Agata Halagarda
Architect

Registered Architect (Poland, EU) with nine years experience in architectural design, detail development, project management and construction supervision. Over the last years have been working on numerous, mostly big scale commercial, residential and healthcare projects located in Poland, India, Singapore and currently New Zealand.
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I like to think that living and working in different countries and cultures (Europe, Asia and now Oceania) helped me gaining deeper insight into universal values of architecture and design.
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Work experience
Senior Architectural Graduate
Studio of Pacific Architecture (SPA)
12.2015 - ongoing
Wellington, New Zealand
• Refectory and New Annex - Massey University Turitea Campus, Palmerston North, NZ
Strengthening and refurbishment of heritage Refectory Building. Addition of New Annex
Building in innovative and sustainable LVL and CLT technology;
stage: concept and developed design
• The Terraces Hotel in Kawarau Village, Queenstown, NZ
Design of new 4 star Hotel with 260 rooms, rooftop restaurant and car-stacker parking.
Hotel area: 16,805m2. Together with Apartment Building and Townhouses new
development is occupying 38,000m2 section on the shores of Lake Wakatipu.
stage: concept and schematic design
• Wildbase and Administration Building - Massey University Campus, Palmerston North, NZ
Veterinary hospital and new main entrance for the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and
Biomedical Sciences, offices for staff, common rooms and other administration facilities;
Total area: 2,316m2; stage: completed
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Senior Architectural Associate
Healthcare Department (Business Development & Strategy Division)
JURONG Consultants Pte Ltd (now Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd)
11.2014 - 10.2015
Singapore
Healthcare planning and architectural design for:
• Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences - KIMS Acute Hospital in Thonnakkal, India
• Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences - KIMS Hospital in Kochi, India
• Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences - KIMS Acute Hospital extension in Trivandrum, India
• National University Hospital NUHKids – National University Children’s Medical Institute in
Singapore, tender competition;
• Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) - Residential and Day Activity Facility for
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Singapore, new typologies research and design;
• Wet and Dry Laboratory with open office space for Startup Incobator, Client: Agancy for
Science,Technology and Research A*STAR and Exploits Technologies, Singapore, tender
• Singapore General Hospital – Elective Care Centre and New National Dental Centre of
Singapore, tender
• Singapore General Hospital – Health Sciences Authority in Outram Park, tender
• Alexandra Hospital Campus Master Plan, tender competition
• Nursing Homes and facilities for elderly – new typologies research
• Business and strategy development, market research
Architectural Designer / Project Manager
META Studio Pte Ltd
07.2014 - 10.2014
Singapore
Project management and design for Khong Guan Flour Milling Warehouse and Headquarter,
Project goal: refurbishment of existing KGFM Factory building and adaptation for Company HQ and design of new warehouse addition at the back of the plot, GFA 2550m2, 2 Mactaggart Road, Singapore
Architectural Designer / Project Manager
​​Tierra Design + POD
10.2012 - 04.2014
Singapore
Participation in full design process: conceptualization, schematic design and design development for
• Retail Building and Clubhouse - Lifestyle Building in Raipur, India
• feasibility study for Apartment Building at Cavenagh Road in Singapore, usable floor area 5685m2
• project management and design changes for 'Ng Residence' at Jalan Kampong Chantek in
Singapore, usable floor area 1500m2
• landscape design for Riverfront walkway and gardens in Raipur, India, plot size 200 acre
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Freelancing Architect
GreenRoom Fabryka Architektury
09.2011 - 08.2012
Poland, Krakow
participation in design process from conceptualization, freehand drawings, detail design and construction drawings and specifications, coordination of project, preparation of energy performance certificates for:
• Guesthouse in Korczyna - usable floor area 499 m2;
• Chlodna House in Krakow- usable floor area 247 m2
Freelancing Architect
Quatro Pracownia Architektury
07.2011 - 08.2012
Poland, Krakow
participation in interior designs: recording existing building, design concept, detail design drawings of:
• Villa in Warsaw, usable floor area 810 m2 and CUW offices in Warsaw
Architectural Assistant
Consulting Bureau for Development of Healthcare ​Facilities ‘PROMEDICON’ Ltd.
