portfolio 2013_kmadamek

B.A.S - University of Waterloo

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projects / ambitions / ideas built works work experience extra

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t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s

summary of skills

research: wind patternswind patterns - program trialscasa della citta “a house for the city” winery : talking thresholdslotting houseurban veil

industrial design: lightexplore design pavillionlandscape design: ooo o_garden hub

mccallum sather architects inc.kpmb architectshicks partnership ltd.

art workcontact information

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architectural intern KPMB Architects toronto, ontario

architectural intern alfaterv 2000 kft zalaegerszeg, hungary architectural intern hicks partnership oakville, ontario

architectural Intern mccallum sather architects hamilton, ontario

research & development intern sobotec limited architectural wall systems stoney creek, ontario

kimberley marta adamekbachelor of architectural studies - university of waterloo

01/’12 - 04/’12

05/’11 - 08/’11

05/’10 – 09/’10

09/‘09 – 12/’0901/’09 – 04/’0902/’07 – 08/’07

04/’08 – 08/’08

experience in individual as well as group design projects one on one client coordinatiion and discussion consultant coordination meetings creating basic building concepts organizational skills highly motivated worker in both team and individual environments manual rendering capabilites physical modeling capabilities LEED knowledgable strong work ethic always professional reliable

computer skills

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work experience

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Extracting the data of wind direction and speed, an abstracted “grid” of wind was created for each month (only 4 seasons are displayed). This grid’s spacing is based on speed and direction. The faster the wind, the closer the spacing; the slower the further apart.

As we build the city, we change the pattern of the wind. What if the wind dictated the grid in the first place?

Monthly average wind statistics: Toronto ON

drawings: hand-drafted with photoshop/illustrator editing

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Is it possible to utilize the wind and its characteristics to make something invisible - visible and physical? May we better understand these things that affect us? Can we use them instead of simply leaving them outside?

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p a g e 5 | k m a |Overlapping of a year’s wind patterns

The areas in between this grid are moments of pause within a grid of movement.

Initial direction is the color white, while speed is shown by density of lines.

Site used for analysis

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Grouping and investigating these “areas of pause” from previous studies, all 3 levels of wind patterns were lofted together to create enclosed areas. These areas change in plan and in section as the wind patterns change.

As development occurs, the patterns would once again change since each built element would alter this “wind grid.”

drawings: rhino modelling with photoshop/illustrator editingmodels: blue foam carved with wire-cutter

Is it possible to utilize the wind and its characteristics to place program (seasonally) and suggest movement on a site?

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Physical model photoshopped - Within the new city grid shaped by the wind

North-south section (Toronto site) (Plan on pg.7) Street-level

White areas are “areas of pause” - turn into built space

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drawings: hand-drafted/rhino modelling with photoshop/illustrator editing

Heat from within the server masses would be drawn out and directed into the train station, while the wind collected as the trains move through the station would be used to cool the servers.

The internet - it is something that we are all connected to, yet understand very little of. Server farms are the power behind the internet. They require intense cooling and power to run, and are therefore always placed outside cities and near water. But what if we could start to understand this invisible network that surrounds us, by placing it within the city?

What if this invisible network could be combined with a physical one? Maybe we could begin to understand what is happening around us. A person at a computer is static while their virtual self travels, while a person on a train physically leaves while thier “heart” remains. Coincidentally, a serverfarm and a train station both either produce alot of wind or need ventilation so why not utilize the wind from the trains and the city to power the servers?virtual connections physical connections

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site plan

1:500 site plan

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11 knots february

12 knots march

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12 month wind direction & speedphysical connection to other areasvirtual (invisible) connection to other areas

10 knots july

9 knots august

9 knots september

9 knots october

10 knots november

10 knots december

1:500 site plan

11 knots january

11 knots february

12 knots march

10 knots april

10 knots may

9 knots june

12 month wind direction & speedphysical connection to other areasvirtual (invisible) connection to other areas

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9 knots september

9 knots october

10 knots november

10 knots december

p r o g r a m t r i a l s - s e r v e r f a r m / t r a i n s t a t i o n

Cross-section across all platforms, view of all floors

3d model

| k m a | p a g e 8section of street / river entrance into archaeological piazza

elements that make up a piazza:

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river entrance to archaeological piazza

churches monuments archaeological ruins

c a s a d e l l a c i t t a - “ a h o u s e f o r t h e c i t y ”

Following the investigation of meandering around a directional axis through the city on a large scale, this idea was taken to a smaller scale.The piazza is a portal to the past, present and future Rome. Piazzas are made up of fountains, churches, monuments and archaeological remains, which are four elements which expose Rome’s conquests and ambitions. These four elements have much to do with the sort of piazzas that have been created, whether everyday, institutional, archaeological or green. In fact, most piazzas have all four elements. Less successful piazzas would not.

