ODARO EHIDE EGUAVOEN RIBA Part 1 Architecture Graduate - Ba(Hons) Architecural Graduate Intern at Design Group Ltd.
Selected Works 2019-2021
HEALING HARMONIES
RIBA Part 1 Graduate Project - 2019
A JOURNEY TOWARDS WELLNESS THROUGH MUSIC AND SOUND THERAPY
What is the future of religion? And how will religious architecture be affected because of that future? The brief for the Enclosed Order design studio required us to design a monastery, with a protagonist being the leader and epicentre of that monastery. After researching the state of religion and religious architecture in modern-day culture, my approach to the brief became more secular. I concluded that the project should respond to a modern-day issue, a project that directly responds to the growing modern issue of mental health issues in youth.
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Overall, after months of research, reiteration and refinement, Healing Harmonies developed into a project I was proud of. At the time, the project lacked development and refinement in the construction detail scales, which led to me developing the construction details further postsubmission. Fortunatley, the construction refinement was not invasive and didn’t cause major changes in the project’s design.
TRANSITION
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My Part 1 Graduate Project developed into a sound and music therapy retreat aimed at people suffering from mental health issues linked with depression and anxiety. Healing Harmonies addresses this modern issue through the implementation of a community centre, which uses music and sound therapy as a medium towards wellness. The project revolves around creating various atmospheres and healing experiences for the visitors, with the protagonist being a ‘Chairman’, someone who is well-versed in sound therapy and music. The main activity in Healing Harmonies is communal meditation called a ‘Ritual’ that takes place three times a day at set times. Water organs sound 15 minutes before each session to remind the community of the activity and the other buildings’ programmes include libraries, meeting rooms, accomodation for the protagonists and a music rehearsal hall.
Illustration showing positioning of Tibetan sound bowls used during sound therapy sessions in the Therapy Centre
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To create a sense of progression, which has been proven to have a positive effect on the mind, five stages were implemented for each retreat attendee.
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Sound Chimneys Refectory Sound Therapy Centre Courtyard Archive Cell Cluster (Dwellings)
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BIRD’S EYE VIEW
Potential Site Access
Sea Organs, Croatia
Concept of 3 Corridors: - Along Retaining Wall - Along Riverfront - Down the Centre of Site
- Ritual Hall symbolically placed at centre of site - Chimneys adjacent to Ritual Hall
- Building Mass along retaining wall - Building masses along river are justified using Ritual Hall and wall mass - Central Corridor remains
- Closed pools to seperate programmes - Integraion of Pools forms stronger link with site
- Integration of bridges over river - Retain wall corridor reintroduced - Voids/Atriums added to seperate programme and bring in light
- Access ramp to introduced to create atmospheric journey Ritual Hall - Underground access to Chimneys for Protaginists
As the project revolves around sound and music, the idea of harnessing the water in the river and closed pools to generate healing sounds had come to mind. After a period of research, the water organs of ancient Greece was a precedent I studied. A more modern application of a water organ is the Sea Organ along in Croatia. This Sea Organ uses waves to push air into buried organ pipes. Since the river doesn’t have a strong current, a system of water movement between the river and the closed pools will push air into buried organs. The water will move 15 minutes before each meditation session to remind and call the nearby community. This is inspired by the traditional church culture of the organ playing to guide people to the church
Water movement between river and pools
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SITE PLAN SECTION B-B 2
CHIMNEY
View of the corridor along the wall, looking over the courtyard. The steel beams present on the site have been left in place as artefacts. The wall has been left bear as a historical reminder.
