‘Laolu Ganiy
Selected Works 2015 - 2019
Project Management Portfolio
Design | Construction | Renovation | Facility Management
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE Intern,
• 2018
‘Laolu Ganiy is a designer, architect and writer testing bespoke
GIA/Rotary Club exhibition
design solutions on problems posed by his immediate reality through
• 2015-2018
experimental research and development in architecture, design and
Orthner Orthner Associates (OOA), Accra/Ghana
Projects Officer,
Leptons Multiconcepts/Fixam, Abuja/Nigeria Architecture/Product design/Drafting Client meetings and Design Reviews Preparing planning applications Site supervision and inspection
• 2016
Intern, Consultants Collaborative Partnership (CCP), Lagos/Nigeria Architectural drafting and site Inspection of mixed-use and residential projects Client meetings and Design Reviews
• 2016
Intern, Leptons Multiconcepts, Abuja/Nigeria Architecture/Product design Site inspection
• 2013-2014
Intern, ARCVIEWS Architects, Ibadan/Nigeria Architectural drafting
COMPETITIONS AND WORKSHOPS African Alliance for New Design (AAND)/British Council Workshop 2016, Lagos/Nigeria cohort British Council CollabNowNow Competition 2019, South Africa/Mozambique Finalist DesignWeekLagos Ferry Terminal Competition 2019, Lagos/Nigeria Runner-up Turquoise Desert Research Bureau 2019-2020, Cairo/Amsterdam, cohort Community Planning & Design Initiative Africa Internship (CPDI), 2020
PUBLICATIONS “What Lagos (and Africa's water cities) can learn from the world's water-bending cities.” Dezeen.com, TBA
“Call to arms; Tropical Contemporary Evangelism.” Medium.com, 2020
“Scaling good architecture in Nigeria with no Middle class” Livinspaces.com, Medium, 2018
“What Nigerian developers can learn from the pruitt-igoe scheme (or Eichler homes).” Livinspaces.com, KlopfArchitecture.com, 2018
“What the architecture of Demas Nwoko got me thinking.” Medium.com, 2018
“REANIMATION - a case for the courtyard in Nigerian contemporary architecture” Livinspaces.com, Medium, 2018
urbanism. I also possess experience in Project Management in Joint Venture proposals.
CONTACT rahmanganiy@gmail.com
+2348158933583
PERSONAL Linkedin.com/in/laolu
medium.com/@LaoluRG
instagram.com/laolu_rg
EDUCATION 2011-2018
B.Tech. Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
SOFTWARE SKILLS AR/VR
CAD
BIM
VISUALIZATION
PUBLISHING
Meshmixer OBS Studio
Autocad Layout
Revit Sketchup Rhino
Enscape Lumion Twinmotion Vray
Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe XD Figma Canva
HOME AUTOMATION G4 Smart System
APPLICATION PACAKAGES Microsoft Office Suite
Google Office Suite
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & OTHER INTERESTS Volunteer, Kemet Pharma, Gaborone, Botswana Co-founder/Co-host, Healing Spaces Podcast. (June 2020 - Present) Co-founder, Studio 400 Podcast. (January 2020 - Present) Lead, The Nigerian Architecture Renaissance Project (NARP), (2019 - Present) Volunteer, Abo Coders, Minna, Nigeria (January 2015) Member, Abuja Literary Society (May 2016 – Present) Member, TheReadClub Lagos (2014 - Present)
Contents
1.
Design
Mixed-Use Development
2.
Construction & Project Management
Ade-Okin Terraces
3.
Total Station, Zone 3
Facility Management & Maintenance
Relais International
5.
Igwe Living
Renovation & Fit-Out
Wuse II Plaza
4.
Empire Court
Home Automation
G4 Automation
Prince & Princess Estate
| Design |
Mixed-Use Development
01
The team at Consultants Collaborative Partnership (CCP) were engaged as design architects and engineers to create a mixed-use building to house the Uduimo Itsueli Foundation. The Brief’s objective was to organise commercial and residential spaces to fit into the site’s context efficiently as well as provide a detailed selection of finishes.
Yaba, Lagos | 2016
I was tasked with modelling the facades, detailing spaces, and assembling presentation documents for design reviews with the client.
