[OUTDATED] Jasleen Matharu | Waterloo Architecture Portfolio | 2024

jasleen kaur matharu.

Land Acknowledgement

I respectfully acknowledge that my work and education takes place on the Haldimand Tract, land granted to the Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations of the Grand River in the Haldimand Treaty of 1784. The Haldimand Tract and surrounding area, including the University of Waterloo, School of Architecture, is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.

Nice to meet you! I’m Jasleen Matharu, a second-year undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s at the Univeristy of Waterloo.

I am seeking a four-month work placement from September 2024 to December 2024

By immersing myself in the cultural nuances that shape architectural expressions, I am passionate about creating spaces that resonate with human experiences while prioritizing functionality. My work strives towards creating personalized narratives through the artful interplay of materiality and spatial planning.

I look forward to enhancing my skills and gaining valuable insights while working with your team and contributing to your firm’s success. Thank you for your time and enjoy!

contact (647) 524-5283

jasleen.matharu6@gmail.com

curriculum vitae.

Experience

Skills

Architectural Assistant dbdbdb Toronto, Canada

January 2024 - April 2024

• Collaborated with consultants and contracts to produce drawings issued for tender and construction

•Assisted in design development and produced drawing packages, design iterations, material studies, renderings and client presentations that received strong approval from contractors and consultants

•Produced, edited and organized promotional drawings and photographs for website usage

•Drafted formal minutes for client meetings and assisted in supplier purchases and visits

General Laborer Heartlake Countertops Brampton, Canada

Summer 2023

•Reviewed and rectified shop drawing’s as per the clients and the contractors requirements.

•Translated written specifications and construction drawings into quotations

• Hands on training for small-scale renovations included applying paints and solvents to interior building surfaces, caulking, mudding, taping building interiors and finishing drywall by sanding & finishing joints for painting

Marketing Assistant

Summer 2022

ACHEV Newcomer Information Center Malton, Canada

•Designed print and digitial media graphics used for promoting webinars and job fair events

•Hosted digitial literacy tutorials for senior citizens

Education

University of Waterloo School of Architecture Cambridge, Canada 2022 - present

•Candidate for Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies (B.A.S. Hons), co-op

• Dean’s Honours List, Excellent Academic Standing

•Activities and Societies: BRIDGE Event Organizer, F_RMLab Design and Research Collective

Architecture Orientation Leader (Big and Part-Time Huge) 2023, Open House and Admissions Volunteer

Distinctions and Certifications

2024 Selected Work for Canadian Architecture Student’s Association 2024 Student Showcase

2A studio final selected for the online showcase

2023 First in Class Engineering Scholarship

Presented to the top student in each class (for the 1B term)

2023 Design at Riverside Gallery

2A site model of the Wellington Destructor displayed at year-long exhibition

2022 UWSA Project Display

1A studio final selected for Projects Review exhibition & online archive

2022 Design at Riverside Gallery

1A pavillion studio project displayed at year-long exhibition

2022 Presidents Scholarship

Entrance scholarship awarded based on outstanding high school grades

2022 Visual Arts Award

Top student in Visual Arts course; awarded scholarship

Honour Roll Grades 9 to 12

95% + grade average

/Rhinoceros 7 /Grasshopper /Revit /AutoCAD /Sketchup /Lightroom /Photoshop /Illustrator /InDesign

/Enscape /V-Ray /Lumion /Microsoft Suite /Google Suite /Photography

Analog

Digital /Model Making /Laser Cutting /3D Printing /CNC Milling /Sculpting /Wood Working /Sketching /Hand Drafting /Sewing

Languages

/English (Fluent) /Punjabi (Fluent) /Urdu (Limited)

To Whom It May Concern:

To Whom It May Concern:

I would like to express my enthusiastic support for Jasleen Matharu, who worked with our practice from January 2024 – May 2024 as part of a co-op term with the University of Waterloo. I was extremely impressed by her work ethic, design aptitude, and curiosity for learning.

I would like to express my enthusiastic support for Jasleen Matharu, who worked with our practice from January 2024 – May 2024 as part of a co-op term with the University of Waterloo. I was extremely impressed by her work ethic, design aptitude, and curiosity for learning.

During Jasleen's co-op term, she made signi Þcant contributions to active residential projects and to the team dynamic. She was very adaptive to changing circumstances and different challenges, and showed great maturity and problem solving ability. Her growth, in terms of technical skills, communication, and design intuition, was noticeable over the term.

During Jasleen's co-op term, she made signi Þcant contributions to active residential projects and to the team dynamic. She was very adaptive to changing circumstances and different challenges, and showed great maturity and problem solving ability. Her growth, in terms of technical skills, communication, and design intuition, was noticeable over the term.

