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Portfolio of Elisa Mina AhnSELECTED WORKS 2010 - 2015
Elisa Mina AhnREGISTERED ARCHITECT IN WASHINGTON STATE NCARB M.ARCH. B.A.
2050 SECOND AVENUE WEST, UNIT 103, VANCOUVER BC V6J1J4 CANADA 778 997 4319 ELISAMINAAHN@GMAIL.COM
ProfessionalMAR 2012 — PRESENT ARCHITECT
JAMES KM CHENG ARCHITECTS INC. VANCOUVER, BC
CHAN RESIDENCE, VANCOUVER, BCAMBLESIDE PRESENTATION CENTRE, WEST VANCOUVER, BCWARD VILLAGE: WAIEA , HONOLULU, HIMC2 MARINE & CAMBIE, VANCOUVER, BCEDMONDS SOUTHGATE MASTER PLAN, BURNABY, BC
SEPT 2014 — PRESENT
SEPT 2007 — JULY 2009 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER IBI GROUP INC. VANCOUVER, BC
EAST FRASERLANDS (PARCEL 15) VANCOUVER, BC ZAYED SPORTS CITY AMENITY BUILDINGS, ABU DHABI, UAE 299 E 7TH AVENUE, VANCOUVER, BC VICTORIA HILL REZONING REPORT (C&E, J) NEW WESTMINSTER, BC HILLHURST-SUNNYSIDE, CALGARY, AB MO’ILI’ILI DISTRICT, HONOLULU, HI OVAL VILLAGE, RICHMOND, BC ANDERSON STATION AREA PLAN, CALGARY, AB RICHMOND CITY CENTRE AREA PLAN, RICHMOND, BC
SEPT 2009 — FEB 2012 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER DESIGN OFFICE AT THE ALMA MATER SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER, BC
COMMERCE STUDENT CENTRE, UBC, VANCOUVER, BCNEW STUDENT UNION BUILDING, UBC, VANCOUVER, BCSPROUTS FOOD CO-OP, UBC, VANCOUVER, BCBIKE KITCHEN SIGNAGE, UBC, VANCOUVER, BCENGINEERING STUDENT CENTRE, UBC, VANCOUVER, BCWHISTLER LODGE FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHISTLER, BCARTS STUDENT CENTRE, UBC, VANCOUVER, BC
PRINCIPAL ELISA AHN DESIGN VANCOUVER, BC
BLOOMING BOUTIQUE, UBC, VANCOUVER, BC
AcademicSEPT 2009 — FEB 2012 MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER, BC
JAN 2010 — DEC 2010 SAUDER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER, BC
MICROECONOMICS PRINCIPLES & URBAN AND REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS
SEPT 2002 — DEC 2006 BACHELOR OF ARTS UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TORONTO, ON
MAJORS IN ARCHITECTURE & FINE ART HISTORY
CONTEXT PLAN 1” = 500’THE PRESENTATION CENTRE IS A RENOVATED INDIAN RESTAURANT, LOCATED ON THE PHASE 2 LOT OF 1300 AMBLESIDE – A DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL CONSIST OF 98 LUXURY BEACHSIDE CONDOS.
WWW.GROSVENORAMBLESIDE.COM
BURRARD INLET
MILLENIUM PARK
AMBLESIDE LANDING PARK
AMBLESIDE PARK
CITY OF WEST VANCOUVER
1340 MARINE DRIVE
1300 AMBLESIDEPHASE 2PHASE 1
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EXISTING BUILDING
Ambleside Presentation Centre
TYPE
OCCUPANCY
FLOOR AREA
BUDGET
CLIENT
ADDRESS
STATUS
RENOVATION
PRESENTATION CENTRE
4,751 SF GROSS
$ 2,000,000
GROSVENOR CANADA LTD.
1340 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VANCOUVER
UNDER COSTRUCTIONSCHEDULED COMPLETION EARLY 2015
CONCONTEXTEXT PT PLANLAN 1 1” =” = 50 500’0’THE THE PRESPRESENTAENTATIONTION CEN CENTRE TRE IS AIS A RENORENOVATEVATED IND INDIANDIAN RES RESTAURTAURANT,ANT, LOCALOCATED TED ON TON THE PHE PHASEHASE 2 L 2 LOT OOT OF F 13001300 AMB AMBLESILESIDE –DE – A D A DEVELEVELOPMEOPMENT NT WHICWHICH WIH WILL CLL CONSIONSIST OST OF 98F 98 LUX LUXURYURYBEACBEACHSIDHSIDE COE CONDOSNDOS. .
