veronika bojic architecture & design portfolio 2016
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Through my studies, I have been exposed to the world of architecture and design. I am driven by my passion to learn and to create, while exploring how and why the human body interacts with space, and how design can manufacture experiences. My strong dance background has only fuelled my passion for design, and I am able to apply that knowledge to my work. veronika.bojic@uwaterloo.ca // +1 647 832 7669 // www.veronikabojic.com
cover: view from the office balcony, avenue des champs- elysees, paris
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01 about me a small blurb 03 curriculum vitae overview 06 academic selection of works 08 hyper- building downtown density 17 wood-working workshop exploration 23 interweave urban landscape intervention 31 s1, s2, s3 fabrication experimentation 37 make, assemble, grow digital fabrication 41 liberate cambridge commons 47 the mirror state iconography play 55 professional work firm projects 57 studios architecture work term 61 r.h. carter work term 65 masinoprojekt work term 69 travels photography
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e duc ati o n 2013 - Present
University of Waterloo School of Architecture // Cambridge, Canada
June - Aug 2016
Atelier 9; French Language School // Paris, France
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honors Candidate, Co-op, 3rd Year Student
3 Months of Evening Classes, Completing A1 Level
Etobicoke School of the Arts // Toronto, Canada High School Diploma, Honour Roll, Dance Major
2002 - 2013
Cecchetti Society of Canada // Toronto, Canada
Certification in the Intermediate Level of the International Cecchetti Method of Ballet
experience May - Aug 2016
STUDIOS Architecture // Paris, Framce • Worked as a part of a team specializing in the change management of office and workspaces for the Microsoft Headquarters in France among other companies • Helped design and re-work existing office spaces and wayfinding systems • Interacted with clients and helped prepare presentations, working drawings, and participate in project meetings
Sept - Dec 2015
Masinoprojekt // Belgrade, Serbia • Participated in the development of projects from the design to the execution stage including preparing final drawing packages, working drawings, and designs • Involved in the multi billion dollar project; Belgrade Waterfront • Projects vary from hospitality, high-rise residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, educational, and water park typologies
Jan - April 2014
R.H. Carter Architects Inc. // Toronto, Canada • Worked on a variety of tasks including design concept development, working drawings, millwork design and development, document reorganization and presentation coordination • Projects include commercial, residential, and automotive facilities • Corresponded with client to successfully finalize design strategies
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Digital:
Revit, Rhino, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Muse, Premiere Pro, After Effects), Microsoft Office, Autodesk Inventor, Grasshopper
Analogue:
Hand Modelling, Hand Drafting, Sketching, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
Fabrication:
Power & Manual Tools Trained, Laser Cutting, CNC, 3D Printing
i nte r e st s :
Avid skiier, enthusiastic traveller, passionate about all art forms, especially dance, reading, learning, being inspired, and staying positive and creative
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University of Waterloo Architecture Interview Week // Cambridge, Canada
May - Aug 2015
Dance Classes at UWSA // Cambridge, Canada
Jan - April 2015
Serbian Cultural Association Oplenac // Mississauga, Canada
2013 - 2016
Waterloo Architecture Open House, Admissions Week // Cambridge, Canada
Jan - April 2016
Participated in interview week on a panel, interviewing prospective students
Initiated and taught morning dance classes at school to promote healthy and fun exercise Serbian folk dancing ensemble member
Talked to prospective students, lead tours through the school, assisted interviewees
2013 - 2015
BRIDGE Waterloo Architecture // Cambridge, Canada Editor, Author, Storefront Committee Member
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Waterloo Architecture Student Association // Cambridge, Canada WEEF (Waterloo Engineering Endowment Fund) Representative
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Waterloo Architecture Orientation Leader // Cambridge, Canada
Lead new students through organized events with architecture and the faculty of engineering
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ACADIA Architecture Conference // Cambridge, Canada Volunteer: Registration Desk, Help Desk, Set-up of Installations
2000 - 2013
Sean Boutilier Academy of Dance // Toronto, Canada
Competitive Program, Special Ballet Training Program (Cecchetti), Assistant Teacher
Reference Letters Available Upon Request
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hyper - building 3A design studio / individual project / 2016
Hyper - building is a project located in downtown Toronto, along the StLawrence corridor. The building aims to engage the community and active the site as an intermediate hub between the St. Lawrence Market and Distillery District. The faceted form is designed in order to move with the demands of the interior and exterior programs, including residential, light industry, commercial, and offices.
