Sophie Jinhong Rioux | Waterloo Architecture Portfolio | 2024

Sophie Jinhong Rioux

Selected Works

2024

sophiejinrioux@gmail.com

Hello, nice to meet you!

My name is Sophie (Jinhong) Rioux.

I’m currently a 3rd-year undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. This portfolio is a collection of my academic and professional work.

My interest in architecture lies in using design as a problem-solving tool. Joining an industry tasked with addressing climate change and inequity, my projects aim to combat these challenges with care. Combining beauty, function, and innovation, I aim to learn: how can we envision anew our relationship with place, nature, and the built spaces we inhabit?

Working with your team, I hope to further my education in architecture and contribute to the success of your firm.

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Introduction

About Introduction Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Works Clustered Cooperatives Camp Glenn Meditation Mine Children’s Home Frame House Extra Drawings

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Sophie (Jinhong) Rioux

sophiejinrioux@gmail.com +1 647 529 0196

Toronto, Canada

Qualifications

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Strong conceptualization and design skills, developed by participating in design charrettes and working alongside the project’s Design Director.

Proficient across various architectural software, including Revit, AutoCAD, visualization programs, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Prepared schematic design drawings, submission documents, and the setup of rezoning drawings for several mid-rise developments using Revit.

Performs consistently in collaborative and fast-paced environments, obtained by working on various SPA submission packages.

Enthusiastic and diligent team player, able to fulfill responsibilities, balance priorities, and contribute actively to group work.

Architectural Intern, BDP Quadrangle, January-April / September-December 2023 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Created and analyzed preliminary suite and parking layouts for feasibility studies.

Developed working drawings and construction details for SPA submission.

Created graphics for the Innovation Research team, working with the Director of Innovation on office to residential conversions.

Engineering Program Assistant, University of Waterloo, April-June 2023 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada • • •

3D Modelling Rhino 7 Sketchup Grasshopper Visualization

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Revit AutoCAD

Collaborated with the Dean of Architectural Engineering to create an inaugural publication for the graduating class of 2023.

Produced maps and infographics to convey undergraduate program highlights, details, and schedules.

Compiled and developed project spreads showcasing student work, producing accompanying project summaries and descriptions.

Distinctions

Vray Enscape Twinmotion Lumion Post-production Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Lightroom Fabrication Laser cutting CNC routing 3D printing Analog

UWSA Project Display, Design at Riverside, 2022/2023 First in Class Engineering Scholarship, University of Waterloo, 2021 Highest Academic Standing in First Term, University of Waterloo, 2021 Outstanding Design Work in First Term, University of Waterloo, 2021

Sketching Hand drafting Other ArcGIS MS Office

Education University of Waterloo School of Architecture, 2021-present Cambridge, Ontario, Canada • •

Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies Candidate, co-op.

Dean’s Honours List, Excellent Academic Standing.

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Curriculum Vitae

Languages English French

15 December 2023 15 December 2023 RE: Letter of Recommendation – Sophie Rioux To Concern: RE:Whom LetteritofMay Recommendation – Sophie Rioux I am pleased to provide this letter of recommendation for Sophie Rioux, who was employed as a student at BDP Quadrangle, located in Toronto, Ontario, from September to December 2023.

To Whom it May Concern: Sophie spent her time with working with a team which supervised directly as aemployed Senior Project Lead. Sophie I am pleased to provide thisusletter of recommendation for ISophie Rioux, who was as a student at BDP worked primarily with in Intermediate Projectfrom Leads on schematic design drawings Quadrangle, located Toronto, Ontario, September to December 2023. as well as assist in the setup of rezoning drawing packages for several midrise development projects located in Brampton, Ontario. She also engaged in working drawings collaborated withwhich her teammates to develop construction details.Lead.

Finally, Sophie spent her time with usand working with a team I supervised directly as a Senior Project Sophie Sophie a number of weeks working theon Innovation Research team at the officeaswhere worked worked spent primarily with Intermediate Projectwith Leads schematic design drawings as well assistshe in the setupwith of the Director of Innovation in studying the repurposing of existing infrastructure and its role in sustainable design. rezoning drawing packages for several midrise development projects located in Brampton, Ontario. She also engaged in working drawings and collaborated with her teammates to develop construction details. Finally, In working directly with Sophie as working well as reviewing her collaborative process the otherwhere teamshe members, can Sophie spent a number of weeks with the Innovation Research team with at the office workedI with confidently say that she is very detail-oriented and adapts quickly to new ways of working as well as any the Director of Innovation in studying the repurposing of existing infrastructure and its role in sustainable design. challenges that are presented to her. Sophie was very much a valuable member of the team and her curiosity as well as openness learning to various challengesprocess will undoubtedly serveteam to build a strongI can In working directlyfor with Sophiethrough as wellexposure as reviewing her collaborative with the other members, foundation and foster effective collaboration on any team. confidently say that she is very detail-oriented and adapts quickly to new ways of working as well as any challenges that are presented to her. Sophie was very much a valuable member of the team and her curiosity as well as openness for learning through exposure to various challenges will undoubtedly serve to build a strong Yours sincerely, foundation and foster effective collaboration on any team.

