audrey sabu vadukkut user environment designer | architect
+44 7751831023
Education
audreysabu.v@gmail.com
M. Des in Design Innovation and Environmental Design / 2019-2020
linkedin.com/in/audreymablesabu Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) / 2011-2016 School of Planning and Architecture, Mysore, India
As a designer with a foundation in architecture, I aim to deliver detail-oriented and exceptional designs by understanding how people use the spaces, products and services around them.
Employment
I am fascinated with user-centred design
Junior Architect / 2017- 2018
and how they can be applied to create positive changes in the world. Currently completing my masters’ in design innovation, my goal is to utilize my experiences in design research, architecture and visual design to produce opportunities and possibilities for growth.
(Rubel Dhuna Architects,Mumbai)
Architect / 2016-2019 (Freelancev Work,Mumbai)
Architecture Intern / 2016 (Play Design Studio,Pondicherry)
Architectural Student Intern / 2012
Skills
(Soyuz Talib Architects Pvt.Ltd, Navi Mumbai)
Design / core knowledge •
user-centred design
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user research
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architecture and interior design
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product design
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visual and interaction design
Values / work ethics •
problem-solving
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proactive
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teamwork
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leadership
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organized
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multi-tasking
Interests / personal •
delivering unique design outcomes
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design to enhance quality of life
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communicate concepts into products
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interdisciplinary collaboration
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passionate to learn new topics
User-centered Work The Naked Truth: Censorship of Women (user experience research / participatory action) A mobile pop-up experience to start an open narrative on censorship in women using engagement tools to positively address stigmas around the nipple.
Independant Together: sourcing food self-sufficiently (user experience design / design research) A service that provides the resources required to efficiently grow your food when living in crowded cities by effectively using shared spaces in the neighbourhood.
Design for Young Adults (user enviroment design / design research) A co-design environment with educational, recreational and therapeutic activities for at-risk children and young adults designed within a specialist child and youth care charity and social enterprise.
Technology / tools
“Rent-a-boar”
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adobe creative suite (photoshop,
(user environment design / digital product design)
illustrator, indesign, premiere rush)
A combination of a service-based app and product design to maximize
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autocad and revit
the potential of a boar farm to benefit and improve the surrounding
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sketchup and vray
farms and community
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vectorworks
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zbrush 3D modelling
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ms office
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miro (remote work)
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figma (basics)
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adobe XD (basics)
Creative / passions •
sketching
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prototyping
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architectural drafting
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model-making
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origami
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comic books
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pop culture
Communication / languages •
english
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hindi
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malayalam
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marathi
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french (basics)
Residential Entrance Lobby (architecture / interior design / product design) Reviving an old residential community to effectively access the space following a concept that blends with the context and creates a more welcoming and open environment for the users.
Family Home (interior design / product design) A customized home for a family of four that captures their essence with attention to detail from concept creation to execution of all the facets of interior design like furniture, lighting, installation and decor. Sink or Swim: “Co-Music” (design research / design ethnography) A participatory design research process to create a platform for young people to pursue and revive traditional music beyond a passion and making it a viable profitable opportunity for the community.
Design Safari (design innovation / persona and user maps) An engagement tool to address and focus on the limitations of communication for people with English as a second language.
Published Work
Collaborative Work
Architecture Digest
SHIFT into the future / workshop
(December 2018 issue) link: https://www.architecturaldigest.in/ content/pune-apartment-interior-designrda-architects/?utm_source=Weekly&utm_ medium=email&utm_campaign=ADINDIAWeekly&utm_content=2018-10 06&eid=%2A%7CEID64%7C%2A#s-cust0
(business and creativity / digital future)
Better Interiors
(design artefacts / cultural probes)
(October 2018 issue) link: http://www.betterinteriors.in/ projects/the-memory-keeper/33350/
Winter School Design Sprint / workshop (speculative design / digital future)
Reconfiguring Places: Intergenerational Cities / workshop Bamboo Construction and Organic Farming / workshop (particpatory design / observational)
Village Documentation / project (user environment study / placemaking)
Collector of Light / design competetion (architecture / context study)
Architecture et Randez-vous / design competetion (architecture / design sprint)
+44 7751831023 audreysabu.v@gmail.com
Rethinking Kala Nagar Junction / design competetion (urban design / architecture)