design portfolio 2014

DESIGNPORTFOLIO

2014

SINANHUSIC

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Hello,

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My name is Sinan Husic, currently a second year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. I enjoy creating and building, and over the years I have grown fond of sculpture, model making, and construction. The beauty of three dimensional work is that eraser marks don’t exist, allowing the creator to adjust and iterate endlessly. It is this process that has lead to my passion for design and allow me to enjoy every minute of Architecture school. The following is a collection of works completed during my time spent in and out of school. Thank you and enjoy!

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[email protected]

178 Templemead Drive L8W3G4, Hamilton, ON, CA.

EDUCATION 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 8

2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 2 Sherwood Secondary SchoolHigh School Diploma, Honours

University of Waterloo School of ArchitectureBachelor of Architectural Studies Candidate

PROESSIONAL SUMMARYFive years experience in the construction/contracting industry, primarily concerned with client contracts and budgets, project management, and carpentry.

Proficient in Adobe Suite and CAD software, with a working knowledge of HTML and visually based web-design.

Skills include: problem solving, appropriate client-contractor behaviour and leadership through experience with project development and management.

Ability to preform effectively and efficiently under both mental and physical stress when nearing project deadlines.

Fluent in Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian; written and verbal.

SINANHUSIC

Curriculum Vitae

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EMPLOYMENT

SKILLS

TRAVEL

INVOLVEMENT

Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite

Laser Cutting, CNC Routing

Detroit, Havana, Chicago

New York, Chicago, Holquin, Louisville

New York, Puerto Plata

Zagreb, Sarajevo, Bihac, Mostar, Chicago

Model Making, Hand Drafting, Wood-Working, Concrete Forming, Stone Masonry, Iron Work

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A n a l o g u e

D i g i t a l F a b

S o f t w a r e

SES Construction Contractor, Estimator, Designer, Carpenter, Stone Mason

Cultural Group “Bosna u Srcu” Instructor, Assistant Choreographer, Performer

Volunteer Maintenance for BIC of Hamilton Landscaping, Cleaning, Roofing

Absolute Contracting Carpenter, Stone Mason

Architectural Metals North AmericaSite Labourer

Curriculum Vitae

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architectonics

modern lofts

cabin

artist’s residence

g.alt

more junk

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ARCHITEC

Architectonics was an exploration of the fundamental building blocks of architecture. We were free to use and experiment with basic architectural elements such as: columns, walls, floor plates, openings, and volumes. The ultimate goal was to create archi-tecture in its purest form. In this project, I specifically chose to explore the architectural aspects of volumes and their natural boundaries along with space that can be occupied

TONICS

Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.

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within those boundaries. By arranging three distinct volumes, I concerned myself with how these three volumes would inter-sect in space and what conditions within and around these in-tersections would occur. I began to explore how the space in and around the volumes could be utilized by drawing on inspira-tions from the architect Tom Kundig and how he appropriates positive and negative space in his work.

Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.

10 Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.

First Floor Plan

11Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.

Second Floor Plan


Section A


Section B


Front Elevation


Rear Elevation


Right Elevation


Left Elevation


Physical Rear/Right Elevation


Physical Rear/Left Elevation

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MODERNL O F T S

Modern Lofts was the first independent study of multipurpose high-density living within the downtown fabric of Toronto. The project was presented to us with strict requirements, particu-larly stressing: set backs, regulations, building codes, and zoning codes. The project also had specific program requirements that we were to incorporate within our proposed designs. With

Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.

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emphasis on program and function of the building, it’s final form was the outcome of program diagrams and volumetric studies; rather than a form that came about through an artistic interpre-tation. Being our final design project of first year, it required a fair amount of research into how these multipurpose high-rises functioned structurally, programmatically, and economically.

Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.

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22 Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.

Ground Floor Plan

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Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.

Second Floor Plan

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Typical Unit Plan


North Elevation

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East Elevation


Section A


North Experiential Rendition

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C A B I N

Project “Cabin” was an exploration in environmentally sustain-able design along with an exploration in off-grid living. The out-line of the project allowed students to choose the climate condi-tions that they felt they could best design for. Designing for cold climates had always interested me, particularly when there are numerous methods available for utilizing the energy of the sun and wind to control the interior environment.

