portfolioindrit alushani

contents

resume

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

utsu

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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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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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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Plan 1The way the structure is conceived is throughthe zig-zags from the traditional japanese paintings

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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

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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

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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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