JOHN BENNER H. (905)-474-2820 C. (647)-278-0339 E. john.benner@ryerson.ca
EDUCATION 09/2014 - Present
PROJECTS AND INSTALLATIONS 07/2016
Bachelor of Architectural Science Ryerson University Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Design Team Parklet Toronto, Ontario
05/2016 - 05/2017
07/2016
AFFILIATIONS
ARC SOC Project Associate
Maintain and support ongoing external projects under ARC SOC
09/2016 - 06/2017
AIAS Mentorship Program Mentor
Mentoring a first-year Ryerson Architectural Science Undergraduate Candidate over the course of a school year
09/2014 - 06/2017
AIAS Member
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 10/2016 - 04/2017
Research Assistant Ryerson University Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Assisted Professor Jennifer McArthur by collecting and assessing BI data through Revit and Dynamo, and developed graphical presentation for a live building data stream software focusing on Smart Cities and Smart Buildings research for Arup
05/2016 - 08/2016
Construction Project Coordinator BOLT Developments Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Managed the coordination of small residential construction projects under direction of principle developers and interior designers
06/2015 - 10/2015
Designing and fabricating a gathering space that extends from the side walk onto the street
Design Co-Lead Hale Coffee Production Facility Toronto, Ontario
Desiged and fabricated the interior space of a shared coffee production facility and coffee lounge
06/2016
Design Team Canstruction Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
Design and assembly of charity art display comprising of food donated cans
06/2016
Design Team Luminato Hearn Generating Station, Toronto, Ontario
With the collaboration of Omar Ghandi, the conceptual future design of the Hearn Generating Station being integrated with Toronto’s urban infrastructure
ACHIEVEMENTS 06/2016
Toronto Canstruction 2016 People’s Choice Award Canstruction Toronto Toronto, Ontario 09/2015
Timber Fever Design-Build Challenge Third Place Moses Structural Engineers Toronto, Ontario 05/2015
Developer Assistant BSIX CORP Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SSEF Architecture Competition Top Ten Finalists Steel Structures Education Foundation Toronto, Ontario
07/2015 - 09/2015
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Designed preliminary site plans and renders for the development of the Odyssey Sports Centre for Seaside California University
Construction Laborer Douglas Reid Renovations Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Assisted in the construction and demolition process of residential buildings
AutoCAD 2016 Revit 2016 Dynamo Rhinoceros 5.0
Chaos Group V-Ray 2.0 Grasshopper Yulio VR Google Sketchup Pro 2016
Adobe Photoshop 2016 Adobe Illustrator 2016 Adobe InDesign 2016 Microsoft Office 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 TORONTO SCRAP STEEL ART MUSEUM Pier 27, Toronto, Ontario
Design Studio II 07/12/2015
11 NEXUS
Don River, Toronto, Ontario
SSEF Architecture Competition 22/05/2015
21 PRESENCE Iceland
Iceland Trekking Cabins Competition 17/08/2016
27 HALE COFFEE PRODUCTION FACILITY 1485 Dupont St, Toronto, Ontario Interior Design Project In Progress
33 REGENT PARK PAVILION Regent Park, Toronto, Ontario
NXT City Prize 2015 31/07/2015
39 CANADIAN MULTICULTURAL CENTRE 54 Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario Integration Studio 05/12/2016
TORONTO SCRAP STEEL ART MUSEUM Location: Pier 27, Toronto, Ontario Course: Design Studio II Completion: 07/12/2015
The Toronto Scrap Steel Art Museum exemplifies the tectonic principles of scrap steel art, and the processes involved in fabricating the art form. The museum is a dual art exhibition center as well as a private residence for selected artist to reside and fabricate art work to be displayed. The museum proposes that select artist who work with scrap steel as an art medium can temporarily stay while they design and develop works that will be displayed within the museum.
