maighdlyn hadley

se lected works

2012 - 2014

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Hi , I’m Maighdlyn.* * (say: MAD - lin)

It’s nice to meet you. I am currently completing

my third year at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.

After this page is a selection of professional, academic and personal

projects that I have workedon over the past few years

of my education.

Please enjoy!

“Maddi’s performance at MOS was excellent. She worked well in all aspects of what was asked of her, from research to drawing. Her graphic talent and skills are among the best that I have seen from a student at her level. It was a pleasure to have her in the office. She will be missed.”

“Maighdlyn has been a pleasure to work with. She is a conscientious employee who shows interest and enthusiasm for her work. She has been able to take on a variety of tasks, some of which (eg. tech-nical drawings of moderate complexity) would be challenging to someone at her stage of education.”

MOS

rdhrounthwaite dick and hadley architects ltd.

Hilary Samplefounding partner

New York City, USA

Geoff Millerpartner

Toronto, Canada

“We experienced Ms. Hadley as a great team player, energetic and optimistic with a great theoretical background. She showed interest in the entire spectrum of our architectural practice work, and worked both reliably and independently.”

Ursula Faixfounding partner

Innsbruck, Austria

References

curriculum vi tae

Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects - May to Aug ‘14Toronto, Canada- Programs used: AutoCAD, Sketchup, Maxwell Render, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Excel, - Worked an operations centre project from schematic design through to early construction drawings-Created diagrams and research material for presentations -Participated in meetings with clients and consultants

MOS Architects - Sep to Dec ‘13New York City, USA- Programs used: AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Rhino 4.0, SketchUp, Microsoft Excel-Urban analysis study for Osaka redevelopment competition-Assembled press kits for Volume and other design journals- Physical modeling and bookbinding-Extensive diagramming-Created iterative mockups of two academic publications, includ-ing layout, copy editing and communication with the publisher-Obtained research and image permissions from various artists, architects, and databases-Updated office CV and publication information

bad architects group - Jan to Apr ‘13Innsbruck, Austria- Programs used: AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator + InDesign, SketchUp, Microsoft Excel- Lead the concept design on a competition submission for a downtown redesign/ supermarket project in Stans in Tirol, Austria - Physical and digital modeling, program analysis, client presen-tations, diagramming, urban planning

MMMC Inc. Architects - Mar to Aug ‘11Brantford, Canada- Programs used: AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel and Office- Field investigations, sample boards, programmatic diagrams, presentations, archiving past projects and organizing office standards materials

WORK EXPERIENCE

curriculum vi tae

Available upon request.

REFERENCES

2012-14 | Founding member and editor of Mole Magazine 2014 | President of the Galt Tea Club2013 | Editing team for ACADIA Conference publication2012 | Elected class representative, Waterloo Architecture Student Association (WASA)2010-11 | Grand Erie D.S.B. Student Trustee

EXTRA-CURRICULARS

-Studio work showcased at UWSA Fall Open House 2014- University of Waterloo Entrance Scholarship- Susan Malcolm Outstanding Citizenship Award- Richard Dolph Buchanan Award (Headmaster’s Nominee)- Brant Naval Veteran’s Senior Visual Arts Scholarship- BCI Alumni Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement

RECENT HONOURS

Bachelor of Architecture Studies, Honours candidateUniversity of Waterloo School of Architecture

Class of 2016

Brantford Collegiate InstituteClass of 2012

EDUCATION

SKILLS

-Hand drafting-Physical modeling-Foam cutting-Laser cutting

-CNC milling-Bookbinding-Black and white film developing

-Microsoft Excel-Grasshopper (basic)-VRay-Maxwell Render

professional work

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1. BAD ARCHITECTS - KIRCHPLATZ ............................ competition entry

2. MOS ARCHITECTS -VARIOUS PROJECTS ............................ models, diagrams and publications

3. RDH ARCHITECTS - OPS CENTRE ............................ digital models and renders, sd+dd drawings

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BAD ARCHITECTS / COMPETITION / STANS IN TIROL, AUSTRIA

When a house in the church square burned down, the town of Stans was suddenly left with a dead zone in the middle of town. The mayor of Stans responded with an invited competition to design the future of this site.

