Samuel Ganton portfolio

Introduction content list

Introduction

A portfolio is a record of ideas - a storehouse, constantly changing.

Architecture is also constantly changing. It must adapt to different scales, times, cultures. Designers must be flexible.

Flexible enough, perhaps, to rig derelict ferries with sails. We have to get across the East River somehow.

Experience and Skills / Résumé

Residential Projects:

7 - Earth Submersible11 - Barn Transformation: Professional Work15 - Private Residence: Professional Work

Collective Residential Projects:

19 - Hotel: Urban Underlay23 - Haiti: Building Communities

Public Use Projects:

27 - Wind Walk31 - Zoo: Teras-Tekton

Verse in Bondage / Sketching

Ganton 3Improvised Crossing

Introduction experience and skills

Experience and Skills

Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Honours Co-operative Program, University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Cambridge, Ontario, September 2009 - Present

Student Number: 20340410

Email Address: sduganto@uwaterloo.ca

Phone Number: 226 978 4760

Skills Summary

• Experience producing construction drawings in professional office• Highly motivated contributor in team and individual situations• Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 4.0, V-ray Rendering, Google SketchUp, Adobe

Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, MS Office (PowerPoint, Word); familiar with: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver.

Work Experience

Brian Williams Architects, (Summer 2010, January - April 2011) Architectural Assistant - Produced construction drawings, created digital design models, participated in client presentations, dealt with city planning officials, and drafted and documented existing buildings

Oxford Learning Milton, June 2009 - September 2009 Assistant Teacher - adapting curriculum for science summer camps, teaching children through experiments, diagrams, and activities

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Volunteer Experience / Other Experience

UW School of Architecture Faculty Hiring Committee, (March 2010 - Present) Class representative - elected to participate on committee selecting three new faculty members in Design and Digital positions; researching and interviewing candidates, initiating meetings with faculty, communicating with class to poll opinions, working with representatives from other classes

Ilion: 2011 Cultural History Play (Academic Project, May 2011 - Present) Script Writer, Actor, Grant Applications, Music/Set Design - Working with a team to develop a script based on mythical and historical sources, acting in public performances, writing applications for fundraising donations, participating in composing music and designing sets

The Deck Milton Youth Centre, (February 2011 - Present) Leading and participating in activities with local youth, many from troubled backgrounds; initiating music jam sessions, playing indoor sports, maintaining a positive atmosphere

Milton Bible Church and Central Presbyterian Church (September 2010 - Present) Musician - playing violin and singing in worship services and other functions, both solo and in groups

Awards

• Highest Overall Academic Standing, 1A, University of Waterloo School of Architecture• Finalist, Ontario Greenspec Student Challenge Sustainable Design Competition, 2011

(with partner Haley Zhou)• Governor General’s Academic Medal, for highest graduating average in Secondary

School, 2009• Proficiency Award for highest average in grades 11 and 12, Milton District High School• Canadian Geography Challenge, 11th Place in National Final, 2007

Earth Submersible a carbon neutral house for Kapuskasing, Ontario

Earth SubmersibleThe Earth Submersible sinks into its surroundings without disappearing. It does not dominate its landscape; it participates in it. Its interrelated systems conserve energy, protect forest ecosystems, and support industry in Kapuskasing.

The elongated ground-plan is optimized for passive solar gain. Geothermal energy supplements heating, rainwater is collected, and photovoltaics provide power. At the same time, the house offers comfort and healthy living to its resi-dents, who are encouraged to interact with the outdoors.

Arch 226 Environmental Building Design

2A Term 2010

Collaboration with Haley Zhou

University of Waterloo School of Architecture

Finalist, OntarioGreenSpec.ca Student Challenge “Home Sweet

Home” Sustainable Design Competition

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drainage boardbituminous damp proofi ng

cement-based parging200 mm concrete block retaining wall

20 mm airspace with channels to weeping le25 mm plaster skin

3-stringer strawbale (RSI 11.7) res ng on gasketed bo om plates

2-stringer strawbales (RSI 9.2)25 mm plaster skin

alternates withbuilt-in cabinetry and SIP assembly

wood lintel (3) 39x235

operable heat-mirrorawning window

spruce tongue-and-groove siding (exterior grade)20 mm ver cal wood strapping 400 mm o.c.

