ArchitecturePortfolio

University of British Columbia 2011-2015

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Teague ShinkewskiP 780 616 4858E teague.shinkewski@gmail.com

Address 5 - 1272 West 12th AvenueVancouver, BC V6H 1M1

Visual Communication DesignExceptional knowledge and use of the Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, and Dream-weaver. Skillful production of concep-tual architectural diagrams. Proficiency in HTML and CSS coding. 3+ years work ex-perience in preparing documents for pro-fessional printing or online publication.

3D Modeling and RenderingAbility to produce 3D models accurately and quickly using Rhino 3D or Sketch-Up. Excellent production skills of realistic and schematic renderings using a combina-tion of software to represent architectural spaces and ideas.

Physical Modeling and Site BuildingProficient in the construction of physical models. Comfortable producing files for CNC and laser cutting requirements.

Construction DocumentationRequired skill set and experience in pro-ducing construction drawings including specifications, schedules, millwork and details using Autodesk software. Knowl-edge of sustainable building guidelines including LEED, Passive House, and Living Building Challenge.

2011 - 2015 M.ARCH, Master of Architecture

University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia

2006 - 2011B.DES, Bachelor of Design

Major: Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design

Minor: SociologyUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta

2004 - 2006BA, Bachelor of Arts

Major: PsychologyMinor: Sociology

University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta

2001 - 2004St. Albert High School

High School Diploma received

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Education

2014SALA Works ExhibitorUniversity of British Columbia

2009Faculty Selection Award for Intermediate Level Visual Communication DesignUniversity of Alberta

2009Faculty Selection Award for Senior Level Industrial DesignUniversity of Alberta

2009Faculty Selected Student ExhibitorInterior Design Show 09 Toronto, Ontario

2006 - 2009Jason Lang ScholarshipAcademic AchievementUniversity of Alberta

Education Awards and Exhibitions

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2012 - 2013Social CoordinatorArchitecture Graduate Student Society (ARCHUS)University of British Columbia

2009 - 2010President Bachelor of Design Graduation Society University of Alberta

2014Student Intern ArchitectArchitecture Arndt Tkalcic BengertEdmonton, Alberta

Created client proposal packages for commercial and community de-velopments including space plan-ning, design conceptualization and atmospheric renderings. Created 3D and physical site models and conceptual models for client proj-ects.

2010Student InternSeeton Shinkewski Design GroupVancouver, British Columbia

Internship completed for B.Des ed-ucation. Worked alongside interior designers on branding, wayfinding, and corporate identity projects. As-sisted with material selection on client projects.

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Graduation Project

Statement of Thesis:As we age, we become more susceptible to life events that lead to isolation. Spend-ing more than 80 percent of their day at home, our seniors live unnoticed in seclu-sion. According to Stats Canada, by 2031 all members of the baby boom genera-tion will have reached age 65 and account for 23 percent of the population. This im-pending shift in population age and rise in life expectancy results in Canadian seniors living alone for longer periods of time.

Taking a site in suburban Vancouver and working within a number of scale frames, from the urban to inhabited living space, this project investigates new solutions for senior housing and its resulting communi-ties. The aim is to facilitate human connec-tions, foster interdependence and create flexible, resilient methods of living for fu-ture generations.

Integrated Aging

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The CityIn order to understand the effects of ag-ing and isolation in a local context, the city of Vancouver was selected to begin site specific demographic research. Neigh-borhood statistics were used to discover where Vancouver’s aging population is currently living and will continue to live into old age.

Zoning maps were compared to these neighborhoods to understand the types of homes and level of access aging resi-dents have to everyday ammenities and services within their community.

A common, spatial link between the neigh-borhoods of Kitsilano, Arbutus Ridge, and Kerrisdale is the Arbutus Corridor, an 11 kilometer spine of continuous, informally used open space.

