portfolio

university of waterloo
bachelor of architectural studies
selected works
2009-2012
haley zhou
Qualication
Skills
Experience
Recognition
_Adobe Creative Suite CS6 _ PS / IL / ID / BR
_Rhino 5 w/ Grasshopper & Vray 1.5
_Revit Architecture 2012
_Sketchup 8 w/ Vray
_Autocad 2012
_MS - Excel / Word / PPT
_Laser Cutter
_3-Axis CNC
_3d Printer
_Hand Model
_Diamond and Schmitt Architects
Student Architect
Toronto, Ontario
Jan - May .11 &
May - Sept .12
_ALA Architects
Intern
Helsinki, Finland
Feb 2013 - Present

_Perkins + Will
Architecture Intern
New York, New York
Sept- Dec .11

_JCI Architects
Architecture Intern
Toronto, Ontario
June- Sept .10

_Aria Partnership
Architecture Intern
Toronto, Ontario
June- Sept .10

_Architecture for Humanity
Volunteer
Toronto, Ontario
June- Sept .09

skills skills
_Personal
Punctual, organized, reliable and enjoys multitasking under pressure.
Demonstrate leadership in group environment and able to handle responsibilities.
Determined hard worker and willing to learn to from mistakes.
Critical thinker and problem solver with a passion for design.
_Technical
HRAI CertifcatIon
_Language
English & Mandarin
_Contact
99 Hickorynut Drive
North York, Ontario, Canada
M2J 4W6
haleyzhou@hotmail.com
_2013
Award of Excellence The American Society of Architectural Illustrators
Jiro Ono Chair (in collaboration with Lauren Tom) exhibited at Come Up To My Room in Toronto
_2012
Work exhibited at Design at Riverside Project Review 2012
_2011
CMHC Eco House Competition Finalist (In collaboration with Samuel Ganton)
_2010
SSEF Student Competition Finalist (In collaboration with Desiree Geib)
Schofeld Memorial published on Canadian Architect & OALA magazine Ground










October 30, 2012




To Whom It May Concern:


This is a extremely positive letter of recommendation for Haley Zhou.

Haley Zhou has worked with Diamond Schmitt Architects for two work terms. During his first work term
from J anuary to April 2011, Haley worked on the Vaughan Master Plan and for his second work term,
from May through August 2012, Haley worked with my team on the Global Innovation Exchange building,
the new $72 million School of Business and Economics for Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo. Haley
Zhous participation through the design development phase on this 220,000sf building has been a major
asset to our team. Haleys fluid skills on REVIT software and his remarkably mature design acumen were
a significant contribution in developing many key areas in this complex building, notably the 4 storey
atrium, 300 seat lecture hall with cafe below, 150 and 75 seat case study rooms as well as the multi
storey entrance vestibule. Haleys skills in complementary software programs helped our team develop
organic ceilings that dovetailed with some significant structural cantilevers. His ability to read consultant
drawings and understand the range of issues informing a design solution was noteworthy.

Haley not only has significant capabilities in design and technical proficiency but he is also a natural team
player with excellent communication skills all of which make him a pleasure to work with. Haley has also
demonstrated that he is 100% reliable in turning around any deliverables he has taken on and he brings a
graphic sophistication to all that he does. It is unusual for a student of architecture placement to have
such a broad set of skills.

Without hesitation I endorse Haley as a promising and passionate emerging architect who is gifted in
many aspects of this profession. We hope that he will join Diamond Schmitt again in the future.