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Ritual Hall Detail Section (below)
RITUAL HALL
Environmental Strategy in Ritual Hall
1. Underfloor heating in concrete screed 2. Light Diffuser that efficiently spreads incoming natural light 3. 4. Sloped roof leads water to pools 5. Solar tiles for underfloor heating
1. - 120mm Clay Exterior Brick - 400mm Reinforced Cast in-situ Concrete - 150mm Interior Concave Bricks
4. - Steel Louvers - Single-glazed Stained Glass in Alluminium Frame
2. - Solar Roofing Tiles - Asbestos Cement Roofing Sheets on Purlins - Light Steel Trusses - 9.5mm Plasterboard with Concrete Render (suspended from upper truss)
5. - Bearing plate along with steel clip - Anchor embedded in Concrete Column - 500mm (Dia.) Concrete Column - Top and Bottom Column capped with Bronze convex Cyinders
3. - 35mm Hardwood Flooring - 100mm Screed with Underfloor Heating Piping - Reinforced Cast in-situ Concrete Stepped Floors - 300mm Hard core - Earth
6. - Suspended Direct light diffuser 7. - Outdoor Organ Pool 8. - Spiral Access Ramp 9. - Interior Ritual Pool
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Circular interior spaces, such as that of the Ritual Hall, tend to have negative effects on the spatial acoustics because the sound gets magnified to the centre, which creates an undesirable echo effect. One way to combat that is to reduce the smoothness of the surface. To increase the dispersion of the sound waves, the interior walls of the Ritual Hall are covered with a series of convex bricks.
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Environmental Strategy in Cells (Accomodation) 1. Solar Panels for heating space and water 2. Photovolaics for electricity 3. Underfloor heating 4. Rainwater harvested 5. Rainwater Filtered 6. Rainwater stored in Dwelling cluster water tank 7. Greywater from taps and shower recycled 8. Greywater tank with pump 9. Stored greywater used to flush toilets 10. Cool air in 11. Sun heats up central thermal mass (concrete) 12. Stale air rises in thermal mass and escapes 13. Thermal Mass stored excess heat and releases it regularly, regulating the interior temperature
Concave form magnifies sound towards centre
Convex form creates dispersion, increasing acoustic quality
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Ritual Hall Detail Section
LIBRARY
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RAMP TO RITUAL HALL
Damp Proof Membrane Gravel Insulation (with Screed below) Concrete Slab
Double-glazed Window (filled with Argon gas)
Aluminum Window Frame (attached to sides of concrete)
SOUND THERAPY ROOM - NATURE Reinforced Concrete Floor and Screed (with Underfloor Heating)
The construction detail on the left is cut through the exterior wall of the Library. I used Reinforced MISAPOR Insulating Concrete because of the following benefits: - No thermal bridges - Pleasant interior climate because of diffusion permeability - Recyclable characteristics - Reduced Heating costs - Good Sound Properties - Valuable Contribution to - Environmental Protection
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Backfill Insulation ThermoPIN MISAPOR Concrete (Reinforced) Concrete Slab (with Underfloor Heating Ppes) Insulation Gravel Concrete Raft Foundation Perforated Pipe Sand
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REHEARSAL HALL SECTION A-A 2
LIBR ARY OF MUSIC
MEETING ROOMS ARCHIVE
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THER APY CENTER
TOWER pH14
CELEBRATION OF LIFE THROUGH BIO-CREMATION
‘DYING’ Architecture Competition Entry - 2019 BIO-CREMATION POD
#CarbonCapture #AlkalineHydrolysis #UrbanCemetery #Dying #CircleOfLife After attending the funeral of a close family member, I wanted to think of a better, more sustainable way to honour and celebrate the deceased while also thinking of a burial method that doesn’t take up space permanently. Tower pH 14 is a carbon-capture tower that celebrates the life of the deceased and uses their remains to support plant life through a process called Bio-cremation. Bio-cremation (also called Alkaline Hydrolysis) uses an alkaline solution of ph 14 to turn the body into a liquid of ph 11 in about 3 hours, leaving the bones behind. This liquid improves soil chemistry and supports the growth of flora. The tower has hundreds of air-purifying plants which ware planted between the structural framing. In Tower pH 14, the last 20 minutes of the bio-cremation is used to celebrate the life of the deceased by lifting the glowing cremation pod to the top of the tower to represent a beacon of life. The remaining liquid solution is passed through pipes to support the plants of the tower. The bones are then ground and mixed with soil to give new plants to the family/friends or they are planted on the tower.
