Portfolio of Architectural Work | CF Sinalo

F. SINALO

CONTENTS

ABOUT iii ICON GETAWAY BEACH HOUSE 1 HOUSE TWENTY SEVEN, BLANTYRE 3 AIRPORT VALLEY BICYCLE CENTRE 8 MUBAS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL 12 WENELA TOWN SQUARE 13 QECH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 16 PHOTOGRAPHY 20

ABOUT

Creativity and curiosity paired with my ability to learn and understand things quickly have always been my strengths. These traits have proven to be useful in finding unconventional solutions to demanding problems.

My father started his own furniture factory and was also involved in construction, music, and photography. Although I was interested in design and photography from a young age, I bought my first camera in 2012 after being influenced by my older brother who does photography too. In short, design and ingenuity is something I inherited.

From a young boy who loved to draw to a young man practicing architecture and highly into design, craft, and photography, visual storytelling has always been a part of me. Being a man of few words, I am inclined into expressing myself through my visual work.

This architectural portfolio is a brief selection of projects that showcase my architectural skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2020 - CURRENT

GRADUATE ARCHITECT

EDUCATION

2017- 2018

Project conceptualization, meeting with clients, creation of working drawings, 3d visualization, coordinating with consultants and specialists in the construction field, site inspection, and documentation of works

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN

MOD Chartered Architects Blantyre 2020 Nelson Mandela University

Ministry of Transport and Public Works Government of Malawi Lilongwe 2016 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Involved in concept design, creating architectural working drawings, coordinating with other consultants in the construction field under the ministry of public works, site and works inspections, and meetings with clients and other stakeholders

MAR 2015 - OCT 2015 Clinton & Evans Blantyre

JUNIOR TECHNICIAN

Creation of working drawings, site visits and site surveying

M.ARCH (PROF) MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

PROFICIENCIES

PERSONAL SKILLS

Design Technical

SOFTWARE

3D Visualization Organization Communication Team Work Autodesk revit

AutoCAD

Sketchup

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Office

REFERENCES

CONTACTS

ROBERT GOLOWA

Office Supervisor / MOD Chartered architects +265 999 933 004 robertgolowa@yahoo.com

CHRISTOPHER K LINDEIRE

Chief Architect / Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Government of Malawi +265 888 696 541 klindeire@yahoo.co.uk

CHIPOSI F SINALO chipsinalo265@gmail.com +27 84 307 7701 linkedin.com/in/Chipsinalo265

ICON GETAWAY BEACH HOUSE

A house that explores the aesthetics of a beach house embracing its environment. The Icon Getaway Beach House looked at what makes a “Beach House”. Materials and forms were studied to create a cottage house with a contemporary interpretation of coastal architecture.

The private spaces (three en-suite bedrooms) are arranged in a manner to frame the living spaces. This in-turn brought about an organic flow within the given spaces.

The spatial arrangement also maximises the views to the beach and Lake Malawi from all the rooms and living spaces. This arrangement also took into consideration privacy within the rooms as the client intended to use the cottage as a family get-away and also host friends simultaneously.

Natural and readily available materials, such as stone, timber, brick and concrete are emphasized. This is done to express the strong connection to the beach house’s natural surroundings whilst maintaining a simple and attainable design.

Spatial Layout Sketch Diagram

Frontal Perspective

Interior Render with view to the Lake

HOUSE TWENTY SEVEN, BLANTYRE

House Twenty Seven is built on a footprint of a demolished 1 bedroom social housing townhouse. The new design takes formal and tectonic references from its context whilst achieving a clean contemporary aesthetic. This two bedroom townhouse is constructed from concrete cinder blocks and fully cladded in IBR roof sheeting. The IBR roof sheet is given a seamless look by cranking (rounding) the bends. This creates a rounded ridge similar to the asbestos roof sheet ridge that was on the previous house.

The emphasis for this design was to explore an attainable architectural composition that is affordable whilst uncompromising in its details.

Concept Sketch Diagrams

Bird’s Eye Perspective

Frontal Perspective Lounge / Kitchen Perspective Master Bedroom

Front Perspective

AIRPORT VALLEY BICYCLE CENTRE

(5TH YEAR MASTER’S TREATISE DESIGN PROJECT 2019).

STUDIO

MASTER: ANDREW PALFRAMAN, BRYAN WINTERMEYER

The design of a bicycle manufacturer, in Airport Valley, Gqebera Township, Walmer, explores the potential for industrial areas to contribute positively to their surrounding urban landscape with a focus on the ‘urban poor’ environments.

On an urban scale, the project stands as a gateway, and urban ‘playscape’ to Airport Valley which is an informal settlement, surrounded by industrial, commercial, and suburb areas which pose as barriers instead of connectors to social and economic opportunities.

