Braden Gray's 4B Portfolio

Braden Gray /// Architecture Portfolio 2011/// University of Waterloo/// 4A Undergraduate Student

Date: 2007 - 2011

Organization:Location: Canada, Netherlands

Resume

Contact Information\\\ [email protected] | 403.240.2920\\\ 636 Sierra Morena Pl. SW Calgary AB, CANADA T3H 2W9

Education\\\ University of Waterloo, 2007 - 2012 Honours Bachelor of Architecture\\\ University of Victoria, 2006 - 2007 Bachelor of Science Candidate

Work Experience\\\ATELIER PRO May - Aug 2011 Stagiare | The Hague\\\www.atelierpro.nl Design, Modelling, Rendering

\\\ GEC ARCHITECTURE Jan - Apr 2011 Intern Architect | Calgary\\\ www.gecarch.com Schematic Design, Design Devel

\\\ LEVS ARCHITECTEN Sept - Dec 2009 Stagiare | Amsterdam\\\ www.levs.nl Interior Modelling, Rendering

\\\ CANNON DESIGN Jan - Apr 2009 Intern Architect | Calgary\\\ www.cannondesign.com Design Development

\\\ CITY OF CALGARY May 2004 - 2010 Sailing Instructor | Calgary\\\ www.calgary.ca/recreation/ Administration, Instruction, Fibreglass

Skills and Abilities\\\ Windows and Macintosh Platforms, Grasshopper, Rhino, V-Ray, Maxwell \\\ Sketchup, Artlantis 3, AutoCAD 2011, Microsoft O�ce, Adobe CS5

Strengths\\\ Team Player, Involved, Organized, Enthusiastic, Committed\\\ Hard working, Performs under pressure, Creative, Fun!

Awards \\\Ontario Global Edge Scholarship Internship Award\\\ Fiscal Scholarship for International Internship 2011

\\\ LEVS Architecten Design/Renders\\\ Publieksprijs Architects of the Year Netherlands 2010

\\\ ThinkToronto Design Competition Design/Renders\\\ Honourable Mention 2008

\\\ Intercity Sailing Regatta Edmonton Sailing\\\ 3rd place, 2008

\\\Canadian Yachting Association Sailing\\\Top 50% Western Canada, 2008

References\\\ Martijn de Visser | ProjectLeader Atelier Pro The Hague\\\ 070.350.6900| [email protected]

\\\ Marianne Loof | Partner LEVS Architecten Amsterdam \\\ 020.673.5762 | [email protected]

\\\ Ken Cartier | Partner GEC Architecture Calgary\\\ 403.283.7779 | General_O�[email protected]

Gemert, Merksem, Haagswijk Voorschoten, Spring 2011Arts Centre Feasibility Study, Winter 2011

Outdoor Cooking School, Chair Construction, Fall 2011Urban Revitilization, Densi�ed Housing, Winter 2010

Tricotage Veenendaal, Kulturhuis Niewkoop, Fall 2009

Winery, Summer 2009

Natatorium, Fall 2008

University

Date: 2007 - 2011

Organization:Location: Canada, Netherlands

Contents

Outdoor Cooking School

Natatorium

Urban Revitization

Densi�ed Housing

Winery

Chair Construction

Kulturhus Nieuwkoop

Tricotage Veenendaal

Arts Centre Feasibiity Study

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Merksem

Gemert Medisch Centrum

Haagswijk Voorschoten

Merksem

The Merksem design competition asked for an addition to a old boys school built in the nearby suburb of Merksem, close to Brussels, Belgium. The School has a rich history built initially as a boys school in the 1800’s, then converted to a military headquarters during world war two and is now a secondary boys school. The School has had many renovations, creating a certain level of discontinuity between facades and interior spaces. The proposed renovation was to remove all existing renovations and add a new building. The materiality and facade responds to the existing forest condi-tion found on site. Highlighting the historic landscape and preserving the heritage of the existing building.

