Jan Sevcik

Sustainable building developement

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

One of my earliest memories from elementary school is teachers complaining to my parents that I kept drawing and sketching in almost every class instead of paying attention. And it didn’t stop there. Through primary school and even high school, I was constantly scribbling, sketching and imagining spaces. At the time, most people thought it would lead nowhere. Well — jokes on them. I ended up getting a master’s degree in architecture and turned drawing into my profession. But along the way, something changed. While learning how to design buildings, I started asking a bigger question: What kind of world are we actually building? Instead of designing walls and facades, I focus on the bigger picture — helping projects integrate sustainability from the very beginning. My work connects architecture, engineering and sustainability. I support projects with certification strategies, life cycle assessments (LCA), material choices, life cycle costs (LCC), and sustainability concepts to ensure that buildings are not only well designed, but also responsible for the environment and the people using them. In a way, I still do the same thing I always did: I try to give ideas more space and meaning. Only now, instead of sketching buildings, I help shape the future they create.

Experience

  • Drees & Sommer Schweiz (Zurich, Switzerland · On-site)
    • Consultant
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Juniorberater
      Jul 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Architekt at HILDEBRAND
    Oct 2022 - Jun 2023 · 9 mos

  • Werkstudent at FCA Dr. Fischer Community of Architects GmbH
    Oct 2020 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Schwerpunkte Wettbewerbe, Genehmigungs-/ Detail-/ Ausführungsplanung.

  • Werkstudent at Ingenieurbüro Ing. Hana Sevcikova
    Mar 2020 - Oct 2020 · 8 mos

    Entwurf und Genehmigungsplanung von Einfamilienhäuser

  • Praktikant at Junk und Reich
    Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 · 6 mos