Jennifer Chen - Architecture Portfolio

PORTFOLIO Jennifer Baohui Chen

EDUCATION University of Waterloo Bachelor of Architectural Studies September 2018- Present | Cambridge, Ontario • Relevant courses: Design Studio, Digital Fabrication, Visual and Design Communication, Environmental Design, Construction Technology

PROJECTS BOX HUB - Library Design Project March 2019 | 1B Design Studio

RESUME

Jennifer Baohui Chen

• Designed library in High Park in Toronto, using programmatic hubs and kitchen centrepiece to foster interaction in between • Formatted digital model of building and site for laser cutting using Rhino

Candidate For Bachelor Of Architectural Studies Year 2A | 20791489

WAVE - Canadian Institute for Steel Construction Architecture Student Design Competition Entry April 2019 | 1B Construction Technology

647-825-1178 jb3chen@edu.uwaterloo.ca

• Collaborated with project partner to design overlook and stairs combination based on form of waves on beach cliff site • Researched precedents and standard steel parts to create construction drawings

SUMMARY • Proficiency in Adobe Suite and Rhinocerous softwares • Passionate and diligent designer interested in hand sketching, modeling, and sustainable design • Extensively developed persuasion and interpersonal skills from experience as a caricaturist • Fabrication and layout experience from high school co-op • Great collaborative skills from working on steel competition entry

SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Rhinoceros Grasshopper V-Ray SketchUp

SKILLS Visual and Oral Presentation Hand Sketching Model making Laser Cutting Graphic Design

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EXPERIENCE Kaman’s Art Shoppes — Caricaturist

April 2015 - August 2019 | Vaughan, Ontario • Illustrated guests in Canada’s Wonderland under tight time constraints • Conversed with guests to determine personality, customize drawings, and address concerns • Promoted drawing and framing upgrades to guests to increase sales, selling an average of 60% of drawings fully upgraded

Signarama Markham— Sign Shop Assistant, Secondary School CoOp Placement October 2016 - January 2017 | Markham, Ontario

• Designed sign layouts on Adobe Illustrator according to customer orders • Fabricated signs by operating die-cutting, printing, and hand equipment

University of Waterloo School of Architecture Sustainability Collective - Member January 2019 - Present | Cambridge, Ontario

• Shared ideas and collaborated with other members to promote responsible waste management on campus • Organized transportation and proposal to rescedule classes for student body to attend Waterloo Climate Strike • Set up and sorted space for students to drop off and re-use spare materials at end of term

PERSONAL INTERESTS Architecture, design, creative writing, illustration and animation, video games, mindfullness, cosplay

CONTENTS

WAVE Pavillion

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10 AINSLIE

WEAVING

House

Gallery Installation

RESEARCH STATION

BOX HUB

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Page 10

Library

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10 AINSLIE STREET House 1A Design Studio

Located in the historical district of Galt, 10 Ainslie Street South faces many typical urban infill site problems: lack of vegetation; a cramped, narrow, and dark site shape; high noise levels; and lack of inherent privacy.

To combat these problems, this project uses a spacious and multi-storey atrium to draw natural light into the heart of the house and act as a major organizing force. A brick screen shelters the interior, which contains nodal spaces attached to an open circulation space in the centre, providing visual connections between work and living areas that create a spacious yet cozy ‘town within a town’.

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Site Conditions Diagram 5

Conceptual Sketches

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View of Atrium from Fourth Floor

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View from Ainslie Street 9

WEAVING

Sketchbook Gallery Installation 1B Design Studio Designed for a sketchbook gallery, this pavilion uses interweaving and tensile supports to indicate a space for display and interaction. It consists of a suspended large frame, which then in turn suspends six triangular platforms, creating a swaying, permeable space and a dynamic, forest-like atmosphere.

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Vignette 11

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Assembly Logic 12

1. Carabiners 2. Metal loops on top frame 3. Rope connecting top frames to each other and ceiling 4. Eye Hooks 5. Bowline Knots to close loops 6. Hollow Table 7. Concrete Balasts with metal loop 8. Cable Clamps

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WAVE

Steel Competition Entry 1B Construction Design Ocean waves can be beautiful -long stretches of water that curl up and crash onto the water in front of it. Likewise, light shining through the surface of water creates sparkling patterns on the seabed below. However, both moments can only be experienced by the human eye in brief glimpses: they are often only truly appreciated with a camera.

In the form of a lookout and stairway pavillion, Wave intends to immortalize this experience.

Corrugated steel articulates the undulation of water, while a perforated floor mimics the sparkle of ripples. Light is filtered down to the landing below, not unlike light rays hitting the ocean floor.

This is a collaborative project with Adele Strub.

1. Rib to Floor connection

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2. Floor joists and columns connection

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3. Corrugated Steel Section

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4. Bottom wave to floor connection, facing east

5. Bottom wave to floor connection, facing west

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View Looking West

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Section Through Stairs 18

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Elevations 19

RESEARCH STATION

1B Environmental Design

Located in the Matrouh Governorate region of NorthWest Egypt, the Reservoir is a research station designed to collect and hold the necessities of life. This region has a long history, and has been settled since ancient Egyptian times, making it the perfect area to establish an archaeological investigation.

However, the climate of the region is harsh, with drastic diurnal temperature swings and scarce rainfall.

To respond, vernacular techniques serve as primary inspiration for the structure’s design. Rammed earth acts as thermal mass, and a semienclosed courtyard serves as a catchment that channels rainfall into an underground cistern, a modified version of a technique used for thousands of years in the area.

This is a collaborative project with Alexa Holder.

Water Drainage 20

Photovoltaics

High-Albedo Standing Seam Metal Roof

Roof Trusses

Concrete Slab

Rammed Earth Load-Bearing Walls

Concrete Slab on Grade Foundation and Water Basin

Rainwater and Greywater Cisterns

Building Elements - Exploded Axonometric 21

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Section BB

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Photovoltaics

Sheet Metal Roofing Steel Trusses Gravel Ballast 25.4 mm XPS Foam Concrete Ceiling slab

Triple-glazed Windows

Concrete lintel 500 mm Rammed Earth Wall Tile Topflooring

Slab on Grade Foundation Gravel

Section CC - Detailed Wall Section 23

BOX HUB

Library 1B Design Studio Situated at the intersection of two rail tracks, an industrial road, a major artery, and swaths of hilly vegetated space, this central location inspires a library that emphasizes gathering, vibrancy, and social collision.

Here, the kitchen sits at the heart of the library as the heart of the community. Surrounding it are four other boxes, which hold hubs of activity. An interfacing space connects them and the people who travel between the hubs. As its form is made of cubes that intersect to create a complex and geometric form, it mirrors how hubs and the spaces that connect them create community.

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Isometric of Kitchen and Surroundings 25

Kitchen

Admin

Study

Reading Circulation

Bottom of Hill

Public Program Facing Street

Street Level

Interface

15° Slope

Massing Logic

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Physical Model Photos

Book Deposit Chute

Storage

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Upper Floor

Sorting Equipment

Storage/Mechanical Restrooms

Stacks

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Reading Circulation

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Lower Floor 27

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Interior Reading Area View

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Thank you.

Jennifer Chen