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BY: VERONIKA BOJIC A series of analytical diagrams present information gathered to assess my site and its ability to be proposed as a new hub between two already established social Applicable Definitions: nodes. My building is willing to nest itself between the popular St. Lawerence Prismatic: spectral in colour, highly varied or faceted, having such a symmetry that a general form with faces cutting all axes at unsuspecified intercepts is a prism. Market, and the active Distillery District. As you see below, I have mapped out the Crystal: a solid body having a characteristic internal structure and enclosed by symmetrically arranged plane surfaces, different modes of transportation around the site, acknowledging accessibility as a intersecting at definite and characteristic angles. primary role. I have also mapped out the various cultural aspects surrounding the There its are proximity many factors into developing the narrative my building. thefood moment, my building wouldsupplies. like to be many site, and acquiring basicforneeds suchAtas and personal things, but hasn’t developed a seamless way to incorporate everything. My site is located between two active hubs: the St. SinceLawrence both hubs are active in their own respects, with Market, andquite the Distillery District. Therefore, I propose to create andtheir activateown a newprograms, hub that takes my in the analyses of my maps into consideration. Two factors that I find incredibly important include the use of the ground plane (its intermediate hub brings together the two worlds, while still taking advantage of accessibility, publicity, and ability to propose different grade relations), as well as my building’s relationship to light (how sunlight enters the units, the courtyard, and creating new and interesting ways for it to interact with my building and their much proximity.
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its users). Due to those essential considerations, I have chosen to map out urban programming, circulation, and environmental systems. Program is another critical aspect that I have thoroughly analyzed. I would like my building to provide programs that are not immediately in the area, and create programs that I believe the users and the public could benefit from. Furthering that thought, I have also played with the idea of my building being a “five minute city,” and “self-sustainable,” in the sense that the users can find everything they need either within the site, or extremely close to it. My building could produce and generate its own energy using solar panels situated on the building’s shell. Finally, the title of my building is a working title. It came to me after an image of a prism crystal I found on the Internet. Ultimately, the shape intrigued me and inspired my multi-faceted building shape. Prisms also interact with light in an interesting way, that will allow me to play with reflection, refraction, how it enters the building, as well as the courtyard. The faceted façade would allow sunlight to enter units better and would provide ample surface space for photovoltaic panels. These are all ideas I hope to iron out and form a cohesive building narrative that will benefit my site.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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27.7 km to Pearson International Airport
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Program Diagram
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2. DISTILLERY DISTRICT
1. ST. LAWRENCE MARKET Grocery Retail
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Restaurants Theatre + Art Offices + Services
Theatre + Art Retail Offices + Services Restaurants Grocery
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GROCERY Fruits + Vegetables
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1 Second-hand Market: - Selling food that is still usable for cheaper prices - Selling ready-made meals from food that is still usable 5 Compost: - extra compost can be sold for gardening needs - generating energy while producing compost can also be sold back to the grid = revenue 7 Storefronts - Flour can be sold in market - Bread to supply eateries on site
Grocery Stores, Restaurants
St. Lawrence Market
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Truck Pick-up uneaten unsold
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2 Community Kitchen: - Preparing food for those less fortunate - Preparing meals together - Volunteer opportunities 5 Compost: - turn bad food into compost - Producing energy through composting process 6 Growing: - Using compost, grow wheat, corn, and herbs in the rooftop greenhouse - Wheat and corn can be made into flour for bread - Herbs can be used in kitchen
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Bread Factory/ Bakery: - Use flour to bake bread and other pastries - Supply restaurant’s, cafe’s, bakeries, kitchen, pubs,on site [and nearby]
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5 Compost - Turn bad food into compost that can be used on site and in the community
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model of the building
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my model was selected to be a part of the student works exhibit at Riverside Galleries in Cambridge, Ontario
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3A working with wood / individual project / 2016
This section showcases two projects that I created within a wood-working course. We were assigned to create a box with certain specifications, as well as an object of our choice; I decided to create a wine rack with the ability to standalone, or be hung on a wall. I became familiar with operating heavy machinery and working with different species of wood.
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photo of finished box
process images
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photo of finished box
process images
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photo of finished wine rack
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clockwise from top: 3 process images, back of finished wine rack
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2B design studio / individual project / 2015 Interweave is a project located by the Don River in Toronto. It works to weave together three different site conditions present in the area: the forested hill, the manicured park, and the wild urban river while simultaneously exploring issues regarding access to water and recreation. My strategy addresses those issues through a four-building complex.
