Education
- Bachelor of Architecture, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), Lebanon, affiliate with Columbia University, New York, NY.
Professional Certifications
- OSHA Certified, Construction Safety & Health
Background
Ms. Jahchan has over 15 years of professional experience in the areas of Architecture, Interior Design, Jobsite Supervision, Graphic Design, Website Development, Marketing and Graphical User Interface Design. Projects have included residential and commercial buildings, high-end residential homes, restaurants, a hotel, trade shows, retail spaces, security industry application and software development.
Project Experience
Town of Oyster Bay - Bethpage High School Athletic Complex
- Responsible for design drawings and pre-construction coordination for the renovation and reconstruction of the Bethpage High School Athletic Complex including track, field, bleachers and supplementary infrastructure.
Town of Oyster Bay - New Preschool Facility in Marjorie Post Park
- Involved in the design of a new modular pre-fabricated building within the Town of Oyster Bay park. Responsible for the drafting of construction documents, interior design and finish selection, as well as general project coordination.
Town of Oyster Bay - Future Athletic Facilities at the Site of Sylvia Packard Middle School
- Responsible for schematic site design of Town of Oyster Bay proposal for athletic fields and supplementary structures. Assisted project engineer with site preparation plans such as grading, drainage and property division.
Town of Oyster Bay - Hicksville Athletic Building
- Coordinated with design architect and in-house engineer to execute the construction drawings for the 22,000 square-foot gymnasium and offices in Hicksville, NY, for Town of Oyster Bay
Whitlock Mills
- Responsible for the drafting and coordination of record drawings for apartment complex in Jersey City, NJ
Summer Villa in Mtein- Lebanon
- Co-architect in the design of a 7,000sf luxury summer home. Luxury construction with traditional Lebanese limestone-clad façades and brick roof tiles.
Green Valley Residential Buildings- Lebanon
- Architect and jobsite supervisor for a 55,000sf residential complex comprising 20 apartments with swimming pool and gardens. Architectural concrete façade, brick roof tiles. Value: $2.4 million.
Rabiya Center & Guesthouse- Lebanon
- Shop drawings of finishing work on a 60 unit, luxury guesthouse, leisure club, shopping center, and gardens. Limestone-clad façade with brick roof tiles. Value: $5.5 million.
Heroes Internet Café- Lebanon.
- Interior architect & jobsite supervisor for a 2,500sf restaurant & bar. Value: $80,000
Taj Alhambra Restaurant- Lebanon
- Architect, interior designer and jobsite supervisor for a 7,500sf restaurant on the roof terrace of a commercial mall, “The Galleria Center”. A climate controlled tent with decorative indoor waterfall, custom built glass-blown lighting & chandeliers, brick-oven open kitchen and a kids’ playroom, with a seamless folding glass wall. Value: $450,000. Designer of restaurant logo, menu(s) and all marketing collateral (flyers, magazine & newspaper ads, matches, napkins etc.)
Taj Alhambra Café- Lebanon
- Interior designer and supervisor for a 4,500sf indoor/outdoor café on the ground floor of the Galleria Center Mall. Value: $350,000. Designer of restaurant logo, menu(s) and all marketing collateral (flyers, magazine & newspaper ads, matches, napkins etc.)
The Galleria Shopping and Office Building- Lebanon
- Assistant Architect, then Architect then Head of Architectural and CAD Department and Jobsite Supervisor of “The Galleria” business center and shopping mall. Area: 115,000SF, of which 30,000sf are underground. Value: $8 million.
City of Providence-Lebanon
- Architect in the conceptual and preliminary design for a 150,000sf “city” comprising a non-for-profit orphanage & technical school, with maternity, senior housing, church, and supporting facilities. Value: $5.6 million.
“The Catalog” gift and furniture store
- Interior design of 3,600sf “The Catalog” retail store. Design of showcases, magazine ads, shopping bags, gift wraps, flyers and brochures.
