YES2020 MArch Comprehensive Design Studio 1/5 (Faulkner)

M.ARCH STUDIO IV : COMPREHENSIVE CENTRE FOR ALTERNATE HISTORIES EVDA 682.04 | Winter 2020 | Erin Falkner

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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The program presented to Architecture M1 students in Studio IV was to create a cultural institute, which aims to participate in the social, economic, environmental, political and cultural landscapes of Calgary’s downtown core. Our project focus area was located in downtown Calgary, on the block between 1 St SE + Macleod Trail SE, and 7 Ave SE + 8 Ave SE. We were tasked with studying the social, physical, environmental and cultural impacts of the area within the civic district of the city, and following this developed the area west of Olympic Plaza, adjacent to Teatro Ristorante, through the design of a 2000m2 building and associated outdoor public space that critically engaged in an aspect of culture, defined differently by each studio section.

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Sh if tin g P er s p ec t i ve s

Al a n a Ker r + Danielle Kim

Ce n tre for Alter na te H i s to r i e s Fa ezeh Yo usefi + Rut vi G aj j ar

O ki Ed u c a tion a l Ce nt re

B re n nan Blac k + J o s eph Crawford

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A n d rew B ur nyeat + Alexa nder Mayhew

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Th e Cen ter for Lo st A r t + A r t i s t r y I sa b elle J ac k s o n + Kayla Macdonal d

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T h omas Ac heso n + Dar r yl Pol l ack

Our section was challenged to consider the notion of “alternate histories” in relation to cities - how is history written? What is regarded as official history, what is left out? How do present day practices influence history?

How does history form cities, and how do cities develop histories? How can we create space within urban landscapes that document and impact current ideologies, attitudes, cultures, so that they do not become lost? Answering these questions became an exercise of reflection; on ourselves, our communities and on the world around us and our place in it. We began to think of the city as not just as a physical entity composed of buildings and streets, but as attitudes, states of minds—a complex web of intangible notions. We formed the conceptual basis of each of our projects on these musings of how we view history, and how we could continue to tell stories of the past in the future. We then translated these concepts into public institutes, in the form of the following projects.

The above text was adapted and summarized from assignment outlines provided by both studio coordinator Marc Boutin, and the instructor for this section, Erin Faulkner.

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SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES Alana Kerr + Danielle Kim EVDA 682.04 | Winter 2020 | Erin Falkner

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Morgan Vanek F o rm s o f Tra d e: Significant Omissions in the R ecord of Empire

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The process of documenting historic events is inherently biased, as there are often stories that are overlooked and excluded f rom of ficial his tor y. T herefore, t here is no way to completely and objectively understand the past. We can combat this bias by shifting our perspective and preconceived notions of w hat deser ves to b e included in his tor y.

Derritt Mason The Virtual Child: Children’s Literature and Digital Culture

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The Centre for Alternate histories will house a hybrid program of an exhibition space and a research facility specifically tailored to researchers from the Calgary Institute for the Humanities; whether they be fellows at the institute or researcher s at one of the institute’s wor k ing groups. T hese researcher s will specialize in areas of histor y that are new, emerging , and unusual topics; thus encouraging those engaging with it to shift their perspectives.

In the centre, they will also be able to partner with creatives from multiple disciplines to aid in the process of curating an engaging exhibit.

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Olympic plaza has been a controversial site for Calgarians since it was built. We focused on researching the falling perception of the plaza over time and how that has af fected the pla za’s use. During programmed events it is still busy and thriving, but when there are no designated events happening, it has an unsafe, unwelcoming vibe.

We hope to mitigate this with our project, and have focused on making decisions that could also help to shift Calgarians’ perspectives of the plaza.

