Jim ChouArchitecture + Design

Portfolio

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North Elevation

South Elevation

Section B-B’

North Elevation

South Elevation

Section C-C’

Section A-A’

Roof Decking

Purlins

Structure

Dwelling Unit

Grounding Unit

Lunenburg Float HouseLunenburg, Nova ScotiaBrian Mackay-Lyons/Cristina Verissimo StudioSpring 2016

This project aims to design a modernized housing prototype situated in Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The houses sits on a 24'x60' lot on a south-facing slope. While the southern part of the house is reserved for a double-height living room, the northern part is reserved for more private functions such as cooking, bathing, and sleeping. A large bay win-dow signifies the focus of the house as a place to dwell and be closer to the harbour.

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Case Study: Maison de VerreHalifax, Nova ScotiaWinter 2015Collaborated with Julie Leung & Kathrine Deturbide

This Case Study focused on analyzing Maison de Verre – the House of Glass. Situated in an exist-ing courtyard hidden from the street, this case study informed the Lunenburg Float House through its way of dealing with space constraints, privacy, and lighting.

Served & Servant Public and PrivateStructure

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Museum of Modern Art NSHalifax, Nova ScotiaRayleen Hills StudioSummer 2016

Situated in downtown Halifax, the Museum of Moderns Art NS explores designing at the public scale. The process focused on developing a rich gallery expe-rience by introducing two staircases – one main stair-case and one that leads to a secret gallery. In addition, form is also explored extensively in relation to using a "sliced-corner" to draw visitors in.

Ground Floor Plan & Longitudinal Section

Form Exploration

Atrium Stairs

4F Main Gallery

Skylight Wall SectionBasement - Storage, Classroom

GF - Lobby

2F - Contemporary Gallery

3F - Open & Secret Gallery

4F - Main Gallery

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AutoCAD - Wood Window DetailsHalifax, Nova ScotiaSpring 2015

Initial Threshold Model Form Exploration

Side Jamb Plan Detail

Head Jamb Section Detail Gable Section Detail

Renderings done by taking picture of model and using Photoshop for adjustments. The skylight section detail (previ-ous page) was a derivative of this earlier model.

Window Fixture

Gypsum Drywall

Vapour Barrier

Batt Insulation

1x3 Wood Strapping

Starter Strip for Siding

Wood Bevel Siding

2x6 studs Gypsum DrywallVapour Barrier

Window Fixture

Batt Insulation

Plywood SheathingMoisture Barrier

Wood Bevel Siding

1x3 Wood Strapping

Gypsum Drywall

Vapour Barrier

Batt Insulation

Ridge Board

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Collapsible OrigamiHalifax, Nova ScotiaSelf Directed Study2014

This exploration studied how we can ap-ply the principle of isometry to generate a series of origami folds. The principle basically takes a module and applying one of the four movements to it: translation, reflection, rotation, and glide-reflection. The study is kept abstract with the sole use of paper. As a result, a series of col-lapsible origami folds are generated; it is there-fore possible to consider these patterns being scaled up and applied with other materials and means of connections.

Module

Glide Reflection

Result

Fold Pattern for model 3

Model 3

Model 2

Model 1

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CVEducation & Awards

2015 – present Bachelor of Environmental Design (BEDS) - Dalhousie University; Dean’s List (+3.70 GPA)2013 – 2015 Majored in Community Design (BCD) – Dalhousie University; Sexton Scholar (+3.75 GPA)

Work/Volunteer Experience

2016 July Design-Build Participant; Coastal Studio, Dalhousie University Working with architects, engineers, and master students to build a gridshell structure. Tasks vary from helping out with load testing on model to on-site construction.

2014 Sept – 2015 Apr Field Marketing Manager; AIESEC Advertised for a student-led leadership development group. Designed flyers, pamphlets, banners and posters. Worked frequently with a team to engage other students.

2013 Dec – 2015 Jan Design Club Founder; Fusion Halifax Facilitated workshops to high school students on urban design and architecture. Worked alongside architects and planners throughout the preparation stage.

2013 & 2014 Sept Event Photographer; Planning Design Centre, Clean Foundation Photographed the annual event Switch: Open Street Sunday and Bluenose Marathon.

Skills Summary Sketching, drafting, model-making, and photographing Researching, writing reports, making and delivering presentations References Brian Mackay-Lyons Principle of Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects brian@mlsarchitects.ca

Adam Hayter Design Club Initiative Supervisor 902-448-5855

Software Familiarity

AutoCAD Adobe Creative SuiteGoogle SketchUPArcGISMicrosoft Office

Thank you for your consideration

Yen Pang Chou (Jim)2 Rosemount Avenue, Halifax, NS

Phone: 1 (902) 412-1995Email: yn822210@dal.ca

Skype: jim.chou.329