Quadrangle Architects Limited

Yours sincerely, Quadrangle Architects Limited

Per: _____________________________ Joe Shi Per: _____________________________ Joe Shi

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CLUSTERED COOPERATIVES

Fall 2022

Affordable housing for belonging

Location: Cambridge, Ontario Type: Affordable housing Collaborators: Erin Kim Supervisor(s): Adrian Blackwell Course: Arch292 Design Studio

Top: Proxemics diagram Left: Winter garden corridor view

1. Residents experiencing isolation

2. Family structures as an optic core

3. Unrelated individuals mirror family structures

4. Communal living typology bridges social clusters

Amidst a deep housing crisis, Clustered Cooperatives proposes a missing-middle development for Galt residents experiencing social, environmental, and creative alienation.

Designed for singles, seniors, and multi-generational families, the project synthesizes housing typologies: (1) the duplex, (2) the apartment, and (3) the work/live unit. Each apartment floor generates smaller social clusters, emulating a neighbourhood block. Social corridors with semi-private nooks encourage spontaneous interactions, fostering belonging at many scales.

The dwellings draw residents from private peripheries into centralized gathering spaces. Winter garden corridors maintain a year-round physical connection to the exterior environment.

Implementing proxemics theory, activated communal spaces facilitate individual agency and community growth.

At the local centre of Galt, Ontario, the project strategically integrates itself into the wider urban network, ensuring resident access to neighbourhood amenities. A walk-in clinic, food bank, and retail promenade address the public landscape at street front, with a double-height cutout opening access into a lively courtyard.

The cafeteria overlooks a community garden, with folding doors transforming the interior and adjacent hardscape into a summer market.

1. CONTEXT

2. MASSING

Surrounded by townhouses, Grand River Lofts, and mid-rise apartments.

U-shaped massing forms courtyard and public face along Water St.

3. AXIS

4. ENERGY

Volumes lowered to maximize south exposure, added circulatory axis through courtyard.

Interior facades lined with winter gardens for year-round growing and gathering.

5. CIRCULATION

6. ACTIVATE

Cores generate social clusters.

Retail promenade along Water St. integrates with the urban fabric.

Courtyard animated with communal gardens, bioswales, play and gathering spaces.

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Left: Morphological massing diagrams Top: Courtyard view Below: Cafeteria view

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1 Reception 2 Food bank & donation 3 Mail room 4 Storage 5 Cafeteria 6 Servery 7 Commercial kitchen 8 Garbage & loading 9 Lockers & bike parking 10 Parking ramp 11 Clinic waiting area 12 Meeting room 13 Examination room 14 Local retail lot 15 Retail promenade 16 Allotment gardens 17 Bioswale 18 Community garden 19 Flexible market space 20 Senior’s playground 21 Children’s playground 22 Shed 23 Mezzanine 24 Workshop & maker space 25 Cohort lounges 26 Meditation & prayer room 27 Communal laundry room

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Ever-evolving winter gardens and balconies generated an animated interior facade along the apartment blocks. The glazed facades overlook the communal courtyard, with sliding doors allowing for infinite occupations. Through a simple rhythm of transparency and animation, this “in-between” highlights the flexibility of programmatic arrangements and the diverse ways of living.

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Left: Apartment cross section Right: Exploded axonometric

Living corridor

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Winter garden social corridor

Summer flexible market space Winter garden social corridor Living corridor

Winter gardens & social corridor

Winter garden social corridor Maker-space

Summer flexible space Outdoor market &market gathering space

Community gardens Summer flexible market space

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Community gardens Maker-space Retail promenade along Water St.