Is it possible to express the way a person moves through the entire city of Rome within a smaller site, so we may begin to understand how we are moving?

the piazza as a portal to the city - rome, italydrawings: autocad/rhinoceros photoshop/illustrator editingmodels: millboard, plexi, foam

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everyday piazza

institutional piazza

archaeological piazza

plan showing movement between piazzas (small scale site vs. large city scale)

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1) Site as a solid mass (one large piazza connected to other piazzas) Describes the surrounding context Research surrounding context for program placement

2) Context begins to form site: Offset perimeter Cut route for via giulia Existing program of surrounding area informs creation and placement of 3 piazzas (everyday, institutional and archaeological) Surrounding building heights inform height of areas

3) New program Placed in relation to existing program Placed along skeleton of motion through site

4) Skin and program combined Central circulation core added to connect spine in elevation Program punctures skin when new program calls for new boundaries (breaks context rules)

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The central stair is the place in which the surrounding context and the new building collide. The programs are layed out in relation to the context and in between where the core happens, a physical manifestation of the characteristics of the site are revealed. central stairmain entrance

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everyday piazzamodelinstitutional piazzavia giuilia

| k m a | p a g e 1 2longitudinal section showing connection through to private dining area

1:50 moveable model of winery entrancedetail of system of panels

drawings: autocad and pen on vellum with photoshop & illustrator post-processingmodels: millboard & plastic and bass wood, plexi & plastic knitting grid

Following an investigation, it was discovered that no two programs of a winery are in use at the same time. since the process of making wine is what creates the history of each bottle, how can this change in program be shown to the public?

The idea to have a dynamic facade that changes as the program changes, holding behind it the various programs arranged per elevation, enables the program to be made visible through the facade.

Every position within the winery enables the user to interact with the dynamic facade

w i n e r y : “ t a l k i n g t h r e s h o l d ”

Is it possible to understand the process of making wine through use of the facade? Can we blur the boundary between inside and outside?

p a g e 1 3 | k m a |1:500 model -this dynamic facade opens and closes according to the programs in use

| k m a | p a g e 1 4section through core axonometric of central core

3rd floor/roof plan1st/2nd floor plan

s l o t t i n g h o u s edrawings: pen on vellum with photoshop/illustrator post-processingmodel: whitecard and cedar wood

Goal was to have a small footprint with a structure easily assembled and maintained by the user. One moves in a spiral motion up and down and around a core that provides all necessary functions.

Is it possible to create a space in which the user has control by interacting with one central core?

exterior diagrammatic illustrationmodel: view of heart/core interlocking with dining table and circulation

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axonometric view of exterior

solar panels

glass panels

glass/wood panels

the facade also works by the method of slotting to allow for easy replacement of panels as well as to allow for many different exterior appearances

perspectival section / 1:20 model

Facade also works by the method of slotting to allow for easy replacement of panels as well as to allow for many different exterior appearances.

Instead of placing program along the perimeter of the space it is enclosed within a central core. Enables the user to control views, heating, circulation and the placement of necessary objects needed for living from one centralized area. Concrete blocks creating this core alternate between solid and void to create; storage space, the kitchen counter & table, the floor slabs (which were molded into an “L” shape to create a counterbalance)

Core also penetrates through the top to support solar panels for harvesting energy

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A collaborative design for the Think Toronto Spacing Competition that integrates the existing subway entrances of Toronto with the green network of the city while also providing a comfortable seating environment that connects both of the above and underground users.

Is it possible for a space to change although it remains the same? To create different atmospheres, smells, amounts of light?

drawings: formz with photoshop post-processingmodel: copper tubing and foamcore

“the feeling of being under a tree in the city”

beginning stage / winter mid stage / spring and fall last stage / summer

public transitgreenspaceseating

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Regarding a subway entrance, its main users are regulars; people going from point A to point B at least 5 days out of the week. in toronto, it can be hard to make time to escape the city or to see something other than the regular things one passes everday.

Introducing a green aspect that connects the street and underground levels, provides the people with a varying experience as the weather and seasons change. The colors, amount of coverage, smell as well as shadows will always be changing.

copper and foamcore model showing an overall viewlongitudinal section showing movement and pause united by growing greenwall

| k m a | p a g e 1 8initial assembly form demonstrating shadow effects and assembly

assembly close-up; showing varying light openings

A repeating curved form that rotates on a pivot was used to imitate the motion of a transforming wave.

natural fully expanded fully enclosed

Challenged to create a light which prior to assembly, would fit into an A4 sized envelope. Desired to create a light which gave the user the ability to change the lighting conditions and patterns; a light that transforms.

