SIMRAN KAUR PORTFOLIO
Academic Work
Ecological Integration model
Building Landscape Strategy and Urban Model
Massing model
Final Massing and Circulation model
The Ramp
01 Academic: Masters of ARCH Year 2
Tools: Revit, Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lumion, Cscale, Hand Drawing Ladybug, and Autocad
1,000 m² Research & Education Centre at Mer Bleue Bog, designed through a Rights of Nature framework. Elevated timber & glulam on concretehemp piles preserves hydrology. Perforated ramps & boardwalks allow interaction without intrusion. Biogenic materials, passive systems (solar orientation, operable louvers, geothermal), 92% carbon reduction, 95 kWh/ m²·year—architecture that is technically rigorous and ecologically responsible.
Section
Render of Boardwalk and Carbon Forum
North Elevation
West Elevation
East Elevation
South Elevation
Render of Ramp
Model 1:200
Physical
EMBODIED ENERGY ANALYSIS
MONTREAL
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Summer Passive System Winter Passive System
Roof Detail Foundation
Professional Work
2023-2025
Hasting Mill Brewery
02 Professional: David Eaton Architects inc.
Skills Used: Revit,Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lumion, and Autocad
For a brewery TI project, I led the architectural package under a licensed architect, including plans, sections, and elevations. Over three months, this project made up 50% of my workload and remains under construction. I integrated structural components, designed a trench drain system, calculated occupancy for 75 seats, and wrote a BCBC 2018-compliant code synopsis. This project merged creativity and technical precision, shaping a vibrant, functional brewery space.
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Langley Residential
03 Professional: ParaMorph Architects inc.
Skills
Used: Revit,Sketchup, and Autocad
During my internship on the Building Permit team, I was responsible for reviewing overlapping consultant drawings to ensure that all disciplines—structural, mechanical, architectural, and others— integrated seamlessly. When conflicts arose, I coordinated with the relevant consultants under the guidance of my mentor to resolve issues.
I also worked closely with a licensed professional, architectural technician to develop detailed and enlarged sections, gaining a deep understanding of how floors, walls, and building systems interact. This allowed me to verify that the consultant-provided drawings aligned with our design intent.
Additionally, I managed the parking floor plans under the supervision of an architectural technician, ensuring proper floor slopes for drainage, functional ramps, adequate head clearance, and compliance with BCBC 2024 standards, while updating elevation references to reflect the approved design.
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FRR ULC U305 STC AS PER ITEM 9 ULC U305 1HR 56 ELEVATOR TO CORRIDOR/ UNIT/ STAIRCASE W4 - 2"X6" LAMINATED WOOD STUDS (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- AIR SPACE - 2"X4" WOOD STUDS @ 16" O.C. (AS PER ITEM 1 ULC U305)
- R14 BATT INSULATION
- 2 LAYERS TYPE 'X' GWB; FILLED, TAPED, SANDED, PRIMED AND READY TO RECEIVE FINISH.
FRR ULC U305 STC AS PER ITEM 9 ULC U305
EW1 EXTERIOR WALL (WOOD FRAMED TYPICAL)
- EXTERIOR CLADDING (REFER TO ELEVATIONS)
- P.T. VERT. PLYWOOD STRAPPING C/W CONTINUOUS BUG SCREEN AT TOP AND BOTTOM
- 2" THICK CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATION - AIR AND WEATHER BARRIER MEMBRANE
- 1/2 EXTERIOR GRADE SHEATHING (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- 2X6 WOOD STUDS (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- R22 BATT INSULATION
- 6 MIL POLY VAPOUR BARRIER
- TYPE "X" GWB; FILLED, TAPED, SANDED, PRIMED AND READY TO RECEIVE FINISH.
FRR ULC DESIGN U303 1HR
3 4 P.T. VERT. PLYWOOD STRAPPING C/W CONTINUOUS BUG SCREEN AT TOP AND BOTTOM - 2X6 WOOD STUDS (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- VOID SPACE - 2" THICK CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATION - AIR AND WEATHER BARRIER MEMBRANE - 1/2" EXTERIOR GRADE SHEATHING (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- 2X6 WOOD STUDS (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- R22 BATT INSULATION - 6 MIL POLY VAPOUR BARRIER -1/2" PLYWOOD SHEATHING (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
5 8 TYPE "X" GWB; FILLED, TAPED, SANDED, PRIMED AND READY TO RECEIVE FINISH. 1HR EXTERIOR INTERIOR
- EXTERIOR CLADDING (REFER TO ELEVATIONS)
5 8 GWB; FILLED, TAPED, SANDED, PRIMED AND READY TO RECEIVE FINISH.
- 2"X4" WOOD STUDS (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- GWB; FILLED, TAPED, SANDED, PRIMED AND READY TO RECEIVE FINISH.
INTERIOR WALL (WOOD FRAMED TYPICAL)
5 8 GWB; FILLED, TAPED, SANDED, PRIMED AND READY TO RECEIVE FINISH.
- 2"X6" WOOD STUDS; (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
- R22 BATT INSULATION (REFER TO MECH'L DWGS. FOR PLUMBING INSULATION)
- GWB; FILLED, TAPED, SANDED, PRIMED AND READY TO RECEIVE FINISH. 1HR 56
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL
- CONCRETE
- P.T. VERT. PLYWOOD STRAPPING C/W CONTINUOUS BUG SCREEN
AT TOP AND BOTTOM -AIR AND WEATHER BARRIER MEMBRANE
- P.T. VERT. PLYWOOD STRAPPING C/W CONTINUOUS BUG SCREEN AT TOP AND BOTTOM -EXTERIOR CLADDING (REFER TO ELEVATIONS) EXTERIOR BALCONY WALL (WOOD FRAMED) EW5
-1/2" PLYWOOD SHEATHING (REFER TO STRUC'L) - 2X6 WOOD STUDS (REFER TO STRUCT'L.)
-1/2" PLYWOOD SHEATHING (REFER TO STRUC'L) -AIR AND WEATHER BARRIER MEMBRANE
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Creative Work
04 Creative: Carrera GT Tokyo Drift
Medium Used: Rhino, Pencil, Watercolour, Pen, Lumion and Photoshop
This scene focuses on the intimate scale of urban life within dense environments. The narrow alley and layered lighting create a transition between public movement and private atmosphere, suggesting how cities are experienced not only through grand forms but also through moments of quiet enclosure. I aimed to study how warm and cool light define depth, rhythm, and direction, and how architecture frames movement and pause within constrained spaces.
05 Creative: Cyberpunk
Medium Used: Pen, Acrylic Paint and Pencil
This piece explores the experience of vertical urban density in a hyper-commercialized future city. The exaggerated scale and stacked light surfaces reflect how architecture becomes both infrastructure and media, shaping how individuals navigate and perform identity within the city. The low viewpoint and reflective ground plane emphasize monumentality while suggesting a sense of alienation beneath spectacle. Through this image, I was interested in questioning how light, speed, and branding redefine public space and human presence in dense metropolitan environments.
Hand sketch
Hand sketch
06 Creative: Opéra Garnier
07 Creative: Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
Darbar Sahib
Medium used: Coloured Pencil, Pen, Watercolour, and Acrylic