[OUTDATED] Leif Lovlin Architecture Portfolio | Summer 2023

LEIF LOVLIN

university of waterloo

summer, 2023

architecture portfolio

My name is Leif Lovlin, currently a second year undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.

To me, architecture makes up all the formal and spatial relations around us that can inform, and influence our actions, feelings and thoughts.

Although early in my architectural journey, I aspire to play with and create more interesting spatial relations, through both the built environment and that which surrounds it. This may manifest as a small bridge framing a waterfall, a sheltered courtyard at a busy intersection or a suspended oculus overlooking a freezing river.

I enjoy all creative avenues and am both driven and eager to delelop my skills in all areas of my education.

This portfolio is a collection of my academic work over the first two terms of my university education, as well as competition work from the following months.

LEIF LOVLIN

EDUCATION

University of Waterloo School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture Studies

2021-Present

Cantidate for Bachelor of Architecture, honours co-op, excellent academic standing

Harbord Collegiate Institute

2017-2021

Ontario secondary school graduate with bilingual diploma (french immersion grade 9-12)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Student Architect Moriyama Teshima Architects

Winter2023

Using BIM and 3D modeling software to assist in the design process of mass timber residential developments. Researching and Iterating on design options for prefabricated unitized facade panels. Creating physical program models for a large scale feasability study. Primary software included, Revit, Rhino, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop and Enscape.

Student Architect - Media Team/Promo Diamond Schmitt Architects

Summer2022

Collaborating with architects and architectural staff on drawings (plans, section etc), panel layouts, photography and video work for media publication and award submission. Primary software included Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Rush

Wading Pool Attendant City of Toronto, Aquatics

Summer2019

Responsible for pool maintenance throughout the day, and reporting any vandalism to city property. Logging pool traffic/the number of attendees, both young and old. Providing first aid and filing incident reports.

Taekwondo Instructor World TKD

2015-2019

Instructing children and adults in martial arts for fitness and self defense. Assisting fellow instructors facilitate classes on a weekly basis.

SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Revit

Rhinoceros 7

Grasshopper

Sketchup

Enscape Adobe Creative Suite

Hand drafting

Model Making

CNC Milling

Laser Cutting

3D Printing Sketching

Trained in first aid and lifeguarding French literacy, spoken and written Honour roll grade 9-12

Project Feature 2022 Review

Entrance scholarshipPresidents scholarship of distinction

2023-05-17

Letter of Recommendation

To whom it may concern,

Leif Lovlin began working at Moriyama Teshima on January 3, 2023 and completed his employment April 28, 2023 to return to the University of Waterloo. While at Moriyama Teshima Leif worked on several projects and pursuits were his knowledge of several software platforms and keen interest in design progression were essential to the team

Post Lofts, Oshawa, ON

I worked closely with Leif on an 11 storey mass timber development in Os hawa, ON where his knowledge of Rhino, Sketchup, Revit, and Enscape allowed for quick and efficient design iterations and visualization throughout the schema tic design phase of the project. Leif researched design precedents, municipal space-planning standards, technical design guidelines related to the implementation of prefabricated envelope panels and showed enthusiasm to learn more about mass timber construction He was tasked with develop ing and refining building façade panels and layouts that could easily be reproduced and installed to facilitate a fast-paced mass timber construction process . Leif contributed to team design charettes, structural coordination meetings, and attended client presentations where his discerning design sensibility was appreciated and well communicated .

Leif was also a pleasure t o work with. He adapted well to schedule fluctuations typical of working with developers and managed his time to complete all deliverables on time. He approached every task with a great attitude and fit well into the collaborative culture of our studio. Leif left Moriyama Teshima in good standing to return to continue his education. We thank him for his contributions to our work and wish him success in his personal and professional future.

Sincerely,

Will Klassen M.arch OAA MRAIC Associate will@mtarch.com

THE UNDERPASS 01

Program Library and Community Kitchen

Course Arch 193, 1B Design Studio

Date 2022

Software Rhino 7, AI, PS, Enscape

At the merger of King and Queen street east in Toronto, the underpass serves as a unique kind of public library for the neighborhood. Focusing on developing life long skills and community, the small communal kitchen and courtyard space help create a place of rest at the, often busy three way intersection, as a place to learn, eat, relax and work. Doubling as both a library and community kitchen, the underpass hopes to attract the local demographic of young adults to an intersection which now largely serves as a chaotic bus stop.

Two masses to seperate Isolated programs from communal programs Orientation of masses shitfted to draw intruige and form courtyard Collonade added to encourage interior-exterior relation

morphological diagram

The Underpass is located at the intersection of three major neighbourhoods in Toronto, along the Don Valley. This placement at the three way merge of King street, Queen street and River street causes this intersection to act more like a “pitstop”, where in people coming from their houses to the North or condos to the South get on and off streetcars, either going to or coming back from work. The Underpass strives to foster community in this “pitstop”, turning an intersection into a destination.

