portfolio.
KINNA MISTRY 2024
curriculum vitae.
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN 2024.
CONTACT ME:
hello!
My name is Kinna Mistry, and this is my portfolio.
I am a fourth-year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture and am looking for my next internship.
I have sixteen months of professional experience as a design intern. I thrive in a collaborative work environment and exercise excellent technical and communication skills.
My work focuses on the narrative of human experiences and connections formed by space. I value humane architecture infuenced by a diverse range of cultures.
kinnamistry@gmail.com +1 (647) 215-9765
CAD, BIM, RENDER
Rhino
SketchUp
AutoCAD
ArchiCAD
Revit
Enscape
Grasshopper
ADOBE SUITE
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
A.I.
Automatic 1111
Dreambooth
ANALOG
3D Printing
Laser-cutting
Hand model-making
Sketching
experience education
URBAN STRATEGIES
Urban Design Intern
Jan - Aug 2024
• Created striking presentation graphics and transportation maps for an iconic redevelopment project in Downtown Toronto.
• Used ArchiCAD and Illustrator to make clear and aesthetic urban design drawings for comprehensive design packages.
• Produced Zoning By-Law Amendment diagrams for ZBA submissions in Toronto and Vancouver.
ARCHITECTS TILLMANN RUTH ROBINSON
Architecture Co-op Student
Sep - Dec 2022
• Created and iterated architectural diagrams to effectively convey the phasing of long-term college campus projects.
• Modelled and rendered an adaptive reuse project envisioning the client’s needs for a religious studies center.
DUNCAN PATTERSON ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Sep 2020 - Present
Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Honours Co-op (BAS).
• Merit Scholarship.
• Excellent academic standing.
• Jewellery making.
• Clay modeling.
• Sketching.
• Biking.
Jan - Apr 2022
• As part of a small team, designed and represented accessible units for a new multi-use residential complex.
• Drew detailed interior elevations, plans and sections for a successful Committee of Adjustment submission and hearing.
October 17th, 2024
Attention: To whom it may concern
Re: Letter of Reference for Kinna Mistry
It is with pleasure that I offer this letter of reference for Kinna Mistry. Kinna was a valuable asset to our team as an urban design intern from January 2023 to August 2024, as she completed an 8 months co-operative education placement with us
Kinna brought an enthusiastic and professional attitude towards her work and was fully committed to completing each task to the highest of her ability. She was able to assist me and others at the firm with many different tasks, including:
• Preparing urban design drawings in plans, sections, axonometric and 3D.
• Preparing high quality PowerPoint presentation and collaborating on Adobe InDesign report layouts.
• Preparing technical planning drawing, like zoning by-law diagrams.
Our team strongly benefited from her ability to meet competing deadlines and complete tasks on time. Kinna possesses great attention to detail and was able to quickly pick up our office procedures and standards
We were very pleased with the skills she brought to each project and her ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced team setting.
I strongly believe Kinna will make a strong addition to any team.
Yours truly,
Samuel Lozeau, M.Arch UD, BSc Urb., MRAIC Senior Associate Urban Designer
Jan. 2, 2023
Attention: To whom it may concern
Re: L Letter of Reference for Kinna Mistry
It is with pleasure that I offer this letter of reference for Kinna Mistry Kinna was a valuable asset to our team at architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson from September through to December, 2022, as she completed her co-operative education placement with us
Kinna brought an enthusiastic and professional attitude towards her work and was fully committed to completing each task to the highest of her ability. She was able to assist teams with many different tasks, including:
Preparing design drawings, during Schematic Design, for higher-education projects
Preparing final presentation-quality master-planning drawings
Preparing 3D renderings and concept drawings
Our team benefitted from her ability to complete tasks on time, her attention to detail, and her ability to pick up and understand our office standards and procedures quickly. We were very pleased with the skill she brought to each project and her ability to work collaboratively within a team setting.
Kinna will make a strong addition to any team.
Yours truly, architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson inc.
McMichael Ruth, B.Arch, OAA, M.R.A.I.C. LEED AP BD+C Principal
archways.
LIBRARY AND COMMUNAL
KITCHENS.
INSTRUCTOR
Cam Parkin
Located in Toronto, Ontario, Archways is a small community center that brings people together, whether over books or across the dinner table. Through the use of brick and mass timber groin vaults, this project merges traditional organizational structures with contemporary materials and intentions.
PROCESS WORK: HYBRID SKETCH SECTION
Archways uses vaults for their role in spatial division while maintaining visual connection. It explores changing the scale of vaults to contract and expand spaces to distinguish intimate, social and circulatory spaces.
A section perspective serves as the foundation for this hybrid sketch exploration, highlighting the impact of columns on the space. The interiors are rendered to capture temporal qualities like light and reflection.
Additionally, 2D sectional parts of the building are sketched in bold white lines to explore the building’s formal language. Reflected ceiling plans supplement the section perspective, aiding in understanding the spatial relationships.
