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tunnel house supper club
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university of calgary master of architecture
nyhoff architecture
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independant
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3. Earthquake Repairs
various insurance companies
on-going | residential | repairs-rebuild
stephenson&turner architects and engineers
2014
christchurch | new zealand
The Christchurch earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011 were among New Zealand’s deadliest disasters in it’s
second most populous city. It is estimated that 80% of the buildings in the central city and 4000 residences in the red zone
will be demolished as a result of the destruction.
Stephenson&Turner have been engaged by insurance companies in the repair and rebuild process. The architectural role
involves scoping, coordinating with structural engineers and project managers, providing a fee proposal, producing as-built
drawings, detailing architectural repairs, council submission, and observation during construction.With over 300 projects in
process, the project has allowed graduates like myself to carry projects from start to finish while gaining experience in each
phase.
As the work completed on this project is confidential, samples cannot be included in this portfolio.
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4. submission images | richmond working men’s club
Submission Images
richmond working men’s club
ministry of education canterbury blocks
conceptual | private commerical | public institutional
stephenson&turner architects and engineers
2014
christchurch | new zealand
A small part of my work at Stephenson&Turner involved producing images for submissions and general marketing. The
following a few of the projects I was involved with.
The former Richmond Working Men’s Club in Christchurch was heavily damaged during the Christchurch earthquakes and
subsequently demolished in early 2014. Stephenson&Turner were engaged to propose a conceptual design for the rebuild of
the club. The rapid design process involved negotiating the club’s desires with insurance budget constraints, site features and
existing infrastructure.The resulting design direction was successful in moving the project forward.
The Canterbury block is a standard classroom unit used widely throughout Christchurch and area. Stephenson&Turner were
invited by the New Zealand Ministry of education to propose design options for upgrading each standard block to a Modern
Learning Environment while maintaining the existing shell as much as possible.
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Link
playhouse competition
conceptual | recreational
with chris beaudin
2014
un-sited
The blog ‘Life of an Architect’ puts on a competition for playhouse designs to support the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses.
Each year, a few of the winning designs are built, displayed and auctioned for charity.The brief is decidedly broad except for
the very strict size constrictions that must be followed in order for the playhouse to fit in the display area.
The playhouse was designed around the proposition that the one consistency in the development of a child is imagination.
The woven and contrasting components of Link allows a child to fill the varied spaces with their own imagination. Like a
three-dimensional yin-yang,the contrast between the transparent and opaque spaces allow the child a choice;an introspective
refuge or an extroverted social hub, a hide-out or a clubhouse.
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Tunnel House Supper Club
christchurch festa 2014 (festival of transitional architecture)
completed | public cultural | temporary
with erika wilson, bernard farrant, reece julian | architecutral team
shop eight, roots, martine ribboton | restaurant team
october 24-26 2014
christchurch | new zealand
Tunnel House Supper Club, a two night pop-up restaurant, was part of Christchurch’s Festival of Transitional Architecture
2014.A collaboration of designers, chefs and winemakers designed, built and hosted a five course meal in an intimate thirty
head setting.
The architectural contribution involved many months of planning, networking and designing.With objectives of sustainability
and education and a budget of $800, the restaurant would only utilize materials that would have a life before and after the
event. Scaffolding was designed to be the structure for the shell, the table and the canopy. The plastic was donated by a
construction company that had planned to dispose of it.
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The design was intentionally
understated with the belief
that the event is the headliner
of ephemeral architecture,
not the architecture itself.The
single table in a long, simple
space allowed the building
to be a spectator in a show
of food, wine and human
interaction
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The delicate finish of the
tableware and lush canopy
juxtaposed the plastic and
steel of the structure, allowing
the experience to be both
grounded in temporality and
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11. Building Iconomy
d.talks presentation
conceptual | public commercial
nyhoff architecture
spring 2013
calgary | alberta | canada
D.Talks is a local group that hosts a series of events that question and discuss the state of design in Calgary.The Building
Iconomy event called on local architecture firms to imagine possibilities for a 44 year old brutalist building that is threatened
by its recent sale to a developer.The reality of the situation called for a pragmatic approach; to find the balance between
preserving the best brutalist icon in the city and the realistic pressures of land value, core densification and profit margins.
A rigorous process of research, precedent studies and massing led to the approach of integrating the existing building into a
development that would both meet the desired floor area ratio for the site and re-purpose the existing building to increase
its vitality and use.
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The complexities of the task
demanded a rigorous process
of research, testing and
evaluation. The strength of
the final design came from the
breadth of logical steps that
resulted in it.The process was
documented and compiled into
a book, the pages of which can
be seen here.
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15. Urban Systems
interior office renovation
completed | office | renovation
nyhoff architecture
2012-2013
calgary | alberta | canada
Urban Systems is a consulting firm specializing in urban design,planning and engineering. In Calgary,the Urban Systems office
is located on the fringe of an industrial area in a two story open-structure building. Nyhoff Architecture was approached to
update the office to better reflect Urban Systems’ innovative attitude toward design. The goal was to enhance the open office
concept while allowing for a flexibility of working and meeting spaces. Strong colors, clean lines and bold graphics were a
unifying element that reflected the vibrance of the company and its people.