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CITYCITY OF OF WESTWEST VANCVANCOUVEOUVERR
13401340 MAR MARINEINEDRIVDRIVEE
13001300 AMB AMBLESILESIDEDEPHASPHASE 2E 2PHASPHASE 1E 1
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RENDERING BY GENE RADVENIS
EXISTING BUILDING
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PREPRESENSENTATTATIONION CECENTRNTREE
4,74,751 51 SF SF GROGROSSSS
$ 2$ 2,00,000,00,00000
GROGROSVESVENORNOR CA CANADNADA LA LTD.TD.
1341340 M0 MARIARINE NE DRIDRIVE,VE, WE WEST ST VANVANCOUCOUVERVER
UNDUNDER ER COSCOSTRUTRUCTICTIONONSCHSCHEDUEDULEDLED CO COMPLMPLETIETION ON EAREARLY LY 20120155
5AMBLESIDE PRESENTATION CENTRE
MATERIALS
I. CHANNEL GLASS
II. CURTAIN WALL
III. CURTAIN WALL W/ GLULAM CAP
IV. SSG CURTAIN WALL
V. SSG GUARDRAIL
VI. PREFORMED ZINC PANEL CANOPY
VII. STANDING SEAM ZINC CLADDING
VIII. STONE CLADDING
IX. PAINTED CONCRETE BLOCK
X. MOVABLE PLANTER
XI. METAL DOOR
XII. SLIDING DOORS
SPACES
1. ADJACENT 2-STOREY BUILDING
2. WEST VANCOUVER POLICE BUILDING
3. ENTRANCE
4. FOYER
5. DISPLAY AREA
6. DISPLAY BATHROOM
7. DISPLAY CLOSET
8. DISPLAY KITCHEN
9. STORAGE
10. MEETING
11. DECK
12. WASHROOM
13. ELEVATOR
14. STAIR
15. EXISTING STAIR
Previously an Indian Restaurant, 1340 Marine Drive is currently being converted to a presentation centre for 1300 Ambleside – a development which will consist of 98 luxury beachside condos in the City of West Vancouver.
The sales centre is located on what will become the site for Phase 2 of the new development. Nearly all but the concrete substructure is demolished and built anew using some steel but mostly wood frame construction.
Designed for viewing by appointment only, the 2-storey space directs the visitor’s movement to inspire anticipation and delight. Behind the veil-like channel glass wall is a small gallery housing a Gordon Smith diptych and a reception desk designed in collaboration with artist Brent Comber, of which the maquette is shown below. Beyond this space lies a scale model of the project in its true orientation and context with panoramic views of the Burrard Inlet. The main f loor showcases a model kitchen and master closet and ensuite, whereas the second f loor advertises a tall living space and generous deck available in premium units.
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS & OBJECTIVES
I worked directly with the principal from conceptual design to the end of design development, then with the project architect leading the main condominium project.
My impulse was to build intrigue with a sense of opacity from the street level and the use of a sparse material palette. In the end, a softer approach was favoured and further developed.
