Work Samples Jelena Leviceva
2013-2018
Thesis Project (REVIT+Ps)
This project encapsulates the decisions related to revitalization and redesign of a neighborhood: how to preserve a link between the neighborhood and locals; how to connect the new and the old; how to make the place safe and usable at all times; how to make sure that the redevelopment stays relevant over the years, etc.
Site plan generated in Revit and Ps (left) Sketches of preliminary ideas for art community design (further left) An interior view of one of the public spaces in the residential building, rendered in Revit and post-processed in Ps (furthest left)
As an example: to preserve the neighborhood-locals link, I kept the original Seattle Times office building, which was built on the site in 1950s. To make the place usable and inviting, I organized the new architecture around a public place that I placed in the center of the block... Photoshop-rendered study of standard architectural approaches to the residential facade design (top) Elevation of the South side of the project (bottom)
Academic Work
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Claremont School (REVIT+Ps)
In this academic project I decided to preserve most of the existing school’s structure, and make some new insertions/ additions. I carefully studied the original blueprints of the school, and based on what I had learnt, I made a decision to retain its foundation, the first floor and a part of the second floor. The second floor had to be partially removed from the center of the building - to insert a new atrium, and - from the South wing - to allow the placement of a new CLT floor, slightly rotated away from the existing axis, for the purpose of inserting a new skylight (to let more sunlight reach the first floor classrooms). I made a lot of other carefully thought-through changes that focused on wheelchair accessibility, sustainability, energy performance, students’ well-being and aesthetics.
Perspective view of the school, rendered in Revit (top) Floor plans of the first and second floors, paired with a section through the new classrooms, atrium, dining cafeteria, gymnasium and library (extreme right)
Physical model of the school (immediate top) Interior rendering of the new atrium, viewed from the second floor, Revit + Ps (right) Section through the new corridor and the existing wall of one of the classrooms that shows the solution of putting the new and old structure together; hand-drawn +Ps (left)
Academic Work
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FAR diagram (Revit tools) (top left) Earlier options of proposed floor layouts (middle left) A series of interior renderings (Revit) (right) Final and approved version of the site plan (bottom left) Final and approved version of floor plans (center)
All That Dance Commercial - Dance Studio (Revit)
I worked on this project from the schematic design to the construction phase (at which point I had to leave): the process included going through a couple of iterations of the bulding’s two floors’ layout, where my principle and I had to fit in six dance studios, as well as supporting rooms, retail space, staff office, etc. - all in one existing warehouse; removing a couple of columns to free up the dance rooms’ space, and adding a couple of new steel beams to support roof in accordance with new green building code requirements, by working closely with a construction engineer; adding an elevator; designing interior, and so much more.
Part of the existing building that was to be tuned into one of the dance studios
Rendering of the same corner with a new beam, column, windows, trim, etc (Revit)
Photo of the same corner, still under construction
Professional Work
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Building information (Revit schedules tool) (immediate top left) Apartment building elevations with material specifications (to the right) Rendering of a mixeduse project (modeled in Revit in collaboration, only trees and scale figures were photoshopped in, materials created by me) (underneath)
Floor plan of an apartment building project (further top left) Elevation and perspective visualizations of one of the residential projects (SketchUp model built by the team, post-processed in Ps by me) (underneath)
Rendering of a townhouse project (modeled in Revit in collaboration, post-processed in Ps by me) (underneath)
Professional Work
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