Swati Hasbe is an architect with over 9 years of experience in the US and internationally. She has worked on various project types including hospitality, commercial, residential, and mixed-use. Some of her notable projects include hotels like Courtyard by Marriott, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and adaptive reuse projects like converting an automotive showroom into a bar/lounge. She has experience in all phases of design and works collaboratively with clients and multi-disciplinary teams.

1. Portfolio of an Architect
Swati Hasbe
EXPRESSIONS

2. 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, NC Post: Job Captain]
• JUN 1998 – NOV 2002 • Residential, Mixed-use, Commercial Projects
[Firm Name: Satish Haware Architects , Mumbai, India Post: Project Architect]

3. 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
Year : 2008
Location: Mankato, MN
Category: Hospitality

4. Schematic Documents
and Material Board for
Towneplace Suites by
Marriott. The materials
were picked to match
the surrounding new
development.
Location: Richland, WA
Category: Hospitality
Year : 2008
Location: Richland, WA
Category: Hospitality
TownePlace Suites by Marriott

5. 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
Year: 2004
Location: Raleigh, NC
Role: Job Captain
Category: Bar/ Lounge

6. 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.
Year : 2004
Location: Greensboro, NC
Role: Team member
Category: Hospitality

7. Douglasville Medical Office
Sq footage: 36,000
Year: 2004
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 practice of various Practitioners needing a lot of coordination and client feedback.

8. 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
Year : 2004
Location: Raleigh, NC
Role: Team Member
Category: Hospitality

9. La Quinta Inn and Suites
Sq footage: 43,000
Year : 2005
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.

10. 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
Year : 2002
Location: Boone, NC
Role: Job Captain
Category: Hospitality

11. 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.

12. 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: 110,000
Year : 2001
Location: Panvel,India
Role: Project Architect
Category: Residential

13. 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.
Year : 2001
Location: Navi
Mumbai, India
Role: Junior Project
Architect
Category: Residential

14. 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

15. Construction Drawings

16. 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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