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IRN400: HERITAGE REVISITED / VERTICAL STUDIO (W2014) RSID 1

IRN400: HERITAGE RE-VISITED / VERTICAL STUDIO:

COURSE HOURS: Lect: 3 hr./Studio: 6 hrs. COURSE DATES: Lecture: Mondays 9:00a.m-12:00p.m. Location: KHE321C Studio Wednesday 3:00p.m-6:00p.m 011 T. Balbaa KHE 119 021 A. Furman KHS 134 031 B. Luzar VIC 106 041 J. Irizawa ILC 100 051 G. Krieger VIC 300 FACULTY

Friday 12:00p.m-3:00p.m 011 T. Balbaa SID 314 021 A. Furman SID 315 031 B. Luzar SID 316 041 J. Irizawa SID 317 051 G. Krieger SID 104

Lecture: Taymoore Balbaa [email protected] 416.979.5000 x3151, SID 206 Studio: Sect. 011 Taymoore Balbaa [email protected] 416.979.5000 x3151, SID 206 Sect. 021 Andrew Furman [email protected] 416.979.5000 x6929,SID 211 Sect. 031 Brigitte Luzar [email protected] Sect. 041 Jay Irizawa [email protected] Sect. 051 Gwen Krieger [email protected]

*Scheduled student counseling hours will be at the discretion of the individual instructor. The course will use Blackboard to post all relevant materials including readings, assignments and lecture information.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The re-use and repurposing of spaces is a profound means for questioning the designer’s role in society, assessing priorities with regards to the expenditure of resources, communicating local identity, and creating inspired and timeless spaces through the very addition of new layers. In this studio you will be understanding and working within unfamiliar settings, and will immerse yourself in the social, economic, and built context of the Township of Galt in Cambridge, Ontario. Within this larger framework, you will also merge contemporary with heritage, developing your ability to enrich existing sites with new impressions through the reoccupation of an existing building and site. Specifically, the Galt Post Office Building (dating from 1885) provides a most inspiring environment from which to propagate a rebirth of that space.


IRN400: HERITAGE RE-VISITED / VERTICAL STUDIO:

COURSE HOURS: Lect: 3 hr./Studio: 6 hrs. COURSE DATES: Lecture: Mondays 9:00a.m-12:00p.m. Location: KHE321C Studio Wednesday 3:00p.m-6:00p.m 011 T. Balbaa KHE 119 021 A. Furman KHS 134 031 B. Luzar VIC 106 041 J. Irizawa ILC 100 051 G. Krieger VIC 300 FACULTY

Friday 12:00p.m-3:00p.m 011 T. Balbaa SID 314 021 A. Furman SID 315 031 B. Luzar SID 316 041 J. Irizawa SID 317 051 G. Krieger SID 104

Lecture: Taymoore Balbaa [email protected] 416.979.5000 x3151, SID 206 Studio: Sect. 011 Taymoore Balbaa [email protected] 416.979.5000 x3151, SID 206 Sect. 021 Andrew Furman [email protected] 416.979.5000 x6929,SID 211 Sect. 031 Brigitte Luzar [email protected] Sect. 041 Jay Irizawa [email protected] Sect. 051 Gwen Krieger [email protected]

*Scheduled student counseling hours will be at the discretion of the individual instructor. The course will use Blackboard to post all relevant materials including readings, assignments and lecture information.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The re-use and repurposing of spaces is a profound means for questioning the designer’s role in society, assessing priorities with regards to the expenditure of resources, communicating local identity, and creating inspired and timeless spaces through the very addition of new layers. In this studio you will be understanding and working within unfamiliar settings, and will immerse yourself in the social, economic, and built context of the Township of Galt in Cambridge, Ontario. Within this larger framework, you will also merge contemporary with heritage, developing your ability to enrich existing sites with new impressions through the reoccupation of an existing building and site. Specifically, the Galt Post Office Building (dating from 1885) provides a most inspiring environment from which to propagate a rebirth of that space.

RYERSON SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN CIDA AWARDS 2014

ABSTRACT

The re-use and repurposing of spaces is a profound means for questioning the designer’s role in society, assessing priori-ties with regards to the expenditure of resources, communicating local identity, and creating inspired and timeless spaces through the very addition of new layers. In this 2nd year design studio students worked within unfamiliar settings, and immersed themselves in the social, economic, and built context of the Township of Galt in Cambridge, Ontario. Within this larger framework, students merged contemporary with heritage, developing their ability to enrich existing sites with new impressions through the reoccupation of an existing building and site. Specifically, the Galt Post Office Building (dating from 1885) provided a most inspiring environment from which to propagate a rebirth of that space.

