NATASHA MICKOVSKI PORTFOLIO 2020
N A T A S H A
N I C O L
M I C K O V S K I
58 Allenvale Drive Aurora, Ontario L4G 6P5 nmickovski@laurentian.ca (647) 927-9220
Hello, I am a fourth year architecture student at Laurentian University’s McEwen School of Architecture in Sudbury, Ontario. My goal is not only to provide sustainable and aesthetically pleasing spaces for communities, but also to re-invent areas welcome to all. I am an ambitious, hard-working, and challenge-oriented individual. Each project of design is used as an opportunity to further my knowledge, alongside creativity. As I prepare myself for an exciting and thrilling career in this field, I am eager to gain a more thorough understanding of what “Architecture� truly prevails. The following is a collection of my works over the past few years. These projects vary from theoretical design, design-build and graphic design works.
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D E S I G N
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LE PROJET
PAPILLON
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LE PALIMPSEST
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ACT OF EXPLORATION
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Fourth Year Design Studio 7 | 2020 | Group of 2 p. 26 - 35
Third Year Design Studio 6 | 2019 | Individual p. 36 - 45
Third Year Design Studio 5 | 2018 | Individual
INTERWOVEN
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Third Year Arch. Communications | 2018 | Individual
D E S I G N - B U I L D
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PLASTOPIA
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LES GUICHETS
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STARRY
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ICE THRONES
Fourth Year Design Studio 7 | 2019 | Group of 9
Third Year Design Studio 5 | 2018 | Group of 12
MESSENGER
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Nuit Blanche | 2019 | Group of 3 p. 66 - 69
First Year Design Studio 1 | 2016 | Group of 14
P E R S O N A L
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
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01 L E P R O J E T P A P I L LO N Mixed-Use Residential & Urban Design Complex Sudbury, ON Fall 2019 - Present Group of 2 Le Projet Papillon: An Intergenerational Living and Arts Residence aims to bridge the contrasting elements of the downtown core of Sudbury. A diverse set of active and inactive areas exists between the lively urban growths of the downtown core and the surrounding residential and industrial sectors. By creating an intergenerational complex where seniors and students can both positively influence one another, Le Projet Papillon intends on enhancing the residents’ quality of life through various activities such as making art, cooking classes, playing games, and developing relationships amongst each other. By integrating a locally produced market within the intergenerational public spaces, the goal is to reconnect the community, at a macro-scale, into the lives of students who suffer from high stress levels and seniors who suffer from major isolation.
Right: Exterior perspective entering site | In relation to streetscape and surrounding context.
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URBAN DESIGN
PLAN
Above: Urban Design Strategy No. 1 Implementation of proposed pedestrian crossings and slat system along entirety of site and adjacent street.
Above: Urban Design Strategy No. 2 Implementation of proposed bioswales across the site to remediate the soil.
Above: Urban Design Strategy No. 4 Implementation of proposed exterior gathering spaces including water features, fire pits, seating areas, plaza spaces etc.
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SCALE 1:500
Above: Urban Design Strategy No. 3 Implementation of proposed exterior art exhibitions parallel to existing structures.
Above: Urban Design Strategy No. 5 Implementation of proposed exterior community gardens, both on street level and roof terraces above.
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Above: Ground Floor Plan | Level 1 | Commercial Use From left to right | Art Gallery, Residential Lobby, Market featuring 50 temporary / permanent vendors.
Above: Mezzanine Floor Plan | Level 2 | Educational Use Studio Classrooms, Gathering Spaces, Cooking Classrooms and Elevated Dining Areas
Above: Floor Plan | Level 3 | Residential Use Students’ Residences, Study Room, Communal Laundry Room, Elevated Lobby, Seniors’ Residences, Movie Room, Accessible Roof Terraces and Community Gardens
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Above: Floor Plan | Level 4 | Residential Use students’ Residences, Gathering Spaces, Fitness Center, Sauna, Seniors’ Residences and Roof Terraces
Above: Floor Plan | Level 5 | Residential Use Roof Terraces, Gathering Spaces, Students’ Residences, Study Room, Yoga, Seniors’ Residences and Roof Terraces
Above: Section | Spatial Relationship Interconnection of public and private spaces.
