Jayden Chan - Waterloo Architecture Portfolio Fall 2023

Jayden Chan

portfolio Fall 2023

jayden [ jae-duh-n]

portfolio 2023

proper noun Jayden Chi-Yuen Chan is the name of a second year student @ the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. He is passionate, always looking to grow, and constantly inspired by the storytelling of design, showing it both this virtually and physically. With his wish to learn, and open mindedness, hiring Jayden would be a great choice!

Example: “Hi, I’m Jayden! The following is a collection of my work! Enjoy!”

jaydencychan@gmail.com +1(647)-335-9984

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portfolio contents

curriculum vitae

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zen

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skin and bone

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the grotto daycare

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the chromatic library

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additional works

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curriculum vitae education university of waterloo, school of architecture

digital 2022 - present

cambridge, ontario

> candidate for bachelor of architectural studies, honours co-op

pierre elliott trudeau high school

2018 - 2022

markham, ontario

> ontario secondary school diploma (OSSD), honours

experience walters group inc.

2023

hamilton, ontario

> junior steel detailer > developed technical skills in relation to structural design. > received hands-on experience with steel production and processes.

waterloo architecture student association

2022 - present

cambridge, ontario

> 1A rep, 1B archivist, 2A vice president of communications > experience with student leadership

ontario high school esports association

2021 - 2023

markham, ontario

> co-founder & lead ui/ux designer > designer and developer of the official website > content creation & marketing

ertl surveyors work placement

2021

markham, ontario

> high school SHSM placement > worked on client pool-grading designs

> rhinocerous 7 > revit > adobe Illustrator > adobe Photoshop > adobe InDesign > autoCAD > sketchUp > blender > chaos enscape > chaos v-ray > microsoft suite > adobe premiere pro > adobe after effects > adobe XD > figma > grasshopper > java

analogue > hand drafting > model making > 3d printing > cnc milling > laser cutting > photography

languages

> taught and organized classes ranging from 4-12 yrs of age > conversed in mandarin, cantonese and english

> english (native) > french (fluent) > cantonese (fluent) > mandarin (conversational)

achievements

interests

yang’s swimming dragons

2018 - 2020

richmond hill, ontario

honourable mention

2023

archiol international design competition > placed 4th - 8th internationally > project featured on their public website

entrance scholarship

2022

university of waterloo

> entrance average between 90% - 94.9%

film competition winner mtac short film competition

> director, videographer & editor on a team of five > $500 prize winner > conference feature w/ city mayor

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> graphic design > illustration > videography > 3d art/rendering > ui/ux design, game design > swimming, coaching > piano, guitar > storybuilding

project 1

zen Competition: Archiol Minimal Dwelling 2023 Location: Nesoya, Norway Collaborator: Sylvana Kam Tools: Rhino 7, SketchUp, Adobe Ps, Ai, Enscape

Life filled with constant chaos, with endless day to days, responsibilities, expectations, and stress. Zen serves as a safe-haven from those ailments, harboring peace and tranquility within its minimalist walls..

The small, single floor home serves as a permanent residence for a family of two artists, and their 4 year old, home-schooled, child.

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As Zen had a focus of minimalism, we chose to focus heavily on the idea of routine and circulation, as well as its relation to spiritual and spatial energy.

Positioning the rooms sequentially according to each resident’s daily schedule allows for a calm and efficient flow.

Space is very important when considering spiritual and spatial energy. Feng Shui, or the similar Japanese Kanso, is the art of arranging environments to achieve harmoney and balance. Using this idea, the flow of circulation as well as interior arranging welcomes tranquility and minimalism into the home. The rooms, and the furniture within, are ordered in a manner that avoids the most “negative energy” and therefore creating a clutterless, calm space.

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About 13.5km west of Oslo, is the small island of Nesoya. With a fairly temperate climate, its winters fall just short of 0oC, while summers typically reach up to 22oC. Though easily accessible from mainland Norway through a network of roads and bridges, the island is mostly dominated by a nature reserve, creating a peaceful, quiet atmosphere Zen is situated at the southern-most point of Nesoya, directly adjacent to the mainland town of Landoya, and highlighting the beatiful views of all the surrounding islands.