COLLABORATIONMuch of the work conducted throughout the semester was collaborative in nature. Not only did students collaborate with 2nd year peers in IRN400, but they also engaged in an intensive collaborative design exercise (Vertical Studio) with 1st year students in IRN200. The project was divided into three assignments. This 3-stage process asked that design teams consider a variety of scales, from the urban scale of a changing town centre, to the more intimate detailing of a heritage building upon which new layers will be added. These projects saw the work evolve from the conceptual, to the schematic, to the detailed. This trajectory resulted in a narrative between the past and present, and the way in which one enriches the other.

REUSE RECYCLE REINHABIT RENOVATE RESTORE RETROFIT RENEW REGENERATE all suggest something that is cycli-cal in nature, and that our buildings, the spaces within them, and the materials we use do not simply expire at the end of a linear existence. Instead, we will operate under the assumption that the urban environment is meant to be built upon and continuously redefined. Indeed, ancient cities that have endured for millennia around the world have done so building and rebuilding on old foundations, repurposing buildings, and recycling materials. In this case, a significant heritage building constituted the foundations from which to further contribute to the rebirth of an Ontario town’s central core.

COLLABORATIVE DESIGN & INDIVIDUAL FABRICATIONThroughout the course of the semester, student work was also propelled by shorter individual workshops that were woven into the development of the larger project. In these workshops students pushed different aspects of the design forward through a prescribed medium (physical model, rendered section, or full scale prototype). Just as they were sporadically introduced throughout the design process, here are they also presented (for the CIDA Awards) as a parallel narrative.

THE SUBJECT BUILDING_GALT POST OFFICE_1885_THOMAS FULLER (ARCHITECT)


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In the first project, students were asked to work alongside the subject building, replacing an existing derelict struc-ture with new urban retail infill.


IRN400_JANUARY 13_2014_WORKSHOP 1-1: (WORTH 2.5%): MATERIAL RESPONSE

BUILD A CONCEPT MODEL OF YOUR INITIAL IDEAS AS THEY RELATE TO MATERIAL TRANSITIONS. WHAT IS THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXISTING BUIDING MATERIAL AND NEW INFILL? USE AND EXPERIMENT WITH A VARIETY OFMATERIALS

PROJECT GUIDELINES:-3 HOUR TIME LIMIT (SELF-IMPOSED) FOR MODEL BUILDING.*THESE 3 HOURS DO NOT INCLDE TIME SPENT LOOKING FOR AND GATHERING MATERIALS-3 MATERIALS MAXIMUM TO BE SELECTED BY YOU. ONE OF THESE MATERIALS SHOULD REPRESENT THE EXISTINGADJACENT BUILDINGS. 2 MATERIALS ARE RESERVED FOR YOUR PROPOSAL, AND SHOULD REPRESENT CONTRASTINGPROPERTIES (i.e. OPACITY/TRANSPARENCY, POROSITY/OPACITY etc.)

TO SUBMIT:DIGITAL SUBMISSION:A SINGLE PHOTO OF YOUR MODEL, FORMATTED TO 8 1/2 “ 11”, MAXIMUM 150dpi/ TO BE SUBMITTED IN PDF FORMAT.

UPLOAD PDF TO BLACKBOARD BY THURSDAY, JAN 16TH, 4PM*PLEASE USE YOUR LAST NAME IN THE FILE NAME, AS SUCH: BALBAA_WORKSHOP1_1.PDF

WORKSHOP_1



ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY: ASSIGNMENT 1: INFILL RETAIL

In Assignment 1, you will build on the conceptual retail development explored in IRN300, grounding it with site-specificity through the means of urban infill. The type of retail will not be predetermined, but will emerge out of a growing understanding of the town’s increasing energy and constituents. Deadline, Deliverables & Evaluation: *Refer to Assignment 1 Outline, included with this Course Outline ASSIGNMENT 2: VERTICAL STUDIO / COLLABORATIVE PRE-DESIGN

