Tiffany Chui TMU Architectural Science Portfolio

TIFFANY CHUI 2022

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CV ABOUT ME (647)-871-0313 tiffany.chui@torontomu.ca Markham, ON.

ONGOING

ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT: SSG ARCHITECTURE INC. + Coordinate with consultants + Envelope detailing

2024 DAS BASH EXHIBITION ASSISTANT + See section 6.3

+ Designed and fabricated a 1:25 physical model of the TMU

Architecture Building 2022-2024 SUNSHINE ADVENTURE SUMMER CAMP: RHENISH CHURCH + 2024 Head Badminton Coach

+ 2023 Camp Coordinator: managed staff, oversee

conflict, and planned program

+ 2022 Camp Leader: supported Sr. Staff and lead

activities 2021

PE CENTRE: TAEKWONDO PRIME ELITE ACADEMY

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TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY: ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE COOP STUDENT

+ EXPERIENCE

+ DISTINCTION 2024 BUILDNER HOSPICE: HOME FOR THE TERMINALLY

ILL #3 ED. INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION + Third Place : See section 6.2 2023 BUILDNER PORTABLE READING ROOM #2 ED.

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION + Shortlisted 2022-2023 ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE DEAN’S LIST + CGPA 3.7

Hello. My name is Tiffany, and I have been an architecture student at Toronto Metropolitan University since Fall 2022. I am fundamentally motivated by the holistic learning boundaries of architecture. I believe that people never stop learning, and more importantly, I love to learn. With this passion, I am always finding ways to apply my knowledge in a creative and meaningful way.

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2020 1UP MARKHAM CENTRE YOUTH DESIGN COMPETITION + First place

+ Design charrette revolving the development of

Downtown Markham

+ EXTRACURRICULAR 2024-2025 ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY PRINCIPAL + Managed a multidisciplinary team

+ Communicate with faculty and various student representatives

+ Allocated funding for student lead initiatives

+ Weekly meetings, work plans, schedules, check-ins 2024-2025

ARCHITECTURE COURSE UNION PEER MENTOR + Provided insight, resources, and guidance

2023-2024 CCCGT ASIAN GARDEN PROJECT + Research Assistant and Fabrication Team

+ Model currently being displayed at the Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Toronto 2023 TIMBERFEVER DESIGN-BUILD COMPETITION + Collaborated with students to design and construct a bus stop CISC ARCHITECTURE STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

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2023 BIA WINDOW INSTALLATION DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT + Designed and considered constructibility for an installation for empty storefronts due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

+ SKILLSET 3D MODELING SOFTWARE & DRAFTING + Revit + Rhino + SketchUp + AutoCad

MANUAL SKILLS + Model fabrication + Architectural drafting + Sketching

ADOBE SUITE + InDesign + Illustrator + Photoshop + Acrobat DC

LANGUAGES + English + Korean + Cantonese

RENDERING SOFTWARE + Enscape + Twinmotion + D5 Render

MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE + Excel + Power Point + Word

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BETWEEN THE TREES PARK & FARMERS MARKET PAVILION

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INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ACADEMIC - FALL 2023 RHINO + ENSCAPE + ADOBE SUITES + HAND ILLUSTRATION

Located in Greenwood Park of Leslieville, Between the Trees is a pavilion that serves parkgoers throughout many parts of the day. One communal event that takes place in this park is the weekly Leslieville Farmer’s Market, where people come to enjoy local produce, hand-crafted goods, and snacks. The pavilion provides a place where people can rest and gather under the trees protecting them physically and spiritually.

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PARK BOUNDARIES EXISTING PARK PROGRAM

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FARMERS MARKET

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MARKET IN-USE AXO

SITE SECTION AND PROGRAM DIAGRAM

MARU In a site full of activity, the pavilion is a place where users of the park can relax and enjoy the company of the trees that shelter them. The flexibility and variety of uses of the pavilion extends beyond what is part of the park, market, and playground while connecting people within as a gathering space.

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EAST ELEVATION

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SECTION

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ABOVE GROUND MIX-USE RESIDENTIAL-COMMERICAL MIDRISE

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INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ACADEMIC - WINTER 2024 REVIT + ADOBE SUITES

Above Ground is a 6-storey mixed-use residential and commercial midrise in the intimate neighbourhood of Sherborne St. The residential site is in a developing area looking to see an increase in high-rises and commercial mix zoning due to the value of the land. To respect both the current and what is to become in the future, this project stays sensitive to the existing datum and adds a hint of what is to be seen in the future.

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family loft units

UPPER LOFT FLOOR

circulation spaces mechanical shaft community spaces

LOWER LOFT FLOOR

studio units one room units two room units

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indoor amenity space outdoor amenity space

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lobby gym cafe/bar children’s daycare mail room bike storage

BASEMENT

lower gym level lower cafe/bar level storage, mechanical, & administrative room

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PROGRAM DIAGRAM

WEST SECTION

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MAIL ROOM

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BIKE STORAGE

LOADING & GARBAGE

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

CHILDREN’S DAYCARE

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CAFE/BAR

GREEN ROOF

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GAME ROOM

READING ROOM GREEN ROOF

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UPPER AMENITY SPACE PERSPECTIVE

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CORE ASCENT TMU ARCHITECTURE BUILDING TRANSFORMATION

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INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ACADEMIC - FALL 2024 REVIT + D5 RENDER + ADOBE SUITES

325 Church St. lies the Toronto Metropolitan University’s Architecture Building. Built in the 80s, the school no longer has the capacity for the growing campus. This proposal aims to transform the building to re-establish a strong identity on campus while respecting the existing structure. The lower mass is built upon the original fabric of the building, while four cores embedded within hold up the new floating addition. The experience of ascent through the cores reflects the process of one’s education and one’s accomplishment in reaching new knowledge. A space that encourages development is crucial to a new architecture building.