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site form finding

depress space around building entrances to form plazas for social activation of adjacent spaces

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add switch-back ramp following same logic as ramp inside building

add stairs between ramps to create more direct path of travel into plazas, and create habitable space along the way down

fill gaps with landscaping that morphs between hard edges of site grade, ramps and stairs to soften geometry

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box divided into sections; middle section as passageway through site, east edge as an entrance from the plaza

lateral pushing and pulling of sections creates a funnel towards the passageway and keeps east face prominent

vertical pulling of sections creates differentiation in levels to create shifting form in elevation

conceptual gestures

tectonic/planar shifting

layer shifting

wrapped facade

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north + south elevations

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east + west elevations

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shifting movement + interactivity

shifting panels influence path through exhibit spaces in both interior and exterior

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interior ramp + panel system

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wall section ASSEMBLIES F1 form-work concrete ramp 600 mm glulam joist

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F2 brushed concrete slab 50 mm rigid insulation 20 0 mm transfer slab

F3 10 0 mm b rushed c o n crete sla b 50 mm rigid insulation compacted gravel

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louver design

extract curves from building form

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create more spacing between louvers in public areas

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create more spacing between louvers in public areas

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CENTRE FOR ALTERNATE HISTORIES FAEZEH YOUSEFI + RUTVI GAJJAR EVDA 682.04 | Winter 2020 | Erin Falkner

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Concept

Art and Culture Architecture

Planning Sports Queer Community

Immigration

Indigenous People Music

Agriculture

Women

(CPR) Stampede Transportation

Oil Industry

Conceptual Statement There are multiple narratives that have shaped and formed Calgary's culture and will continue to influence the future. In this sense History can be seen as a multifaceted phenomenon. It is something often seen in a singular sense but if we refract this perspective we see history has many facets.

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All the cities has many histories through which it’s has developed and advanced in all means. Same like , Calgary has a lot of histories on which it is standing today. We through our building called ‘Centre for Alternate Histories’ want to present this histories to the city and the people of it. The concept of our projectThere is: are multiple narratives that have shaped and formed Calgary's culture and will continue to influence the future. In this sense History can be seen as a multifaceted phenomenon. It is something often seen in a singular sense but if we refract this perspective we see history has many facets.

The way we saw history was a multifaceted phenomenon that each of its subcategories is one of its refraction. As we are talking about alternate histories, we looked at the term multifaceted and devoted the ideas of refraction of light through prism. The way a white lights dispersed into 7 colours after passing through the prism, we want our centre to be that same lens through which the white light of Calgary can disperse into its alternate histories. Thus our parti is ‘dispersion as multifaceted’ The project program is categorized into exhibition spaces, educational spaces, community engagement spaces, administrative and support services. Each of these categories of program are planned with respect to the orientation of the building and the interaction of spaces with the central lobby as the exploration of reflection through the center. Each of the exhibition space has a refracted entry point following the exsisting pathways on the site.

“Dispersion as Multifaceted”

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The way a white light disperses into 7 colors after passing through the prism, we want our center to be that same lens through which the white light of Calgary can disperse into its alternate histories. This concept has been adopted in the building both vertically and horizontally exploring the movement as well as the arrangement of the spaces in the sense of section and plan.

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Design Development

EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION ENTRTY

Reflection of Exhibitions

Existing Pathways

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Placement of Exhibitions

Formation of Spaces

Site Plan 7 AVE SE

Loading Deck

Convention Centre

1 ST SE

Olympic Plaza

Teatro

Outdoor Exhibition The Famous Five

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Building Entrances Open Space Entrances Service Ramp

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Design Development The plan layout is created as a result of multiple offset of the central atrium

Lobby

Buffer Space

Exhibition

Seminar Ropom

Washrooms

Resource Area

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Materials and Facade Study

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- Connects to History - Boldness and Firmness - Uniform - Represents the City

- Relates to History - Used Before/ Used Now - Different Natural Textures - Represents different histories through various availabe options in colour and texture

- Modern Material - Transparent - Transparacy represents the connection of the building with the city

Cement Entrances and Lower Floor

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Wood

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Central Cube and Open Spaces

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South Elevation

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Wall Section 1 Upper Floor +2.4 m Site Level 0.0 m Lower Floor -1.5 m

