[Outdated] Mariah Palantzas Portfolio 2015

MARIAH PALANTZAS PORTFOLIO 2015

University of Waterloo School of Architecture

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Curriculum Vitae

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In Motion

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Oasis

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A Maker’s Space

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St. Clair Public Library

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Micro-Institutions

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Co-op: Philip Beelsey Architect Inc.

MARIAH PALANTZAS Toronto, ON, CAN 416-523-3034 Linkedin: mariahpalantzas

EDUCATION University of Waterloo Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Architectural Studies Honours Co-op, Cambridge, Ontario September 2014-Present •

mariahpalantzas@gmail.com • SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS •

One year background in architectural 2D hand-drafted and digital work developed in university.

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Nine months experience in 3D modeling (digital and physical) acquired primarily as intern at architecture firm.

Courses include: Design Studio, Cultural History, Visual Communications, Building Construction, Principles of Structures and Environmental Design Projects: SSEF Competition, Sustainable Building: Oasis, Public Library, MicroInstitutions

Leaside High School Honours Certificate of Bilingual Studies French Immersion, Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Toronto, Ontario September 2010-June 2014 •

Starting line, Girls Rugby (Spring & Fall) 20112014 3rd base, Girls Softball (Spring) 2011-2013 Presented in the TDSB Concours d’art oratoire – French Immersion

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Gained ability to persuasively communicate with people due to Vice President and Archivist position on the UWSA Student Council

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Obtained initiative and management skills through two summers as camp counselor and lifeguard.

Aristoteles, Greek Community of Toronto Honours Certificate of Greek Studies, Credit School, Toronto, Ontario

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Excellent collaborative skills gained from practicing a competitive sport for four years.

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Increased degree of reliability from work as a Customer Service Representative at Loblaw Great Foods for 2 years.

January 2009-January 2013 • Greek Honour Roll and Award of Academic Excellence (received 4/4 years) • Prom Committee

SKILL SET Microsoft Office Illustrator InDesign Photoshop Rhinoceros 3D Drafting Hand modeling Maxwell Render

FLUENT IN French

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English

EXPERIENCE

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Philip Beesley Architects Inc. Intern, Toronto, ON

Entrance Scholarship University of Waterloo

April-June 2015

September 2014

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Produced 2D drawings, 3D models & graphics Prepared prototypes & assembled installations

Student Council, University of Waterloo Vice President September 2015-Present •

Keep order at meetings, assist the president, oversees project commitees/ events and replaces president if needed.

Student Council, University of Waterloo Archivist January-June 2015 •

Takes notes during meetings and keeps all documents organized.

Honour Roll & Award of Academic Excellence Greek Community of Toronto January 2009-January 2013 Renewed NLS (National Lifeguard Service) Lifesaving Society June 2015 Renewed Standard First Aid Certification Lifesaving Society June 2015

INTERESTS Orientation Week, University of Waterloo Leader “HUGE”

Music Sing and play drums. Listen to country.

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Leading, welcoming and helping first years feel comfortable in our school as a “Huge” during theUniversity of Waterloo Engineering’s Orientation week.

Reading Going to a place where nobody else is.

Staying Active Routine work-outs and occasional sports.

Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen’s Park Legislative Page June 2009 •

Nature Avid nature lover, hiker and adventurer.

Representative of Don Valley West

Drawing Expressing myself when nothing else can.

Cabbagetown Youth Centre Sports Counselor & Lifeguard July-August 2014/2015

Photography Capturing memories/moments in time.

Loblaw Great Foods Front End Cashier & Customer Service Desk

Cooking Experimenting with flavours and

June 2011-August 2013

PERSONALITY TRAITS Persuasive

Resourceful

Organized

Creative

Quiet

Hilarious

Collaborative

Reliable

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IN MOTION

In collaboration with Samiha Meem & Kelsey Malott

Renowned as the city that never sleeps, New York is in constant motion. Whether day or night, for business or pleasure, the city’s people are invariably active. However, there remains a decrease in nighttime vitality in one vast area in particular - Central Park. While the park is imperative to the city’s core, it lacks a chronic state of flux, due to its crimeful reputation. Over the past decade the crime rate has decreased, but the possibility of the park returning to its former condition has left citizens in hesitation, causing movement at night to remain limited.

By recycling old taxi’s - a common form of travel in the city - we provide an innovative way to reuse one of New York’s most historic symbols and to create instances throughout the park where New Yorkers may interact with their remains every day. As well, the lightscapes newly promotes Central Park as a night time destination that is safe and engages the entire city.

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The taxicabs of New York are widely recognized icons of the city. In 2007, city officials outlined a project to replace existing Ford Crown Victoria taxis and others by 2014. This transition leaves tens of thousands of retired vehicles. The lightscapes provide a recycled solution that takes advantage of the aluminum and steel of the cars in a useful way. They promote a maintenance to the iconicism of the vehicles by allowing them to remain within the city in a new advantageous style.

FORD CROWN VICTORIA, 1980s

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CROWN VICTORIA, 1990s

sheep meadow

belvedere castle

the resevoir

the pond

harlem meer

RECYLCING PROCESS

collection

sorting by magnet

steel slugging

grinding furnace

forming

flatten

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6:00 am

12:00 pm Based on circulation and program the lightscapes are placed for increased nighttime activity.The form follows motion patterns on the New York streets. The lightscapes promote passive recreation by providing modern benefits to variable times of the day.

