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portfolioindrit alushani
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riverdale community centre
typologies
dufferin redux
stacking
client work
education2011 - presentuiversity of torontomasters of architecture
2007 - 2011university of torontohonours bachelor’s of arts
competitions
2008
2012-2013
2011-2012
toronto, canada
toronto, canada
university of torontowinner of a school competiotion
rec-line competition
superstudio t.o.
c.t.b.u.hcouncil on tall buildings and urban habitat
2012 competition participant
winner of the competition
toronto, canadaiidex/neocon canada 2010
participant
skills
written/spokenlanguagesenglish
french
italian
albanian
technical
audio
3d studio maxrevit architecture
rhinocerosauto cad 2011
photoshop
illustratorindesign
after effects
employment2011 - presentuniversity of toronto
university of toronto
university of toronto
university of toronto
tutorhelped selected students in improving their technical skills
worked in various architectural related
softwares such as: rhino 3d, adobe suite, auto cad
2010 - 2011work-study positionassisted the director of the bachelor of arts, architectural
studies program with administartive tasks
client in the department
2008 - 2011city of torontoemployment and social services
summer student
created promotional posters for various community events
extra curricular2010 - 2011vice-president
bachelor of arts architecture studies societyassisted in the development of certain events:
master of landscape architecture program lectureportfolio seminar
open house
2010 - 2011presidentalbanian student union
created various events with traditional themes:
folkloric dancepot luck with traditional dishes
promoted local business as sponsors:o’gradys
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An Extended Centre
These obvious but remarkably resis-tant q uestions s tem from a convic-tion t hat a rchitecture is not consti-tuted of buildings or sites but arises from the studied relationship of the two and form an awareness that site is r eceived a s an a rchitectural construct, even if unconciously.
Using a community centre as a point of departure, this project seeks to d evelop a n architecture that recognizes the potential condition of the institution as both an extension of the city and as a bounded entity that possesses a unique identity.
sketches
photos
technical drawings
visualizations, renderings
diagrams
riverdale community centre
The s ite is l ocated o n the western edge o f Riverdale Park West at the point where Carlton Street ends just south of R iverdale Farm. N otably
west b y the abrupt t ermina-tion of row houses along
Carlton Street and to the east by a 20 m eter d rop to t he e dge o f Bayview A venue. A n existing staircase and pathway on the site connects to a p edestrian b ridge that crosses the Don Valley Park-way providing access to the Don Valley trail system below and to
the Riverdale P ark on t he east side of the valley.
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The initial gesture in orderto integrate the communitycentre within the site
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Exterior cladding
Division of components into programatic elements
Introduction of stairs and rampsto better accomodate slopeconditions
Division of interior spaces Overall programatic elements as well as circulatory elements
Initial form of the building.Continuous path that d irects movement.
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Exterior d etail showing h ow custom s ize bricks a re arranged to create a pixelat-ed wall
Section indicating a uniform height in b ricks a s they a re layered to form exterior walls
Window c onditions created by clusters of empty space in the absence of bricks
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site plan excluding building
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Scale 1 : 300
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Lower Level Plan
Accompanied with a grid system for columns
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Scale 1 : 300
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From l eft, v iew of t he b uilding from the street. Second i mage., v iew of t he b uilding from the park
Upper level plan
Roof o f main hallway i s stepped in order to accomodate movable panels for natural ventilation
Model Showing how the layers of bricks are arranged in a manner to accomodate for natural lighting
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A Mix of Typologies
point tower
bar/slab
courtyard
road
attractor points
typologies
Desdner Bank
SINGLE CORE DOUBLE CORE FLAT
Westhafen TowerFrankfurt
MODULAR
Empire State Building
Toronto Dominion Tower
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58m
85m
30m
12m
core
main structure
podium
SHAFT-PODIUM
circulation
ComponentsC irculation Access Points (Gr. Level)
Structure
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County of London
ComponentsC irculation
Finsbury MBCB rasilia “Superblock” Roehampton
core
main structure
balconies
circulation
Access Points (Gr. Level)
Structure
MAISONETTE INTERNAL CORRIDORD IRECT ACCESS - TWIN BALCONY ACCESS
65m
12m
16m
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Hart House Courtyard
CirculationA ccess Points (Gr. Floor)S tructure
Munk Centre Sir Daniel Wilson Residence
Wetmore Hall
22m30m
vegetation
built Forms
circulation
SYMMETRICAL PROGRAMATICM ULTI-DIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL
Main Components
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Main ComponentsC irculationA ccess Points (Gr. Floor)
Structure
Dalton RoadW almer Road Spadina Rd - Ave Bedford Road
vegetation
built forms
circulation
STRAIGHT WINDING WIDENED INTERSECTING
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Typologies placed side by side-scale comparison
Addition of a tower to allow for movement in both directionscourtyard stretched
Addition of a third tower to see howlight is affected. New passage createdadditional courtyard placed at podium
Two additional towers placed. Overallrotation in X-shape
Towers oriented in four directions,facing one another. Floors plates also extended to support courtyards
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By looking at the overall composition of the hybrid.
Courtyards are bridging access between towers.
Light investigation. The upper courtyards recaive more light, as well cavities have been created in order to allow light for lower courtyards.
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Typologies placed side by side-scale analysis
Branching off the road in [S] and [N] directions. Bars work in modules hence the further blocks have been augmented in height
Population of road with mode barbuildings, different length. They have all derived from one module.
Removal of external façade of building.Working with structural systems.Also investigation of stacking as wellas bridging between buildings
Arranging a few blocks from their points of access with the road.
