58 Allenvale Drive Aurora, Ontario L4G 6P5 nmickovski@laurentian.ca ( 6 4 7 ) 9 2 7 - 9 2 2 0
INTRODUCTION | ABOUT ME Hello I am Natasha, a first year Masters of 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 challengeoriented 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 entails. The following is a collection of my works throughout my undergraduate degree. These projects vary from theoretical design projects to design-build realities.
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MCEWEN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY Masters of Architecture | Sudbury, ON
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MCEWEN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Architectural Studies | Sudbury, ON
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SANDI ESTHER DESIGNS Junior Assistant | Richmond Hill, ON | Freelance Work
2020
Created floor plan layouts. Assisted in realizing sketches to CAD softwares. DIAMOND SCHMITT ARCHITECTS Student Architect | Toronto, ON | Co-op Placement Created Drawing Reference Package including completed and current large-scale condominium floor plans. Updated and tagged drawings and imagery onto OpenAsset Software. Managed document control, prepared meeting minutes and filed tender documents on Newforma Software. Coordinated Bi-Weekly Design Meetings. Assisted and attended to Office-Wide Weekly Design Meetings.
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ELLIS DON CORPORATION Junior Student Project Coordinator | Toronto, ON | CIBC Square Office Tower
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Issued Site Instructions through Gate Three, One Hub and Field Wire Construction Management Softwares. Reviewed and stamped shop drawings and samples from sub trades, thus forwarded to consultants. Tracked submission items and presented Bi-Weekly and Monthly Reports. Organized and updated drawing sets, work schedules, field instructions and site instructions. Attended Weekly Design Meetings. ELLIS DON CORPORATION
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Junior Student Project Coordinator | King City, ON | Seneca College King Campus Issued Site Instructions through Gate Three and organized files accordingly. Tracked deficiency items and issued Bi-Weekly Deficiency Reports to sub trades. Organized and updated drawing sets, site instructions, deficiency items and shop drawings. Attended and organized Weekly Design Meetings. Assisted in M&E Coordination.
E X T R A C U R R I C U L A R S Participated in Nuit Blanche as designer of experiential installation | Plastopia | group of
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The Water Dial | group of 7
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Participated in Nuit Blanche as designer of sustainable installation | Starry Messenger | group of 3
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Participated in Nuit Blanche as designer of light installation |
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Graduated from McEwen School of Architecture with Honors + Certificate of Bilingualism
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Selected to display “Act of Exploration” on student-run website | thetelegraph.ca
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Graduated from Langstaff Secondary School with Honors + Certificate of Bilingualism
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PROFICIENCY + SKILLS WOOD BUILDING 2019
Inhabitable Object | Plastopia | Studio 7 | Jean-Philippe Saucier
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Day Care Installation | Les Guichets | Studio 5 | Robin Dupuis
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Birch Bark Canoe | Turtle + Blackbird | Studio 3 | Marcelle Label
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Warming Hut | Ice Thrones | Studio 1 | Izabel Amaral
DIGITAL LITERACY Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Revit, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel MANUAL LITERACY Laser Cutter, Model Making, Woodshop Tools, Hand Drafting LANGUAGES English + French
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ALIKI ECONOMIDES Assistant Professor | McEwen School of Architecture aeconomides@laurentian.ca | (705) 675-1151 ext. 7365 JEAN-PHILIPPE SAUCIER Assistant Professor | McEwen School of Architecture jsaucier2@laurentian.ca | (705) 675-1151 ext. 7274 JEANETTE PARKER Director of Knowledge Management | Diamond Schmitt Architects jparker@dsai.ca | (416) 862-8800 ext. 411
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bridging contrast mixed-use residential & urban design complex sudbury, on | 2019-2020 | group of 2
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 and it’s surrounding residential and industrial sectors. By creating an intergenerational complex where seniors and students can both positively influence one another, Bridging Contrast intends to enhance the residents’ quality of life through various activities such as creating 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.