Parkade -5.4 m

Wall Section 2

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Building Wall Section

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W1 1. 100 mm EPS Insulation 2. Air/Water Barrier 3. 200 mm Concrete

F2 1. 18 mm Wooden plank Flooring 2. 15 mm Treated Plywood 3. 200 mm Concrete

W2 1. Precast Concrete Pannel 2. 100 mm EPS Insulation 3. AirBarrier 4. 13 mm Plywood 5. 150 mm insulated Steed Stud 6. Vapour Retarder 7. 13 mm Gypsum Board 8. 15 mm Wood Cladding

F3 1. 18 mm Wooden plank Flooring 2. 15 mm Treated Plywood 3. 100 mm Concrete 4. Steel Deck 5. Steel Beam 6. Resilient Bars 7. 13 mm Gypsum Board 8. Suspended Wooden Ceiling

W3 1. Wooden Panels 2. Rain Screen Panels 3. Z Girt with Insulation 4. 100 mm EPS Insulation 5. AirBarrier 6. 13 mm Plywood 7. 150 mm insulated Steed Stud 8. Vapour Retarder 9. 13 mm Gypsum Board 10. 15 mm Wood Cladding

F4 1. Concrete Ramp 2. 100 mm Thick Concrete Slab 3. Compact Gravel

R1 1. Wooden Panels 2. Sleepers 3. Roofing Membrane 4. 13 mm Plywood 5. Z Girt 6. 150 Poly ISO Insullation 7. Vapour Retarder 8. 13 mm Gypsum Board 9. Steel Deck 8. OSWJ

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Parkade -5.4 m

Details

Wooden Panels Z Girt Rain Screen Clip 100 mm EPS Insulation Air Barrier 13 mm Plywood 150 mm insulated stud wall Vapour Retarder 13 mm Gypsum Board 15 mm Wood Cladding

Wooden Panels Sleepers Perpendicular to the cladding Roofing Membrane 13 mm Plywood Z Girt 150 Poly ISO Insullation Vapour Retarder 13 mm Gypsum Board Steel Deck

Seperating Strip Acoustic Strip

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18 mm Wooden Plank Flooring 15 mm Treated Plywood Plastic Barrier 200 mm Concrete

Gutter Flashing Heat Trace Wire Perimeter Beam

Flashing

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Precast Concrete Pannel 100 mm EPS Insulation Air Barrier

OWSJ Steel Channels Suspended Wooden Ceiling

13 mm Plywood 150 mm insulated stud wall Vapour Retarder 13 mm Gypsum Board 15 mm Wood Cladding Acoustic Strip

Deflection Head

Detail 5: Exterior wall and Floor Section

OSWJ 13 mm Gypsum Board Steel Channels Suspended Wooden Ceiling

Detail 8: Exterior Wall and Roof

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Glass Cube Wall Section

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R1 1. Glass 2. Spider Fitting 3. Tension Steel Rod 4. Connector 5. Compression Steel Rod 6. Hanger 7. Pressure Pipe 8. Connector 9. Tension Steel Rod

W1 1. Glass 2. Laminated Glass Column 3. Steel Frame 4. Steel Plate 5. Diagonal Cabe F1 1. Structural Laminated Glass 2. Silicone Sealant 3. Structural Joist 4. Desiccant Pack 5. Pressure Bar 6. Mounting Nut

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150 Laminated Glass Column Vapour Retarder

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Wooden Panels Sleepers Perpendicular to the cladding Roofing Membrane 13 mm Plywood Z Girt 150 Poly ISO Insullation Vapour Retarder 13 mm Plywood Steel Deck

Metal Joint /Channel

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Upper Level +2.4 m

30 mm Glass Perimeter Beam

Site Level 0.0 m

Lower Level -1.5 m

OWSJ Steel Channels Suspended Wooden Ceiling

Parkade -5.4 m

Detail 10: Cube and Building Roof

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Library Internal View

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Exhibition Internal View

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OKI EDUCATIONAL CENTRE B R E N N A N BL ACK & J OS E PH CRAWF ORD EVDA 682.04 | Winter 2020 | Erin Faulkner

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CO N CE P T Privileging Indigenous ways of knowing alongside Western ways as a means of bridging these parallels and fostering truth, dialogue and understanding.

