An Atlas of Work is a curated journey through a series of architectural explorations, mapping the progression of ideas, skills, and design philosophies developed over the course of my academic experiences.
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Repeated elements throughout the portfolio, such as recurring axonometric diagrams or a character featured in multiple renders, trace the connections between projects and highlight how I became increasingly able to communicate my ideas over time.
Organised thematically rather than chronologically, this portfolio serves as a metaphorical atlas, where each completed project spans over “territories” of investigation - sketching to deconstruct the brief, model-making to understand materiality or rendering to envision the proposal in our world.
An Atlas of Work invites the viewer to navigate my design explorations during these four years at university, discovering how each project has contributed to my ongoing journey as an aspiring architect.
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1 Fort Brockhurst Market
Year 3, 2024
Gosport, UK
Urban regeneration, Heritage Revit+Rhino
Fort Brockhurst Market, my final undergraduate project, speculates the possibilities of architectural resilience in British coastal regions, amidst evolving societal and climatic challenges.
Situated in Gosport, a small coastal town in the UK, Fort Brockhurst is one of the few Palmerston Forts open to the public in the county of Hampshire. Despite this fact, the site remains underutilised and faces significant threats to its small but diverse ecosystem.
A quick Google search reveals news reports of abnormal fish deaths in the fort’s moat, as well as stories of local volunteers clearing the water of discarded litter.
Northern Gosport, the area surrounding my site, faces significant socio-economic challenges, with higher rates of unemployment, teenage pregnancy and obesity recorded compared to the rest of England. The early stages of my project investigate the link between these issues and Northern Gosport’s urban planning, focusing on the enrichment opportunities available to local residents.
Left: Preliminary sketch showing proposed urban intervention in Northern Gosport.
Right Axonometric model of proposal, made of timber, steel rods, acrylic tubes and 3D printed plastic filament (1:500)
Bringing Circular Practices to Northern Gosport
The historical records found at Gosport Borough Council reveal that the island once had a rich trade culture, with markets serving as both economic and social hubs. This inevitably shaped the distribution of Gosport’s population, with more residents preferring to settle in the south, close to maritime commerce links. Using the United Nations’ framework,
I developed an imaginary 18th Sustainable Development Goal aimed at introducing circular practices to Northern Gosport. Through my urban proposal, Fort Brockhurst is transformed into a multi-use market and social space, while surrounding areas offer residents the opportunity to engage in urban farming, wildlife conservation activities and tool exchange.
Top: Gosport’s population growth from the 1800s to the 2000s, illustrated through a series of diagrams
Left Exploded axonometric exploring existing components of Fort Brockhurst.
Right: Proposed urban masterplan (1:1000).
Top: Longitudinal section of Fort Brockhurst Market proposal (1:200)
Bottom: Exploded axonometric detailing the structural elements of the proposal
A - PERFORMANCE HALL
1700 m2
The performance hall is the largest component of the proposal and offers an entertainment avenue for the people of Northern Gosport.
Simultaneously a theatre, a cinema, a music avenue and a conference space, the performance hall embodies a key principle of circularity: versatility in use and function.
The theatre, central to the floor plan, sits atop a glazed cafe’ bar and is connected to two mezzanines, creating the illusion of a suspended geometrical mass.
B - CANOPY MARKET
600 m2
The canopy market is the central attraction of the proposal and pays homage to a longstanding market tradition in Gosport.
Covered by a reflective steel canopy, the market space welcomes farm produce sellers and small local businesses.
C - HOUSING UNIT
1065 m2
The housing and workshop block spans over 7 different floors. The ground floor is accessible from the library and acts as a communal space, with ping-pong tables and a coffee shop available.
The 2nd and 3rd floor host a variety of workshop studios, from pottery to woodworking. The remaining floors contain micro-apartments, with 3 different typologies aimed at single professionals, small families and disabled/ elderly users.
D - LIBRARY
1308 m2
The library at Fort Brockhurst offers users a space to connect to the Internet, study or work in a quiet place.
On the second floor of the library, a viewing platform offers a wheelchair-friendly access to Fort Brockhurst’s upper level.
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Structural Axonometric
1. Fibreglass panel roof
2. CORTEN Shell
3. Glass windows
4. Internal Walls
5. RC Floors
6. RC Steel Frame
7. Pile Foundations
The visitor experience at Fort Brockhurst Market is crafted aroud accessibility. A narrow bridge allows visitors to traverse the moat, safely observing aquatic life without direct interaction. The currently stair-only rampart would be made wheelchair-accessible through a wide viewing platform on the library’s second floor.
Additionally, the theatre in the performance hall is connected to two suspended corridors, featuring a scenic geometric ceiling that creates a sense of grandeur for all visitors, including wheelchair users. These adaptations were inspired by Many more parts than M!, a prototype compendium by The DisOrdinary Architecture Project.
Left Third floor plan (1:500). From the second floor, visitors can access the theatre inside the performance hall.
Right Rendered views of the accessible caponier ramp, canopy market and aerial perspective.