Our entry for this competition allowed me to work closely with the firm partner and CEO to redevelop the church square. Careful consideration was given to historical activities and traditions that lent significance to the site, but also to imagined further devel-opment and space re-use in the future. It was also of concern to negotiate the fast-intensifying relationship between public and commercial spaces in this growing village.

Taking the lead on this project, I proposed a design for a town square and adjacent supermarket that would create an mutually beneficial relationship between public and commercial programs while respecting the culture and traditions of the area.

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(1) Town bylaws stipulated that no construction could take place within 1.2 m of the adja-cent chuch cemetary wall.

(3) Redirecting an existent stairwell allowed tenants liv-ing in the upper floors a pri-vate entrance that was separate from the supermarket.

(2) Establishing a healthy re-lationship between the church square and market was inte-gral to the success of either program.

(4) By raising the pedestrian square slightly above the grocery store parking area, sightlines are unobstructed by vehicles.

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MOS ARCHITECTS / COMPLETED WORK AND RESEARCH / NEW YORK CITY, USA

As an intern at MOS, I worked closely with team members from varied backgrounds and specialities that made up the multidis-ciplinary firm. I mainly worked on research, analysis, physical modeling and drawing. I also took a consistent role in assisting Hilary Sample with research and publication work, preparing re-search and image rights and designing layouts for two forthcom-ing publications on her area of academic interest. This guidance expanded my knowledge and interest in architectural theory and in the world of publishing and academia.

Research case study: Walking map of Via Verde in The Bronx, NYC

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Circulation diagrams: ground floor, dormitory and roof terrace (clockwise from top)

chamber - model bui lding

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MOS ARCHITECTS / PHYSICAL MODELING; COMPLETED INTERIOR / NEW YORK CITY, USA

One of the first projects I worked on at MOS was building a physical model of the many-vaulted ceiling designed for Cham-ber, a design gallery that recently opened in the ground floor of HL23 tower along the New York City highline. The joints of the paper model (shown opposite, below) had to be highly precise so it could be of use for lighting tests. I later assisted in sanding and plastering the final CNC-milled ceiling model (shown opposite, top).

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The last project I was involved in was an urban analysis of the Kita Ward in Osaka, Japan. MOS was invited to submit a design for the redevelopment of an abandoned train yard, which served as the transitional zone between Osaka’s high rise financial cen-tre and the surrounding residential neighbourhoods. The urban analysis of Osaka was focused on demographic trends, land use and transportation, green spaces and urban condition in Kita Ward. The findings supported our proposal, which put a focus on environmental considerations such as the frequently flooding Yodo River and seismic activity (Osaka is divided by several large fault lines).

MOS ARCHITECTS / COMPLETED WORK AND RESEARCH / KITA-KU, OSAKA, JAPAN

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OPPOSITE PAGE I was responsible for coordinating the graphic style, colour scheme and layout for the final submission panels

THIS PAGEAnalytical diagrams disseminating research about population, urban growth and parks of Osaka relative to Japan

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At RDH I was fortunate enough to spend much of my time work-ing on one project, Quinte West Operations Centre. I spent my four months there obtaining experience in carrying a project from a strategic and architectural concept to schematic drawings, then to design development and preliminary construction drawings.

Ops centres have highly technical programs, but also need to house an attractive administrative area for the various city departments. The design responds to the site topography with a ‘cut-and-fill’ cantilevered second storey and a gabian basket retaining wall to make the entry engaging for employees and the public alike.

ROUNTHWAITE DICK AND HADLEY ARCHITECTS / ONGOING PROJECT / QUINTE WEST, ONTARIO, CANADA

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1. PORTABLE PAVILION ............................ urban shelter

2. BOAT HOUSE ......................... cambridge rowing club

3. PARK IN A TOWER .......................... large urban building

4. DEVIL’S HUT .......................... fire shelter

5. PROTEUS MOVES ......................... durational space studio

28 By day, this pavilion functions as a sheltered walkway and rest-ing spot for pedestrians and bikers. However, once the sun goes down, the embedded LED lights allow it to act as an open air lounge.

With on-grade footing and a modular design, this pavilion is flex-ible and transportable. Once it has exhausted its function at its current site, the modules can be disassembled and reconfigured to suit the demands of its next iteration.

