Shahmir Adnan Selected Works 2024 by Shahmir Adnan

Shahmir Adnan Selected Works

Shahmir Adnan

phone: 647 973 9483 email: shahmiradnan@hotmail.com linkedin: linkedin.com/in/shahmir-adnan-80a1bb168 online portfolio: https://issuu.com/shammyad/docs/ portfolio_2024_issuu_reduced

Education

University of Toronto

Masters of Architecture GPA: 3.8/4.0

August 2021 - June 2024

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)

Bachelor of Architectural Science GPA: 3.1/4.0

September 2016 - June 2020

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

ASC 720 - Frankfurt Studio

June 2019

OCAD University

Bachelor of Graphic Design

September 2015 - April 2016

Professional Experience

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) - Interior Designer Intern San Francisco Summer 2023

• Working with Architects, Interior Designers, and Structural Engineers on a Leisure and Hospitality project in collaboration with a well-known American artist

• Developing complex digital models based on drawings provided by Architects and Structural Engineers

• Developing Architectural and Interior visualizations based on multiple design iterations

• Took part in weekly meetings discussing design strategies

Additional Experience

CKAR 785 - Building Info Modelling (REVIT)

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)

Summer 2018

Instructor: Sean Robbins

• An intermediate course training BIM users through the basic procedures of designing an integrated building model

• Designed and developed a mid-rise residential building using BIM 360

ASC 720 - Frankfurt Studio

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Summer 2019

Instructor: Y.T. Leong

• An Architecture & Urbanism based studio in collaboration with TMU and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, where students would travel to the cities of Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, and Paris to analyze European urban planning

• Drawing street sections and building facades extensively using AutoCad

Achievements

Featured in the University of Toronto Daniels Year - End Show

2023

University of Toronto

Dean’s List 2019-2020

Toronto Metropolitan University

Featured in TMU DAS Year - End Show

2018

Toronto Metropolitan University

Entrance Scholarship

Bachelor of Architectural Science

2016

Toronto Metropolitan University

Extracurricular

Buildner Yoga House on a Cliff Competition Participant

Vale De Moses (2020)

• Participated in a architectural competition with a team of four architecture students

• Responsible for design concepts, digital modeling, and visualization

DAS 325 Magazine Team Participant

Toronto Metropolitan University (2018 - 2019)

• The offical magazine of TMU Department of Architectural Science featuring work from students during the 2018 - 2019 academic year

• Role was to layout pages of selected student projects per magazine design team’s guidelines

DAS Mentorship Program Participant

Toronto Metropolitan University (2018 - 2019)

• Mentored two second year students on their architecture studio projects and other related courses

Technical Skills

Software

Autodesk Revit

Autodesk Autocad

Autodesk 3DS Max

Adobe Photoshop CC

Adobe Illustrator CC

Adobe InDesign CC

Rhino 7/8

Grasshopper

Sketchup

Vray

Adobe Premiere CC

Twinmotion

Enscape

References

Avaliable upon request.

Fabrication

3D Printing

Laser Cutting

CNC Milling

Other

Sketching

Photography

Writing

01 Casa da Serendade

Vale De Moses

Amieira, Portugal 2020 pg 1

02 Alcove

Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York 2021 pg 5

03 Decay to Grow

Gowanus River Brooklyn, New York 2023 pg 7

04 Heart of the Junction

Junction Triangle Toronto, Canada 2019 pg 12

Project Type: Competition

Design Typology: Yoga Retreat

Organization: Bee Breeders

Casa da Serenidade

Vale De Moses

Amieira, Portugal

2020

Partners: Kyle Do Couto

Arash Gahfoori

Er nest Tse

As an entry to Bee Breeder’s competition “Yoga House on a Cliff”, Casa da Serenidade acts as a dialogue between internal and external spaces. Carefully crafted moments work collectively to guide visitors into a state of serenity. Nestled within rammed earth walls that submerge visitors into the land, three main ancillary masses (entry home, bath and main room) float above a biophilic rainwater collection bed and peak over the remote valley. Casa da Serenidade offers select glimpses out towards the surrounding nature through the exploration of permeability as a means to remove the visitor from their surroundings momentarily and allowing one to self reflect.

a: floor plan 1:200

circulation diagram

double-layer roof for improved passive cooling + solar array system

greywater filtration system, for recycled water consumption

rammed earth walls to mitigate solar heat gain

rainwater runoff and collection

biophilic rainwater filtration (stage 1)

large capacity rainwater + recycled water storage system

water purification system (stage 2)

solar heat exchange tank, pump and controls

water distribution

a: sustainability diagrams b: exterior night view of building entrance

a: view of entrance canopy

b: view of zen garden

c: skylight exterior view d: underside of skylight

e: hidden floor storage with azulejos

a: roof structure connection detail

b: ground connection detail

c: exploded structural isometric of main room

view of main room

Project Type: Academic - Cumulative Project

Design Typology: Education Institution

Institution: University of Toronto

Alcove

Pratt Institue

Brooklyn, New York City 2021

Course: ARC1011Y - Architectural Design

Studio 1

Instructor: Julia Di Castri

For this final comprehensive studio project, the goal was to design our own interpretation of Higgin’s Hall at the Pratt Institute. Acting as a mediator between the schools of art and architecture, the Alcove wing at Higgin’s Hall aims to provide a haven for students looking for discovery and inspiration through the compression and expansion of spaces burrowed into one singular form.

a: cafe

b: lower gallery

c: rooftop garden

Project Type: Academic - Cumulative Project

Design Typology: Library

Institution: University of Toronto

Decay to Grow

Gowanus River

Brooklyn, New York City 2023

Course: ARC2014 - Architectural Design

Studio 4

Instructor: Sam Dufaux

Partners: Nada Basamh

For growth to flourish, decay must occur. This project engages cycles of decay and growth to re-establish biodiversity into the urban environment. Decay to Grow is a constant negotiation between human and nonhuman inhabitation evolving over time. Decay to Grow aims to bring back what used to exist before industrialization and urban development. It reintroduces biodiversity back to the site and creates a space for natural regeneration. This project’s life cycle timeline celebrates impermanence and creates spaces that are alive and ever-evolving in an effort to maximize habitat and biodiversity over time.

a: vision diagram

b: species diagram

a: ground floor plan

b: 2nd floor plan

c: 3rd floor plan

Long Section | 1:200

Garden Habitat Roof

Stair

Project Type: Academic - Cumulative Project

Design Typology: Educational Facility

Institution: Toronto Metropolitan University

Heart of the Junction

Lower Junction Triangle

Toronto, Canada

2019

Course: ARC620 - Integration Studio II

Instructor: John Ingrao

Partners: Alyssa Carere

In ASC 620: Integration Studio II, students were to design a satellite campus for OCAD University at the Lower Junction Triangle. The site was heavily industrial with factories and distilleries. The idea for our project was to create a hub of creativity, serving as a heart for the junction and its future residential and infrastructure developments. In terms of architectural expression, our goal was to evoke the industrial essence of the site but also showcase the creative ingenuity that represented OCAD. This was done through using CLT as well as steel for the structure and the sweeping facade of aluminium fins which would shield the studios from the western sun.