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01. ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT FORM
02. DIRECT VIEWS ON SITE
03. ELEVATION OF SCULPTURE GARDENS
04. CIRCULATION
05. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
06. IMMEDIATE CIRCULATION
Pier 27 is an expanding residential site at the heart of Toronto’s harbourfront. Contrasting from its historical typology as a docking station in the 1900’s, the site has grown into a series of developing condominiums that create a stark identity in comparison to the surrounding context. The analysis provided takes into consideration site parameters that the proposed Toronto Scrap Steel Art Museum has to meet. 02
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EXTERIOR SCULPTURE GARDEN
Early research was focused on the art of scrap steel. As a unique median relative to many traditional art forms, steel scrap art takes its form through the many components that comprise its whole. Each piece has intrinsic value to the totality of the entire work. The exploration of this ideal became the driving force for defining the building’s program and orientation. Like steel art, the museum becomes a series of modular bays that take shape of the entire building. Each bay becomes its own individual type of program, with some bays intersecting, forming a larger program. 03
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1. Green Roof: - 500mm Extensive Soil Mix - 31mm Separation Fabric - 500mm Granular Drainage - 62.5mm Protection Mat 2. 125mm x 100mm Frame-less Glass Balustrade Shoe 3. Grout Pad 4. Threaded Rod 5. Formed Hole-Grout Solid 6. Main Runner Channel 7. Weather Seal 8. Threaded Insert 9. Sandwich Panel Precast Unit 10. Grout Seal 11. Ceiling Anchor 12. Hollow-core Slab 13. Custom Precast Concrete L-Beam 14. Supplementary Framing Above Fixture 15. Gypsum Board
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Level 7 25,800
Level 6 21,500
Level 5 17,200
Level 4 12,900
Level 3 8600
Level 2 4300
Level 1 0 (mm)
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Level 7 25,800
Level 6 21,500
Level 5 17,200
Level 4 12,900
Level 3 8600
Level 2 4300
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Exterior Sculpture Garden
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First Floor 960m2 1. Entrance 2. Reception 3. Retail
4. Cafe 5. Feature Stair 6. Elevator 7. Washroom
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8. General Storage (Sm) 9. Fire Stair 10. Fabrication 11. Fabrication Storage 4m 0m
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12. Waste Storage 13. Electrical Room 14. Mechanical Room 15. Service Elevator 16m
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Second Floor 1024m2 1. Feature Stair 2. Small Sculpture Exhibition (Temp) 3. Medium Sculpture Exhibition (Temp) 4. Sculpture Garden 5. Elevator 6. Washroom 7. Security 8. Server Room 9. Fire Stair 10. Staff Washroom 11. Electrical Room 12. Mechanical Room 13. Service Elevator 14. Fabrication 15. General Storage (Main)
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Third Floor 896m2 1. Feature Stair 2. Large Sculpture Exhibition (Temp) 3. Multipurpose Space (Temp) 4. Sculpture Garden 5. Elevator 6. Art Storage 7. General Storage (Sm) 8. Fire Stair 9. Electrical Room 10. Mechanical Room 11. Service Elevator
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The play with perspective is a key element in the execution of the architectural intent. Contrast in form is utilized to emphasize the modular blocks integrate to a solid object. Glazing is incorporated into the southern side of the museum to accentuate the lightness of the modular bays, while the northwesterly facade conforms to the continuity of the use of precast concrete walls. The implementation of this condition allows for a dynamic form that changes its geometry as one circulates the building, engaging perception of individuals.
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South Exterior Perspective
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NEXUS
Location: Don River, Toronto, Ontario
Competition: SSEF Architecture Competition 2015 Top Ten Finalists Members: Adrian Chiu, Erik Aquino Completion: 22/05/2015
The term recycle is not only limited to the notion of waste management. As the theme for the SSEF 2015 Architecture Competition, the term recycle was assessed in a more architectonic manner that sought to answer how space can be recycled, while also contributing a environmentally sustainable initiative. Nexus is created through the formation of public space under the Prince Edward Viaduct, whilst also becoming a filter for garbage running downstream of the Don Valley River.
