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ZLATANSEHOVIC
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” -Albert Einstein
ZLATAN SEHOVIC, LEED AP
ZLATAN SEHOVIC, LEED AP SKILLS
Computer Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit*, SketchUp**, Grasshopper** **Intermediate *Beginner
Drawing Proficient in line drawing illustration, composition, and perspective in various media including pencil, pen markers, charcoal, pastels Model Building Knowledge and experience building architectural models using various techniques materials, scales, and complexities Language English, Conversational Spanish Fluent Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
ACTIVITIES USC Global Impact Program Traveled to Hubli, India, and helped design/prototype a Wiki-based web platform that allows people from around the world to collaborate and develop solutions to pressing problems in communities of developing countries
(Feb. 2010 - Aug. 2010)
(Aug. 2009 - Jun. 2010) USC Global Architecture Brigades Co-Founder Traveled to Veraguas, Panama, to help build a community development center in Panama after working on final designs with professors from the USC School of Architecture (Aug. 2008 - Jun. 2009) USC Architecture Student Council Developed new strategies for student involvement within the USC School of Architecture
HONORS & AWARDS USC Discovery Scholar, 2012 USC Renaissance Scholar, 2012 USC Global Scholar, 2012 USC Academic Achievement Award, 2012 Thomas O. Byerts Memorial Scholarship, 2012 Town and Gown Scholarship, 2007-2012 Fifth Year Topic Studio Exhibition Selection, 2011 USC Provost Research Fellowship, 2011 Mel Ferris Scholarship, 2010 First Place “Most Innovative” Award -USC Student Innovator Showcase and Competition, 2010
Torrance, CA 90501 310.956.0096 sehovicz@gmail.com EDUCATION & ACCREDITATION University of Southern California (May 2012) Bachelors of Architecture, Magna Cum Laude *Concentration in Urban Policy and Planning Tau Sigma Delta Architecture Honor Society Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society Los Angeles, CA Marnell Italian Studies Program (Jan. - May 2011) Como, Italy United States Green Building Council (Jun. 2009) LEED Accredited Professional - LEED NC v2.2 Los Angeles, CA
WORK EXPERIENCE USC School of Architecture (Aug. 2009 - Dec. 2011) Teaching Assistant (Drawing Fundamentals) • Assisted in teaching incoming architecture students the fundamentals of drawing • Guided students around USC campus during class for various drawing exercises • Graded and evaluated students’ performance throughout the semester Los Angeles, CA Dan Richardson Design (Jan. 2006 - Jun. 2007) Architectural Intern • Surveyed and documented existing residential and commercial buildings at various sites • Drafted architectural drawings for single-family residential projects • Aided in demolition and construction of single-family residential projects • Submitted and communicated construction documents to city planning departments Torrance, CA Newton Architects (Jun. 2006 - Aug. 2006) Architectural Intern • Performed calculations of walls, roofs, windows, and floors of single and multi-family residential projects for Title 24 energy compliance • Recommended appropriate changes to buildings to meet Title 24 energy compliance Torrance, CA Best Buy (Jul. 2007 - Aug. 2008) Appliances Certified Specialist • Provided customer service in high-volume retail store • Provided most up-to-date product knowledge on refrigerators, dishwashers, ranges, washers, dryers, microwaves, and all other small appliances • Recommended appropriate products to customers based on their specific needs and tastes El Segundo, CA
Bachelors of Architecture USC 2126 Del Amo Blvd Torrance, CA 90501 [310.956.0096] sehovicz@gmail.com
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Interfacial Algaculture: Investigating Algae Growth in the Design of a Marine Research Facility
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Res Extensa II: Exploring the Hermetic Threshold
Taguig Paglaki: Investigating Growth in a Disaster Resistant Filipino Community
Res Extensa: Examining the Duality of Spectacle and Observation
The Anatomy of Steel : Analyzing the Influence of Materiality on Program
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Interfacial Algaculture: Investigating Algae Growth in the Design of a Marine Research Facility FACULTY ADVISOR: Doris Sung SITE: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands DURATION: 16 weeks
What if the US could produce its own renewable energy and not rely on fossil fuels?