Firm: Consultants Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Task(s): Concept Development, Shop Drawings
Project Size: 2 ̃� 00 million (Naira)
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Empire Court Ikoyi, Lagos | 2016 Firm: Consultants Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
02
A large scale housing project developed in phases, the project team I was on was tasked with providing an adequate building envelope, liasing with capable manufacturers and referring agreed-upon details to the contractors. The team visited the proposed site, studied light and heat penetration, as well as fire properties and recommended fenestration sizes, a range of finishes and shading where neccesary. Task(s): Facade Studies and Development
Project Size: Undisclosed
| Construction |
Ade-Okin Terraces
03
A result of a profit-oriented Joint-venture project, efficiency and client-comfort were the objectives of the brief which lead to design decisions based on efificient financial and energy returns, a testbed for smart home systems and renewable energy, making it the the first housing development in Abuja to come fully kitted with a smart, energy efficient system.
Lifecamp, Abuja | 2015 - 2018
I was on the team that drove the project from agreement to approval to execution.
Firm: Leptons Multiconcept Ltd
Task(s): Drawings, Approvals, Supervision & Execution
Project Size: 1̃� 05 million (Naira)
Igwe Living Apartments
04
A result of a brief where a private client wanted a Five-bed luxury apartment his family could return to when in the country but also doubled as a short-let detached apartment in their abscence. I was initially tasked with modelling the building, detailing spaces, assembling presentation documents for design reviews with the client as well securing planning approvals, site supervision and execution.
Dape, Abuja | 2015 - 2018 Firm: Leptons Multiconcept Ltd
Task(s): Drawings, Approvals, Supervision & Execution
Project Size: ̃�50 million (Naira)
| Fit-Out/Renovation |
Wuse II Plaza Wuse II, Abuja | 2019 Firm: am.DA
05
A commercial development on Ademola Adetokunbo street owned by private clients who was in the process of finishing sought consultation on to achieve a departure from the buildng’s original use, facade and character as well as how to incorporate imported finishing materials onto the project site. Laser-cut panels, ACP Boards and glass were chosen as materials to achieve this objective on the exterior while the interiors were fitted with ceiling-heigh doors and fenestrations, and POP finish to achieve a glowTask(s): Consultation, Estimation, Execution and Supervision
Project Size: ̃�7
Total Filling Station Zone 3, Abuja | 2019 Firm: am.DA
06
The facility managers of the station required a sub-contratcor to replace steel present in the pump port, lube bay/shed as well as the entrance with a higher gauge of the in order to carry the additional loads. In collaboration with the sub-contrators handling installaton of renewables (Solar power panels) and laser cut screens. The project was executed at off-peak hours within 3 days due to various sensitivities. Task(s): Estimation, Execution and Supervision
Project Size: 1̃� million (Naira)
| Facility Management | & Maintenance
Relais International Asokoro, Abuja | 2017 - 2018 Firm: Fixam Handyman Services
07
A series of fit-out, maintenance and repair works for mixed-use development catering to the abuja expat and diplomat community. Works carried out include bespoke furniture fabrication (doors and architraves), drywall installation, glass wall partitions, glass frosting, plumbing amongst other services which I supervised. Task(s): Measurement Taking, Fabrication and Installation Supervision
Project Size: ̃�10 million (Naira)
Prince & Princess Estate Durunmi, Abuja | 2019 Firm: Fixam Handyman Services
08
A private client with multiple properties inside an estate engaged the office to renovate and halt dilapitation on the project as well as bring it up to habitable standards. The walls were strengthened with rebar reinforcements, walls repainted and screeded, the ceilings, wood fascia and a sizeable part of the plumbing system were replaced and grounds landscaped. I drew up cost estimates, supervised and executed these processes. Task(s): Estimation, Execution and Supervision
Project Size: ̃�3 million (Naira)
| Home Automation |
G4 SMart Home Systems
09
A crack team was formed to showcase efficient control systems using lights, a cinema system, curtains etc. at exhibitions most notably the 2017 Archibuilt Conference in Abuja. where we setup a miniature smart home system.
Area 11, Abuja | 2017
Through the exhibition, the firm was able to secure exclusive home automation contracts with leading residential estate developers in Abuja as well as private engagements. and resource training.
Firm: Leptons Multiconcept Ltd
Task(s): Estimation, Execution and Supervision
Project Size: ̃�1 million (Naira)