Sam Shahsavani
I work on complex architecture data workflows. When the tools don't exist, I build them.
Most of that work has happened on large healthcare projects. On the side I've built products like ZoningPal and Bloom Hub to push the same instinct further: take a manual process, make it legible, and turn it into a usable tool.
Architecture, data, and the tools between them
These projects all come from the same pattern. Find the hidden system, understand how it actually works, and build the workflow or tool that makes it usable.
Automating zoning compliance reports for Toronto properties
ZoningPal turns a painful manual zoning workflow into a live report product. It combines spatial data, exact by-law loading, deterministic parking and loading calculations, AI-assisted reasoning, and PDF generation into a tool firms can use directly or integrate into their own platforms.
Early paid report flow and Bloom Hub API integration
PostGIS spatial queries, exact by-law loading, Zod contracts, and PDF report generation
Presented publicly through AI Tinkerers Toronto and Innovate Toronto
BIM data workflows on the Halifax Infirmary Expansion
B+H-side dRofus/Revit workflow connecting model content, QA, and Room Data Report outputs.
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Architecture hub and AI design sandbox
Project dashboard, AI design studio, massing, sketch-to-3D, ZoningPal integration, and Toronto site finding.
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Architecture thesis as field research and investigative work
A thesis project that used drawing, journalism, and prototyping to investigate Toronto’s food infrastructure.
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Finish Coordination Tools
Browser-based coordination tools for finish-data auditing, template lookup, room-type coding, and phase-to-phase validation.
Native iOS app for photographing, geo-tagging, browsing, and claiming free curbside furniture across the GTA.
RAIC National Urban Design Award 2024. Environmental installation at the Bentway, Toronto.
AI Design Workflows
Local AI visualization workflows for architecture concept and competition work, built around controlled inputs.
About
Toronto · US CitizenFor the last few years I've been running BIM data on two of Canada's largest hospital projects: The Ottawa Hospital ($2B+) and the Halifax Infirmary Expansion ($2B). On both I managed the dRofus and Revit workflow, built the QA process before builder submissions, and created tools when the team needed something that didn't exist yet.
That same pattern carries into the product work. ZoningPal came from seeing how much time architecture teams lose to zoning research. Bloom Hub came from pushing the workflow further, from early input to 3D output, zoning intelligence, site finding, and project context.
My background is in architecture, but most of the work I care about sits in the overlap between design, data, and implementation. That's where I tend to be most useful.
BIM Technology Coordinator at Parkin Architects on the Ottawa Hospital New Campus Development ($2B+). Running BIM data and finish coordination workflows, and building browser-based tools where the process needs them.
BIM data workflows at B+H Architects on the Halifax Infirmary Expansion ($2B). Built local AI visualization workflows for concept and competition work.
M.Arch, University of Toronto, Daniels Faculty
Faculty Design Prize · Daniels Scholars Award
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US citizen based in Toronto. Best for thoughtful conversations around AEC-tech, healthcare delivery workflows, and product-minded tools.