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PLAN DETAIL OF STONE CLADDING WALL CORNER & WOOD PANELING WALL @ GROUND FLOOR MAIN ENTRANCE
SECTIONAL DETAIL OF CHANNEL GLASS HEAD & SILL @ FOYER
PLAN DETAIL OF CONCRETE BLOCK WALL & EXISTING STAIRCASE WALL @ GROUND FLOOR EXISTING EXIT STAIR
SECTIONAL DETAIL OF S.S.G. CURTAIN WALL SLIDING DOOR HEAD & SILL @ 2/F MEETING ROOM
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SECTIONAL DETAIL OF GUARDRAIL & PLANTER @ NORTH DECK
AMBLESIDE PRESENTATION CENTRE
SITE PHOTOS 19 01 2015 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: STANDING SEAM ZINC CLADDING @ REAR ELEVATION, CHANNEL GLASS SILL @ FOYER, INSTALLED CHANNEL GLASS @ FOYER, 1/F DISPLAY AREA FACING KITCHEN
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Ward Village : Waiea
TYPE
OCCUPANCY
FLOOR AREA
BUDGET
CLIENT
ADDRESS
STATUS
NEW DEVELOPMENT
MIXED-USE
527,781 SF GROSS
$ 300,000,000
THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION
1118 ALA MOANA BLVD., HONOLULU
UNDER COSTRUCTIONSCHEDULED COMPLETION LATE 2016
18
PARKING
LOADING
FEATURE PAVILION
ROOFTOP AMENITY
TOWER
1
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10
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CONTEXT PLAN 1” = 1 000’
ALA MOANA BEACH PARK
WAIEA
20
KEWALO BASIN
ANAHAWARD VILLAGE
ALA MOANA BLVD
KAKA’AKO
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RENDERING BY DGWORKS
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MIXMIXED-ED-USEUSE
527527,78,781 S1 SF GF GROSROSSS
$ 3$ 300,00,000000,00,000 0
THETHE HOHOWARWARD HD HUGHUGHES ES CORCORPORPORATIATIONON
1111118 A8 ALA LA MOAMOANA NA BLVBLVD.,D., HO HONOLNOLULUULU
UNDUNDER ER COSCOSTRUTRUCTICTIONONSCHSCHEDUEDULEDLED CO COMPLMPLETIETION ON LATLATE 2E 2016016
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ANAHANAHAAWARDWARD VILLVILLAGEAGE
ALA ALA MOANMOANA BLA BLVDVD
KAKAKAKA’AKO’AKO
9WARD VILLAGE : WAIEA
MODEL BY B+B SCALE MODELS
11. KITCHEN
12. DINING
13. PATIO
14. SWIMMING POOL
15. WOOD DECK
16. LAWN
17. BEDROOM
18. BED & ENSUITE BATHROOM
19. MASTER BED & ENSUITE W/ WALK-IN CLOSET
20. BALCONY
1. SEMIPRIVATE DRIVEWAY
2. PRIVATE GARAGE
3. PRIVATE WALKWAY
4. COURTYARD W/ WATER FEATURE
5. FOYER
6. STAIR
7. LAUNDRY
8. STORAGE
9. BATHROOM
10. DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING
SECOND FLOOR
VILLA TYPE A3 BED / 3 BATH2,477 SF
1 / 32” = 1’-0”
MAIN FLOOR
My primary responsibility was the design of the stacked townhouses, referred to in the project as villas. They consist of five upper and five lower south-facing units complemented by extensive outdoor amenities. The goal was to create luxurious single-family-home-like suites in which the Pacific Ocean would feel like an extension of the front yard, despite the interruption of a six-lane arterial. As a relatively autonomous component of the overall building, the villas afforded design f lexibility and authorship.
The project architect was responsible for the bulk of the building – that is, the tower and parking structure – whereas the third team member was responsible primarily for production work. There was, however, considerable overlap in duties due to an accelerated schedule from conceptual design to the end of design development.
WCIT is the local firm currently producing the working drawings and administering construction contracts.
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ALA MOANA BOULEVARD PACIFIC OCEAN
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VILLA TYPE A
VILLA TYPE C
99WARWARD VD VILLILLAGEAGE : : WAIWAIEAEA
MODEL BY B+B SCALE MODELS
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13.13. PATIPATIOO
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16.16. LAWNLAWN
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18.18. BED BED & EN& ENSUITSUITE E BATHBATHROOMROOM
19.19. MASTMASTER BER BEDED& EN& ENSUITSUITE W/E W/ WALKWALK-IN -IN CLOSCLOSETET
20.20. BALCBALCONYONY
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2. 2. PRIVPRIVATE ATE GARAGARAGEGE
3. 3. PRIVPRIVATE ATE WALKWALKWAYWAY
4. 4. COURCOURTYARTYARD W/D W/WATEWATER FER FEATURATUREE
5. 5. FOYEFOYERR
6. 6. STAISTAIRR
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SECSECONDOND FL FLOOROOR
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My primary responsibility was the design of the stacked townhouses, referred to in the project as villas. They consist of five upper and five lower south-facing units complemented by extensive outdoor amenities. The goal was to create luxurious single-family-home-like suites in which the Pacific Ocean would feel like an extension of the front yard, despite the interruption of a six-lane arterial. As a relatively autonomous component of the overall building, the villas afforded design f lexibility and authorship.
The project architect was responsible for the bulk of the building – that is, the tower and parking structure – whereas the third team member was responsible primarily for production work. There was, however, considerable overlap in duties due to an accelerated schedule from conceptual design to the end of design development.