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SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVES A series of sections are presented to read the building as an entity. Le Projet Papillon aims at bridging the contrasting elements wherein students reside on the western portion of the complex and seniors on the eastern. The following sections depict the many spaces where the notion of meshing intergenerational living occurs. An addition of community involvement through public spaces on the ground level allows for an interconnection of residents, local producers and community members at large.
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Left: Exterior Section Part 1 | Eastern Portion of Building Roof Terraces and Community Gardens above.
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Above: Interior Section Part 4 | Corridors and Art Gallery Below.
Above: Interior Section Part 3 | Corridors and Residential Lobby Below.
Above: Interior Section Part 2 | Light Well / Green Wall and Market Below.
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Above: Studio Unit | Students
Right: Interior Perspective | Market | Permanent vendors placed in shipping containers facing Southern rail-road tracks. Sun space and gathering hubs for users.
Above: 2 Bedroom Unit | Students
Above: 3 Bedroom Unit | Students
Above: 2 Bedroom Unit | Students
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The configuration of the room layouts vary from students to seniors both in size and form. Students live in a denser and more populated layout. Seniors live in a less dense and less populated layout.
Above: 1 Bedroom Unit | Seniors Above: 1 Bedroom Unit | Seniors
Right: Interior Perspective | Art Gallery | Mezzanine-style break out space above art gallery. Adjacent Workshops and classrooms.
Above: 2 Bedroom Unit | Seniors
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PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES Passive design was an integral part of the overall design of the multiuse complex. The implementation of the following design strategies will act as passive methodologies both throughout the winter as well as the summer months.
Section 1 & 2
Above: Sectional Perspective No. 1 | Passive Strategies | Summer Months 1. sun shading 2. thermal massing 3. green roof 4. cross-ventilation 5. stack-chimney effect 6. triple pane low-e argon windows 7. form that deviates the winter winds 8. heated flooring 9. interior and exterior insulated panels with R-21
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Above: Sectional Perspective No. 2 | Passive Strategies | Winter Months 1. sun shading 2. thermal massing 3. green roof 4. cross-ventilation 5. stack-chimney effect 6. triple pane low-e argon windows 7. form that deviates the winter winds 8. heated flooring 9. interior and exterior insulated panels with R-21
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Above: Exterior Perspective | Entering Residential Lobby and Adjacent Exterior Plaza Space. Contrast of materiality and form from commercial volumes to residential volumes.
Above: Northern Elevation Facing Elgin Street Residential Units Above, Commercial Spaces Below.
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Above: Southern Elevation Facing Rail-Road Tracks Circulation, Residential Units, Communal Areas, Market Sun Space.
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Right: Structural Floor Plan | Parking P1 3 Principle Elevator Cores, Post and Beam CLT Structure, Exterior Shear Walls.
Right: Structural Floor Plan | Level 1 3 Principle Elevator Cores, Post and Beam CLT Structure, Exterior and Interior Shear Walls.
Right: Structural Floor Plan | Level 3 | Typical Residential 3 Principle Elevator Cores, Post and Beam CLT Structure, Modular Framework, Exterior and Interior Shear Walls.
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Above: Exploded Axonometric Structural Diagram From bottom to top | Parking Garage, Transfer Slab, Market, Mezzanine and Residential Structures.
Above: Exploded Axonometric Structural Lateral Stability 3 Principle Elevator Cores, Interior Shear Walls and Cross Bracing.
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Above: Northern Facade Building Model | In relation to streetscape and surrounding context.
Above: Southern Facade Building Model | In relation to rail-road tracks and existing CPR Rail Station.
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Above: Detail View of Aerial Perspective | In relation to site development and urban design strategies.