In this collaborative project, you will turn your attention to the Post Office Building, working in teams of 6 (IRN200 & IRN400) towards the conceptual and schematic development of new program. This includes [but is not limited to] a restaurant/café, artists’ residence, and studio and seminar space. Collectively, you will establish a clear strategy for the rebirth of the heritage structure and its immediate surroundings. Deadline, Deliverables & Evaluation:*Refer to Course Schedule. A More Detailed List Of Deliverables And Evaluation Criteria Will Be Made Available At The Assignment Launch. ASSIGNMENT 3: PRIOR FOUNDATIONS / CSC DESIGN COMPETITION ENTRY

For the final part of the project, you will work in the groups of 3 (from IRN400) towards the detailed development and specification of the restaurant/café portion of the program. This work will be submitted to the CSC Student Design Competition (http://www.cscdesigncompetition.com). Deadline, Deliverables & Evaluation: *Refer to Course Schedule. A More Detailed List Of Deliverables And Evaluation Criteria Will Be Made Available At The Assignment Launch.


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MARYANN ADAS . IRN 400 INFILL STOREFRONT . PROFESSOR GWEN KRIEGER . February 6th 2014

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Shifting the focal point

The design diverged from the existing site conditions by shifting the fo-cal point, that was once on a plain and uninteresting stonewall facade to the Grand River itself. While the initial focal point is still maintained on the facade, the focus has been shifted to the verticality of the interior and ultimately to the horizontal calmness of teh river beyond the glass walls. It is now a point of focus, a magnifying glass for the river that lies behind what was once a solid stone wall.

Materials

The limited and yet concise material palette is a reflection of the sites history and the town’s past crafts men. While it boldly emphasizes the reclaimed historic wood, it expresses modernity and minimalism through the steel and concrete elements of the interior creating an al-most elevated and seamless transition from an urban downtown core environment to a more rustic and historic interior while still maintaining a grounding element that ties the urbanity back in to the space, juxta-posing the old and the new.

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A transformation of the Grand River and a transition from water to street. Acting as a direct link between two contrast-ing elements; free flowing liquid and solid stone, it is in essense a threshold to the water, and can be seen as an obstacle in nature or as a bold and yet unintrusive extension to the water that ultimately integrates itself seamlessly in to a less organic and more structured urban surrounding while maintaining its own identity and presence.

A paint lounge located at 8 Water street, Cambridge, Ontario, it will be a place to purchase a warm drink, a canvas and paint overlooking the river. A possible source of social gather-ing and conversation, it functions as a social hub or a simple and relaxing destination. Workshops teach you how to paint and the scenery will inspire you. The sensation of weightlessness and the exaggerated verticality of the interior mirrors the height over the river and the cantilevered platform, hanging over the edge of the flood wall, will envelopes the space and transports it to a place far away from the surrounding dense urbanity creating a moment of relief.

The journey. Moving through the space and moving past every obstacle to the left and right, from the chairs to the chairs is a smooth journey surrounded by long and linear structures. It is as though the water has parted leaving a clean and clear path to the heart of the lounge; the workshop area. Smooth concrete floors are intended to stain and bear witness to the creativity conducted on its surface. The interior embodies neutrality in color, it is in essence a blank canvas meant to hold imaginativeness and creative innovation without overshadowing it. The space is meant to be absorbed in a series of sections. A feeling of compression at the entrance will even-tually become relief as the river draws closer and the materials become gradually more transparent and light. The journey concludes overlooking the one element celebrated throughout the space. From the variations of translucency in the glass to the to the neutrality of color, carrying you through the space, water is ever-present.

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Sheldon FrocIRN 400 02/14

Ten is the high-end extension of Mariel Gonzallez’s highly successful leather goods store at 1130 College Street in Toronto. The shop is the �rst of many on Galt’s new retail strip set to meet the in�ux of stu-dents at Waterloo University. The structure takes notes from its surroundings in both its form and materiality. The entryway is met with charred wood blades spaced to match the rhythm of the windows throughout the old town centre. The irreg-ular footprint allows a new green space and a view to the historic Post o�ce to be created. The raised Atelier is where the bags, jackets and small leather goods are made. Here, a copper paneled exterior will age gracefully to create its own patina. The workshop’s o�-axis space reaches over the embankment wall and gives a direct view to Main Street Bridge and the Cathedral. Only thin windows perforate the building skin to stop direct sunlight from damaging the leather. Overall, the design seeks to meet the current needs of the city as well as the needs of its future. The workshop’s capacity to teach classes, the structures striking form and the permanence of the exterior all work together to create a retail environment that works with the city.