WCIT is the local firm currently producing the working drawings and administering construction contracts.
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VILLVILLA TYA TYPE APE A
VILLVILLA TYA TYPE CPE C
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Waiea, which means “water of life”, is a 36-storey tower featuring a sweeping glass façade and 171 spacious, view-oriented units with a mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms. It is the f lagship building of Ward Village, a 60-acre master-planned community in the Kaka’ako district, being developed by the Howard Hughes Corporation.
Design influences include basketweaves and saltpans – among various other cultural artefacts and natural and manmade forms found in the region. The tower, and the façade in particular, incorporates imagery drawn from a local creation myth about a father who teaches his son how to fish. Design collaborators include SWA Group and Ingrao Interiors.
http://wardvillage.com/
Below is one of a series of conceptual design studies carried out to test the modularity of the villas.
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STUDY
BED & ENSUITE BATHROOM
MASTER BED & ENSUITE BATHROOM
STAIR
DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING
BATHROOM
FOYER
KITCHEN
DINING
FAMILY
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS& OBJECTIVES
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VILLA A VILLA B VILLA B VILLA A VILLA E
AUAHI STREET
ALA MOANA BOULEVARD
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RESIDENCE 42 BED / 2 BATH1,526 SF
RESIDENCE 51 BED / 2 BATH & DEN1,188 SF
RESIDENCE 63 BED / 3.5 BED & NOOK2,456 SF
RESIDENCE 33 BED / 2.5 BATH & FAMILYAPPROX. 2,146 SF
RESIDENCE 22 BED / 2 BATHAPPROX. 1,916 SF
RESIDENCE 13 BED 3.5 BATH & FAMILY APPROX. 2,926 SF
SITE PLAN & TYPICAL TOWER
1/64” = 1 ’-0”
THE RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE IS OFF KAMAKEE STREET FOR THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE PEDESTRIAN. RETAIL UNITS LINE THE STREET LEVEL PODIUM ALONG AUAHI STREET AND MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY 8,200 SQ.FT. TOTAL. PRIVATE VILLAS FORM THE ALA MOANA BOULEVARD FRONTAGE.
THE TOWER PLATE AVERAGES AROUND 15,000 SQ.FT. THE EAST WING FACES DIAMONDHEAD WHEREAS THE WEST FACES THE HAWAIIAN SUNSET.
THE RENDERING BELOW ILLUSTRATES THE INVITING COMMERICAL PLAZA AT THE CORNER OF AUAHI AND KAMAKEE STREETS.
CONSTRUCTION IS UNDER WAY AT 1118 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD. PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE IS LATE 2016.
LOBBY & CONCIERGE
OUTDOOR LOBBY SEATING
WATER FEATURE
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY
RETAIL
RETAIL
WATER FEATURE
LOADING
MECHANICAL
ARRIVAL PLAZARAMP TO
PARKING
WARD VILLAGE : WAIEA 1111
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RESIRESIDENCDENCE 4E 42 BE2 BED / D / 2 BA2 BATHTH1,521,526 SF6 SF
RESIRESIDENCDENCE 5E 51 BE1 BED /D /2 BA2 BATH &TH & DEN DEN1,181,188 SF8 SF
RESIRESIDENCDENCE 6E 63 BE3 BED /D /3.5 3.5 BED BED & NO& NOOKOKKK2,452,456 SF6 SF
RESIRESIDENCDENCE 3E 33 BE3 BED / D / 2.5 2.5 BATHBATH & F & FAMILAMILYYAPPRAPPROX. OX. 2,142,146 SF6 SF
DENCDENCE 2E 2RESIRESIDDD / D / 2 BA2 BATHTH2 BE2 BEDDRROX. OX. 1,911,916 SF6 SFAPPRAPPR
1 1RESIRESIDENCDENCEEAATH &TH & FAM FAMILY ILY 3 BE3 BED 3.D 3.5 BA5 BA92926 SF6 SFAPPRAPPROX. OX. 2,92,9
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1/61/64” 4” = 1= 1 ’- ’-0”0”
THE THE RESIRESIDENTDENTIAL IAL ENTRENTRANCEANCE IS IS OFFOFFKAMAKAMAKEE KEE STRESTREET FET FOR TOR THE VHE VEHICEHICLE ALE AS WES WELL LL AS TAS THE PHE PEDESEDESTRIATRIAN. N. RETARETAIL UIL UNITSNITS LIN LINE E THE THE STRESTREET LET LEVELEVEL POD PODIUM IUM ALONALONG AUG AUAHI AHI STRESTREET AET AND MND MAKE AKE UP AUP APPROPPROXIMAXIMATELYTELY 8,2 8,200 00 SQ.FSQ.FT. TT. TOTALOTAL. P. PRIVARIVATE VTE VILLAILLAS FOS FORM TRM THE AHE ALA LA MOANMOANA BOA BOULEVULEVARD ARD FRONFRONTAGETAGE..