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Within the double story space,
high sound reverberation and
the banality of open office
space was a concern. The
creation of individual “cubbies”
with sound attenuating panels
allowed for quiet, compact
work spaces.
touchdown cubbies The upper mezzanine was
transformed from a series
of individual offices to open
concept workspaces. In the
surplus space we introduced
a collaborative area with a
variety of seating options.
One such option was booths
which are punctuated by vinyl
graphics depicting the location
of Urban Systems offices in the
four other cities they exist.
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18. Club Space
university of calgary student union building
completed | public institutional | renovation
nyhoff architecture
2012-2013
calgary | alberta | canada
MacEwan Hall is also host to dedicated meeting rooms, work spaces and storage for University clubs. Nyhoff Architecture
was approached to transform the existing cramped and outdated offices to an inviting lounge-like space with hot desking
and shared meeting rooms.The design focused on visibility, function and atmosphere; allowing the students their storage and
workspaces while maintaining an attractive, open layout.While material choice was tempered by budget restrictions, bold
colors and a strong material palette were integral in the creation of ambiance.
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Transparent, rent-able meeting
rooms of varying sizes were
centralized to maximize space
use and efficiency.
offices
Lockers were bundled and
embedded into the outer
walls of the space to maximize
storage while reducing its
visual impact.
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21. the sustainable home | a | dirtt
DIRTT and Sprung are local building systems, the former parametrically defined interior partitions and the latter high tech
vinyl and aluminum structures.The two designs integrate each inherently affordable and sustainable system into a residential
model. Using the systems to tackle the technical side of sustainability allowed for concentration on the paradigmatic side. It
seemed that changing the way we look at the home can have as impactful and far reaching advances sustainability as the most
cutting edge technology. Looking to the self-sustaining households of the past revealed personified beliefs about dwelling.
Homes had hearts, that is they were communal and centrally focused, typically around a hearth. Materials were raw and
directly connected to place.These values were re-framed with the lens of contemporary society and a hybrid emerged in
the resulting designs.
The Sustainable Home
habitat for humanity design competition
conceptual | private residential
independent senior research studio | professor graham livesey
winter 2012
calgary | alberta | canada
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half bath
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hearth
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solar panels
cross-ventilation
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low angle glazing
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A matrix depicting the string
of formal and organizational
possibilities and decisions
leading to the resultant design.
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25. Costa Vida
study abroad barcelona studio
conceptual | public temporal
with justine wade and matthew vandenberg | professors eduardo cadaval and clara sola-morales
fall 2012
barcelona | catalonia | spain
Ephemeral architecture shifts focus from itself to its users. As defined in this project it is the ability to temporarily take
over a space and provide a structure that allows for new fluidity and vitality.Through a series of operations, a simple linear
structure was converted into a system that specifies primary functions and allows for emergent conditions. Situated on a
waterfront plot of land in the industrialist residue of Barcelona, the balance of structure and user-based emergence instigates
the re-population of the coast in an everyday fashion. The result shown is one instance of configuration subject to time and
future iteration.
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ribbon
natural movement
density
new circulation
offset
emergence
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a horizontal ribbon structure
with texture, material and
density. The emergence of
secondary structure occurs on
the vertical axis
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28. Trace
comprehensive studio
conceptual | public institutional
with justine wade | professor thomas debicki
winter 2012
calgary | alberta | canada
How is the growth of a city recorded? By whom and in what medium? Trace examines the question of large scale growth
through the lens of collective memory. As an Institute of MetropolitanTransformation,it provides city dwellers with a retreat
from the speed and sound of the downtown core, while the traces of these visits are recorded as evidence of the city’s
transformation. Placing the bulk of the institute beneath the rail line creates a bridge between the downtown core and the
beltline providing vitality and multiplicity of use. The phenomenological qualities of honest materiality, submergence and the
train above provide sensory moments unique to anywhere else in the city.
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core block
archives
contemplation
bike path
bar + theatre
patio
gallery
terraces
reflecting pool
theatre
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31. 100 Year House
shelter design competition
conceptual | private residential
with chris beaudin
summer 2011
kananaskis | alberta | canada
The relationship between humanity and nature in the past was mutual and rich. Today humanity’s connection to nature
exists in the shock of catastrophic events. While approaching mastery over nature, the instincts of fear and yearning for
the wilderness continue to exist within us.The 100 year house provides a platform for a relationship of mutual vulnerability
to be forged between nature and man. A floating courtyard traces the changing water level of the Elbow River, allowing
continuous access and changing the makeup of the house with the changing seasons. Organized around the courtyard,
program transforms vertically and radially from highest vulnerability and transparency to highest safety and privacy. Safe
within average yearly water levels, the house is at the mercy of the 100 year flood level, following the wilderness principles
of impermanence, vulnerability and continuous renewal.
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32. Yearly hydrological data for
the Elbow River basin and the
corresponding heights of the
floating walkway.
hydro-graph
axonometric
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concrete shell
circulation + glazing
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35. university of calgary
master of architecture
study abroad | barcelona spain | 2011
lmpkyllo@gmail.com
587 585 8985
site 11 box 36 rr1 | okotoks
alberta | canada
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nationality | canadian
languages | engliish | intermediate spanish
university of calgary | university of victoria
bachelor of communication and culture with distinction
study abroad | seville spain | 2010
nyhoff architecture
calgary | alberta
intern architect, aaa
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christchurch | new zealand
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