Jack H Waterloo Architecture Portfolio

C O N T E N T

Hi I’m Jack Havel

2B student University of Waterloo School of Architecture,

A quick introduction, most of my interests and hobbies stem from exploration. I am motivated by curiosity and like to learn new things.

I believe that good designs can change peoples lives, through community outreach, research, and a focus on detail.

If you want to talk you can reach me at: Email: Jhavel@uwaterloo.ca

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-havel6320b81a2/

Summery of Qualifications

Proficient in a wide array of digital and physical visualization methods

Able to do public speaking and presentations with groups or for a larger audience

Skilled in architectural conceptualization and execution from beginning to end of a design project

Adept at research, specifically in green technology, community data, and architectural precedents

Able to follow directions, but think critically and take initiative as needed

Quick learner with a wide range of entry level knowledge

Education

Graduate, Carleton Place High School, Carleton Place, ON Graduated with honors (80%+ average)

2B Term, Bachelor of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Cambridge, ON Presidents scholarship of distinction (entry grade of 90% or higher)

Excellent academic standing (finished previous term with an average of 80% or higher)

Skills

Digital

Adobe Suite:

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Rhinoceros 7

Enscape

Grasshopper

Revit

Experiences

SWON Ltd. January 2023- April 2023

Physical

Model Making

CNC

3D Printing

Laser Cutting

Small and Large Woodshop Tools

General arts: Acrylic, Watercolor, Sketching, ect,

Other

Public Speaking

French Language 12th Grade

Group Work

SWON is a design consultancy firm in Toronto ON which works on small buildings with a range of typologies.

• Created complex parametric models for upcoming projects in Grasshopper

• Developed project concepts through sketch models based on employer feedback

• Was able to adapt quickly to new tasks such as administrative work, through independent research and collaboration with more experienced team members

Carleton Place Environmental Advisory Committee – Voting member 2018 - 2021

The CPEAC is a town committee that advises the town on environmental issues and proposes solutions to those issues.

• In my time with the CPEAC I have helped increase public awareness of the committee through motions such as joining the 200th anniversary parade

• I presented the award cheques to the recipients of the CPEAC bursary at the CPHS and Notre Dame

Graduation ceremonies in 2019

School Theater 2018-2020

CPHS Drama is an after-school program where students produce plays for the community and competition.

• Managed the lighting team

• Acted in three plays including a lead role

• In 2018 CPHS Drama reached the provincial drama competition

Grow Your Home

Better Together 1

2A Studio (2022)

Supervisor: Adrian Blackwell

Better together is a community in three towers. Located in west Cambridge. Brought together by exterior walkways, seventy-two residents have everything needed to live affordably and comfortably. Each housing floor within a tower contains six bedrooms which can be combined to form two, three, and four bedroom units. smaller short-term units are supported by the second floor community kitchen and dining space. The community kitchen is enhanced by a greengrocer on the first floor which sells affordable produce grown on site and in the broader community.

Better together seeks to combine disparate programs and individual housing units to form strong connections both in program and community.

Programs: Rhino, Illustrator, Enscape

The Main Design Driver of Better Together is the modular condo unit system.

The six Bedrooms and three bathrooms in each floor of the three housing towers can be combined in a variety of ways allowing the two long term households on the outside unit to combine into portions of the center unit. This combination, mediated by a co op board, allows families that start small with the two bedrooms on the edge of the floor, to expand into the short term housing rooms in the middle of the floor as their family grows.

Here you can see two detailed examples of this change over time, and a diagram of all the ways the units combine.

Wonderground Bridge

Unearth a New Perspective

1B Studio (2022)

Supervisor: Rick Andrighetti

Just outside of Hamilton ON, on the Bruce trail is Sherman Falls, the site of an old wooden pedestrian bridge in need of replacement. To achieve this a curved wood laminate is integrated into the landscape to create a covered bridge without overly disrupting the existing ecosystem.

Programs: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop

Concept sketches and mock-ups

250mm Gluelam Support Beam

Steel Connector

Concrete Integrated to Foundation

Three Part 150mm Wooden Framing Arches

Wooden Plank Cladding 100x50mm with 10mm Gap

Wooden Benches

250mm Gluelam Beam

150mm Gluelam deck supports Plank Decking

250mm Gluelam Beam

Concrete Foundation

Plank Retaining wall

Protective coating/ Vapor Barrier

Gravel

Backfill

3 Makers Place

Making: Community, Potential, Future.