Cabin. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014.

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By implementing design methods and solutions that were learned throughout the school year, I was able to incorporate a combination of architectural elements that can be found on the program sketch found on the following page. Such elements in-cluded the use of southern glazing, trombe walls, thermal mass, cross ventilation and overhangs in order to store energy during the winter while preventing over-heating in the summer.


34 Cabin. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014.

Program Analysis

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Floor Plan


Longitudinal Section


Front Elevation


Transverse Perspectival Section

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ARTISTSRESIDENCE

Artist’s Residence was the final project assigned on our final term which involved creating an inhabitable architecture for an artist of our choice. We had the option to choose between art-ists that participated in either the visual, literary or musical arts. Once a practice was chosen, we were then to tailor our spaces with the needs of that artist in mind. In this project, I chose to design for the visual artist. Despite being a project that could easily accommodate any arbitrary visual artist, I chose to draw

Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.

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specific inspiration from Richard Serra and his large steel instal-lations. Serra’s installations generally appear as intrusive in the landscape while simultaneously having an elegant atmosphere to them. It was this feel that I wished to replicate within this project by designing a large mass of Corten steel that appears to cut through the landscape. After the form of the facade was es-tablished, the interior program was meant to be strictly arranged within this mass that the artist was to occupy.

Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.

42 Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.

Ground Floor Plan

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Second Floor Plan


Section A


Section B


Section C


Section D


Section E


Experiential Section


Model: Front View


Model: Rear View

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G.Alt was a collaborated submission to the annual SSEF Struc-tural Steel competition between myself and a classmate. The competition’s theme for the year 2014 was simply: Span. Par-ticipants were to explore ways that spans could be achieved on any desired site. The direction my partner and I decided to take wasn’t to be considered a revolutionary reconsideration of the limits of steel, but rather to implement a more conceptual “span” on a more tangible site. We decided that we would

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G.alt. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014

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rather explore the socioeconomic impacts of building a bridge within an existing infrastructure near the School of Architecture in Cambridge, Ontario. We proposed a new pedestrian bridge using the existing structure in the Grand River in order to con-nect student housing and the university together with a safe and well-lit path. Students would then have an alternative path to get across the river, rather than having to take other, longer and more frightening paths.

Rhino. Grasshopper. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.

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Site Plan

Site Section Viewing North

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Rhino. Grasshopper. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.


Abutment Detail

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Overhead Arch Detail


Deck Detail


Deck Suspension Detail


Rendered Abutment Detail


View from Deck

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MOREJUNK

More Junk – given its name by the junk spaces around Cam-bridge – was a project meant to repurpose the various parking lots within the city. This was our first major group collabora-tion during our second term at the School of Architecture. We worked in a team of four student and were given a fair amount of time to collectively produce an effective site response, parti, and program for a high-density housing project. We were dealt a fairly small land parcel, but were required to house a significant number of people

More Junk. Instructor: Donald McKay. February 2014

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on this small site. Our group decided that the best response to such a situation was to build upwards, requiring us to do ex-tensive research into the mechanics behind high rise residential buildings. The project was a learning experience in that it was a group project and learning how to work efficiently and respect-fully with other people was ultimately the most important aspect of the project. When the projects were complete, their quality was an obvious function of the groups ability to work together as a team.

Rhino. AutoCAD. Sketch up. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.

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Ground Floor Plan

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More Junk. Instructor: Donald McKay. February 2014

Typical Floor Plan(s)

Site Elevation

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Penthouse Floor Plan(s)


Typical North/South Elevation

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Typical East/West Elevation


Rendition: Street View


Model + Site Context


Model: East/West Facades

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Thank you!

e.c.a.

[email protected] Templemead Drive, L8W3G4, Hamilton, Ontario, CA

design portfolio 2014

Documents

project management

minute of architecture

distinct volumes

project deadlines

project development

stone masonry

o g u ed

basic architectural