/// Brussels, Belgium/// 4A Cooperative, Spring 2011

Existing Building and Renovations

Remove all existing Renovations

Existing Forest in�uence Shape and Facade

Renovated Blocks

Existing Building

Singular Renovation

Date: Spring 2011

Organization: Atelier ProLocation: Brussels, Belgium

Merksem

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Date: Spring 2011


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Date: Spring 2011


Merksem


The Gemert Medical centre is established in the town of Gemert. The site consists of an existing school and large playing �eld. The program of the site is very multi-functional. Incorporating a seniors citizens home, medical centre and pharmacy and an extension to the existing school. The mixed use of a relatively small area focuses on the idea of creating a tight knit community and the sharing of the facilities that are on site.

/// Gemert, Netherlands/// 4A Cooperative, Spring 2011

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PharmacySenior CarePrimary School

Date: Spring 2011

Organization: Atelier ProLocation: Gemert, Netherlands


Medical Centre

School Expansion

Senior Care

Medical CentreSchool Expansion

Date: Spring 2011

Organization: Atelier ProLocation: Haagswijk, Netherlands


Boshuis / Forest House

A competition for a private home in a small suburb in the Hague, in the Netherlands. The Boshuis is a home situated on the edge of a forest. The house needed to embody a level of privacy, intimacy and mimic the intro-verted nature of a small forest meadow sorrounded by trees.

/// Haagswijk Voorschoten, Netherlands/// 4A Cooperative, Spring 2011

Division of Privacy Circulation Core Entrance and Exit

Natural LightingIncrease exterior privacy

Hollowing of non Circulation space

Date: Spring 2011

Organization: Atelier ProLocation: Haagswijk, Netherlands


de bos huis haagwijk voorschoten

Beschutting en ervaring. Wat je nodig hebt is ̀ n dak.Een dak bestaand uit horizontaal licht hellende vlakken.Vlakken die een spel aangaan met de bomen.Langgerekte vormen maken letterlijk het contact met het landschap zo groot mogelijk. Wanden omarmen. Het zijn veelal gesloten vlakken met af en toe naar buiten. Zo ontstaat er een veelheid aan wisselende ervaringen als je je door het boshuis begeeft.De verschillende ruimtes zijn te verdelen in een gesloten service-deel en in elkaar doorlopende ruimtes die als het ware een geheel vormen. Een diagonaal geplaatste trap scheidt deze beide zones. Licht van opzij geeft deze trap een schitterende lichtval. Eenmaal boven kijk je over het dak van de woonvleugel heen en voel je je weer terug tussen de bomen.

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Veenendaal is technically considered a kulturhus because of its mixed program, but because of its speci�city to performance arts, its functionality is changed considerably. Dance is not only performance based, but also much of a dancers career is spent in a studio rehearsing, so a large amount of emphasis was placed on making the rehearsal space a much more viewable area. The public’s comfort in a dance theatre is very important, therefore the foyer space reserved for before and after performances needed to be comfortable for parents, audience members and dancers alike.

/// Amsterdam, Netherlands/// 2B Cooperative, Fall 2009

Theatre Space Reheasal Area (Public View) Foyer

Date: Fall 2009

Organization: LEVSLocation: Amsterdam, Netherlands


Kulturhus Niewkoop

With the Netherlands continual densi�cation, the programming of build-ings becomes more and more complex, with the increase of di�erent types of program incorporated into one structure. With the mixture of theatre, library and senior citizens home the building needed to have a complex, yet versatile interior which allowed for di�ering functions with a uni�ed feel.

/// Amsterdam, Netherlands/// 2B Cooperative, Fall 2009

+ + = Kulturhus Nieuwkoop

Seniors Home Public Library Performance Space

Date: Fall 2009

Organization: LEVSLocation: Amsterdam

Kulturhus Nieuwkoop

Arts Centre Feasibility Study

With the rising population of Fort MacMurray due to the successes of Alberta’s oil sands, the city of Fort MacMurray has considered building an Arts Centre within the region.The greater Wood Bu�alo area has a large number of towns and villages within the region, in�uencing the placement of the centre. As well many other small communities have recently been developed and the city has established signi�cant plans for community, transit and cultural develop-ment.