Recognizing and addressing isolation at the urban scale, the idea of a Silent Trans-portation Corridor was developed and ap-plied to the Arbutus Corridor with focus on the need to (A) move people and (B) connect people.

a / Vancouver neighborhoods with a larger percent age of people aged 40 - 64 yearsb / Current zoning City of Vancouverc / Arbutus Corridor Mapd / Re imagined Green Corridor

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Silent Transportation CorridorThe creation of the Silent Transporta-tion Corridor addresses aging in place access and movement concerns by de-veloping designated bike and pedestri-an lanes, as well as instituting an urban, electric, personal transport system.

Edge Conditions of The CorridorEdge sites bordering the new corridor are rezoned to allow higher density multifamily and assisted living residenc-es with community services and com-mercial spaces at ground level.

Figures F and G showcase the envi-sioned redeveloped atmosphere of the Arbutus Corridor, where life, movement and connectivity begin to foster a new sense of place and community.

Zooming in a scale frame from the city

e / conceptual diagramf / rendering of entryg / rendering of courtyardh / rendering of pool entryi / programatic diagramj / exploded circulation diagram

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k / aging typology diagraml / community building diagramm / patio party rendern / new laneway community rendero / garbage collection space renderp / laneway housing types in site

Current ConditionLaneway is used as a parking and access route

New LanewaysCity redevelops laneway as a pedestrian friendly corridor to encourage building on the lane.

Lot SubdivisionHome owners can subdivide and sell up to 35’ deep of the lane fac-ing portion of their lot. Lane lots can be combined and developed as a single lot.

Current ConditionSetbacks:Lane: 3ftSide yard: 10% Lot width

Adjusting Setbacks and Access PathSetbacks:Lane: 3ftSide yard: 5% Lot width

Adjusting and Redistributing Minimum Separation as Social Space on the LaneSetbacks:Lane: 3ftSide yard: 0% Lot width

zoning conditions, the project looked to understand how a neighborhood’s struc-ture can act to isolate its aging popula-tion. Design solutions aimed to redefine the lot and lane, which currently perpetu-ate isolation, and instead use the lot and lane as a means of connecting people to each other and with the re imagined Arbutus Corridor.

The HouseMoving in another scale frame from the neighborhood, isolation was addressed in the intimate space of the house. Using the Aging Typology methodology, a series of floor plans were designed and imple-mented into the new laneway community to explore the space of the laneway and the vital social and community building re-lationships that ensue from amendments to the zoning by-laws.

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Aging needs and interests answered while building density in laneways

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Community Building: Laneway begins to develop a new identityAging needs and interests answered while building density in laneways

By orientating interior and exterior living spaces towards the lane with small front yard setbacks, life and community that oc-cur through everyday activity are pushed towards the lane thus fostering a new sense of neighborhood and connection to residents on the lane. For elderly who spend a significant portion of their day at

home, living within new laneway communities and in homes designed to promote life on the lane; seniors can participate in socialization that results from the ad-jacency of front porches, moving one’s garbage to the street or simply watching other pass by on the lane.These activities aid in alleviating isolation and possibly help to foster new friendships and relationships when one’s life circumstances have changed.

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Collaboration with Amandine Kaya

Sited at the City of Vancouver Landfill, Two Sanctuaries sets to establish a place of safe haven and occupancy for birds and for humans. Programatic decisions are fo-cused on both species need of food, shel-ter and water. Using these necessities, the design of the retreat center explores the cohabitation and points of interaction that each species will have with one another throughout the course of the retreat cen-ter.

Two Sanctuaries focuses on the reintro-duction of biodiversity and harnessing of potentail geothermal energy from the landfill site.

a / conceptual diagramb / rendering of entryc / rendering of courtyardd / rendering of pool entrye / programatic diagramf / exploded circulation diagram

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1 frame members : 50mm diameter2 welded steel plate3 bolted connection to concrete support wall4 concrete wall

Space Frame Connection

Space frame welded to createtriangulated shape.

l/d = 25Members: 50mm diameterFrame depth: 1.2mSpans: 18m - 32m

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Space Frame GeometryAllows birds to fly openly in and out of the courtyard creating points of intersection between the two species occupying the landfill site.a

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The production and harvesting of methane is an integral cycle to the proj-ect in order to provide heat and electric power to the retreat center. From an environmental standpoint municipal, solid, organic waste is a significant con-tributor to greenhouse gas emissions through the decomposition process. Vancouver Landfill gas is collected via 249 wells. The gas travels from these wells through a 2.9-kilometer long pipeline consisting of a series of valves, condensate knockout systems, and blowers that eventually reach a cogen-eration facility that converts the meth-ane into electricity and heat.

