Lejla Sejdinovic Portfolio 2021
“There is a danger when every building has to look spectacular; to look like it is changing the world. I don’t care how a building looks if it means something, not to architects, but to the people who use it.” -David Chipperfield
Stayner Timber Mart
Sales Associate
Stayner, ON April 2018 - August 2018
Lejla Sejdinovic Curriculum Vitae
705 443 7068 lsejdinovic@laurentian.ca
Education McEwen School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture Sudbury, ON 2017 - 2021 Dean’s Honours List Collingwood Colligiate Institute Collingwood, ON 2013 - 2017 Honours List
Assisted in selling construction products and materials within the lumber yard, consulted with customers about colours and mixed paints, as well as ordered and restocked items
Skills Rhino, AutoCAD, Vray, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro, EQuest Energy Modelling, Microsoft Office Suite, Lasercutting, Physical modelling, Mapping, Researching, Wood Working, Welding (novice), Workshop and Construction Skills
Awards 2019 - 2021
Mary Bernardi Memorial Award
2017
Academic Excellence Entrance Scholarship
Extracurricular
Experience
2020-2021
Architectural blog startup, currently working on publishing articles, photography, and expanding creative writing opportunities
2020-2021
Now Read This Online club member
2019 - 2020
McEwen Nuit Blanche volunteer
2013 - 2018
Volunteering at Barrie Mosque; included helping during events, and tutoring children
L&A Ltd. Administration & Field Work Collingwood, ON April 2020 - August 2020 Hands-on work within multiple construction sites, meeting with clients to discuss projects and design ideas, as well as handling administrative and business paperwork Naked Designs Assitant
References
Clarksburg, ON June 2019 - September 2019
Scott Russell Site Supervisor at L&A Ltd.
Took part in site visits on construction sites while reviewing plans and interior design work, assisted in welding furniture, and worked in-store selling furniture in the showroom
l.and.a.ltd@gmail.com 705 770 2493
Manfred Weihmann Architect
jess@nakeddesigns.ca 705 770 2493
Laurentian Work Study Program
Dinkelsbuhl, Germany May 2019 - June 2019 Worked with a local architect and master carpenter in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany to work on a variety of projects including the restoration of a historical building, and building a concrete staircase for a studio restoration project
Jess Wilkens Interior Designer and Furniture Maker at Naked Designs
Tammy Gaber PhD. Associate Professor at McEwen Architecture tgaber@laurentian.ca
Steven Beites Assitant Professor and Graduate Co-ordinator at McEwen Architecture sbeites@laurentian.ca
Contents Symbiosis: Mixed Use Apartments Sudbury Art Gallery The Stack: Copper Cliff Daycare Lake Laurentian Ecology Center Unit 238: Ramsey Lake Ice Hut Cubescape: Better Beginnings Playhouse
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Symbiosis: Mixed-Use Apartments Advisor | Aliki Economides Location | Sudbury, ON Duration | Sep 2020 - In Progress Team | 2 This project includes a proposal of a mixeduse apartment complex within the periphery of downtown Sudbury. After a rigerous site analysis, it was understood that in order to foster a sustainable and inclusive revitalization of the downtown, a creation of a stronger sense of place grounded in community is essential. The concept developed into what is known as: symbiosis. Through the weaving of users, program, and natural elements, the designed space can then enrich mutually dependent relationships and encourage the desirability 6
of the community shrouded with negative stigmas. Within the mixed-use program a diverse multigenerational community is established to develop the sites social and cultural needs, while the construction of a productive and generous cycle is then provided through an integration of public commercial programs grounded in food security, job integration, and community services. The project then works as a visible and invisible network between individual parts forming a whole, thus able to ‘feed’ itself as well as the greater community.
Conceptual Exterior Render
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Site Plan
Conceptual Sketches
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Unit Diagrams
Site Axonometric
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Ground Floor Plan
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North Elevation
South Courtyard Elevation
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Summer Passive Site Section
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Structural Axonometric Diagrams
Stability Diagrams
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Conceptual Exterior Render
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Conceptual Grocery Store Render
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Conceptual Collage
Sudbury Art Gallery Advisor | Steven Beites Location | Sudbury, ON Duration | Jan - Apr 2020 The conceptual approach to this project involves bringing back the history of the old Roy’s Furniture building in downtown Sudbury, through retrofitting it into a new gallery space for the community. Over time, Sudbury’s actions in terms of historical preservation have been destructive, demolishing cultural gems within the downtown as well as covering up with false
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facades the buildings that have survived. This in turn has covered up the historical, cultural, and architectural past that the downtown greatly needs to showcase. Through exploring the rich materiality and structure of the building, and integration of views and circulation strategies, the revitalization of the buildings character can occur, creating a sense of place and an understanding of time.