/// Fort MacMurray, Canada/// GEC Architecture, Winter 2011

FORT MCMURRAY (72,363)

DRAPER (267)

SAPRAE CREEK (864)

MILDRED LAKE

TAR ISLAND

GREGOIRE LAKE (253) ANZAC (837)

JANVIER (194)

CONKLIN (372)MARIANA LAKE

FORT MCKAY (862)

HIGHWAY 63 HIGHWAY 883

Industrial Site

Populated Area

River/Body of Water

Major Road

Minor Road

Service Area

Date: Winter 2010

Organization: GEC ArchitectureLocation: Fort Mcmurray, Canada

Arts Centre Feasibility StudyViable Siting

Public Buildings

Residential Buildings

Commercial Buildings

River

Existing Cultural / Social in�uences

Viable Siting

Public Buildings

Proposed Green space

Transit Line

Transit Stop

Transit + Parkway Proximity Viable Siting

Intensi�cation Nodes

Proposed Green space

Transit Line

Transit Stop

Proposed Siting

Viable Siting

Public Buildings



Viable Siting

Public Buildings

Areas of Social Intersectionbased on Zoning

Mixed Commercial High D. Commercial

ResidentialPublic

Commercial Zone

Proposed Residental

Developing Residental

Water

Community Space

Existing Residental

Proposed Roadways

Industrial

Autumn Cooking School

Site Plan

Stove tops

Maximize heated Area

Control Zones

Wind �ow

Structural grid

Canopy form

Panelled canopy

Modelled and designed exclusively using Grasshopper for Rhino, the Autumn cooking school / dining Pavillion was designed to attract attention to the rich agricultural strength of the greater Toronto. The major in�u-ences to the actual space of the cooking school are quite simple. Heating and Ventilation. The canopy is divided into four control areas, each with a di�erent set of controls to increase or decrease the amount of ventiliation in each area, allowing for the conservation of heat, or to increase ventila-tion based on the continously changing environment.

/// Toronto, Canada/// 3B Design Studio, Fall 2010

Date: Fall 2010

Organization: University of WaterlooLocation: Toronto, Canada


LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1:50

Date: Fall 2010



CONTROL ZONE #1 CONTROL ZONE #2 CONTROL ZONE #3 CONTROL ZONE #4

In the drawing at the below it shows three potential scenarios of control required by the school below. Heat retention, natural light and ventilation are the three greatest changing needs of the program of the cooking school.

In the bottomr right are diagrams, using an older orthographid drawing, to show the inflections of the tent-pole-like primary structure. Different amounts of wind at different places cause the shell to react diferently, but when the cables holding the tertiary structure are tight, the panels do more to shed wind rather than to catch it and deflect the structure.

Date: Fall 2010



PRIMARY STRUCTURE

FLOOR ANCHOR WALL ANCHOR

SECONDARY STRUCTURE

TERTIARY STRUCTURE

CANOPY PANELS

Stretched fabric between the four pointscreated by both the secondary and thetertiary structure, the canopy panels are the solid element which encloses the space in order to create an “envelope”.

Reinforced by rings at the attaching corners,the edges are also doubled up in order to create some rigidity in the panel itself and to help bear axial tensile loads along the axis of its edge.

Consisting of rods running perpendicular to the secondary structure, the purpose ofthe tertiary structure is to support and to control the panel system. Each panel is stretched at two points between the secondarystructure and at the tops and bottoms of thetertiary structure as shown to the right.

The tertiary structure allows for rotation in one direction, allowing for the panel to in�ectchanges in its environment or changes requiredby the user. The angle and degree of change is in�uenced by whichever demand is higher.

When program below requires ventilation or light, the panels can be opened above by a setof cables running across the tertiary structure. In scenarios where the demand is not speci�c, thewind activity determines the angle and porosity.

The secondary structure is constructed by fouraluminium conduits about half an inch thick. Each of these are crimped in order to form a lap jointto join them together to form the rectangle thatis the basic unit for the canopy panels. The rods that form the tertiary structure has joinery at the corners of the secondary structure.

The crimped areas would also be where the structure would be bent in order to �t the pro�le of the form. These are attached to the primary structure through a subset of rods at the midpoints of certain parts of the secondary structure. This allows the panel itselfto be able to move and also ensure there is enough clearance for the fabric itself.