2 Winchester Aquaponic Centre
Year 2, 2022 Winchester, UK Culture/ Education Rhino+Lumion
“For those who pass it without entering, the city is one thing; it is another for those who are trapped by it and never leave. There is the city where you arrive for the first time; and there is another city which you leave never to return.”
- Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities (1972)
Drawing inspiration from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, this project aims to bridge the ways in which visitors and residents experience the city of Winchester. Calvino’s novel explores the unseen relationships and tensions within cities, and as such, I adopted the same lens to examine Winchester’s dual identity.
This project examines the city’s invisible tension between being a tourist destination for some people and a home for others. It poses the question: How can Winchester maintain its beautiful historic heritage while evolving to meet the needs of local residents?
Left An illustrates exploded diagram explaining the components of the aquaponic system
Right Internal rendered view of aquaponic centre
suitable plants: lettuce, tomatoes, beans, peppers filtered water nourishes plants, while returning to the fish tank
suitable fish: carps, tilapia, koi, goldfish, brim, bass fish waste and bacteria turns into ammonia, which in turn becomes nitrate necessary for plant growth.
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1:200 Floor Plan
1. Reception
2. Toilet
3. Seminar Room
4. Cafe/Bar
5. Display Area
6. Indoor Farm
7. Market Stalls
Conversations with Winchester residents revealed that sustainability is a social imperative, due to its role in preserving the city’s historic heritage and quality of life. In response, my proposal envisions an aquaponic centre that serves as a middle ground between locals and tourists.
This centre creates a small circular economy, benefiting both communities. Produce grown in the aquaponic farm supplies the centre’s café and provides local farmers with opportunities to sell directly to the community, creating new market possibilities.
Additionally, the centre is also a space for sharing knowledge, with seminar rooms throughout the building where visitors can learn about aquaponic systems and principles of ecological stewardship.
Left Rendered internal and external views of the display area and the outdoor cafe seating
Right Ground floor plan (1:200)
A timber structure was selected to promote sustainable building practices while echoing the brick tones that define Winchester’s landscape. Elements such as clerestory windows, rooflights and expansive glazing ensure ample natural light, creating dynamic shadow play with the surrounding vegetation.
A mesh bridge and outdoor elevator invite visitors to explore the centre from different height points, encouraging engagement with various spaces in the proposal.
Bottom Longitudinal rendered section (1:200)
3 Maggie’s Home for Cancer Care
Year 2, 2022
Portsmouth, UK Healthcare Rhino+Lumion
What might an ‘architecture of hope’ look like? In collaboration with the Maggie Centre charity organisation, this project explores the ideas of architecture as a ‘therapeutic breathing space,’ offering a sanctuary for cancer patients within the green fields of St. James Park, Portsmouth.
The design, inspired by Frank Gehry’s Winton Guest House, consists of 6 semi-private clusters, carefully arranged around a communal kitchen.
Right Internal rendered view of the heart of a Maggie Centre, the kitchen space
Left Internal rendered view of the Maggie Centre
The communal kitchen is the heart of every Maggie’s Centre, hence, it is positioned at the entrance to warmly welcome the visitor. It is surrounded by a range of private and semi-public rooms, offering
patients the flexibility to choose between moments of social interaction or more intimate conversations with loved ones or healthcare practitioners.
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The Making of an African Waterscape
Year 3, 2024 BA3 Final Dissertation
According to the 2022 IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, all 12 major African coastal cities face high vulnerability to future sea level rise.
This study concentrates on Lagos, the most populous metropolitan area in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite being at the forefront of the country’s economic development, Lagos grapples with significant obstacles rooted in colonial legacies, rapid population growth and inadequate infrastructure systems struggling to keep pace. When these factors are compounded with the escalating threat of climate change its exposure to the effects of rising sea levels is further amplified, posing destructive consequences
to coastal communities without appropriate mitigation strategies.
Despite the significant impacts this could bring to the continent, research funding on climate change in Nigeria and other African countries remains disproportionately inadequate compared to other parts of the world. The significance of this study lies in emphasising practical efforts that have been initiated in Lagos and case studies of best practice that could be integrated in the city; as such, the tone of the discourse shifts from a purely pessimistic identification of the problem to a proactive exploration and documentation of potential remedies.
Right: Front cover of my BA3 Thesis, by NLÉ and Zoohaus/Inteligencias Colectivas, alongside pp. 25-26 in the chapter “ Contextual Study”
Left Makoko, the largest floating slum in the world, photographed from Third Mainland Bridge in a recent visit to Nigeria.
5 A City Promenade
Year 2, 2022 Winchester, UK
Culture/ Education
Rhino+Lumion
“A City Promenade” is a drawing exercise completed during my first academic term, aimed at understanding one-point, twopoint and three-point perspective. Through this exercise, I was able to combine my hand drawing skills with Photoshop post-production.
This is a hybrid workflow that I have continued to develop throughout my undergraduate journey, and allows me to quickly but efficiently communicate my design ideas.
Below Enlarged illustrated sketch
Right A journey from Richmond park to Bond Street station, sketched with pencil on paper and subsequently coloured in Photoshop.