The design plays on the concept of the roof as a ‘walkable continuation of landscape/playscape’ whilst dealing with a contrast of privacy and openness. As the design is of an industrial building, materials that have the potential to enhance the working environment are explored whilst realizing the need for the materials to be economical and yield a return on investment. Therefore, a timber

structure made of cross laminated timber roof resting on glulam timber beams and columns is used as an environmental friendly alternative to typical concrete/steel construction, with the potential of a connection to wellbeing for the users of the building.

The structure is design to be premanufactured as parts in a factory and assembled together on site paying reference to the idea of how a bicycle is made.

Urban Gateway Frontal Perspective

Factory Shop

HANOVER PREST PAVERS ON HIGH-TAB PEDESTALS

HIGH-LOAD EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE INSULATION

CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER ROOF

GLULAM BEAMS WITH CONCEALED BEAM HANGER CONNECTIONS CLT FLOOR HANG FROM GLULAM BUILDING STRUCTURE BY HIGH STRENGTH STEEL TENSION RODS

GLULAM COLUMN BOLTED TO WEATHERPROOF COATED STEEL KNIFE PLATE BASE CONNECTOR BOLTED TO ANCHORS SET IN IN-SITU CONCRETE

Structural Technical Detail (Exploded Isometric)

MUBAS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

PROJECT: CONCEPT BID PROPOSAL FOR MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AND APPLIED SCIENCES (MUBAS)

CONCEPT DESIGN: CHIPOSI SINALO (MOD CHARTERED ARCHITECTS)

LOCATION: BLANTYRE, MALAWI

Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) required a Bid Proposal for the design of a 12 Storey Postgraduate Complex, an 18 storey Administration building and an 8 storey Learning

center. This was to be implemented on an existing campus’ front entrance / parking area. Even with the compact nature of the site, a design was conceptualized which maximised the site’s potential. This was done by raising the ground level which created a more efficient parking space underneath whilst allowing for a new, raised front face and open courtyard. Consideration was taken to ensure the existing is visually framed and also physically connected to the new using bridges.

(2020 LILONGWE CITY COUNCIL FUTURE

DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION ENTRY)

Wenela Park sets itself as a mixed use commercial square catering for a market, retail, offices, and mass parking. The Park defines itself as a ‘melting pot’ for a large variety of people and as an economic catalyst connecting all levels of economy (from the farmer selling his produce to the businessman making international deals). Wenela Park is envisioned as central to African Economic Excellence, whilst portraying African and Malawian virtues.

Being geographically in a central space between Lilongwe Old Town and New Town, the location renders itself as critical for a possible connection to two high energy roads (Kenyatta Rd and Chilambula Highway). With that in mind, the main design defining feature is a central boulevard going right through the site generating the necessary influx for the market and retail spaces. This then allows the program to be split according to privacy needs. Therefore, the MultiLevel Market and the Multi-level Parkade is located on the South of the site. This then leaves the Offices and Retail Space on the North of the site. The layout of the buildings allows ample light and enough separation between the programs to function as needed.

The structure although using mostly light elements like steel, glass, and screened facades, brings about bold forms. The use of Gold, Bronze and Light represent Africa’s richness in wealth, diversity in culture, and intelligence respectively. Wenela Town Square is a symbol of African Pride.

WENELA TOWN SQUARE

Renovated Front of Block 1 (A&E)

Renovated Waiting Area of Block 1 (A&E)

QECH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

PROJECT: ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS FOR THE QECH CHILDREN’S PAEDIATRICS A&E UNIT ARCHITECT: PATRIC CALISSE (MOD CHARTERED ARCHITECTS) DRAWINGS AND SITE INSPECTION: CHIPOSI SINALO

LOCATION: BLANTYRE, MALAWI

Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital is the largest public hospital in Blantyre. The hospital caters to a broad spectrum of patients, including children. The children’s Accident and Emergency Unit needed renovations and additions to optimize its functionality and better serve the influx of patients. The project involved re-imagining the hospital’s usage, thus renovating the A&E (Block 1) and Short Stay (Block 3), and constructing a new staff block (Block 2).

Illustrated are the images of the finished works (left) and the in-progress photos (above). The next spread shows selected technical drawings of Block 3.

Waiting area of Block 1 (A&E)

Front of Block 1 (A&E)

Waiting area of Block 1 (A&E)

LEFT: Cell Tower, Blantyre. RIGHT: Alexander Forbes Building, Sandton

PHOTOGRAPHY

A small selection of images showcasing photo capturing and editing skills.

LEFT: Harbor Cranes, Port Elizabeth. RIGHT: Pedestrian Bridge, Blantyre

Portrait in the Wood, Thyolo

Portrait in the Mountains, Thyolo