[OUTDATED] Waterloo Architecture Portfolio 2016 Peter Kwak

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2016 architecture design portfolio.

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About Me

My name is Peter Kwak, and I am a second year student currently studying at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. I am very passionate about learning as much as I can about architecture as the science of building as well as the art of social construction and urban planning.

I am a driven team-worker, and I always pursue opportunities for me to learn and improve myself as a student as well as an employee.

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Connection

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Ecovention

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Invitation

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Block House

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Spatial Mosaic

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Film House

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Other Works

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Contact 778-877-8202 peterkwakmj@gmail.com www.kwakitecture.com

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Work Experience 2016

MGBA Architectural Intern Worked with various teams to put together ďŹ nal drawing sets for commercial and residential projects. Primarily involved in drawing elevations, oor plans, and 3d models. Was also responsible with administering construction documents.

Education 2014-Present

University of Waterloo Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Co-Op

Competitions April 2015

SSEF (Steel Structures Education Foundation)

April 2015

NYC Sky Condo - Vertical Farm

Extra-curricular May 2016 - August 2016 September 2016

Interests

Class Representative Waterloo Architecture Student Association Orientation Media Team University of Waterloo orientation week

Music Song-writing, Electronic Music, Production, Guitar, Piano, Drums Film Directing, Editing, Sound Design, Story-Boarding, Writing, Directing Photography Architecture, Landscape, Still-Life

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Vectorworks AutoCAD Rhino3D SketchUp Maxwell V-Ray Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Hand-Drafting Hand-Modelling CNC-Routing Laser Cutting 3D Printing Premiere pro Final Cut Pro Cinematography Korean

Vectorworks, AutoCAD, Rhino3D, SketchUp, Maxwell, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Hand-Drafting, Hand-Modelling, CNC-Routing, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, Premiere pro, Final Cut Pro, Cinematography, Korean

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Connection September 2015 1B Design Studio Toronto, Ontario The Connection library focuses on the relationship between its visitors and the buildings through the manipulation of light, ceiling height, and openness of the oor-plan. The transition of space and its use are mostly deďŹ ned by the dimensions of the free space around the visitor. The front glazing provides a large bright area while on the other hand, in the depths of the library, the smaller windows spread out, create a rhythms of light that follow the allocations of the bookshelves.

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Outside Render

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A Section

North Elevation

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Ecovention May 2015 NYC Sky Condo - Vertical Farm New York City, New York The essential purpose of our proposal is to create a transparent extension of the New York City’s High Line that embodies its ambitions to bring the beauty and life of nature to the people. The project consists of programs that effectively produce, service , and educate its inhabitants. With a marketplace, restaurants and education center, a connection with the High Line and the street level is key. Community areas being accessible by the High Line and streets creates a ow throughout the building.

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Market Render

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Render Diagram

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Interior Farm Render

Street Render

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Invitation December 2015 1A Design Studio Cambridge, Ontario Situated on the eastern side of Grand Ave. S. facing the straddled by the street and the Grand River, the Invitation Artist Residence aims to bring together the three variations that encompass the occupancy of a studio-home environment: the stranger, the invited, and the inhabitant. By dividing the workspace and the living quarters along horizontal and vertical axes, a separation can be created between the more private areas of the inhabitants’ life and the studio.

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Invitation

Basswood Model

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Grand River Site Plan

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Block House May 2015 1B Design Studio Cambridge, Ontario The task presented by the studio class of 1B posed the question of multi-family housing in an urban setting. Questions that were raised included that of privacy and openness, the importance of the street address, and the implication of different building typologies in order for the architecture to set the tone of the living area. The Block House aimed to address these topics primarily taking a massing form that enabled its residents to experience the solar advantages of the site to its fullest.

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Block House

Street Render

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East Elevation

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West Elevation

Section

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Ground Floor Plan

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Block House

Second Floor Plan

Site Plan

Unit Diagram

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Spatial Mosaic May 2015 SSEF Competition Toronto, Ontario By simplifying traditional religious spaces down to their fundamental architectonic elements, a cultural mosaic is created, allowing multiple religions to come together while also maintaining their unique spiritual identities. This is executed through a common, modular space that is continually recycled in order to host the spiritual complexity of the modern era.

The interior steel mass, showcases the steel’s tensile strength by spanning twenty meters in order to optimize the spatial freedom needed to encompass such a diverse program. The ground plane, consisting of pneumatic oor tiles and rotating wall and ceiling panels allows for extensive tectonic customization. This offers the ability to alter the space’s topographical hierarchy, manipulation of light, orientation, and public exposure.

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Interior Render

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Floor Plan

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Judaism Configuration

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Buddhism Configuration

Truss Detail

Christianity Configuration

Hinduism Configuration

Spatial Mosaic

Exploded Axonometric

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Film House December 2015 2A Design Studio Cambridge, Ontario The Broadcast building provides a space for low income families and film artists to co-exist and collaborate in the process of creation. With family units that have open production spaces, designated studio space within the artists’ residences, and alternating floor-plates that promote communication and collaboration, the building embodies the evolution of the industry and challenges creators to tackle the trade in a way integrated with living.

The facade’s screen like windows open up the activities of the building to the public, simultaneously in a cycle of producing, receiving, and broadcasting, much like the life of the internet.

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Laser-cut Model

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Rendered Section

PROVIDE PUBLIC SPACE

ADDRESS THE STREET

ADDRESS VIEWS AND LIGHT

DIVIDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE public private

Development Diagram

East Elevation

North Elevation

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Film House

Floor Plate Axonometric

Exterior Render

West Elevation

South Elevation

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Back Theatre Render

Ground Floor Plan

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Other Works Film Photography

Included here are excerpts from personal endeavors with my interests in ďŹ lm and photography. I am interested in the techniques of composition in cinematography and photography. In terms of ďŹ lm, I pursue to explore varying methods of unfolding narratives, as well as the art of co-operation in the sense that many different disciplines intertwine to support one another to create a motion picture. I believe that these mediums are effective exercises in pushing your mind creatively and visually.

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Home (A Poem) (2014)

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Dear Carolyne (2015)

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Thank You For Reading

778-877-8202 peterkwakmj@gmail.com www.kwakitecture.com