Sincerely,
DIAMOND SCHMITT ARCHITECTS


Birgit Siber
Principal
skills skills
Studio Work
Competition
Internship
SSEF Student Competition
Diamond and Schmitt
Home Sweet Home
Perkins and Will
Grow Further
JCI Architects
Honey Comb Hotel Don Valley Zoo Moss Park Cooperative
skills skills skills skills skills skills
SSEF Student Competition
Diamond and Schmitt
Home Sweet Home
Perkins and Will
Grow Further
JCI Architects
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Studio Work
2009-2012
University of Waterloo
The Honors Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree at
the University of Waterloo provides the foundation of skills,
knowledge, judgment and practical experience required for
subsequent professional studies in architecture.
Though the Academic Plan is pre-professional, it is fully
dedicated to imparting to students the culture and practice
of design. Design is a synthetic activity. To do it well and
serve the needs of the individual and society requires an
extremely broad education.
Students acquire an understanding of the workings of so-
ciety and culture, of the principles of physics, of materials
and techniques of construction, of the human interaction
with the natural and built environment, of historical pro-
cess, of critical thought and of the diverse forms of creative
expression
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Honeycomb Hotel
2A Studio Ryszard Sliwka
Cambridge, Ontario
Revitalization of Downtown Cambridge with the theoretical
proposal of a 50 room hotel. Amenity spaces such as spa,
restaurant and gym along with support facilities were provided
in the plan.
A honeycomb cell is one of natures most effcient structures
and uses the least amount of material for maximum structural
effciency. It became an investigation into the structural ca-
pabilities of the honeycomb structure and its relationship to a
hospitable human space.
A minimized living space that encourages a sense of collective
living and the usage of public spaces.
Combining geometry and scale to defne public vs private
space. The scale of the structure begins to inform of scale of
social spaces.
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Hotel Room Module
Hotel Room Rendering
Plan Axonometric
The heart of the project comes from a three-hexagonal module
that includes two individual rooms and a pair of bathrooms
that split in the lower hexagon. This keeps the purity of geom-
etry within the rooms and a modular/compact way of living.
Project Description:
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Night Rendering
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Rendering
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Section
Garden / Lobby / Street
Section
Service Lane / Lobby / Gym / Street
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Exterior Rendering
1:50 Model
Exterior Elevation
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Ontario several kilometers from the chosen site.
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2b Studio Lola Sheppard
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Several landscape strategies are incorporated within the zoo.
The salt marsh addresses the fact the site is a designated snow
dump for the City of Toronto during the winter. The high saline con-
tent that would otherwise go into the freshwater river and disrupt
its eco system will now be retained and fltered.
The stormwater runoff from highway and nearby neighborhood
causes fooding in the region, this comes from a lack of terrain
that retains water. A series of terraced constructed wetlands helps
absorb rainwater and adds richness to the local ecosystem.
A cranberry feld requires very specifc conditions to thrive and a
large amount of water must be used since fooding the feld is
necessary for its growth and collection. This works hand-in-hand
with the rest of the system and uses water retained within the site.
Project Description:
Section
Terraced Wetlands \ River \ Exhibition Space
Site
Water Body
Salt Marsh
Cranberry Field
Soft Surface
Hard Surface
SNOW DUMP SALT MARSH
TERRACED
CONSTRUCTIONS
WETLANDS
CRANBERRY FIELD
STORMWATER
RUNOFF
FLOODING
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Teaching / Exhibition space
Rendering
Exterior
Diagram
Area & Water Flow Map
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Moss Park Cooperative
3A Studio Philip Beasley
Moss Park, Toronto
There are currently 132 high rise buildings under construction in Toronto, the
most in North America, ahead of Mexico City and New York.
The incomprehensible rate at which Toronto is building unsustainable glass-
skinned condo towers are raising questions on what the urban future for
Toronto will be. The aim of the studio was to imagine a mixed use building
that incorporated an elementary school, commercial program and residential
areas in one development.
This model of development creates a more integral community that will be
built and avoids the segregation of buildings that leads to unsafe and ineff-
cient neighborhoods.
The site is located at the edge of the urban expansion of Toronto and is sit-
uated besides a designated protective public park. The typical tower looms
over its neighbors, while this projects takes a careful consideration for its
surroundings and begins a formal contortion that maximizes sunlight, views
