carruthers portfolio

[email protected] 441 5198107-43 E15th AveVancouver BCV5T 2P5

andrew carruthers

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Revit

Vectorworks

Rhinoceros 3D

Sketchup

AutoCAD

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Sketch / Drawing

Models

Microsoft Office

I have 6 years experience working on a variety

of project types in BC, first as an architectural

technologist and now as a registered intern

architect. I am looking for a long-term position

where I can continue to grow and build on my

design experience and building knowledge,

particularly in the realm of public buildings.

I work well in both independent and collaborative

work environments and have been commended

on my ability to generate ideas and work through

them in plan, section and detail to discover

the implications and potential solutions. I have

effectively led and cooperated on a variety of project

types, including single family homes, mid-rise multi-

use developments, T.I.s, and public buildings. I

also have proven experience coordinating complex

buildings from concept to completion, including an

interpretive rain-forest biome and a First Nations

museum and cultural centre.

I believe every project can and should incorporate

principles of environmental sustainability and

community benefit, and would like to be engaged

in a like-minded studio with a team of friendly and

hard-working individuals that strive to generate

innovative and highly functional buildings that

exceed expectations of both client and neighbour.

education

programs

Academic Reference: Talbot Sweetapple MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects [email protected]

2015-2016– Dalhousie Master of Architecture

Fall, 2015 – University of Strathclyde Academic exchange in Glasgow, UK

2012-2014 – Dalhousie Bachelor of Architecture, with distinction

2006-2007 – Pacific Design Academy Building Technology – CAD drafting and residential construction. 2000-2004 – University of Victoria B.Sc. in NeuroPsychology Examining the relationship between brain and behaviour.

work

2016, April to present – Grout McTavish Architecture

2015 – Breakhouse Inc Architectural work term – Halifax Full service design and branding contact: Vince Van den Brink; [email protected]

Project leader; AutoCAD, Sketchup, and material mock-ups. Graphic, material, colour and product explorations used intensely to generate a boutique brewpub, from SD through to CA.

2013, Fall – Grout McTavish Architecture Architectural work term – Vancouver Attractions, commercial + institutional projects

Team member from early program diagrams, through Schematic Design to Construction Documents using Revit. Extensive use of sketch models and Rhino modeling to work out complex geometries. Consulting and coordinating with engineers and large consultant team to develop highly intricate systems, plans, and exhibit space.

2010 to 2012 – Murdoch + Company Architecture + Planning Architectural designer & building technologist -- Whistler Custom homes

Work as project leader from principal’s preliminary diagrams to develop design, apply zoning and code regulations, coordinate with engineers, contractors and clients to develop details and drawings for permit and IFC submissions.

2007 to 2010 – Hillel Architecture Building technologist – Victoria, BC Residential & mixed-use buildings, heritage revitalization, mid-rise apartments + a small museum

Work under principal to develop planning diagrams, building and unit plans to create 2D and 3D presentation drawings for clients and municipal bodies. Apply zoning and code regulations to develop drawings and details for rezoning, development, and building permit applications.

3The Nisga’a Museum was a culturally significant building, designed to house Nisga’a artifacts being returned to them from across the country while creating a community space for local gatherings and ceremonies.

This small conference room was to designed like a piece of millwork to fit within the existing space of the Nisga’a Lisms government building.

This custom home was designed for Whistler. Highly detailed, heavily insulated, and taking advantage of passive solar principles, it also dealt neatly with the grade with terracing volumes.

code + bylaw review, consultant coordination DD + construction drawings (VectorWorks)Presentation drawings and renderings

Client proposals and presentation drawingscode + bylaw review, consultant coordination DD + construction drawings (VectorWorks)

code + bylaw reviewDD + construction drawings (VectorWorks)consultant coordination and contract admin

involvement as building technologist

involvement as building technologist

involvement as building technologist + designer

Hillel Architecture - 2008

Hillel Architecture - 2010

Murdoch + Co. - 2012

4 Grout McTavish - 2014

Schematic Design through model + sketchlead designer on ancillary (triangular) buildingfacade + structural geometries (Rhino)drawing + consultant coordination (Revit)SD, DD + construction drawingssketch and presentation model building

Our Living Planet - Dubai is a science museum featuring a rain-forest biome. Developed with Grout McTavish Architecture, it was a complex and exciting building in form and in systems.

involvement

geometries / systems / learning spaces

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involvement

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3'

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6"

