ALEXANDRA BOGUSAT
ARCHITECTURE
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DOWNTOWN
BOSTON
Design
B O S T ON
H A R B O U R
Pavilion
House
Theatre
Ballet School
Annalemma Hut
Medical Complex
technology
Facades
work-term
Cafeteria- Addition
DESIGN AND BUILD
SOUTH BOSTON
Mary Celeste Centre
ALEXANDRA CATHERINE BOGUSAT
Related skills
Permanent Address
28 Shakespeare Avenue
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Canada
P.O. Box 1492
Telephone:
(905) 468-2983
Abode Photoshop CS5
Adobe Illustrator CS5
Email:
al913596@dal.ca
work experience
Education
Master of Architecture
Dalhousie University School of Architecture
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Expecting to graduate April 2012
Google Sketchup CS5
Microsoft Word
Sailing Instructor
Summers of 2002-2008
Niagara-on-the-lake Sailing Club
NOTL, Ontario
Worked with a team of up to five instructors.
Gained leadership and communication skills teaching children and adult sailing lessons.
Planned and designed lessons and schedules requiring creativity and flexibility.
Related experience
Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies
Dalhousie University School of Architecture
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Graduated with Distinction
2008-2010
Bachelor of Arts Honours, Art History
Queens University
Kingston, Ontario
Deans list 2006/2007
2004-2008
Adobe Indesign CS5
Autocad 2009 and 2011
Related work experience
Student Architect
Fall 2009
Macdonald Zuberec Ensslen Architects Inc.
St. Catharines, Ontario
Learned AutoCad 2009 and computer modeling with Google Sketch-up.
Involved in all stages of projects from schematic design to construction documents.
Attended meetings with clients and site visits.
Coursework
Parametric Design (spring 2010): Gained experience with Rhinoceros 4.0 and Grasshopper.
Art and Architecture in Venice (83%): In Venice, studying major architectural achievements.
The Skyscraper (80%): A seminar with extensive research on the Rockefeller Centre.
Traveling
Much of Canada including Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
Innsburk, Austria
Venice, Italy
Chicago, USA
interests and hobbies
Race in sailing regattas as crew and skipper.
STRIVE (Students Taking Initiative for a Viable Environment) Promotions Director (2004-2006).
Queens Musical Theatre, assisted and head of wardrobe 2005-2008
References
Catherine Venart (Professor B5)
BA, MArch, Cert. of Engineering
Tel: (902) 494-1593
Email: cvenart@dal.ca
Greg Redden (Employer)
M. Arch, OAA, MRAIC, LEED-AP
Tel: (905-685-8467)
Email: GregR@mzearchitects.com
PAVILION
B1 Design
2008
The program was to create a study space for students on the Dalhousie
University campus. A study of the circulation and of the calming aspects
of the site were influential in the creation of two contrasting spaces; an
organic stone circulation path through the site and the study spaces under
a canopy of posts and beams, supporting a roof permitting diffused light.
HOUSE
B2 Design
2009
This design studio focused on the program of a house, considering
it at the urban, building and detail scale. The intent was to create a
housing community with a prominent streetscape while also individually considering environmental aspects of a site in Upper Kingsburg,
Nova Scotia. The L-shaped concrete service bars burrow into the terrain and provide thermal mass, while the wood framed walls embrace
the views and sun. The Schindler House was of great inspiration.
Theatre
B3 Design
2009
The project was to design a community theatre in Halifax to seat
an audience of 160 people. The proscenium wall of the theatre
extends along the length of the site dividing front of house
from backstage. The seating rises over the sidewalk marking
the entrance and creating a strong presence in the community.
Boston Ballet School
B5
2010
The project used the existing program of the Boston Ballet School for a
site on the Fort Point Channel, in South Boston. The surrounding area is
mainly parking and a crab shack sat on part of the site, chosen to be left
as part of the project. Elemental planes of water and land were composed
of to create a dynamic design within the building and its surroundings.