The project highlights a structural grid of columns with vaults made of prefabricated Glulam and CLT decking. Recycled brick cladding is used for the kitchen and library facade, reducing embodied carbon. Rainwater collection is a key focus, utilizing an open lightwell for daylighting and water collection. Collected rainwater irrigates the garden and supplies toilets. Universal, accessible washrooms ensure safety with visual access and no dead ends. Above all, patron safety and comfort is a priority for the building’s long-term sustainability.
reading/consumption areas
books/media stacks
information/checkout
staff area
hallways
entrance
universal washrooms
café
communal kitchens
the skeleton.
CANOPY AND MARKETPLACE.
INSTRUCTOR
Justin F. Breg
SOFTWARE
Rhino
Enscape
Illustrator
Photoshop
COLLABORATORS
Fawaad Ahmed
The Skeleton is located Alexandra Park, Toronto, Ontario. It serves as a public marketplace with an exterior garden that will grow fresh produce for the local residents and feed the settlement of unhoused people that reside in Alexandra Park.
This project was designed for the 2021 CISC Architectural Student Design Competition.
DETAIL 1: AESS 4Showcase Element
Cast connection between column and beam with intersecting members welded to the cast.
DETAIL 2: AESS 4Showcase Element
Stainless steel fins welded to hollow circular members.
DETAIL 3: AESS 3Feature Element
Pin connection between curved steel member and concrete foundation.
repeated cast connections
edges are ground and filled
weld seams are ground and filled
rounded end caps for hollow circular sections
DETAIL 2. WELDED CONNECTION
rounded aesthetic cap
embedded base plate is repeated and rotated
threaded cap
base plate
anchor bolt
DETAIL 1. CAST CONNECTION
solid hinge pin
climbing the waterfall.
CLIFFSIDE ADVENTURE PARK.
INSTRUCTOR
Lola Sheppard
SOFTWARE
Rhino
Enscape
Illustrator
Photoshop
Along the Mountain Brow Side Trail, just a short walk from Hamilton’s most popular waterfall, the desire for adventure and activities has given way to an adventure center on the cliff’s edge.There is space for everyone to connect to nature near their homes through climbing walls, treetop trekking, and fitness programming.
This project was an experimentation with program and intended to explore the relationship between architecture and desire.
Play is a key aspect of this project, encouraging visitors to try new things as well as interact and experience their environment from different perspectives. There is a visual connection between different activities enabled by the adventure part such as seen in this vignette.
overgrowth.
KITCHENER REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
INSTRUCTOR
David Fortin
SOFTWARE
Rhino
Illustrator
Photoshop
COLLABORATORS
Sabrina Lee
Catherine Leung
Valerie Leung
Overgrowth Apartments is one proposed project in the series of redevelopments aimed to revitalize, intensify, and increase the connectivity of the downtown core. Across from the re-located Farmers market and beside St. John’s Kitchen, Overgrowth Apartments is focused on food, family, flexibility, and affordability.
In addition to the post and slab concrete structure that allow units to expand and contract according to residents’ needs, the ground floor retail, children play areas, running track, and winter gardens ensure that the building stays vibrant all year during its 75 year life expectancy.
TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL FLOORPLAN
Islamic studies centre.
VISUALIZATION.
ARCHITECT
Tom Tillmann
SUPERVISOR
Scott Townsend
SOFTWARE
PLAN
The Islamic Studies Centre is an adaptive reuse project for an Ontario college, primilarly for the use of graduate students. This is an inclusive community space with a simple layout, offering flexible programming for study, prayer, or community events.
My role in this project, as it was in it’s early stages, was to model the building and context in SketchUp, render in Enscape, and modify the design according to client’s needs.
11/28/2022
MANSOUR HOUSE – ISLAMIC STUDIES CENTRE PRAYER ROOM
SK–11
PRAYER ROOM RENDER
KITCHEN RENDER
design visions.
MASTER PLAN DIAGRAMS.
PLAN
FIRM
Urban Strategies Inc.
PARTNER
Craig Lametti
PROJECT MANAGER
Peter Pantalone
SOFTWARE ArchiCAD
Illustrator
This master plan imagines a high density neighbourhood at the intersection of two major streets. The plan anchors the secondary street and relates to the neighbouring recreation centre through shared public space. With the addition of a new Bus Rapid Transit line on the main street, this master plan supports the projected growth of the community.
My role was to create descriptive drawings that communicate the project design visions.
DENSITY
ANCHORING THE STREET PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT CONNECTIVITY
funtopia.
CHILDHOOD UTOPIA - THE MARKET.
MASTER PLAN !!!!!
INSTRUCTOR
Tara Bissett
SOFTWARE
Rhino
Enscape
Illustrator
Photoshop
COLLABORATORS
Aashka Shah
Sarah Abdulkarim
Naya Sanchez
Patricia Poiana
MASTER PLAN
In a futuristic world, rather than advanced technology, a return to childlike innocence and Confucian and Taoist philosophies inspire a utopian society. This vision emphasizes a rewardbased enforcement system, selfcultivation, and a strong connection to community. Children’s unbiased perspectives are seen as a model for a creative, eternal youth-driven utopia.This project was inspired by the game “Monument Valley”.
