Gala M. Ualita gala_ualita@yahoo.com
A R C H I T E C T U R E
P O R T F O L I O
S T A T E M E N T I believe that Architecture is a form of art that would make a difference in yourself and the people that are around you. It is a God given talent to the world that is in need for shelter, safety, and service. Samuel Mockbee, an inspiring architect, once said that “All architects expect and hope that their work will act as a servant in some sense for humanity–to make a better world. This is a search we should always be undertaking,” Mockbee said. “Architects should always be in position to nudge and cajole and inspire.” I am looking forward to help people with my skills and talent to make them feel welcomed and cared for.
Gala M. Ualita gala_ualita@yahoo.com
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Le Malie (The Shark) rendering portrays a contextual design that would locate specifically at the heart of downtown Fagatogo area to attract tourists by providing educational, historical and conducive information about American Samoa. It also promotes Samoan architecture for future generationi to come.
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S A M O A
As part of promoting American Samoa history and culture, the Arts Council Museum would be another source of attraction and additional information. It provides public spaces for people to enjoy and also gathering spaces that would showcase the arts and the beauty of the American Samoa culture.
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The Container Clinic serves a mine company and also the locals in the Congo in Afica as an immediate medical assistance. By providing this, the locals do not have to travel downtown for medical assistance. It is a mobile clinic container with electrical, water and solar engery.
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TOPICS STUDIO
ARCH 532
SPRING 2017
CONTAINER CLINIC CONGO, AFRICA
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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
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U B U N T U I N U M B U M B U L U S O U T H
A F R I C A
Umbumbulu is a small rural town set within the serene rolling hills of Kwazulu-Natal about 40 kilometers southest of central Durban. In Zulu, its name is said to mean ‘place of the round knoll’ and sounds like a setting of the imagination. Umbumbulu is postitioned to be a model for strong rurual communities and offers opportunities much of Durban can’t offer: a place to grow food, a place to retreat and be refreshed by nature, and a place to build a prosperous future for self-reliant young people authentically rooted in their traditional culture and community. Umbumbulu is the future of eThekwini.
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The Umbumbulu town plaza is proposed to be an important gathering space for social, cultural, and economic life. Tribal Court offices, this space invites local citizens and visitors to engage with vibrant community events as well as authentic town life.
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The boulevard already serves as the major pedestrian spine connecting eastern homesteads, the tribal authority offices, and the commercial centre of town. This plan proposes that this boulevard should be carefully enhanced as a vibrant civic space when the highway realignment work proceeds.
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This historic town square need not to be neglected as a mere vehicular space surrounded by shebeens. Instead, the hostoric space can be restored and transformed as a safe, attractive, and diversified destination for locals of all ages as well as visitors. Its strategic location interfaces the active retail center and the rural tribal edge of Umbumbulu, making it a natural, authentic meeting place for locals.
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The buildings in the market area in Umbumbulu have been arranged to shape a linear, pedestrianfriendly market plaza that provides inclusive economic opportunities for existing businesses, vendors under an open-air market structure, and new small-call commercial operators. The larger supermarket also has direct access to this same plaza, but is arranged to have convenient access to parking behind the buildings.
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S T R E E T
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The existing government courts and agency offices attract significant visitors, but their property frontages do little to promote benefits to public life. While they secure property with fencing, their design actually discourages life and economic activity in the streets. The proposal shows tranformation of streets into active and safe sapce taht uplifts the community and its economy
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F A B R I C F I G U E R O A
In low-cost housing, mass production and preengineering can help to save costs, but designs must enable diverse outcomes and conditions. The form of the building must easily enable additions, expansions, and flexibility of use without complicating ventilation, daylighting, or shedding of water.
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M T S H A L I S O U T H
H O U S E
A F R I C A
The Ubuntu Process conducted in Umbumbulu revealaed the crucial need for a sustainable low-cost housing strategy. The project team, in collaboration with Nkosi Makhanya, selected Mtshalis as the pilot family for the first Ubuntu House.
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The resulting Ubuntu House is not a typical low-cost product. It is a climate-responsive design that enables the family to earn an income, thereby promoting financial independence. Its site arrangement promotes social interaction and useful open space. It also promotes local materials and methods to prioritize investments in local, small-scale builders and the immediate Umbumbulu economy.
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UNITY FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT
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B L O O M I N G D A L E G R E E N WA Y C H I C A G O The Greenway view gives the users an opportunity to draw them to live a healthy living by exercising and not spending a whole day indoor. On the other hand, it also gives people that are outdoor and opportunity to feel motivated by seeing others in the health club.
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I T SE RV E S YOU W E L L
THE ROSALINA HOTEL
The Samoan Fale gives more options to enjoy a collection
Across you will encounter the Rosalina Hotel for a
of reading book at the bookstore or having a great time
relaxing open room with lots of fresh air running
looking at some of the handcraft bracelets, necklaces and
through the open space. If not enough, the balconies
other Samoan accessories in the gallery area.
will always keep that great view to enjoy the sunset with a coconut juice. It will give a bonus of a bar restaurant downstairs that is next to a swimming pool for more option to enjoy the island lifestyle.
PRAIRIE DEVELOPMENT
AIMING FOR UNITY The Prairie Project in Benton Harbor aims for the unity of people with different trades and interest in making the place a healthy, affordable housing, economical growth and socially acceptable for everyone to embrace. This square acts as an activator for people to buy fresh local produce, come to work, live and learn.
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T H E C I R C U L AT I O N These wall sections show the envelope and interior materials as well as some details of how to navigate the house up to the master bedroom and down the basement.