LIVINGSTON BOYD
architecture portfolio
table of contents
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THE GREENHOUSEP4 EFFECT
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PARAMETRIC CANOPY
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NORTHERN BREWERY
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GEOHOME
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AMPLITUDE
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SUDBURY YACHT CLUB ACCESSIBILITY PLAN
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01 | THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT FOURTH YEAR STUDIO PROJECT | IN COLLABORATION WITH JOSIE LI rhino/grasshopper | vray | illustrator | photoshop | indesign
The Greenhouse Effect is a mass timber, mixed-use residential project catering to families and mixed income residents. It incorporates a new home for the farmer’s market on the site, vertical and communal greenhouses interspersed between residential suites, and an education greenhouse where residents and visitors can learn about gardening. Mindful of the Elgin Greenway - a linear park proposed by the city to run the length of this site, the “greenhouse corridor” depicted to the left provides a sheltered portion of the Greenway, an alternative to the outdoor pathways which bring pedestrians in full view of the market activities.
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The site plan reveals how the under-berm parking was implemented. Conceived as a sound barrier for the noise from the train yard, the berm also became a way to conceal traffic and divert it from pedestrian activity. Open on the north and south faces, it facilitates natural cross-ventilation in most of the parking. 05
01 | THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT SITE AXONOMETRIC With the preexisting pedestrian access points of the traffic heavy bridge to the east and poorly lit pedestrian tunnel to the west, the axonometric illustrates our strategy for making both entrances more approachable while increasing the accessibility of our site. We proposed opening up the tunnel to halve its length and introduce daylight, while widening and barricading the side walk on the bridge and adding an extension that brings pedestrians down to the site. From there, a linear, ribbon-like landscape connects the two points and encourages visitors to traverse it in its entirety.
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Ribbon landscape & skate park
Farmer’s Market
Education Greenhouse
3 Bedroom Unit
Residential building 01
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01 | THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT DETAILED SECTIONS: SKYLIGHT
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01 | THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT DETAILED SECTIONS: POLYCARBONATE SCREEN
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01 | THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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SYSTEMS | PASSIVE & ACTIVE STRATEGIES
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01 | CROSS VENTILATION in select units and under-berm parking
06 | Gradual slope of landscape directs runoff towards WETLAND, recharging the water table and nearby Junction Creek
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10 cm SOLAR GLAZING clads every greenhouse to collect solar 08 | Transparent energy
03 | OVERHANGS AND LOUVER SCREENS block sunlight in the summer while admitting winter sunlight.
05 | SOUTH GLAZING for every residential unit, afforded by this unique site.
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07 | Roof slopes direct RAINWATER to retention tanks, an underground cistern, or through a wetland to be filtered.
02 | DOUBLE SKIN retains heat for winter use while expelling hot air in the summer.
04 | TROMBE WALLS along southern faces of greenhouses for passive heating.
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09 |GREY WATER RETENTION /10passive solar energy storage in a series of clear 23 cm and toilets tubes, used for crop irrigation 10 | 120 ft GEOTHERMAL wells10serve the heating needs of the market space, while a separate geothermal system utilizes the solar energy consumed by the pond to heat and cool the greenhouse corridor.
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SYSTEMS | HVAC
Localized heating ventilation closets
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Boiler room connecting air from geothermal pumps to fan coil unit Fan coil unit room supplying common spaces via heat and ventilation ducts Parking duct shaft with fan unit on exterior and motorized damper on interior, exhaust pipe to the surface. Six heating units heat the space.
SECOND FLOOR MARKET HVAC
FIRST FLOOR MARKET HVAC
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01 | Pump house 02 | Geothermal pond coils 03 | Geothermal wells 04 | Fan coil unit
05 | Mechanical room 06 | Geothermal heat pump 07 | Duct shaft
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01 | THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT SYSTEMS | STRUCTURE
FLOOR PLATES
LOAD BEARING WALLS
SHEAR WALLS
These drawings detail the structure of stories 2 through 5, from the timber space frame supporting the residential floors to the steel greenhouse framework above.
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02 | PARAMETRIC CANOPY
FOURTH YEAR DIGITAL FABRICATION PROJECT rhino/grasshopper
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vray
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photoshop
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indesign
Assigned as an experimentation with Grasshopper parametrics in our Digital Fabrication class, I incorporated my design into the scheme of our mixed-use residential project in Studio to act as a microcosm of our entire site. It mimics our use of space frames, undulating landscape forms, rusticated dwelling units and polycarbonate facades. The canopy houses the mobile vendor stalls should they wish to move outside in warmer months.