200 mm extruded polystyrene insula on210 mm structural insulated panels

polyethylene vapour barrier12.5 mm dragon-board fi nishing panel

Steel purlins spaced 800 mm o.c.Square sec on steel roof racking

closable sheltered roof ventroof racking upright supports

waterproof roofi ng membranerigid foam insula on sloped for drainage

210 mm structural insulated panels splined with wood I-joists

polyethylene vapour barrier12.5 mm dragon-board fi nishing panel

80 mm concretetopping

mechanically operated rota ng louvres

building integrated photovoltaic panels (monocrystalline type)

building integrated photovoltaic panels (monocrystalline type)

mounted on steel railing

green roof (intensive type) plan ngs with drought resistant local meadow growthsystem substrate with soil blendfi lter sheetdrainage element with root protec on matwaterproof roof membrane340 mm structural insulated panels splined with wood I-joists RSI 11.0tyvek building papercon nuous metal soffi t (non-ven lated)

tri-fi lm, quad cavity, heat mirror glazingcavi es fi lled with xenon gas set in thermally broken aluminum frame with ver cal mullions 1000 mm o.c.

frost-protected shallow founda onsextend rigid insula on below grade 600 mm beyond foo ngs to prevent frost heave

38x89 mm local spruce lumberRain-Escape PVC water collec on troughs38x139 mm joists spaced 600 mm o.c. supported by steb-back in founda on139x139 mm wood posts

Earth Submersible plans and perspectives

North-side Rendering

Ground Floor Plan and South Elevation

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Living RoomSouth-side Rendering

Dragonboard fi nish panels

built-in cabinetry and shelving

structural insulated panels

rigid foam insula on

heat-mirror awning window

concrete retaining wall

local spruce wood lintel

straw-bale insula on

plaster fi nish over straw

Heating / Shading and Ventilation Sections

Barn Transformation Residence and Multi-use Building

Barn TransformationClients approached Brian Williams Architects to design a site and building strategy for a rural site near Milton, Ontario. A house and historic barn exist on the property.

The first stage of the project is the transformation of the barn, which will re-clad the existing structure and transform the interior into a guest house, office, and performance space. A detailed model was prepared for presentation to clients, including interior details and exterior landscape strategies.

Professional Work

January - April 2011

Office of Brian Williams Architect

Milton, Ontario

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Master Bedroom interior

Barn Transformation sectional perspective and site strategy

South Elevation of House, showing garage breezeway connectionPlan of Barn, with music room and studio

Sheltered arrival court Main house descending slope

Overall site composition, showing relationship of house and barn

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A house on an exposed slope in the Mulmur Hills, with porch as wind and sun shade

House in old Brampton, with historic street-front blending into light-filled rear addition

Residential Construction Documents

Several projects from the office of Brian Williams Architects are presented here. For one house addition in Brampton, Samuel Ganton prepared a complete set of construction drawings for building permit submission.

For another project, he helped to design a curving concrete ramp to efficiently provide wheelchair access to an indoor pool. The final drawings had to provide enough information so curved formwork could be measured and put in place.

Professional Work

January - April 2011

Office of Brian Williams Architect

Milton, Ontario

Construction Documents entrance ramp

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Brampton, Ontario House Addition

Section through deck and basement Basement Plan

West Elevation Framing Plan

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Structural Section showing framing, foundations, and envelope

Campbellville, Ontario House Addition

Urban Underlay a park and hotel-spa in Cambridge, Ontario

Urban Underlay - Hotel and Spa

The site of this proposed hotel is currently a parking lot: a transient place, often used as a shortcut. The design preserves the northern half of the site as a landscape park, with diagonal paths preserving movement and public access. Underneath, a spa complex is sunk into the ground, while hotel functions are gathered into a single block on the south side.

The intersection of these two areas of program is occupied by a second level cafe, which connects the spa and hote lobbies, the restaurant, an outdoor terrace, and access to the hotel rooms above.

Arch 292 Design Studio

2A Term 2010

Professor Ryszard Sliwka

University of Waterloo School of Architecture

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Urban Underlay a park and hotel-spa in Cambridge, Ontario

Longitudinal Site Section, showing relationship to Grand River

Transverse Section 1, Facing East

Transverse Section 2, Facing East

Ground Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

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Relationship of terraces with indoor areas

Model at 1:250, showing pathways and profile of spa

Ramps as circulation and gathering spaces

Building Communities Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haiti - Building Communities

After the earthquake of January 2010, much of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was flattened. Residents were left with the problem of clearing away mounds of concrete rubble, preparing for the approaching hurricane season.