A few notable contributions on projects include: speci Þcation research, organizing orders, schematic presentations, visualizations, and conceptual drawing. She worked comfortably in a number of softwares, including Revit, Photoshop, InDesign, and Excel.

A few notable contributions on projects include: speci Þcation research, organizing orders, schematic presentations, visualizations, and conceptual drawing. She worked comfortably in a number of softwares, including Revit, Photoshop, InDesign, and Excel.

Jasleen's strong design sensibility, diverse and adaptable skill set, as well as her positive attitude, are all factors that made her a wonderful addition to our practice during her co-op term with us. I am very happy to support her in her pursuit of future employment or academic opportunities.

Jasleen's strong design sensibility, diverse and adaptable skill set, as well as her positive attitude, are all factors that made her a wonderful addition to our practice during her co-op term with us. I am very happy to support her in her pursuit of future employment or academic opportunities.

Dan Briker March, OAA

Dan Briker

Founder, Architect

dbdbdb inc

Founder, Architect

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contents.

pg. 8-13: live + work residence: tiny tots.

pg. 14-23: living archive: kathputli ka khel.

pg. 24-31: pedestrian bridge: wave.

pg. 32-39: library + preteen area: passage.

pg. 30-43: other works.

pg. 44-45: professional work.

tiny tots.

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ARCH192

Live + Work Residence

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

rhino, lumion, photoshop, illustrator

pavillion featured in the riverside gallery.

project selected for the Projects Review exhibition & online archive.

Tiny Tots reflects a previous project where we were to design a pavillion inspired by an image given using solids, planes or lines. Treating the array of diagonally oriented, vertical planes as a solid block, essential spaces such as the gross motor area were carved out while lesser important spaces manifested in the resulting connections between the carved-out spaces.

Found by the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario, Tiny Tots offers the community a daycare for children aged 3 to 6 while doubling as a residence. The building’s diagonal orientation caters to the lighting, where the occupants experience the sun’s movement year long. Walking towards the building following the offset path, occupants gain various interior views because of the extruded fins. These fins create seating and storage space throughout the gross motor area, fit a small kitchen and closet space, and are large enough to place the sleeping mats between. The slight extrusion of the fins in the nap room, obstructing the children’s view from one another when asleep, is also beneficial in preventing distractions.

Tiny Tots was largely influenced by the pavillion project assigned prior, with its elevations displayed on the right. pavillion featured in the riverside gallery.

west elevation

north elevation

context plan

morphology diagram

Array of diagonally oriented, vertical planes. 2

Array of fins treated as a solid allow for spaces to be carved out according to programming.

Resulting planes.

kathputli ka

khel.

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Living Archive Toronto, Ontario, Canada

rhino, enscape, photoshop, illustrator

selected work for Canadian Architecture Student’s Association 2024 student showcase

With tales of love, bravery and folklore echoing through the building’s tall spaces and puppeteers breathing life into these wooden dolls dancing under makeshift stages, Kathputli ka Khel, translating to the “Play of Puppets,” houses the dying art of storytelling through Rajasthani Kathputli pu several double to triple height ceiling and various materiality changes reflect the colony ‘s in which these artists and puppeters reside.

the brief history of kathputli puppetry

the making of kathputli puppets

context plan

morphology diagram

The majority of Kathputli puppeters reside in a tightly packed colony as drawn. Gathering spaces are commonly found at the center of these buildings, where the building’s open inwards to the outdoors, creating one central courtyard space. The highlighted boxes represent three of these central spaces.

Adding these volumes to the previously existing building, floor slabs were removed while windows were added to the courtyard’s facades to allow for occupants to better read these spaces as individual “buildings.”

With each volume housing a central space (a courtyard, performance space and exhitibion room), the surrounding program was organized accordingly where the workshop is found next to the courtyard to allow those learning to occupy this space periodically. To increase wayfinding efficency amongst the staff, storage space and offices are stacked above one another and found next to the exhibition.

cafe informal performace space exhibition courtyard workshop preservation lab artist’s residence classroom storage space gender neutral bathrooms formal performance space lobby gift shop office

above: leading into the courtyard below: sectional perspective

interim fragment model

wave.