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Local retail storefront promenade

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Top: Winter garden elevation Below: Unit interior view Left: Unit plans

Deriving from a 6m wide grid, the unit plans convert from a single bedroom layout to a multi-generational dwelling. Units are distinguished by theAging number in pl of potential bedrooms they support, thus providing a template for residents Deriving from a 6 metre to appropriate the space. This potential allows evolution over time and aging various unit arrangemen in place. multi-generational family

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Typology A: Apartment Unit Type B: Live-work Townhome

Type C(a): Duplex

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(Two unrelated families)

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2 Bedroom 68 sqm

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3 Bedroom 82sqm

1 Bedroo 50sqm

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CAMP GLENN

Spring 2023

Retreat for bereaved teens

Location: French River, Ontario Type: Lodge Collaborators: N/A Supervisor(s): Scott Sorli, Lola Sheppard Course: Arch293 Design Studio

Top: Social engagement illustration Left: Exterior cabin view

In North America, large stigma surrounds public expressions of grief, made apparent by the lack of supportive physical spaces outside of our homes and designated institutions.

Architecture for bereavement should not attempt to mask sorrow with happiness, but rather provide a comfortable environment for people to navigate complex emotions.

The design of a grief camp requires adaptability and variability.

Landscaping elements throughout Camp Glenn allow campers to withdraw and re-integrate themselves into larger social settings. Individuals navigate a flexible environment according to their emotional needs at any given moment. Lodged upon the stratum of the French River, Camp Glenn realizes an architecture of compassion, helping teens find community, support, and solace after loss — uncovering life, after life.

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LAKE ERIE

NEW YORK OHIO

PENNSYLVANIA

Left: Great Lakes context plan Right: Pine Cove site plan

The French River flows through the Canadian Shield, a granite terrain exposed by centuries of glacial movement. The camp site embraces its position as a passageway, facilitating emotional transition during difficult times. Flowing across a stratum and water, campers’ experiences are organized along a meandering pathways over the undulating topography. Found and constructed elements that establish a presence along these paths, using landscape to accommodate a spectrum of emotional needs, without arranging phases of grief in any order. Campers can remove and reintegrate themselves into activities freely, providing agency and compassion.

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Camp Glenn

Below: Lodge site plan

1 Main lodge 2 Ceremonial fire pit 3 Utilities shed 4 Cabins 5 Meditation pavilion 6 Workshop 7 Boat storage 8 Docks

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Top: Main lodge longitudinal section

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Left: Cabin cross section Right: Main lodge plan

1 Main entrance terrace 2 Reception 3 Storage/pantry 4 Kitchen 5 Dining/flexible gathering space 6 Central terrace 7 Main lounge 8 Washrooms 9 Individual counseling offices 10 Outdoor classroom/seating

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Left: Main lodge exterior view Below: Flexible interior gathering space view

Top: Programmatic relations diagrams Right: Landscaping elements vignettes Camp Glenn

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MEDITATION MINE

Spring 2022

Spa & archaeological museum

Location: Allihies, Ireland Type: Meditation retreat Collaborators: Chelsea Wu Supervisor(s): N/A Course: Personal project

Top: Allihies Copper Mine sketch Left: Visitor centre view

Situated among the rocky hills of West Cork, Ireland, the proposal imagines an immersive experience into the formerly industrial land. A museum, service centre, cafe, spa, and guesthouses welcome locals and visitors to relax, learn, and contemplate. The design adopts regional stone as a primary material, immersing itself into the terrain and rich industrial history.

A series of stone walls and paths guide visitors along the rugged terrain, choreographing a journey between the buildings. The stone further grounds occupants in solitary spaces, with visual connections to the existing industrial architecture.

Overlooking the timeless beauty of Ireland’s landscapes, the meditation mine transforms industrial archaeology into a spa and destination for those seeking solace from everyday life.

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Meditation Mine

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MEDITATION MINE Retreat for Contemplation

Coppermine Holiday Homes

Allihies Copper Mine Museum

the Fields R575

Right: Approaching view Meditation Mine

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Left: Wellness centre plan Top: Pool cross section Below: Pool view

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Meditation Mine

Left: Guesthouse plan Right: Detail wall section Below: Guesthouse elevation

Guestrooms are built atop rocky hills. Constructed primarily of vernacular stone, the structures seamlessly integrate themselves into the historic site. The suites lay scattered for privacy and views, cascading down towards the amenity buildings. Along these pathways, visitors experience the salty breeze, portraits of the expansive sea, and ever-changing sky palettes.

Ribbed aluminum panels Bituminous membrane Roof sheathing Timber rafters Flexible metal flashing Gutter Wood joist

Double-paned window

Folding shading system

Wood desk Local stone XPS insulation Gypsum wall board

Gravel Drainage tile Wood flooring Crushed stone

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CHILDREN’S HOME

Spring 2022

Architecture for peace

Location: Tanaff Valley, Senegal Type: Community centre Collaborators: Michael Kay, Erin Kim, Xiuting Shi, Chelsea Wu Supervisor(s): N/A Course: Kaira Looro Competition

Top: Massing diagram Left: Courtyard view

1. Interior courtyard

2. Programmatic quadrants

3. Divide public & domestic areas

4. Sloped for rainwater collection

Within the tropical Tanaff Valley lies the Children’s House, surrounded by trees atop flat, sandy terrain. The project imagines a space for community-driven initiatives to prevent child malnutrition. Erected using simple local materials, Children’s House continues Senegalese architectural tradition. The square form splits into four programmatic quadrants, unified by a central rainwater collection system.