THE THE TOWETOWER PLR PLATE ATE AVERAVERAGESAGES ARO AROUND UND 15,015,000 00 SQ.FSQ.FT. T. THE THE EASTEAST WIN WING FAG FACES CES DIAMDIAMONDHONDHEAD EAD WHERWHEREAS EAS THE THE WESTWEST FAC FACES TES THE HHE HAWAIAWAIIAN IAN SUNSSUNSET.ET.
THE THE RENDRENDERINERING BEG BELOW LOW ILLUILLUSTRASTRATES TES THE THE INVIINVITINGTING COM COMMERIMERICAL CAL PLAZPLAZA ATA AT THE THE CORNCORNER OER OF AUF AUAHI AHI AND AND KAMAKAMAKEE KEE STRESTREETS.ETS.
CONSCONSTRUCTRUCTIONTION IS IS UNDEUNDER WAR WAY ATY AT 111 1118 AL8 ALA MOA MOANAANABOULBOULEVAREVARD. PD. PROJEROJECTEDCTED COM COMPLETPLETION ION DATEDATE IS IS LATELATE 201 2016.6.
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I joined the team full time during the construction document phase and remained involved during construction administration on a part time basis.
I was responsible for preparing reflected ceiling plans of all the levels and for producing a comprehensive drawing set of the live/work artist studios – both of which required extensive coordination with M&E. The affordable rental studios are owned and awarded to artists by the City of Vancouver as part of a program designed to mitigate the exodus of the artist community looking for lower living costs.
Discussion with the City was also necessary in dealing with the public art installation at the courtyard. I was responsible for coordinating with the artist to find suitable means of locating, supporting and lighting the 43-foot sculpture made of fibreglass and metal.
I also detailed the pavilion, which is a small freestanding timber structure, intended to house a neighbourhood café. Other duties include attending site meetings and preparing site reports and instructions, as well as assisting my team members in completing their tasks.
ROLEMC2 Marine & Cambie
TYPE
OCCUPANCY
FLOOR AREA
BUDGET
CLIENT
ADDRESS
STATUS
NEW DEVELOPMENT
MIXED-USE
414,982 SF GROSS
$ 100,000,000
INTRACORP PROJECTS LTC.
8160 CAMBIE STREET, VANCOUVER, BC
UNDER CONSTRUCTIONSCHEDULED COMPLETION LATE 2015
BELOW IS A SMALL SCALE MOCKUP OF DOUGLAS COUPLAND’S ART INSTALLATION TO BE LOCATED IN THE COURTYARD OF THE DEVELOPMENT. IT IS A MIRRORED REPLICA OF THE 800-YEAR OLD HOLLOW TREE IN STANLEY PARK, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN DECAY. THE SCULPTURE WILL BE MADE OF FIBERGLASS AND METAL, AND PAINTED IN GOLD.
THE INTENTION OF THE ARTIST IS TO CAPITALIZE ON THE PRIME GATEWAY LOCATION: THE SKYTRAIN DRAMATICALLY SWEEPS BY THE DEVELOPMENT BEFORE IT DIVES BELOW GRADE, AS IT ENTERS VANCOUVER FROM RICHMOND VIA THE CANADA LINE SKYTRAIN — THE ROUTE TAKEN BY VISITORS FROM THE AIRPORT.