In an effort to fulfil the theme of the SSEF competition, recy-cling, we focused on the reuse of damaged materials that were common in existing infrastructure, such as telephone transpmis-sion towers.This was partiularly topical, as it directly followed a powerful ice storm that crippled hundreds of transmission towers across Ontario. The resulting pavilion’s components are made from disassembled and recast steel.

ARCH 133/ SSEF COMPETITION / PAVILIONWith Miriam Wierzchoslawska

portable pavi l ion

transmission tower re-use chart

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Transmission tower re-use chart

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Module to module connection

Anchor bolt connection (1)

Front elevation

Anchor bolt connection (2)

Satellite map of Toronto’s electrical grid

Pedestrian traffic patterns (courtesy Eric Fischer)

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The inspiration for this design was derived from two concepts inherent to our design: electricity and circulation. Maps of the electrical grid and pedestrian traffic patterns in the downtown of Toronto were superimposed onto one another, forming patterns of organic shapes within a grid (opposite page). This is reflected in the curves of the pavilion constructed from linear elements.

32 The primary design challenge in this rowing club studio was the site; a flood plane. This condition required deliberate choices regarding materiality, landscape intervention and form. The boathouse is designed to highlight and frame the beauty of the site while providing a resilient structure that will perform re-gardless of the water level or season. The materials of the facade (barnboard and polycarbonate) were chosen to convey a sense of permanence without pretension.

ARCH 293/ DESIGN STUDIO / CAMBRIDGE ROWING CLUB

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Working at such a large scale, it was essential to relate grand gestures back to scale of the user. A striking compo-nent of the site surroundings is its proximity to Fort York, a rare expanse of unbroken green in the grey high-rise haven of City Place.

Circulation corridors are pushed toward the center in the public programming, focusing around the grassy square. The common green space is extended vertically, through greenhouse rooms every two floors.

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smoke screen ARCH 293 / INSTALLATION / BONFIRE SHELTERGroup project

The site for this shelter was harsh; shards of broken glass and the ashen remains of bonfires littered the flat, dark rock. Its past use as a quarry was made evident by the surrounding sheer walls of pale dolomitic limestone.We wanted to appeal to the (mildly illegal) nocturnal activities that happened onsite while engaging in the folklore of a “devil hut” that was long rumoured to be somewhere high in the lime-stone bluffs of Cambridge, ON. The result was a smoky totem of conflicting qualities - light and dark, solid and permeable, a warning and an invitation.

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Material detail Screen in use

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The completed wall measures 2.6 meters tall

Stacked modules interlock along a central 36x36 cm spine

The 52 modules are made on a jig and fastened with a nail gun

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Each of the 810 small pieces were hand-scorched with butane torches.

What is the moment between entering a space and defining it?Is it possible to prolong this moment, exult in it? My current design studio at Waterloo resides in the realm of affect, exploring the sensations form and void can conjure. We begin by studying footage of extreme natural phenomena and building ‘durational maquettes’ to express the motion, quality of light and interior mutations that are latent within the phenomena. My exploration is based on footage of lava sweeping over a landscape.

LAVA FLOW | Volcanic eruptions are incredibly violent events of nature, scarring their surroundings with smoke, heat and projectile fury.Lava plays an ambiguous role: it can be the creeping army that follows the bombs, extinguishing in its viscous wake any life that may have survived the barrage. But lava also heals in equal measure, embracing surface irregularities and draping molten rock over the renewed surface. The lava depicted seems to ‘envelop’ the earth rather than oppress it. It gushes, but with a lazy inevitability rather than attack. Its approach seems at once forceful and delicate as it spreads. As the air causes a change in state, the forming crust is propelled from underneath by a current of still-flowing magma, wringing the stone it carries into an intricate series of folds. It fluidity belies its permanence.

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ARCH 393 3B /Dereck Revington / DESIGN STUDIOWork-in-progress

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Precedent images and projects

Lava stills from Volcano Lava. National Geographic video. September 09, 2014.

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Where psychoanalysis says, “Stop, find your self again,”

we should say instead, “Let’s go further still, we haven’t

sufficiently dismantled our self.”