and circulation system that helps build a sense of community.
*The physical model of this project was shown at the year end review
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A court yard typology is contorted into a fgure 8 in order to allow more sunlight and more rooms with view to the
surroundings. The block is also chopped at an angle facing to form a terraced building facing the park. The terrace
allows for more outdoor green space for apartments.
There are four types of bedrooms and they are organized on a three foor confguration. The rooms are staggered
in order to create balconies for each apartment.
The podium contains the a mix of commercial and cultural programs. Major spaces (Gymnasium/ Auditorium) are
organized in the center of the plan and allows for a 24 hour usage rate by both the school and the public.
Project Description:
Perspective
Exterior Views
Floor Plan
Organization
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms 4 Bedrooms
Park Street
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Atrium / Performance Space
Perspective
Exterior Views
Plan Axonmetric
Ground Floor
Plan Axonometric
Second Floor
Commercial
Library
School
Auditorium
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Competitions
2010-2012
The Competition has been a defning characteristic of architec-
ture for centuries. Without competitions to spur creativity, many
great buildings in our history would have never been realized
We are in the profession because we are passionate about what
we do. Often times the real world can be suffocating as there
are client meetings, codes to abide by, budget constraints and
deadlines. The freeness of a competition should be a welcomed
breath of fresh air in the sense that you are truly designing for
yourself.
And, the results of competitions, not just the winners, increase
the understanding of the profession. Within the architecture
realm, other frms and students can learn from the various ap-
proaches. But, probably one of the greatest things about com-
petitions is that they provide a way for the non-architect to relate
to what we do.
The power of an idea should never be taken for granted. Antonio
SantElia and the Italian Futurists understood that their designs
would not be built but that wasnt the point. Their drawings and
sketches were channels for the thinkers to depict a new urban im-
age of revolutionary ideas. It was an expressive way to get people
to start thinking and challenge the conventional.
-Karen Cliento
Why open architecture competitions are good for Architects
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SSEF Pavilion
Finalist
w/ Desiree Geib
*Submission for the 2011 Structural Steel Education
Foundation annual student competition.
Calgary, Manitoba
Benefts of steel, tension and compression, are careful-
ly used to maintain structural integrity and create an
elevated platform to give new perspective on the city.
The project combines an effcient tensile structure as
a new host to the public in one of the busiest parks in
Calgary.
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Public Space
Connection Details
Site Photos
Site Plan
A variety of details for con-
struction had to be carefully
developed.
It included a base,
tension rod and steel
framing connection
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Home Sweet Home
Finalist
w/ Samuel Ganton
* Project was originally designed for Environmental Design course
under Terri Meyer Boake, it was entered into the competition under
her recommendation
Kapeskasin, Ontario
The small residential house in rural Kapeskasin, Ontario sits sub-
merged into the ground, the project aims to take full advantage of
the site for a more sustainable design.
Using an array of active and passive techniques to ensure minimum
energy usage and fulfll requirements of a NETZERO house.
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A linear plan opens up the south and overhangs are designed to allow for the thermal retaining foors to give free energy in the winter, while
blocking out any excess summer sunlight.
The green roof retains rain water while providing insulation to the roof. A solar panel system is incorporated into louvers in order to generate elec-
tricity and block sunlight at the same time.
A closed loop geothermal system connected to the nearby pond.
Incorporation of low-fow toilet/sink/shower, compost system for organic waste, low VOC paint and Straw-bale Insulation as a renewable material.
Project Description:
First & Second Plans
Ventilation Diagram
Sunlight & Thermal Block Diagram Section Detail
South Elevation
PV Panels Green Roof Program Circulation Geothermal
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Second Floor Living room
Rendering
Dining / Childrens Area
Exterior Rendering
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Grow Further
w/ Breeze Glazer and Andy Zheng
Perkins and Will
Detroit, Michigan
As Detroit struggles with its recovery, urban food
deserts (areas with no access to healthy fresh
food) becomes an issue the city is trying address.
Neighborhoods has began setting up communi-
ty garden as alternatives, this project combines
a much needed local school with a community
center that aims to becomes both a manufactur-
ing and distribution point in the community for
healthy. The aim is to start to create a compre-
hensive system that starts with the education of
