THELMA DIEJOMAOH PORTFOLIO
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Thelma N. Diejomaoh AIA Associate Member M.Arch Graduate, South Dakota State University. E: diejomaoh.thelma@gmail.com
Education 2021
Master of Architecture South Dakota State University. Department of Architecture (DoArch). Brookings, SD
2016
Bachelor of Science in Architecture University of Lagos. Department of Architecture. Lagos, Nigeria
2012
Diploma in Architecture University of Lagos. Department of Architecture. Lagos, Nigeria
Academic and Professional Experience 2019 - 2021
Graduate Assistant South Dakota State University. Housing and Residential Life. Brookings, SD
2019
Fabrication Laboratory Assistant South Dakota State University. Department of Architecture (DoArch). Brookings, SD
2017 - 2018
Design Intern Z-Design and Development Consulting LTD. Abuja, Nigeria
2016
Design Intern Blue Mahogany. Lagos, Nigeria
2014
Student Intern Design Union. Lagos, Nigeria
2012
Student Intern SKNteriors. Lagos, Nigeria
Awards and Submissions 2021
Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Professional Studio Sequence South Dakota State University. Department of Architecture (DoArch). Brookings, SD Current Collaborative: Call For Papers ACSA 110th Annual Meeting: Call For Papers and Projects
2019
Outstanding Studio Project South Dakota State University. Department of Architecture (DoArch). Brookings, SD
2017
Honorable Mention (Young Architect Category) UIA Public Health Group
Skills and Interests 2021
Volunteer: Habitat for Humanity (Neighborhood Revitalization Project) Technical Skills: Revit. Vray, 3ds Max. Adobe Creative Suite. Lumion. AutoCad. Rhino. Soft Skills: Creativity. Teamwork. Leadership. Communication. Organization. Interests: Art. Travel. Photography. Film (https://vimeo.com/user123282074)
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Contents 01.
Student Housing Prefabrication (Material + Standards)
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909 West Bliss Retrofit Architecture (History + Carbon)
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Colonial Footprints Data Visualization (History + Documents)
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Glass Visual Handbook Independent Thesis (Material + Aesthetics)
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Falls Park Museum Aperture (Art + Light)
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Baptismal Font Mid-Size Architecture (Art + Material)
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Travel and Photography Travel Architecture (Design + Art + Moments)
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01. Student Housing
Collaborator: Natalie Parks Instructor: Fang Xu, Brian Lee Work: Research, Schematic Concept, Design Documentation, Physical Models and Renderings Software: Revit, Unreal Engine, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3DS Max, Vray Located on South Dakota State University Campus, this housing project incorporated prefabrication methods and techniques such as standard concrete columns, concrete beams, and concrete slabs to frame apartment prototypes and transitional spaces, thereby creating connections between the surrounding residential neighborhood and the campus. On-site parking and appropriate amenities such as a gym, library, and cafe were provided on-site to cater to students needs. A centralized courtyard with pockets of green, seating areas, and trees that provide solar shading create beautiful views to the surrounding residential neighborhood.
Image: 3D block model showing courtyard.
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Connection to Campus
Building Shape
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The building regulations, zoning ordinances, topography, structure, climate, and conditions below the ground such as the water table, make up the nature of the site.
Images: (Left) Building Aerial View, and Section. (Right) Site Plan.
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Another primary design goal was to provide optimal views to the courtyard and surrounding neighborhood: this was achieved by incorporating a terrace in each unit’s living room, and fullsized windows in the bedrooms. Perforated concrete panels are used to highlight access areas such as the lobby and stairwells, while wood partitions define the terraces. Images: (Left) Rendering of Southwest Access. (Right) East Elevation and Detail Callout.
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Exploded Axonometric Rendering
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Images: (Left) Rendering of Resting Area. (Right) Rendering of Typical Living Room.
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02. 909 West Bliss
Instructor: Robert Arlt Work: Research, Presentation Drawings, Detailed Drawings, Physical Models and Renderings Software: Revit, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3DS Max, Vray Building energy is a crucial factor contributing to our everyday impact on carbon levels in the built environment. Goose Island, 2025 aims to foster a carbon-friendly environment by using renewable energy sources to generate clean energy in buildings, which will aid in sequestering carbon and enhancing longevity of buildings. Energy efficiency is one of the fundamental and primary ways to attain a carbon-friendly environment. 909, West Bliss, is an old warehouse site that lacks energy efficiency greatly. In accordance with the new energy paradigm for Goose Island, 2025, introducing building and site strategies such as insulation, energy production, and vegetation were vital in achieving a carbon-friendly environment for the retrofit structure.
