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ABOUT

Whilst reviewing this portfolio here are some of the relationships you might come across:

The focus of the incorporation of urban armatures, and architecture’s role in creating a sense of collective gathering. Using materiality as a means of contextual-izing & creating boldness in architecture. The process of building and the ability for the concept to manifest itself through all the processes of the design. Cine-matic visualization and the influence of film on archi-tecture. The ability to use various media as a means of exploring & conveying architectural ideas beyond merely the analytical.

To unravel some of these themes discussed, simply flip forward and enjoy.

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URBAN MOUNTAINTORONTO, FALL 2013

RUNNERS RETREATKENYA, WINTER 2014

MUSEO DELLA CITTAROME, AUTUMN 2014

EXPOSURE LODGEICELAND, SUMMER 2015

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Nationalities: Canadian & BritishTelephone: 07497458502Email: alexrobinson802@gmail.comInstagram: alexrobinson802

Alexander Robinson has recently graduated from the University of Waterloo and is aspiring to do his masters in the United Kingdom. He has taken a keen interest in creating unique solutions in all fields of design. His passions include architecture, digital fabrication, graphic design, drawing, wood-working, typography, photography, and film.

Autocad, Rhino, Sketch up, Revit, Archicad, V-Ray, Pho-toshop, Illustrator, and Indesign

CNC, laser cutting, 3D printing, and woodworking skills.

Detail-oriented, quick learner, knowledge of sustainabil-ity and building systems, passion for craft, team player, and very personable.

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University of waterlooBACheloR of ARChITeCTURe, CooPeRATIVe PRoGRAMCourses: Design Studio, Building Systems, Structures, lighting, Acoustics, Visual Communications, Timber/Wood Design, Architectural Research, Contemporary landscape, environmental Design, Cultural history, Woodworking, & Italian. Achieved a class 2:1 degree.

waterloo rome xxxvi exchangeBACheloR of ARChITeCTUReCourses: history of Ancient Rome, Design Studio, Mod-ern Italian history, & Iconography in Rome.

ocad UniversityexTeNDeD eDUCATIoNCourses: life Drawing, Industrial Design, & Printmaking.

2010-2015cambriDgE, oN

09-12, 2014romE, iTaly

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Waterloo excellent Acedemic Standing Achieved Waterloo International experience AwardRome xxxVI Student Awards exhibitionStudent Awards exhibition, hydro favelaSSef Steel Scholarship RecipientStudent Awards exhibition, Urban MountainStudent Awards exhibition, Vinyl Records Archive

Bild architectUreARChITeCTURAl INTeRNConstruction drawings, 3D BIM modelling, massing studies, site visits, and various other technical drawings for a multitude of residential projects in Melbourne.

ziedler architectsARChITeCTURAl INTeRN3D rendering, plans, sections, elevations, details, massing studies and diagrams for the new emily Carr School of Arts competition proposal in Vancouver B.C.

design BUildCoMMISSIoNeD PRoJeCTResponsible for the design and construction of a small scale residential retreat for olympic athletes in Kenya.

kpmB architectsARChITeCTURAl INTeRN3D rendering, rendered walkthroughs, diagrams, and presentation drawings for the Globe and Mail’s new building for journalism and media.

atelier pro arkitectenARChITeCTURAl INTeRNMassing studies, 3D rendering, presentation drawings, and materiality studies for competitions.

philip Beesley architectsfABRICATIoN INTeRNfabrication, protyping, and diagrams for the hylozolic Veil installation in Salt lake city.

01-04, 2015mElbourNE, aus

2013-2014ToroNTo, ca

01-02, 2014mosorioT, kEN

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05-08, 2011ToroNTo, ca

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The exposure lodge at Dreki situates itself between two large gabion walls that provide the most basic of shelter against the harsh south east winds of the region. once one surpasses the threshold of the walls, they are immediately given the option to enter the warm confines of the main lodge, clad in a weathered larch and structurally composed of cross laminated timber panels, where a large lounging/dining space is situated for people to relax after their long journeys and tell tales of their travels to other guests. Next to the kitchen, the greenhouse provides food for cooking, radiates extra solar heat, creates stack effect to ventilate the common spaces, and also creates an almost surreal experience of lush greenery in contrast to the barren landscape. on the second level the generous great library provides an epic, cinematographic view of the landscape through the large punched box window, where one can sit and read a book.