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SITE SECTION WITH WEST ELEVATION AND SECTION

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GOULD ST.

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The interior and exterior’s distinct expressions serve two different experiences that reflect the identity of the architecture building. The facade is cladded with a reflective and bold red aluminum panel system, so the eyes are naturally guided from the bottom to the top of the building. On the inside, the cores are porous and hints of light from above guide the users to the upper floors.

WORMS EYE AXONOMETRIC PLAN AND TECTONIC DIAGRAM

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HOME SUITE HOME LANEWAY DUPLEX

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INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ACADEMIC - WINTER 2024 REVIT + D5 RENDER + ADOBE SUITES

The city planning of Toronto has led us to adapt new types of housing to accommodate the growing population of the city.

Laneway houses and garden suites provide additional units to a lot but can be seen as very small spaces to live in. By manipulating the circulation and relationship between the two units, a dynamic push and pulling of the form while keeping an open entryway is achieved.

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4.0 HOME SUITE HOME

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OSKENONTON LANE

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NORTH SECTION

4.0 HOME SUITE HOME

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INTERIOR HALLWAY TO BEDROOM

The expression of the facade as two distinct masses divides the visibility of what is within. The larger expressed mass is accentuated with corten steel sheets creating a sense of privacy, while the smaller mass is cladded in oak wood framing openings of long vertical windows.

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As a duplex residence, an open lobby brings in the users to a tree that sits on the side lot with its branches encroaching the building. This space becomes a place where the two separate units have a sense of neighbouring and community within the yet-developed laneway.

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SNAKES N’ LETTERS COMMUNITY LIBRARY & SOCIAL HUB

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INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ACADEMIC - FALL 2023 REVIT + TWINMOTION + ADOBE SUITES

Access to public resources is an essential part of the urban fabric of the city. People of different ages, backgrounds, and statuses can find some use of a free library to engage with the community as a whole. Snakes N’ Letters fosters a playful environment where people can escape from the busy city. The use of colours and level changes connected through a series of ramps and stairs creates a relationship between the splitting masses of the building. These architectural moves are enforced by the connection to community building through board games.

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STAFF LOUNGE STAFF OFFICE

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READING ROOM

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COMPUTER LAB

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UNFOLDED CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

FLOOR 3 PLAN

ROOF PLAN

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FLOOR 2 PLAN

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OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE PERSPECTIVE

DIAGONAL SECTION

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BEYOND THE CURRICULUM

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DESIGN, FABRICATION, COLLABORATION, COMPETITION

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CCCGT ASIAN GARDEN FABRICATION, COLLABORATION

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SUMMER 2024 PROJECT LEAD: PROFESSOR YEW-THONG LEONG COLLABORATORS: WILLIAM (YOUNGRAK) CHOI, KRIS CHOU, RICHMOND DAKAY, KA LEE JIAN, MARKO JOVANOVIC, ADAM KRAJEWSKI, YEIFEI LUI, SIMRAN MOONDI, REHAN NAKHOODA, ANGELICA NGUYEN-TRAN, PREETUL PASHA, LYDIA WANG, MARY XU CARDBOARD, DIMENSIONAL WOOD, PAINT, LAZERCUTTING, SPONGE, +

The Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCCGT) Asian Garden Project, led by Professor Yew-Thong Leong, was a leadership, fabrication, and design project that tasked a group of students with building a scaled model of the CCCGT’s existing site to act as a placeholder for a design competition for the future Asian Garden. I supported the team by making sure that we hit timely milestones through constant reminders while keeping the workspace organized so that each day we came in, everything was ready to resume work efficiently.

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6.1 CCCGT ASIAN GARDEN

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CROSSING PATHS: HOSPICE DESIGN, COLLABORATION, COMPETITION

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BUILDNER HOSPICE: HOME FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL #3 ED. INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION 3rd PLACE SUMMER 2024 COLLABORATORS: CICI HUANG, KYLE WONG, LINCOLN UY RHINO, TWINMOTION, ADOBE SUITE

Over the summer after our second year of Architecture school, three friends and I applied to the Buildner International Design Competition. During the three months of work, we learnt how to design as a team, work remotely and arrange in-person meetings as individual schedules varied, and approach presentation as a medium of design. As a result of our hard work, we received 3rd Place, competing against many individuals and teams across the world.

Exterior perspective in courtesy of Lincoln Uy and Cici Huang Floor plan is a collaborative drawing by all members Section is a collaborative drawing by Kyle Wong and Myself

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6.2 CROSSING PATHS: HOSPICE

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DAS BASH DESIGN, FABRICATION, COLLABORATION

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SUMMER/FALL 2024 PROJECT LEAD: CHAIRWOMAN LISA LANDRUM & MATTHEW CHETCUTI COLLABORATORS: CUEJUN CHOI, WILLIAM (YOUNGRAK) CHOI, KRIS CHOU, KA LEE JIAN, REHAN NAKHOODA, KYLE WONG PLYWOOD, MDF, CARDBOARD, RHINO, +

For TMU’s 75th anniversary, project lead Chairwoman Lisa Landrum & Matthew Chetcuti assembled our team to construct and design a 1:25 model of the Architecture Building for the DAS BASH Exhibition. I collaborated with my colleagues to solve design problems in creating an interactive model through mock-ups at different scales. If I were to describe this project in two words it would be “Iteration” and “Experimentation”.

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