The configuration is set up to be symmetrical and easily fabricated using pre-cut wood dowels and a slotting system. the final result has several configurations which create different shadow effects.

model: laser cut bass wood, wood dowelsl i g h t ; s h a d o w t r a n s f o r m e r

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The proposal for the 2009 Explore Design Pavilion strives to meet the marketing and program intentions in order to successfully showcase Water-loo Architecture to prospective students. The pavilion endeavours to engage students through an experience that they could not get from the school website or from a tour. Through the application of “hands-on” elements and the use of visual aids, the pavilion creates an interesting experience that lives up to Waterloo’s acclaimed reputation as the best architecture school in Canada. It is believed that the pavilion will allow students to take away valuable information with them regarding what the school has to offer and what it means to be an architecture student.

UWSA EXPLORE DESIGN ‘09

competition / exhibition3d model: sketchup, maxwell rendering with photoshop post-processing

1:1 scale built: pvc wood, plexi and metal piping joints

Working in a group of 10 students, our main idea was to create a rigid and easily constructed “Z” structure. The “Z” shape was created to suggest movement through and around the pavilion that would also showcase the university work.

The white acrylic sheets lit from behind promoting the university suggest a horizontal movement while the black, heavy masses displaying student works suggests vertical movement. Together these two masses create a continuous display which the user’s eye and body can follow.

final setup for exhibition

backside of display showing image panels

conception: original rendering

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project: landscaping project in cambridge ontario; community garden site (group of 5)drawings: hand-drafted with photoshop/illustrator editing1 day construction, permanent installation

construction phases

assembly axonometric

existing water tanks raised up to utilize gravity to water surrounding gardens

wooden slats placed close together to provide shade and place of rest

By placing the seating and water tanks together, as well as placing units together, a microclimate is created. these units are also mobile so they can change and adapt as the site does.

Challenged to create an installation on site. Proposal to create an installation that was useful that would be an extension of existing properties of the site. initial concept vs . final construction

from old gathering spot to new

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After inspection and analysis of the site it was evident that this community garden had 3 key features: shelter, water and the garden, the only problem being that they were separated. by uniting these features orthogonally across from the existing lunch bench, we created a strong connection from one side of the garden to the other.

“Form is a tool for making nature visible.” - Dan Kiley (Landscape Architect)

use of installation to cool down/gather water

shelter / shade

water / cooling

current location

higher ground locations

garden / gathering

site plan;current location vs. beneficial

alternate locations

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project: lynden libraryrenders: revit with illustrator and photoshop post-processing

rear perspective

Idea was to create a new community library where the exterior windows would tell a story of the activities within.

street elevation including surrounding area

entrance perspective

A small library done in a very tight-knit community in ontario. The task was to investigate the surrounding community and create the final presentation images for the client to review.

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perspective of pharmacy from staff entrance

perspective of pharmacy from patient entrance

exterior view

The outcome of the proposal was a much simpler solution: to keep the bulkhead simple in the waiting room, but to create the circular bulkhead over a reception desk that would hopefully insinuate motion toward the pharmacy.

Taking part in the design of this renovation, the concept was to create a ceiling and floor effect that would encourage passage from the entrance to the new pharmacy.

The client was very interested in viewing all aspects of the renovation, coming from all areas inside as well as outside.

project: hamilton general hospital pharmacy addition/renovationrenders: form-z with illustrator and photoshop post-processing

from conception to reality

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project: globe and mailrenders: revit with photoshop post-processingmodels: foamcore, plexi, wood dowels - all hand cut

Idea was to intertwine public and private spaces, and to also create an iconic building.

Floors 8-20 = open lease, each floor plate is unique due to torquing of facadeFloors 1-7 designated for globe and mail

Green gardenlike path leading from ground entrance to globe and mail roof terrace (surround private programs with public green areas)

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1:1000 scale model - foamcore/plexirevit/photoshop renders of 3 stages of interior venue

1:50 scale model - foamcore/pleximodel courtyard rendered courtyard

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Angel wings: motorcyle/gear shopDesign & sketchup/photoshop renders

Prokopetz boathouseDesign/renders using sketchup with illustrator and photoshop

Painted exterior in metal and black paint for a clean look (similar to alternate dealership asked to mimic.

Curves were utilized to suggest motioning toward entrance. Purposeful juxtaposition between the “moving” auto-display and stationary clothing display in behind to emphasize the importance of both areas

Client looking for a new boathouse which would make use of existing water house.

Idea was for the new boathouse to be an extension of the site, while enabling and framing existing views.

bird’s eye view of new proposed boathouse option

perspective from house looking out over boathouse

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a r t w o r k

charcoal- life drawing, 10 min. charcoal- life drawing, 30 min

pen and graphite - church, 15 min.pen - roman forumacrylic-addictiongraphite-skeleton

p a g e 2 7 | k m a |charcoal- life drawing, 30 min pen - shadow study, 5 min. pen - building study, 20 min.

marker/whiteout-detail, 10 min. graphite - bottle city pen - crumpled mountains graphite - abstract doodle

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