10 Water Street


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WORKSHOP_2IRN400_MARCH_03_2014_WORKSHOP 1-2: (WORTH 5%): SECTION REVISITED

CONSTRUCT/DRAW/COLLAGE A SECTION OF YOUR RESTAURANT SPACE, FOCUSING ON THE RIVERSIDE DINING EXPERIENCE. USETHIS MEDIUM AS A WAY TO EXPLORE LIGHT, TEXTURE, AND ATMOSPHERE OF THE PROJECT’S INTERIOR REALM. THE SECTIONCOULD ALSO TRY COMMUNICATING MOVEMENT AND TRANSITION FROM STREET TO RIVERSIDE, IN OTHER WORDS IT COULD CAPTUREA SEQUENCE OF MOMENTS, OR JUST FOCUS ON A SINGLE EXPERIENCE OF THE SPACE. THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT, THOUGHYOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHOW AND DISCUSS YOUR WORK WITH GROUP MEMBERS UPON COMPLETION.

PROJECT GUIDELINES:-4 HOUR TIME LIMIT (SELF-IMPOSED).*THESE 4 HOURS DO NOT INCLUDE DRAWING PREPARATORY TIME.

-ALLOWABLE TECHNIQUES INCLUDE:-HAND DRAWN AND RENDERED-PHYSICAL MODEL-3D COMPUTER MODEL-COLLAGE OF FOUND SPACES & MATERIALSOR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF

TO SUBMIT:DIGITAL SUBMISSION:A SINGLE PDF OF YOUR SECTION, FORMATTED TO 8 1/2 “ 11”, MAXIMUM 150dpi/ TO BE SUBMITTED IN PDF FORMAT.*NOT TO ANY SPECIFIC SCALE

UPLOAD PDF TO BLACKBOARD BY FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH, 6 PM*PLEASE USE YOUR LAST NAME IN THE FILE NAME, AS SUCH: BALBAA_WORKSHOP1_2.PDF


IRN 400 WORKSHOP 2_1: SECTION REVISITEDFORMER POST OFFICE, GALT, CAMBRIDGE, ON.

MARTHA DEL JUNCO, MARCH 7th 2014


IRN400_MARCH_03_2014_WORKSHOPS 3-1 / 3-2:FOOD VESSEL(PART 1 WORTH 5%):

THIS IS A GROUP WORKSHOP EXERCISE (DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS), DEVOTED TO THE PROTOTYPING OF SERVEWARE AND UTENSILSTHAT ARE SPECIFIC TO YOUR RESTAURANT DESIGNS FOR THE GALT POST OFFICE. YOU ARE ASKED TO DESIGN:

-1 PLATE/BOWL/VESSEL FOR THE SERVING OF FOOD IN SOLID OR LIQUID FORM-1-2 EATING UTENSILS THAT ACCOMPANY THE VESSEL.

IDEATIONS:PART I DIGITAL SUBMISSION (6-12 PAGES)

-ALLOWABLE IDEATION TECHNIQUES INCLUDE:-PHYSICAL MOCK-UP @ 1:1 (PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE SUBMISSION)-HAND DRAWN AND RENDERED-3D COMPUTER MODELOR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF

*AT LEAST 3 IDEATIONS (ONE PER GROUP MEMBER)OUT OF THE THREE OR FOUR MINIMUM IDEATIONS, SELECT THE DIRECTION YOU WILL BE PURSUING FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT,EXPLAINING THE REASONS FOR YOUR SELECTION

PART II OF THIS EXERCISE WILL INVOLVE THE FULL SCALE PROTOTYPING OF THE VESSEL AND UTENSIL(S), TO BE PRESENTED ONAPRIL 15TH FINAL REVIEWS

UPLOAD PDF (FORMATTED TO 8 1/2 X 11_LANDSCAPE), TO BLACKBOARD BY THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD @ 6PM

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CSC STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION RESULTS AND PROJECT DISSEMINATION

Competing against at least 5 other University or College faculties/programs of interior de-sign or architecture, RSID students almost had a full sweep, winning 4 of the 5 awarded projects, including the top 3 spots.

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