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PROG R A M A satellite campus of the University of Calgary comanaged with nations of Treaty Seven and the Métis Nation of Alberta.

STA KE H O LD E R S

A facility designed to host educational programming on Indigenous awareness, inter-cultural fellowship and understanding; supporting and celebrating the traditional knowledge and wisdom of Indigenous cultures.

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SKE TCH M O D E L S

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CO N CE P T M O D E L PA R A LLE L S B RI DGE D INDIGENOUS ~ WESTERN RECTILINEAR ~ CURVILINEAR INTERIOR ~ EXTERIOR NATURAL ~ MAN-MADE

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6) Administration Workstations 7) Support / Print / Storage 8) Loading Dock / Shipping / Receiving 9) Exhibition Storage / Exhibition Preparation 10) Washrooms 11) Server / Telecom Room

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ROO F I NTE R SEC TI O N D.9 AWB Lapping Flashing

Roofing Membrane Continuous up Wall

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TECHTO N I C M O D E L

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FISSION - V.R. Simulation Andrew Burnyeat and Alexander Mayhew EVDA 682.04 | Winter 2020 | Erin Falkner

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FISSION - V.R. Simulation An Institution for Alternate Histories

Fission takes a 21st century approach to experiencing history. It is an institution for alternative histories, where members of the community can go to experience the history of Calgary in a deeply immersive and emotional way. Using the latest Virtual Reality technology, Fission creates a moment where users can split the conventional layers of reality to experience an unlimited universe of histories, interacting with those histories to create their own take on the future.

Parallel Layer

A moment is a point in time.

History is a collection of moments.

Reality is the layering of history.

of Moments

Within every moment (layer) there is a parallel moment shifted by our decisions.

-Blue or Red - Left or Right - Yes or No It’s from these decisions that parallel (alternate) histories are created.

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Reality is the interaction with the current moment; a layered history.

Virtual Reality presents an opportunity for us to interact with any given moment (past, present, future), offering us an altered perception of parallel moments.

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Our Client, The VOID, is a virtual reality company that specializes in whole body, fully immersive Virtual Reality Experiences.

Their expertise will give Fission the ability to recreate historical moments such as the Calgary Floods, or even the original settlement of Calgary.

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THE MOMENT

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The Moment represents virtual reality. These spaces are circular to represent the endless boundaries of virtual reality. These spaces are made of smooth reflective surfaces, super white or super black finishes to represent technological nature of the experiences within the space.

THE LAYERS Reality The Layers represent reality.

The spaces are recto-linear and angular to represent an ending, the boundaries that limit everyday reality. These spaces are made of natural materials, constructed from CLT to represent the layering of reality and history.

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The site is located on the West end of Calgary’s Olympic Plaza. The placement of the building respond to the existing pathways on the site, These pathways are laid out on the site using a grid of 90 and 45 degree angles.

CITY OF CALGARY

PROJECT LOCATION

CIVIC DISTRICT

The recto-linear volume representing reality is placed on the grid defined by the site angles.

When virtual reality is introduced, the layers of reality are exploded, revealing the opportunity to explore.

A dome is created to house the moment, making the virtual reality sphere the crown jewel within the interior exhibition space.

Virtual reality gives the ability to explore histories in an immersive manner.

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North Elevation

West Elevation

South East Elevation

South Elevation

North West View

North East View

East View

South East View

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The main entrances open at the North West end and the South East end of the building.

The North West end of the building constitutes the Moment, everything within the moment is related to virtual reality. The sphere in the middle of the building is the VR exhibition space, which curves all other spaces around it. These spaces include elements for the VR Experience, as well as elements for the retail experience.

The South East end of the building constitutes the Layers, exploded apart into floor plates by the moment. These spaces include back of house, mechanical rooms, data rooms, washrooms and cafe

North West Entrance

Reception

Stair to Mezzanine

South East Entrance

Hallway to Cafe

Cafe

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Plan - Ground Level

To the South of the building, between Teatro’s and Olympic Plaza, is the space for the outdoor exhibition, Fission Park.