MODEL BY B+B SCALE MODELS
CONTEXT PLAN 1” = 1000’
RENDERING BY DG WORKS
MARINE DRIVE
SKYTRAIN STATION
MC2MARINE
GATEWAY
NORTHWEST
NORTH ARM OF FRASER RIVER
MARPOLE
13MC2 MARINE & CAMBIE
CAMBIE & MARINE PROJECT
MARINE GATEWAY PROJECT
LANGARA GARDENS
FSR 5.7
206’-0” & 300’-0”
ELEV 343 FT31 STOREYS
ELEV 202 FT21 STOREYS
ELEV 374 FT35 STOREYS
CANADA LINE
ELEV 352 FT18 STOREYS
CAMBIE & MARINE PROJECT
MARINE GATEWAY PROJECT
LANGARA GARDENS
FSR 5.7
100’-0” & 130’-0”
ELEV 184 FT13 STOREYS
ELEV 165 FT10 STOREYS
ELEV 374 FT35 STOREYS
CANADA LINE
ELEV 352 FT18 STOREYS
RICHMOND
RICHMOND
SITE PHOTO 04 11 2014
NORTH TOWER
SOUTH TOWER
LOBBY
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PLAN B:1 BED +532 SF
PLAN A: 1 BED 440 SF
PLAN A: 1 BED 440 SF
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ABOVE: THE SITE’S RELATIONSIHP TO ITS NEIGHBOURING DEVELOPIMENTS AND THE CITY FABRIC AS A WHOLE AFFORDED A COMPELLING ARGUMENT FOR A VERTICALLY ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
BELOW: CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION IS SCHEDULED FOR LATE 2015. THE FREESTANDING PAVILION, HAS SINCE BEEN ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE A SMALL DENTAL CLINIC.
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GROSS SITE AREA1 843 320 SQ FT BUILDABLE AREAFAR 2.54 608 300 SQ FT
28 STOREY TOWER22 BUILDINGS AT 252’-0”9 % SITE COVERAGE FLOORPLATE 7 500 SQ FT = 210 000 SQ FT9 UNITS PER FLOOR5 544 UNITS TOTAL
6 STOREY MIDRISE32 BUILDINGS AT 54’-0”42 % SITE COVERAGE FLOORPLATE 24 000 SQ FT = 144 000 SQ FT16 UNITS PER FLOOR3 072 UNITS TOTAL
45 STOREY TOWER12 BUILDINGS AT 405’-0”5.5% SITE COVERAGEFLOORPLATE 8 500 SQ FT = 382 500 SQ FT10 UNITS PER FLOOR5 400 UNITS TOTAL
36 STOREY TOWER16 BUILDINGS AT 324’-0”7 % SITE COVERAGE FLOORPLATE 8 000 SQ FT = 288 000 SQ FT9 UNITS PER FLOOR5 184 UNITS TOTAL
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Edmonds Southgate Master Plan
TYPE
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SITE AREA
FSR
CLIENT
ADDRESS
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MIXED-USE
48 ACRES (2,090,880 SQ.FT.)
2.6
LEDINGHAM MCALLISTER PROPERTIES LTD.
BETWEEN 15TH & 18TH STREETS AND 11TH & 14TH AVENUES, BURNABY, BC.
For the designer, this f lat, rectangular site – previously a Safeway distribution centre – offers only few physical constraints and requires considerable imagination. Analyses of this working class neighbourhood reveal the paucity of amenities and the lack of a true city centre. Past attempts to do so have resulted in two small, discreet cores that need growth and linkages.
To meet the needs of the residents, the City, and the developer client, the master plan proposes the site’s transformation into a higher-density, transit-oriented development, at the heart of which is a grand public space including a large lake, 5-acre park, and community amenities, connected by a system of parks and public transit. It draws from and brings emphasis to Burnaby’s disjointed yet abundant waterways and greenery. The development is comprised of five unique neighbourhoods that respond to its adjacencies in character and density. Full development of the community is expected to take 15-20 years.
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS& OBJECTIVES
As the sole member of this project team until near end of our involvement, I worked with the principal to take on administrative, design, and production tasks. Some of my responsibilities include: conducting site analyses, producing design options, developing community design principles, taking meeting minutes, participating in open houses and charrettes with the City of Burnaby, as well as designing office standards for slideshows, posters and booklets.
The firm was commissioned to develop the master plan for Edmonds Town Centre. IBI Group has since taken over to produce the design guidelines and elaborate the vision.
