Michael John Duarte- MArch Portfolio 2024

Michael John Duarte University of Calgary | 2024

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Table of Contents 1

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Project Encapture

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Water Capturing Devices

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Rhino & GH 3D

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Various Form Finding

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Car Design & Art

Polaris Memorial Park

olo.

Concepts & Coffee

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Various Works

“Architecture is the very mirror of life, you only have to cast

AI in Architecture

your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the

Conceptual Study

spirit of a place; they are a reflection on society.”

-I.M. Pei

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Personal Process Design Problem

Research

Inspirations

Setting Goals

Sketching

Collaborate

Schemes

Innovate

Testing

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michael John Duarte UAP, BS Arch.

My goal is to create a better world through design, innovation, and creativity. For my personal growth, to improve my problemsolving skills, attention to detail, and gaining knowledge. Being a part of the program would help me align myself to succeed in pursuing these goals.

Professional Experiences • Studio Ridge Residential | Interior Technologist | Calgary City, Canada | 2023-Present Designed rustic, and wood framed interiors, which includes the millwork, and speced finishes. Worked collobaratively with clients, suppliers, and professionals from other fields to create a hollistic interior space.

• Ekobuilt | Part-time Architectural Technologist | Ontario, Canada | 2023 Developed plans and solutions to design problems for net-positive wood-framed homes and condominiums. Produced drawings, specifications, and submittal packages. Created Renders based on the models produced.

• Farmor Architecture | Architectural Trainee | Calgary City, Canada | 2023 Studied the National Building Code of Canada, Alberta Version. Experience in redrawing an existing multi-story, multi-unit residential wood frame building to gain knowledge of the constraints and standards.Researched on the building methodologies, standards, and the materials of Canadian based buildings.

• Bersabarc Design Studio | Architect | 2022-2023 | Davao City, Philippines Lead planner and designer of mixed-use buildings according to the client’s needs. Collaborated with a team of professionals and consultants. Researched and developed conceptual studies to help solve the problems in the country and showcase the latest trends in architecture. Mentored intern arhcitecture students on the design process and construction.

• Onpoint Design Co. | Architectural Intern | 2019-2021 | Davao City, Philippines Assisted the architects in designing and managing over 20 projects. Mentored by and worked collaboratively with a team of architects and engineers. Studied the efficiency and the marketability of the design.

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Education • Ateneo de Davao University | Bachelor of Science in Architecture | 2015-2020 | Davao City, Philippines • St. Dominic Savio Technical College | AutoCAD & 3DS Max Modeling | 2015 | Davao City, Philippines

Awards and Publications: • UAP National Convention 2023 Featured Research | Artificial Intelligence in Architecture | Bersabarc Design Studio

• Philippine Property Awards 2022 Highly Commended | Balai by BE Residences | Onpoint Design Studio

Volunteer works • Children’s Basketball Instructor | 2023-Present | YMCA Saddletowne, Calgary City • Placemaking Design Workshop | 2023 | Los Amigos, Davao City • Public School Wall Art Mural | 2017 | Bayanihan Elementary School, Davao City

Out of Country Exposure • Singapore & Malaysia| 2019 Educational tour to the National University of Singapore School of Design & Environ- ment. Visited iconic structures throughout the country

• Canada | 2016 Experienced life in Calgary and Toronto learning the difference in planning homes from a tropical and a temperate setting.

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Polaris Role: Presentation, Renders, Designer Assosciation: Onpoint Design Co. The concept aims to dispel the common perception of a cemetery as melancholic through stra-

North Star Entrance

Saint James

Wall of Remembrance

tegic planning, placement of amenities, and unique forms, guiding users to a unique experience.

Apart from designing some of the structures,

House of Prayer

Fountain of Forever

he main goal of my assignment is to communicate with the users and provide them with enough data in the plans to understand the project. Furthermore,

Tree of Legacy

to give the clients the architect’s vision of the development.

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South Star Entrance

Site Development Plan

Photo Composition Sketch

3D Model Preparation

Production Process The

process

starts

with

sketches and identifying the best properties of the subjects to be per. After doing so, I model in the software according to the sketch. post-processing is done to better highlight

the

strengths

of

the

subject.

