Victoria Mantha-BlytheArchitecture Portfolio

RAW Design Architecture Studio: Intern September - December 2014• Worked in Revit on a 27 storey residential tower in Toronto.• Was responsible for choosing products and contacting manufacturers and distribu-tors for specifications• Learned how to create working drawings of large scale buildings.

Phillip Beesley Architect Inc.: Student June-August 2012• Assembled pieces for the Aurora Installation at Simons in the West Edmonton Mall.• Laser-cut pieces and packaged projects for shipment.

Gallery Independent Research Project: Supervisor, Donald McKay: May - August 2014• Researching about the concept of portable galleries both in time and in space.• Creating the ground work of research so to be able to have an established refer-ence point for a portable gallery to be built in Toronto, Canada.

Assistant and Intern, Vertechs Design Inc. - July - August 2009• Worked often with Adobe Photoshop, Google Sketchup, Photostitch, and Excel to help create presentable projects for clients.• Assisted in writing out and editing reports for review, as well as composing and maintaining botanical inventory lists.

Joe Newell Architect Inc.: Intern January-April 2014• Designed and drew working drawings for social and affordable Housing in Victoria, BC. • Worked as an intern creating and applying for development and construction permits.

Student Festival Organizer: May - August 2014• Initiating a student run festival aimed at engaging the student body in installations.• Working with 16 different art curators who are each establishing their own event.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Computer Programs•  AutoCAD•  Rhino3D•  Vray for Rhino3D•  Revit Modelling•  Revit Rendering•  Adobe Creative Suite•  Microsoft Word•  Excel•  Film Editing

Hands-On Skills•  Hand Modeling•  Laser Cutting•  Machinery Woodworking•  Photography

Qualities•  Teamwork•  Enthusiastic and Motivated•  Strong Independent Working Skills•  Fast Learner•  Punctual AND Ready To Work

SKILLS

PHONE: 226 750 8007EMAIL: victoria.manthablythe@gmail.comOTHER EMAIL: vmanthab@uwaterloo.caCANADIAN CITIZEN

CONTACT

I have known Victoria Mantha-Blythe for the last five years and have been impressed by her consistent passion for architecture and design.

During the time when Victoria was applying to architecture schools I had the opportunity to review her portfolio. Included were some of her designs from architectural competitions she had entered, even prior to her university years. I was impressed by the quality of her work despite her lack of formal training. In my opinion she has the ability to create, develop and communicate ideas that illustrate a sophistication beyond her years and training. I was not surprised when she secured one of only 72 places offered by Waterloo’s School of Architecture.

I am very pleased that Victoria continues to excel in her chosen field. Her ability to win prizes and receive recognition for her design work within the department of architecture is commendable and I would not hesitate to recommend her as a summer student. I believe your firm would be impressed with her creativ-ity, thoughtfulness, and work ethic.

If you have any questions about Victoria’s suitability please don’t hesitate to call me. Yours Truly, George Stockton

President, Moriyama & Teshima Planners Limited

GEORGE STOCKTON

This letter is to describe Victoria Mantha-Blythe’s contributions to our studio, Philip Beesley Architect Inc. (PBAI) over the past years.PBAI is a Toronto based interdisciplinary design firm associated with the University of Waterloo. The firm works in experimental interactive installation and design projects using advanced digital prototyping equip-ment, as well as traditional architectural projects, sculpture, graphic design, and exhibitry. Projects include a range of international installations. Victoria worked alongside our team on the assembly of several sculp-tures, including a permanent acquisition for Simons department store in the West Edmonton Mall.

The work of the studio is characterized by intensive attention to detail, requiring extraordinary precision and advanced skill in architectural design and rendering, digital fabrication, and material manipulation. Victoria learned very quickly the specialized standards and working methods of the firm. She was generous in her energy and contributed valuable work to the practice.

I can strongly recommend her as an excellent, highly skilled individual.Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can assist with further information to support Victoria.Yours very truly,

Philip Beesley MRAIC OAA RCA Professor Waterloo Architecture Cambridge Principal, Philip Beesley Architect Inc.

PHILIP BEESLEY

Pockets: 2AA community center in downtown Cambridge that creates a grid to allows nature and people to break free of the system-atic restraints of a city.

Basement Floor

1st Floor

2nd Floor

The Auditorium Is the one space that has the opportunity to bring together different age groups under one roof. The presenting stage can be seen from three different points of view; the raked seating, the exterior ground surface, and the second floor viewing room or workshop. The Auditorium allows for a place for people to collect and connect while they experience a performance of wild sorts.

