PORTFOLIO SIMÃO DA SILVA 2019
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SIMÃO DA SILVA 56 Depeuter Cres., Bradford, ON +(289) 338-9814 simaod17@gmail.com
September 18, 2019.
FOREWORD... I am writing to introduce myself and inquire about a work opportunity at your firm. I am a master’s student at the Laurentian University McEwen School of Architecture, and recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Studies. The school emphasizes physical applications of architectural theory, particularily through its series of co-operative terms, including the two I have completed, and the third from January to August 2020. The school has helped me refine my interests and goals as a future architect and designer, notably to decipher and investigate the complexities of human interaction through making. I am interested in the ideas of past and place, and how this threshold creates opportunities for things to unfold. I have always been fascinated with history and philosophy, which translates to the way I study and apply myself wholly to projects to pursue instinctual intentions until they manifest into an applicable end. I hope my collection of work speaks to you, and that you see the potential in employing me for a placement with your company.
Simão Da Silva
“Like music, the space in between is just as important as the architecture itself, as the notes. It’s free architecture. Brian Mackay-Lyons - lecture at the MSoA
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SIMÃO DA SILVA 56 Depeuter Cres., Bradford, ON +(289) 338-9814 simaod17@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE Larocque Elder Architects, Architectes Inc. North Bay, ON 2019
Architectural Intern LEA are an all-inclusive and LEED® accredited firm, meaning I was introduced to all aspects of a variety of projects within an established team workflow. From preliminary design, client meetings and working drawings, to contract administration and project management, my time with LEA exposed me to an architect’s entire scope of work, rather than just one task. Job Duties: administrative services, overseeing RFP proposals, organizing client meetings, AutoCAD working drawings, project coordination.
IOOF Seniors Homes Inc. Barrie, ON 2018
Interior & Graphic Designer My first instance of applying my creative process to real scenarios, IOOF were undergoing renvoations in certain parts of the campus and I was tasked with visualizing them for the residents and their families. I re-drew the campus in plan and created vignettes and renders of the new spaces, exercising different skills learned at school. Job Duties: AutoCAD campus drafting, Photoshop vignettes, Illustrator pamphlet design.
BWG Building Department Bradford, ON 2016-2017
Building Co-op Student Having spent two terms with my local building department, I saw first-hand how projects are handled through permits and inspections. Here I developed my understanding and application of the Ontario Building Code, and the technicalities of construction processes and materials. Job Duties: AutoCAD homeowner permit packages, plans review, inspections.
EDUCATION Laurentian University Sudbury, ON 2019-present
Master of Architecture (candidate) My Fall Studio is centered around designing and prefabricating a bridge entirely in wood with minimal metal fasteners. This is our school’s first permanent structure, and saw our group travel to Switzerland and Germany to learn digital fabrication techniques in wood construction.
Laurentian University Sudbury, ON 2015-2019
Bachelor of Architecture My school’s mandate of building with local materials and understanding all aspects of place molded my perception of architecture. Given the current issues surrounding climate change, the values which the MSoA spearheads have become the new goals for the building industry.
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ACHIEVEMENTS 2019-2021
Graduate Teacher’s Assistantship - Design for Climate Change and Fabrication (MSoA) Achieved by maintaining academic excellence throughout my undergraduate degree.
2019
Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Annual Scholarship (MSoA) Achieved for holding the highest grade-point average (GPA) in my graduating class.
2019
Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Scholarship in Architecture (MSoA) Achieved for academic excellence and leadership in my fourth year.
2019
Suswin Village Transitional Housing Competition Winner (LEA) Held a significant role in the design and output of the successful proposal.
2019
SOPREMA Leaders of Tomorrow Undergraduate Design Scholarship (MSoA) Achieved through my Mass Timber Complex project by nomination.
2018-2019
Cultural Commitee Representative - Laurentian Architecture Student Association Responsible for co-ordinating events and promoting studio culture.
2017
Founder’s Design Award (MSoA) Achieved by nomination from faculty.
2016
F. Jean Macleod Architecture Scholarship (MSoA) Achieved by nomination from faculty.
2015-2019
Annual Bursary (LU) Achieved by maintaining an +85% average upon admission to LU.