ABOVE: A DENSITY OF 2.5 FSR IS DISTRIBUTED OVER 48 ACRES
BRENTWOOD TOWN CENTRE
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GROSGROSS SIS SITE ATE AREAREA1 841 843 323 320 SQ0 SQ FT FT BUILBUILDABLDABLE ARE AREAEAFAR FAR 2.52.54 604 608 308 300 SQ0 SQ FT FT
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28 S28 STORETOREY TOY TOWERWER2222 B22 BUILDUILDINGSINGS AT AT 252’252’-0”-0”9 % 9 % SITESITE COV COVERAGERAGE E FLOOFLOORPLARPLATE 7TE 7 500 500 SQ SQ FT =FT = 210 210 000 000 SQ FSQ FTT9 UN9 UNITS ITS PER PER FLOOFLOORR5 545 544 UN4 UNITS ITS TOTATOTALL
6 ST6 STOREYOREY MID MIDRISERISE6 S6 S32 B32 BUILDUILDINGSINGS AT AT 54’-54’-0”0”42 %42 % SIT SITE COE COVERAVERAGE GE FLOOFLOORPLARPLATE 2TE 24 004 000 SQ0 SQ FT FT= 14= 144 004 000 SQ0 SQ FT FT16 U16 UNITSNITS PER PER FLO FLOOROR3 073 072 UN2 UNITS ITS TOTATOTALL
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For the designer, this f lat, rectangular site – previously a Safeway distribution centre – offers only few physical constraints and requires considerable imagination. Analyses of this working class neighbourhood reveal the paucity of amenities and the lack of a true city centre. Past attempts to do so have resulted in two small, discreet cores that need growth and linkages.
To meet the needs of the residents, the City, and the developer client, the master plan proposes the site’s transformation into a higher-density, transit-oriented development, at the heart of which is a grand public space including a large lake, 5-acre park, and community amenities, connected by a system of parks and public transit. It draws from and brings emphasis to Burnaby’s disjointed yet abundant waterways and greenery. The development is comprised of five unique neighbourhoods that respond to its adjacencies in character and density. Full development of the community is expected to take 15-20 years.
DESDESIGNIGN RE REQUIQUIREMREMENTENTSS& O& OBJEBJECTICTIVESVES
As the sole member of this project team until near end of our involvement, I worked with the principal to take onadministrative, design, and production tasks. Some of my responsibilities include: conducting site analyses, producing design options, developing community design principles, taking meeting minutes, participating in open houses and charrettes with the City of Burnaby, as well as designing office standards for slideshows, posters and booklets.
The firm was commissioned to develop the master plan for Edmonds Town Centre. IBI Group has since taken over to produce the design guidelines and elaborate the vision.
ABOVABOVE: AE: A DEN DENSITYSITY OF OF 2.5 2.5 FSR FSR IS DIS DISTRISTRIBUTIBUTED OED OVER VER 48 A48 ACRESCRES
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SECTION D3 : 15TH STREET & ERNIE WINCH PARK
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SECTION F : CENTRAL LAKE AT ISLAND
SECTION J : CANAL AND URBAN TRAILSECTION I : LAKE PLAZA
SECTION H : GRAND BOULEVARDSECTION G : BOULEVARD PARK
EDMONDS SOUTHGATE MASTER PLAN
18 PORTFOLIO OF ELISA MINA AHN
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BASE BUILDING IS NEARING COMPLETION. BLOOMING BOUTIQUE WILL ENJOY A PROMINENT LOCATION NEXT TO AN ENTRANCE OFF A HIGH-TRAFFIC LANE WHICH WILL FURTHER IMPROVE WHEN THE AQUATIC CENTRE IS DEMOLISHED.
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DESIGN REQUIREMENTS& OBJECTIVES
Blooming Boutique
TYPE
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SITE AREA
BUDGET
CLIENT
ADDRESS
STATUS
TENANT IMPROVEMENT
GROUP E SPRINKLERED
269 SF
$85,000
IREH ENTERPRISE LTD.
CRU#1312 NEW SUB UBC6133 UNIVERSITY BLVD. VANCOUVER, BC
UNDER CONSTRUCTIONSCHEDULED COMPLETION APRIL 2015
Blooming Boutique is a tenant improvement project by Elisa Ahn Design. The cosmetics and accessories store is moving into a small yet tall and prominently located commercial retail unit in the new UBC Student Union Building – designed by Dialog Design and scheduled to open in April 2015.
The goal was to maximize f lexible display and storage space while keeping costs to a minimum. To maintain modularity and uniformity, dimensions of millwork are based on those of Ikea fixtures which are incorporated into the design to reduce costs. Coordination with mechanical, electrical, and seismic engineers were required in the design.