OBJECTIVE: to develop an energy-efficient and environmentally-sustainable marine research facility within the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve on the island of St. Croix. PROCESS: by investigating the hydrostatics of water and the growth patterns of micro algae, I first developed a wall system that not only captures and purifies its own rainwater, but also grows and processes algae for the production of biofuels. From here, I laid out the campus master plan in response to specific environmental forces. The plan includes building programs such as laboratories, classrooms, lecture and teaching halls, offices, and housing. SOLUTION: for the building design, I proposed integrating the programs between two algae walls— a southern “growth” wall and a northern “storage” wall. The two algae walls would be able to grow, harvest, and store micro algae in order to make the research facility self-sustaining. While the southern wall would take in sunlight, micro-nutrients, and carbon dioxide, a series of siphoning pipes would extend through the building, and to the northern wall, where they would extract the micro algae so that it can be harvested and produced into biodiesel. Micro Algae = Mini Biofactory 1
Seawater/Freshwater Storage Tanks
Conventional Micro Algae Growth Mediums:
Biodiesel Storage Tanks
Greywater Filtration System
Closed Photobioreactors (PBRs)
Blackwater Filtration System
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Res Extensa II: Exploring the Hermetic Threshold FACULTY ADVISOR: Rob Ley SITE: Downtown, Los Angeles DURATION: 12 weeks OBJECTIVE: to design a 20-30 story vertical farm that utilizes an active building skin. PROCESS: by researching active building skin systems found in nature, as well as those in and outside of architecture, this design proposal envisions a vertical farm that blurs the boundaries between indoor and outdoor, open and closed, and ultimately, man and nature. The use of Grasshopper allowed for the exploration of architectural structures, surfaces, and animation. SOLUTION: with the development of a tensegrity space frame that became the structure for the building, inflating/deflating ETFE pillows acted as the outer skin and allowed for the creation of a building that essentially “breathes” with its external environment. The ETFE pillows would serve as laboratory spaces for agricultural students working in the vertical farm. This skin would also help regulate indoor air quality, ventilation, lighting, acoustics, temperature, and lastly the building’s formal appearance. 9
ARCHITECTURE AS SKIN: architecture has traditionally engaged the skin and enclosure system of buildings in static and unresponsive ways. The recent evolution of building construction techniques, material technology, and advances in digital computation have allowed architects to not only design interactive structures that respond to human movement, but also buildings that can be highly adaptive, intelligent, and sensitive to changes in external environmental forces such as sunlight, wind, and temperature. 10
THE HERMETIC THRESHOLD:
By physically opening up the building’s exterior walls to the natural environment through ETFE pillows that could deflate or inflate according to user preferences, specific formal expressions, or climactic conditions, the building would have the ability to simultaneously regulate its indoor air quality, ventilation, lighting, acoustics, temperature, and formal appearance.
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Taguig Paglaki: Investigating Growth in a Disaster Resistant Filipino Community FACULTY ADVISOR: Erik Mar
SITE: Taguig City, Philippines DURATION: 16 weeks OBJECTIVE: to develop an affordable housing unit and community facilities, along with a master plan for a disaster-resistant urban housing community for teachers in Taguig City, Philippines, after the devastation left behind by Typhoon Ondoy in 2009. PROCESS: by investigating research conducted in 2006 by students from MIT’s Architecture and Urban Studies programs, I discovered that the typical growth and expansion patterns of Filipino families followed similar formal qualities and proposed using inexpensive shipping containers for the structure and enclosure of the new housing units. SOLUTION: in order to promote growth for the community in multiple aspects: physical, in the form of spatial expansion, psychological, through educational advancement, skills training, and confidence building, and economical through potential vocational workshops (on the ground-floor and within the concrete classroom spaces), the shipping containers would sit atop the community facilities, made of concrete, below. This would ensure families would be protected from future storms and floods. By not only allowing the families to grow along with the units where they live, but by also promoting economical and ecological development, chances of equitable growth become much more possible as the separation between the affluent and poor within and around the Taguig city becomes much more marginal. 19
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growth
noun -progressive development: evolution1 2 -the process of developing physically, mentally, or spiritually -the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance
Typical Process of Expansion for Filipino Family
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3. Add Prefabricated Steel Structure
4. Install Flooring
5. Add Room Partitions
6. Attach Bamboo Shade Screen Panels
Proposed Assembly Process
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The layout of the site serves as a direct response to the surrounding urban fabric. By extending existing streets through the site and by allowing direct connections between community residents and surrounding neighborhoods, an idea of “growing together” becomes much more achievable. Furthermore, streets connect into the Community Center, School/Daycare, Community Market, and ground-floor classroom spaces that run along the northern and southern streets (Paraiso being a major commercial street). These classroom spaces seek to achieve economic growth for the community— and possibly the city— through vocational and educational opportunities that could potentially be supported by the University in the future.
Space Layout
Typical Filipino Dwelling
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HOUSING FACILITIES
Starting at the level of the individual unit and with the use of the expansion spaces, all residents would have the ability to physically expand significant areas of their living units as their economic status improves or as a way of investing their earnings.
