VICKIE CHANenvironments | craft | graphic

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printmaking

printmaking

interior design

PROLOGUE

FACES

OCAD STUDENT LOUNGE RENOVATION

exhibition design

graphic design

graphic design

graphic design

exhibition design

craft

craft

FOODPRINTS: CPAR+OCAD @ CANADA BLOOMS

WINDOW DISPLAY

CAMP WALLABALLA

CATALYST - RESEARCH BOOKLET

OCAD ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN GRAD EX. 2010

WOOD SYMBOLS

LIGHT MODULATOR

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THESIS

What happens when you are able to convert a dead space into a community hub?”

Catalyst is about invigorating communities. It is a community development that re-utilizes dead space in urban environments to re-create an urban hub for communal revitalization . It is an environment that initiates the possibility of living close to where you work, eat, drink, play, get your groceries, bond with your neighbours under the sun, or have your kids taken care of right next to your front door.

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TYPE THESISDATE MAY 2010

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The Thesis Icon represents the journey a person will go through in discovering the meaning of communal living through visiting my thesis site. Each slide represent a particular aspect in the design, such as commmunal activity (farming), transportation (the city grid), and con-necting people back to nature. People are free to change the order of the slides in order to create their own story behind what communal living means to them.

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The concept sketches are based on the theme where the fi nished project will become a new place of exploration for local community.It will act as a communal hub where people will be able to see it from far away and be able to access it easily.

Entrance IdeaMain Street Idea

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Situated at Queen St. East and Logan Ave (Leslieville), the development contains amenities that support the growth of a community: affordable housing units for couples, daycare centre, greenhouse that grows food, organic bistro, laundromat, learning centre, outdoor market and skating rink - the basic elements that allows a community to thrive.

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The site is situated along a busy commercial area on Queen Street, which is surrounded by residential and communal spaces. It is also easily accessible by people out of the neighbourhood through TTC.

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The existing 12,000 sqft Value Village and15,000 sqft parking lot is chosen as a site for communal revitalization.

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1 Outdoor Market (Summer) Ice Rink (Winter)6 Vendor Storage9 Outdoor Patio12 Security15 Daycare Playground

2 Soil Beds4 Main Entrance7 Loading Zone10 Kitchen13 Housing Unit B16 Laundromat

3 Vendor Parking5 Indoor Market8 Bistro11 Residential Lobby14 Daycare Centre

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1 Residential Common Room4 Edible Green Wall7 Balcony

2 Seedling Nursery5 Plants Preparation

3 Produce Display6 Compost

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1 Learning Centre4 Produce Display7 Rooftop Garden

2 Greenhouse5 Soil Beds

3 Edible Green Wall6 Balcony

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Typical fl oor plan for 3 types of Housing Units. Each unit is specifi cally designed to fi t the different demographic needs in the area.Both Unit B and Unit C are universally designed - they are fully accessible for people with mobility needs.

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Restaurant Concept

South Elevation West Elevation

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

This book is a document that setup the criteria for my fi nal year Thesis Project. My thesis is about investigating nature as a possible source of inspiration to develop new ways of modeling communities. Given the global stresses we are experiencing currently, this may be a propitious opportunity to discover other systems and structures to build smarter com-munities that are more in tune with natural global cycles and ecosystems.

CATALYST - THESIS RESEARCH BOOK

TYPE THESIS RESEARCHDATE 2009

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PRINTMAKING

Prologue is a visual narrative on my awkward transitional period when I fi rst arrive Toronto in year 2005.

PROLOGUE

TYPE PRINTMAKINGDATE JUNE 2008

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Each photo slide in Prologue resembles my different stages of changes and memorable moments during my fi rst year of independance in a foreign country.

“All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at that time. I thought everything was coming to an end. To my surprise, the real story was just about to start.”

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INTERIOR DESIGN

Selected among 60 students from OCAD’s Environmental Design program, this project is completed with a team of 3 students and 3 faculty members. The goal is to redesign and renovate the under utilized OCAD Jim Meekison Student Lounge.

OCAD STUDENT LOUNGE RENOVATION

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To maximize the usage of the student lounge, the interior is zoned with 3 major usages in mind - relaxation, work and conversation. Mobile furniture also allow students to change the dynamics of the space for different usage.

To minimize the labor cost, the demolition and furniture con-struction is designed and constructed by the design team with the guidance of skilled professionals and faculty. With a design focus on sustainability, salvaged bamboo fl ooring and low VOC paint are used.

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Before the renovation

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The lighting is chosen and placed with ambience in mind, which allow the student lounge be used for different occasions or events.

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CRAFT

As a child, I’m always fascinated by the complex structures of chinese characters. “Symbols” is my personal ongoing series of wood jewelry inspired by chinese characters.

