Architecture Portfolio 2021

zhaoqi wang ARCHITECTURE

PORTFOLIO

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entwine

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connect

SUMMER 2020 | PROF. VEDANTA BALBAHADUR

FALL 2020 | PROF. HOWARD DAVIES

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flow

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manifold

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exhibit

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‘chair’

FALL 2019 | PROF. FRANCOIS SABOURIN

FALL 2019 | PROF. FRANCOIS SABOURIN

FALL 2019 | PROF. MARC HALLE

FALL 2018 | PROF. DAVID COVO

*Some projects were collaborations however all drawings are solely my own unless otherwise stated

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entwine

IN COLLABORATION WITH WINNKY CHEN

The Mile-End neighbourhood of Montreal where this project is located is known for its vibrant atmosphere and artistic presence. As they were once forcibly relocated from the Old Port region, the introduction of larger tech companies into the Mile-End is once again threatening artists residing in the area with spikes in housing prices and cost of living. At the core of this project is the desire to encourage and support the creative community and create spaces to help ease this financial burden, in recognition of their contributions surpassing that of their immediate surroundings and towards the identity of the entirety of downtown Montreal.

We propose a combined community and creative space – where the latter functions as a library and gallery – in order to promote and sell creative work while allowing the public to come together in support of these artists. A central circulation space acts as a social and intermediary space between the public and private sectors, which revolve and intertwine as they ascend upwards along this spine. We hoped to strike a balance between creating a community of support and encouragement while providing creatives with the privacy and peace required for work. In recognition of the existing diversity visually expressed in the architecture and materiality of the area as well as in the population in their upbringing and cultures, we hope to preserve this area as a haven of self-expression and continue its presence for it for be enjoyed by all.

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connect

IN COLLABORATION WITH THOMAS KING

Based on the Lab-École competition for the design of primary schools, this project is set out to explore rewilding in an urban context and serve as a continuation of the Space for Life foundation whose mission is based on the three core values of encouraging biodiversity, providing space for research and educating and promoting sustainable practices to the public. We have found that areas surrounding our site have developed habitat patches and its vegetation are of high conservation priority – based on principles of habitat connectivity, quality, climatic adaptability and its role in heat island reduction – whereas our site is sparsely populated with trees and is considered of low conservation priority. Habitat patches also require links to remain part of a greater network, as wildlife in isolated patches are unlikely to remain, however a connection does not currently exist between surrounding areas.

From these findings, we propose a solution in which the school acts as the link to unite surrounding patches in a greater network and create an experiential learning experience that fosters a sense of stewardship, and instills the importance of biodiversity and conservation ecology in our students as well as the rest of the community.

The rewilded vegetation is comprised of species that make up the highlighted areas of high conservation priority around the reserve. They are portrayed as such on our site while original vegetation is of low priority. Based on principles of landscape ecology, staggered borders encourage the passage of wildlife through the site, thus new growth along the North, South, and East is meant to break up the linearity of the existing trees as these sides face habitats, while the edge to the West is kept uniform to mitigate movement into residential areas.

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Above: Trees in the courtyards thrive in moist, shaded environments and should be kept from newer forests.

Vegetation positioned along the edges are attractive to birds and small animals. Trees at entrances and thresholds are chosen to provide shade and direct circulation.

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Below: Our roof skylights playfully peak out above the ground and we chose to for our play areas to continue this roof landscape as abstracted forms to avoid prescribed play.

We wanted to encourage the users to explore the structures, to be inventive and to create their own experiences with it.

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The school is organized with four ‘patches’ serving as the kindergarten, first, second, and third cycles as per the LabÉcole curriculum and a fifth patch as a bird rehabilitation aviary. This space is dedicated to both the students as well as the community and acts as our addition to the Space for Life organization. All spaces are connected through a central ‘link’.

Each ‘patch’ or classroom cluster is composed of four classrooms surrounding a submerged courtyard allowing penetration of light into the space. Similarly, lightwells are placed at intervals along the main corridor to alleviate the enclosed perception of underground spaces.