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CASEDOPENING

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TDD-4 KEGGERATOR TDD490 38 X 28 18 X 37

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OPEN STUDSTHIS SIDE

6" BLACK LAMINATE BACKSPLASH TO MATCHBARTOP, MOUNTED FLUSH TO AND TAKESPLACE OF PL-3 BOARD ABOVE BAR

6" Ø GALV STEEL PIPE WITH FITTINGSENCASES BLACK-DIAMOND JACKETTRUNKLINE

3'

POWER + TEL @ PAYSTATION BLACK LAMINATE BACKPLASH

BLACK LAMINATE BACKPLASH

3"

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SCALE: 12" = 1'-0'BAR INSIDE NORTH ELEVATION 1

BAR INSIDE SOUTH ELEVATIONSCALE: 12" = 1'-0' 2

BAR SECTION EASTSCALE: 12" = 1'-0' 3PREP BAR SECTION WEST

SCALE: 12" = 1'-0' 4

6'-8"

1'-3

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FRAME CAVITY INTO WALL BEYOND,PAINT OUT PT-7 FOR COPPER PIPESTO DIE INTO

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3'1'

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FALSE JOISTS DIE AT FRAMED CAVITY,PAINTED OUT PT-7 FOR COPPERPIPES TO DIE INTO. SEE ISOMETRICAT TOP RIGHT OF A-201

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JET TECHF-16DP U/CGLASSWASHER

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BEVERAGE AIRUCR20YCASK FRIDGE


VENTILATION THROUGHCHASESEE SECTION 7 / A-501

TYPICAL - ALL EXPOSED PLYEDGES SANDED, VARNISHEDAND LEFT EXPOSED

CT-1 TILE OVER TILE BACKERBOARD

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AT MC-1 PANEL EDGES, PROVIDESOLID BLOCKING BEHIND ANDWRAP COPPER SHEET AROUNDEDGES OF PLY. PANELS SCREWEDIN FROM BEHIND TO CONCEALCONNECTIONS

6" BLACK LAMINATE BACKSPLASHOVER 12" MDF TO MATCH BARTOP,MOUNTED FLUSH TO AND TAKESPLACE OF PL-3 BOARD ABOVE BAR

TYPICAL CABINET C/W ADJUSTABLESHELVES


PLASTIC LAMINATE LA-1 OVERTWO LAYERS 34" PL-4

TYPICAL CABINET CONSTRUCTION;34" PL-4

MC-1 COPPER PLATE FULLY ADHEREDTO 12" PLY (SEE ELEV)2X4 STUD WALL ON THE SHORT SIDE14" TILE BACKER BOARDCABINETS


3-STACKED 34" PLY TO MATCHBARTOP



BLACK LAMINATE BACKSPLASHADHERED TO 14" MDF SUBSTRATE



6"

PL-3 CLADDING

DRIP TRAY SUNK INTOCOUNTERTOP, DRAWERS WHEREABLE

TYPICAL - PLY KICK C/W VINYL BASE

CT-1 TILE OVER 14" TILE BACKERBOARD OVER TYPE-X GYPSUMOF RECESSED WALL

RECESSED LIGHTING IN RECESS.SEE RCP/ELEC PLAN

EW-1 ABOVE: PL-3 CLADDING

CT-1

PL-3 BEYOND

BACKSPASH BEYOND

TYPICAL - PLY KICK C/W4" VINYL BASE


CABINET AT TAPSSCALE: 1" = 1'-0' 7

CABINET AT PREP SINKSCALE: 1" = 1'-0' 6

CABINET AT MW OVENSCALE: 1" = 1'-0' 5

4" VINYL KICK; AT LOCATIONSPECIFIED ON PLAN, C/W TOP 2"OPEN FOR HRV-2 SUPPLY AIRTHROUGH BASE OF CABINET

HRV-2S.A.

SCALE:

PROJECT #:

DRAWN BY:

DRAWING #:

SEAL:

CLIENT:

PROJECT:

TITLE:

Breakhouse Architecture Inc. 2015C

NORTH ARROW:

ISSUED/REVISIONS:

09 JUNE, 2015

A-5011/2" = 1'-0" U.N.O.