local children and encourage a healthier lifestyle.
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Photovoltaic
LED, Artifcial Sun-Light
Fruits and Vegetable
Grand Stairs as Primary
Circulation
Collaboration/Break out
Space
LIBRARY
ART / SCIENCE S
GYMNASIUM
CAFETERIA / DI
CLASSROOMS
GROWING TOWERS
OBSTACLE COURSE
WELLNESS PAVILION
FRESH MARKET
HEALTH CLINIC
GREEN CAFE
LIVING MACHINE / WETLANDS
FARMLAND
OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS
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Double Loaded Circulation Vertical Orientation Terraced Planing Communal Services
OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS
CLASSROOM
GROWTOWERS
OBSTACLE COURSE
LIBRARY
ART/SCIENCE
GYMNASIUM
WELLNESS PAVILION
FRESH MARKET
LIVING MACHINE/ WETLANDS
PV PANEL
LED LIGHT
FRUIT/VEGETABLE
BREAKOUT
SPACE
CIRCULATION
HEALTH CLINIC
GREEN CARE
CAFETERIA
The School follows a traditional double loaded corridor,
However a more vertical program is encouraged with
several GROWtowers that produce good year-round and
serve as teaching stations for ecology.
A terraced courtyard allows for more exterior planting and
teaching space for meant to serve each classroom.
The Wellness Pavilion acts as a access point for the
parents as well as the general public to gain access to
fresh food and a community garden (Living Machine)
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Only two grocery stores within four km
At least 13 schools with no access
to fresh produce within walking dis-
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Food trucks pick up produce from
local farms and use biomass/
organic waste to power schools
fuel cell
Produce to be inspected and
sorted on site and redistributed
to local schools
There is a decentralized network of
urban farms in the neighborhood
Rendering
Roof top planting space /
obstacle course
Rendering
Communal Market
Diagram
Key Map of Local Services
Diagram
Energy and Water Source
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*Perkins and WIll, New York *Perkins and WIll, New York
Co-operative Education is one of the keystones of the Architec-
ture program at the University of Waterloo.
Beginning in second year, students alternate 4-month school
terms with 4-month paid terms working for architects and
designers. The Co-operative Program allows students to experi-
ence frst hand the nature and variety of the work the profession
offers. Work terms also make it possible to acquire a wide array
of specifc skills, discipline and experience which are placed in
a balance with the more exploratory and speculative work which
goes on in the Design Studio program. The beneft of diverse job
and cultural experience come to virtually every student. Most
spend at least one work term outside Canada and no one does
all his or her work terms at one frm or in one city. This brings an
extraordinary variety and maturity to the senior classes.
Internship
2010-2012
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Vaughan Metro Centre
January - May 2011
Diamond and Schmitt Architects
Vaughan is a city north of Toronto that has expanded rapidly. Key infra-
structures are already underconstrcution in order to connect it to downtown
Toronto, including an extension of the subway system. The Vaughan Metro-
politan Centre is at the terminus stop of the subway station and a master
plan was developed to make Vaughan a thriving city.
Working with Urban Strategies Inc, a plan was developed to include a mix of
residential, business, commercial and cultural buildings. A central park acts
as the focal point and separation to the northern residential and southern
commercial districts. A horseshoe bus terminal is connected underground to
the subway terminal currently under construction.
I was part of a four person team that included Principle Mike Szabo and my
main responsibilities included the 3D modeling as well as In depth analysis
and options done for a 400 000 sq ft offce tower, above ground bus terminal
connecting an currently under construction subway station and the reloca-
tion of a major retailer at the podium of an offce block.
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Zoning / Density / Area Map
Aerial
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Exterior Rendering
Bus Terminal
Interior Connection to Subway
Plan
Bus Terminal
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University of Wilfrid Laurier
January - May 2012
Diamond and Schmitt Architects
The Global Innovation Exchange building strives to establish an appropriate scale for future The Global Innovation Exchange building strives to establish an appropriate scale for future
development of the Wilfrid Laurier University campus and to urbanize and animate University development of the Wilfrid Laurier University campus and to urbanize and animate University
Avenue and its surroundings. Avenue and its surroundings.
The stratifcation of the foor plates creates variety and interest on all elevations. Bisected by The stratifcation of the foor plates creates variety and interest on all elevations. Bisected by
the curvilinear auditorium and 300-seat lecture hall drum. The beauty and clarity of this form the curvilinear auditorium and 300-seat lecture hall drum. The beauty and clarity of this form
