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Career History

• Over 9 Years of Professional experience in Architecture (4.5 years in US and 4.5 years International)

• MAY 2008 – JAN 2009 • Hospitality Projects

[Firm Name: Johnson Braund Design Group, Seattle, WA Post: Job Captain]

• JAN 2004 – MAR 2008 • Restaurant, Retail and Hospitality Projects

[Firm Name: Centrepoint Architecture, Raleigh, NCPost: Job Captain]

• JUN 1998 – NOV 2002 • Residential, Mixed-use and Commercial Projects

[Firm Name: Satish Haware Architects , Mumbai, India Post: Project Architect]

In this particular Courtyard project the Client wanted to incorporate some modern metal finishes and change the traditional look of prototype elevation. This was done thru some addition of flat roofs breaking the monotony. Schematic Drawings and Material Board for Courtyard by Marriott.

Courtyard by Marriott

Location: Mankato, MN

Role: Job Captain

Category: Hospitality

Schematic Documents and Material Board for Towneplace Suites by Marriott. The materials were picked to match the surrounding new development.

Category: Hospitality

Location: Richland, WA

Role: Job Captain

Category: Hospitality

TownePlace Suites by Marriott

Aries Martini Lounge

This project is a very good example of Adaptive-reuse. This place was an automotive showroom previously which was utilized. This project is assembly space utilized for the purpose of bar and lounge in the hub of a busy city. The look is all industrial incorporating clients ideas. Exposed Hvac system merges into high ceilings. The challenge was to use existing height without making the space too overwhelming for Assembly.

Sq footage: 3,000

Location: Raleigh, NC

Role: Job Captain

Category: Tenant Up-fit

Proximity Hotel

Proximity is a LEED platinum certified hotel, one of the nation’s first. It has 147 rooms and also a restaurant - Printworks Bistro. Rooftop solar panels heat water reducing energy usage substantially from its counterparts. Use of fly ash in concrete walls. Ecofriendly furniture was sourced locally.

Location: Greensboro, NC

Role: Team member

Category: Hospitality

Douglasville Medical Office

Sq footage: 36,000

Location: Douglasville, GA

Role: Team Member

Category: Commercial

This project is a Medical Office Building constituting of group of Medical professionals practicing together. This was a good experience for me to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams while working on the Tenant upfits of each individual Office space preparing construction documents. The challenge was to design keeping in mind medical equipment and their ergonomic spaces. This was a multi-disciplinary facility planning needing a lot of client coordination and user feedback.

Holiday Inn

This hotel project constituted of 143 rooms situated in the vicinity of the airport. It’s a six story concrete block and plank structure with metal stud walls. The entrance canopy of metal and glass gives it an expansive look still following prototype standards.

Sq footage: 88,000

Location: Raleigh, NC

Role: Team Member

Category: Hospitality

La Quinta Inn and Suites

Sq footage: 43,000

Location: Boone, NC

Role: Job Captain

Category: Hospitality

This is a beautiful mountain lodge with a spectacular view of the Appalachian mountains constituting of 77 rooms. This is a ski destination during winter. Also offering state of the Art Meeting rooms and pool facility and rooms with modern facilities. Wood framed three story building. Interior highlights log cabin look.

Country Inn and Suites

This hotel project constituted of 68 rooms situated near scenic blue ridge parkway, NC. It’s a three story wood framed structure with a cozy country feeling interior. The site grades provided for considerable design constraints.

Sq footage: 35,000

Location: Boone, NC

Role: Job Captain

Category: Hospitality

Micro-Infotech Park

Sq footage: 90,000

Location: Navi Mumbai, India

Role: Project Architect

Category: Commercial

This was a (G+ 9) storied commercial tower with a total built – up area of approx. 90,000sq.ft. There were offices on each floor for Tech companies .The flexibility of office spaces was a design constraint in this project. The top terrace was utilized for gymnasium and social events. The Design for this commercial office tower involved resolving issues related to MEP. The client’s requirement of flexible office spaces led to open floor plans with wall free areas incorporating a compact service core. Structure comprised of concrete Two-way flat slab system.

Vrindavan Housing Complex

The project was on a total plot area of 110,000 sq. ft. The requirement of the condo areas varied from 500sq.ft. to1300sq.ft.The real challenge was in balancing the F.S.I versus the demand of the project to house a varied type of apartments. The housing scheme was designed by me right from the conceptual stage to the completion. There were in all 3 structures a G+3 structure on the periphery and 2 Towers c-shaped of G+7 stories each in the center . This also resulted in creation of various landscape pockets.

Sq footage: 160,000

Location: Panvel,India

Role: Project Architect

Category: Residential

Silicon Towers

This Mixed-use Residential tower had approx. 280 apartments, in a gigantic (S+13) floor structure. The site was heavily contoured and the location was abutting a national highway entering the city. There were penthouses and duplex apartments . There were three levels of parking , small commercial shopping arcade on 1st and 2nd floors .Third floor was dedicated to residential entrance with children’s play area and sports club.

Location: Navi Mumbai, India

Role: Junior Project Architect

Category: Residential

Competition Entries

• Saving Spaces: The City of Wilmington had hosted this competition to develop a design catalogue of economical single-family and duplex housing infill units for use within the context of Wilmington’s Historic Districts. Our entry won the Design Excellence Award .

• Canstruction 2006: Best Use of labels Award

Construction Drawings

List of Projects in US

Cheeburger Cheeburger, Raleigh, NC Honeyhams and more, Raleigh, NC Aries Martini Bar, Raleigh, NC McDonalds, Huntersville, NC McDonalds, Morganton, NC Brier Creek service Retail, Raleigh, NC Hallmark Store, Raleigh, NC Mattress Warehouse, Raleigh, NC New Market shopping centre, New port beach, VA Fieldstone Retail, Mebane, NC

Restaurant/ Retail

Residential

Samia Residence, Raleigh, NC Triple Ess Housing, NC Windmill Condos, VA WindyPoint, New Brunswick County, NC Pennington House, Wilmington, NC

Commercial/ Hospitality

Douglasville Medical Office, Douglasville, GA Big Iron Ofiices, NC Best Western, Morrisville, NC Comfort Suites, Bloomington, IN Comfort Suites, Cullman, AL Country Inn and Suites, Boone, NC Country Inn and Suites, Sumter, SC Country Inn and Suites, Valpariso, IN Country Inn and Suites, Archdale, NC Hampton Inn, Greenville, NC Hampton Inn, Wilson, NC Hilton Garden Inn, Raleigh, NC Holiday Inn Express, HopeMills, NC Holiday Inn Express, Greensboro, NC Holiday Inn, Leroy, IL La Quinta Inn and Suites, Boone, NC Sleep inn and Suites, Boone, NC Spell Hotel, Emerald Isle, NC Staybridge Suites, GA TownePlace Suites, Richland WA

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