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Toronto’s rivers are prone to fluctuating water levels, accumulating from extreme precipitation as well as melting snow. With these unpredictable accumulations of water, rivers can vary from a minimum water levels to flooding. As a repercussion, garbage becomes swept into the water and distributed along the river. The Don River deals with the condition of garbage as it connects from several of bodies of water up north, and empties into Lake Ontario. 12
Perspective on Gathering Space
Perspective on Main Walkway
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Floor Plan 5m
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West Elevation 1m 0m
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AESS Overhang to Composite Tee Assembly Welded Casing Railing Connection
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Main to Sub Platform Connection 1. HSS Welded Frame 2. Steel Grate 3. Steel Rod 4. Bolts 5. Steel Composite Assembly 6. Hollow AESS Pin Connection 7. Cap
Composite Tee Assembly to Overhang Composite Connection
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Stair Connection
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South Exterior Perspective 20
PRESENCE Location: Iceland
Competition: Iceland Trekking Cabins Competition Members: Katherine Krolak, Daniel Howell, Alan Guildmen Completion: 17/08/2016
Iceland’s landscape is not only unique and extraordinary, but features a diverse variety of geographies; from vast open plains, expansive fjords, and coastal cliffs, to ancient glaciers and active volcanoes and lava fields. It stands apart from other Nordic landscapes as an idyllic destination for hikers, and trekkers. The challenge of the propellers design was to develop a trekking cabin for an environment that is as varied as it is isolated, while at the same time drawing inspiration from Iceland’s rich architectural and cultural heritage, with the ultimate goal of developing a structure that would be safe, secure, and comfortable and an architectural expression that would stand out as an icon of Iceland’s active outdoor lifestyle; a beacon that encourages all those who dare to take on the challenges that the rich landscape has to offer. 21
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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
1. Roof Assembly 2. Rafters 3. Finishes 4. Light Wood Framing 5. Floor Assembly 6. Floor Joists 7. Grey Water System 8. Helical Piles
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Ísafjörður
Húsavík Dalvik
Bíldudalur Sauðárkrókur
Laugar Akureyri
Blönduós
Patreksfjörður
Reykjahlíð Borgarfjörður Eystri
Egilsstaðir
Seydisfjordur Neskaupstadur Reyðarfjörður Fáskrúðsfjörður
Ólafsvík Hellnar
Borgarnes
Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
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Reykjavík
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Hafnarfjordur
Kirkjubæjarklaustur
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Flexibility of context became one of many focal points during the design phase of the project. With such diverse terrain throughout the landscape, the building had to be elevated from the ground plane, allowing the structure to be assembled in any topographic condition.
GATHERING SPACE Communal building with shared amenities saves space and creates a hub for fellow travelers to gather
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INTEGRATION WITH CONTEXT Low sloped roof rising from the Earth allows the hut to act as an extension of the landscape
MODULES Modular pods are inserted in the roof to accentuate the presence of trekkers on the landscape
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Interior Perspective
Exterior Sleeping Pod
The sleeping pods are designed to comfortably sleep 2, and are constructed of a steel structure clad in warm wood on the interior, and brass paneling on the exterior. The brass panels will develop a rich patina over time, which will contrast the materiality of the surrounding structure, while still complimenting the overall weathered appearance we desired to achieve over the lifetime of the design. Earth-concrete tiles overlap and envelope the entirety of the main living structure. These tiles were developed to utilize earthen aggregates from each specific site the cabins would be placed in, therefore taking on the unique characters of the colours and textures inherent to each site the design is placed in. Areas where local soils are used as the aggregate will sprout grasses, mosses, and lichens over time and create an expression that is integrated into the landscape as if it had been there from the beginning of time. 25
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HALE COFFEE PRODUCTION FACILITY Location: 1485 Dupont Street, Toronto, Ontario
Project Type: Interior Design Members: John Zhang, Matthew Lau, Gregorio Jimenez, Liam Hall, Adrian Chiu, Stephen Jones Client: Hale Coffee Company Budget: $25,000 Project Advisor: Vincent Hui Completion: 01/03/2016
Hale Coffee Production Facility offers the clients a dual coffee production facility and coffee lounge area. The production space is created as a display to engage customers to the experience of coffee bean roasting. The client proposed to the design team to create unity with the conditions of the bar, ceiling and feature wall. What results is an open modular form that expands from the feature wall and flows dynamically along the ceiling, enclosing the vertically expansive ceiling whilst accommodating for direct access to the plumbing above. Throughout the form, certain modules have specified programming; that of hanging acrylic light boxes, and shelving units.