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Teaching Spaces Kindergarten First Cycle Second Cycle Third Cycle Music Room Art / Sciences

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Aviary Central Aviary Individual Aviaries Lobby

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Athletic Spaces Gymnasium Storage Locker Rooms Motor Development Staff Offices

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Circulation Breakout Spaces Library Satellites Vestiaires

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Support Spaces Secretariat Research Collaborative Working/ Resting Spaces

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Collective Spaces Cafeteria Kitchen Auditorium

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Maintenance General Storage

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W1 TYP. EXTERIOR WALL

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F1 GROUND FLOOR 5/8” Finish Floor 5/8” Plywood Subfloor 6” Structural Concrete Slab on Grade w/ Radiant Heat 4” Gutex Multitherm Rigid Insulation Intello PLUS Vapour Barrier Min. 4” Granular Fill (Capillary Break)

R1 TYP. ROOF Tar Paper 5/8” Exterior Grade Plywood Sheathing 8” Gutex Multitherm Rigid Insulation Intello PLUS Vapour Barrier 9-5/8” 7-Ply CLT Panel

R2 AVIARY ROOF 48” Welded Aluminim Mesh Panel 6”x6” Nordic Lam+Glulam Post 48” Welded Aluminim Mesh Panel

W1 TYP. EXTERIOR WALL Wood Cladding 3”x1” Wood Furring Air Barrier 5/8” Exterior Grade Plywood Sheathing 4”Gutex Multitherm Rigid Insulation Intello PLUS Vapour Barrier 9-5/8” 7-Ply CLT Panel

W2 RETAINING WALL 1/2” Fibre Cement Board Drainage Mat 4” Outboard Rigid Mineral Wool Insulation Intello PLUS Vapour Barrier 9-5/8” 7-Ply CLT Panel

The aviary takes on a similar layout as the other patches, with the central space serving as the main habitat. But in recognition of the need for certain species to be separated, or specific habitats or medical conditions, we have allocated smaller, individual aviaries, which we imagine to be modularized for greater flexibility. These spaces are open air, and enclosed by a stainless steel mesh.

We dedicated research areas into our school in connection with the aviary, and imagine cross-pollination between the respective staff, who can both work on their studies as well as provide teaching for students to further integrate the mission of the organization into the educational curriculum of the school.

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flow

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

This was a semester long process that investigated abstracted contours and the creation of built forms. Starting from two dimensional lines, we generate and explore the layers that make up the built environment and alternative manners in which the final structures can be derived. Through trials and experimentation, we explore the many potentials of architecture first unconstrained by the limitations of place, adapted only in later stages in correspondence with the site.

The final product is a structure designed to be an immersive escape away from the bustling campus of McGill University.

As university can be overwhelming in both a physical and emotional sense, this aims to create a more intimate environment at the human scale for social interaction and to give students access to a space that breaks free from the rigidity of the surrounding buildings. While traditional isolated, box-like spaces are necessary for focus-oriented work, such spaces can be limiting in terms of the types of thinking and activities that can occur thus this proposal attempts to counter this typology with the expansive perspectives and immersive interiors created through its modular forms.

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Circulation Through Resulting Form

Spatial Section through Single Module

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manifold

IN COLLABORATION WITH HERMINE DEMAEL

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(All drawings for this part were collaborative)

Below: As a part of a series of projects, my partner and I investigated the dynamism achieved in the Maison à Bordeaux by OMA, identifying what we considered key elements of this building: the interplay between horizontal and vertical stacks and the path of movement connecting them. Each floor and circulation core works as a separate entity with its own identity. The original structure also functioned as three distinct volumes, each floor having its own spatial organisation and purpose, with varying light conditions and visual stack transparency from the exterior as a result. Our matrix explores how stack the combinationstack of such stacks offers new possibilities for circulation.