Whilst the lodge is warm and safe, the spa is raw and elemental creating a series of tempered pools and interior spaces. The change rooms, treatment rooms, and saunas are embedded into the earth for a dark submersed experience, where as the pools are located on the exterior to provide views of the landscape. Both the sauna and the pools are in dialogue with the large gabion wall and one weaves in between both, exposed to the elements.

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Exterior Entrance Vignette.

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Elevation Detail [above]Poolside Vignette [left]Longitudinal Section [below]

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Bunk Room Vignette.

Spa Corridor Vignette.

Wet Sauna Vignette.

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Spa Corridor Detail

Lodge South Wall Detail

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musEo DElla ciTTa

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The Aurelian wall is itself a trace of a boundary that separated the outside from the inside, and to this day remains a defining element that Rome has yet to incorporate into larger urban armatures. This museum looks to break the bound-ary of the existing wall with a new, more porous wall that acts as a transition space for both the public and for the visitors of the museum. This interruption creates a series of public spaces around the site allowing for the former Mattattio (Slaugh-terhouse), Monte Testaccio, and also the industrial southern area to all be connect-ed through the museum.

The architecture of the museum was conceived as two bars of gallery spaces. Interrupting the Aurelian wall, are the temporary galleries, whereas the other bar contains the permanent thematic galleries.

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Exterior Entrance Vignette.

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The temporary gallery gently touches the ground and triangular geometries allow it to open to the various public functions that are present on the ground floor of the museum. In addition, due to the siting of the building [near Roma Tre design school in Rome], seminar rooms and lecture halls were integrated into the ground floor program to further activate the building’s integration within its surroundings.

Ground Floor Plan [right]South Elevation & Temporary Galleries Elevation [above]

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Permanent galleries contain only a few objects that have been curated from the spoglia wall into one of the four themes so that they may be given perspective and new meaning. Whereas objects in the spoglia wall are not curated and are experienced as fragments floating in time and space. In addition, the two galleries have two distinct architectural languages to themselves. The spoglia wall consists of various perforations and objects start to reveal themselves to the visitor whilst traversing between the two galleries. In contrast, the permanent galleries consist of rationalized gridded spaces for the experience of objects in perspective.

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Gallery Concept Diagram [above]Imago Hommus Gallery Vignette [top left]Courtyard Vignette [below]

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Section through permanent collection.

Section through temporary galleries.

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During my academic third year, myself and another colleague, Anne Sewell, were asked to design a Running Retreat in eldoret by a mutual acquaintance who was involved in high altitude long distance runner training in the Rift Valley of Kenya. Before beginning the design process, we consulted the local builders in the area to find out what materials were available to us so that from the initial phases of design we knew what we were working with. These were by no means a lim-itation, because we worked the design around utilizing the very simple materials that were locally available. We had the intention of exploring an open concept courtyard where the transitional spaces around it could be held around lush green space in the middle supplied with water by the impluvic roof that sloped inwards. Naturally, the major design component of the project had to be the structure that emphasized the grandness of both the transitional spaces and also create the type of roof that we desired. Double columns were chosen for their efficiency in being able to create a simple joint with the beams running through the columns. The added effect of the columns bending around the beams gives a wrapping effect to the structure, making it more expres-sive.

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Exterior view of retreat upon entering site.

[32] A Cow Interrupts the Building Process...[Above]Quartering the tree into the massive beams [bottom right]Placement of Angled Beams [top right]

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A required component of the design package was the submission of detailed drawings which would specify our full design intent for the project. how-ever, there were some components of the project we had to be more realistic about because the means to detail such things were not available. for instance, we had designed windows that would be pivotal and emulate the structure as it increased its aperture. however, there were no milling ma-chines in the local area that could do this frame-work and the budget required us to compromise with much more rudimentary windows.