1A Studio (2021)

Supervisor: Fiona Lim Tung

Site Shared by: Dakatoa Bacchus, Kristian Tolovski, Jackson Adams

In Cambridge ON, next to a shelter there is an empty plot of sloped land. It has been proposed that a youth shelter could be located on this property and so we were tasked with designing four buildings that could work as a campus, each with two pieces of programing, a residence, and a communal program. My contribution was a makerspace/ woodshop.

Programs: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop

The master site plan: Kristian’s Gym (Furthest north), Jackson’s community theater (North West), Dakota’s Community Kitchen (South West), and my Makers Place (South East), with the Cambridge shelter to the South East of the site.

The woodshop and makerspace tools from top to bottom, The self contained dust collector for air quality and fire safety, the drill press, handsaw, miter saw, table saw, router, sander, tool and wood storage room, laser cutter, 3D Printer table, washer dryer stack, computer desks, and copy machine.

The west elevation shows the three entrances to the building, the left most entrance is for the woodshop and connects to the communal stair/gathering space, the next door, in the walkway, is a semipublic shortcut to the digital makerspace, and the final entrance is a private entrance to the living space allowing the residence to operate separately from the workshop.

The longitudinal section shows the relationships of the spaces, the continuity from the woodshop to makerspace is done using windows in the doors and wall of the storage area, as well as the semipermeable shelf wall seen in the section below. This separates the sound and dust of the woodshop while connecting the workspaces. The residential space is then fully separate and the bedrooms are furthest from the loud machinery.

The Learning Library

4 Community Oriented Ideas

1B Studio (2022)

Supervisor: Rick Andrighetti

Along the Don River next to Joel Weeks Park, the Learning Library seeks to address community needs, specifically the self identified need for career oriented education in the community, as outlined in the 2015 Rivertowne Needs Assessment Survey. To meet the communities needs as an additional program to the library, research from MIT and the University of Australia were integral to the design.

Programs: Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator, Photoshop

Bifocal 5 Two Arches, Two Lenses, Two Views

1B Building Construction (2022) CISC Competition

Supervisor: Terri Meyer Boake

Partner: Jackson Adams

Located between the peninsulas of Humber Bay in Toronto, Ontario, Bifocal is a tied-arch bridge designed to show off Toronto’s landscape through two contrasting views; the iconic Toronto skyline, and Humber Bay Park. Inspired by the vernacular of local footbridges. Travelers are encouraged to peer through this bifocal lens to experience both sides of what Toronto has to offer.

Programs: Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator, Photoshop

Channel End Cap

Viewing Platform

T Cross Beams

Longitudinal Ribs

HSS Under Support

Deck Plate

Cedar Deck

Stainless Steel Railing

Blue Epoxy Coated Carbon Steel

Gray Epoxy Coated Carbon Steel

Galvanized Steel

D

Stainless Steel

Foundation

Detail AESS 2

Pier Connection

AESS 1

Bolted Connection to Foundation

Welded Connection to Arch

Welded Connection to Arch

Pin & Clevis Connection

AESS 2

(Ranges From 3-1 based on distance)

Turnbuckle

Detail AESS 4

Turnbuckle Manges

Tension

Bolted Connection to Pier

Pin Connection

Slotted In

Cross Brace Detail

AESS 2

Cable Covers Support Beams

Reinforcing Plate

(Ranges From 2-1 based on distance)

Tie Beam

Pin Connection

Turnbuckle Pin

Welded to Beam

6 Co-op Work

For this iteration the number of sides was increased to 16, the windows on the small extensions were disabled the roof angle was set to 24 degrees and the opening of the cupola was increased.

The project I am most proud of from my Coop placement is the roundhouse parametric model.

SWON was designing a roundhouse which needed to have its diameter changed from 30ft to 40ft, and all the other elements needed to be changed proportionally.

I suggested building a parametric script to allow for faster iteration and in three days created a comprehensive model with a large number of variables (far left)

Here the diameter of the chimney opening was increased, the roof trim was decreased, and the walls were shortened.

Here the length of the doorway extension was increased as was the width of the small addition, the window was also made more square.