Annalemma hut
M1
2010
The project was to create a instrument to make the landscape legible for a site in Grande Pre, Nova Scotia. An annalemma referred to the timely process of dyke construction performed by the Acadians for decades starting in the
18th century. The boardwalk alludes to the path a potential dyke ending in a structure relating to the equation of
time. At noon the sun shines through a hole landing on an annalemma on the floor indicating the time of year.
Medical and Seniors Centre
M2
2010
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The site was part of a master planning exercise with the entire design studio,
for a golf course in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The program included a medical
office building, an assisted living residence, a physio therapy clinic and a wellness spa, as part of an transit hub located on the western boundary of the
site. As a book end to the designated high street and connected to the existing
bus lines, the site serves the developmentt, as well as the surrounding city.
Designed with Rebecca Daly.
medical office building
assisted living
physio therapy clinic
wellness spa
program
7.1
scale- 1:5
to prevent dew point from occurring on glazing.
Insulation)
The r value of the double glazed inner facade is R 2.5. To
achieve this a low e-coding is placed on the inner side of the
outer glazing of the window, known as surface 3. By placing
the glass on surface 3 some solar heat will be directed out of
the building and into the cavity of the double facade.
Fadaces: The Detail Behind the Face
M2 Technology
2010
Thermal Bridging)
Due to the high conductivity of aluminium incorporate thermal
breaks in the curtain wall are important. Gaskets that are
placed between the pressure bar and mullions and function
as thermal breaks and help with acoustic isolation.
NOTES:
Notes: Double Facade
Finding details on double facades was not easy as
it is still a relatively new method,particularly in North
America.
There is a double facade in Boston Massachusetts,
which I found some detailing of. They dealt with the
challenge of the second facade by building it its
own structure, including a small foundation.
However, with my design the double facade begins
at the second storey. For the system I used I looked
at the GSW Headquarters in Germany. Project
Managed by Brian Lilley, he became my primary
source for detailing on the double facade.
Moisture Control)
Air flows through the cavity via natural or mechanical ventilation to prevent condensation from occurring much in the
same way a vent at the base of a window does.
For the first attempt at the double facade, the inner
wall was not treated as a curtain wall. Now it is a
unitized curtain wall with spandrel panel at floor
levels.
Vapour Barrier)
The inner double facade incorporates spandrel panels and
these occur at important areas where the curtain connects to
other surfaces of the building: the roof and soffit. Connecting
vapour barrier at the roof was possible.
The foundation system was another challenging
component to detail. Due to the nature of the site
being in fill from the big dig in Boston, the ground
soil is unstable for regular foundation walls.
Insulation)
The R- value of a double facade is hard to determine. Accurately modelling the energy performance of DSF is inherently
complex due to the dynamic interaction of several factors,
including glazing thermal and optical performance, natural
and forced convection cavity flows, adjacent perimeter zone
space conditioning loads, operation and characteristics of
shades and blinds, daylight transmission to perimeter spaces,
dynamic variations in wind speeds that alter cavity inlet and
outlet pressures, and framing system thermal performance
What is known is during heating season, the cavity inlet and
outlet vents close to prevent airflow, trapping solar gains in
the cavity and reducing daytime heat losses through the
faade. It can make a difference of around 10 degrees. **
scale- 1:5
Piles was the best option through this section of the
building. However, another area of the building has
a basement. A basement would need a different
foundation system using steel sheet piles instead of
regular piles.
Thermal Bridging)
The main point of concern for thermal bridging occurs as the
outriggers which need to attach back to the structure of the
building as they support the outer facade. To reduce thermal
bridging a L-bracket and T- bracket compose a hanger
system for the outriggers to attach back to. The T bracket is
sandwiched by two outriggers (one from each side by side
curtain wall unit). Two layers of neoprene, between the outriggers and T-bracket reduce the thermal bridging. This all
occurs within the insulation to further reduce thermal bridging.
one curtain wall unit
7.2
Section Detail - Double Facade
NOTES:
Section cuts from pile foundation system through
ground floor to roof. Cut line indicates the floor
division between the offices and top studios.
