Sayjel Vijay Patel

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Sayjel Vijay Patel is a third year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge, Canada. Over the past few years, Sayjel could have also been spotted working in places such as Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, and Copenhagen.

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Parametric Design / Digital Fabrication Blog: www.grasshopperforhumanity.tumblr.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Sayjel has been able to acquire a diverse range of building and architectural experience as Civil Engineering and Architecture student intern; more specifically in project management, construction layout, planning andurban design, concept design, schematic design, construction documents & contract administration.

- Excellent presentation, 2 & 3 dimensional graphic communication and rendering skills- Effective problem solver and troubleshooter; cultivated in past engineering experience- Strong experience in digital fabrication and installation work, as well as parametric design and scripting - Great organizational and interpersonal skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Urban Design / Architectural Assistant, Brook McIlroy Pace Architects, Toronto, Canada Summer 2009 Architectural Assistant, Kohn Pederson Fox Architects, New York, New York Fall 2008Architectural Assistant, Gensler, Santa Monica, California Winter 2008Junior Field Engineer, PCL Constructors, Toronto, Canada Winter 2006Construction Engineering Student, Fowler Construction, Muskoka, Canada Summer 2005

SELECTED PROJECTS

Grasshopper for Humanity, Blog OngoingTwo-Fold, Installation, Nuit Blanche 2009, Toronto, Canada October 2009 Canadian Naval Monument, Competition Team Member, Ottawa, Canada September 2009 Sargasso Fields / Sargasso Cloud, Installation, Brussels & Copenhagen August 2009 Kohn Pederson Fox Drawing Standards, Graphic Design Fall 2008

SOFTWARE

AutoCAD 2004-2009 Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and PhotoshopRhinoceros w/ Grasshopper, Vray Google SketchUP w/ VrayMonkey Rhinoscript Editor Microsoft Excel Audrino Microprocessor

EDUCATION

Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies 2006 - 2011University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

Phillip Beesley / CITA Responsive Architectures Workshop 2009 Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark Candidate for Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering 2004 - 2006 University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

ACTIVITIES

Vice-President of Waterloo Architecture Student Association (2 Terms) , 2009Waterloo Engineering Endowment Fund Student Representative, 2006-2008 Waterloo Architecture Health and Saftey Comitee, 2009University of Waterloo Intramural Basketball, 2004 - Present

HONOURS

UWSA Explore Design Exhibition, 2009 Nuit Blanche Peoples Choice ($5000), 2009 School of Architecture Year End Projects Review 2007, 2009Outstanding Design Work, Studio Award, 2007Dean’s Honours List, 2007

ACKNOWLEDGED

Western Gazette, Interview, October 2009 Kitchener Record, April 2007Contributer; Rhinoscript.org, 2009 - present

construction document samples availiable by request

SAYJEL VIJAY PATELUniversity of Waterloo School of Architectureborn 1986

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CONTENTS

1.space filling matrix

5.sargasso field

2.beach house

6.two fold

3.cultural ministry

7.kohn pederson fox

4.janus

8.brook mcilroy

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Current Work:

SPACE FILLING MATRIX3b studioFalll 2009\

Concept Rendering

Right:

Geometric Analysis

How do you design unplanned structures?

Our current project focuses on the use of rapid protyping technology in concert with traditional architectural design methods to develop a design for an aggregat-ing space frame-type structure. Using parametrics, we investigate how variation and further development can be introduced to the system and eventually calibrate its performance to a specifi c site. Blog:

www.grasshopperforhumanity.tumblr.com

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Parametric Model Study in Grasshopper

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Inspired by Malcom Gladwell’s musings about the life of sidewalks in New York, the cultural offi ce develops programmatic boundaries as spaces of “serendipitous” interaction between the tenants and gen-eral public who use the building. Pedestrian, bike, and automobile, navigate a generous vertical public space anchored by library, cafe, assembly, and exhibition programmes.

North - South Section

CULTURAL OFFICE 3a Studio Winter 2009

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East - West Section Context Plan

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In response to a project brief calling for the design of a “sustainable” eco house, our strategy was to achieve material efficiency through the design of a repeatitive base structural module. Ultimately, the house is constructed of plywood compo-nents, optimized to be laser-cut from 4’x8’ plywood sheets to minimize material wastage and allow for assembly by unskilled workers.

