POINT 05 is part of a larger call for urban densification and intensification. It challenges ways to explore the transformation of the traditional core by considering what it means to live in an urban neighborhood in North America in the 21st century. It also considers the form and quality of the urban environment and, in particular, how individual buildings work in concert to produce a larger whole. POINT 05 challenges to increase the variety of kinds of people who live in the core and find a way to accommodate a broader spectrum of the middle class downtown. Design is used to orchestrate the ways a diverse demographic interacts – questioning the role that architecture plays both in building community and in defining turf. The proposal embraces the fact that different people have different needs and that circumstances and priorities change throughout our lives. The environments developed are flexible to change the residents and the city while being stable and significant enough to withstand those changes. The overall approach of Point 05 Development is affordable, sustainable, and efficient design. The project is comprised of five 5.5 acre lots totaling 27.5 acres approximately. The question we asked first is how to achieve a design that belongs within the traditional suburban context and connect all five lots to each other as well as the surrounding context. The primary design move utilizes a public path the cuts through the overall sites and provides a means of circulation for all residents within Point 05 development. The construction and material selection approach is to develop a building system comprised of prefabricated panels of walls, floors, ceilings, corridors, and roofs. The prefabricated system would allow for cost reduction in the all stages of construction, delivery, assembly, close up, interior finishes, mechanical and electrical systems. The panels would be 3m x 3m for walls, floors, ceiling/ roofs and 2m x 3m prefabricated circulation corridor panels. The make-up of each panel is structural steel framing, and fitted with all the necessary components such as insulation, water proofing, exterior cladding, windows, and interior finishes. Exterior panels utilized in Point 05 development all have the same interior make-up, but three different cladding finishes where modern brick for the town houses, concrete panels for the apartment units, and aluminum panels for exterior cladding of the buildings. The building process is greatly made efficient due to the prefabrication utilized off site and only the concrete foundations are constructed traditionally with insulated form work. The remaining building structure is assembled on-site, using prefabricated concrete columns and beams initially before the panels are installed using bolted connections to the concrete structure. This building system allowed for designing 3 types of housing units, a 144 sqm 2 story town home, 96 - 108 sqm through units, and 48 - 72 sqm double loaded corridor units. Carleton University, Ontario, Canada Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism Stantec Architecture Competition 2nd Place for Excellence in Comprehensive Studio Project Students: Dylan Morris & Mo Reekan Architecture Portfolio: https://issuu.com/dbdm/docs/dbdm_portfolio Other Portfolio(s): https://issuu.com/dbdm

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