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02 LE PALIMPSEST Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned Brewery to Contemporary Art Gallery Sudbury, ON Year: Winter 2019 Individual Like a palimpsest of time, this abandoned brewery, located on the outskirts of downtown Sudbury, has become a seemingly layered space where it can be seen as a collage of materials, shapes and spaces that create a lack of harmony in spatial and material relationships. To create a palimpsest; both temporal and material, there will be a glorification in the act of accumulation. This concept of accumulation will be apparent through the architectural size through the different floor levels, the spaces of the galleries themselves, as well as the way art is integrated into the building. To reveal this palimpsest of time, there will be traces of development in the course of the building’s history via a linear circulation - at times or free at other times, all while allowing users to orient their journey and to celebrate the new additions.
Right: Exterior perspective entering site | In relation to existing structure.
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Above: Floor Plan | Level 3 Gallery Spaces, Upper Level Research and Reading Room.
Above: Floor Plan | Level 2 Gallery Spaces, Research Center, Lobby Tower Mezzanine.
Above: Floor Plan | Level 1 Lobby Tower, Atrium / Cafe, Art Galleries, Back of House Amenities.
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Left: Exterior Perspective of Existing Doran’s Brewery Conditions | Disconnection of Volumes and Materiality. Lack of natural light.
Left: Exterior Perspective of Proposed Palimpseste Art Gallery | Revitalization of Materiality, Window Placement and Site.
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Upper Left: Section A | Through Lobby Tower, Back of House , Gallery Spaces | Gordon Mata Clark, Nikita Huggins, Michael Murphy
Upper Left: Section B | Through Atrium Space, Back of House, Gallery Spaces | Michael Murphy, Liliana Porter, Nobuhiro Nakanishi
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Above: Section C | Through Lobby Tower Suspending Installation | Use of Existing Materiality & Floor Levels
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Right: Interior Perspective of Permanent Gallery | Gordon Matta Clark
Above: Interior Perspective of Experimental Gallery | Layered Walls
Above: Interior Perspective of Lobby Space | Chaises | Materials of the existing wall forming a seat.
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Below: Aerial Perspective of Atrium Space Interconnection of Levels | Circulation, Galleries, Research Center and Reading Room, Atrium / Cafe
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Above: Elevation A | Facing Victoria Street Existing brickwork, addition of living wall in opposition with again copper.
Above: Elevation B | Facing Lorne Street Existing brickwork, pierced diffused natural lighting, growing vines, aging copper.
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03 ACT OF EXPLORATION Early Child Care Learning Centre Year: Fall 2018 Copper Cliff, ON Individual A day care centre should be a space where children can learn about themselves and others, as well as other elements of the built-form. Based on the idea of exploration, this day care aims to create a space where children can utilize both internal as well as external spaces for play; one of the main focuses being an internal communal courtyard. By working hand-in-hand with the courtyard, we find a communal hallway where children can gather and explore this space. The use of a theoretical “internal street� creates an interesting environment where children can explore the building, all while being able to interpret the correct orientation via the communal courtyard. The use of exploration is also apparent throughout the entirety of the ensemble; primarily within the play rooms, where children are open to explore, play and learn amongst themselves and with others.
Right: Exterior Perspective | Internal Communal Courtyard.
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Above: Contextual Plan | Copper Cliff, Sudbury | Pedestrian Pathways, Existing Structures, Vegetation, River, Proposed Early Child Care Learning Center
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Above: Elevation Entering Early Child Care Learning Center In relation to surrounding context.
Above: Aerial View Entering Early Child Care Learning Center | In relation to surrounding context.
