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Office Experience SEEF Lusail City September, 2014 | Kasian Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning | Doha, Qatar Perhaps the most rigorous office experience in my career, working at Kasian has shaped my design thinking as well as help develop habits for wellcoordinated project delivery. From the periphery of Schematic Design to the specificity of Contract Administration— Kasian has been the most enriching and in-depth experience in my career. SEEF Lusail Mixed-Use Residential projects are located within an integrated
Mixed-Use Hub of Lusail City. There are seven buildings spread over three sites with a combined area of roughly 49,000 square meters. The project intends to be a business user destination hub, replete with high end residences, retail and amenities. With stunning views over the nearby waterfront and an active commercial façade, SEEF Lusail Residential will boast beautiful vistas and a bustling lifestyle.
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Being a supplementary member of the SEEF team, I took the opportunity to contribute to many separate parts of the project's success. Deadlines created pressure points, demanding efficacy. Often times I would finish ahead of schedule and begin to add value—enacting my own suggestions, and enhancing the state of the drawing at hand. SEEF was especially useful in applying and developing my skills in BIM software.
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There were speed-oriented tasks, such as annotating wall dimension strings, material tagging and general changes. Rendering tasks often fell into my hands, coordinating with a technologist to update and clean the BIM model as required. Using Adobe Photoshop, I would often post-render the technologist's work or outsourced visualizations. At certain points, instead of re-rendering at high costs, our team would save time and funding using strategic post-rendering methods. I also contributed to document formatting and updating, specifically Direct Control reports (similar to design development in North America).
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Collins Barrow Renovation (Proposal) May, 2016 (w/ Bill Chomik) 82
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Vision 2020 Northlands Development (Proposal) July, 2016 (w/ Scott Douglas) 84
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Science World BC Renovation October, 2016 | Kasian Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning | Vancouver, BC Science World in Vancouver, BC is a family-oriented organization that aims to engage and inspire future science and technology leadership. The science centre is home to many interactive exhibits in multiple galleries, indoor and outdoor; a roof terrace; and hosts the world's largest OMNIMAXÂŽ dome screen. Science World BC is considering tiered options for renovation and expansion and has hired Kasian to develop these options. The least
expensive first option will upgrade the auditorium with new seating and lighting, and will update the space to recently revised building code requirements. The second option adds a pop-up stage, a catering kitchen and an elevator to the first option. The third option adds a glass elevator which brings guests from the ground floor to the auditorium level. There were a number of technical problems we had to resolve which
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would have otherwise precluded the second option from inclusion in the final submission. Careful section cuts along the arc cross-referenced to the plan provided critical information about clearances and possible space arrangments. The most exciting aspect of the process was exploring and executing design possibilities within the complex geometric parameters of the amphitheatre.
Rendered section + conceptual perspective Option A floorplan, option B floorplan, elevator concept, gathering space concept Retractable stage concept, vestibule concept, option C floorplan
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GARDEN THEATRE GARDEN
DOME
GATHERING SPACE DOME
GATHERING SPACE BRIDGE CIRCULATION TOWER BRIDGE CIRCULATION TOWER
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CIRCULATION CIRCULATION
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DOGHOUSE
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DOGHOUSE SEATING REMOVED SEATING REMOVED
STAGING STAGING
VESTIBULE VESTIBULE
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Springwood / Garmin October, 2016 | Kasian Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning | Cochrane, Alberta The development company Springwood is the best known in Cochrane, and has created successful projects throughout the town. A thorough vision and consistent language was to be maintained for a new office/ commercial retail project in a pre-existing mall complex. The prescriptive nature of the project drove an efficient process. The project was made in collaboration with a principal for
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in the surrounding complex—from the materials and accessories to the assembly; and coordinating the interior space changes with the exterior—window, door and pilaster placement.
overall guidance and communication, an associate for design guidance and direct supervision, a project manager, and an interior designer to work out the function of the space itself. Smooth communication between parties made sure the project was delivered on time. My contribution to the project was in the design process (hand sketching concepts, using SketchUp and Revit); emulating the existing building language
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The project was especially valuable for the extensive involvement from predesign to contract documents in a Design-Build setup. I enjoyed being part of the speed and direction of the design, mostly as a product of its methodology.
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Red Deer College (Proposal) September, 2016 (w/ Chad Zyla, Gilbert Valdez) 93
Tuscany Calgary Transit Facility June, 2016 (w/ Gerry Garvin) 94
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Calgary Transit Stoney Bus Storage August, 2016 (w/ Esther Rivard-Sirois, Gilbert Valdez) 97