Hello, my name is Sara.

I am a mass timber estimator with a background in architecture who is passionate about meaningful design, sustainability, and the technology that allows us to realize it.

About

Who is Sara?

I am a mass timber estimator with a love for architecture and a passion for sustainability. I have a diploma in Architectural Technology and a Revit Essentials Certificate from SAIT. I’ve also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Architecture from the University of Calgary. My diverse educational background speaks to my passion for the built environment and its unique relationship to its inhabitants and surroundings. I believe architecture exists at an interesting intersection between technology and the environment, thus my main areas of interests pertain to mass timber, sustainability, and BIM technology. The tools used in the AEC industry are constantly evolving and throughout my studies I have utilized a variety of architecture/building related software, therefore, I consider my ability as a quick learner to be one of my strengths. My experience using software in projects range from collaborative modelling using BIM software such as Revit and Cadwork, 3D modelling in Rhino, and creating presentation graphics using design software such as Adobe Creative Suite among others.
 

I am adaptable, self-motivated, and a strong team player who is always eager to take on new challenges that allow me to develop my skills while also learning new ones along the way!

  • Revit Essentials Certificate

    Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced SAIT courses completed

  • Collaborative

    Team won Client’s Favorite Award for Buildner’s International Architecture Competition 2021

  • 3 Years in Mass Timber

    Experienced in areas relating to Estimating and BIM Technology

Portfolio Index

Portfolio 2025

Architecture portfolio with my projects as of 2024.

View Portfolio

Sleeping Stone

Buildner's International Architecture Competition "Sleeping Pod on a Cliff" entry

Client's Favorite Award Winner

Inspired by the beautiful forested mountains of Portugal, Sleeping Stone is a conceptual architecture project that seeks to connect its occupants to the natural cycles that occur in the environment. 

View Presentation

Mod House

Semester 4 Capstone Project

WoodWORKS! Competition 2020 Honorable Mention

An exploration of high density living, row housing, mass timber, and modular building techniques.

View Project

Horsens Sports Hall

Denmark study abroad project

This project is an exercise in design and management of a commercial recreation project. Groups were assigned the task of redesigning a sports hall, participate in the bidding and tender process, and also construction management procedures.

View Project

DANCON Ltd.

As part of the "Horsens Sports Hall" project, students were given the task to develop a specifications booklet for a prefabricated element in the project.

The current booklet contains information pertaining to a concrete element in the gymnasium.

View Project

Y&Y Design

Commercial residential project set in downtown Calgary. For this project, an imaginary client is seeking a building that accommodates for their design studio business at ground level and a living space for their family on the second level.

View Project

Architecture Minor Portfolio

For my architecture minor, I studied alongside students in the foundation year of the University of Calgary's M.Arch program where I created a variety of projects, presentations, and models.

View Project

Thanks for stopping by!

Feel free to contact me through e-mail or on social media

e-mail: slolarga@outlook.com

linkedin: /in/saralolarga