is achieved through large overhangs that appear to effortlessly foat on top of each other is achieved through large overhangs that appear to effortlessly foat on top of each other.
I joined an 8 person project team led by Birgit Siber and Don Schmitt. The project uses Revit I joined an 8 person project team led by Birgit Siber and Don Schmitt. The project uses Revit
2012 and my responsibilities included developing the design and detailing of the auditorium, 2012 and my responsibilities included developing the design and detailing of the auditorium,
300 / 150 / 75 seat classrooms and all staircases within the project. 300 / 150 / 75 seat classrooms and all staircases within the project.
The project is also positioned to achieve LEED Gold and the 2030 Challenge for fossil fuel The project is also positioned to achieve LEED Gold and the 2030 Challenge for fossil fuel
d i reduction.
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Building Massing
Section
Auditorium / Atrium
The central atrium offers a conditioned space that gathers all the inhabitants of the building. All offces are also posi-
tioned with a window into the atrium along with several breakout meeting rooms.
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SKYLIGHT CREATES A LIGHT-
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Rendering
Main Atrium
Rendering
Walkway
Rendering
Staircase / Bio Filtration Wall
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September - December 2011
Perkins and Will / New York
*in collaboration with Baum Architects *in collaboration with Baum Architects
Seoul is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the world. Seoul is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the world.
The site is above the unde ground subw y sy tem with a view towards The site is above the underground subway system with a view towards
Cheonggyecheon Park and the Nam Mountain. Cheonggyecheon Park and the Nam Mountain.
The podium contains the commercial and cultural programs and The podium contains the commercial and cultural programs and
presents an elevated rooftop public space that acts as the lobby for presents an elevated rooftop public space that acts as the lobby for
the offce tower and a great view of the city. the offce tower and a great view of the city.
A facade system was developed to shade the offce space to avoid A facade system was developed to shade the offce space to avoid
unwanted heat gain and to unwanted heat gain and to allow ventilation, optimal day lighting and allow ventilation, optimal day lighting and oo
modularity for fexibility. modularity for fexibility.
The Myeongdong Tower transforms a functional offce building with a The Myeongdong Tower transforms a functional offce building with a
public cultural facilities that is tied into the vast network of the Seoul public cultural facilities that is tied into the vast network of the Seoul
underground. underground.
I was part of a four-person design team from P+W. Internal design I was part of a four-person design team from P+W. Internal design
charettes became quick ways of brainstorming. My responsibilities charettes became quick ways of brainstorming. My responsibilities
included all 3-d modeling work with Rhino and Sketchup, along wi h included all 3-d modeling work with Rhino and Sketchup, along with
p oducing fnal p esentation material. producing fnal presentation material.
Diagrams were done by P+W to accompany outsourced renderings Diagrams were done by P+W to accompany outsourced renderings
and models. Final presentation in Korean produced by Baum Archi- and models. Final presentation in Korean produced by Baum Archi-
tects.
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Axonometric
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Offce
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Dr Schofeld Memorial
June - August 2010
JCI Architects
Toronto Zoo, Toronto
Acting as a cultural center for the Toronto Zoo, the pavilion and exhibit be-
comes a show piece of Korean culture.
Rethinking the traditional Korean pavilion, the project incorporated a shut-
tered roof to reveal a time tested and intricate framing system.
Sustainability considered with locally source wood and stone. Earth-tubes
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A traditional three-temple courtyard layout is followed with an emphasis on central axis and the experience of
proceeding through the forecourt with a refecting pond and traditional pavilion.
An underground exhibiton space allows for fexible interior space capable of hosting a variety of cultural events.
Water is used as an element of separation to act as a threshold to the courtyard. It is also present at the boundary
of the pavilions and further enhances the centrality of the plan.
A range of traditional materials are used and a copper slat roof emulates the traditional form of a Korean Temple.
The louver allows for a view through and reveals the intricacies of a construction method perfected by time.
Project Description:
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Exhibition Space
Diagram
Program Organization
Concept
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Aerial
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Courtyard & Exhibition Space
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_Contact
99 Hickorynut Drive
North York, Ontario, Canada
M2J 4W6
+1 647 466 8668
haleyzhou@hotmail.com
Thank you