BEACH HOUSEKey West, FloridaDecember 2007

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1. Entry2. Bedroom 3. Bathroom4. Foyer 5. Living Room6. Kitchen 7. Deck

Siting

Structural AxoVentilation

Solar Access / Program Orientation

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32”

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JANUSCambridge, OntarioAugust 2008

The installation is acomplished through the fabrication and assem-bly of over 16,000 identical, interlocking, laser-cut, corragated plas-tic components. Using video projection and the resultant structure create the space of Dedalus’s imagination for an audience of 600 people.

Base Structural Module

“v” Structural Module

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Assembly Views from Performance

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SARGASSO FIELDInstallation: Brussels 2009, Copenhagen 2009 w/ Phillip Beasley, CITA

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Summer School with Phillip Beasley & CITA /

SARGASSO FIELD Installation: Brussels 2009, Copenhagen 2009 w/ Phillip Beasley, CITA

Over the course of a 20-day workshop at the Royal Acacademy of Fine Art, in Copenhagen, we produced “Sargasso Field”; a project which speculates an architecture of mechanical empa-thy. Deployed are strategies of component-based systems, mechanics, and digital computation, to approximate a diverse living ecology.

In September 2009, the work was exhibited at the Pluto electronic musical festival in Brussels. In November 2009, the project returned to Copen-hagen as a central piece in an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Fine Art, running simotane-ously with the UN Climate Change Summit.

Air Muscles

1/5 Mock Up

Grasshopper Workshop

Rapid Prototyping

Champagne Final Assembly before Shipping to Brussels

Bamboo Assembly Vinegar Batteries

blog: responsiveenvironments.wordpress.com

youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPr_goOG_5o

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Reeds

Reeds

Acrylic End Snap “Thorn” Silicone TubingGlass fiberSilicone TubingCopper Pipe Acrylic Base Plate Steel Counterweight

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TWO FOLD; Nuit Blanche Toronto 2009 Installation Toronto, Ontario, 2009

WINNER, NUIT BLANCHE PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD $5000

Our proposal looks at “gray” urban space as a site of potential intervention within the city.To create an architecture of confrontation and response, we a constructed a canopy of 30,000 bamboo sticks uplit with user-controlled LED panels.

Connection Detail

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interview:www.uwogazette.ca/2009/10/06/london-native-initiates-nuit-blanche-installation/

website:galtstudio.com

youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgsl28PJWxM

flickr:www.flickr.com/photos/tags/galtstudio/

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Proposal Rendering Views

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Kohn Pederson Fovx InternshipNew York, New York, 2008

Over the course of my internship with Kohn Pederson Fox in New York, I was involved with three projects; contributing as a mem-ber on teams for the 42nd street office ren-novation as well as Rosslyn Gateway De-velopment in Rosslyn Virginia, as well as collaborating directly with partner, Douglas Hocking, to develop a set of graphic stan-dards for archival project drawings pro-duced by the office.

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Brook McIlroy Pace ArchitectsInternship Toronto Ontario, 2009

Brook McIlroy Pace is an planning, architecture and landscape prac-tice with a variety of clients including institutions, municipalities and the development industry. Throughout the course of the internship I was able to contribute my design and presentation skills on a variety of projects including small residential rennovations, masterplanning, and landscape design.

Downsview Park Secondary Plan Toronto, Ontario

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Canadian Naval Monument

1 30mm Plastic wood purlin (30mm)2 3Bronze wall sheet (3.2mm)3 Reinforced concrete retaining wall (varies)4 Light trench with perforated stainless steel grate4 Li ht t h ith f t d t i l t l t5 Uplighting6 Granite pavers (50mm thick)7 Thermal wood bench (25mm x 300mm)8 Perforated stainless steel Bulkhead (3mm)9 Fog distribution nozzle10 Welded steel support structure

11 Dual aspect lighting12 PVC perforated drain pipe (100mm dia.)13 Concrete footing14 Reinforced concrete slab (200mm)14 R i f d t l b (200 )15 Compacted aggregate16 Topsoil17 Geotextile18 Ornamental grasses19 Kentucky blue grass20 Rip rap drainage

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CONTACT

Sayjel Vijay Patel

e: sayjel.v.patel@gmail.com

t: 519.434.5304

a: 328 Grangeover Avenue London, Ontario, Canada N6G 4K5

Reference:

Calvin Brook, Principal Brook McIlroy Pace Architects Toronto, Ontario

(416) 616-4075

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