Image: Massing Model of Goose Island, Chicago, IL.
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Vegetation In reference to the 2025 proposed plan for Goose Island, vegetation is also being intro duced at the building scale. A green roof is integrated in the new design to provide additional insulation. Trees are planted on the site's perimeters to sequester its carbon footprint, while houseplants provide a more conducive indoor atmosphere for the inhabitants.
Solar Panels Due to the generous amount of exposure the southwest facade has to the sun, solar panels are introduced to the building envelope to generate energy and redistribute this energy back to the building for use. The solar panels are also configured as an overhang structure, thereby providing solar shading to the interior spaces and highlighting the building's character through its horizontal lines.
Insulated Walls Insulating the building interior will aid in energy savings while preserving the elements that give the building the character it has. Therefore, the design approach is to replace the existing windows with triple panes and insulated mullions, and insulate the interior face of the exterior walls to prevent heat loss.
Images: (Left) Building Strategies. (Right) Wall Section, Detail Callout, and Transverse Section.
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1. Solid Brick Veneer Wall 2. 1’ Aluminum Beam Support 3. 3.3’ X 6.5’ Photovoltaic Cell 4. 8” Concrete Slab with Radiant Floor Heat 5. Triple Pane Insulated Window with U value of 0.34
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Images: (Left) Existing Elevation and New Elevation. (Right) Site Plan.
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Vegetation is one of the strategies implemented to revitalize the indoor environment. Houseplants were placed on existing columns to accentuate the structure. Modern furniture and vibrant artificial lighting add a contemporary sense to the interior space without overpowering the existing industrial feel.
Images: (Left) Rendering of Southwest Facade. (Right) Rendering of Typical Office.
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Rendering of Cafe and Dining Area
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03. Colonial Footprints
Instructor: Jessica Garcia-Fritz, Federico Lammers Fritz Work: Research, Historical Documents and Visualization Software: Revit, Wixsite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop This research project challenges the acquisition and visualization of data across a historical timeline of Lagos architectural landscape. The overseas building notes and a group of trained ex-slaves returnees from Brazil, known as the Agudas, define British Colonial and Brazilian Baroque styles in historical Lagos. The structure of knowledge transfer and labor use varies distinctly in executing both styles as they co-existed independently during the colonial era. The British Research Establishment archive holds over 120 records of the overseas building notes. These notes provide information on housing and construction in British territories. Resources with data regarding the Agudas and their craftsmanship are in articles and books like Building Lagos, highlighting the ex-slaves return to Lagos and the architectural resemblances they brought back with them. These two distinct architectural movements in historical Lagos are visualized through a collage that integrates time, place, people, labor, and buildings.
Image: The Colonial Church, Bahia, Brazil.
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Timeline Collage of the Agudas and Overseas Building Notes
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1. The relationship between Lagos, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. 2. The transatlantic slave trade involved many African slaves sold to parts of North America, South America and Europe in exchange of goods. 3. The Agudas were skilled in masonry work. They were highly proficient in carving ornamentation profiles on columns, walls, etc. 4. The colonial church in Bahia, Brazil was built by African slaves for African slaves. 5. The first recorded repatriation of African slaves from Brazil to Lagos was a government-led deportation in 1830 in the aftermath of a Yoruba and Hausa rebellion known as the Male Revolt. 6. The Agudas expressed their craftsmanship in the construction of residential and religious buildings. 7. Shading the windows is easiest if the basic orientation of windows is north-south, for comparatively small overhangs will protect the building throughout these facades. 8. The placing of windows as well as size plays an important role in determining the intensity, distribution and quality of daylight. 9. Protection by design demands a consideration at the very start of the design process. 10. New developments post the colonial era in Lagos, adapted to the contents of the Overseas Building Notes as seen through the use of shading devices and affluence of windows.
Images: Series of the Timeline Collage.
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Images: (Left) Agudas. (Right) Overseas Building Notes.
