Abstracted Roof Plan: emphasis on extended, conjoining paths; materiality; & forms
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Abstracted Sectional Perspective: unravelling Toronto's past, present, & future layers
Textural Perspective: northeast access point
Edge Conditions: Toronto
Vast cities such as Toronto have completely mutated to an unrecognizable degree. Through over-capitalization at a mega- and infra- structural level, the social components that make up Toronto’s diverse character have undoubtedly begun to disintegrate, submerge, and succumb [in]to the disguised contemporary version of division at a public and private level. Among the immense, vertical towers it is the ill-advised and neglected neighbourhoods that suffer despite attempts at urban resilience displayed through the battle of public versus private. We must ask:
What does it take for a part of Toronto to be a neighbourhood?
Condominiums and townhouses alike, there are communities within these neighbourhoods awaiting discovery. Through the palimpsest approach of mapping qualitative & quantitative data, I have found a path to urban resilience. The social edge condition has always been present and forever will manifest. We must resort to public spaces to exemplify the layers of local culture and break down our perception of social barriers. Thus, branching from Toronto's desolate, elongated rail corridor shall urban resilience lay its roots.
General Location: Rail Corridor, Toronto
Site Location: Clarence Square, Toronto
Project Type: Academic
Date: Sep. 2022 - Jun. 2023
Thesis Portfolio:
Thesis Research Booklets:
Detail Narrative Report:
Independent Study: Masters Thesis
Textural Perspective: outdoor courtyard
Textural Perspective: southwest access point
Programmatic Floor Plan: level 0
Programmatic Floor Plan: levels -1 & -2
Path to the Rail Line Floor Plan: levels -1 & -2
Thesis Research Booklets
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first layers of collected concrete data overlayed to better understand Toronto's neighbourhoods from a distance
collected concrete data specific to second area of focus
understanding the importance of designing alongside technical research
first layers of collected concrete data overlayed to better understand Toronto's neighbourhoods from a distance
Toronto's Six Amalgamated Burroughs: focus on 'Old Toronto'
Broadened Site Plan: transportation networks & green spaces
Toronto Rail Corridor Embedded within Local Neighbourhoods & Green Spaces
![Rail Deck Park: original, optimistic design [2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c49c3_bfde41260588482292a83eb88c84ac64~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_637,y_480,w_3696,h_2540/fill/w_565,h_388,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/6c49c3_bfde41260588482292a83eb88c84ac64~mv2.jpg)
Rail Deck Park: original, optimistic design [2016]
![Rail Deck District: revised, capitalistic design [2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c49c3_0268f05f34114169a3116037f0f42eb2~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_628,y_480,w_3704,h_2548/fill/w_564,h_388,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/6c49c3_0268f05f34114169a3116037f0f42eb2~mv2.jpg)
Rail Deck District: revised, capitalistic design [2020]
Key Components and Images
extreme density and heights along central Yonge Street and East-West railway
coast gently lined with farmland and a military fort
historic central fountain encompassed with rich greenery
extreme density and heights along central Yonge Street and East-West railway
Infill of Toronto's Coastline: overlayed maps from before year 1780 up to 2022
Neighbourhood Qualities: building typology
Neighbourhood Qualities: programming
Neighbourhood Qualities: materiality & character
Neighbourhood Qualities: land ownership & public buildings
Neighbourhood Qualities: deduced masterplan
Clarence Square over the Years: current map overlayed with 1818, 1872, & 1892 maps
Detail Narrative Report
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