The centre offers space for nutritional programs, female empowerment, education, pediatric and social care appointments, housing for at-risk patients, and community gathering.

Following a simple formal language, the rammed earth and bamboo structure adapts to community needs. Contributing 10. Anchor bolt the centre to the healthy development today’s children, 1. Zinc of roof sheet 11. Filler 2. Rosewood truss system 12. Adobe platform on gravel 3.

Bamboo screen ceiling aims to help build a better future.

13. Concrete footing 4. Top concrete trim 5. 60mm rammed earth wall 6. Concrete lintel 7. Operable rosewood louvre window 8. Rosewood window casement 9. Sill plate

14. Undisturbed terrain 15. Eavesthrough 16. Gutter to water cistern 17. Rosewood column 18. Bamboo screen

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Baghere Village , located more than 500km from Dakar, is characterized by sacred baobab trees, multi-generational housing, and a mosque. The centre is realized using local materials, vernacular technologies, and cost-effective construction. It engages the participatory engagement in its erection process. The centre incorporates Senegalese elements of design — the sound of monsoon rain, the movement of light — to create an engaging, play space for children.

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The bamboo and metal sheet roof system direct rainwater to a central well in the courtyard, celebrating the natural phenomenon. The roof system generates a rhythmic atmosphere as the water cascades, drawing all forces towards the courtyard. Collected water is purified naturally in a well or stored in a cistern. This configuration intercepts direct sunlight, while the rammed earth walls create passive cooling through stack effect.

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Left: Programmatic & roof axonometric Top: Construction methods Below: Detail section Pouring & compacting layers

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1 Evestrough 2 Gutter to water cistern 3 Rosewood columns 4 Bamboo privacy screen 5 Zinc roof sheet 6 Rosewood truss 7 Bamboo screen ceiling 8 Rosewood window casement 9 Concrete trim

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FRAME HOUSE

Fall 2021

Communal residence

Location: Cambridge, Ontario Type: Communal student housing Collaborators: N/A Supervisor(s): Fiona Lim Tung Course: Arch192 Design Studio

Top: Longitudinal section Left: Internal courtyard view

The house shares a hilltop site with two adjacent residences, occupied by youth who live in a transition state. Frame House serves as a communal kitchen for all residents of the site while housing two students. The design draws inspiration from Japanese landscape ideas of framing as “borrowed scenery”. Voids puncturing the wall and roof guide inhabitants’ eyes towards different views of the site. The surrounding nature establishes a calming environment that offers promotes harmony and flexibility in shared spaces.

An open kitchen (a traditionally private domestic setting) and sharing food (a social activity) foster intimate connection and cultural exchange. Prioritizing visual connections, the hill-embedded house transforms into a functional, serene space for interpersonal connection.

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Pedestrian bridge plans

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Additional Work

ADDITIONAL WORK

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A collection of past drawings, case studies, and models.

Left: Past projects Right: Case study drawings

Housing case study: sectional analysis

Housing case study: Existing plan

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Additional Work

Memorial Landscapes: Case Study Architect: Gustafson Porter + Bowman, 2004

Collaborators: N/A

Supervisor(s): Di Tang, Tracy Winston

Spring 2023 Course: Arch293 Design Studio

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain rests upon undulating terrain, directing its watercourse from a source at the top of the hill, over textured granite channels before stilling in a reflective pool. Using aquatic imagery as a metaphor for life, the memorial invites visitors to contemplate, rest, and play around the texture granite channels.

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Additional Work

Left: Immersive collage Right: Hydrological cycles sectional analysis

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Métropole: Visionary Architecture Architect: Étienne-Louis Boullée, 1781-1782

Collaborators: Gillian Marsh, Dorcas Ng, Chelsea Wu

Supervisor(s): Val Rynnimeri

Spring 2023 Course: Arch248 Cultural Encounters

In L’Essai sur l’art, Boullée writes: “Man is overwhelmed by the extraordinary spectacle of inconceivable space”. The monumental evokes the sublime; classical spatial arrangements synthesize le goût grec and nature, resulting in a pantheistic unity of man and the universe. We constructed a laser-cut museum board model, realizing Boullées vision from drawings.

Left: Process photos Right: Completed model

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