Jack Ironside - Express Portfolio - C. 21/22

Jack Ironside

Express Portfolio

C. 2021-2022

DIY Stereo Ambient Sampling System (SASS) array construction drawing. Flat pack system utilizing nut and bolt connections allows for easier transportability and manufacturing. Built for the Eco(h)tone A study for acoustic sound pollution mitigation strategies within an urban framework.

Jack Ironside (2020)

My name is Jack Ironside and I am a 23 year old Canadian designer and architecture student at the University of Waterloo at which I have just completed my first year. I am both a conceptual and hands on thinker who enjoys problem solving and isn’t afraid to use intuition to make decisions and initiate projects. This doesn’t impede my ability to collaborate with others, in fact it supports my well rounded interpersonal skills and strong workplace awareness.

My interests are broad including graphic/industrial design, audio production/music, digital/analogue manufacturing techniques, history/social sciences, photography/Video and programming/data. It is because of these diverse interests that I was originally drawn to Architecture as it is the one discipline where I can draw on all of them and persue any of them. Architecture’s unique ability to cross disiplinary and proffesional lines is not only compelling but is what is required to solve the problems we contend with in the present and will have to face in the future.

School Email: jironsideowen@uwaterloo.ca

Professional Email: jack.ironside.owen @icloud.com

Phone: 416-258-0362

Resume: Table of Contents:

Education:

-University of Waterloo B. Arch Cambridge, ON 2020 - Present

-SEED Alternative School Toronto, ON 2018 - 2019

-UCL Slade School of Fine Art London, UK 2018

- Western Technical Commercial School Toronto, ON 2014 - 2018

Skills:

Awards:

-University of Waterloo President’s Scholarship

-Christopher Dean Moran Memorial Award

Perch Pages 2 - 5

MATR Pages 6 - 10

New Arrangements

Pages 11 - 14

Eco(h)tone Pages 15 - 18

Programs:

Proficiency Microsoft Azure AZ and AI 900 certified

Digital Fabrication (3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC Milling)

Adobe CS Suite Graphic and Type Design Wood Working and Carpentry

Rendering and 3D Visualization

Web Development (Python, HTML, CSS and Java Script)

Drafting

Metal Working and Welding

Soldering and Electrical Systems Design

Rhinocerous 3D

Grasshopper+

Solidworks

Vray For Rhino

Enscape

Blender

Autodesk (Fusion 360, Auto Cad)

Residential Construction and Renovation Glyphs

Photography

Google Sketchup Model making

Microsoft Office

Perch

Scale: Exterior-Public Work: Academic-Digital Semester: 1B

Inspired by the writings of Peter Pearce in: Structure in Nature Is a Strategy for Design written for MIT Press (1978), Perch looks to the utility of space filling polyhedra as morphogical structures to base principles of operative design on. These principles being a selection of spatial verbs derived in part from Anthony Di Mari and Nora Yoo’s Operative Design a Catalogue of Spatial Verbs (2015). Together these spatial verbs: Extrude, Twist, Array and Pack organized by space filling polyhedra create a formal design language. This language forms weaving space frame super structures which can tesselate infinetly allowing them adapt to any space condition and site requirement. Adapted to the context of Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto, Ontario Perch is positioned within three distinct ecologies seen throughout the park. The first a meadow shrubland forest (Zone B), the second a coastal tidal zone (Zone C) and third an inland marsh (Zone E). Close to primary and secondary trails these perches allow park goers to not only shield themselves from sun and wind but also provide stable platforms for watching Tommy Thompson’s 300 native bird species.

Perch Site One: Coastal

Perch Site Two: Woodland

Perch Site Three: Marshland

Space Frames

The three iterations of the space frames follow three different space filling polyhedra the cube, the hexagonal prism and the Rhombic Dodecahedron. The first two being primarily extensions of two dimensional geometric shapes whose conjoining vertices’ interior angles are factors of 360 into three drimensions through extrusion. In contrast to these two prisms, rhombic dodecahedrons not only pack side by side or on top of eachother of but diagonally as well; allowing for true three dimensional packing.