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Blooming Boutique is a tenant improvement project by Elisa Ahn Design. The cosmetics and accessories store is moving into a small yet tall and prominently located commercial retail unit in the new UBC Student Union Building – designed by Dialog Design and scheduled to open in April 2015.
The goal was to maximize f lexible display and storage space while keeping costs to a minimum. To maintain modularity and uniformity, dimensions of millwork are based on those of Ikea fixtures which are incorporated into the design to reduce costs. Coordination with mechanical, electrical, and seismic engineers were required in the design.
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20 PORTFOLIO OF ELISA MINA AHN
Dens_City Studio:Little Mountain Housing
ADVISORS
JAMES CHENG, JAMES KM CHENG ARCHITECTS INC.JOANNE GATES, GATES SUTER ARCHITECTS
JANUARY - APRIL 2011VANCOUVER, BC
SITE STRATEGYMaking of Space Studio: Arts Hub for a Creative City
The studio objectives were two-fold. The first was to explore issues and consequences of spatial organization in architecture. The second was to design an infrastructure that allows for performance, collaboration and awareness of local culture, creativity, and innovation. The program for the interdisciplinary nexus was formulated as a studio, through a series of investigations with the goal of addressing the fractured, internalized, and opaque public presence of the creative arts in Vancouver. Students formed their own spatial theses – “rules of the game” – and further developed it on a prominent open park in Vancouver.
ADVISOR
PATRICIA PATKAUPATKAU ARCHITECTS
JANUARY - APRIL 2010VANCOUVER, BC
Drawing from overlapping readings of density, this housing project seeks to calibrate the density of, and to propose a housing solution for, a significant site in Vancouver. The Little Mountain site is a 15-acre property that formerly consisted of 224 low-income housing units at 0.29 FSR. These have since been demolished and the city plan for the now vacant site calls for a denser, sustainable housing project that includes a mix of unit types.
The studio requirements include of an overall site strategy to accommodate 1,000 units, informed by studies at multiple scales: the site, the building, and the unit. For a portion of the site, each student developed a housing design containing 80-100 units, with approximately equal numbers of family (1,200 SF), mid-size (800 SF), and minimal units (400 SF).
My design started with a 1,200 SF split-level unit with an enclosed stair, which is alternatively an 800 SF unit and a 400 SF unit. This unit lent itself to a range of potential users: the nuclear family, multiple generations, singles, couples, seniors, roommates, and home business. The unit works in either orientation, and hence, generates varied forms when aggregated into buildings: the villa and the modernist slab. The linear division of the latter produced an ambiguous, somewhat surreal, zone of circulation that blurs the boundaries between private and communal space.
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The studio objectives were two-fold. The first was to explore issues and consequences of spatial organization in architecture. The second was to design an infrastructure that allows for performance, collaborationand awareness of local culture, creativity, and innovation. The program for the interdisciplinary nexus was formulated as a studio, through a series of investigations with the goal of addressing the fractured, internalized, and opaque public presence of the creative arts in Vancouver. Students formed their own spatial theses – “rules of the game” – and further developed it on a prominent open park in Vancouver.
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Drawing from overlapping readings of density, this housing project seeks to calibrate thedensity of, and to propose a housing solution for, a significant site in Vancouver. The Little Mountain site is a 15-acre property that formerly consisted of 224 low-income housing units at 0.29 FSR. These have since been demolished and the city plan for the now vacant site calls for a denser, sustainable housing project that includes a mix of unit types.
The studio requirements include of an overall site strategy to accommodate 1,000 units, informed by studies at multiple scales: the site, the building, and the unit. For a portion of the site, each student developed a housing design containing 80-100 units, with approximately equal numbers of family (1,200 SF), mid-size (800 SF), and minimal units (400 SF).
My design started with a 1,200 SF split-level unit with an enclosed stair, which isalternatively an 800 SF unit and a 400 SF unit. This unit lent itself to a range of potential users: the nuclear family, multiple generations, singles, couples, seniors, roommates, and home business. The unit works in either orientation, and hence, generates varied forms when aggregated into buildings: the villa and the modernist slab. The linear division of the latter produced an ambiguous, somewhat surreal, zone of circulation that blurs the boundaries between private and communal space.
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Elisa Mina Ahn2050 SECOND AVENUE WEST, UNIT 103 VANCOUVER BC V6J1J4 CANADA
778 997 4319 ELISAMINAAHN@GMAIL.COM
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