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The outdoor exhibition space will feature different holographic projections of various important figures, as well as projections of important holidays or events. The holograms are projected from a truncated cone aligning with the circular and vertical rules around virtual reality. The location of these projections on the site was explored in the intersection of circles developed from the VR sphere in the institution to the circular base of the amphitheater and circular nature of the Famous Five Tea Party.

Fission Park

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The Holodeck constitutes the sphere in the middle of the Moment. It is shown as a large space with black walls, floor and ceiling, gridded with widely spaced bright blue lines. Within this space, objects and people are simulated by a combination of materialization, beams and fields onto which holographic images are projected.

Our VR exhibition is an immersive whole-body experience that provides users the opportunity to go back in time and explore different moments of history from their own perspective and make their own decisions to change the outcomes of events. The exhibition is meant to be a collective experience where everyone has an opportunity to be part of the moment and write their own story. Being able to go back in time allows users to reflect on the past and understand first hand what the outcomes of our decisions can be.

Sphere Approach

Sphere Interior

VR EXHIBITION SPACE “HOLODECK”

Virtual Reality Experience

Plan - Sphere Level

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The first level of the building serves the institutional spaces. The building arrangement of spaces follows the same logic as the ground level.

The Moment warps spaces above into a circular fashion. These spaces include the creative suites, client meeting rooms, VR development workshops and studios.

The Layers, like the ground floor, are exploded open to create spaces. These spaces include employee kitchen, printing and garbage disposal, and building administration offices.

VR Meets Reality

Offices

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South East Entrance

VR Capture Studio

VR Development Studio

Plan - First Level

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View Looking South West

View From C-Train

View From Telus Convention Center - Day

View From Telus Convention Center - Night

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The Center for Lost Art + Artistry Isabelle Jackson + Kayla Macdonald EVDA 682.04 | Winter 2020 | Erin Falkner

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The Centre for Lost Art and Artistry is designed to provide a unique museum experience through the combination of exhibition and education in lost and dying visual arts. It’s purpose is to reintroduce lost and dying arts back into modern culture by providing a platform for reintegration and relearning as a way of commemorating their roles throughout history. It is our belief that art is a medium that reveals multifaceted perspectives of history, therefore the deliberate reintegration of these mediums is intended to facilitate a more broad and informed way of viewing the world.

Because the process of relearning will lead to revealing new perspectives of history, the design strategy of the Center revolves around this primary idea of “reveal”.

The entirety of the building is constructed in a way that reveals its internal workings to its surrounding spaces.

This approach is implemented by shrouding the building completely in a glass curtain wall and roof system. The internal structure of the building is constructed with form-cast concrete walls that act as bearing walls and glass partition walls that reveal various aspects of the building such as the seminar and lecture spaces.

Together the glass shroud and the mix of concrete and glass internal walls give partial reveals and glimpses into the internal workings of the building.

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PROGRAM: to reintroduce lost or dying arts back into modern culture and provide a platform for reintegration and re-learning in order to commemorate their roles in history.

CONCEPT STATEMENT: art is a medium that reveals lost and/or forgotten perspectives of history PARTI: reveal

Design Rules

interior/ circulation

reception exterior/ facade

operational/ support

CURIOSITY

exterior/ facade

exhibition space

retail bookstore

EXPLORATION

resource rooms

seminar rooms

REVEAL

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curiosity glazed exterior facade curated views

exploration sloped concrete walls internal glass walls juxtaposed material texture inset lights (wayfinding)

reveal exposed structure internal glass walls inset lights (materiality) highlighted systems

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site sections

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site plan

There are several important buildings that surround Olympic Plaza including the City Municipal building and historic city hall to the East, Arts Commons to the South, the Telus Convention Center and Glenbow Museum to the West, and a Cathedral built in 1884 to the North. Directly adjacent to the site is Olympic Plaza, which has played an instrumental role in the history of the city and the placemaking of downtown Calgary. The element missing from the surrounding arts and cultural context is education and a place for learning on a deeper and more impactful level. Both the programming and typology of the surrounding site context was greatly factored when designing the Center and how it would fit into the greater urban fabric.