Cubic Packing

Spatial Verbs:

1. Extrude + Project

2. Twist

3. Array

4. Pack

Hex. Prisim Packing

Spatial Verbs:

1. Extrude + Project

2. Align

3. Twist

4. Array

5. Pack

Rhombic Dod. Packing

Spatial Verbs:

1. Extrude + Project

2. Twist

3. Array

4. Mirror

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The larger projects’ purpose of creating a pavilion or array of pavilions for public parks the rhombic dodecahedron packing space frame was chosen for it’s ability to pack vertically, horizontally and diagonally.

Breaking the frame down into it’s composite parts the Perch Pavilion was devised. The space frame itself breaks down into two frame arm orientations and a hexagonal connector plate that is then bolted together. Specific additions to the frame system include eye bolts and spacers for triangular floor plates and custom shade and wind tarpaulins.

1. Hexagonal Connector Plate (Powder Coated Steel)

2. Spacer for Floor Plates (Powder Coated Steel)

3. Eyebolt for Steel Cable Tarpaulin Connections (Stainless Steel)

4. Standard Bolt (Stainless Steel)

5. Tarpaulins (Kevlar Sailcloths)

6. Triangular Floor Plate (Marine Grade Weather Resistant Plywood)

7. Frame Arms Both Orientations (Powder Coated Steel)

8. Frame Arms with Eyebolts

9. Single Connection Example from Bottom Side

10. Floor Plate Connections Example

11. Single Connection Example Both Sides

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Perch

Drawing Set

The Coastal configuration of the perch pavilion located in Bird Breeding Zone C looks over a bay. Positioned on a rocky beach inbetween two tidal sand bars, the coastal configuration allows for views back at toronto and at the Tern rafts devised by the the Tommy Thompson Conservatory. Depending on the tide this perch will turn into a small swimming and sun bathing platform in the summer.

Plan Site One:

The woodland configuration of the perch pavilion located in Bird Breeding Zone B observes a small wild field where native song birds like the yellow warbler nest in the brush and canopy of the surrounding shrubland forest.

Plan Site Two:

The marshland configuration of the perch pavilion located in Bird Breeding Zone E looks over a small inland pond and marsh where native wetland birds like the belted kingfisher who actively hunt and nest in the reeds and banks of the pond.

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Plan Site Three (10Mx10M):

Elevation Site One:

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Materials Archive and Tool Repository

Scale: Institutional-Public

Work: Academic-Digital Semester: 1B

Social sustainability is about affording people the agency to live a healthy and productive life. Libraries more than any other public institution provide people the space and resources to take steps to gain agency and become resilient in their daily lives through community support. And while this has always been true, it is more so today.

Exterior Front: WunderKamer

The Toronto Public Library’s Material Archive and Tool Repository (MATR) is a space to promote material literacy and collaborative consumption, reorienting the neighbouring and wider civic community’s understanding of the materials that make up thier daily lives.

The MATR is small library with a large ambition to promote material literacy in the general public through specialized programming, access to an extensive materials collection of sustainable and innovative materials, educational programming and a well equipped tool library and fabrication lab that anyone can use or rent. Not only does collaborative consumption lie at the heart of the MATR’s mission and mandate but so does collaborative production as well.

Exterior Side: Facade Detail

In addition to its regular open access to those who want to learn a new skill from volunteers and experts in the community, MATR supports an annual maker in residence program.

This program provides artists, designers, Makers, and craftspeople, the opportunity, space and access to the libraries research and fabrication resources to work on their research projects, host workshops and network with others. As part of the residency program makers are commissioned to produce work for display in the wunderkammer exhibition window and hold several workshops.