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FAR RIGHT: exterior perspective | residential lobby + communal courtyard RIGHT: exterior perspective | southern facade + arcade pathway
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FAR LEFT: exterior perspective | water feature, use of bioswales + VIA rail station LEFT: exterior perspective | flexible community garden space 11
ABOVE: ground floor plan + immediate site context | commercial use | art gallery, residential lobby, market
ABOVE: mezzanine plan | level 2 | educational use | art classrooms, transitional bridge, cooking classroom, elevated dining areas, interior green space
FAR LEFT: students’ residence | 2 bedroom unit + exterior terrace LEFT: students’ residence | 3 bedroom unit + exterior terrace FAR RIGHT: seniors’ residence | 2 bedroom unit + interior terrace/sun space MID-RIGHT: seniors’ residence | 1 bedroom unit + interior terrace/sun space RIGHT: seniors’ residence | 1 bedroom unit + 12 exterior terrace
ABOVE: residential plan | level 3 | residential use | students’ residences, party room, study room, games room, interior green space, seniors’ residences
ABOVE: residential plan | level 4 | residential use | students’ residences, games room, reading room, mezzanine spaces, laundry room, fitness center, party room, movie room, reading room, seniors’ residences
ABOVE: residential plan | level 5 | residential use | students’ residences, communal balcony, interior green space, changing room, yoga room, mezzanine spaces
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ABOVE: interior perspective | market | circulation path + light wells, permanent vendors + use of shipping containers, formal dining area\hub
RIGHT: detailed floor plan | level 1 | market | permanent + temporary vendors, formal + informal dining areas/hubs, circulation path + light wells (green walls, interior water features), southern sun space
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ABOVE: interior perspective | art gallery | permanent + temporary galleries + mezzanine above
LEFT: detailed floor plan | level 1 | art gallery | permanent + temporary galleries, boutique shop, access to exterior communal courtyard/art gallery 15
ABOVE: section 1 | seniors’ residences, programmatic spaces, light well, market + mezzanine
RIGHT: section 2 | seniors’ residences, programmatic spaces, light well, transitional mezzanine bridge
FAR RIGHT: interior perspective | level 1 | permanent market vendors + southern sun space RIGHT: interior perspective | level 2 | transitional mezzanine bridge
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ABOVE: section 3 | students’ residences, programmatic spaces, exterior communal terrace, art gallery + mezzanine
RIGHT: section 4 | western facade, exterior communal art gallery
FAR LEFT: interior perspective | level 4 | communal reading room + mezzanine LEFT: interior perspective | level 4 | communal fitness center + mezzanine 17
ABOVE: exterior perspective entering site | northern facade | in relation to streetscape and surrounding context BELOW: elevation 1 | northern facade + site context
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ABOVE: aerial perspective | southern facade | seniors’ residences + exterior terraces BELOW: elevation 2 | southern facade + site context
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- cladding - cladding support - air barrier - rigid insulation - vapor barrier - 3 ply CLT panel - 2 layers of gypsum board
DETAIL 1 | parapet
- earth + plants - filter - drainage - roof protection + membrane - rigid insulation - vapor barrier - 5 ply CLT panel - 2 layers of gypsum board
DETAIL 2 | green roof
- cladding - cladding support - air barrier - rigid insulation - vapor barrier - 3 ply CLT panel - 2 layers of gypsum board
DETAIL 3 | curtain wall + mullion
- exposed laminate flooring - radiant in-floor heating - soundproofing - 5 ply CLT panel - mechanical ventilation - 2 layers of gypsum board
DETAIL 4 | CLT floor panels
ABOVE: detailed section | systems integration | relationship of spaces to light well | market + mezzanine above, senior + student residences, study room RIGHT: detailed elevation | southern facade
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DETAIL 1 | solar shading
DETAIL 2 | thermal mass
DETAIL 3 | green roof
DETAIL 4 | cross ventilation
DETAIL 5 | stack-chimney effect
ABOVE: section 1 | passive + active strategies | summer months
1. solar shading 3. green roof 4. cross-ventilation 5. stack-chimney effect 6. triple pane low-e argon windows 10. composting toilets 11. geothermal heating 12. grey water recycling
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DETAIL 6 | triple pane low-e argon windows
DETAIL 7 | form that deviates the winter winds
DETAIL 8 | heated flooring
ABOVE: section 2 | passive + active strategies | winter months DETAIL 9 | interior & exterior insulated panels with R-21
DETAIL 10 | composting toilets
2. thermal mass 6. triple pane low-e argon windows 7. form that deviates the winter winds 8. heated flooring 9. interior & exterior insulated panels with R-21 10. composting toilets 11. geothermal heating 12. grey water recycling
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LEFT: exploded structural axonometric diagram | levels 0-5 | vertical + horizontal lateral stability ABOVE: vertical lateral stability diagram | levels 1-5 | elevator cores, shear walls, cross bracing ABOVE LOWER: horizontal lateral stability diagram | levels 3-5 | CLT floor panels 26
DETAIL 1 | parapet
DETAIL 2 | green roof
DETAIL 3 | exterior communal terrace
DETAIL 4 | interior residential flooring
ABOVE: axonometric diagram | structural integration + details
DETAIL 5 | interior market flooring
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ABOVE: exploded axonometric diagram | systems integration | residential unit | decentralized ERV, radiant in-floor heating, passive + active systems
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ABOVE: parking garage hvac ventilation | ductless ventilation
ABOVE: ground floor hvac ventilation | centralized ERV units
ABOVE: residential level hallways hvac ventilation | centralized ERV units
ABOVE: residential level units hvac ventilation | decentralized ERV units
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RIGHT: exterior perspective entering site | in relation to existing structure
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adaptive reuse contemporary art gallery sudbury, on | 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, enhancing different floor levels, spaces of galleries and art being 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.