2015
OFSAA Soccer Gold Medal
TECHNICAL SKILLS 2D
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
3D
Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Revit, SketchUp
Office
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook
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Contents Interchange
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Ephemera
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Fissure
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el Aleph
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Above and Below
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Lo Artefice
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Interchange mixed use + student and affordable housing design Studio// Sudbury, ON 2019
Design Approach The project integrates vertical social spaces to promote occupant wellbeing and a sense of community through the use of innovative mass timber construction methods. United through circulation, depository nodes are programmed to suit existing downtown demographics. Consultations with experts determined dimensions of members as well as resolving the integration of mechanical and electrical systems throughout.
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10 BELOW: south cantilever envelope detail RIGHT: partial detail section (top to bottom): green roof/ cozy nook/ board games/ library/ work stations/ play space
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cozy nooks
kitchen
enclosed garden
artist space
comm. kitchen sessional space
movement studio
versatile hardscape
green roof
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LEFT (BOTTOM): plans 2 & 3 LEFT (TOP): plans 7 & 12 ABOVE: urban axonometry
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urban courtyard
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outdoor projector
terrace seating
green roof
spill-out restaurant
tree-bed seating
ABOVE: perspective section
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balconies
louver screen
facade junction
ABOVE: west elevation RIGHT: 1:150 model photos
push/pull
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Ephemera manufacturing + art tesselation digital Fabrication// Sudbury, ON 2019
Exploration The installation is an inseperable product of its deus; a hot-wire foam cutter we fabricated and programmed from scratch. This led to the material, foam, and our curiosity with its lightness in both physical weight and transparency. Undulation and movement were investigated in response to the cutter’s original purpose being cutting model airplane wings. All foam pieces were cut using the device, including the airstream redirecting cap.
19 19 BELOW: long-exposure photo RIGHT (TOP): formal diagram RIGHT (BOTTOM): detail photos
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Fissure art gallery + urban identity design Studio// Sudbury, ON 2018
Design Approach A free public exhibition and art studio are strategically arranged upon entry, responding to an understanding of art galleries as social organizations that enhance the quality if life in a community. Contrasting local materials urge spectators to enter the gallery and are then drawn to the vertical circulation by a monumental cut through the structure.
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storage
storage temporary collection
open to below
experimental collection
admin
permanent collection
open to below permanent collection
classroom
shipping
free exhibition
cafe shop
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LEFT: plans 1 - 3 ABOVE (TOP): east elevation ABOVE (BOTTOM): north elevation
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el Aleph interpretation + envisioning communications// Sudbury, ON 2018
Understanding An exposition of Jorge Luis Borges’s el Aleph, the object itself is replaced with different forms of the internet; a tangible version of what the story describes. The unfathomability of our modern technologies would likely have this effect on the author, who is the main protagonist in the story and is illustrated in awe.
ABOVE: exploded axonometry RIGHT (TOP): section RIGHT (BOTTOM): basement plan
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Above + Below design build + material exploration design Studio// Sudbury, ON 2016
ABOVE: x4 panels, 2B graphite section
30 BELOW (LEFT): process photos BELOW (RIGHT): joinery axonometry RIGHT: warming hut profile photo
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Design Approach Our first year design build pushed the potential of the humble 2x2 through scale models, sketches, and finally handchiseled joinery to create a sculptural shelter for ice skaters on Lake Ramsey. To situate the shelter, the Above and Below was drawn by myself and three other students entirely in 2B graphite.
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Industrial Makers Market Lo Artefice adaptive reuse + revitalization
adaptive reuse + urban revitalization design Studio// Sudbury, ON 2019 design Studio// Sudbury, ON 2017
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Design Approach In order to revitalize a neighbourhood inseperable from its mining roots, a contemporary market creating outerwear from upcycled industrial material is proposed. The robust material exploration informs the architecture through the emergence of the canopy to shade the outdoor market.
36 BELOW (TOP): east-west section BELOW (BOTTOM): south elevation RIGHT (TOP): north-south section RIGHT (BOTTOM): west elevation
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Thank you +(289) 338-9814 simaod17@gmail.com