Abhishek Sharma

Architectural designer, Ottawa, Ontario

Profile

I am an architectural designer with Canadian practice across commercial, industrial and low-rise residential work, and a decade across architecture, landscape, interiors and visualization.

Most of that practice is production documentation: permit and construction sets drawn to the Ontario Building Code, from wall assemblies and limiting-distance calculations to issued-for-construction envelope details. Alongside it I run Vizar Design Studio, delivering commercial fit-outs, secondary dwelling units and visualization accurate enough to match the finished building.

Experience

2019 to present

Dynamo Playgrounds

Senior designer since 2024, intermediate designer 2019 to 2021, Plantagenet, Ontario

Custom play structures and ropes courses for international markets, to CSA, ASTM and EN safety standards, from concept through manufacturing documentation. Modelled in Rhino. Leads project teams across departments and presents concepts to landscape architects.

2021 to present

Vizar Design Studio

Principal, Ottawa, Ontario

Permit drawings for basement secondary dwelling units, commercial fit-outs carried to construction sets, residential interiors, and architectural visualization for builders with renders matched to the as-built result.

2021 to 2024

BBS Construction (Ontario) Ltd.

Architectural technologist, Ottawa, Ontario

Drew the complete ten-sheet architectural set for the BBS head office through thirteen revisions and three permit issues. Ontario Building Code documentation, envelope and roof detailing, and rainscreen shop drawings for the Caivan ABIC admin building.

2018

NORR

Project coordinator, co-op, Ottawa, Ontario

Supported senior project managers on large-scale projects: schedules and status reports, design-team coordination and BIM model contributions.

2015 to 2016

The Spaces

Architect, Gurgaon, India

Working drawings for residential and institutional projects, site supervision and contractor coordination.

2015

Habitat Design

Landscape architect, India and UAE

Concept plans for a school campus, residential courtyards and a bungalow community, with hardscape, planting, green-wall and feature-wall construction details.

2014

Virender Associates

Intern architect, India

Renderings, brochures and high-rise plumbing details.

Education

2018

Postgraduate Certificate, Project Management

Algonquin College, Ottawa

2017

Postgraduate Certificate, Green Architecture

Algonquin College, Ottawa

2016

Revit Certification Course

Tickoo Institute of Emerging Technologies

2015

Bachelor of Architecture

Lovely Professional University

Credentials

Registered

Architect, Council of Architecture, India

Certified

CSA Certified Playground Safety Inspector

In progress

CACB academic certification, toward OAA Intern Architect status

In progress

BCIN, Ontario Building Code qualification

Tools and knowledge

Drawing and modelling

Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Bluebeam. IFC export and model coordination

Code

Ontario Building Code Part 3 and Part 9, limiting distance and spatial separation, rated assemblies, barrier-free design

Technical

Building envelope and rainscreen detailing, wall and roof assemblies, thermal performance, construction documents, permit applications

Visualization

Lumion, Twinmotion, V-Ray, D5 Render, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Work

Where the experience above shows up in drawings.