Symbiosis
“Symbiosis” explores how architecture mediates the relationship between the individual and the city around them. Starting by water, the structure grows as it rises, framing a dynamic connection between swimmer and skyline, enclosure and openness, solitude and collective experience.
Project
YMCA Aquatic Center
Year
2022
Client
Integration studio at TMU with Arthur Wrigglesworth
Tools
Rhinoceros 7, Revit 2022, Grasshopper, Adobe suite, Blender 3.2
Distinctions
B+H award for academic excellence ($5,000), FCCP education foundation award ($1,000), Ryerson end of year show, 325 magazine
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Exterior render of "Symbiosis" during a sunny day.
Exploded axonometric.
“Symbiosis” collecting rain on a stormy day.
Fragment section of the undulating steel space truss which draws the swimmer to the sky.
Axonometric detail of the walkable terrace.
Interior perspective of the swimming hall.