- Deleuze and Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus,

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In Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 film Persona, Sister Alma’s descent into uncertainty of identity encapsulates the experience I imagine from one enveloped the lava flow. Words and secrets tumble out and swirl around, swelling hot stories, until you are empty and drunk on the taste of your words.The giddy glow is fading so you close your eyes and your chest heaves and (inhale deeply now)…you rest.

The resultant hangover is catharsis tempered by a creeping disorientation. Details seem fuzzy and uneasy. It is better not to react or lash out, but to dwell on the schism growing inside of you. Just slip into reverie and let the calm dark seep in.

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As the spaces captured in these sections are innately insular, I could see the enclosure housing activities for inward reflection: meditation, prayer, rest. An abbey, church or therapeutic spa by the sea would work well. Sensation is curated by hazy layers of opaque light, and perhaps sensory deprivation chambers would be a therapeutic service of this particular sanatorium.

The intention of this space is that the deconstruction of identity and self exposed in Persona is explored in earnest by the resident. With room for personal interrogation and reflection, pretense and the construct of ego are put under scrutiny.

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1. MATERIALYZE + MAKEWORKS ............................ sculpture for 3D printing exhibition

2. PHOTOGRAPHY ............................ fi lm camera, composition studies

3. MOLE MAGAZINE - CUTE LITTLE THINGS ............................ junior editor, launch event coordinator

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Digital modeling and fabrication has made it easy to create perfect and precise geometries, which is liberating but also kind of...boring.A new wave of ‘makers’ are using this technology to create forms and composites that borrow from the natural world - be it a 3d printed sirloin or an iphone amplifier reminiscent of a conch shell.

INDEPENDENT PROJECT /MATERIALYZE + MAKEWORKS 3D PRINTING EXHIBITION / TORONTO, CANADA

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The intention with this exploration was to push that one step further - instead of trying to mimic the graceful curves of nature, I was interested in creating anthropomorphic forms that evoked natural growth without relying on literal representation. I wanted to arrive at a new, weird shape through freeform modelling exploration; to push the form created outside the realm of perfec-tion and into the absurd, the uncomfortably icky.

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TRAIN YARDTaken in Chicago, IL

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FLOATTaken in Cambridge, ON

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On cute little things,

“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

After two years of re-writing briefs, soliciting and editing sub-missions, and collaborating with contributors and fellow editors across three time zones, the first issue of Mole Magazine was launched January 2014.There was much deliberation about the theme of our inaugural issue. We decided on Cute Little Things, which allowed for a dissection of many “small” issues - silly and serious - presented in popular culture and architecture today.

I coordinated the Mole launch event at Riverside Gallery on the University of Waterloo’s Cambridge campus (see opposite page).

CUTE LITTLE THINGSWith editorial / creative team

mole magazine

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Spreads pinned around the length of the gallery walls

A cluster of books were hung from the ceiling

CUTE LITTLE THINGS - ISSUE BRIEF

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As our world expands, its components are becoming infinitely small: smartphones, microchips, mp3’s, teacup chihuahuas and so forth. We have become obsessed, and increasingly adept, at compacting complex systems and ideas into a cute little package.

The downsizing movement has become immensely profitable; even the infamous American consumerism has succumbed to this ubiquitous trend, putting pressure on product designers to cater to a marketplace where “smaller is better”: nanotechnology, ‘fun-sized’ snacks, Smart cars, and microbreweries have established a viable and pervasive market. New forms of infrastructure, tech-nology and architecture are emerging in response to this vastly expanding framework. Architectural representation has begun to stray from the standard methods of communication, encapsulat-ing entire projects into intellectually bite-sized diagrams.

Conversely, although the objects are smaller, the modes of opera-tion have become incredibly efficient in fragmenting wholistic systems into a list of parts. The design community is exploring new means and narratives in response to the contemporary com-pacted landscape, all of which bring us closer to smarter cities.

One could see this emerging world-view as a means to organize complexities embedded in our social networks and consumer culture. It could also be seen as an attempt to oversimplify complex ideas and systems for the sake of accessibility to the masses. Mole begins its inaugural launch with small beginnings and invites a discussion on all things cute and little.

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Selected Mole submissions

Thanks for your t ime!

maddi .hadley@gmail .com

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