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level 1

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1. entrance vestibule 2. reception desk 3. exhibition hall 4. cafe/coffee shop 5. bookstore/retail 6. seminar room 7. resource room 8. exhibition storage 9. janitorial room

10. server room 11. womens washroom 12. mens washroom 13. custodial 14. shipping/recieving 15. outdoor seating area 16. fire exit 17. fire exit

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level 2

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1. lecture hall 2. seminar room 3. resource room 4. print/dark room 5. washrooms 6. office/support 7. office foyer 8. fire exit 9. fire exit

parkade

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exit to TCC parkade 4

1. parkade 2. mechanical room 3. electrical room 4. elevator lobby 5. fire exit 6. fire exit

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Structure - Internal concrete walls, 200mm

second floor plate 200mm

concrete walls, 200mm columns, 500x500mm exhibition space

first floor plate, 200mm

columns, 300x450mm

foundation walls, 200mm

foundation slab + strip footing

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Details - Concrete

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1. formboard concrete 2. connecting rebar 3. rebar 4. electrical conduit 5. inset light bar 6. slab on grade 7. steel decking

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Structure - External Steel frame support structure, 300mm

Support Mullions, 300mm

HSS Face-sealed roof structure

Steel Columns, 300x300mm

Curtrain wall system, 150x50mm

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Details - connection to concrete

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1. concrete wall 2. setting block 3. interior gasket 4. edge seal 5. low-e coated glass, 6mm 6. argon filled gap, 10mm 7. snap cap

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8. thermal cap 9. cap screw 10. setting block 11. expansion joint 12. exterior gasket

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Details - roof and facade

face sealed roof structure

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7. interior gasket 8. cassette parimeter 9. cassette gasket 10. t-anchor

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1. edge seal 2. backer rod and sealent 3. structural silicone sealent 4. cassette parimeter 5. cassette gasket

6. dead load anchor 7. parimeter trim 8. parimeter trim clip 9. toggle bar assembly

Facade design aluminum spandrel panels south east

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south west

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north west

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1. concrete wall 2. setting block 3. interior gasket 4. edge seal 5. aluminum face 6. substrate 7. EPS polystyrene insulation

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8. aluminum back 9. snap cap 10. thermal cap 11. cap screw 12. setting block 13. expansion joint 14. exterior gasket

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Elevations

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Sections

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Lighting Strategies

pendant lights

inset floor lights

inset column lights

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Water Collection System

facade elevation

mullion/gutter system

water collection trough with large gravel

lead to underground cistern + plumbing system

water collection section

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Surrounding Site Elements

corten steel light bars

exterior lighting map

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tree light boxes

The Final Reveal : Exhibition Space

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introduction calgary’s alternate history The story of Calgary is not told by the select few on certain important events, but is instead told by the multitude of those lving here across all periods of time. One interweaving and informing the opinions and experiences of the next - all together forming the true history of the city.

Because of this, we view history as the interwoven experience of everyone across the past, present, and future. Seperate but inseperatable lives in separate but inseperatable spaces of time. One feeding into the next. All connected but discernably differet. Not just one viewpoint on common events but the experience of The All. No one and nothing forgotten. .

three interwoven paths past, present, and future as three interwoven and inseparable paths translates to the project’s critical stance of history as 3 interwoven paths of past, present, and future.

challenge: 3 entities interweaving in program, in form, in material, and in systems.

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concept calgary’s living archive As a program, Interwoven is Calgary’s Living Archive, where everyone is welcome to record their own prompted or unprompted story through various mediums which are then shared and engaged with as part of the rich tapestry of Calgary history. In that, the Living Archive acts as an exhibition for these stories, using either their aggregate themes to display and tell common threads of stories, or the multifaceted reactions to certain points in history, or any combination thereof. The Living Archive can also act simply as a vault and journal for those that would choose to add their story to the historical record for only them or a chosen few to engage with.

