Selected Works Portfolio

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Architecture + Design

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This portfolio presents a curated selection of my architectural work, combining academic projects from first year to third years at university with design contributions from my professional experience. It reflects my development as a designer, showcasing creativity, technical ability, and a strong understanding of spatial design. Throughout my journey, I have explored a range of materials and techniques from hand drawing, painting, and physical model making to digital 3D design to communicate ideas and bring concepts to life.

La Mina’s Hope

Urban Learning Hub in Primary School and Kindgardern

Rabbit Courtyard Open Canteen
Classroom Chicken Courtyard

Playful City: A Glimpse into the Future City of Pods, and City of Hope Project: Places of Life

Our design transforms the space into a lively environment where education and play come together for Gypsy children in La Mina, Spain. The project features five unique Pods, each designed to support the learning and creativity of children aged 3 to 11. These Pods are connected by a Mirrored Ribbon, inspired by traditional Spanish rooftops, which acts as both a visually striking path and a flexible play area. The design offers more than just a place to learn, it creates a vibrant space that fosters community, culture, and growth.

Preschool & Primary School of the Pods
Nursery & Daycare of the Pods

The Urban Intervention

The Ribbon Funcation That Plays

Rope Climbing

Main Playful Structure

Main Playful Structure Project: Vibrant Threads of Play

The ribbon that plays is an interactive architectural intervention located in La Mina, Spain, designed to support gypsy children aged 3 to 11 through playful learning. The design features five modular educational Pods, each tailored to small group learning, and all connected by a mirrored Ribbon that flows across the site.

This Ribbon isn’t just a pathway, it acts as a dynamic spine that invites movement, climbing, rest, and display. Inspired by traditional Spanish rooftops and expressed through a bold trichromatic colour scheme, the Ribbon transforms the space into a vibrant stage for everyday activity and imagination.

A Physical Model of the Conceptual Design

Lounge Seating

Our vision reimagines Turin through a lens of ecological renewal where green corridors connect not just places, but communities. With every planted tree, and shared green space, we restore balance between built environments and biodiversity.

We prioritise well being, social interaction, and environmental stewardship designing spaces where residents can gather, play, grow, and breathe. This strategy isn’t just about planting, it’s about rooting a sense of belonging, resilience, and joy.

Every cities should breathe, move, and evolve, just like the people who live in them. This is our call to rewild urban life, together in Turin.

details on plan floors, three units

LOMA - A Sustainable Workspace Reimagined

Work Professional Experience Placement as an Part 1 Assistant (Student University) Project: Lower Marsh Conservation Area

Project: Rebuilding Community Through Design

A Foldable Structures Inspired by Islamic Geometry and Origami Artistry

This project explores the transformative potential of origami in mosque architecture, rethinking the design of mosques in the UK to reflect flexibility, sustainability, and beauty. By incorporating modular, foldable structures, the proposal uses organic forms and Islamic geometry to create adaptable spaces for worship, community, and learning.

Drawing inspiration from nature, key artists, and architects, the work explores organic shapes like pinecones and spirals, which inform the design of the mosque’s structural elements. Influences include Fariborz Sahba’s Lotus Temple, Linda Fleming’s paper-cut sculptures, Antoni Gaudí’s nature driven architecture, and Mary Early’s wooden sculptures

The Asymmetrical Home

Blending Bold Architectural Expression with Human-Centered

This piece explores the intersection of textiles and architecture through hand-stitched designs that envision postmodern architecture in 2050. Influenced by the work of textile artist Debbie Smyth, this piece celebrates the blend of creativity and technical skill, showing how even simple materials can be transformed to reflect bold, futuristic visions of space and place.

Created using five materials like cotton fabric, cardboard, glossy and card paper so each element reflects the evolving textures and structures of future urban environments. The work was completed entirely by hand, using black thread to emphasize structural form, light, and shadow free from colour distractions. Techniques such as running stitch, chain stitch, couching, and stem stitch bring dimension to imagined architectural forms, turning flat materials into textured, sculptural statements.

Unseen Layers The Art of Everyday Architecturery

Exploring Mix ed Art in Architecture

Media: Watercolor

Paints

Technique: Dry Brush

The reference image: was of a window opening in a room.

Media: Watercolors and Oil Paint

Technique: Texture

Contrast

The reference image: was a hotel window in Italy.

Media: Watercolours & Fineliner

Technique: Detailing with Fineliner

The reference image: was an office building with numerous windows.

Media: Fineliner Pen, Pencil, Graphite

Technique: CrossHatching

The reference image: was a board at the train station.

Where Light Touches Form Photography Project: Place of Significance

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