The canopy uses clear PVC pipe members attached to steel connections. Exploring transparency, light diffusion and reflectivity throughout the residential project, I chose this material in an effort to have the frame itself reflect and diffuse light, while emphasizing its “lightness” in comparison to the rigid frame below.
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03 | NORTHERN BREWERY THIRD rhino
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photoshop
This solo project called for the adaptive reuse of Downtown Sudbury’s historic Northern Brewery building as an art gallery. Located in a lower class neighborhood, it was found that the surrounding demographics are among the least inclined to visit art galleries. By opening up to this neighborhood with a courtyard, its featured artworks can be seen without a fee, while access to the restaurant and workshops within attempt to welcome these very demographics.
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01 permanent gallery 02 temporary gallery SECOND FLOOR (public) 03 experimental gallery 1. permanent gallery 04 entrance 2. temporary gallery atrium 3. experimental gallery 05 studio 4. entrance atriumroof 06 green
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5. studio 6. green roof GROUND FLOOR
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GROUND FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR (public) 01 entrance atrium 1. entrance atrium 02 washrooms and 2. washrooms and changing change rooms 3. cafe 4. retail03 cafe 5. experimental 04 retailgallery (ground floor) 05 experimental gallery 6. temporary gallery 06floor) temporary gallery (ground 07 permanent 7. permanent gallery gallery (ground 08floor) courtyard 8. enclosed courtyard 9. unenclosed courtyard SECOND FLOOR 10. elevator
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01 receiving 02 security booth 03 mechanical/electrical GROUND FLOOR 04 art storage (private) 05 temporary gallery 1. receiving storage 2. security booth 06 freight elevator 3. mechanical
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/electrical 4. art storage SECOND FLOOR 5. temporary gallery 01 admin lockers storage 02 curatorial examina6. freight elevator
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The gallery project was a good lesson in programmatic arrangement, as perhaps our most complex project to date in this area of design.
tion 03FLOOR isolation room SECOND (private) 04lockers dirty workshop 1. admin 2. curatorial examination 05 tech services 3. isolation room 06 library 4. dirty07 workshop offices 5. tech services 08 6. library WC/storage/kitchenette/copying 7. offices 09 clean workshop 8. WC/stg/kitchenette/ copying10 table storage 9. clean11 workshop misc. storage 10. table storage 12 freight elevator 11. misc. storage 12. freight elevator
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Visiting numerous Montreal galleries before this assignment, I was struck by an artwork whose texture evoked a perception which changed along with my distance from the painting. This inspired the numerous elevated walkways seen in the sectional model, which retread areas previously seen from below and offer a different perspective of the artworks.
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04 | GEOHOME
FIRST YEAR STUDIO PROJECT / WARMING HUT The team set out early on to have Oculus be entirely decomposable, which we accomplished using dowel joints and twine connections. Tasked with designing and crafting the joints that form each polygon, this was an early introduction to my ongoing strive for tectonic joinery.
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04 | GEOHOME
Reassembling Oculus Prime the following year, the warming hut quickly decomposed, returning to the earth like we had always intended.
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Photographs taken by Laavanjan Srimanmathan
05 | AMPLITUDE
FOURTH YEAR AWARD-WINNING NUIT BLANCHE INSTALLATION in collaboration with four classmates and led by Brandon Saunders
Photographs taken by William Ho
As a kinetic installation, it involved a series of LED lit ping pong balls strung to a motorized rotating arm that produces the wave. While Brandon oversaw the coding, my involvement spanned the duration of construction, where I gained experience with the mechanics and mathematics involved. Submitted to the Nuit Blanche event held at our school, the installation won the Golden Burden award.
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06 | SUDBURY YACHT CLUB ACCESSIBILITY PLAN PROPOSED SITE PLAN rhino
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Practicing new methods of site analysis, these ranged from determining hill slopes to acquiring feedback from club members. With members who span a wide range of professions, I was able to coordinate with and learn from a project coordinator, a civil engineer, even a plumber, who taught me how to use a water level to determine slope.
BARRIER-FREE RAMP 01 Landing Elevation: A 252.1m B 251m At a slope of 1:21, the new ramp will remedy the current inaccessibility of the clubhouse for the aging membership.
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BARRIER-FREE RAMP 02
New BF ramp would extend further beyond the edge of the building, allowing for a new deck that provides for a wider doorway.
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05 | SUDBURY YACHT CLUB ACCESSIBILITY PLAN PROPOSED ELEVATION
INACCESSIBLE RAMP 01
The existing ramp towards the porch is too steep and narrow for barrier-free use.
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HAZARDOUS PAVEMENT
Ground heaves up to 6” in the middle
INACCESSIBLE RAMP 02
Too steep for barrier-free access. The new stair will also bring the rise of all stairs down to 6.5“ for ease of use.
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