GROWTH OF TOWER OVERTIME
1. Bio-cremation Pod chosen for ceremony
2. Bio-cremation process starts and Pods get carried up tower using drones
Bio-cremation Pod Section
3. Pods glow in the night sky as a symbolic farewell as cremation continues
4. During the final moments of the 3-hour bio-cremation, the is taken to the edge of the tower to allow the liquid solution to flow to the plants through pipes.
The Bio-cremation Pod is where the alkaline hydrolysis takes place. It is designed to resemble a baby in a womb; where life starts. This is symbolic and signifies the circle of life and the two processes every human goes through, birth and death.
Recycled natural fibres mixed with recycled plastic bottles are used to make the bags used to house the plants (as seen in the image above). These bags are suspended between the steel columns and surround the tower.
START-UP RESIDENCE
INTO Architecture Project (REVISITED) - 2019
TERR ACED HOUSE FOR THREE NEW GR ADUATES
The final design project for the first year of my degree was the Start-up Residence and was based on three clients that are recent graduates that are starting their own businesses. I revisited this project after graduating to reflect and improve on the design. The brief required us to design a terraced house that provided en-suite rooms for these three clients as well as induvial working spaces tailored to the requirements of each client. The clients were a photographer, a musician and an artist. The main concept for the exterior design of the house was inspired by the images of Byker terraced houses (below). These houses were arranged on a sloping street which brought about the stepped gable roofs that were implemented into my design. The interior arrangement started with the idea of separating spaces on the ground floor with changes in levels, which was inspired by the Adolf Loos essay we recently completed at the time. The levels on the ground floor rise 0.5m three times to follow the slope of the site. Rather than the garden being separate from the house, I integrated a feature from my Benin culture and placed a garden/courtyard at the centre.
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1. Photography Studio 2. Garden 3. Living Room 4. Kitchen/Dining 5. Toilet 6. Music Studio 7. Store 8. En-suite Bedrooms 9. Art Studio
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Level change follows roof and massing level. Further following concept of stepped Byker houses
Above: Back Elevation (North) Right: Front Elevation (South)
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Series of level changes to follow Main corridor with steps to slope of site connect different space - Clear circulation
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Archstorming Mozambique Preschool Competition - 2020
A MOTHER’S SEAL
A Preschool for the Children of Xai-Xai, Mozambique
My concept for this project came from a scene in a Japanese anime that involved a man’s hidden power and sealing ability that came from his mother. When activated, the sand takes the form of his mother, with her hands out and using her hands as a barrier to protect her son. So my inspiration for this project was that scene but visually translated to the Mozambique Mother.
The Mother’s protection for the Child
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Management and Janitor Office
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Adults Bathroom
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Covered Schoolyard
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Water Tanks
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Indirect creation of two courtyards with circulation
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Closed one entrance to simplify circulation
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I used Francis Kere’s method of using a raised metal roof to shield the main roof from heat.
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COURTYARD WITH FARM PLOTS The facades of two sides of the Multipurpose Hall are covered using traditional Mozambique clay pots. These pots will be painted by the children, so they contribute to the finishing of their school.
The pots are held in place using screws and bolts that penetrate through one steel tube and two pots for each screw.
The children have farm plots that increase the quality of their relationship with nature. There is also space for painting pottery, which will be used to decorate the school, especially the Multipurpose Hall.
OPER A POD
A DYNAMIC STREET ART EXPERIENCE
UNI.XYZ Opera Truck Design Competition 2020
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1. Starting with the maximum dimensions provided in the competition brief.