07.2010 - 06.2011
Poland, Krakow
participation in full-discipline construction design with medical technology of:
• Jagiellonian University Hospital in Krakow - Prokocim, usable floor area 130 875 m2;
• Office building in Krakow, usable floor area 467 m2
• City Hospital in Warsaw South, floor area 37 200 m2
participation in competitions:
• ARS MEDICAL Hospital in Pila, floor area 6 040 m2;
• City Hospital in Wroclaw, usable floor area 7 000 m2;
Architectural Assistant
KD - PROJEKT
04. - 06.2010
Poland, Krakow
participation in design process: conceptualization, detail design and construction drawings of:
• Apartment Building in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, usable floor area 3 000 m2;
• conversion of Apartment Building in Dzieckowice - MysÅ‚owice, usable floor area 1 950 m2;
Part-time Architectural Assistant
“APPA” Marta Cierniak Architectural Office
08.2008 - 01.2009 and 07.2007 - 01.2008
Poland, Krakow
participation in design process: conceptualization, detail design and construction drawings of:
• Branch of Polbank EFG Bank in Krakow, floor area 304 m2
• Apartment Building in Krakow, floor area 1 664 m2;
• revitalization of Libiaz’s Old City - urban design, floor area 6 803 m2;
Freelancing Graphic Designer
Central Statistical Office in Krakow
03.2004 - 07.2007
Poland, Krakow
designing covers for several publications such us:
‘Housing development of Malopolskie Voivodship in years 2003-2004’; ‘Statistical Yearbook of Krakow 2005’; four quarters of ‘Statistical Bulletin of the city of Krakow 2006; ’Malopolska in Figures 2006’; ‘Statistical Yearbook of Krakow 2006’; four quarters of ‘Statistical Bulletin of the city of Krakow 2007’
Architectural and construction practice on several buildings in different stages of completion in Krakow
Property developer ‘FRONTON’ Ltd.
07. - 08.2006
Languages
Polish (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Technical skills
ArchiCAD (Professional)
AutoCAD 2d and 3d (Professional)
Revit Architecture (Intermediate)
Photoshop, InDesign, Vray,
3dsMax Design (basic),
SketchUp (basic),
MS Office, MS Project;
freehand drawing
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driving licence,
diving licence ;)
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2010 - present
2010 - present
Education and training
​Project Management - postgraduate studies
AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Management
09.2011 - 07.2012
Environmental Adaptation and Sustainable Engineering: ​Energy and Buildings - postgraduate studies
Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering
09.2010 - 07.2011
Revit Architecture Intermediate Course
Bis Computers Autodesk Autorized Training Center
02 - 03.2011
(MArch) Master of Science in the field of Architecture and Urban Design
diploma with distinction,
recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects,
as Part 2 of the RIBA Examination in ​Architecture
Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology, ​Faculty of Architecture
09.2004 - 07.2009
Architectural Technology and Construction Management
University College Vitus Bering Denmark,
Faculty of Constriction and Technology
International exchange course
02. - 07.2008
Achievments
participation in '3rd International Green Roof Congress' Hamburg, May 2013
honorable mention and exhibition after competition ‘creating an urban and architectural conception for the multi- family housing estate between Rzemieslnicza and Szafrana streets in Krakow’ (in cooperation with prof. Piotr Gajewski, Piotr Biernat, Jakub Branski, Olgierd Hawryluk, Marta Nowak and Lukas Olma); March 2011 Krakow
exhibition of distincted master diplomas, January 2010, Krakow
participation in international project ‘rescuing the hidden european wooden church heritage’ (Fondazione Romualdo del Bianco) and in the international conference with final seminar in Florence; June - October 2006
Hobbies
traveling, trekking, diving, swimming, art, design, oil painting, photography, dancing, biking, books, architectural details, sustainable solutions, sociology, psychology, self-development