Mark Fraser Architecture Portfolio

NOVEMBER 2024

PROFESSIONAL WORK #1

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH COMPUTER SCIENCES (2024)

GUELPH, ONTARIO

PROFESSIONAL WORK #2

SOUTHWEST SCHOOL, CHILDCARE, LIBRARY, & RECREATION CENTRE (2024)

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO

ACADEMIC WORK #1

ORKNEY ISLANDS LODGE & SPA (2017)

ORKNEY ISLANDS, SCOTLAND

ACADEMIC WORK #2

EUROMAIDAN MEMORIAL & MUSEUM (2019)

KIEV, UKRAINE

ACADEMIC WORK #3

ARCHASM COMPETITION - OBSERVATION PAVILION (2019)

KENYA, AFRICA

PROFESSIONAL WORK #1

Univ. of Guelph Comp. Science (2024)

Guelph, Ontario

Type: New Construction & Renovation

Occupancy: Assembly

Budget/Area: $25 million. 3,600 Sq.M

Project Status: Currently in CD

Design Responsibilities:

- Lead production of all design materials and presentations.

- Design of building facades

- Design of Lobby/Atrium

-Design of landscape/paving features.

- Worked with Senior Interior Designer on space planning of Offices, Classrooms, and Lounges.

- Production of 3D models, renderings, presentation floor plans, diagrams.

VIEW FROM LANE WAY

WEST ELEVATION VIEW

MAIN ENTRY VIEW

LOBBY LOUNGE VIEW (BY OTHERS)

LOBBY LOUNGE VIEW

STAIR TOWER VIEW

ADDITION FACADE VIEW

LANE WAY

PARK SPACE

EXIST. BUILDING

NEW ADDITION

1. LECTURE ROOM

2. ATRIUM & LOUNGE

3. STAIR CORE

4. W/C

5. MAINTENANCE

6. ELEVATOR

1. TEACHING LAB

2. ATRIUM & LOUNGE

3. STAIR CORE

4. W/C

5. MAINTENANCE

6. ELEVATOR

1. LECTURE ROOM

2. ATRIUM & LOUNGE

3. STAIR CORE

4. W/C

5. MAINTENANCE

6. ELEVATOR

7. OFFICES

BUILDING SECTION A

Southwest School, Childcare, Library and Recreation Centre (2024)

Brantford, Ontario

Type: New Construction

Occupancy: Assembly

Budget: $35 million. 5,800 Sq.M

Project Status: Currently in Construction

Design Responsibilities:

- Lead production of all design materials and presentations.

- Design of building facades

- Design of School and Library floor plans/space planning.

- Production of 3D models, renderings, presentation floor plans, diagrams.

SCHOOL ENTRY VIEW

BUILDING

LIBRARY VIEW FROM MAIN STREET

BUILDING ELEVATION

BUILDING

EAST-WEST CONNECTION

ACROSS SITE THROUGH “INTERIOR STREET” CONNECTING DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS

SCHOOL FACING QUIETER STRICKLAND AVENUE

CONNECTION TO SPORTS FIELDS FROM SCHOOL OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS

LIBRARY IN PROMINENT LOCATION ALONG SHELLARD LANE

DIVIDED PARKING LOTS ON EAST-WEST OF SITE TO REDUCE “SEA OF PARKING” EFFECT

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

SHELLARD LANE JOINT-BUILD MULTI-USE FACILITY, BRANTFORD

SITE DIAGRAM

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

ACADEMIC WORK

Orkney Island Lodge & Spa

Orkney Island, Scotland

Rock is defining feature in the Orkney Islands, Scotland and has influenced architecture in the area for thousands of years. With this in mind, the approach of the project was to design a lodge to become a part of the rock it rests on. I attempted to express the sensation that the lodge has always existed there, removing the elment of time.

The lodge reflects the peninsula’s edge by embedding itself under the grass and exposing the south faces which open to scenic views of the ocean.

The overall design is dictated largely by the harsh climate. The southern orientation allows for solar control, the embedded masses provides additional insulation from the ground and reduces building facade area exposed to wind.

LODGE APPROACH

Euromaidan

Memorial and Museum

Kiev, Ukraine

The project is a memorial and museum design for the Euromaidan protests that occurred during 2013. It explores architecture’s ability to memorialize the Euromaidan event through different forms of vitality which are expressed through light, space, and materials.

Each space takes inspiration from a different moment in time during the Euromaidan protest, culminating in a building design that creates a sequence of constantly changing experiences that affect the observer in different ways.

Entrance Lobby

Reception

Cafe

Elevator Lobby

Mechanical/Storage

Office

Kitchen

Washrooms

Group Commemoration Area

Reflecting Pond

Private Commemoration Area for 130 Killed

Entrance to Underground Parking

Proposed Service Road

EXHIBITIONLEVEL-2,PROGRAM

1. Back of House

2. Lecture Theater

3. Break Out Space

4. Coat Check

5. Mechanical

6. Washrooms

7. Introduction Projection Room

8. Barricade Exhibition

9. Photo Exhibition

10. Weapons and Armor Exhibition

11. Protest Art

12. Isolation Space

13. Outdoor Exhibition - Euromaidan Tree

ACADEMIC WORK #3

Competition - 3rd Prize of 200 Entries

Amboseli National Park, Kenya

This proposal questions the act of viewing by selectively revealing different elements of the landscape view. As one enters the pavilion the vision to the near ground, far ground, sky, and horizon are gradually revealed, allowing each element of the landscape to be experienced and taken individually in an attempt to obtain a better appreciation for the natural elements.

The pavilion is Inspired by nomadic African tribes, expressing a transitory state and a respect for the natural world through the use of modular construction, naturally occurring timber, locally made fabrics and a structural system that touches the ground lightly. The visitor is also elevated above the landscape, limiting ground disturbance.

Emulating the natural curved symmetry of the hill, the lookout pavilion crowns the peak becoming a prominent landmark from a far, and a reminder for thoughtfulness of the natural world.