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Interweave is a project located in ET Seton Park, off the West Branch of the Don River in Toronto. It works to weave together three different site conditions present in the area: the forested hill, the manicured park, and the wild urban river. It is comprised of four buildings, each that serve a specific purpose within the larger picture. ground floor plan
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All spaces are connected through a woven canopy that sits above the site. In terms of movement and the placement of the buildings, they are situated in such a manner that all flow is directed towards the water’s edge. The water’s edge is extremely developed and also includes a complex pier and dock system meant to lure the public to engage with the river.
second floor plan 01 cafe 05 ticket booth
02 info kiosk 06 canoe storage
03 washrooms 07 changerooms
04 summer camp 08 training + safety
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roof with skylights
wooden column canopy
multipurpose building
main park trail
specialized buildings
docks + canoe storage
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under the canopy
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S1, S2, S3
2B digital fabrication / with ali sermol & melanie lo / 2015 This project experimented with 3D modelling and CNC milling of surfaces derived from and inspired by nature. Experimentation was primarily conducted by toolpath choices and by modelling methods. Each surface expresses a unique complexity and individuality. The three surfaces are as follows: (S1) cacti, (S2) shells, and (S3) corals.
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Surface one was modeled after the natural form of cacti. By utilizing the sweep along two rails command, one single “petal� of a cactus is created. This petal is then arrayed in a radial arrangement to match that of the plant. Surface two was inspired by a series of shells laying next to each other. It was created by outlining the perimeter of each shell, then applying a sweep along two rails. In order to play with the scalloping, control points were manually adjusted in Rhino.
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Surface three was inspired by the form of coral clusters. In order to represent and recreate the many folds and creases of coral reefs, two lines were lofted and rebuilt to increase the number control points that we would then be able to manipulate. Through the pushing and pulling of these control points, a complex surface of differing conditions was achieved. The second part of this variation included plaster casting a milled product from the coral design above. The modular pieces share particular edge conditions to create an infinite pattern. Mold (iv, vii) has a convex shape that contrasts the concave shape of Mold (v, viii). In Figure (vi), you can see an example of how the triangular modular pieces could fit together.
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make, assemble, grow 2B digital fabrication / with ali sermol & melanie lo / 2015
make, assemble, grow is a hydroponic bio-wall that serves as an urban farming hub within the City Centre Community Centre located in Richmond, BC. The modular bio-wall actively seeks to interact with the community, by encouraging users to pick a variety of locally harvested fruits, vegetables, and herbs, many of which are native to the area.
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The modular pieces are diamond shaped frames with rotatable faces that determine planter depth within. The plants dictate the movement of the modules for they are strategically placed based on sun needs, root depth, and space needs. The wall primarily occupies the outer stair, however parts of the wall are duplicated to face the stairway. This will allow the public to pick herbs along the stairs, and will also allow certain plants to recieve direct sunlight from the windows.
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rosemary
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carrots
turnips
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radishes
raspberries
cilantro
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potatoes
sweet potatoes
alpine strawberries
blueberries
hardy kiwi
mint
lemon balm
pea shoots
chickpea
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kale
collards
cranberries
lovage
chinese cabbage
lettuce
spinach
cabbage
wild garlic
wasabi
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liberate
2A design studio / individual / 2014 Community centre: I am liberating the ground plane and creating a public space underneath the building. This allows the site to maintain pedestrian activity and encourage interesting interactions between the ground plane and the building plane. In addition, the sloped site in conjunction with the building connect two ground planes, ultimately encouraging public access to the site.