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RIGHT: demolitions diagram | existing Doran’s brewery
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ABOVE: floor plan | level 1 | lobby tower, atrium + cafe, art galleries, back of house amenities
ABOVE: floor plan | level 2 | gallery spaces, research center, lobby tower mezzanine
ABOVE: floor plan | level 3 | gallery spaces, upper level research + reading room
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ABOVE LEFT: exterior perspective of existing doran’s brewery conditions | disconnection of volumes and materiality + lack of natural light
ABOVE LEFT: exterior perspective of proposed art gallery | revitalization of materiality, window placement + 33 site
ABOVE: section 1 | through lobby tower, back of house , gallery spaces | gordon matta clark, nikita huggins, michael murphy
ABOVE: section 2 | through atrium space, back of house, gallery spaces | michael murphy, liliana porter, nobuhiro nakanishi
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ABOVE: section 3 | 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 1 | facing victoria street | existing brickwork, addition of living wall in opposition with again copper
ABOVE: elevation 2 | facing lorne street | existing brickwork, pierced diffused natural lighting, growing vines, aging copper
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RIGHT: exterior perspective | interior communal courtyard
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act of exploration early child care learning center copper cliff, on | fall 2018 | individual A day care center should be a space where children can learn about themselves and others alongside 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.
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ABOVE: contextual plan | copper cliff | 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 + ground 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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ABOVE: 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 stations
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BELOW: 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 1 | spring perspective storage, shelving/furniture unit, doorways to playrooms, view to exterior
ABOVE: nook area 2 | summer perspective storage, shelving/furniture unit, doorways to playrooms, view to exterior
ABOVE: nook area 3 | fall perspective storage, shelving/furniture unit, doorways to playrooms, view to exterior
ABOVE: nook area 4 | winter perspective storage, shelving/furniture unit, doorways to playrooms, view to exterior
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RIGHT: exterior perspective of villa + communal courtyard
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i n t e r w o v e n literary source interpretation imaginary land | fall 2018 | individual Based upon the literary source Thinking Architecture by Peter Zumthor, this piece aims to represent 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.
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ABOVE: floor plan | 1 community | 4 villas | living/dining room, kitchen, master bedroom + 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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RIGHT: exterior perspective of installation in parking spot
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design-build | farmer’s market, sudbury | 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 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 three 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, is immersed with plastic bottles, and the third, a reclined reflective space, is 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 was 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
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ABOVE: pod no. 1 | standing pod with plastic bag 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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RIGHT: exterior perspective of installation integrated into site
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By incorporating lively colors and organic shapes this installation revolves around the idea of integration through materiality, site and movement. Intentionally targeted towards a younger age group, users were encouraged to play croquet within the installation. This ultimately allowed the users to appreciate the natural beauty of the site, in this case, the tree was used as the final post in the game of croquet. The tulle was used to provide color, danced in the wind and mitigated the cast shadows of natural light creating a beautiful intersection of light and color. The layered organic sheets of plywood created bench-like seats for the users to rest on. With all of the mentioned components, this installation created a serene environment within a tent-like structure.
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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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RIGHT: exterior perspective of installation in McEwen School of Architecture courtyard
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starry messenger design-build | on | winter 2019
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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 repurposing 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.
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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 material 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.
ABOVE: side view no. 2 | reclined cardboard chaise
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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 practical issues such as budgeting, craftsmanship, material 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. The chairs aimed to be incorporated into their surrounding landscape all while allowing for an interaction within the structure itself and the users around it.
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ABOVE: detail view | tectonics
ABOVE: detail view | seating
photographs taken by team members
ABOVE: detail view | geometry
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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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