24 Apr. 2015

BARDETAILS 2

PL-4 PL-4

PT-5

CB

B

DISHES

C

DISHWASHER

POWER + TEL @ PAYSTATIONTHIS WILL ALSO BE THE MUSICCONTROL STATION

4' U/C FRIDGE

3'

DRY STORE

4'-2

"

6"

CT-1

CASEDOPENING

SUPERAR1R-1FRIDGE

TDD-4 KEGGERATOR TDD490 38 X 28 18 X 37

CHASE FOR BEER LINESTO GO UNDER FLOOR

4"1'

-2"

10"

1'-2

1 2"1'

1'61 2"

2'-1

01 2"11 2"

1'-2

"

3'-6

"

1'-2

"4"

10"

11 2"61 2"

7'-2

1 2"

2"4"

6"

5"

2'-6"

11 2"

GLASSES

4"10

"1'

-2"

61 2"11 2"

TDD490 38 X 27 18 X 37

WOODJAMB

WOOD JAMBWITH REVEAL

U/C MW

7'-2

1 2"

FLUSH MOUNTED DRIP TRAY

DISHES

CO

NTR

AC

TOR

TO

EN

SU

RE

FR

IDG

E F

ITS

INTO

OP

EN

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6" INDENT INTO CAVITY TO EXPAND COUNTERSPACE, RAISING FROM COUNTER-HEIGHTPAST BACKSPLASH AND ONE BOARD-HEIGHT.PROVIDE UNDERCABINET LIGHTING IN RECESS

DISHES

DISHES

OPEN STUDSTHIS SIDE

6" BLACK LAMINATE BACKSPLASH TO MATCHBARTOP, MOUNTED FLUSH TO AND TAKESPLACE OF PL-3 BOARD ABOVE BAR

6" Ø GALV STEEL PIPE WITH FITTINGSENCASES BLACK-DIAMOND JACKETTRUNKLINE

3'

POWER + TEL @ PAYSTATION BLACK LAMINATE BACKPLASH


3"

CT-1

CT-1

CT-1CT-1

SCALE: 12" = 1'-0'BAR INSIDE NORTH ELEVATION 1

BAR INSIDE SOUTH ELEVATIONSCALE: 12" = 1'-0' 2

BAR SECTION EASTSCALE: 12" = 1'-0' 3PREP BAR SECTION WEST

SCALE: 12" = 1'-0' 4

6'-8"

1'-3

1 2"

FRAME CAVITY INTO WALL BEYOND,PAINT OUT PT-7 FOR COPPER PIPESTO DIE INTO

412"

3'1'

-33 4"

6"

3"

FALSE JOISTS DIE AT FRAMED CAVITY,PAINTED OUT PT-7 FOR COPPERPIPES TO DIE INTO. SEE ISOMETRICAT TOP RIGHT OF A-201

412"

PL-4

SUPRERACVO-50P-1CONVECTION

4"7"

11 2"1'

-31 2"

1'-1

11 2"

PL-4

PL-4

PL-4 PL-4

GLASSES

GLASSES

GLASSES

GLASSES

GLASSES

GLASSES

GLASSES

GLASSES

4"10

"10

"10

1 2"11 2"

1'-3

1 2"

PL-4

PL-4

2X4 FALSE JOISTSEND AT 2X4 'RIMJOIST' AS SHOWN

JET TECHF-16DP U/CGLASSWASHER

glassWASHER




VENTILATION THROUGHCHASESEE SECTION 7 / A-501


CT-1 TILE OVER TILE BACKERBOARD

4"11 2"

1'-2

"61 2"

10"

1'-0

1 2"11 2"

3'1'

-2"

10"

4"1'

-2"

11 2"61 2"

3'3'

4"1'

-2"

1'-4

1 2"11 2"

1'-2

"

AT MC-1 PANEL EDGES, PROVIDESOLID BLOCKING BEHIND ANDWRAP COPPER SHEET AROUNDEDGES OF PLY. PANELS SCREWEDIN FROM BEHIND TO CONCEALCONNECTIONS

6" BLACK LAMINATE BACKSPLASHOVER 12" MDF TO MATCH BARTOP,MOUNTED FLUSH TO AND TAKESPLACE OF PL-3 BOARD ABOVE BAR





MC-1 COPPER PLATE FULLY ADHEREDTO 12" PLY (SEE ELEV)2X4 STUD WALL ON THE SHORT SIDE14" TILE BACKER BOARDCABINETS


3-STACKED 34" PLY TO MATCHBARTOP



BLACK LAMINATE BACKSPLASHADHERED TO 14" MDF SUBSTRATE



6"

