kaitlyn labrecque
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Dalhousie university, halifax ns
coastal studio Halifax
adobe creative suite
ennis safety services
nova scotia architecture association
susan fitzgerald
master of architecture
designer/ builder - fundy national park treehouse project
2012-current
scaffolding, fall protection, occupational health
member
professor
candidate 2014-2016
undergraduate co-op
and safety certified
undergraduate/ graduate student
gpa 3.85/4
2013-2014
expiry july 2017
2012-present
audocad 2011
dr.ted cavanagh
2012-current
Dalhousie university, halifax ns
Dalhousie architecture students association
bachelor of environmental design studies in architecture
vice president communications
graduate 2012-2014
2012-current
Canadian breast cancer society
Dalhousie intramural co-ed soccer
employer
sketch-up/v-ray
volunteer
player
2013-current
2010-present
2010-present
leanne munn
in-course academic achievement scholarship 2012-2013
deans list 2013
Dalhousie university, halifax ns
nova scotia planners directors association
arc gis
Canadian red cross
halifax dunbrack soccer club
personal
planning and organizing conference support
2011-2012
national lifeguard, water instructor certification
senior womens player
completed 2009
2012-2014
st. johns ambulance
Canadian institute of planners
cpr-c
student member
completed 2009
2011-2012
sobeys inc.
atlantic planning institute
2012
vectorworks
bachelor of community design in urban planning and sustainability
previous study 2010-2012
bedford academy
deans list 2011-2012
senior safety and activity coordinator - summer program
Dalhousie entrance scholarship 2010
2008-2012
2012
rhino
2014- current
contact
nscad university, halifax ns
whw architects
school of extended studies iin metal and drawing
job shadow volunteer: anna sampson
grasshopper
whims
student member
1 902. 880. 6931 (cell)
2010-2012
summer 2011
2014-current
completed 2009
2011-2012
kaitlyn. [email protected]
content
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cheticamp farmers market
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dalhousie school of music
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fundy national park treehouse
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vals counterpoint pavilion
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light + acoustics
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artist retreat advocate
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productive urban landscapes
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personal work
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cheticamp farmers market
Instructor: Dr. Ted Cavanagh
Design: Kaitlyn labrecque, Megan lloyd, Katelyn Lathem,
Nina Hitzler, Julia Weir, Xan Hawes, Fraser Plaxton,
Amanda Kennedy, Noah Jacobson, Evan Hoyles
M1 term: Summer 2014 / present
This interdisciplinary studio was supported
by research initiatives that worked
collaboratively across several disciplines
with faculty, students, community groups
and not-for-profit organizations. The funding
for the gridshell was made possible by a
partnership grant from The Social Sciences
and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
The grant is titled Thinking While Doing, and
is based on emphasizing transparency,
creating a network of early adapters, and
supporting a culture of innovation. This
gridshell structure was created for a small
rural community in Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia. Community engagement was a
crucial aspect to our design process, and
consultations were facilitated to gain input
from local figures. The 20x40ft structure
was designed to undergo extreme climate
conditions, as it sits on the windiest coast
in Canada. Testing the structure was crucial
to our design process as there were no
existing standards for the type of structure
and joint we proposed. A 1:2 mock up was
constructed and several 1:1 connections
were developed and tested with resources
from the Engineering Department. The
structure uses a green/red oak double lath
system jointed by marine ply clamps and
Marlow rope. The shell derives its strength
from its double curvature, allowing for an
open plan organic interior. Furthermore, the
exterior shell is currently being constructed
on-site by undergraduate co-op students.
cheticamp, ns
present state of market (without final cladding)
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form finding
bolting
clamping
lashing + clamping
node testing
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school of music
Instructor: Susan Fitzgerald
B5 Term: Winter 2014
The Dalhousie School of Music is located
at the end of Dalhousies main campus,
on the corner of University Avenue
and Robie Street. The building acts
as a gateway to the university, which
connects and contrasts the programmatic
divide between the community east
and institutional west. The vernacular
precedent of shipbuilding was studied in
order to clarify the structural scheme of
the community theatre hanging verses the
institutional theatre sitting. This strategy
allows the public pedestrian corridor along
university avenue to bleed into the ground
floor of the music school. Connecting the
bisection, as individuals experience the
contrasting performance of each tectonic
gesture. The buildings material strategy
acts in contrast as well; the institutional
west half is representative of its heavy
masonry colleagues, and the community
east half is representative of its light
wooden neighbors. Again, connection
occurs at the public circulation zones.
The acoustic strategy provides the final
contrast at a systems scale. The smaller
theatre obtains acoustic isolation by
surrounding itself with mass, while the
larger theatre obtains acoustic isolation
by surrounding itself with air. In summary,
the public and circulation zones connect
the building, while the structural, material
and acoustic strategies act in contrastcreating a playful engagement.
underside of theater b
halifax, ns
shipbuilding - precedent
underside of theater A
puncturing the theatre
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building systems
longitudinal section
floor five
floor four
floor three
floor two
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fundy tree house
Employer: Coastal Studio / Dr. Ted Cavanagh
Design: Kaitlyn Labrecque, Megan Lloyd, Katelyn
Lathem, Ben Angus, Brent Schmit, Tyler Hall.
B4 work term: Fall 2013/ present
Coastal Studio is a student based practice
run from Dalhousie University, under
supervision of Dr. Ted Canvanagh. The
studio investigates building on the coast,
exploring conjunctions between ecology,
culture, and traditional technical knowledge.