DAILY ARRIVAL PATTERNS 6:00 pm

12:00 am DURATIONAL PROGRAM DIAGRAMS

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alien head bolt

alien head bolt

skeleton framework

nodes loads

node connection

connection detail

foundation connections

exhaust pipe lining

double layered grid space frame with top chord, a bottom chord and flat-fabricated inter-connecting diagonal bracing and node blocks

uninterrupted chord members and compact joints carries load by threedimensional action with high inherent stiffness

interlinked members subject to axial forces, structural joint members with node joint having threaded apertures

elongated threaded bolt, fixed nut locked on one bolt with set screw, jam nut on other end and snap on cap covers the connecting member

joined and set into ground plane

exhaust pipes inserted into perforated aluminum sheets and welded together

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OASIS

Thailand 13.7500° N, 100.4833° E

The Oasis is a small compartment in the large scaleless boundary, where sun becomes shade, harsh light becomes dappled, still air becomes a breeze and monotony gives way to transition and variation. An Oasis is where you go for renewal and experience a ritual in your life like a cool drink after a long trek. My OASIS project additionally is seeking to do all of this in an “unplugged” building; we can reduce our Carbon Footprint through the complete use of passive design strategies.

Passive shading. Passive cooling. NO electricity. No fans. No pumps.

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EXTERIOR VIEW FROM ROCKS

INTERIOR VIEW

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2 The water particles seep through the first aluminum screen and dispurse into the air space. At this point the particles are moving too slow and are too small to pass through the second screen; therefore the air inside is not humid and is breezy.

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ELEMENTS 1 ) Light Bamboo Frame 2 ) White Linen Shade

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3 ) Light Wooden Structure 4 ) Glass Lightwell

(protects interior from rainfall while allowing for indirect natural light)

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5 -)Double Screen Walls

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(makes interior cool/ stops humidity)

6 ) Porch - Wood & Glass Railing

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7 ) Plants inside lightwell

(perforated bottom allowing for rain to water plants and empty out bottom without weighing down structure)

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8 ) Glass Floor

(allows visitors to look at water below)

9 ) White Linen Cushions

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10 ) Light Wooden Bench 11 ) Light Wooden Floors 12 ) Cantilever

(comes out from rock and supports stucture from below - ratio (1:2)protruding the rock : within the rock)

360 VIEW

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EAST SECTION summer sun

spring/fall sun

winter sun

SOUTH SECTION

HUMIDITY 110 %

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A MAKER’S SPACE Grand River, Cambridge, ON

Entirely hand drafted - A space created where a “maker” may work on his/her craft and reside interchangeably. The project offers a glass public workshop on the main floor and a floating private living space above. Large windows create views along the Grand River and rest among black metal paneling. Concrete terraces hold green grass and create space for the community to indulge in the natural environment surrounding the building while inviting them to view the artist’s work inside. Warm wood details tie the space together and frame the exterior walkway leading visitors around the entire space.

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SECTION 1

SECTION 2

SECTION 1 - NORTH/SOUTH

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SECTION 2 - WEST/EAST

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SOUTH SIDE

NORTH SIDE

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EAST SIDE

WEST SIDE

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ST.CLAIR PUBLIC LIBRARY Westmount Ave. / St. Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON

Challenge: to optimally use poorly occupied plots of land along St. Clair West in Toronto, Ontario to build a public library. One location, at Westmount Ave. and St. Clair Ave. W., is to be transformed from a public parking lot to a space where people will enjoy a variety of different agendas and feelings. Emphasizing a public to private program moving from Westmount Ave - overviewing a Catholic Elementary school and the divine St. Clare Perish Church - to the library’s quiet top floor overlooking St.Clair West, the project is a modern solution to successfully utilize this forgotten site.

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SECTION A

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SECTION B

SECTION B

SECTION A

FIRST FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

FOURTH FLOOR

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MICRO-INSTITUTIONS

In collaboration with Devin Arndt, Tristan Sito & Natasha Kilnk

This project challenges groups to optimally use left over plots of land in Galt, Ontario to build dense residential developments. One location, at Grand Ave. and Blair Rd., is to be transformed from a public parking lot to a space people want to call home.

Our specific design constitutes of townhouse and condominium style units - attracting many different types of residents. Highlighting a public versus private relationship moving from the busy, commercial Grand Ave - over-viewing a park and the alluring Grand River - to the residential quiet Blair Rd, the project is a favourable and practical solution to usefully occupying this odd site.

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SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

FOURTH FLOOR

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FIRST FLOOR

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PHILIP BEESLEY ARCHITECT INC. My contribution to the firm

Philip Beesley Architect Inc. (PBAI) is an interdisciplinary design firm located in Toronto, Canada, associated with the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo and The Living Architecture Systems Group (LASG). The studio’s design methods combine the durable crafts of heavy machining and building with advanced digital visualization, industrial design, digital prototyping, and mechatronics engineering.

Sculptural work in the past three decades has focused on immersive textile environments, landscape installations and intricate geometric structures. The most recent generations of these works feature interactive lighting systems and kinetic mechanisms that use dense arrays of microprocessors and sensors.

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HANGZHOU Sound module design, assembly & 3D model

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MARIAH PALANTZAS PORTFOLIO 2015 mariah.palantzas@gmail.com p: 416-523-3034