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CONTACT INFORMATION
[Address]
House no. 1, Street 19, F-6/2, Islamabad
[Website}
www.agadesignsolutions.com
[Email]
agadesignsolutions@gmail.com
[Phone]
+92-333-5516636
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Avant-garde atelier is an Islamabad based practice
with projects designed and supervised in various
cities. At AGA we belive in designing solutions
in all domains where design can play a role at all
scales of intervention. AGA has a diverse portfolio
of commercial, residential and educational archi-
tectural and interior design projects. This company
profile contains selected projects from AGA’s port-
folio that showcase attention to detail, consistency
from design to execution, and authentic, unique
design.
AVANT-GARDE ATELIER
DESIGN SOLUTIONS
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ONE RESIDENCY
Islamabad, Pakistan
CHIKACHINO
Islamabad, Pakistan
UAE PAVILION, NATIONAL LIBRARY
Islamabad, Pakistan
MGC COMPLEX
Islamabad, Pakistan
MOUNTAIN RETREAT
Kuza Gali, Pakistan
MGI BUSINESS CENTER
Islamabad, Pakistan
KARANDAAZ
Islamabad, Pakistan
PHARMATECH
Islamabad, Pakistan
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LIST OF PROJECTS
AVENUE INTERNATIONAL
Islamabad, Pakistan
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CONCORDIA 1
Islamabad, Pakistan
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SABOOHI SARSHAR
CEO & Principal Architect
Member IAP, PCATP
+92-333-5516636
Saboohi Sarshar is the principal architect for AGA
design solutions. She holds numerous awards
and has been part of the winning team for na-
tional federal prision design. She is also affili-
ated with education as an Assisrtant Professor.
[Education]
Master in Architecture - METU, Turkey
Thinking Cities Program, UVA , Amasterdam
Bachelors in Architecture - NCA
[Awards]
Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey.
Graduate course performance award 2014-2015
National College of Arts (NCA), Pakistan.
Bhai Ram Singh Award - NCA- 2016
Sir Percy Brown Award- NCA- 2016
Recipient of Director’s award for highest aggregate marks session
2011.
Placed on the Principle Honor’s list for year 2009, 2010, 2011.
Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP)
Recipient of Mehdi Ali Mirza Award - 2012
[Publications]
Power and Identity: The Case of Islamabad
Journal of Urban History - Volume: 45 Issue: 2 Pages: 247-264
Disparity Syndrome
Conference: 21st International Seminar on Urban Form At: Portu-
gal Volume: 2014
ARCHITECT PROFILE
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The ONE Residency, a mix use project located in sector B-17, Islamabad is a complete lifestyle des-
tination. Boasting a contemporary aesthetic paired with sensible design strategies, The ONE Resi-
dency is a value addition to the built environment culture. The commercial, residential and lifestyle
portions are all designed to provide an experience for comfortable, sustainable yet contemporary
and modern living covering an area of a million and forty thousand square foot.
The One Residency is a real estate icon and an eye-catching addition to the skyline boosted by two
mega LED advertisement panels (measuring approx. 200 feet by 100 feet). It is a shopping hub, an
entertainment node, a food haven and a luxury residential destination, all whilst being an environ-
mentally and commually sensitive building.
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The ONEHomes
Apartments & penthouses
The ONESky Gardens
Bespoke gardens in the air make for a greener residential experience
The ONEEateries
Branded food retail with spacious dining area
The ONEEntertainment
Cinema & Play Area
The ONEHealth
Swimming pool and health facilities
The ONEMall
Four-storey state of the art shopping experience with retail, Cash &
Carry, branded food outlets, high ceiling floors, escalators, travela-
tors and dedicated user and cargo lifts
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MGC COMPLEX
G-8 Markaz, Islamabad
Media Channel Workspace - Interior & Facade Design
[Client]
Mumtaz Group of Companies
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The MGC Complex, covering an area of 32,000 Sft located in Sector G-8 in Islamabad, was
a refurbishment of a former hotel building into a new tv channel. The project involved lay-
out and interior design of the general employee workspace as well as executive offices and
other amenities. The building facade also needed to be upgraded and redesigned.
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A porous façade.
The multi-tonal curtain wall can be seen through it. The curtain wall bends around the corners and
breaks into vertical concrete bands at intervals. Inside people work at the company headquarters for
the Mujahid Group of Industries. People park in the tbasement and make their way to a work space
which is spread out on 4 storeys. Here you experience sunlight, good air and views through the
bands of fenestrations that cut through the façade periodically. Open planning is only disturbed by
the two service cores that are placed strategically keeping the structural and circulation concerns in
mind.The building is designed to stand out sitting amongst other industrial buildings in I-9/2, Is-
lamabad, Pakistan. The front façade employs a steel-core framework encased in polyurethane foam,
finished with an epoxy coating. It sits on a lot measuring 100 feet x 250 feet, covering an area of
approximately seventy thousand square feet
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS AREA= 2988.00 SFT
ARCHITECTURAL FACADE AREA = 1633.00 SFT
DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS IN
PANEL 5'X3' AND 4'X3'
12MM THICK
DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS AREA= 2988.00 SFT
ARCHITECTURAL FACADE AREA = 1606.00 SFT
RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION
DESIGN & DETAILING
ARCHITECTURAL
FACADE AS APPROVED
MATERIEL
DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS IN
PANEL 5'X3' AND 4'X3'
12MM THICK
FRONT ELEVATION
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Detail-B
DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS AREA= 2466.00 SFT
ARCHITECTURAL FACADE AREA = 2867.00 SFT
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Karandaz, established in August 2014,is a not-for-profit organization promoting
access to finance for SMEs through commercially directed investments and
financial inclusion. It promotes access to finance for small businesses through
a commercially directed investment platform, and financial inclusion for
individuals by employing technology enabled digital solutions.
This is an office expansion project that has doubled the size of the of-
fice by creating a vertical access to the floor above from the existing office.
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This branch office for Pharmatec, child company of GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan, a Karachi
based pharmaceutical company, was designed keeping in mind that simpler is better. Each
color and material was meticulously selected. It covers an area of 1500 sq. ft., and has a
capacity to host 35 people
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This branch for Chikachino sought to revamp the brand’s identity, nationalistic motifs have
been used in the interior design. The project was in an existing commercial building located
in I-8 Markaz.
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The recently completed UAE Pavilion at the National Library of Pakistan will house literature
from the UAE.The project was executed with the support of the UAE Embassy in Pakistan.
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This is a private residence for a businessman who wants to spend summers in the hills. The
house is only two hours from Islamabad and is nestled in trees with an unobstructed view
of the valley. The client mandated that no tree on site be cut.
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For the Avenue International offices in F-6, the client wanted the space
to be transformable and have a semi transparent open-plan feel, yet maintain
some privacy between various spaces. Eclectic furniture was used to offset the
glazed partitions.
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For the revamping of the student hub covering an area of sixteen thousand square feet the
applied startegy was to inclucate student activites organically by giving designed seating
spaces for formal and informal conversations in and around the building. The stimulus was
to revamp the steps to be a place of sitting and display. Increasing the circulation was also
a concern as well as integrating the funstions of catering of fast and slow food in the excs-
iting structure. The design also branched out to customize the kitchen and shop designs.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
[Address]
House no. 1, Street 19, F-6/2, Islamabad
[Website}
www.agadesignsolutions.com
[Email]
agadesignsolutions@gmail.com
[Phone]
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