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Above: Site Plan | Floor Plan Lobby, Communal Courtyard, Internal Street, Nook Areas, Playrooms, Kitchen Area, Dining Hall, Exterior Playrooms
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Above: Section Through Lobby, Communal Courtyard & Kitchen Area
Above: Perspective Entering Lobby Space with View to Communal Courtyard
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Upper Right: Detailed Floor Plan of Infant Playroom | Sleep / Quiet Room, Open Concept Play Space, Wash Station, Adjacent Nook Areas & Storage Units
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Above: Detailed Sectional Perspective of Infant Playroom | Sleep / Quiet Room, Open Concept Play Space, Storage Units. Wash Station
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Lower Left: Wall Section of Nook Area & Integrated Shelving, Storage / Furniture Unit
Level 4 - 3.25 meters Overhang Roof - 1 meter
1 meter of overhang to serve as solar shading
Curtain Wall
Allows for maximum solar gain in the necessary areas Level 3 - 0.75 meters
Level 2 - 0.5 meters
Level 1 - 0.25 meters Level 0 - 0 meters
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Above: Nook Area No. 1 | Spring Perspective Storage, Shelving / Furniture Unit, Doorways to Playrooms, View to Exterior
Above: Nook Area No. 2 | Summer Perspective Storage, Shelving / Furniture Unit, Doorways to Playrooms, View to Exterior
Above: Nook Area No. 3 | Fall Perspective Storage, Shelving / Furniture Unit, Doorways to Playrooms, View to Exterior
Above: Nook Area No. 4 | Winter Perspective Storage, Shelving / Furniture Unit, Doorways to Playrooms, View to Exterior
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04 INTERWOVEN Literary Source Interpretation | Architectural Representation Imaginary Land Year: Fall 2018 Individual Based upon the literary source; Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor, this piece aims at representing the idea of community. The buildings in this community are all apart of one another, and establish an interwoven area; spoken through community. Without buildings or a surrounding context, a community would not exist. Via interconnectivity, this is a space where all is welcome. The communal areas are one of the main focuses of the space designed. The spaces designed are villas, creating a residential square with its main target being community. Influenced by the novel, this piece represents the idea of the buildings acting as the skin of the community. The homes center around one another and create communal spaces simply by the form and geometry chosen.
Right: Exterior Perspective of 1 Villa| Exterior Communal Courtyard
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Above: Floor Plan | 1 Community | 4 Villas Living / Dining Room, Kitchen, Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom, Laundry, Powder Room, Communal Courtyard
Above: Site Plan | Entire Community | 18 Villas Interconnection through site and communal courtyards.
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Below: Exterior Aerial View | 1 Community | 4 Villas Interconnection through communal courtyard, gathering spaces & circulation pathways.
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Above: Elevation | 2 Villas With Adjacent Communal Courtyard
Above: Exterior Perspective Entering Communal Courtyard
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Below: Aerial View of Conceptual Drawing Representation of Positive & Negative Space | Entire Community | 18 Villas | 5 Communal Courtyards
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Above: Section | 2 Villas | Living / Dining Room, Master Bedroom, Communal Courtyard
Right: Exterior Perspective Entering Villa
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Above: Section | 1 Individual Villa | Living / Dining Room, Communal Courtyard
Right: Interior Perspective of Living / Dining Room
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05 PLASTOPIA Design-Build Farmer’s Market, Sudbury Year: Fall 2019 Group of 9 The culture of single-use plastics is popularized through the convenience and efficiency of the product. However, it is not acknowledged that the consequences of it’s usage has an everlasting effect on the environment. Plastopia aims at confronting the users with the emerging use of plastic from it’s past to the unavoidable obstacles of the future; all while restricting you to reflect on the material’s consumptions and the potentiality of it’s constant production rate. The piece contains 3 pods all of which create separate and intimate experiences. The first, a standing reflective space is immersed with plastic bags. The second, a seated reflective space immersed with plastic bottles, and the third, a reclined reflective space immersed with plastic cups. The interior walls of the pods are sealed with a reflective material, allowing for the oculi to create encapsulating and overarching experiences. Plastopia will be exhibited at Nuit Blanche 2020 at the McEwen School of Architecture.
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Above: Image of Pod No. 2
Above: Image of 3 Pods as 1 Contained Object
Above: Detailed Image of Pod No. 1
Taken by Team Member
Taken by Team Member
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Above: Pod No. 1 | Standing Pod with Plastic Page Oculus
Above: Pod No. 2 | Seated Pod with Plastic Bottles Oculus
Above: Pod No. 3 | Reclined Pod with Plastic Cups Oculus
Photographs taken by Team Member
Photographs taken by Team Member
Photographs taken by Team Member
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06 LES GUICHETS Design-Build Copper Cliff, ON Year: Fall 2018 Group of 12 By incorporating lively colours, and organic shapes, our installation revolved around the idea of integration through materiality, site, as well as movement. Visitors; targeted at the younger age group, were encouraged to play Croquet within the installation, ultimately utilizing the site, in this case the tree as the final post. The tulle was used to provide colour, danced in the wind and mitigated the cast shadows of light creating a beautiful intersection of light and colour. The layered organic sheets of plywood created bench seats for the children to utilize creating a serene environment within a “tent-like� installation.