Environment and Structure

Small in footprint the building fits on this site making maximum use of the land available. Given that is an island site the building is afforded unencumbered sunlight for the better part of a day throughout the year. Taking advantage of this, the roof has been designed with specially angled modulating skylights that in addition to letting in sun, can direct it for maximum penetration into the building’s interior to support specific use areas and shield others from glare and sun damage. Materially the building is a constructed mainly of traditional building materials; steel, concrete glass and aluminum with some newer materials like KallWall introduced for its functional aesthetic and environmental qualities.

If chosen well traditional materials can be sourced that have a better environmental footprint than in the past. "Green" concrete has been used over traditional concrete for the buildings foundations as it is manufactured using waste or residual materials from different industries, and requires less amount of energy for production. Compared to traditional concrete, it produces less carbon dioxide, and is considered cheap and more durable. The steel for the supporting structure like the concrete, has been specified for its recycled content.

Axonometric Width Section Showing Facade Compositon and Elevated Stacks:

Calibrated windows used to create best daylighting conditions for the program below.

Elevated material and book stacks allow for ver tical density in the Librarie’s small footprint.

Triple pane glazing with stainless mullions and mesh facade (

KallWall unit with stainless mullions and mesh Facade (

Base wall unit (concrete board, insulation, steel stud) with mesh facade (

Structural steel in North America typically contains 90 percent or more of recycled steel as recycled steel loses none of its inherent properties. Steel is also durable, lasting for a long time, and after demolition can be recycled into other products. The glazing on the building is triple pane which is more energy efficient than other types of glass material. It has been applied selectively on the facade to allow for specific views in and out of the building. Kalwall a synthetic polycarbonate sheet has been applied to the facade in combination with the glass to allow for light penetration and illumination of the building at night. It is light in weight, easy to install and is highly insulating and thermal performance control. According to the manufacturer It’s use reduces heating and cooling load by controlling solar heat gain to deliver significant energy savings while creating more balanced and comfortable spaces.

The buildings HVAC system is comprised of separate heating and ventilation systems allowing for greater control and targeted use of energy consumption at different times of day and seasonally. A radiant floor heating system comprises the heating system as it is clean, quiet, efficient, dependable, and cost-effective way to heat a building.

Axonometric Length Section Showing Structure and Study Outcoves:

The Strength of the MATR linear vector active superstructure allows for the loads of the suspended stacks.

Small outcoves in the structure create study and work spaces along the buildings primary circulatory ramps.

Drawing Set

Section Width AA:

Section Length BB:

New Arrangements

Scale: Private Adaptive Reuse Work: Academic-Digital Semester: 2A

Working around the immovable structural aspects of 53 Water street the floor plate divides evenly into 7.78 M squares. Drawing from the standardized nature of 53 Water’s original construction methods New Arrangments creates a series of unit typologies to meet tennant’s needs and wants including different sizes of units, community and admin spaces.

Floor Plans Arranged Into

New Arrangements utilizes a single hallway to service multiple floors. This space saving strategy inspired by JDS and BIG architects’ VM House in Copenhagen, Denmark allows for the reuse of approximately 375 square feet of floor space. A chief concern when doing this however is accessibility. New Arrangements allows for different typologies of both single and double floor units with units next to the elevators allocated specifically for single floor units. Accounting for both sides of 53 Water street a total of 64 accessible units would be available.

New Arrangements

Subdivision Typologies and Kit of Parts

As mentioned, New Arrangements’ embrace of 53 Water street’s existing standardized dimensions allows for generation of multiple typologies those shown are only a couple possibilities for units and communal spaces.

Inspired by the community outreach demonstrated by firm 51N4E and Rural Urban Framework (RUF) these varied but simple typologies allow for the creation of a kit of forms that allows tennants to discuss and engage with designers in the layout of their building and it’s amenaties.

