ARCHITECTURE
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MITCHELL FONG
PERSONAL INFO
Mitchell Fong
mitchellfong151@gmail.com
+1) 587-937-7018
Vancouver, B.C.
WHY ARCHITECTURE ?
Architecture is a discipline that enables the intersection of creativity and problem solving through the shaping of the physical environment and landscape. It is a creative outlet that challenges us to create meaningful spaces that can enhance individuals experiences while also addressing social issues that continue to affect us today. I am eager to further my education through a M. Arch degree which will equip me with theoretical knowledge, practical experience and interdisciplinary perspectives needed in designing spaces that uplift and inspire society while also fostering a sustainable connection to the natural environment.
EDUCATION
University of British Columbia School of Architecture | Vancouver
B. DES. Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Urbanism | 2022 - 2025
University of Alberta Department of Art & Design | Edmonton
B. DES. Industrial Design & Visual Communication Design | 2020 - 2022
EXPERIENCE
Tri-Stad Design & Construction | Edmonton
Summer Design Intern | Architecture Visualization | 2020 - 2022
Produced presentation and visualization drawings for projects
Projects Include:
21 Degrees Villa | Turks & Caicos
Villa Petra | Turks & Caicos
Wind-chime Villa | Turks & Caicos
MacWilliams & Gluck Villa | Turks & Caicos
Shumaker Villa | Turks & Caicos
SKILLS & SOFTWARE
Design
UNDERGRADUATE WORKS
False Creek Aqua-scope
Windsor & 31st Multiplex Maple Tree Square
Green way Commons Architecture Visualizations
False Creek Aqua-scope
False Creek Seawall Re-Development and Water Systems
Type Individual 2nd Year Studio
Length Four weeks
False Creek is one of Vancouver’s renowned tourist destinations with its Seawall spanning over 28 kilometers. While the Seawall brings in many visitors, the existing inlet is full of pollutants, namely E. Coli a harmful bacteria.
My proposed design seeks to lengthen the existing Seawall while also making it a lagoon that will regulate the water in the inlet using aquatic plants such as duckweed and water hyacinth. In doing so, the water levels will be safe for human recreation and aquatic animals.
Existing Conditions
Combined Sewage Outflows [CSO]
Stormwater Drain
Concentration of E. Coli
False Creek is one of Vancouver’s renowned tourist destinations with its Seawall spanning over 28 kilometers. While the Seawall brings in many visitors, the existing inlet is full of pollutants, namely E. Coli a harmful bacteria.
My proposed design seeks to lengthen the existing Seawall while also making it a lagoon that will regulate the water in the inlet using aquatic plants such as duckweed and water hyacinth. In doing so, the water levels will be safe for human recreation and aquatic animals.
Longitudinal Section
Transverse Section
Windsor & 31st Multiplex
Missing Middle Housing Development to Increase Density
Type
Individual 3rd Year Studio
Length
Four weeks
The Missing Middle refers to the housing typologies and developments that fall in the category between single family homes and high rise condos and towers. These typologies are integral in adding housing density to Vancouver which has been in a housing crises for years.
My design seeks to increase the density on a double lot along Windsor and 31st Street in Vancouver. There is a restaurant and bar on the ground level of the building which will act as a local hub for the surrounding neighborhood and community.
Massing Iterations Isometric
Maple Tree Square
Deconstruction of a Narrative: Reconstructing Gastown
Year
2023
Type
Partner 3rd Year Studio
[Landscape Arch]
Length Four weeks
Partner Micah Reid
Art and Architecture are both forms of memory keeping. Therefore, when a city designates an area as “Historical,” and has the ability to control the typologies within the site, it has essentially been given the power to tell a narrative of their choice. In the case of Gastown, we believe that the narrative the city of Vancouver has decided to tell is not truthful. An example of this “propaganda” could be the brick streets. The brick that lines the road and sidewalks of Gastown did not arrive until the 1970’s.
We aim to show the true nature of colonial Vancouver. We hope to do this by deconstruction and reconstruction. For example the removal of bricks in the literal sense, deconstructs maple tree park, but it also deconstructs the colonial narrative in place, and reveals remnants of the past.
Longitudinal Section
Transverse Section
Green-way Commons
Urban Scale Vertical Farming & Housing Hybridization
Type
Partner 4th Year Studio
Length Five weeks
Partner Alonzo Tam
Our fourth year studio project hybridized housing with vertical farming as a way to incorporate sustainable agriculture production with urban housing planning. The integration of greenhouse systems using water recycling, rainwater and solar collection would enable our design to reduce its carbon footprint.
We envisioned our design as a housing typology that could be adopted within urban planning as a way for people to access affordable groceries and to develop a self-sustaining community within the framework of high density mid/high rises.
Existing Site Conditions 2050 Site Conditions
Massing Iterations
Isometric Site Conditions
Vertical Farm Operations
Courtyard
Local Vendor Space
Agriculatural Lab
Artisan Market
Market Eatery
Washrooms
Elevators
Architecture Visualizations 05
Office
Tri-Stad Designs
Modeling
Revit
Visualization
Lumion & Photoshop
Interning at Tri-Stad, I worked directly under the supervision of the Principal Partner, Art Nystad. I worked on modeling the designs into Revit to create presentation and working drawings. Additionally, I worked within Lumion and Photoshop to create visualizations for the clients.
Most of my projects were custom villas in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. I was able to improve my Arch Vis workflows and renderings throughout my time at Tri-Stad.
MacWillams & Gluck Villa
21 Degrees Villa
Windchime Villa Shumaker Villa
