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Waitingfortransitisoftenperceivedasanisolated,unpleasurableexperience.Theprojectintroducesa"thirdspace"hubthatisneitherhomenorworkwhereUBCstudents canengageinvariousactivitieswithintypicalwaittimes.Theporousspatialdesignenhancesconveniencewhileenablingprogramhybridization.Withopenandpermeable boundaries,programspacesnaturallyclusterandinterconnect,creatingdynamic,hybridizedenvironments
TheUBCTransportationStatusReportandtransit-orienteddevelopmentpoliciesformedthebasisofthedesign.ToaccommodatetheincreasingdensityintheUniversityEndowment Lands,aseriesofnewbusrouteswereproposed,withpotentialsitelocationsidentifiedbasedonbustraffictomaximizeservice.Programactivityaimedtotargetdiversetimeranges throughoutthedayandhaveshortcommitmenttimes DatausedwasadaptedfrompreviousresearchwithNatalieAuandCaoimheMcElroy
Unlikehumanswhoareconfinedtotheground,manyanimalsexperiencespacewithanaddeddimensionofelevation.Theexerciseinterpretshowanimals navigateandmaptheirsurroundingsfromtheirperspective.Birdssuchaseaglesandowlsoccupydifferentflightrangesandperceivedistanceinthree dimensions.Miceformmentalmapsoftheirundergroundburrows,navigatingtunnelsthatconnecttovariouslocationsonthesurface.Eachcreaturemapsits environmentinwaysuniquelyshapedbytheirabilitiesandbehaviors s p e c i e s m a p s
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Weoftenspendmuchefforttomaintainorderincitieswhentheintersectionofinfrastructureandnaturalphenomenacreates“disorder”.Whatifbuilt infrastructurewaspurposelydesignedtofindintersectionswithnaturalphenomena,creatinginteractionswithambientforcesthatchallengeourperceptionof orderanddisorder?Wind,rain,andleaffallareoftenseenasdisorderlyphenomena.However,infrastructurecanbeusedtoreveal,emphasize,andreconfigure theunderlyingrulesofnaturalprocesses,curatingexperiencesthatallowthemtobeobservedinaction.Theprojectproposes3interventionsontypological sitesinVancouver,employingvariousdevicesthatmediatebetweenorderanddisorder
RainRoom:Arraysoftiltedglasspanelscapturerainwaterandchannelitthroughthegapsbetweenthem,formingcascadingsheetsofrainthat createbothphysicalandacousticdivisionswithinthespace.Theserainwallsdrainintosteppedbasinsbelow,whichslowlyfillovertime,gradually limitingmovementandaccess
NetofPassage:Largenetsattachtobothsidesofanalleywaythatcatchesfallenleaves.Onecantraversethroughthepassageonthenetofleavesorsimplyobservethepassageof timeandseasononthesidelines
Whirlway:Ajourneyofplaythroughawindtunnelbytheseawall Framesofpinwheelsspinspinwiththebreezeandamistdevicefueledbyrainwaterrevealsthedirectionofthewind
TheprojectisaninvestigationontheviewrelationshipsbetweenthewindowsoftheMoriyamaHouse.Throughdigitalmodeling,eachwindowframewasprojected throughanotherwindownearby,generatingrectangularviewconesthatextendasfaraspossibleintotheinteriorspaces.Mappingtheviewconesinplanreveals whichsurfaceareasoneachofthe3floors(colorcoded)arevisiblethroughtheviewofasurroundingwindow.Theprojectwasdevelopedincollaborationwith LucaOliver-GreenandAndreiCharlier
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TheprojectisaninterpretivestudyofthetypologiesandbuildingconfigurationsofHabitat67.Theresearchfocusedonanalyzingfloorplansofvariousunittypes,including singleunits,adjacentpairedunitsonthesamefloor,andverticallyconnectedunitsspanningmultiplelevels.Icreatedamassingmodeloftheentirehousingcomplex, examiningthedistributionofgreenspacesandtheirrelationshiptoprivacy TheprojectwasdevelopedincollaborationwithAndreiCharlierandKayleeCharland
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AmodelrecreationoftheCoilHouseinTokyo,JapanbyAkahisaHirata.ModelingandgraphicstandardswereperformedexclusivelyinRevitthroughreferencing existingfloorplans,elevations,andphotographs Specialcarewasmadetoinsurecorrectelevationsofplatformsandstairtreads
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ThegrandfiratTotemRavine,UBC,standsasthethirdtallestgrandfirinB.C.,reachingaheightof64.5meters.Thisprojectexploresaninteractivejourney fromthecampusedgetothetree,narratingtheimpactofcampusconstructiononthesurroundingforest.Thepath,framedbyconcreteandwoodstructures, symbolizestheconstraintsimposedontreesbycampusdevelopment.Asyouthedescendintotheforest,thematerialsandformoftheframesbecomeless constrictingandmoreorganic,reflectingareturntonature.TheprojectwascreateincollaborationwithSamTsoandHedyWei.Drawingsshownaremy contributionstodeliverables
Collectiveprocessworkincluding Perspectiveshottakenfrom3Dmodel 1. Miniaturecrosssectionoftheforestfloormadefromsoilandorganicmatteracquiredon-site(fitsintomainsitemodel) 2. Conceptualdrawings 3
CarderoParksopengreenspaceremainsunderutilized,particularlyduringrainyseasonswhenwet,decomposingleavescovertheground.Whileleaflitterisoftenseenas unwantedwaste,thedesignexplorestheuseofleavesasamaterialforplacemaking.Toactivatethespace,permeablegravelpathingprovideaccesstoaglasscovered pavilion.Frombeneaththeglass,onecanviewacolorfulsceneoffallenleavesoverhead.Duringlongperiodsofrainfall,waterwillcarryunwanteddecomposingleavesoff theslantedroofintoagardenbedbelow,creatingrichmulch MyworkwasfeaturedinlargercollectionofdesigninterventionsforleaflitterwithLizzyOuandMarcoHe
MapleTreeSquareisoftenregardedbytouristsasthebirthplaceofVancouver,whereEuropeansettlersbegandevelopmentinthe1860s.Whileitsiconicbrickstreets appearashistoricalartifacts,theywerelaidonlyhalfacenturyago.Inrecognizingtheerasureofindigenouspresenceonthesite,theprojectaimstodecolonizethe spacethroughanactionable,countermonumentalperformance.Brickswouldbegraduallyremoved,allowingnativeplantingtoemerge.Excessbrickswouldbe repurposedintoseatingmoundsorientedtowardthreecentralperformancespacestofosterIndigenousstylesoflearning.Theprojectwasdevelopedincollaboration withChristyLu Drawingsshownaremycontributionstodeliverables
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Amodelhandcraftedwithwoodensticks,string,andpaper.Fabricationiterationsexplorehowmatsofboundstickscreatesweepingformswhentwisted.Stripsof paperaretuckedintothemats,imitatingskinoveraskeleton