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The building’s program also accomodates voids punched through the building that promote a public/ private paradox. This paradox is present throughout the building through material choices, through program placement, and through accessiblity. Located in Cambridge, Ontario
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ground floor: daycare, gymnasium, parking and drop-off, gallery, courtyard, cafe, cafe outdoor seating, ticket booth, chess tables, bike racks second floor: change rooms, pool filtration, life guard room, wading pool, gym/ fitness centre, meeting rooms, administrative offices, community room, toilets, practice room, dressing room, electrical room, auditorium, wood shop, metal shop, painting studio
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the mirror state 2B iconography (cultural history) / class of 2018 / 2015
Our final project for was to fully produce a play from start to finish. My class of 75 people all participated and completed tasks in areas such as art and set, sound, lighting, writing, acting, directing, choreography, site, publicity, costume, make-up, budget, and documentation. Incredibly proud of my class. See more: issuu.com/dannywei34/docs/the_mirror_state
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photography by the documentation team
My role in the play was firstly the choreographer. As the choreographer, I held weekly dance classes, rehearsals, choreographic workshops, worked with the actors, and was a part of the audition process as a panel member. This also meant that I was one of the play co-ordinators, and participated in daily meetings. I also was privledged to have a lead acting role in the play. My character, Genica, was a primarily dancing part in the play. I also played a Tarahumara Tribe Member. above: in the midst of the audition process. left: leading rehearsal on set (only the dancers are shown) top right: teaching in the weekly dance class. right: dancing a duet during a tech rehearsal. photography by julia nakanishi
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photography by the documentation team
photography by the documentation team
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photography by the danny wei
photography by the documentation team
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photography by julia nakanishi
photography by ien boodan
These photographs are various pictures taken during the performance, or in costume. top left: cast photo. left: head shot in costume, spontaneous cast photo. above: scene during performance. right: taken during the duet. photography by the documentation team
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photography by terri boake
photography by ien boodan
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photography by terri boake
These photographs are also various pictures taken during the performance of dances I choreographed. top left: an image of myself and other dancers performing capoeira. left: the Tarahumara dance. above: Balinese dancers. right: Genica enters the picture frame, a key scene in the play. photography by terri boake
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professional work 57 studios architecture paris, france 61 masinkoprojekt kopring belgrade, serbia 65 rh carter architects inc toronto, canada
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studios architecture second work term / individual / 2016
For my third co=op, I had the honour to work at STUDIOS architecture in Paris. I primarily a part of one project, but had the opportunity to work on a few others as well. The project presented here is Microsoft Headquarters for Europe on the outskirts of Paris,France. My firm was asked to re-work the interior of the building. I primarily used revit for the project, but also used AutoCAD, InDesign, and Photoshop.
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WAYFINDING + SIGNAGE signaletique
These pages show only a small amount of what I worked on for this project. Featured here are some wayfinding and signage examples that I designed to help improve movement through the building, and ultimately improve orientation clarity. The front page is an image of the lobby designed by a colleague, where I also helped place the painted colours, as well as find furniture and contact the distributors and showrooms.
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masinoprojekt kopring second work term / individual / 2015
For my second co-op term, I worked at Masinoprojekt KOPTING in Belgrade, Serbia. They are a large engineering and architecture firm, and are well known in the balkans. They primarily work on large-scale projects of all typologies throughout Europe, and mostly in the Balkan region. I worked on a multitude of projects, ranging in size and subject using Revit, AutoCAD and Photoshop.
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this page: featured here is a building my firm designed for the multi=billion dollar project, Belgrade Waterfront. this project is revitalizing the entire waterfront area, and is projected to be completed in 30 years. right: this page features Belgrade Plaza, a new shopping mall near the downtown core. These are only two of many projects I have contributed to.
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r.h. carter architects first work term / individual / 2015
For my first co-op term, I worked at R.H. Carter Architects Inc in Toronto, Canada. They are a very well established mid-sized firm, and I was fortunate enough to take on various different projects, from the automotive industry, to high-end residential projects. I primarily worked with Revit and AutoCAD, producing working drawings for dealerships, as well as designing interiors.
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above: large scale residential project in Toronto, Ontario. I was granted freedom to design portions of the interior, as well as meet with the client to discuss their ideas. below: only one of many projects where I worked on floorplans for buildings of similar typologies.
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These are examples of components I designed for the interior of one of the residential projects I worked on. (picture featured on the left ) The top image is of a stand alone wine cabinet that acts as a partition between the dining and living room. The bottom images are two elevations of a children’s craft and study room. This project was done in Revit.
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travels I have been very fortunate to have been able to travel as much as I have throughout my life. I have primarily travelled somewhat extensively though Europe and North America, but my hope is to see as much of the world as I can. The following images are a select few depicting my travels.
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Church of St. Sava, Belgrade, Serbia
Habitat 67, Montreal, Quebec
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Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto, Ontario
Library and Learning Centre University of Economics, Vienna, Austria
Rose Bowl, Beaver Creek, Colorado
Saint Sofia Statue, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Avenue des Champs- Elysees, Paris, France
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231 Steps , Sotteville-sur-mer, Normandie, France
Venice Biennale Swiss Pavillion, Venice, Italy
Serpentine Pavillion, London, England
Along the Canals, Venice, Italy
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thank you vbojic@uwaterloo.ca issuu.com/veronikabojic www.veronikabojic.com +1 (647) 832 7669
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