MUNTASIR HAKIM

Education

Bachelor of Architecture

BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

CGPA 3.54/4.00, Graduated with Distinction

Professional Experience

Associate Architect Studio Morphogenesis Ltd., Dhaka

Design, detail drawing 3D modelling, rendering, animation, graphic design, presentation, FAR calculation, approval drawings, direct client communication and project management.

Preparation of BOQ, specification, estimation, construction and office standard documents. Participation in three competition entries under the supervising architects. Responsible for coordination of team members and interns. Curation of publication works for online and award submissions (The Statesman- published in ArchDaily).

Selected Projects

• IDS Mosque, Ashulia, Dhaka (Project Architect, Status-Ongoing)

• Navana Waterend G+11 Residential Apartment- 50,000 sft, Dhaka (Project Coordinator, Status-Ongoing)

• Multi-family Residential Apartment Interior-50,000 sft, Dhaka (Project Architect, Status-Ongoing)

• ACME Finish Goods Warehouse-275,000 sft, Hemayetpur, Bangladesh (Project Architect, approval on process)

• Zazira Playfield, Nasrul Hamid Foundation Projects, Keraniganj, Bangladesh (Team Member, approval on process)

• IDCOL Green Tower (LEED V4.0 in progress) - 77,000 sft, Regional Competition Winning Entry, Dhaka (Project Coordinator, Status-Ongoing)

• Herstory Aarong Interior, Dhaka (Project Architect, completed)

• Momen Real Estate Ltd. HQ Interior, Dhaka (Project Architect, completed)

Co-Founder and Principal Shoho Sthapon, Dhaka

Design lead, detail-fabrication drawing, client and project management of residential and mixed-use building types. A total of four residential buildings (1700-4000sft), three offices, two restaurants, one healthcare facility and multiple Pro-Bono projects (library, school and toilet) completed in Design-Build method.

Design Associate

Centre for Inclusive Architecture and Urbanism (Ci+AU), BRAC University, Dhaka

Concept, design, 3D modelling, rendering, presentation, research works and project management. Preparation of specifications, estimation, construction documents and material prototype for site engineers and contractors.

Responsible for coordination of team members and office management.

Selected Projects

• BRAC Regional Offices in Bangladesh

• Interior Design of Residential Semester (RS) Campus BRAC University

• Aarong 40 Years Celebration - Master Plan and Pavilion of a temporary exhibition space Research Works

• Prototype Gender-Friendly Toilet for Adolescent Female Students in Rural Bangladesh

• Flyovers Re-imagined: Transforming Negative Spaces Under Flyovers and Metro rail into Vibrant Public Places

Architectural Associate Department of Architecture, BRAC University, Dhaka

Interior design, 3d modelling, rendering, construction drawing, and construction management of an institutional office, BIED, BRAC University.

Preparation of specifications, estimation, procurement and construction schedules. Responsible for coordination of client, site engineer, contractors and vendors.

Architectural Intern Studio Morphogenesis Ltd., Dhaka

Worked in residential and office design projects which broadened the professional methods of design process, presentation, drawings, building codes, material and site communication.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2022 | June

2nd position, Design Charrette of Young Architects ‘Under 40’, IAB (Institute of Architects Bangladesh) https://www.bracu.ac.bd/news/architecture-alumni-lecturer-bag-two-prizes-iab-workshop

Second winner as a team in the design competition as a part of IAB Golden Jubilee Celebrations, collaborator: Saad M Kaikobad. A core idea of reviving underutilized space at the IAB’s open yard. Making use of abandoned infrastructures adjacent to the yard keeping in tune with the essence of the design of the existing IAB building.

2016 | August

Honorable mention, Vertical Studio Design Charrette, Department of Architecture, BRAC University https://contextbd.com/folio-1-department-of-architecture-bracu/

A 6-hrs design competition involving student team from freshman to senior years with an alumni as team lead. The idea was to design a resilient habitat in projected inundation of Bangladesh in 2050.

2016 | March

3rd position, Student Design Charrette, Department of Architecture, North South University https://www.bracu.ac.bd/news/student-achievements-2nd-and-3rd-design-charrette

Open design charrette among 80 submissions from different universities from Dhaka. The concept was to design a public facility under the negative spaces of flyovers in Dhaka.

2016 | April

2016 | December

2015 | December

Dean’s List Certificate, BRAC University

For achieving a GPA more than 3.70 in the respective semesters: Spring 2015 and Fall 2016.

Habitat with People, 4th year Project Exhibition, Department of Architecture, BRAC University

Housing project in Shatbaria, Jhenaidah exhibited in the architecture department and in community of Jhenaidah.

ASSOCIATIONS

2018 | March Present

PUBLICATIONS

2016 | December

QUALIFICATIONS

Software

Associate Member - Licensed Architect, AH:352, Institute of Architects Bangladesh

Folio 1, Department of Architecture, BRAC University

‘Span, Fill and Transfer’, third-year design studio project featured on publication of student’s projects and departmental activities

Advanced: AutoCAD, Sketchup, Lumion, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, MS Office Suite, Pepacura Designer

Basic: Revit Architecture, Rhino, V-Ray, CorelDRAW

Model Making

Languages

ACTIVITIES

Student Volunteer

Unit Designee

Organizer

Interests

Hand made, CNC, laser and 3D print

Bengali: Native, English: Second Language, Hindi: Speaking

Community-driven development to address the growing number of slums, under ‘Azuko’: Jogen B Maath, Dinajpur, 2015

Book launch event for Shatotto, ‘Rafiq Azam: Architecture for Green Living’, Dhaka, 2014

‘100 smiles’ by ‘One Degree Initiative’. Participated in activities, food and clothing distribution among underprivileged orphan children, Chittagong, 2011

Bangladesh delegate team in the 57th Annual convention of National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA), Chennai, India, 2015

Planning and arrangement of multiple international, domestic study trips and cultural forum Moitree, the social life of the department of architecture at BRAC University. Class representative from freshman to junior years, 2012-2016

Automobile restoration, retrofit works, die-cast and plastic scale model making, parts design, digital illustration, piano, melodica, architectural and automotive photography

Selected Works

SPAN, FILL AND TRANSFER

A railway platform

VERTICAL HORIZON

A contextual tall building, Dhaka

A WALK THROUGH THE AGES

The emerging built environment, Old Dhaka

EXPLORING THE UNCHARTED PATHWAYS

Habitat with people, Jhenaidah

URBAN BUSINESS HOTEL Design of a convention hospitality, Dhaka

THE WATERSCAPES Ecologically balanced tourist resort, Cox’s Bazar

A mosque in a factory compound, Dhaka ACME WAREHOUSE

Finished goods storage building with a basement, Dhaka HERSTORY/AARONG

Interior of a bespoke retail store, Dhaka

AARONG 40 YEARS CELEBRATION

Master plan and pavilion of a temporary exhibition space, Army Stadium

BRAC BRANCH OFFICE

Eight prototype office design across Bangladesh

INTO THE PROCESS An insight into design ideology