Studies are concentrated on communitybased innovate designs which respond
to local coastal situations. This gridshell
structure was designed for Fundy National
Park in Alma, New Brunswick and will act as
a sleeping accommodation for visitors. The
design process spanned six months, and
construction is currently underway at the
National Park. Our objective for this design
was to push the boundaries of gridshell and
create a structure that would resist loads
through its complex geometry and connect
onto itself. This objective was unlike any
previous constructed gridshells, which all
shared a connection to the ground. A 1:1
structural mock-up was built and tested with
support of Blackwell Engineering. This phase
of design development was crucial in order to
receive proper permits to begin construction
on-site. The structure is designed to stand
on six metal posts overlooking the Bay. A
meandering mill deck leads visitors to the
shell. As seen in the image to the right the
posts and mill-deck and currently in place
on site. Three extended graduate students
have now taken on the remaining design
and construction tasks for the project, with a
completion goal of summer 2015.
gridshell wall section
bay of fundy national park
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vals
counter point pavilion
Instructor: Talbot Sweetapple
B1 term: Fall 2012
This was the first design studio in the
undergraduate architecture program
at Dalhousie University. The first task
was a case study, designed to develop
knowledge of the history of architecture
through a masterwork. Each student
received a different project, the project
under study here is the Thermal Baths, in
Vals Switzerland by Peter Zumpthor.
The building is programmed as a hotel and
spa complex, built over the only thermal
springs in the Graubunden canton in
Switzerland. The analytical design model
to the right utilizes elements from Peter
Zumthors original parti to convey his initial
intention. Creating a building that appears
one with the earth. Following the study of
the Thermal Vals, a design proposition
was developed as a counterpoint to the
masterwork. The intention for this project
was to design architecture that reflected
the Thermal Vals and allowed for a near by
complementary experience, programmed
as a brasserie-like-restaurant. With little
amenity in Vals, this project was intended
to allow visitors to the spa an alternative
leisure activity, enhancing their stay at
the Thermal Baths. The design connects
to the exterior through the interior,
as the locally quarried quartzite walls
are inhabited with booth-style seating.
Furthermore, the monolithic nature of the
counterpoint pavilion allows individuals to
feel apart of the mountain.
location map, vals
thermal vals case study model
inhabited walls
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LIGHT + ACOUSTICS
Instructors: Emanuel Jannasch and Brian Lilley
B2/B3 term: Winter and Spring 2013
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artist retreat, advocate harbour
Instructor: Roger Mullin
Design: Kaitlyn Labrecque, Ashley Hannon, Kaitlin Dale,
Riley Mckay, Brent Schmit, Fallon Walton, Fern Zevnik,
Haley Johnson, Meredith Innes, Roger Mullin.
B3 term: Summer 2013
This project was initially conceptualized
in 2007 by professor Roger Mullin,
inspired by his connection to a small rural
community in Nova Scotia. Advocate
harbour sits on the Bay of Fundy, and
has a population of approximately 830
permanent residents, with a very aged
demographic. The main objective of this
project is to draw young artists to the
area, as the retreat sits in a picturesque
landscape. Bringing new residents to this
area is essential to for the future economic
growth this rural community. Students
have made this project a reality by aiding
in design considerations and construction.
This contemporary community amenity
celebrates aspects of the historic
shipbuilding period known as the Age
of Sail. The program emerges out of an
iterative building process and includes
a new public space, an outdoor cinema,
a gallery, a classroom and an artist
residence. Film festivals and workshops
are drawing interest from communities
all along the magnificent coast of the
Bay of Fundy. Specific tasks completed
by the student team include: design of
third pod, leveling foundation for third
pod, weather proofing all structures,
landscape design and maintenance,
community engagement, signage, design/
construction of operable openings and site/
building drainage design/ construction.
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cuba
productive urban landscapes]
Instructor: Susan Fitzgerald
M2 term: Fall 2014 (Current Research)
Havana has successfully implemented
sustainable food production throughout
the city and is an inspiration to aspiring
farming cities throughout the world. These
urban farms have created a network of
infrastructure across the city with social,
service and spatial implications that have
the potential to shape the citys future.
Necessity forced Cuba into this paradigm
shift. With the tightening of the economic
and political blockade by the US and the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, trade
to the country essentially ceased and Cuba
entered the Special Period. Our studio is
investigating how these productive urban
landscapes can be enhanced through
more permanent infrastructure. After
visiting Havana, I noticed contrasting
conditions between garden, market, and
education activity in different locations.
In rural areas these three programs were
tied together to create an agricultural
community hub. Where in the urban
condition of Old Havana these three
practices were disconnected. Gardens
were found privatively within homes,
markets were found as street carts, and
education centers had no relation to these
practices. My proposal is to utilize holes
in Old Havanas urban fabric and create
a new building typology that merges
the garden, the market, and education.
Moreover to create a network of urban
agriculture integrated into the urban realm.
Old Havana, Cuba
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PERSONAL WORK
Painting Series: abstract representation between color
proportion and texture: examples from current collection
Metal: blacksmithing beginner and intermediate works
Wood: re-purposing antiques for modern day function:
ongoing hobby
40 x 40
40 x 48
thank you
1 902. 880. 6931 (cell)
kaitlyn. [email protected]
