Link Office Hub
Duration: 2 semesters
Project Location: 604 King St. West, Downtown Toronto
Problem: The issue of physical spine pressure that is in a typical sedentary office setting.
Concept: The concept of movement & connection grew from the problem. I intend to design an environment that stimulates the flow of physical movement throughout the space to facilitate a social interactive environment.
Solution: This thesis project, "Link Office Hub" is to create a community co-working utopia, which provides local small businesses a place to jump outside of their original tiny cubical office. It is intended for those who wish to work at a larger office environment, and have more social communications with other professionals in the community. The concept of movement grows from the issue of physical spine pressure that is in a typical sedentary office setting. I intend to design an environment that stimulates the flow of physical movement throughout the space to facilitate a healthy working environment.
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Concept model representing my concept of movement and connection.
Initial ideas sketched using pen & markers, illustrating my initial imagination of the exterior, the roof top, public social space including cafe and library, meeting room, collaborate space, private working space & individual workstation area.
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Work process & sketches.
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Axonometric drawing created by AutoCAD, Sketchup & Photoshop.
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Furniture & colour selections.
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Renderings modeled by Sketchup & rendered by Vray, post production by Photoshop.
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Achievement
Rendering selected into Colour & Two-Dimensional Design 3rd Edition, written by Glenn McArthur, published by OCAD University.
Work received Fourth Year Award Honourable Mention.