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PORTFOLIO

The following body of work explores the intersections of ecology, material culture, and building technology

 

It re-imagines architecture as a catalyst. One that fosters community-centered practices, uniting multispecies communities in the face of the environmental crises.

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Fluctuating Flyways 

Academic Design Project

Distinction recognised, design and build thesis project proposing a geographically translatable typology for birding communities from the UK to The Gambia

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Illuminating the Indus

Academic Research Project

A research project to propose a live, spatial counter-mapping for the Indus River and it's endangered multi-species inhabitants 

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Living a WildLife 

Academic Design Project

RIBA 2020 BronzeMedal Nominated Proposal: A dense low-rise housing scheme for humans and urban wildlife, in the heart of central London, post COVID–19 

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A Rest for the Pests 

Academic Design Project

A co-working space and permanent residence for the  socially proclaimed 'pests' of London

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Nomadic Towers

Academic Design Project

A pop-up pavilion for a delightful nomadic garden 

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Safe Haven

Academic Design Project

A lively housing and horticulture academy for those facing hardships

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SprayPainter's 
Live-work Unit

Academic Design Project

A dynamic live, work, exhibition unit for a local spray paint artist in Hackney, London

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Texan Typologies

Professional Design Project

Pre–fabricated, small scale, placeable architecture for Houston, Texas

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Floating Bamboo Pod 

Professional Design Project

A low-cost, flood-proof COVID–19 isolation pod for the families of Makli, Pakistan

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V&A Mosque Pavillion

Group Design and Build Project

Detailing and technical design for a timber pavilion, built for the Victoria and Albert Museum Courtyard

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UNESCO, Youth, Heritage
 

Professional Archival Project

A Heritage Foundation of Pakistan project to get local youth involved in the archival of UNESCO World Heritage Site's stone carved patterns

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Watermelon Place

Group Design and Build Project

A design-build project in rural Nigita, Japan, built with reclaimed timber to revitalise a cherished freshwater spring.

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Geometric Chandelier

Professional Design and Build Project

A custom geometric light fixture/chandelier designed for an outdoor medical campus canteen in Karachi, Pakistan

Hafsa Saad Syed Zero-carbon

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