Unit Type A: 1 Br

Unit Type B: 3 Br

C1: AM1:

Standard:

Com + Example: C2

Interaction and Unit Details

1. First angled view of complete model.

2. Second angled view of complete model.

3. Maddalena removes roof section of units B1 and A3 to expose interior detailing.

4. Above view looking at second floor interiors of units B1 and A3

5. Maddalena removes unit A4 demonstrating the Kit of Forms malleability.

Class Model Building Floor Arrangement:

6. Maddalena removes unit B2

7. Maddalena removes units B3 and B5

8-9. Maddalena places the example plus community space programming form.

10-11: Illuminated facade detail to demonstrate the different opacities of KallWall and the tripple glazed balcony windows.

3 Br Unit Typology and Wall Detail:

Extruded Recycled Terracotta Facade Thin Brick Veneer (25mm) Kenoteq Recycled Brick Stock

DensGlass Gypsum Fire and Moisture Resistant Substrate (12mm)

Air and Water Barrier

Rock Wool CON-Rock OEM Insulation (Onsite) Recycled Brick Structural Wall Steel Stud with Rock Wool Cavity Rock Insulation

Continous Vapour Barrier

Gypsum Board

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Backlit Transparency Views:

New Arrangements

Drawing Set

Unit Floor One Plan:

Unit Floor Two Plan:

Unit Elevation:

Scale: Public-Urban

Work: Personal-Digital Semester: 2A

Sound pollution’s negative impacts are comprehensive, influencing socio-economic and health outcomes in all aspects of society. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2018) states that noise represents the second environmental factor only after air pollution that detrimentally affects the lives of more than 100 million Europeans1.

These effects and their costs studied in an extensive report by le Conseil national du bruit (CNB) and l’Agence de la transition Ecologique2. conducted by Larianne Rossi, president of the CNB and member of parliament for Hauts-de-Seine, speaker of the National Assembly, and the Ecological Transition Agency (ADEME). The report considers the social cost of noise in France borne by all French people concerning all three spaces populations interact with in their daily lives. Whether in their homes, at their workplace, or during leisure activities2. the report outlines how sound pollution permiates all aspects of life and is primarily attributed to noise sources including: transport, their neighborhoods and workplaces2.

Transversal expenses including hospitalization, learning difficulties, direct and indirect impacts of sound on illness (primarily cardiovascular and mental health) and lost productivity due to sleep disturbances illustrates the relevance of noise reduction measures both in the social benefits afforded by them and the co-benefits with other ecological and environmental issues but also in that their positive impacts outweigh the comparably small initial investment.

Recognizing that the larger solution to the direct socio-economic and health outcomes of sound pollution in Montreal is a mix of policy, technology and large-scale city planning. Eco(h)tone by identifying and analyzing sound pollution levels in transitional urban spaces in reference to data and conclusions of two reports by the Direction Regionale de Sante Publique3. and the Conseil Regional Environment Montreal4., proposes unintrusive acoustic interventions for the most heavily populated and noise polluted intersection in Montreal; Guy St and Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest.

Noise Levels (dB) (High-Low)

Population Density (Pop/km2) (High-Low)

Age Compared To Canadian Average (Intersection-Can)

Income Compared To Canadian Average (Intersection-Can)

Gini Index Compared To Canadian Average (Intersection-Can)

Foot notes:

1. “147 Milliards D’euros : C’est Le Cout Social Du Bruit En France, Par an !” ADEME Presse. Accessed February 21, 2023. https://presse.ademe.fr/2021/07/147-milliards-deuros-cest-le-cout-social-du-bruit-en-france-paran.html.

2. Dale, Laura M, Sophie Goudreau, Stephane Perron, Martina S Ragettli, Marianne Hatzopoulou, and Audrey Smargiassi. “Socioeconomic Status and Environmental Noise Exposure in Montreal, Canada.” BMC Public Health 15, no. 1 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1571-2.

3. Fritschi, Lin, A Lex Brown, Rokho Kim, Dietrich Schwela, and Stelios Kephalopoulos, eds. Burden of Disease from Environmental Noise Quantification of Healthy Life Years Lost in Europe. Copenhagen, Denmark: WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2011.