Introduction of façades as well as arrangements of buildings.Composition of one module
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A perspective of bar- road relationship
Overall perspective with built form andfaçade system
It is evident that the geometry of the road dictates the arrangement of buildings. Horizontal and narrow plan
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Attractor points work similar tonodes in that they magnetize a given element, in this casemovement
Introducing the courtyard to this idea.We can see how the movement will turnout.
Addition of cores into the view Floor plates as well as façade
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Less attractor points in this case as the roadcontains less branching
It becomes more evident that movement is guided by the access points throughout the built forms
A perspective view from the houses everything is guidedby lines that represent movement throughout the built forms
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Superstudio diagrams
massing
ground level
site context
A development o f new proposals for the Dufferin Mall site, looking also at its surrounding neighborhood, Dufferin Grove. Toronto will serve as the super-studio’s testing ground f or i deas about how a rchitecture, l andscape architecture and urban design togeth-er can conspire to r eformulate an already compelling site within the city. Focusing on a design for the refevel-opment of the Dufferin Mall/Duffering grove.
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technical drawings
visualizations
dufferin redux
Anchor Stores
Main Circulation
Small Retailers
Masses
Recreational
Mall
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Initially the mall is broken into its functional and spatial componentswith respect to the ideology of the mall
The idea of the design isto bring all the elements in a vertical direction
Once the program is re-stacked in a manner that main circulation is below, the anchor stores above andthe smaller retailers above all
The idea is to stack more program on top, leaving no additionalfootprint to the site
The massing is readjusted in hierarchies in the form of a pyramid
Once this massing is obtained, the surface area is reduced and more program and built area is raised upward
Assigned site
Open Space
Built Area
MassingRearranged
Massing
Commercial
Residential
Recreational
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The tower is then placed within the perimeter of the site for scale comparison
The site is divided into 35% built and 65% open space the advantage of this design is to provide more open space to the public
Overall form of the tower Program distribution throughoutthe built form. The aim is to designmore residential spaces
Commercial Recreational
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Parking spaces slope underground
Flow of movement in thenew mall area
Paths in the new mall area Entrance into the tower fromground plane
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Arrows indicate the main paths within the site. Strategies in connecting certain residential areas with open spaces and the park
New site with paths, roads vary in thickness
Allocation of program within open spaces.Black indicates parking spaces and red indicates open spaces such as recreationaland parks
Flow of movement within the extents ofdufferin st. college st. and other adjacentmain roads
12TH FLOORMALL AREA ENDS
GROUND
25TH FLOOROFFICE AREA ENDSRECREATIONAL AREA BEGINS
30TH FLOORRECREATIONAL AREA ENDSRESIDENTIAL AREA BEGINS
42ND FLOORRESIDENTIAL AREA ENDSRECREATIONAL AREA FOR RESIDENTSBEGINS
50TH FLOORRECREATIONAL AREA FOR RESIDENTSENDSMORE RESIDENTIAL AREAS ABOVE
65TH FLOOREND OF RESIDENTIAL AREASAND BEGINING OF COMMERCIAL AREAS
70TH FLOORTOP OF THE BUILDINGNIGHT CLUB AND DESIGNER STORES
13TH FLOOROFFICE AREABEGINS
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Scale 1 : 500N
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Ground leve, Mall area stores are pushed at the sides and access is created around them. Central area leftopen for recreation
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Semi-Public 25%
Public 35 %
Private 40%Commercial 28%Residential45%Recreational10%
Open Space65%Built Space35%
Parking 1000Residential130, 000m
Commercial 50, 000m
Section s�o�ing programatic distribution in building and site
Commercial
Residential
Recreational
Parking
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Nolliplanatgroundlevel1:1000
View of new tower from the intersection of Coratia Sreetand Dufferin. By looking at the size of peoplehighlited in red, the tower seemsgrand and monolithic
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By constructinga monumental towerthere is not only lessbuilding footprint butis also creates an environment of mixuse program. Luxurious towershave always beenregarded as landmarksin a way or anotherThey bring in morerevenue to thearea
Stacking
diagrams
The project entails a series of experimen-tations and iterations that would begin with an abstract form and concludes into a potential built form.
technical drawings
visualizations
stacking
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Scale 1 : 100N
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Plan 1The way the structure is conceived is throughthe zig-zags from the traditional japanese paintings
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Scale 1 : 100
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North ElevationThe cladding of the structure is seen as itfollows the trajectory of the path movingin the z-axis
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West ElevationThe columns are revealed as they are seen fromthis side
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Scale 1 : 100
02 15
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PlanFirst level stairs reaching intothe second level
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PlanSecond level going into thethird
hidden
visible
column
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Scale 1 : 100
02 15
N
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Perspective view from south east. The stairscreate a grand unity by converging into singularity
Due to it’s opennature the buildingcan serve as a pavillion for warmerclimates
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Concept of the model.Although the structureseems light in nature, the ability of columnsto withstand loads makes it stronger
Form and Texture
The client asked to provide a series of line drawings in order to show where the cuts of t he s tone w ould lie. The shape was that of a seashell.
A series of renderings would show the texture of stone the ornament would be carved i nto as w ell as a f ew creative scenarios where the shell would be used.
technical drawings
visualizations, renderings
client work
BACK ELEVATION
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BACK ELEVATION
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PERSPECTIVE
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PERSPECTIVE
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TOP
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TOP
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SHELL LAMP
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SHELL BAG
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POST CARD
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SHELL CANOPY
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