Right: Exterior Render of Installation Integrated into Site
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Above: Tulle Connection to Seat
Above: Installation in Use & Action Taken by Team Member
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Below: Floor Plan of Seat
Above: Materiality & Shape of Seat
Below: Sections of Seat
Above: Installation in Use & Action Taken by Team Member
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07 STARRY MESSENGER Design-Build | Nuit Blanche Installation Sudbury, ON Year: Winter 2019 Group of 3 Consisting of three sculptured chairs, structured by a system of cross-laminated cardboard, Starry Messenger aims to heighten the experience of star gazing. The piece aims to allow the users to embrace the cold brisk darkness and consider the beauty of the painted night sky. This experience will enhance the users’ conception of time and will create an impactful vision of the future. By utilizing cardboard as a recyclable material, the users will be faced with the celebration of reusing, recycling and re-purposing materials. Starry Messenger was placed in a semi-circular orientation to create experiences with your own thoughts as well as with the interaction of others. Starry Messenger was exhibited at Nuit Blanche 2019 at the McEwen School of Architecture.
Right: Exterior Perspective of Installation in McEwen School of Architecture Courtyard
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Below: Plan of 3 Reclined Chaises | Placed in circular orientation to create intimate space.
Above: Section of 3 Reclined Chaises | In relation to space and one another.
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The materiality choice was based on a budget-friendly basis. Initially conceptualized with the use of wood, cardboard seemed to create a similar effect with a cladding technique. Cardboard sheets were cut and glued together to create the equivalent thickness of a plywood sheet. Above: Side View No. 1 | Reclined Cardboard Chaise
The chaises were exhibited in a night setting, allowing the users to face and absorb the night sky, contrasting the ever-glowing white snow.
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08 ICE THRONES Design-Build Sudbury, ON Year: Winter 2017 Group of 14 The preliminary design phases for this project consisted of exploring and pursuing conceptual design by developing orthographic drawings and working at a smaller scale. By utilizing the knowledge gained throughout this process, our team was able to build our design at a 1:1 scale and manage the practical issues such as budgeting, craftsmanship, materiality choices and tectonics. This ice-hut was built to be placed on top of the ice on Ramsey Lake in order to provide seating and shelter from the harsh weather conditions. The Ice Thrones provide a space for skaters to relax and look further into the landscape around them. The concept was to create an inviting space for skaters, consisting of six individual chairs placed in a circular manner. Incentively, the chairs aimed to be incorporated into its surrounding landscape all while allowing for an interaction within the structure itself and the users around it.
Right: Detail View of Back Side of Installation
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Above: Detail View | Tectonics
Photographs Taken by Team Members
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Above: Detail View | Geometry
The Ice Thrones were designed as a repetition of geometrical shapes, captivating symmetry, and appealing the eye to the built-form. The trapezoidal base allowed for the six individual chairs to be placed in a circular manner. As a proposal, our group projected to move the chairs into different forms, creating an interactive process as well as an ongoing movement with the skaters. Above: 6 Seats Placed in Circular Bench
Above: Front / Side View of Seats
Above: Back / Side View of Seats
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09 GRAPHICS
DENSITY OF POPULATION 1:3500
Commercial Community Industrial Community Residential Community Residential Connections Via Grass
Commerical Connections Via Grass
Residential Connections Via Roadways
Industrial Connections Via Roadways
Above: Copper Cliff Mapping Analysis | Individual | 2018 Densification of population, rural and industrial areas and circulation paths via roadways and greenery.
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MINIMALISTIC.
MODERN.
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F-51 CHAIR Above: Bauhaus & F51 Chair Interpretation | Individual | 2016 The commonality of minimalism, modernism and simplistic geometry.