The Day-care Maintains a quirky shape to allow for children to understand that their space inhabits a chaos of opportunities hiding in the corners waiting to be explored. While the 5x10 units make up the zig-zag shape of the Day-care, it also creates a space that is populated with windows and exits to the outdoors. The space also has access to a private courtyard that provides the children a safe places to run around in the community center.

The Gallery Space Has a direct relationship with Dickson Street. The 5x10m space is glazed on all sides and the main entrance to the gallery is beside the entrance to the community center. The Gallery provides a place for the people to gather and look at the work the community center has put together. It is a rep-resentation that the community center supports a surrounding center of culture and intellectual strength.

5x5m

Grid SystemThe 5x5m grid is the conceptual and physical foundation for a community center that aims to create a framework that encourages nature and city to break free from the confines. Nature, Structure and People all try to give them selves rules because it allows them to be creative.

Experiencing UrbanismParkour is force of movement. It is a way to experience a city using only what your body allows. Getting from point A to point B bouncing your mind and body off of your sur-roundings to allow for the fastest most direct route. The Grid structure allows for a

Formwork and StructureNot only does the structure allow the people to break the system, but it also presents a grid that can later be filled; suggesting that there is a future for the building.

North Education Center: 2ATraditional Inuvialuit Sod houses were constructed only during the winter months and so they were designed to withstand very low temperatures. The cross shaped house allowed for a communal area where the family would socialize.

40 000 People live in the Yellowknife Region-48% Aboriginal-52% Non-Aboriginal

-98% of the Aboriginal Community lives in the outlying communities.

Largest Community outside of Yellowknife is the Inuvailuit Community.

Inuvailuit Community is mainly off grid and has a population of 5700 people.

One portable classroom is required, but the population should have up to 4-12 classrooms to accommodate the educa-tion need.

These Nodes service a particular area of the settlement. The Nodes are connected by energy lines energy line that share energy produced by the solar panel focal points to achieve maximum efficiency.

One node is four independent portable classrooms that can be attached together to create a community school yard or cultural center.

The Subtleties of a Moment: 2B“The Subtleties of a Moment” aims to capture a moment that can only be described as enticing and in the present tense. Olfaction (the sense of smell) is the strongest and fastest acting of all the senses. It travels directly to the part of the brain called the Limbic System, where it is translated and understood in terms of memories, emotions, and physical reactions, and this process aims to appear in all the layers of this project.

ALLSPICE

BALSAM

NUTMEG

TEATREE

DIGESTION

SKIN

MUSCLES

MIND

HAIR

SINUS

WOUNDS

CIRCULATION

HYSSOP

CHAMOMILE

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Smell hits the brain the fastest out of all the senses because it doesn’t need to be processed by the Thalamus region of the brain before it is sent to the Limbic System. This means that the power of essential oils can is one of the most effective forms of understanding nature. They emphasize the idea that nature is found within us. Our relationship with nature is so intrinsic and biologically grounded.

Controls emotional expression, emotional behavior, a memory and motivation and stored learning responses.

Limbic SystemLimbic SystemOlfactory Bulb

Aromatic Substance

Source of Smell

Lemongrass Hills

Lavender Fields

Allspice Orchard

The Modern Lofts: Studio 1BA 6-story residential unit that has a main floor with a public and commercial space engaging the community. The modern lofts exist as a tool to connect the public realm with the residential private realm of the city. The first floor serves as a shopping and cafe center with a bicycle and walkway that cuts through the middle. The tiers visually engage the Gar-dener Expressway and the ground floor traffic.

2nd Floor

1st Floor

3rd Floor

Case Study: MacDonald Block: 3A The MacDonald Block is the first government public art space in Toronto built in the late 60’s. Working in a team of 4 others we documented the government building and made a video of our work illustrating the differ-ent aspects of the building and how it functions as a dynamic engaging space.

Grid

Indoor/Outdoor

Parks

Public/Private

Circulation Space Office Space

Interior Gallery Section

Diagram of Cores

The Townhouse: 1AThe project was to design a single family townhouse residence in down-town Cambridge, Ontario that brings together two conflicting neighbour-hoods and establishes an idea of the “good-life”.

Insets and expansions diagram

This first year project introduced me to a small scale of building that looked at designing a house for two professors. I worked to create a layered house which allows one to travel through the different rooms and experience them all separately, emphasizing the “process” of living.  Have different semi levels that allow direct and diffuse light to filter into every room.  I aimed to design the exterior shell so that it visually tied together the different surrounding neighbourhoods.

West Section

First Floor Plan

North SectionNorth ElevationModel

Collage

Pomegranate

Dragon Fruit

4x4 Personality

4x4 Personality

Projections

Projections

Transparencies

Transparencies

Fashion Portraits

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