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04. Glass Visual Handbook
Instructor: Fang Xu Work: Research, Detailed Drawings, Physical Models and Renderings Software: Revit, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, 3DS Max, Vray The idea of absence, the illustration of what used to be, and the abstract representation of what could be, are central to what glass does as an artistic medium in building design. This project entails creating a visual handbook with 7 iterations of glass aesthetics achieved through the combination of design variables such as light, reflection, refraction, color, and pattern. These variables are derived from a research analysis on glass precedents ranging from buildings to installations. The visual handbook additionally provides the techniques and rendering data that architects can apply when designing glass components for facades, enclosures, window panels, and curtain walls. Additionally, the visual handbook includes a daylight study on the seven glass iterations and the resulting effects.
Image: Rendering of Glass Iteration (Color, Pattern, and Refraction).
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Images: Isometric Models of the Primary Combination Techniques.
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Images: Renderings of 2 Glass Iterations (Color, Reflection, and Refraction).
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Images: Renderings of 2 Glass Iterations (Pattern, Reflection, and Refraction).
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Images: Renderings of 2 Glass Iterations (Color and Refraction).
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Images: Renderings of the 7 Glass Iterations Showing Daylight Study.
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05. Falls Park Museum
Instructor: Charles MacBride Work: Research, Presentation Drawings, Physical Models and Renderings Software: Revit, Adobe Photoshop, 3DS Max, Vray Located in downtown Sioux Falls, SD, this museum integrates art and aperture, to create solid and void spaces that are interconnected, thereby lending itself to lit hallways, cinematic moments of pause, and uplifting open interiors. Light as the primary element in this project, influenced the use of apertures and fenestrations to create views to the Big Sioux River and direct movements within the building. In its diffused state, daylight is used to subtlety highlight artworks and installations in the galleries. The aperture is also implemented across other program spaces such as the cafe and workshop rooms. Analysis on the topography, surrounding contexts, and views, influenced the building and site strategies. Sculpture gardens were also introduced on site to connect inhabitants with the outdoor environment.
Image: Rendering of Courtyard Lobby.
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Images: (Left) Exploded Aperture. (Right) Location Map.
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Light is an essential element in a museum design. The aperture is designed to lend itself to the building spatial grid.
Images: (Left) Rendering of Cafe. (Right) Site Plan and Section Showing the Galleries.
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Rendering of Museum Hallway
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06. Baptismal Font
Collaborators: Natalie Parks, Hermela Aboye, Michael Buhl Instructor: Benjamin Pennell Work: Research, Presentation Drawings, Physical Models and Renderings Software: Rhino, Adobe Photoshop, 3DS Max, Vray This mid-sized architecture project integrates art, place, and scale to represent a baptismal font in an abstract form. The design studio explored imagination, art, and expression of one’s mind identified in abstract objects, images, people, writings, and buildings. Collages, drawings, reliefs, and a large-scale model were used to create and interpret the design concept. The preliminary stages of the project were conducted individually, and the final stages were conducted as a team. The individual collages were combined to form an abstract model for the proposed font (sculpture).
Image: Photo Showing the Sculpture (The Burning Bride) on Fire.
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Images: (Left) Diptych. (Right) Hand Drawings and Collage Rendering.
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Oh, the vision I had yesterday Intuitive, visceral, and emotional No longer affiliated with the ordinary I missed everything daydreaming
But really, life is dandy It is what it is, and it keeps going Dawn to dusk, flames to dust, lovers to friends Pensive!
Wondering if I will stay young and restless Free of the norms, free as a child
Open your eyes and ponder a little more Perhaps you could make it your own Some say everything will come I say everything has come Poem: Thelma Diejomaoh
Image: Photo Showing the Top View of the Sculpture.
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07. Travel & Photography
Traveling opens one's mind to endless design possibilities, and photography has been a great medium in documenting various design techniques. Photography is an efficient resource in capturing moments in building structures that convey more meaning to its design. As a designer, travel and photography have become a desirable means of understanding diverse forms of building art and design. Photos were taken and edited by Thelma Diejomaoh.
Image: Ceiling and Aperture, The Oculus, NY.
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Poem: Thelma Diejomaoh
Image: (Left) Wall Mural in NY Subway. (Right) View from Port Authority to NY Times.
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