The studio project aims to tap into this biogas resource using a branched pipe-line that connects with the main pipe-line flowing from the collection wells to the Maxim Power Plant. This branch pipeline would direct methane to the site for heating and electric needs. The methane would go through an initial cleaning process to remove vapour, dust, and impurities and then travel to the site where it would be burnt via a methane powered boiler/chiller and used to heat and cool the building ra-diantly as well as provide electricity to the building.

a / site planb / ground floor planc / lower level floor pland / pool wall pond detail

a/ landfill gas collection wells:b/ biogas: methane & co2c/ intermediate pipeline: connected to main pipelines to pull methane to the site for use.d/ condensate knockout drum and filter unitse/ hydronic radiant heating/cooling

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heating scenario:20 degree interior temperatureslab temperature = 30 degrees

water into slab = 40 degreeswater back to boiler = 30 degrees

cooling scenario:20 degree interior temperatureslab temperature = 18 degrees

water into slab = 16 degreeswater back to chiller = 20 degrees

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Taking inspiration from barnacles found growing up the pier of the Burrard Dry Docks in North Vancouver, the Little Bar on the Pier is a cocktail lounge that aims to create a unique environment through the extension of space beyond the walls of an existing mechanical building located on the dock

The new cocktail lounge winds patrons through the manipulated cracks and cre-vasses of the space, creating an experi-ence of varying heights, materials and circulation through interior and exterior environments. Views are calculated allow-ing patrons to absorb their surroundings in a focused manner.

The structural steel frame and wood deck-ing engulf the original structure creating functional exterior and interior corridors and lounge spaces.

The designed cocktail lounge strives to achieve a new, functional social space for the Burrard Dry Docks.

Little Bar on the Pier

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Gallery for One Work of Art asked students to design a building focused on space and manipulation of the building envelope to display a single work of art. The chosen piece of work, “Reading Ma-chine for Lenz” by Rodney Graham takes Georg Buchner’s unfinished work “Lenz” and creates a textual loop using the de-vice to visually represent the delurium of the story’s main character as he spents a day wandering lost in a forest.

Gallery for One Work of Art aims to emulate the didactic nature of “Reading Machine for Lenz” using 5 concrete fins that are repeated and mirrored to create the gallery space, hiding the piece of work within the gallery for occupants discover as they wander the space.

a / schematic diagramb / entrance renderc / gallery elevationsd / interior rendere and f / rockite model

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communicating Construction

Design and construction draw-ings were created for a one bedroom apartment in a con-crete high-rise building. Private program is shifted to one side of the floor plan to maximize open, public space.

A complete drawing package was developed including plans, sections, interior elevations, RCP, specs, manufacturer’s in-formation, finish schedules, mill-work drawings, and interior en-velope details.

Drawings shown:planreflected ceiling plansectionsinterior elevationsdoor and window schedules

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Design Build collaboration with Geoff Cox, Mark Francis and Emma Sims

Dream Acres Fruit and Jam was created in Naramata, British Columbia over a 1.5 month long summer course run by archi-tect Michael Green of MGA.Teams worked with orchard owners to design a new fruit stand that met their needs for the daily sale of fruit.

Under the guidance of a general contrac-tor, teams were responsible for the com-plete design and construction of all ele-ments within a two week period.

To meet client needs, Dream Acres was designed to include a permanent stuc-ture, a fruit and jam cart for transport and sales, and a crate system that could store fruit, act as seating, or create a shading wall on hot days. The design also focused on the efficient use of local/found materi-als and friction fit joints along with a new visual identity for the clients.

Dream acres fruit & jam

Teague Shinkewski

P: 780 616 4858E: teague.shinkewski@gmail.com

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