The Living Archive would primarily rely on touch screen access, but would be inclusive of all mediums, whether they be written, oratory, videography, painted or a combination thereof.

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program

spatial organization

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interweaving program

application to the site

plan

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site

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outdoor exhibition loading access teatro famous five

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interior room arrangement interior room arrangment

main floor

material application

2nd floor arch 2 - extents

arch 1 - walls

glass

arch 1 - extents

arch 2 - walls

concrete

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polyester

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plan main 19

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outdoor exhibition entrance reception coat room retail seminar reception coat room exhibition oculus green room kitchen / cafe washroom mechanical janitor storage/ loading dock garbage/ recycling electrical fire exit parkade exhaust

plan second storey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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patio green roof seminar office admin resources exhibition central oculus green room washroom data storage

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plan parkade

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mechanical room(s) stair access & storage room(s)

sections wall section 1

section 1 wall section 2

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material & form simplification of interwoven program into simplified building form.

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three woven strands become materials woven through building form.

facade pattern east elevation 1

east elevation 1

paths on each material run towards centre point to converge

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path number intensifies at material overlap on form

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pattern pulls through from one material to the other to communicate weave

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final facade pattern

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north elevation 5

pattern loops at the corners of the building to emphasize curve

6 final facade pattern

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north elevation 5

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form

2 pre-cast concrete sandwhich

1 glass fibre reinforced polyester

panels

elevations 1 3 2

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3 curtain wall system

form

1 glass fibre reinforced polyester

2 pre-cast concrete sandwhich panels

3 curtain wall system

elevations 1 3 2

south

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structural systems t/o roof

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curtian wall glazing system roof deck assembly

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fibreglass reinforced polyester panel syswide flange steel framing with hss columns

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hollow core concrete plank floor assembly cast in place concrete vertical access cores

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concrete topping slab on transfer slab transfer beam system

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concrete columns and foundation wall pad and strip footings

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t/o second floor

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t/o main floor

beam/beam & beam/ column “bolted” connections

curved steel angle connections for precast panel

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t/o parking slab

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panel reveals continuation

steel stud framing

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facade axos

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second floor assembly

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GFRP facade axo 1

50 mm glass fiber reinforced polyester

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corregated metal deck

5 exterior membrane 6 16 mm exterior grade sheathing

100 mm rockwool insulation

4 100 mm vertically oriented z- girts

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second floor roof assembly

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7 152 mm steel stud framing 8 wide flange framing

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main floor assembly

9 hss upstand

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10 parapet cap flashing

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11 13 mm gypsum wall board

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second floor assembly

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precast concrete panel axo

main floor assembly

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precast concrete sandwich panel metal flashing precast mounting steel members 13mm protection board 100 mm rockwool insulation exterior membrane 16 mm exterior grade sheathing concrete upstand

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curtian wall glazing wide flange framing 152 mm steel stud framing hss upstand parapet coping 13 mm exteior grade sheathing precast concrete panel

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mechanical systems

The project utilizes a water system with radiant panel heating and cooling distribution. This system was chosen because of it’s unobtrusive and blended aestetic as well as not relying on oversized ducting which allows us to blend the ventilation and ducting requirements into the dropped ceiling system.

all water system h t t p s : // r a d i a n t c o o l i n g . c o m /d o w n l o a d / b r o c h u r e s / M e s s a n a _ R a d i a n t _ C e i l i n g . p d f

h t t p s : // w w w . p r o t e r i m e x . i t / e n - U S / p r o d u c t s / p r o t e r c e i l i n g / s a f e s y s t e m - c e i l i n g s / v e g a - r a d i a l

return air ducts supply air ducts exhaust lighitng channels heating units path from boiler path from chiller

main floor

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THANK YOU CENTRE FOR ALTERNATE HISTORIES EVDA 682.04 | Winter 2020 | Erin Falkner