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They start their day in the bedroom, then, the washroom. Moving from the full-private zone, they travel to the kitchen, dining room, and living room. Then, work begins in the studio, office, or study areas respectively.

Each occupancy follows the sun as it moves across the sky. The sunrise is very visible from the bedroom and kitchen, the office and studio are brightly lit in the afternoon, and a beautiful sunset across the water surface can be appreciated from the living area in the evening.

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The father is able to cook in the open kitchen, and “commute” to work in the office at the south end of the home The kitchen is placed in a manner that is accessible throughout the day, making it a centerpiece of the home. The mother, explores her artisty in a studio overlooking the courtyard for creative inspiration. She is able to have full rotational viewpoints from the room, with windows, sliding doors, and a wood interior facade overlooking the home’s entrance foyer. The daughter, a five-year-old, is homeschooled. She has plenty of spaces to work throughout the house, but most importantly, she is taught by whichever parents, in the mixed-use office space and classroom.

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project 2

skin and bone Class: 1B Design Studio Winter 2023 Location: Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan Instructors: Anna Beznogova Tools: SketchUp, Adobe Ps, Ai, Enscape

Skin and bone (皮膚と骨) is a residential home with a focus on sustainability. It’s residents are practical carpenters, a common profession for the area. The building has several innovative systems to promote environmental architecture.

These include: rainwater capture, filtration and reuse, renewable energy, human waste collection and compost, airflow maximization, and more.

Its name comes from its see through shell, appearing to cover another building, nestled within.

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As the main focus of Skin and Bone was its environmental impact (環境への影響 ), several innovative systems were implemented.

Rainwater (雨水) is caught, stored and filtered.

Filtered water is used throughout the home.

Composting toilet collects and stores waste (うんち).

Grey water is reused to aid in composting.

Sawdust (木粉) is vaccuumed and composted.

Renewable energy sources power the home.

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The facade uses recycled corrugated plastic to create diffused light (拡散光), also aiding in temperature control. The windows aid with air circulation, while staying visually low profile enough to allow the focus to stay on the facade.

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Lower Floor The upper floor houses all the day-to-day necessities: bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedrooms, etc, accessible through an external staircase. The lower floor is predominantly a large carpenter’s workshop, with large sliding doors in both inner and outer layers for larger wood projects.

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Kutosan River (九頭山川)

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the grotto daycare Class: 1A Design Studio Fall 2022 Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Instructors: Fiona Lim Tung, Rick Andrighetti Tools: Rhino 7, Adobe Ps, Ai, Enscape, Dall-e 2

With exploration as the key interest, the grotto daycare aims to foster curiosity within the next generation. Each space is purposefully arranged to urge the viewer to continue further, checking every corner and nook. What else does this house have to offer?

Designed as both a residence and a daycare, the building cleverly divides public, semi-private and private areas respectively, allowing for the co-existence of a chaotic job environment and a peaceful...everything else. It sits in the natural beauty of Cambridge, Ontario’s continental forests, on the banks of a river.

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A key aspect of The Grotto Daycare is the seamless flow from wall to wall, and wall to ceiling. This creates a distinct pochet space that ranges throughout the home. However, the the pochet size increases as the tightens, the higher you go. Shown in these plans, the feeling of tighteness in the ceiling gives one a sense of protection, comfort, and coziness.

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In addition to the house’s numerous large windows, it features three angled sunroofs. One brightens the main dayc are room, another guides the resident up the main staircase, and the last connects the upper and lower floors through the bedroom, and into the kitchen. This section shows two of the sunroofs, the last being on the opposite side.

Naturally, as the house is part daycare, one needs a separate private area. The upper floor is dedicated entirely to the resident, connected spiritually by the light shaft running down to the kitchen, and physically by the main staircase.

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the chromatic library Class: 1B Design Studio Winter 2023 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Instructors: Isabel Ochoa, David Correa Tools: Rhino 7, Adobe Ps, Ai, Enscape

The Chromatic Library is a bridge between our present technological developments, and what could very well be our near future. It utilizes several augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) zones throughout the building, allowing for a seamless integration of anything the mind can create. This serves both as professional, education, and entertainment.

