UNDERGRADUATE
Cesar Rodriguez Perfetti— The Irena K. Orlowski Award![]()
Cesar Rodriguez Perfetti— The Irena K. Orlowski Award
About the Award
Provides support to a student in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year, and is based on academic achievement and a contribution and involvement in university life and bettering the world around them.
Rock on Bond
Purpose-built sport facility Toronto, Ontario
The conceptualization of this building started by understanding the traffic on-site. A square-based building that relates to circulation and program on the first floor requires less complexity than the areas where rock climbing would operate. As the building moves up, the upper hexagon and bottom square base of the building create volumetric conditions which respond to the movement of rock climbing.
The expression of the building is given by the volumetric intervention that adapts to rock climbing and explores structural systems (diagrid), allowing for a clear span and fewer members in the interior.
Glazing opening units are on the north, increasing the exposure of the interior activity with the exterior high traffic context. On the south side, glazing panels are integrated into the diagrid for sunlight penetration. A system of perforated metal shades regulates the light getting in, creating a comfortable lighting condition for the athletes.
As this building exposes the activity and allows for an open interior, this high-traffic location can be used to promote de-activity, and to host competitions.
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Provides support to a student in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year, and is based on academic achievement and a contribution and involvement in university life and bettering the world around them.
Rock on Bond
Purpose-built sport facility Toronto, Ontario
The conceptualization of this building started by understanding the traffic on-site. A square-based building that relates to circulation and program on the first floor requires less complexity than the areas where rock climbing would operate. As the building moves up, the upper hexagon and bottom square base of the building create volumetric conditions which respond to the movement of rock climbing.
The expression of the building is given by the volumetric intervention that adapts to rock climbing and explores structural systems (diagrid), allowing for a clear span and fewer members in the interior.
Glazing opening units are on the north, increasing the exposure of the interior activity with the exterior high traffic context. On the south side, glazing panels are integrated into the diagrid for sunlight penetration. A system of perforated metal shades regulates the light getting in, creating a comfortable lighting condition for the athletes.
As this building exposes the activity and allows for an open interior, this high-traffic location can be used to promote de-activity, and to host competitions.