Seniors

Pre-retirement

Working age

Youth

Children

St. James Town

Population: 29, 000

Regent Park Population: 10, 000

Moss Park Population: 16, 000

age demographics

model photos

SHIFT 02

Program Transitional Co-op and Seniors Housing Course Arch 292, 2A Design Studio

Date 2022

Software Rhino 7, AI, PS, Enscape

Located on the corner of Main street and Water street, Shift Co-op and Senior Housing tackles housing alienation through downtown urban integration, for both young and aging populations of Cambridge Ontario. With a focus on seniors and intergenerational families, Shift seeks to bridge the social boundary created by the housing market, often leaving these demographics relegated to rigid systems like long term care and suburbs by offering a deeply affordable housing option right in the downtown core of Galt.

1. Lobby

2. Loading

3. Storage

4.Waste/Recycling

5. Bike Storage

6. Communal Book Exchange

7. Seniors Drop-In Centre

8. Parking

9. Communal Kitchen

10. Dining

11. Lounge

12. Daycare Lobby

13. Daycare

14. Playground

15. Public Terrace

Sliding and folding Partitions allow for flexible unbits, based on changing tennants, living conditions, spatial requirements and mobility requirements. Unit layouts give residents a greater sense of agency in how their homes reflect their living conditions.

Single Resident: Senior

Open configuration for clear path of circulation due to mobility needs.

Semi closed configuration, to allow privacya as well as creat tighter storare spaces

All partitions closed for privacy of all family members. Adjustable wall forms a nursery as the third bedroom.

2 Larger Bedrooms, one with a home office that can be enclosed based on preference.

Two Residents: Senior

Family of Four

2 Couples of Different Ages

Resident Units: Private

Communal Kitchen, Daycare and Terrace: Semi-Private

Ground Level Program: Public

THE LOG BRIDGE 03

Program Pedestrian Bridge

Course Arch 193, 1B Design Studio

Date 2022

Software Rhino 7, AI, PS, Enscape

At the end of the Bruce Trail in the Dundas valley concervation area lies Sherman Falls, where regular hikers, tourists and people in the Hamilton area go to enjoy themselve. The Log Bridge serves as a pedestrian crossing for the creek coming from the falls. It frames the falls and integrates with the trail through biomimetic design, imitating a fallen log. The Bridge is made primarily of steam bent wood and glulam structural members, complimenting the surrounding forested area.

LIMBO 04

Program Pedestrian Bridge

Course Arch 172, 1B Building Construction

Date 2022

Software Rhino 7, AI, PS, Enscape

Collaborators Michael Kay

Spanning 75m across Hell’s Gate Canyon near Rimouski, Quebec, Limbo bridges the intermediary space between the freezing river below and the open sky above. While crossing, the suspended bridge teeters on the edge of uncertainty—the plummet below being visible throughout the entirety of its crossing. Visible at the middle is the five kilometer canyon, framed by the six meter diameter oculus, suspended sixty three meters in the air. The structure mimics the constant tension between the views below, outwards, and upwards, which are felt as the trail reaches and opens up to the canyon.

Anchor bolts

Main cable

Stiffening Plates

Main Plate

Mast segment with 45 degree chamfer and alignment guides

Dual axis clevice allowing for flexibility

Expanded Metal decking

Cable railing

HSS subdecking welded into I-beams

Cantilevered fins as counterbalance and dampering mass

Main cable

Cable clamp

Turnbuckle

Pin Rod Pin Rod

structural details

Steel plate to connect cable saddle to mast

Tension cables attached to I-beam to stabalize bridge

Suspension cable clamp

Tension ring

Steel Counterweight Bolted web connection angle

I-beam

HSS subdecking

Expanded metal decking

L-shaped welded railing connection

Turnbuckle

Dual axis clevice

6m diameter oculus

Tension cable clamp

Cable saddel

Mast

PROFESSIONAL WORK

ATRIA POST LOFTS

MORIYAMA TESHIMA ARCHITECTS

Program Mid Rise Rental Hosuing

Date 2023

Software Rhino, Sketchup, Revit, AI, PS, Enscape

Supervisors Ronen Bauer, Will Klassen

development in downtown Oshawa

structure diagram

mock unit layout

06

ADDITIONAL WORKS

BARANGAROO RESERVE CASE STUDY

Course Arch 293, 2B Design Studio

Date 2023

Software Rhino 7, AI, PS

Located on the corner of Main street and Water street, Shift Co-op and Senior Housing tackles housing alienation through downtown urban integration, for both young and aging populations of Cambridge Ontario. With a focus on seniors and intergenerational families, Shift seeks to bridge the social boundary created by the housing market, often leaving these demographics relegated to rigid systems like long term care and suburbs by offering a deeply affordable housing option right in the downtown core of Galt.

07

ADDITIONAL WORKS RIPPLE

Competition Buildner’s “The Last Nuclear Memorial”

Date 2022

Software Rhino 7, PS, Grasshopper, V-Ray Collaborators Michael Kay, Derek Shin, Ling Long Yang