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Physical Card Design
Physical Board Game Design
Produced by Team Member
Physical Box Design
Physical Instruction Manual Design
Above: Game Design | Group of 4 | 2019 Ecological, economical and architectural statements of Sudbury.
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Richmond British Columbia
Natasha Mickovski, Josie Li, Emily Hannon Dhruv Kantharia, Bryan Lusk, Brendan McDonald
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Elephant Hill Aug 1, 2012 84,442 ha
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Buildings and commercial/ industrial facilities are the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions, followed by transportation, residential, waste and wastewater. Richmond has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% before the year 2050.
Richmond has implemented an energy management plan which has initiated improvement in energy consevation, energy efficiency and renewable and clean energy. Within 5 years, the city saved 48 GWh of energy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 6,800 tonnes. Energy management plans going forward are focused on civic buildings and how they can optomize energy use.
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Future of Richmond Architecture (LEED) City Centre Community Centre
Hanceville Riske Creek July 7, 2017 239,298 ha
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Transportation Richmond is home to multiple green highways and plans on developing many more. Green highways propose new greener ways of commuting, these greenways are made up of off road paved or unpaved paths, neighbourhood street bike lanes, shared street bike lanes and major street bike lanes. The paths encourage foot and bicycle traffic which reduces the city’s GHG emissions, while also providing alternate route for wildlife whose lives are endangered as a result of busy streets.
Harrison Lake East July 1, 2017 202 ha Slollicum Creek Aug 19, 2017 24 ha
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RICHMOND
$3.5M
28,000 sqft
North Pitt Lake Oct 29, 2017 24 ha
Recycled and locally produced materials, high efficiency fixtures, natural day lighting, construction waste diversion.2
2017 Forest Fire Map
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Steveston Fire Hall No. 2 $4.1M
9,040 sqft
Forest Fires
Natural light via reflective nail laminated flooring, ground source heat pump system, four roof-mounted solar panels, recycled wood materials from pine beetle infestation.5
Frequency 2017 was the most destructive wildlife season in 60 years seeing over 800 wildfires engulfing more than 8500 square km. August is usually the busiest month for wildfires.
Richmond Community Safety Building
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Health Risks
$18M 107,700 sqft
Limited smoke exposure causes sore eyes, tears, cough, runny nose. While extended smoke exposure: funny problems, longer lasting cough, worsens lung and heart problems. Children and elderly are the highest risk population leading to the public being encouraged to stay indoors and reduce physical activity during instances of high air quality index (5-10).
Sustainable site, water use efficiency via low-flow plumbing fixtures, 10 80% construction waste recycled, indoor air-quality management plan.
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The Richmond Olympic Oval
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Aggraveiting Factors The effects of forest fires are in increased tempetures causes smoke to hold long.
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Roof constructed from pine-beetle infested wood, energy-efficient waste heat recapture system, rainwater collection, marsh plants in pond filter water naturally.9
Great Blue Heron • BC Status: Blue • Declining population • Hunts for food in fresh/ saltwater marshes, streams and open grassy fields • Main threats include: • habitat loss, • disturbances to their nests • predation by Bald Eagles.
Hamilton Fire Hall No. 5 $3M
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Geothermal ground source field, green roofs, solar collectors, 6 extensive bio-zswale filters storm waters.
Northern Red-legged Frog • BC Status: Blue • Found across the Lower Mainland, these frogs prefer a range of aquatic and upland environments.
Flooding The province of British Columbia is contributing $16.6 million in flood protection funding for Richmond. 15
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The City’s capital plan includes $11.6 million annually for upgrading and improvement of drainage and diking utility assets.
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Glacier loss of anywhere from 20 to 25 percent would mean less cold water making its way into river systems, placing significant stress on many species of fish.
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2100 Sea Level +1.3 m Richmond Elevation 1m Above Sea Level Current Sea Level 0 m
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Above: Climate Change Effects in Richmond, BC | Group of 5 | 2017 Research analysis of climate change adaptations in Richmond, British Columbia.
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