECHANICS

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VIEWING EXPERIENCES

MOBILITY

SHED PORCH DECK

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SLIDE ROOF COMPARTMENT EXTENSION BARS CASTERS FOR EASE OF MOVEMENT

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LEAN ON ME COMPETITION COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS LOCATION PROJECT TOOLS

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JENNIFER HAO YUE BAI, WESLEY FONG KING ST. (WIDMER ST. INTERSECTION) INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION RHINO, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, 3DSMAX

The design build competition launched by the city is aimed towards creating a series of interesting spaces on King St. for the public to enjoy. The site we have chosen is a medium- sized installation space across from the TIFF LightBox and a number of restaurants that have patio seating.

We propose an oppurtunity for the public to interact with a flexible installation piece that can become seating, a space for performance art and a gallery space. “Lean on Me” is an installation that mirrors adjacent restaurant patios along the sidewalk allowing a visual connection between the restaurant customers, the people passing by and the installation space.

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JOHN ST.

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CHOSEN SITE TIFF LIGHTBOX RESTAURANTS

CONTEXT PLAN

Featured Artwork

Sample Artwork: “Despite Diamond” ,Meghan Hildebrand; “Eyes on You”, Nissim Ben Aderet; “Four Seasons, Jamie Evrard

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The installation is intended to welcome Canadian artists to openly showcase some of their work to the public. The opportunity allows artists to expose their work to a broader audience as well as actively engaging both locals and visitors alike to pause their lives briefly and embrace the diversity of our city.

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NOIZ SONY BRIDGE TERMINAL INTERNSHIP

LOCATION PROJECT DATE TOOLS

SONY CITY OSAKI, TOKYO INTERIOR DESIGN COMPLETED AUGUST 2016 MODEL MAKING

The 24th floor of the SONY Osaki building was to be resdesigned as a community space that promotes innovative thinking and communication with one another. The transformative and connective effect if various cusotmized furniture, as well as the creation of a Makers Room for digital fabrication and experimentation is meant to inspire and encourage employees.

Main tasks for this project included modelling the custom furniture and ceiling options at a 1:30 scale and reproducing them as changes are made.

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NOIZ “I THOUGHT OF YOU”: PENG WEI INTERNSHIP LOCATION PROJECT DATE TOOLS

SUZHOU MUSEUM, CHINA EXHIBITION INSTALLATION OPEN MARCH 2017 MODEL MAKING, PHOTOSHOP

A collaborative project with artist Peng Wei to display his most recent works at the Suzhou Museum. This installation is divided into three parts - the garden, the journey and the temple to best showcase the artist’s works.

Responsibilities involved modelling the north-eastern wing of the museum to understand the space and the lighting for the installation.

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ARTWORK PROJECTION

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TOSALAB PRODUCTIONS PART-TIME WORK AT KYOTO UNIVERSITY ORIAN- NAOKO TOSA (2014)

LOCATION PROJECT DATE TOOLS

NISHIKI MARKET, KYOTO ART PRODUCTION AND PROJECTION COMPLETED JUNE 2016 ADOBE PREMIERE PRO, MADMAPPER

Naoko Tosa is a renown artist that uses slow-motion capturing techniques to create artwork with various mediums such as paint, flowers, and small trinkets.

Participation in the production of several art-pieces as a part-time worker while at the University of Kyoto, some main tasks included configuring the high-speed camera station and mixing paint mediums for experimentation.

Contributed to a proposal for the Nishiki Market night projection event before leaving position.

ARTWORK PRODUCTION

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Naoko Tosa was invited to project her arwork at the old Nishiki Market angle cieling for a night event, several calculations and images were needed for the proposal.

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OMUROTALK RIVER IN A VALLEY

KYOTO UNIVERSITY EXHIBITION PANEL AND MODEL - 渓谷の川 HELD MARCH 21, 2016 35

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