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A selection of work produced in 2010 and 2011 while attending the University of Waterloo School of ArchitectureTRANSCRIPT
Le a K o c hselected works2010 - 2011
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Resumé
Architectural Design
writer’s residenceviewing pavilion
a moment of pausetectonic space
archive outpost
Other Work
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resumé Lea Koch34 Chaplin Ave. St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 2E6
(905) 988 9279 • cell (519) 998 [email protected]
Qualities
• Motivated individual with great work ethic• Effective and attractive presentation of ideas• Proficient in environmental design• Speaks English, French and German
Work Experience
December 2009 – August 2011Frogpond Farm Organic Winery: Retail and Marketing• Welcomed guests, conducted tastings and tours, operated cash register, key holder• Represented Frogpond Farm at various functions• Trained new staff• Responsible for publishing e-newsletter, updating facebook, and designing magazine ads
July – August 2009City of St. Catharines: Lifeguard• Worked cooperatively as part of a team• Learned to interact respectfully with patrons
Volunteer Experience
October 2009 – June 2010Mayors Youth Advisory Committee, St. Catharines• Member of the Special Events Sub-Committee
July 2008St David’s Public Pool: Assistant Swim Instructor
Education
2010 – presentUniversity of Waterloo Waterloo, OntarioHonours Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Co-op• Excellent academic standing• Dean’s Honour Role, winter 2011
2006 – 2010 Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School• Completed the Extended French program• Graduated with honours Awards
2011 Dean’s Honour List (1B)2011 Finalists, i3 Design Challenge2010 Robert Kerr Entrance Scholarship2010 Waterloo President’s Scholarship2010 Visual Arts Award2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Bulldog Award, Gymnastics 2010 OFSAA bronze medal, level 3 Beam
Skills
• Hand drafting and model making• Rhinoceros 3D modelling• V-Ray for Rhino• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom)• AutoCad• laser cutting
Activities
• Ashtanga Yoga Classes: 2011 - present• Waterloo Architecture Student Association - class representative : winter 2011 - treasurer: fall 2011• Sir Winston Churchill Gymnastics Team and Gymnastics Council Member: 2006 - 2010• Teens For Change Club: 2008 - 2010
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writer’s residencea temporary living/working space
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This small residence was designed to be a retreat for a visiting writer looking for a quiet place to work for a week. Located on a low wooded ridge, it is both a home and workspace.
Protected on the north side by the wrapping concrete shell, the south side is completely glazed to provide natural lighting throughout the day.
The ground floor glazing and large deck on the west side look out over Taylor Lake. The second floor, which consists of the more private spaces - the bedroom, bathroom and workspace - open to the east, facing the calm quiet woods and welcoming in the morning light.
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ground floor plan
transverse section
2nd floor plan 5
morning light afternoon light6
viewing pavilionan exercise in architectonics
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Clad in large slabs of North American stone, this pavilion appears monolithic as one approaches it. Only once one reaches the pavillion, does one discover the staircase ‘carved’ into it. Climbing it one reaches the viewing platform, and finally sees beyond the mass of the pavilion to the landscape beyond. A second, more open stair leads down the other side. This does not completely block the view of those seated on the sheltered bench, under the viewing platform.
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front elevation
longitudinal section
a moment of pausemimicking a dragonfly’s wing
in collaboration with Evelyn Hofmann
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This is a simple decorative design which draws people in and invites them to linger. A space in which to pause for an instance and take a breath is created on the path.
The structure mimics the veins in a dragonfly’s wing. Two columns on one side, mimicking the costa and subcosta, provide strength. These are made of three parts, welded together at the joints. The cross beams are welded to the columns, and the corner joints, which mimics the nodus of a dragonfly wing, provide stress relief. These joints also makes for easier construction as the pieces to be welded are planner. The base is bolt to steel anchors embedded in the concrete foundation.
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a tectonic spaceextending the section
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The previously created collage (preceding page) was treated as a section and extrapolated to create a three-dimensional space. My focus was on capturing the revolving motions of the circles around the central column.
progress models 13
archive outpostseparating public and private spaces
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This project focused on working with a more complex program; the largest challenge was to separate the open public spaces, such as the cafe and gallery, from the secure office and research spaces. My first step was to contain all the storage in a solid central core which allowed no natural light to entre. Clad in dark granite it creates a very solid central mass around which the open floor plates are arranged.
The plan was kept very open to take advantage of natural day lighting and to, together with the glazed facade, give the building a light feel which contrasts the solidity of the core. A scissor stair is used to separate the public parts of the building from the secure parts. This means that the two never touch, but neither is confined to a certain part of the building.parti, in section
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site context: McCaul St, Toronto
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longitudinal sections 17
other workscreative expression in 2 dimensions
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frog
pond
farm
Organic
Grape Juice
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creative expression in photoshop20
creative expression in 3 dimensions21
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Great Mosque of Damascus millboard model at 1:100
in collaboration with Kate Holbrook-Smith, Joel Piecowye, Alex Robinson and Alex Willms