Finding details on double facades was not easy as
it is still a relatively new method,particularly in North
America.
Notes: Curtain wall at Spandrel Panel
Water Penetration)
Back pans provide a second line of defence against water
infiltration, and is located for areas of the curtain wall that are
not visible from the interior and are difficult to access, at the
floor levels.
1st curtain wall
unit
There is a double facade in Boston Massachusetts,
which I found some detailing of. They dealt with the
challenge of the second facade by building it its
own structure, including a small foundation.
Moisture Control)
Insulation is between the back pan and the exterior cladding
in order to maintain the dew point outboard of the back pan
so that the back pan acts as an air and vapour barrier. Placed
on inner facade of double facade, cavity works as buffer zone
placing dew point further from inner facade.
2nd curtain wall
unit
However, with my design the double facade begins
at the second storey. For the system I used I looked
at the GSW Headquarters in Germany. Project
Managed by Brian Lilley, he became my primary
source for detailing on the double facade.
Vapour Barrier)
Metal pan is discontinuous within curtain wall.
7.3
Plan Detail - Through Outrigger
scale- 1:5
For the first attempt at the double facade, the inner
wall was not treated as a curtain wall. Now it is a
unitized curtain wall with spandrel panel at floor
levels.
Insulation)
The r-value of a spandrel panel 2 lb Density Polystyrene can
have an R-value up to 22.79. *** The spandrel panels are
placed at the floor levels to conceal floor and most importantly add insulation by critical areas with the main structure.
5.Avoided exposing the aluminium frame inboard of the thermal break to cold air by aligning all elements of curtain wall.
Apply same as curtain wall above.
2.1
* Nik Vigener, PE and Mark A. Brown, Building Envelope
Design Guide- Curtain Walls, Whole Building Design Guide,
www.wbdg.org, last updated: 06-07-2010.
** Kurt Roth, Tyson Lawrence and James Brodrick, DoubleSkin Facades, ASHARE Journal, October 2007: 70-73.
The course focused on redesigning the facade
of a previous design. The redesigning occured
with consideration for detailing of the facade
according to preformance requirements. Focus
was on a double facade system of my B5 Boston Ballet School design project.
Section cuts from pile foundation system through
ground floor to roof. Cut line indicates the floor
division between the offices and top studios.
Water Penetration)
Double Facades are known for their water penetration resistance as the outer facade is placed away from the building
and the important elements such as the structure. The outer
facade reduces in coming air velocities reducing blown rain
from entering inner facade. It also mitigates water from direct
rain, air pressure differences and capillary action from entering the building.
ARCH 5213 Project 3
Facade Redesign and Details
Boston Ballet School
Fort Point Channel, South Boston
Wall Section
Wall Section
scale- 1:20
The foundation system was another challenging
component to detail. Due to the nature of the site
being in fill from the big dig in Boston, the ground
soil is unstable for regular foundation walls.
Piles was the best option through this section of the
building. However, another area of the building has
a basement. A basement would need a different
foundation system using steel sheet piles instead of
regular piles.
Cafeteria Addition
MZE Architects
B4 Work Term
2009
A project I was heavily involved with at Macdonald
Zuberec Ensslen Architects was an addition for Sir
Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario. The sketch-up Model was completed
by myself. I assisted with the drawings. Important considerations during the development of the
design was sun, for daylighting, integration with
the existing building and providing flexible spaces.
Mary Celeste Interpretation Centre
B3 Freelab
2009
A design and build project in the community of Spencer`s Island off of the Bay
of Fundy, NS. It reflects the culture, history and landscape of the area while
also providing a space for the community to gather, for outdoor cinemas
and possibly other uses in the future.
Members OF Freelab 2009: Peter
Braithwaite, Ryan Nelson,
Alex
Bogusat, Julien Daigle and Ayon Ibrahim, In collaboration with community members of Spencers Island and other members of the architectural community
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME