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New Spatial Stacks

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Right: Building off the previous alteration of OMA’s work, we generated a perspective to demonstrate the exaggerated conditions we produced and illustrating the key components that we focused on. Taken from the top of the elevator component looking down, we drew attention to the different lighting conditions created by the various floor levels, distinguishing their varied usage in accordance with the identities they developed.

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exhibit

IN COLLABORATION WITH SOFIA AHR, ALYSSA LIU, AND MYRIAM ROSTOM

This was a group project in which we took an existing site to establish a greenspace in a formerly industrial, but rapidly developing neighborhood. Our forest draws on this past and environmental preservation to create an outdoor gallery.

Oscillating elevated walkways allow users to interact with the site while minimizing disturbance to the vegetation. By allowing them to frame paths with woven ornamentation, we hope to create a space defined by the additions made by those in the local community. The use of strings and textiles pays respect to the history of the site where textile factories formerly stood and the colorful weaving gives new a sense of vibrancy and life to the forest. Over time, the string artwork will serve as a place for plants to climb eventually forming green walls.

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Populus deltoides

Acer saccharinum

Prunus serotina

Gleditsia triacanthos

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elevation: 2.0m | soil: dry silt plant type: low maintenance vegetation that thrive in dry soils e.g. wavy hairgrass, red columbine

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elevation: 1.5m, 1.0m | soil: fairly fertile, well drained plant type: greenery growing in moist to dry soils e.g. low bush blueberry, hairy beard tongue, bunchberry

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Zone 3 Planting Section

elevation: 0.5m, 0.0m | soil: damp loam plant type: those tolerating some standing water e.g. blue vervain, black chokeberry, northern maidenhair fern

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elevation: - 0.5m | soil: wet clay plant type: plants found in marshes or ponds e.g. common winterberry, tufted hairgrass, old switch panicgrass

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06 ‘chair’

IN COLLABORATION WITH THOMAS KING

Given a sheet with dimensions of 80 inches by 120 inches, the goal was to create a functioning chair exclusively out of cardboard. Taking into account the direction of the grain and its relation to the dimensions of the sheet, my partner and I attempted to create a piece that is both practical but also coherent in its visual design throughout. It was important to us that athough we found it an interesting challenge to create the entire chair out of a single piece of cardboard, this extra obligation we imposed on ourselves does not hinder the design and is not evident in the final product.

*Drawing was a collaborative effort

zhaoqi wang volunteer & work experience Jun 2020

Avi Friedman Consultants, Inc. – Research Assistant Research and draft written prose for publications on sustainable city planning and design Ended: August 2020

contact zq.wang185@gmail.com +1 (438) 926-8614

relative skillset Rhinoceros 7.0 V-Ray Grasshopper

Jun 2020

J+S Architects – Student Intern

Plan and draft floor layouts, prepare plans for client meetings, model simple features in Revit for residential projects Ended: August 2020

Jun 2018

Apr 2017

Jun 2015

AIESEC – Volunteer EP

Taught English to youth in Ho Chi Minh City. Taught English to expand the perspective of children in rural areas of Vietnam who would not have the opportunity to learn about life outside of their region otherwise.

Revit AutoCAD Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign

Ended: July 2018

Physical Modelling

Nagoya Sushi – Server

awards

Ended: August 2017

2016 First Place: Sears+DX High School Design Competition for Architecture and Interior Design (Senior Level)

In charge of serving, cash register, cleaning the dining area, and taking in-store, to go, and delivery orders

City of Surrey – City-Wide Special Events Volunteer

Helping with running city-wide events (such as Canada Day, Fusion Festival,Breakfast with Santa), and creating opportunities for others to get involved in the community – SPIRIT Volunteer

“Supporting Individuals With Disabilities,” helping integrate people with disabilities into the community Ended: August 2017

2018 Third Place Hôtel de Glace

education 2012-17

High School Fleetwood Park Secondary School

2017-21

B.Sc.Architecture McGill University