INTERN ARCHITECT
PORTFOLIO
TEXTILES RESTORERS’ GUILD
Newark-on-Trent, UK
Based in the home of the largest antique market in Europe, Newark-on-Trent, the Textiles Restorers’ guild is a space where professional textile restorers can restore museum quality textiles and people can learn how to mend their clothes. The project is an extension and retrofit to the exisiting Corn Exchange.
early sketch of the extension
The roof lights are perfectly oriented to the north, so that the textiles are presented in the best way. The height of the roof was tall enough so it wasn’t overshadowed by trees.
CO-HOUSING FOR THE VISUALLY & HEARING IMPAIRED
SHEFFIELD, UK
Located on London Road, Sheffield, this co-housing scheme integrates families with visual and hearing impairments alongside residents without sensory impairments. Sensory design features, such as a scented garden for wayfinding, are central to the project. The Common House fosters community interaction, offering a public nursery and study spaces open to the wider neighbourhood. Additional interventions include transforming a nearby park into a community garden and playground and adding pedestrian crossings to enhance safety for visually impaired residents. These efforts aim to strengthen community ties within the co-housing model and the surrounding neighbourhood.
Reflecting on the sensory design principles I had established early on the project, I used them to inform the design the nursery in the common house.
sketch of nursery space
THE APIARY REYKJAVIK, ICELAND
In recent years, bee keeping has become more popular in Iceland, with over 100 bee-keepers in the country. Set on ones of the busiest streets in Reykjavik, this indoor farm and apiary aims to introduce bees to the high street’s ecosystem and educate people on ways to grow their own strawberries, a staple in Icelandic desserts. The building aims to adapt seasonally being used in winter to grow strawberries when bees are hibernating, and act as an apiary in summer when the bees are most active.
BIODIVERSITY FACADE
he facade features a biodiversity habitat (inspired by insect hotels) that encourages local birds and bees to populate the street.
The Biodiversity Habitat makes use of natural Icelandic materials that animals can nest in.
Concept model for habibat
Materials used in habitat
THE SPACES IN BETWEEN DOWNSVIEW,
TORONTO, CANADA
This urban project, situated in Downsview, Toronto, aims to challege and play with the grid system that makes up Toronto. By using existing buildings on the site as the site’s landmarks, multiple grids were created based on the orientation and sizes of these buildings. Subsequently, creating multiple intimate spaces between buildings, and further celebrating the heritage of the site.
The project also create gathering spaces of all sizes- and celebrate intimate moments of gathering in the ‘spaces in between buildings’.
*This project is still in development.
buildings - landmarks of the site initial grid system based on existing buildings
existing
refined grid system
collaborative drawing with Bareera Iqbal.
major open space around exisiting building
FILWOOD ROAD
BRISTOL, UK
Architecture firm: Stride Treglown
Filwood Road is a large scale residential project with commercial use along the Bristol & Bath Railway Path, a high traffic cycle and footpath. The scheme will be replacing existing industrial buildings- with notable chimneys. The proposal aims to deliver more green space, commercial activity and more homes to the neighbourhood. The project is on its second iteration after public consultation and is still in its early stages.
I was responsible for creating tender drawings, presentations and collaborating with urban and landscape designers.
Enhance Connections to Bristol & Bath Railway Path
Complete Existing Grain along East & West
Create a Green Heart within the Scheme
CLARENCE ROAD
BRISTOL, UK
Architecture firm: Stride Treglown
As part of Bristol’s redevelopment of the Temple Quarter neighbourhood, Clarence Road is a Build-toRent scheme that aims to deliver c.350 homes replacing a derelict car dealership building. Some of the design challenges involved designing in a flood zone and a conservation area.
I was involved in creating visuals, tender drawings and preparing planning documents and presentations for the scheme.
CLARENCEROAD TEMPLEGATE
final massing of the scheme
RIVERAVON
BLOCK A
BLOCK B
New Link and Public Realm
Improving public realm & pedestrian links from the south to north of the site.
Communal Heart
Creating a central space where all residents can congregate.
Active Frontage
Increased active frontage to prominent and busy streets along the site. Ensuring more natural surveillance.
I had the opportunity to design apartment layouts that were compliant with UK building regulations- e.g. designing for accessibility.
high street model in Iceland, collaborated with y3 sheffield school of architecture students
MODEL MAKING
visitor centre in al khor, qatar- along the sea. experimenting with passive cooling strategies- e.g. wind catchers