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Shower Fountain

GFRC

Tubular Steel Railing

Reinforced Concrete Walkway

Fountain of Forever Elevation

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Lawn Lot

Walk of Solitude

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olo Role: Sole Designer Assosciation: Onpoint Design Co. OLO aims to establish an open-minded coffee shop, fostering a social environment for the owner to showcase his passion, promote local artists, and serve exceptional coffee.

The client’s needs were addressed in a small space with a limited budget by sourcing materials from a demolished house in good condition and drawing inspiration from minimalist Japanese architecture.

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Sketches Washroom

Open Activity Space

Reuse of Materials

Interior Seating

The building and site’s composition resulted in 85% being reused. The materials was sourced from a client’s family member’s demolished home, rather than dis-

Preparation

posal.

Media Wall

Outdoor Seating

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Kitchen on Full Throttle OLO! Another way to say “hello,”, as coined by Megamind in the 2010 animated film.

Shot of the Reused Wood

Backyard Concerts

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Canvas Painting

LED Strip Lighting

Fiber Cement Board

Reclaimed Wood Top Smooth Concrete Seat

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ai in architecture Role: Research and Development, Presentations Assosciation: Berabarc Design Studio The Bersabarc team conducted a meeting with architecture students to identify the issues in Davao city. The collected data helped narrow down the issues. The team then developed a script controlled by machine learning AI to find the best iteration for each city block based on key performance indicators.

Davao’s CBD

Data Rules Data Results

Traditional Workflow

Results

Conventional Workflow Traditional Workflow

Rules Intelligent Protocols

The research, presented at the United Architects of the Philippines National Convention in Manila, aims to inform local architects about the AI trends and capabilities, while also improving national design practice and industry.

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Project Methodology Creating Goals

Problem Identification

Design Constraints

Parametric Space

Performance Indicators

City Block Model

Data Extraction

AI Deployment

Machine Learning Training

Scoring Analytics

City Block Model To solve the problems that the team has identified, we proposed to develop a high-density mixed-use

community

located

in

the

Central

Bussiness Distric of Davao within a city block that could house all the needs of its users.

Residential Zones Zone for Residents

Skycourts Areas for green and open spaces repeating every 10 floors

Office Zones Zone alloted for offices and bussinesses

Commercial Zones Area for selling goods and services

Institutional Zones Zone allocated for government and institutional use

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Key Performance Indicators Thermal Index Average sunlight exposure per analyzed mesh face should be within the “Cool” range.

Exisitng

Proposed

Diversification How well the development can accommodate a mixed use development without disregarding existing spaces.

Sunlight Hour Analysis

Exisitng

Proposed

Connectivity

Densification

Determined by the distance of the road length

How the proposed development accommodates higher population

and to the nearest intersection. Optimally 60-

rate compared to the existing.

90 meters for walkability.

Shade Analysis

Goals and Objectives With the use of the key performance indicators, The AI model can choose the

Exisitng

Proposed

best-performing iteration out of 2000, based

Green Index

on the KPI that it was optimized for. This will

Dividing the Total Green Space by the Total Area of the proposed

then be applied to the city block as the devel-

Building Footprint

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Irradiation Analysis

opment proposal for the city.

Training the AI Model

Parameters_2

Correlated

No Correlation

Parameters_1

Correlation Pair Plots The table tries to find the highly related parameters. If found, the said parameters are then removed since both are derived from the same data.

1.8

weight_predicted

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0 1.0

1.2

1.4 1.6 weight_truth

1.8

Truth vs. Predictions The graph shows the iteration and how correctly it has been predicted thus telling the accuracy of the AI.

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Project encapture Role: Designer, Modeler, Script Creation Assosciation: Personal Project In 2019, the World Health Organization found 57 million people in the Philippines lack access to a safely managed water supply.

The

Philippines,

ical

country,

averages

fall

of

approximately

being

a

trop-

an

annual

rain-

2.35

meters

per

Preliminary Sketch

square meter but this varies per region.

Catchment

Storage

Sewer

Disposal

Treatment

Private Use

General Use

To Distributor

The objective is to increase the source of water supplied by rain, which only contributes about 0.2% of the country’s clean water.

This is achieved by creating capturing devices to harness the amounts of water provided by

Current Flow of Water Catchment

the rain.

Proposed Flow of Water

Storage

Stalactites,

common-

ly found in caves, serve as an inspiration. Made from calcite and other crystalyzing

minerals

brought by the water that seeps through the cave ceiling

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Stalactites & Site Evolution

Typologies

Typical

Square

Irregular

Water Farm

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Parts and Functions Stalactite Structures Cell and Structures used to capture the rainfall.