The lower floor is more public-focused, with an open cafe and study reception, and an equally spatious mixed-use AR area suited for high-intensity activities, with physical props (mapped to AR/VR) for use, as well as spaces for more professional uses, like virtual meetings. The upper floor is more intimate, with cozier reading nooks, computer labs, makerspace, and study spaces.

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The ceiling of the upper floor is made from multiple layers of seemingly crude materials, and exposed structural members. This creates a dystopian, nearfuturistic atmosphere that is closely related to VR and AR.

By implementing a seamless augmented reality lifestyle into public spaces such as this one, we unlock another layer to our complex reality. Which is real and which isnt’?

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To create an environment with both physical and digital occupying it, every space was purposely designed to feel as open as possible. This limits physical limitations as much as possible, allowing more possibility within each world. Standing in the center, one can see in every direction within the library, allowing the separate rooms to instead be one huge interconnected space.

additional works

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Class: 1B Design Studio Winter 2023 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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Instructors: Isabel Ochoa, David Correa

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Tools: Rhino 7, Blender, Adobe Ps, Ai, Enscape Designed as a public park bridge, The Storm toys with light with the use of an intricate mosaic pattern running along the curved exterior surface. fig.1 piece is meticulously organized for assembly, Every with a clear highlight on structural members.

Its 21 19 20 view of the bridge, name comes from the bird’s eye 12 twisting into the shape of a hurricane, with the 22 opening in the center as the eye of the storm”.

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facade

facade 1. steel pipe skeleton (rad. 140mm) 2. steel window pipe frame (rad. 70mm) 3. stainless steel sheet cover 4. tinted glass (70% VLT) 5. tinted glass (40% VLT)

spine + skeleton 6. steel pipe spine (rad. 140mm) 7. warped glass windows

flooring + accessibility 8. timber flooring (150mm x 40mm) 9. stainless steel pipe railing (rad. 50mm) 10. timber array (900mm x 2000mm) 11. steel pipe bench support (rad. 70mm)

sub-floor structure 12. timber deck support 13. steel horizontal truss system 14. steel HSS system 15. steel warped wide-flange 16. steel support plate

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fig.1 17. steel-wood angle 18. steel bolt scrvew 19. steel tension screw 20. steel nut 21. heavy-duty steel bolt screw 22. steel-steel angle 23. three-way connection plate

fig.2 24. steel tension screw 25. steel weld filling 26. steel shear plate

1. steel pipe skeleton (rad. 140mm) 2. steel window pipe frame (rad. 70mm) 3. stainless steel sheet cover 4. tinted glass (70% VLT) 5. tinted glass (40% VLT)

spine + skeleton 6. steel pipe spine (rad. 140mm) 7. warped glass windows

flooring + accessibility 8. timber flooring (150mm x 40mm) 9. stainless steel pipe railing (rad. 50mm) 10. timber array (900mm x 2000mm) 11. steel pipe bench support (rad. 70mm)

sub-floor structure 12. timber deck support 13. steel horizontal truss system 14. steel HSS system 15. steel warped wide-flange 16. steel support plate

fig.1 17. steel-wood angle 18. steel bolt scrvew 19. steel tension screw 20. steel nut 21. heavy-duty steel bolt screw 22. steel-steel angle 23. three-way connection plate

fig.2 24. steel tension screw 25. steel weld filling 26. steel shear plate

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additional works

parallel universe render challenge Competition: Archiol Parallel Universe 2023 Tools: Blender, Adobe Ps Although the prompt “parallel universe” can mean anything, this render focuses on a near-future world where artificial intelligence (A.I.) surpasses humans, and create their own utopia. Humans as a species is condemned to live in slums, far away from any future technological developments.

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additional works

green tower hong kong Competition: Sandbox Design Comp 2022 Collaborators: Sylvana Kam, Byron Huang Tools: Rhino 7, Adobe Ps, Ai Without prior experience in skyscraper design, we chose to dive headfirst into an internationally acclaimed competition.

Although in hindsight, the project did not fully meet our expectations, it serves as a symbol of our boldness.

thank you!

jaydencychan@gmail.com +1(647)-335-9984 fall 2023