WOOD SYMBOLS

TYPE WOOD WORKDATE APRIL 2008

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By laminating different kinds of wood togeth-er (ie. walnut and maple), this deconstructed and abstracted ancient writing can be wear-able with personality and style.

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With a detachable fl ash light component, this modulator can stand alone as a sculpture or act as ambient lighting.

CRAFT LIGHT MODULATOR

TYPE METAL WORKDATE DECEMBER 2007

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PRINTMAKING

Faces is a Zine publication on one’s identity. It is our individuality that makes us special and recognizable, if not we are simply a group of “faces” with no particular meaning. The Zine also expresses the idea of abandoning subjective perceptions and looking beyond one’s appearance to bridge our connections with people around us.

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TYPE PRINTMAKINGDATE JUNE 2008

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A Zine is a small scale circulation publication of original texts and images. The term includes any self-published work of minority inter-est usually reproduced using a photocopier on a variety of paper. A signifi cant majority of zines are produced in less than 100 editions, although up to 5,000 editions are not uncommon in the fi eld.

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The primary intent of Zine publications are not on profi t, but rather on expressing personal thoughts and create medium for discussions.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

A vinyl print designed for the entrance of Toronto Chinese Community Church in the occasion of its annual Christmas Musical.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Poster, ticket and insert designed for “Camp Wallaballa”, an annual musical presented by the Children’s Choir from Toronto Chinese Community Church (TCCC).

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CAMP WALLABALLA

TCCC CHILDREN S CHOIR PRESENTS 多倫多華人基督教會兒童詩班演出

June 25, 2011 (Sat) 7:30 PM六月二十五日 (星期六) 晚上七時半

100 Acadia Ave. Markham, ON L3R 5A2 | 905.477.7533

COME JOIN US TO FIND OUT THE G.P.S. FOR LIFE!

Tickets are available, donations are warmly welcomed! 憑票入座，歡迎自由奉獻索取

FUNDRAISING FOCUS

DATE & TIME

Sponsor a student from the Dominican Republic to attend university through Compassion Canada.

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Make clean and drinkable water available for villages in Central America through Water Ambassadors Canada.Build a future for the youth in our community at the TCCC Community Centre Youth Centre.

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CAMP WALLABALLA

TCCC CHILDREN S CHOIR PRESENTS 多倫多華人基督教會兒童詩班演出

June 25, 2011 (Sat) 7:30 PM六月二十五日 (星期六) 晚上七時半

100 Acadia Ave. Markham, ON L3R 5A2 | 905.477.7533

COME JOIN US TO FIND OUT THE G.P.S. FOR LIFE!

Tickets are available, donations are warmly welcomed! 憑票入座，歡迎自由奉獻索取

FUNDRAISING FOCUS

DATE & TIME

Sponsor a student from the Dominican Republic to attend university through Compassion Canada.

VENUE

Make clean and drinkable water available for villages in Central America through Water Ambassadors Canada.Build a future for the youth in our community at the TCCC Community Centre Youth Centre.

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Poster, Insert and Ticket

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Program Booklet

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EXHIBITION DESIGN

A core group of graduating students from the Environmental Design Class of 2010 lead the design, construction and funding for the Graduate Exhibition space. Intersections was the theme for the year, which is based on the nature of the graduating class’ thesis projects.

OCAD ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN GRAD EX. 2010

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Each thesis project is developed based on different environments present in the City of Toronto, with the attempt of addressing cer-tain issues in the society.

Certain projects intersect with each other by addressing similar issues present in different neighbourhoods of the city.

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CAMPAIGN + EXHIBITION

Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) has teamed up with the Ontario College of Art & Design’s (OCAD), through the joint faculty/student design team ‘Frogpond’ to launch Foodprints: Edible Environments, Sustainable Gardens. The exhibit launched in Toronto in March 2010 as a feature garden exhibit at Canada Blooms – Canada’s largest fl ower and garden festival.

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Inspired by the ‘edible gardens’ designs of small-scale farmers that CPAR are working with in Africa, Foodprints takes visitors on a journey illustrating the ways that African farmers are building resilience against climate change, providing healthy food for families and creating in-comes for a sustainable future.

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Foodprints draws inspiration from African farmers’ own designs of edible gardens to generate sources of income, nutritious food for their families, and soil and water conservation measures that help small-scale farmers remain resilient in the face of challenges such as climate change and HIV and AIDS.

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As part of the 3D team, the furniture and the undulating plant bed is constructed by creatively employing salvaged and recycled mate-rials found at renovation sites throughout the city.

With an eye to a reusable and natural aesthetic for the exhibit,.CPAR and OCAD Frogpond together have generated a living, co-lourful and thought-provoking installation that attracted a high level of interest at the 2010 Canada Blooms festival.

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