Zsófia Schaendl
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Zsófia joined MSK Architects in 2020 as Senior Designer/ Project Lead.
She has 10 years of overseas and over 12 years of Australian professional experience in wide range of project types. In Europe she was the co-author of 20+ highly successful national and international design competitions with Sandor Duzs. These competitions ranged from small scale kiosk to large scale university hospital projects.
She was Project Designer and Design Lead on various Commercial, Education, and Residential Buildings (HOTEL VISEGRAD, ROSEHIP FARM - SZENTENDRE, KINDERGARTEN - REFORMEDCHURCH -SZENTENDRE)
During her 10 years in Australia Zsófia has mastered all local regulations and construction methodologies, and has been working as Project Designer/ ProjectLead. She participated in several education, aged care, health and residential projects. (UTS BUILDING 10 FASS & FOH, STELLA MARIS COLLEGE, EDENSORGARDENS AGED CARE FACILITY, CARINGBAH AMBULANCE STATION)
Zsófia has also been BIM Specialist and Production Director, having a deep understanding of the BIM workflow, setting up the delivery method to MSK's project. Setting up Company Standards, planning and implementing project specific BIM workflow strategy are also part of her expertise.
Zsofia has holistic view on architecture and believes in strong conceptual design, which is carried through the entire design cycle, where all phases of the design process support the initial concept including structure and details. She is committed to a simple, functional and sensitive approach to architectural design, which is coupled with good eye for detail.
Zsofia has been actively participating in opened design competitions of which many has been awarded.
Zsofia has a special interest in BIM, and having used ArchiCAD since the early years of her university studies made her a lead practitioner of BIM. During her career she learned and mastered BIM management roles as well, including supervising the workflow, collaborating with other stakeholders, and provided general company BIM support.
In Australia, Zsofia had learned and mastered all local regulations and construction methodologies, and she was working on several residential, education aged care, and projects. Being a passionate BIM user she also helped local architectural firms to set up their BIM strategies and to implement the latest best-practice approaches to BIM.
She joined MSK Architects in May 2022 bringing all values on board which made her so valuable during their professional relationship.
Edensor Gardens - 139 bed Aged Care Facility - Project Lead
Value:$42m
Harbison Care Burradoo - 72 beds Residential Aged Care Facility. Conceptual and architectural design, presentation.
Value: 15m
Stella Maris College - Design development and coordination, BIM workflow management
Value:$12,5m
St Benedicts College - Design development and coordination, detailing.
Value:$6,5m
Ropes Crossing Anglican Church - Adaptive reuse.Conceptual design.
Value:$2,5m
University of Technology CB10 FASS & Nursing fitout -Concept design, furniture and interior design.
Value:$18m
ADHC Housing projects - various
University of New South Wales - FASS Student Centre -tender documentation
Value:1.5m$
Budapest BOX - opened design competition - 1st prize -with Sandor Duzs/ former ArkTOON.
LAHC Housing project- Revesby - DA / tender
LAHC Housing project- Peakhurst Heights - DA / tender
Ingleburn Train station - refurbishment construction documentation
Artarmon Train station - refurbishment
Rosehip processing farm and residential house in Szentendre, Hungary as
design architect. Newly built plant with residential uses in the historical city
of Szentendre, Hungary, near the conservation area of Natura 2000.
Area: 600 m2
Miskolc Europa Centre logistics hall Miskolc, Hungary -construction plan
Area: 5000 m2
2011 Reconstruction of the Main Square of Ujpalota -competition - designer -
ArkTOON - honourable mention
Buildings and constructions for excursionists in the Mountain Borzsony (2008-2011), in different conservation areas of Mountains of Borzsony, Hungary, as architect.
Miklos Ybl High School Budapest, Hungary, architect anddocumenter on
construction plans. Area: 2.000 m2
Renovation of the Kindergarten of Reformed Church Szentendre,Hungary, as
design architect, with lead architect Agnes Kocsis.
Area: 500 m2
Kindergarten of Pestszentimre- design competition- asdesign architect/
ArkTOON. Area: 1.000 m2
Cafeteria in Rakosmente Rakosmente, Hungary, as design architect,with lead
architect Agnes Kocsis
Hotel Visegrad @ town of Visegrad (part of the WorldHeritage), Hungary as
design architect, with lead architect Agnes Kocsis. Area:1.000 m2
Hospital of University of Szeged (255 beds) -designcompetition. As design
architect with Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON . Area: 10.000 m2 –honourable mention.
Kindergarten Jaszbereny -design competition. As designarchitect with Sandor
Duzs/ ArkTOON. Area: 1.000 m2 – honourable mention.
As design architect with Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON. - firstselection.
Heim Pal Children’s Hospital -design competition. Asdesign architect with
Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON. Area: 14.000 m2 - 2nd prize.
Esztergom Primary School -design competition. As designarchitect with
Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON.
Magyar Gyula High School -design competition. As designarchitect with
Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON. Area: 3.500 m2 - 3rd Prize.
Biological research center of University of Szeged -designcompetition. As
design architect with Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON.
Area: 6.000 m2 - honourable mention.
Semmelweiss University, Faculty of Dentistry -designcompetition. As design
architect with Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON. Area: 9.000 m2 –honorable mention.
New residential area in Gyor -design competition. Asdesign architect with
Sandor Duzs/ ArkTOON - honorable mention.
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