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2. Rounding the four vertices and two short edges to maximise the observation angles
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3. The brief requires that the pod should be shareable. So two circular platforms are integrated. The pod is also roofed to block excessive sun, two columns are used to hold the light roof.
4. To increase the quality of the spectators and draw more in, the platforms will slowly rotate. Wooden frames can be attached to the platform to hang paintings, posters and other things the street artist wants to display.
Watching street artists tends to be a very static experience that usually involves very little movement for both the viewer and the artist. Rather than making both parties move around one another, a design that presents a more dynamic approach for both parties will increase the quality of the viewing experience. For the Opera Truck design competition, I wanted to design a dynamic and modular pod for street artists and musicians. The design consists of a single pod that contains two revolving platforms meant for the occupiers. The platform allows for the attachment of timber framing that can be used for shelving or display. The artists can use these to display their work while the musicians can use them to shelve their CDs or records.
Musician Example - CD/Record stand - Speakers - Screens/Posters
Using the pieces that the pods are assembled from, the street artists can customise their side of the pod to fit the functions they need. An opera singer can use tall, dramatic curtains, pottery artists can use shelving to display their work, a DJ can hang small speakers and a street musician can display their CDs/Records, posters and merchandise.
DJ Example - Speakers - Acoustic Panels
Opera Singer Example - Tall Curtains
Pottery Artist Example -Shelving
Another requirement from the brief was for the street artist pod to be either collapsable or mobile. The structure is collapsable into dimensions of 780x2820mm and a height of 3375mm. This allows for easier movement between locations (such as the artist’s residence and the showcase location).
COMMONWEALTH FLATS - BLOCK B Affordable Flats in Lagos, Nigeria
Work Experience Project at Design Group Ltd. 2019-2020
TASKS ON PROJECT: BIM DRAFTING OF DRAWINGS WINDOW & DOOR SCHEDULE DRAFT VISUALISATION
FRONT ELEVATION - 1:400
3RD FLOOR - 1:300
BACK ELEVATION - 1:400
1ST-2ND TYPICAL FLOOR - 1:300
SECTION B-B - 1:200
Construction Documents Produced: - Floor Plans (3 Floors) - Section A-A - Section B-B - Door and Window Schedule - Elevations (Front, Back, Left, Right)
Softwares Used: - Revit - AutoCAD - Sketchup - Lumion - Photoshop
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GROUND FLOOR - 1:300
PAR ASITE OF ‘THE PROJECTS’ A HEALTH-BOOSTING ARCHITECTURAL PARASITE FOR THE NEW YORK PROJECTS
Citizens of lower-income communities in the USA are more likely to suffer from obesity and other food-related health issues because of the lack of access to healthy food production. Now that the topic of the American healthcare system is at the forefront, the topic bad food policies and the quality of the food has also been brought to light. Additives such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides are commonly used on farm produce, which has been proven to affect the quality of the ‘healthy’ food the farms produce. The “Farm Parasite” aims to empower lower-income communities with the resources and ability to grow healthy, organic food within their micro-community using suspended farm modules. Using these farm modules eliminates the need for excessive fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides and relies on the modern farming technique known as Hydroponics. This method eliminates the need for soil, greatly reduces the required amount of water and uses fish faeces as a natural fertiliser.
UNI.XYZ - Parasite Architecture Competition 2020
Using a form that is circular in section prevents wind from afecting the structural integrity of the module.
Natural fertilisation
Healthy Feeding
The parasite module will take all the resources it needs from the host building, which is, in this case, the New York Public Housing Blocks. The water used for irrigation Grey water is collected from the showers and taps then stored in a water tank within the parasite module. The module requires a very low amount of energy. The majority of which is used for the lowenergy LED lights used for night lighting of the produce, while the rest is used for pumping the water from the tank to irrigate effectively. Caring for Fish
BIO-HUB TREE POD
A Floating Tree Hub for Water-purification and Biodiversity
Trees, Trees, Trees Design Competition 2020
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