Sukaina Ebrahim's design portfolio features 6 projects from her 3rd year of study in Interior Design at Humber College. The projects include an office space for Amnesty International focused on conveying warmth and comfort, a residential loft with hand drawings, a gift store celebrating the history and vibrancy of its neighborhood, a mobile oncology clinic conceptualized as a journey by sea, a winery crossing borders between Canada and the US, and a display unit representing diversity through student-designed cubes.

1. Design Portfolio
SUKAINA EBRAHIM
Bachelor of Applied Arts – Interior Design
Humber College, 3rd Year

2. FEATURED PROJECTS:
COMMERCIAL – OFFICE SPACE
1.
2. RESIDENTIAL LOFT
RETAIL – GIFT STORE
3.
HEALTHCARE – MOBILE CLINIC
4.
5. WINERY
6. OBJECT DESIGN

3. CORPORATE OFFICE SPACE:
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
CONCEPT: HOUSE OF RIGHTS FOR ALL
Amnesty international is an non-profit organization
that protects human rights. Their motto is that
everyone deserves to live with dignity. The
concept for this office was to reinforce this idea,
allowing the space to act as branding. The idea of a
house of home and its associations were utilized to
convey a feeling of warmth, make the space inviting
and give a sense of comfort.

4. CORPORATE OFFICE SPACE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
RIGHT: SAMPLE BOARD
BOTTOM RIGHT: LIBRARY/RESOURCE
CENTRE ACCESSIBLE TO BOTH
STAFF AND VISITORS
BOTTOM LEFT: LOBBY WAITING AREA
IN FRONT OF AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL MURAL WALL OF
LIBRARY

5. RESIDENTIAL LOFT PROJECT
HAND DRAWN SKETCHES
AND SECTIONS
SECTIONS
SKETCHES

6. RETAIL – GIFT STORE
635 QUEEN ST. WEST
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Concept: Celebration
Throughout history, queen street west has thrived as
an energetic, eclectic neighbourhood that has been
home to immigrants, budding artists, and young
professionals alike.
While it seems that queen west has always been a
place for new beginnings, there is a strong sense of
history there too. My concept is based on this very
unique identity belonging to west queen west. It is
about the vibrancy of the neighbourhood now,
coupled with the nostalgia of the past. It will represent
the memories of the artists who contributed their
flavour to the area, and the immigrants who made it
flourish, while at the same time, it will be
representative of the cutting-edge trend-setters of
modern day residents.

7. RETAIL STORE FLOOR PLANS
MAIN FLOOR PLAN MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN

8. RETAIL STORE SECTIONS AND MASSING MODEL

9. RETAIL STORE SAMPLE BOARD AND SPACE
STUDY USING SKETCHUP

10. HEALTHCARE: MOBILE CLINIC
MOBILE ONCOLOGY UNIT FOR REMOTE
RURAL AREAS
(COLLABORATIVE PROJECT)
TEAM MEMBERS: Andrea D., Sukaina E.

11. HEALTHCARE: MOBILE CLINIC
CONCEPT: ADVENTURE JOURNEY BY SEA
The inspiration for our concept stemmed from three words;
journey, path and adventure. These words describe the emotional
experiences of cancer patients, especially children, and their
caregivers. The struggle to overcome the obstacle of cancer is a
journey full of choices, both good and bad. This train of thought
lead us to think of adventure in all its forms and we found that
stories are full of adventures at sea, on a ship. We had found our
concept. A ship represented a journey, the choices of paths were
limitless to the captain and each path could potentially provide a
different adventure.

12. INNISKILLIN WINERY
NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ONTARIO
COLLABORATIVE TEAM PROJECT
TEAM MEMBERS: CHARISSA W., SOJUNG Y.,
MARTINA G. SUKAINA E.
CONCEPT: CROSSING BORDERS
The angled axis dividing the plan represents the border
between Canada and the United States. The angled
atrium is an outdoor space with a connecting bridge
across the second level. Private office space is
separated with a stone wall while the public area is
transparent to the outside because of the glass wall
partition. The concept of crossing borders is consistently
repeated through out the design.

13. INNISKILLIN WINERY - FLOOR PLANS
MAIN FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR
PLAN

14. INNISKILLIN WINERY
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
LATITUDINAL SECTION BAR DETAIL

15. DISPLAY UNIT OBJECT
CONCEPT: MOSAIC OF CREATIVITY AND DIVERSITY
The display unit will be a collection of cubes
designed by 3rd year students. The end
result is a diverse collection of designs
representing essentially the same thing;
Humber College, its students and the Interior
Design program.
I derived the concept from the diversity of
people, cultures and programs at Humber
and then narrowed it down to my specific
program (interior design) and then further to
my own cultural heritage.

16. Architecture (design) should speak of
its time and place, but yearn for
timelessness.
Frank Gehry
Thank you!