This project proposes to carve out a portion of a rubble-strewn hill site as a new community. From communal shelters at either end, residents are employed to excavate shallow terraces, retained with gabion basket walls formed from rubble. Family shelters can be expanded with local materials into permanent dwellings.

Arch 193 Design Studio1B Term 2010

Professor Donald McKay

University of Waterloo School of Architecture

Group Project completed with Dave Holborn,

Caelin Schneider, Clara Walker, and Zicheng Xu

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Building Communities Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Original site Earthquake damage Shelter and excavation Terraced houses Water supply network

Section showing bamboo structure, roof drainage to cisternPlan showing gabion retaining structure One storey house, 2nd year

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Crop-growing areas Paths and roads Communal crop-sharing Commercial Development Integration with city

Perspective through terrace row, showing expanded second floor, and rear street access

Wind Walk a bridge pathway winds its way from waterfront to city centre

Wind Walk

In preparation for the 2015 Pan Am Games, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, proposed a stadium on a brownfield site in the West Harbour area. Wind Walk proposes to connect the new stadium with existing waterfront trails, as well as with other venues in the downtown centre.

Acting as a bridge over a railway yard, a street intersection, and a local high school, the pathway touches down at the Trailhead and in Central park, spilling out under canopies meant as gathering places.

Arch 113 Visual Communication, Arch 173 Building Construction

1B Term 2010

Collaboration with Amina Lalor

Professors Mark Cichy, Terri Meyer Boake

University of Waterloo School of Architecture

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Wind Walk details and structure of bridge sections

Detail of turnbuckle connections for canopy

Detail of clamps connection struts to deck

Cast-in-place toothed connection

dendriform steel struts

tensile fabric canopy

cast HSS column assembly

prestressed concrete deck

Exploded Perspective of bridge segmentSectional Perspective

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Section of path at starting point near waterfront trail-head Bridge swoops over intersection, arriving at Copps Coliseum

Site plan: Wind Walk’s route through Hamilton’s West Harbour

Teras-Tekton a zoo showcasing animal architecture

Teras-TektonIn the Arch 293 Design Studio Course, students are asked to investigate the concept of the Zoo as a manufactured Landscape. Teras-Tekton is a zoo showcasing animal architecture. It allows visitors to view the process of human construction and industry through the lens of the construction process of beavers, prairie dogs, termites, and similar species.

The site is a disused industrial wharf in Toronto’s port lands. It would be divided into ‘containers’ by retaining walls encasing service and circulation. Some of these areas would contain animal habitats. Others would contain sand storage and soil composting facilties, used both by the zoo and by city operations.

Arch 293 Design Studio

Work in Progress

2B Term 2011

Professor Lola Sheppard

University of Waterloo School of Architecture

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Teras-Tekton models and iterations

East-West Site Section

Successive Iterations of Site Model at 1:1000

Sectional Investigation of Animal Habitat Construction

North-South Site Section

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Sectional Catalogue of Circulation Conditions

Development of fragment models showing specific Points in Zoo

Verse in Bondage poetry and sketching

Verse in BondageI love writing. It’s just as important as architecture.

I love clarity and directness in writing. Overcomplication imprisons words.

I also love Myth, and fantasy, and sketching fantasy. Myths are not lies. They are stories that try to grapple with meaning in the world.

Trees against skies, shining and glowing

Snow on the wind, joy overflowing

The above kind of poetry

is growing rather wearisome

with its tendency to slide neatly into cliché

without saying even one thing

about nature, love, the world, or the price of milk

or anything else worth knowing

in a remotely original way

‘Glowing’ and ‘overflowing’ - those two words

have been rhymed so many times

that they slide over each other without friction.

The reader will glance over them

and dismiss the stanza as rubbish.

But free verse is far too free

an expression of democracy in literature

that approaches anarchy

anyone can write like this

That’s the beauty and the curse

And the lines between poetry and prose

are blurred.

I wrote this without effort

and never thought of rhythm

while rhyme, of course, is trash

If you haven’t understood so far

go back and read it again, and then tell me

what life is like

when imagination dies

and poetry perishes as it does here.

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Ganton Portfolio

I’m Thankful.I appreciate the time you’ve taken to look at my portfolio. I can be reached in the following ways:

Email: sduganto@uwaterloo.ca

Phone: 226 978 4760