PL-3 CLADDING

DRIP TRAY SUNK INTOCOUNTERTOP, DRAWERS WHEREABLE


CT-1 TILE OVER 14" TILE BACKERBOARD OVER TYPE-X GYPSUMOF RECESSED WALL

RECESSED LIGHTING IN RECESS.SEE RCP/ELEC PLAN

EW-1 ABOVE: PL-3 CLADDING

CT-1

PL-3 BEYOND

BACKSPASH BEYOND

TYPICAL - PLY KICK C/W4" VINYL BASE


CABINET AT TAPSSCALE: 1" = 1'-0' 7

CABINET AT PREP SINKSCALE: 1" = 1'-0' 6

CABINET AT MW OVENSCALE: 1" = 1'-0' 5

4" VINYL KICK; AT LOCATIONSPECIFIED ON PLAN, C/W TOP 2"OPEN FOR HRV-2 SUPPLY AIRTHROUGH BASE OF CABINET

HRV-2S.A.

SCALE:

PROJECT #:

DRAWN BY:

DRAWING #:

SEAL:

CLIENT:

PROJECT:

TITLE:

Breakhouse Architecture Inc. 2015C

NORTH ARROW:

ISSUED/REVISIONS:

09 JUNE, 2015

A-5011/2" = 1'-0" U.N.O.

24 Apr. 2015

BARDETAILS 2

drawing + consultant coordinationcode + bylaw reviewmaterial explorationsprimary client contactSD, DD + construction drawingscontract administration

Breakhouse - 2015

The Good Robot taproom was a study in materials and branding that used contrasting levels of polish and warmth to create a comfortable and inviting drinking hole.

material expression / renovation / graphic design

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Shifting Perceptions on Sanitation Through the Urban Integration of Wastewater Infrastructure

My thesis explored ways to integrate industrial infrastructure within its community, both environmentally and socially.

Tangible benefits were created in public programme and civic space, fueled by the resources recovered from sewage treatment.

These public resources (park, sea-wall, community centre, public gardens and farmers’ market) are used to expand the site and its program from an industrial necessity to a community benefit supporting its neighbourhood as a public resource and destination.

Bringing people to the site of their public infrastructure is intended to help generate understanding and acceptance for the critical processes of our cities.

Thesissystems / environment / public space / infrastructure

7 Thesis (cont’d)

Parts of the industrial infrastructure are exposed and co-located with public programme to allow perception and understanding of the need and processes of sewage treatment.

In most cases exposure to the industrial processes is indirect to allow understanding without the ‘gross-out factor’, but screened views, material expressions and reflected light are used to highlight the methods of treatment while also forming the basis of place-making.

systems / environment / public space / infrastructure

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scoop trim enclose

greenspace

commonspace

privatespace

rooflights

academic project - 2014adaptive reuse / school / innovative learning

This was an investigation of the operations that could allow adaptive re-use of big box stores, working within their existing and structurally efficient base buildings to create human-scaled spaces for other purposes.

The efficiencies of big box construction allow a great deal of flexibility, and after applying operations that introduced natural light and an organization of spaces, indoor streets could be formed between enclosed pods that held quiet spaces.

9 academic project - 2014

This music school explored the architectural expression of passive environmental systems. A South-facing double facade forms a venturi-driven solar chimney that helps fuel natural ventilation. Sculptural air-catching towers and pass through social zones of the plan. Feature sun-screening harvests natural light while minimizing heat gain.

The school provided public access, mixed-use programme at the ground level to activate its place on a major axis of Dalhousie University, while a comparatively solid North facade prevents against heat loss while providing privacy to the neighbouring residential area.

passive systems / school

10This pavilion was designed as a bike rental and cafe, as a launching point for those wishing to tour the Brion cemetery, and providing a reflective place of shelter and respite on their return from Scarpa’s masterwork.

academic project - 2012pavilion / water and light / pre-cast

11This class explored wood-frame construction in the context of minimizing moves.

This design made an interpretation of the Big-house / Back-house / Barn typology as a boathouse and lofted cabin with simple stick-frame construction with cabled trusses protruding out onto a typical maritime pier.

academic project - 2015

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light wood frame / typologies / cabin

12 freelab - 2014

photo credits - Will Green

This third and final year of the Refuge Cabin project enclosed and finished the interiors. My team was responsible for designing and building the windows (from scratch), the work counter and storage / sleeping plinths on the North side of the cabin.

photo by will green photo by will green

photo by will green

photo by will green

design with wood / cabin / rustic