ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN Portfolio 2014
Emmanuel Sojole ++ emmanuel_sojole@hotmail.co.uk ++ 07950518111 Self–motivated graduate with great interpersonal skills and able to work to specific design deadlines either as an individual or as part of a team. Possess planning, urban design and CAD technician experience with the ability to present drawings and designs of a high quality. Self reliant, highly motivated with a conscientious approach to work and sure of being an asset to any pro- fessional organisation.
“Captivate your surroundings”, that was the basis and core principle for my design within my universi- ty project. The aim was to not only captivate the view glorious view of the River Chelmsford but also to captivate the eyes of passer-bys. The Chelmsford Art Society, they are a very united group that try to promote the creativity of fellow artists. They have their own forum and they state that part of our ultimate goal is to bring recognition and participation of the Arts to the surrounding community.
This was a self created project of my own where I wanted to explore different designs and modelling features within the software I was using. A local university campus was not in use any more and I looked to redesigning the campus to possibly bring it back to life. The idea was to create clear cut circulation that would draw users of the location to the different site areas. Free flowing movement with natural light utilisation.
For this project I was the client and the designer, the biggest constraint being total freedom. When you are the client and the designer it can be difficult to gain ground to start from. I looked to areas that could benefit from development and possible building functions that were missing. Canning Town which is currently undergoing redevelopment was missing a major library. The key to the con- cept of this design was to create a distinctive design structure which was in unison with that of the neighbouring train and bus station. The Atrium design would capture and channel as much natural light into the building as possible.
Another vacant site in close proximity to where I live was undergoing redevelopment which I saw as another opportunity for be creative mind to roam freely. Similar to previous projects I had done I chose to design a library and café as this have me a mixed use of building functionality. There were three building structures. The main building which was to be used for primary school children, a design suite for multimedia, graphic design, product design and art, and the smaller building was to be a li- brary for teenagers and above. The café would serve as the refreshment Centre for visitors so as to refrain people from eating in the library.
Urban Planning and design is critical in the process of many building developments. This project en- tailed of great research into the area of Chelmsford, the core goal being that we were to propose a development that would be pitched to the Chancellor. We were designing for possible planning per- mission approval. With a large vacant site situated behind the railway station I took to the proposal of a pathway which would create a clear link to the university which in turn would bring a greater influx of people into Chelmsford. My proposal would also provide an outdoor sporting facility for the university and YMCA nearby
As I am exploring utilising different CAD softwares, I have begun training myself in the use of Revit. These examples are an exploration of the design tools available and seeing how the program works in comparison to other software packages I have used. The next step would be investigating the interlink between Revit and AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel and maybe SketchUp.
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN Portfolio 2014