SINAN HUSIC
DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014
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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SINAN HUSIC
sinan.husic@yahoo.ca 289.808.6199 178 Templemead Drive L8W3G4, Hamilton, ON, CA.
PROESSIONAL SUMMARY
Five 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.
EDUCATION 2013-2018
2009-2012
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University of Waterloo School of Architecture Bachelor of Architectural Studies Candidate
Sherwood SecondarySchool
High School Diploma, Honours
Curriculum Vitae
EMPLOYMENT 2009-2014
2011-2012
2010
INVOLVEMENT 2009-2013
2009-2014
SKILLS Software
Di g i t a l Fa b
Analogue
TRAVEL 2011
SES Construction
Contractor, Estimator, Designer, Carpenter, Stone Mason
Absolute Contracting
Carpenter, Stone Mason
Architectural Metals North America
Site Labourer
Cultural Group “Bosna u Srcu”
Instructor, Assistant Choreographer, Performer
Volunteer Maintenance for BIC of Hamilton
Landscaping, Cleaning, Roofing
Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite Laser Cutting, CNC Routing
Model Making, Hand Drafting, Wood-Working, Concrete Forming, Stone Masonry, Iron Work
Detroit, Havana, Chicago
2012
New York, Chicago, Holquin, Louisville
2013
New York, Puerto Plata
2014
Zagreb, Sarajevo, Bihac, Mostar, Chicago
Curriculum Vitae
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architectonics 8 modern lofts 20 cabin 32 artist’s residence 40 g.alt 54 more junk 64
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ARCHITEC TONICS
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 architecture 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
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Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.
within those boundaries. By arranging three distinct volumes, I concerned myself with how these three volumes would intersect in space and what conditions within and around these intersections would occur. I began to explore how the space in and around the volumes could be utilized by drawing on inspirations from the architect Tom Kundig and how he appropriates positive and negative space in his work.
Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.
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First Floor Plan
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Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.
Second Floor Plan
Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.
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Section A
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Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.
Section B
Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.
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Front Elevation
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Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.
Rear Elevation
Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.
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Right Elevation
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Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.
Left Elevation
Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.
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Physical Rear/Right Elevation
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Architectonics. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. November 2013.
Physical Rear/Left Elevation
Graphite on Vellum. Analogue. Photoshop.
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MODERN LOFTS
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, particularly 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
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Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.
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 interpretation. 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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Ground Floor Plan
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Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.
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Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Second Floor Plan N
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Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.
Typical Unit Plan N
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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North Elevation
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Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.
East Elevation
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Section A
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Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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North Experiential Rendition
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Modern Lofts. Instructor: Donald McKay. April 2014.
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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CABIN
Project “Cabin� was an exploration in environmentally sustainable design along with an exploration in off-grid living. The outline of the project allowed students to choose the climate conditions 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.
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Cabin. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014.
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 included 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.
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Program Analysis
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Cabin. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014.
Floor Plan N
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Longitudinal Section
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Cabin. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014.
Front Elevation
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Transverse Perspectival Section
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Cabin. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014.
Transverse Perspectival Section
Rhino. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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ARTISTS RESIDENCE
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 artists 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
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Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.
specific inspiration from Richard Serra and his large steel installations. 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 established, the interior program was meant to be strictly arranged within this mass that the artist was to occupy.
Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.
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Ground Floor Plan
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Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.
Second Floor Plan
Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.
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Section A
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Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.
Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.
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Section B
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Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.
Section C
Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.
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Section D
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Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.
Section E
Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.
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Experiential Section
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Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.
Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.
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Model: Front View
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Artist’s Residence. Instructor: Rick Andrighetti. December 2013.
Model: Rear View
Graphite on Vellum. Analgoue. Photoshop.
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G.ALT
G.Alt was a collaborated submission to the annual SSEF Structural Steel competition between myself and a classmate. The competition’s theme for the year 2014 was simply: Span. Participants 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
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 connect 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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G.alt. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014
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Rhino. Grasshopper. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Abutment Detail
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G.alt. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014
Overhead Arch Detail
Rhino. Grasshopper. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Deck Detail
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G.alt. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014
Deck Suspension Detail
Rhino. Grasshopper. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Rendered Abutment Detail
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G.alt. Instructor: Terri Boake. April 2014
View from Deck
Rhino. Grasshopper. AutoCAD. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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MORE JUNK
More Junk – given its name by the junk spaces around Cambridge – was a project meant to repurpose the various parking lots within the city. This was our first major group collaboration 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
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More Junk. Instructor: Donald McKay. February 2014
on this small site. Our group decided that the best response to such a situation was to build upwards, requiring us to do extensive 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 respectfully 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
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Rhino. AutoCAD. Sketch up. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Typical Floor Plan(s) N
Site Elevation
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More Junk. Instructor: Donald McKay. February 2014
Penthouse Floor Plan(s) N
Rhino. AutoCAD. Sketch up. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Typical North/South Elevation
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More Junk. Instructor: Donald McKay. February 2014
Typical East/West Elevation
Rhino. AutoCAD. Sketch up. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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More Junk. Instructor: Donald McKay. February 2014
Rendition: Street View
Rhino. AutoCAD. Sketch up. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Model + Site Context
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More Junk. Instructor: Donald McKay. February 2014
Model: East/West Facades
Rhino. AutoCAD. Sketch up. Vray. Illustrator. Photoshop.
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Thank you! e. sinan.husic@yahoo.ca c. 289.808.6199 a. 178 Templemead Drive, L8W3G4, Hamilton, Ontario, CA
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