Water Feature Cells allocated to provide evaporative cooling in the site.

Unpaved Surfaces Allocated to serve as the green, planting space, and lounging for the users

Paved surfaces Cells allocated to serve as the circulation space for the users.

Bird’s Eye View

Iteration Data Lot Area (m2): 5000 Catchment Area (m2): 2811.47 No. of Stalactites: 67 Site Coverage (%) 56.23 Yearly Accumulated Volume (m3): 6601.34 Paved Surface Area (m2): 1513.83 Unpaved Surface Area (m2): 2811.47 2 Area for Water Feature (m ): 825.23 Population Supported Yearly: 22 Plan View

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Application The conceptual later evolved to create adaptive solutions and variations for different uses for any communities in the Philippines, imagining functional and aesthetic structures while also addressing the need for clean water sources in their applied areas.

Parks and Playgrounds

Rural Communities

Remote Water Farm

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Davao City Central Station

rhino and grasshopper 3d

With

Role: Designer, Modeler, Script Creation

City

continuing

to develop the railway project, It is

Assosciation: Personal Project

important to showcase the city’s identity in the Central Station. The form is

As a designer, staying curious is one way of enhancing the skill of creativity. The typical architecture program in the

the

Inspiration

inspired by the waves that brought our

Philippines does not teach Rhino. Being curious about the

sea faring ancestors that introduced

software, I try immersing myself in the new software and adding

culture and identity to the Davao region.

it to my future workflows.

Sketch

Massing

Adding Detail

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Modelling Buildings in Calgary

In the months I have been in Calgary, I have studied the city’s most iconic buildings and created scripts to better understand how they

are planned and designed. Researching what parameters work in the building, how they interact with each other, and how they affect the overall look of the building.

Grasshopper Definitions

Bounds

Panel Division

Top Plan

Loft

Base Plane

Telus Sky

Floors Base Plane

Diagrids

Extrusion Panel Division

Curtain Walls

The Bow

Sphere Paraboloid

Subtraction

Walls

Division

Columns

Roof Saddledome

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Automotive design & art Role: Artist Assosciation: Personal Projects Ever since I was a child, I have always been magnified by the beauty of cars and how they are designed. I consider them to be moving works of art in wheels. They evoke emotions, which

amazes me how

the car designers could make such beautiful pieces.

In relation to our profession, automotive design is not too far from architecture. We both strive for function and aesthetics in our work. I try to apply the design philosophies of cars to my design in architecture.

Brand Proportion Studies

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Pagani Huayra Exploded | Markers I try to capture the design of the automobile in a sketch. I study how the lines flow, how the light affects the curved surface,how the mass creates the proportions, and how they interact with each other.

With this, I try to find an explanation for its beauty.

Outlines

Base Colors

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Lotus Evija | Pencil

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Lamborghini Miura | Pen

MC12 Corsa- Rear 3/4 | Monochromatic

Jaguar E-Type | Pen

Lamborghini Sian | Pencil

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Photo Containing Architectural Significance Photographer: Jilson Tiu The photograph captures a saddening reality in Quezon City, Manila. It features three children seated around a local store in a slum area, heavily contrasted against the backdrop of towering high-rise condominiums inhabited by the wealthy.

This image serves as a visual testament to the disparity in architecture – the resilient but makeshift structures of the slums, crafted from repurposed materials, stand in opposition to the luxurious air-conditioned penthouses and premium finishes of the wealthy.

This disconnect between the social class is a prevalent phenomenon in the Philippines, where individuals from impoverished provinces migrate to the major cities, such as Manila, in pursuit of aspirations for a better life, only ending up in the slums of the city.

I chose this photograph by Jilson Tiu due to my personal connection relating to its architectural significance. It vividly depicts the social disconnect between the rich and the poor in the Philippines, inspiring me to commit work for the masses and advocate for designs accessible to all.

As architects, our responsibility extends beyond creating structures. Whether designing a modest home or shaping vast urban landscapes, we must meticulously consider every detail, recognizing the profound impact it can have on diverse variables.

In the wise words of I.M. Pei, “Life is architecture, and architecture is the mirror of life.” This sentiment challenges us to envision and design communities that reflect the ideals and aspirations we hold for a better, more equitable future.

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