4. Kaiser, David, Tétreault Louis-François, Sophie Goudreau, Audrey Smargiassi, Plante Céline, Cong Dung Tran,

and Perron Stéphane. Le Bruit Et La santé: État

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Montréal. Montréal: Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. Direction régionale de santé publique, 2017.

Noise Level and Population Density Map of Montreal:

RueSaint-Roch

Site Recording, Analysis and Tool Taxonomy

From vis-aural site visits to the intersection of Guy St. and Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest I accumulated a series of acoustic tests and site photographs from various locations and in differing directions.

Recording Site: Four

Recording Site: Two

These recordings represent the six locations and demon-strate the unequal distribution of sound across the intersec-tion. The corner closest to GuyConcordia Metro Station and Concordia Universitie’s VA Building having the highest decibel rating of 88.9 dB and 89.4 dB. Following this a model of the interseciton was created to acoustically visual-ze the interaction between the streetscape sound pollution with it’s built context.

Site Recordings:

Recording Site: Five

Location One: Decibel Average

(LAeq): 71.3 dB

Decibel Max: 88.9 dB

Audio:

Recording Site: Two

Location Two: Decibel Average

(LAeq): 70.4 dB

Decibel Max: 89.4 dB

Audio:

Location Three: Decibel Average

(LAeq): 65.4 dB

Decibel Max: 75.5

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Audio:

Tool Typologies:

Location Four: Decibel Average

(LAeq): 69.5 dB

Decibel Max: 82.4

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Audio:

Location Five: Decibel Average

(LAeq): 68.2 dB

Decibel Max: 79.9

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Audio:

Site Recordings were conducted utilizing a do-it-yourself Stereo, Ambient, Sampling, System (SASS) Array specially built for site recordings in urban landscapes replicating the human ear. To aid this end the SASS Array is designed as a flat-pack system that can readily be disassembled and reassembled on site easily carryable in it’s wind baffle.

Location Six: Decibel Average (LAeq): 68.6 dB

Decibel Max: 80.7 dB

Audio:

EM-172 Microphones

SASS Array Flat-Pack Axonometric

SASS Array Flat-Pack Components

Sass Array Assembled Photos

Sass Array Disassembled Photo

Intervention Design, Testing and Placement

Through Analysing the produced sound tests an Grasshopper script utilzing both Pufferfish and Pachyderm that modulates intersecting perpendicular and parallel waves was created to generate acoustic siding for proposed acoustic interventions on site. This script’s acoustic panels were tested further individually to find prefered forms.

These individual tests confirmed pointed bezier’s superiority in isloating and diminishing persistent sound waves; similar in function to the bevels of an anechoic chamber. In this regard acoustic panels have been placed on site in strategic locations in reference to the previous acoustic visualizations and modulated to account for numerous different sound sources.

Iteration One:

Standard values. Single sine wave length in Graph Mapper no sub sine wave modulation.

Iteration Two:

Double Amplitude for first half of Dominant sine waves. Single sine wave length in Graph Mapper no sub sine wave modulation.W

Iteration Three:

Double Amplitude for second half of Dominant sine waves. Single sine wave length in Graph Mapper no sub sine wave modulation.

Iteration Four:

Standard Values. Double sine wave length in Graph Mapper no sub sin wave modulation.

Iteration Five:

Standard Sine Wave. Single sine wave length in Graph Mapper along with sub sine wave modulation.

Iteration Six:

Standard Sine Wave. Single sine wave length in Graph Mapper along with offset set sub sine wave modulation.

Iteration Seven:

Standard Sine Wave. Single sine wave length in Graph Mapper along with sub sine wave modulation. Berzier curve graph mapper to round points.

Iteration Eight:

Standard Sine Wave. Single sine wave length in Graph Mapper along with sub sine wave modulation. Berzier curve graph mapper to sharpen points.

View From Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest

View From Guy Street