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1. Ceiling 2. Pipes 3. Modular Installation 4. Lighting Units 5. Customer Seating 6. Barista 7. Coffee Roasting and Production 8. Multipurpose Space
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Floor Plan 2.5m 0m
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1.5� profiles are cut into dimensional vertical members ranging from 390mm to 790mm. All modules are constructed to maintain a overall massing of 390mmx390mmx390mm that ungulate according to the parameters of above pipes. The ceiling fixture forms an extension of the feature wall that grows and expands along the ceiling, bringing continuity to the overall site. 31
Entryway Perspective
Barista Perspective
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REGENT PARK PAVILION Location: Regent Park, Toronto, Ontario Competition: NXT City Prize 2015 Members: Mariam El-Zein Completion: 31/07/2015
The community of Regent Park is an ever growing neighborhood of diversity in its cultural ethnicities. As a repercussion of this encouraging social aspect, the community becomes involved in activities that any individual can participate in, regardless of background. Regent Park takes great care in the idea of Growth and applies it within the community. Regent Park Pavilion redefines a preexisting space in Regent Park that takes the two elements of Growth; being allotment Gardens and community Events. Instead of creating a single use Pavilion, Regent Park Pavilion provides flexible exterior space that gives the residents the opportunity to host the multitude of preexisting community events and workshops. By incorporating allotment gardens into the pavilion, a space is created that is unique and strongly representative of the social aspect within the community.
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Interior Allotment Gardens
Exterior Display Screens
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CIRCULATION
ALLOTMENT GARDENS
DISPLAY SCREENS
PUBLIC SEATING
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Exploded Axonometric: 1. Glulam Frame 2. Stretched Canvas 3. Allotment Gardens 4. Public Seating 5. Pavement Walkway
Top: Exposed Bespoke Connection Middle: Canvas to Frame Connection EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
Bottom:
Beam to Beam with Plate
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CANADIAN URBAN MULTICULTURAL CENTRE Location: 54 Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario Course: Integration Studio I Completion: 05/12/2016
The Canadian Urban Multicultural Centre stems its conception from the fundamentals of multiculturalism, the coming together of identities. The building resonates this idea through the space acting as a central node within its contextual realm, and seeks to draw spatial elements in from the site to the internal area. The idea is further intensified with the use of the atrium space as a perceptual and physical connection to the interior program, an additional entity that acts as an extension of the first floor programs.
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01. IDENTIFYING CONTEXTUAL NODES
05. INTEGRATION OF PARLIAMENT PARK
02. FOCUS OF AXISES
06. LANDSCAPE MODIFICATION
03. PERPENDICULAR RESPONSE TO ESPLANADE CORRIDOR
07. CONNECTION NORTH CIRCULATION
04. PERPENDICULAR RESPONSE TO DISTILLERY DISTRICT
08. CONCLUDED MASSING
The building’s intent becomes series of gestures that the correlate to its direct form. As a response to many of the contextual axises present on site, the building reacts by creating a perpendicular facade that visually connects the internal program to the site. In addition, elements from the site are also integrated within the building itself, further accentuating the extension and drawing in of spatial nodes. 40
MULTICULTURALISM
Hallway Perspective
As a centre for multiculturalism, the initial design research was focused on defining how culture and multiculturalism can be implemented within architecture. With such subjectivity towards these concepts, the research concluded with taking a step back and assessing the fundamental notion of what multiculturalism is. Regardless of any bias or perception towards a personal definition, its core premise is inarguably the focus of elements converging to a primary space. Whether it is ethnicities, culture or identities, the notion of multiculturalism always stems back to this core concept. 41
MASSING
LEVEL 01 - PHYSICAL CONNECTION
LEVEL 02 - VISUAL CONNECTION
INTEGRATION OF PARK
CONNECTIONS OF INTERIOR PROGRAM
CENTRAL FOCUS OF CIRCULATION
RESULTING ATRIUM FORM
The interior form becomes the fruition of multiple gestures and rationals. The atrium space creates physical and perceptual connections to the interior program, while also accommodating its relationship to the park, and its central focus of circulation. 42
The use of Glulam resonates a tectonic sensation through its connection with the adjacent park. Due to building restrictions, the glulam was created as a finish to the building, and not an actual structure. 43
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First Floor 1. Aboriginal Art Museum 2. Multipurpose Space 3. Janitor Closet 4. Washroom
5. Elevator 6. Federal Consulting Office 7. Senior Walk-in Centre 8. Daycare
9. Reception 10. Community Centre Office 11. Multipurpose Space 12. Community Centre Gym
13. Garbage Room 14. Storage Room 15. Shipping & Receiving 16. Mechanical Room
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Second Floor 1. Aboriginal Green House 2. Aboriginal Learning Centre 3. Storage 4. Library 5. Federal and Urban Heritage Offices 6. Outdoor Daycare Space
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Exterior Perspective from Esplanade Corridor
Atrium - First Floor
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Level 4 15,000
Level 3 10,000
Level 2 5,000
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Level 4 15,000
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