Affordability
+ cost of roof structure & material + cost of RC primary structure + cost of CMU infill for enclosure =no money left over for expansion
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plumbed to accommodate grey water recycling
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EXPANSION:
A prefabricated steel structure with flooring would be added to each container where it could initially be used as outdoor space. Over time, this outdoor space could be rented out for additional income or could be used by the inhabitants for expansion. Quite simply, the units would grow as the families grow, whether in size or in wealth.
Floor Plans of Typical Unit
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COMMUNITY SPACES: A_English Class B, D, E_Technical Workshops C_Money Management F_Carpentry Workshop G_Community Civic Center H_Market I_Daycare/School
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All residents would have the opportunity to expand significant areas of their living units.
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Community Orchards
Three kinds of landscaping are proposed to be used on site. All would be native or adaptive to this area in the Philippines and would serve a specific purpose for residents.
Bioswale DESIGN CONCEPTS
The fundamental intent of this project is to fully promote growth in multiple aspects: physical, in the form of spatial expansion, psychological, through educational advancement, skills training and leadership building, and economic through vocational workshops on the ground floor and within the concrete structures that form a strong base for the housing units above.
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Res Extensa: Examining the Duality of Spectacle and Observation FACULTY ADVISOR: Ric Abramson SITE: Echo Park, California DURATION: 14 weeks OBJECTIVE: to design a community civic center that integrates a hybrid program. PROCESS: after researching the historical context of Echo Park and examining the Remapping of Rome under Alexander VII and Pope Sixtus V, I proposed integrating an “urban stage” as the hybrid program for the community civic center. This integration aimed to connect the strong film history of Echo Park with the ancient Roman plazas and public spaces that King Alexander VII once referred to as “urban stages” because of their ability to encourage high levels of social interaction among Roman residents and pilgrims making a journey to Vatican City. SOLUTION: through a series of hand sketches, physical models, and computer modeling, I designed a community civic center that incorporated both a lookout tower and a large public space (i.e. the urban stage that also doubled as a performance space with seating) while also connecting the building to Echo Park across the street. This was created in order to have the urban stage promote social interaction and allow residents to become “actors” in the wonderful “play of life” while having the park—and rest of the city— become the backdrop to the building. 29
Observation Tower
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ANTECHAMBER
The Antechamber provides the main interior gathering space before entering the Council Chamber.
SOCIAL HALL
The Social Hall comprises the largest program for the building and sits protected below the Council Chamber and classrooms.
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MICRO CLIMATE/ENTRY
This space would serve as the entry to both the Council Chamber and Social Hall, while also helping to regulate the building’s interior air temperature.
INTERIOR GARDEN/GALLERY
This Space would accommodate overflow from the Social Hall and provide a gallery exhibit for film artifacts from Echo Park.
ENTRY/AMPHITHEATER SEATING
OBSERVATION TOWER
As the main circulation path into the building, the entry stairs also double as amphitheater seating during film screenings and large performances.
The observation tower would provide visitors with a new experience of Echo Park and serve as a prominent city marker.
CLASSROOMS
Classrooms would provide visitors with spaces to learn and interact while being at the community civic center. All of these spaces would be on the second floor overlooking the urban stage below.
*URBAN STAGE
As a multifunctional public open space and performance stage, the urban stage’s main focus is to encourage social interaction among visitors at Echo Park.
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The Anatomy of Steel: Analyzing the Influence of Materiality on Program FACULTY ADVISOR: Mary Chou SITE: Los Angeles, California DURATION: 5 weeks OBJECTIVE: to design a small museum/gallery space at the Ennis House using materiality —metal, in this case— as an influence on the building program. PROCESS: in an effort to respect the iconic facade of the Ennis House (which overlooks Los Angeles) and bring more attention to the less-well-known entrance side of the house, I proposed utilizing the dilapidated pool as the new entrance to the gallery/exhibition space. I knew the steel needed to appear and perform in a very structural way and achieve a large cantilever; through a series of studies that examined the malleability of steel, I designed a series of ribs that responded to the site and local context. SOLUTION: by using the Ennis House’s old pool as the entrance to the new gallery, I was able to penetrate the pool and cantilever the ramped gallery spaces out onto the street and through a series of ribs that responded to the site by rotating and opening up to the surrounding context for views out. The ribs would then be enclosed by attaching white and flexible aluminum strips to its exterior surface, which would also provide privacy and solar shading. Street View
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Study Models
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Final Model Process
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thank you
Zlatan Sehovic, LEED-AP University of Southern California School of Architecture School of Policy, Planning, and Development sehovicz@gmail.com