Conceptual Roof-Top Render
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Perspective Section
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West Elevation
Northeast Elevation
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Basement Floor Plan
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Floor Plans
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Southeast Section
Northwest Section
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Conceptual Gallery Render
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Conceptual Collage
The Stack: Copper Cliff Daycare Advisor | Steven Beites Location | Copper Cliff, ON Duration | Oct - Dec 2019 Within the urban fabric of what is Copper Cliff, the mining industry has had significant effects not only on the towns ecology, but also its community systems. The daycare intends to create a communal space of which dissolves any idea of a social heirarchy between community members in Copper Cliff as was initially created by the surrounding industry, and begin to blend those of all social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. The main expression of the building is of the tiered construction coming down the rock, representing the reclamation of what was previously executive land at the top of this hill, while still staying grounded with 24
the rest of the community. The main idea of the plan was to create an open and highly interactive space within the centre of the building, allowing for vast amounts of play space not only with children of the same age, but also with other age groups. Any notion of an architectural heirarchy is broken down with the children becoming the main proponents and users of this building, while community, staff, and parent spaces are staggered all throughout to blend these different groups together. The community space is intended to be a farmers market on the weekends; a way to bring different members of Copper Cliff together in one space.
Conceptual Exterior Render
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Site Map
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Floor Plan
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West Section
North Section
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Pre-school Playroom Section
Pre-school Playroom Floor Plan
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Conceptual Sketches
Conceptual Interior Render
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Conceptual Collages
Lake Laurentian Ecology Center Advisor | Tammy Gaber Location | Sudbury, ON Duration | Jan - Apr 2019 This design project began with the analysis of the existing Lake Laurentian Ecology Centre in Subury, and at the request of the staff, present a new design of which better expressed the needs of the users of the space. The main driving factor of this design was specifically building with the landscape. The location of the building is of the current centre, where this new design would take into account the existing footprint in order to lessen any impact on the surrounding environment. This then informed the form and plan of the building, creating a tiered 32
condition as it was pushed up against the large rock synonomous to the Sudbury landscape. The material pallette of this design was generally informed by environmental factors and recyclability after use. The building is constructed of CLT walls and glulam beams holding up are large metal butterfly roof. The slope of the roof allows for collection of rainwater, leading inside into a green wall that seperates the top two teirs, providing not only a design element, but also becomes a teaching tool for the children who use these spaces as classrooms on school trips.
Site Plan
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Plan
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Northeast Elevation
Southwest Section
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Unit 238: Ramsey Lake Ice Hut Advisor | Randall Kober Location | Sudbury, ON Duration | Sep 2017- Jan 2018 Team | 16 After studying the Sudbury Basin as well as investigating the material properties of wood, the design-build project for an ‘icehut’ came to fruition. This structure was one of four that came to form a community of huts, creating a social network around winter on Ramsey Lake. The wood was kept in its natural state, and sustainability was a
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priority, leading to design decisions such as using a bio-degradable twine and homemade milk glue as joinery elements. The overal structure was created using 238 units, each beginning as thin strips of wood then bent on a jig and glued together creating their eye-like form.
Photographs: courtesy of Thomas Vanderkruk
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Twine construction details
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Conceptual section
Cubescape: Better Beginnings Playhouse Advisor | Steven Beites Location | Sudbury, ON Duration | Sep - Oct 2019 Team | 14 This design-build introduced the topic of the importance of ‘play’ within childhood development and design priniciples for early childhood. Beginning with an intensive design charrette, the best particular elements of each studio group’s playhouses were combined to create this final design. The playhouse conceptually focused on scale and the particular child-centred activities that would both engage and educate children. An idea of a journey was a key factor that informed the 40
design, with the stacked modules forming an unstructured circuit that allows children to choose whether they want to climb, crawl, sit, or play. Each module contains different types of activities that stimulate a multitude of child development domains, including physical, social, sensory, cognitive, and communicative. An example of some of these play elements are mirrors, painted shapes, spinning blocks, climbing walls, and a rope bridge across the centre module.
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Perforation and netting details
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Conceptual model
The playhouse was contructed through the use of individual modules. They were assembled into managable clusters for not only ease of assembly, but also ease of transportation as these playhouses were donated and transferred to Better Beginnings Daycare in Subury. Each module was constructed using 3/4� arauco pine plywood, butt-jointed and screwed together. This connection proved to be extremely strong and provided the module with enough strength to function as the main structure of the playhouse. If needed to be taken apart, the playhouse can be disassembled easily without destroying any elements, allowing for any of the building materials to be repurposed to suit the future needs of the children and staff at Better Beginnings. The playhouse also does not use any glues, adhesives, or pressure-treated wood in order to keep the environment as safe as possible for its users.
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