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rhino, vray, photoshop, illustrator ARCH193

Pedestrian Bridge Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

sharp-shinned hawk’s chirp

Nestled amidst Victoria Park, spanning 30 meters over its picturesque lake, the Wave provides pedestrians with an immersive experience as they cross the pedestrian bridge. Inspired by the sounds of the surrounding wildlife, the bridge’s form is crafted using 200 mm diameter blackened steel pipes to emulate the soundwave of the native sharp-shinned hawk’s chirp. With one end much taller with a denser roof, pedestrians are welcomed into the surrounding wildlife as they continue across the bridge, where the pipes gradually decrease in height and conversely when crossing in the opposite direction, creating a dynamic and engaging connection with the park’s surroundings. The Wave thoughtfully bulges at two points, creating viewpoints with accessible seating provided opposite, inviting pedestrians to pause, further enhancing their experience as they immerse themselves in the park’s scenic landscape.

left: ground floor plan right: context plan

left: cross section below: longitudinal section sharp-shinned hawk’s chirp

axonometric A: canopy detail B: bench detail C: concrete footing

D: guardrail to structure connection detail

1. Ø 20 mm blackened steel pipes

2. Ø 100 mm blackened steel pipes

3. Ø 20 mm blackened steel pipes

4. Ø 40 mm blackened steel pipes

5. 200 mm wide and 100 mm deep blackwood planks

6. Ø 45 mm metal tactile indicators

7. 50 x 50 mm H.S.S.

8. Ø 350 mm blackened steel pipes

9. Ø 200 mm blackened steel pipes 10. metal sleeve

560 mm diameter metal plates 12. concrete footing

right: crossing view below: approaching sharp-shinned hawk’s chirp

passage.

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ARCH193

Library + Preteen Area Toronto, Ontario, Canada

rhino, enscape, photoshop, illustrator

Located in downtown Toronto on Davies Avenue, wedged between two buildings with a road on one side and a community park on the other, Passage serves as a beacon of natural light, providing ample daylighting in needed spaces while prioritizing its occupants’ comfort. A clear hierarchy is established among the floors, with the ground floor primarily public, open to the cafe and stacks where magazines and other forms of media are found, whereas the third floor offers more private seating and viewing spaces.

In recognition of the often overlooked age group, this library includes various multi-purpose spaces targeted towards the growing number of preteens within the region, aiming to provide a safe and dynamic environment for these students. The second floor, designed primarily for the youth, includes a computer lab, built-in cubbies, stacks and workspaces, encouraging a versatile environment for the youth’s activities and learning needs

1. atrium

2. cafe

3. egress

4. circulation desk

5. staff room

6. bathroom

7. stacks

8. patio ground floor plan

second floor plan

third floor plan

1. catwalk

2. preteen space

3. stacks 4. egress

5. computers 6. bathroom 7. soft seating 8. hard seating 9. work space

Mass added to sites center for easy occupant access from all sides.

Mass pushed forward and against adjacent building creating a continous flow between the adjcent forms.

Building split into two masses, one containing the plus and auxiliary programming and the other the library.

Programs mapped out divide building into three masses.

Envelope connecting the three masses creates an engaging atrium, serving as the buildings “social heart.”

West facades sliced irregularily to increase cityscape view.

Northwest facades irregularily sliced to expand entrances and alleyway, allowing for easier circulation.

Resulting building.

morphology diagram

atrium preteen space

above: west elevation below: sectional perspective

other works.

off-grid residence: keidas

performance space: pixie hollow

utopia: how much of our environment do we disregard in designing for purely visual appeal?

site model of the wellington destructor in downtown toronto

off grid residence: keidas

Located in Porvoo, Finland, Keidas is an entirely self-sufficient residence contributing low embodied carbon levels and redefining building systems. Because of Porvoo’s geothermally-potent geography, heating is primarily drawn from underground using copper pipes before distributing through the HVAC systems and radiant heat pipes underneath the floorboards. Electricity is harvested using the photovoltaic panels on the south-sloped roof facade, stored in a portable battery and distributed along the inner walls of the service voids. Rainwater collected using the sloped rain gutter into the outdoor insulated cistern passes through the greywater system before accumulating in the potable water tank while disturbing excess water into the rain garden.

axonometric diagram

access hatch rain garden

radient heat pipes

photovoltaic panels

rainwater gutter

rainwater collection pipe

waterloo biofilter flatbed

composting toilet

insulated outdoor cistern

technical wall envelope

reclaimed pine wood shingle tiles

building paper

38x89mm battens

38mm vent space

38x140mm rafters

secondary air barrier

cellulose blown batt roof fibre

38mm service cavity

12.7mm pine wood panelling

triple-glazed operable window

21mm reclaimed pine wood siding

25mm air space

secondary air barrier

11mm plywood sheathing

38x89mm wood studs with cellulose insulation

secondary air barrier

cellulose blown batt roof fibre insulation

38mm service cavity

12.7mm pine wood panelling

12.7mm pine wood flooring

12.7mm subflooring

38mm radiant floor heating space

11mm plywood sheathing

38x86mm joists with blown cellulose batt insulation

38mm service void

12.7mm reclaimed pine wood panelling

moulded plastic drainage layer damproofing

200mm concrete wall

115mm blown cellulose insulation

89mm studs with blown cellulose insulation

38mm service void

cellulose blown roof fibre insulation

12.7mm reclaimed pine wood panelling

professional work.

Some of the visualizations and drawings produced during my 4-month co-op.

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