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Exterior Causeway [top left]Door Detail [bottom right]

URBAN MOUNTAIN

URBAN MOUNTAIN

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Situated between Wesley and Breadlbane street, the Urban Mountain seeks to cre-ate a generous urban park based off the concept of stripped zones that weave in and out of the two volumes. one volume is a large residential tower and the other a more modest administration and produc-tion podium. The residential tower con-tains a series of communal atrium spaces to enjoy views, play a game of pool, or even just to read a book. The structural system of the building is that of a steel diagrid, so that dramatic cantilevers could be achieved for the public interface of the ground floor.

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Within these weaving zones, the various plantings seek to mimic those of alpine vegetation zones in order to create a va-riety of different gardens throughout the buildings. Beneath this urban topography are the building’s main public functions such as the theatre, lobby spaces, and the gallery. These three programmes connect the two volumes together via circulation.

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Exterior Vignette (above)Interior Lobby Vignette (below)

Section Longitudinal (left)

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SketcheS from romA

A crucial part of the semester in Rome was the ability to sketch and compre-hend spaces. The drawing really became a means of intensive observation of the complexity of the urban city around me.

In addition drawing in plan, section, and various other combinations of media allowed for further investigations into the urban armatures of the cities that were visited as a part of the semester.

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Poikile Wall, Hadrian’s Villa & Casa Malaparte [left]Brion Cemetery & Cave of the Sybill [top]

Campo Siena, Urban Armature Study [below]

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Mortise & Tenon Key Joint Detail [above]Writing Position [right]Tea Ceremony Position [below]

A chAir for murAkAmi

In the design of this chair in collaboration with Katherine holbrook Smith, we sought to explore the methods and meanings associated with isolation, especially with the interaction between two people who can simultaneously be so close and yet so far apart. The chair creates a social progression from total solitude to intense intimate situations, mimicking the rela-tionships between the various characters in Murakami’s novels.

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The Pheasant Hunter [top left]The Carpet Bomb [above]Organic Vs. Inorganic [bottom left]

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Rickshaw Chair [left]Life Drawing [below]

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March 6, 2014Letter of Recommendation for Alex Robinson

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have had the pleasure to work with and observe Alex in his role as an Architectural Intern at Zeidler for the past six months. This is the second time that Alex has worked with ourcompany, the first being a four month coop position in 2013. During his tenure Zeidler, Alex has contributed to a number of projects of varying scales and complexities. Most recently he made asignificant contribution on our recent pursuit for the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, a design for a new $90 million campus building for one of the pre-eminent institutions for art education in North America.

Alex contributed substantial effort to a constantly iterative process of design, which involved work such as 3D modeling, diagrams, drafting, rendering, and various other tasks. His ability to work independently and to attain a consistently high standard of output resulted in a confidence within the team to give him considerable responsibility on the projects he was involved in. Alex displays enthusiasm for work that is beyond the job requirements; and proactively seeks new tasks and responsibilities. He independently recognizes his errors in previous performances and proactively modifies his behaviour and approach to new work. He consistently displays an excellent work ethic and volunteers to adapt his personal schedule to meet work demands.

Alex’s abilities and talent have been developed by experiences gained both at University and through his various work experience opportunities in the coop program. As this was his second coop role with us, we were able to build on his previous experience and he was able to contribute significantly to the projects and his teams. He has had the opportunity tomanage complex tasks and has worked well on an independent basis when required.

Alex is a pleasure to work with. He is enthusiastic, conscientious and brings energy with him to anything he participates in. He demonstrates leadership in promoting positive interactions and encouraging others to work together.

I recommend him without reservation. Please contact me directly if I can provide any further information.

Sincerely yours,

Vaidila Banelis - Senior Partner

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