Selected Projects Jelena
2013-2017
Leviceva
Thesis Project (REVIT+Ps)
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Study of architecture and streets that surround the site (right) Hand-drawn elevation of the existing Seattle Times building located on the site (bottom)
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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. 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...
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Site plan generated in Revit and Ps (extreme right) Sketches of preliminary ideas for art community design (right)
Photoshop-rendered study of standard architectural approaches to the residential facade design (top) Elevation of the South side of the project (bottom)
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These perspectives demonstrate the variety of space the building offers to its residents and visitors. The underground floor offers an outside garden, a parking garage, big studios (small studios sit on top of them) for residents, studios for rent and a collaboration space. Ground level holds the Bridge - an exhibition space that lets visitors peak inside the work space as it is partially lowered in the work volume. A public garden and a performance pavilion point to the main entrance of the Bridge. Preserving only the Seattle Times office building, for me, meant that I had to redesign its North facade, roof, and interior. To juxtapose the new North facade with the existing South facade, I turned it into a glass wall, the mullions of which repeat the order of the pillars on the other facade. After I partially removed the second floor of the ST office wing, it turned into a winter garden and a restaurant/bar/coffee shop.
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Perspective on ground floor (top right) Perspective on underground floor (bottom right) Perspective on the site (extreme right) New North facade of the Seattle Times building (bottom of the page) Perspective on section of the underground floor (immediate top)
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Design of studios where artists can create various pieces and work with various mediums is a big part of my thesis project. The work spaces I am creating are beautifully lit (diffused South and direct North light) and have spatial “plasticity“ to accommodate different creative processes. These studios are mostly designed in three different sizes (S, M, L) to provide more freedom of choice and affordability.
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Photoshop-drawn interior views of the described studios (left) L studio that can accommodate artists that work on large scale projects (bottom left) M studio that can accommodate artists that work with smaller scale paintings and smaller tools, etc. (top left) An interior view of one of the public spaces in the residential building, rendered in Revit and post-processed in Ps (right)
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Claremont Pre-K-8 School (REVIT+Ps) This academic project started with a choice: to either keep the existing Claremont school or to tear it down and build a new one. I decided to preserve most of the school’s structure, and to also make some new insertions/additions. I carefully studied the original blueprints of the school, and based on what I 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 wheel-chair accessibility, sustainability, energy performance, students’ well-being and aesthetics.
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Perspective view of the school, rendered in Revit (top) Section through the new classrooms and the outside corridor (middle) Elevation view of the South facade (bottom) Floor plans of the first and second floors, paired with a section through the new classrooms, atrium, dining cafeteria, gymnasium and library (extreme right)
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For the additions/insertions I chose cross-laminated timber and lumber to intensify the contrast between the old structure (steel-masonry-brick) and the new one. This section drawing includes one of the most complex details of this project: the way the new corridor (CLT), the new skylight, the existing wall (masonry-brick) and the second-floor addition come together and form a tight envelope. The interior rendering shows how the atrium provides the hub for various participants of education to come together in one open space, and how the new structure coexists with the existing one.
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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) 12
Roanoke Library (Hand drawing+PS+Rhino) A satellite for a Roanoke library was designed to become a prominent building in the city. Its dynamic facade would attract attention of passers-by. Its structure is designed to accommodate rows of heavy bookshelves in the middle.
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Infographic about the project’s program and a relationship of its footprint to a needed space (top right) photos of Perspective a physical model of the building (bottom right) Section through a portion of the building that exposes its structural idea (left)
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The structure of the building becomes lighter and narrower on the sides to let in more light and open views on the outside. The smaller building is a public assistance wing, where people can get helped with their job search. The irregular shape of the buildings forms a sheltered atrium-like outside space.
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Left page: Diagram of the buildings’ form and accessibility (top right) Site plan of the library in a context of Roanoke (bottom right) Interior view of the Northern part of the library (top left) Shot of the library’s South facade from the outside (bottom left)
The Strait Keeper (Hand-drawn) This tower was designed to accommodate researchers for when they come to observe and record data about the nature of the project’s location. With a height of three floors, the tower’s gabion walls allow it to glow from the inside at night, making it look like a lantern. These gabion walls also ensure that, during the day, the building becomes a vertical continuation of the landscape.
Right page View on the tower from far away (bottom) Section view of the tower (left) Zoomed-in view of the tower’s facade and its window right) Sketches(bottom (top right)
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Affordable Housing for Artists (Revit+Hand drawing+Ps) These two/three-story apartment buildings were designed to maximize views and light on the inside, and on the outside - to create an uninterrupted view of the landscape.
Outside view of the apartment buildings from far away (bottom) Section view of one of the apartment buildings (top)
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VT Student Center (Rhino+Ps+Hand drawing) New Virginia Tech Student Center lets students enjoy outside activities even in winter, since apart from classrooms, it offers a winter garden with a big open space under a dome.
Diagram explaining the structure of the dome (immediate top) Rendering of a portion of the dome during a sunny day (bottom right) Drawing of the dome from next to a climbing wall, looking up (top right) Outside view of the building from far away during a storm (bottom left) Sketches, explaining the dome’s structure, and of some other ideas (top left)
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Hobby I draw with color pencils, charcoal and graphite, when I have free time.
Selected Projects 2013-2017