Architectural / Interior Designer at AIDO
March 12, 2021 - January 1, 2025• Proficiency in Industry Software:
Gained hands-on experience in tools such as AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, and Adobe Suite for design development, drafting, visualization, and presentation.
• Exposure to Site Visits:
Regular participation in site visits to understand construction techniques, material applications, and the translation of drawings into built form.
• On-Site Experience:
Involved in client meetings, coordination with contractors, and resolving design-execution challenges on-site, enhancing practical understanding of architectural workflows.
• Diverse Project Involvement:
Contributed to both luxury residential and commercial projects, including apartments, villas, offices, and retail spaces, gaining a well-rounded understanding of different typologies and scales.
• Design Development & Detailing:
Worked on conceptual design, zoning, interior layouts, material selection, and production of working drawings with additional FF&E.
• Collaboration & Communication:
Improved skills in team coordination, consultant interaction, and articulating design ideas effectively in both verbal and visual formats.
• Time & Project Management:
Learned to manage project timelines, multitask across phases, and meet deadlines under supervision.
• Designed and delivered the London branch of Chaaye Khana, the largest and most renowned restaurant chain in Pakistan. This project marked the brand’s expansion into the international market, requiring a balance between preserving its authentic identity and adapting the design to suit a new cultural and urban context. My role involved concept development, interior detailing, and coordination to ensure a seamless blend of Chaaye Khana’s signature atmosphere with a refined design language tailored for London’s dining scene.
• Proposed 40+ ideas for residential and commercial projects during the work tenure, among which 20+ are adapted into current and future projects.
• Executed four restaurants and cafes in the heart of Islamabad City, with distinct designs and interior themes.
• Code signed project concepts, sketches, diagrams, quantity calculations, timelines and final working drawings for 15 residential projects.
• Designed and executed Pappasallis – Restaurant (since 1989), satisfying client brief, providing all working drawings, 3D visualization and Interior detail drawings.
• Cowered in designing Baked Café and Bakery in heart of Lahore city with distinct Interior and Façade design. Supervised the onsite construction process, metrical selection and execution according to the design proposal.
• Design and Execution of ROOTS Millennium Schools in various cities of Pakistan, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and Gujranwala. Provided with design proposals and 2d plans and 3d conceptualization for each city according to site specifications respectively. Each design being distinct and unique from one another while carrying same ideology of school.