Composed of tent-pole-like elastic conduits, the primary structure is about 2-inches thick and made to span the canopy itself. It is attached to either wall or �oor anchors bolted to their respective surfaces. The structure should have some give and will �ex a small amount when lateral wind or rain forces act upon it. Above are the wall and �oor anchors for mounting the primary structure to the site.

Natatorium

The Natatorium was a school project aimed at creating a local swimming facility within an urban context, while providing a high level sports training facility. Required to contain an olympic sized length and diving pool, the buildings circulation needed to be direct and expedient. The two lower pools are linked visually and physically by a childrens pool, allowing for a view into both the diving tank, and the length pool.

/// Toronto, Canada/// 3A Design Studio, Fall 2008

Spinal Circulation 2 Pool Typologies Overlapping Pools Intermediate Pool

Striped Ceiling Arcing Roof Cut out Roof Based on Program

Date: Fall 2008

Organization: University of WaterlooLocation: Toronto, Ontario

Natatorium

Urban Revitilization

Based in the eroding South Parkdale Community in Toronto, Canada. The 3A combination urban planning/complex building program studio worked to push concepts of re-uniting isolated and segregated communities, usually the result of poor highway and transportation placement.The strategy pursued considers bridging as a major tool in battling commu-nity seggregation. This bridging condition is not isolated speci�cally to transportation veins, but also avoiding the disruption of public �ow through commercial and residential space.

/// Toronto, Canada/// 3A Design Studio, Winter 2010

Secondary Roadways Tertiary Roadways

Public Circulation Elevated Pathways Planned Communites

Community

South Parkdale

Waterfront

Highway 401

Date: Winter 2010

Organization: University of WaterlooLocation: South Parkdale, Toronto

Urban Revitilization

Densi�ed Housing

Given the strict parameters of a 6.5m x 13m x 7m box, a single family home needed to be designed as an apartment unit.The apartment was based originally on an open space concept for dog pet owners, allowing the same levels of accessibility and privacy as a normal home, but for a much di�erent user group. Privacy is programmed into the space through a series of visual separations, opposed to physical ones. The window placement is to create light penetration throughout the space, so no room is ever given a direct view outwards, but all rooms are placed beside a corridor of light.

/// South Parkdale, Canada/// 3A Design Studio, Winter 2010

Public

Circulation Entrance way

Elevated Entrance

Undertucked Library

Vertical Circulation

Bedrooms

Vertical Circulation

Date: Winter 2010

Organization: University of WaterlooLocation: South Parkdale, Toronto

Densi�ed Housing

Winery

The Niagara region is convented land for Winery’s. Winery’s are a romantic idea, but at the same time are very technically demanding, and the program-matic organization is very strict in order to maintain consistent and well made wines.

The winery, being a re�ection of its product, is shaped by its environment, and its production facilities and access, allowing its shape and �ow to be in�uenced by its hilly environment. As well its production is divided into two categories, aging and processing. The two are very distinct, and the buildings shape is characterized by this. The Publics interaction is secondary in consid-eration to the functionality of the production speci�c facility. The public realm wraps around the building, but only interacts directly with the facility

/// Niagara, Canada/// 2B Design Studio, Spring 2009

Fermentation

Processing

Storage

Access Road Rotation due to landscape

Integration of Public space and Processing

Circulcation

Integrated Space

Date: Fall 2007


Winery

A Chair for Alexandre Despatie

Posed with the challenge to design and building a fully functioning, dynamic chair for a speci�c person or celebrity, in our team of two we chose to produce a chair inspired by Alexandre Despatie, Canadian olympic medallist.

We decided to classify the divers movements into two and a half catego-ries. Straight Position, before or after the divers rotation. The tuck position where the diver can rotate or spin the fastest. And the third category is the transitionary phase between no motion and motion. We used this analysis

/// Waterloo, Canada/// 3B Design Build, Fall 2010

Rotation

Transition

Straight

Date: Fall 2010

Organization: University of WaterlooLocation: Waterloo, Canada

A Chair for Alexandre Despatie

Braden Gray /// Architecture Portfolio 2011/// University of Waterloo/// 4A Undergraduate Student

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