BADAGRY RESORT CENTRE

The journey of life is in stages and different levels, the higher the level the harder it is to maintain, and lastly the best views comes after the hardest climb. . . How do we achieve these best views as a country and as an individual? We need the hard climb I guess.

A short story would like to share, I woke up one morning feeling very excited to visit suntan beach in the badagry area of lagos with some friends. My expectations were a lot high as a designer, because had seen the likes of siloso beach in Singapore and Jumeirah beach park in Dubai. But then only to get there to find 4unique main features surprisingly, the beach sand, the palm trees in array, the well arranged gazebos/hut and lastly the sea. It was fun but wanted more fun. took the challenge to do a redesign to propose to the Lagos State government by adding more man made infrastructure with a fuse of nature that would enhance the experience at the suntan beach.

The design aimed at answering the question: How can we make connections across different culture, groups, age, categories e.t.c. my answer is embedded in the redesign of suntan beach to serve as a Neutral atmosphere owned by the government, where people with diversities of culture can meet at a local restaurant entirely made out of bamboo or the chalet and beach houses side by side. .

And bringing together people of various social class together with public spaces like indoor and outdoor games area, karaoke arena at the centre. A mountain like adventurous looking building that would provide an experience at low cost to user to take their minds of their challenges. Also the long bridge from land to the sea to provide a boat cruise experience to visit other part of Lagos. E.g the Gboat by @gokada

The experience is the bridge and boarder to connect people all over Lagos, Nigeria, Africa and the world at large. Link to Video Animation below.

Site Plan & Analysis

Design Concept: Water Ripples, God’s adventurous gift to nature

LET’S TALK DESIGN

ABOUT LET’S TALK DESIGN started let’s talk design after so many failed attempts, out of my curiosity and inquisitiveness for design ideas. LTD’s aim is to have designers meet to talk, rub minds and share ideas about design challenges, so we can grow, be better equipped and inspired to identify challeges and provide solutions in immediate community in Africa. To also foster a culture among designers that constantly questions the WHY of everything to make better. Design is likened to a mountain where every designer has a unique view based on interest and our thought processes. Hence the LTD’s virtual & physical community welcomes, architects, interior designer, product designer, brand designer, artist, sculptors, graphics designers, fashion designers, photographers and cinematographers e.t.c in Africa.

CONCEPT & IDEA:

A design community where both informal and formal online and offline system of learning, exchanging ideas, rubbing minds, collaborations, networking, mentoring is employed with the aim of driving creativity and Innovation in Africa.

LET’S TOUR DESIGN

ABOUT LET’S TOUR DESIGN

From the culture of doing research and making case studies before studio projects in school, I could not help but feed my curiosity for interesting buildings and structures, See buildings through the lens of my camera helps me document and share facts and details about some buildings in Nigeria that had very few technical details about then online, Arch daily & grand designs inspired me to document African heritage and modern buildings, by first visiting and experiencing.

CONCEPT & IDEA:

To constantly share a video tour and experience of spaces and places in Nigeria & Africa for the world to experience the beauty and multi diversity of cultures in Nigeria. while engaging the architects, users, and admirers of building structures. The dream which has started small has a vision of creating a one stop place to watch and experience african buildings, worthy of showing on Netflix.

OPEN HOUSE LAGOS; BUILDING BRIDGES.

Building bridge with avalaible materials at home.

PROJECT BRIEF

Amidst the COVID 19 pandemic, Open house Lagos put out a challenge, to have designers have their creative mind, set and moving. All we needed to do is build a bridge with anything we have around us at home, post and share for others to like and comment, challenge a few others friends to do they same. The aim of the project was to encourage staying at home and working on creative projects.

MATERIALS:

White carton, embossed cardboards, cellotapes, scissors, car miniature models, blade cutter, perforator, torchlight, a book,

CONCEPT & IDEA:

Wanted to create a “light at the end of the tunnel or bridge” monument with the rays of sunlight and artificial light hitting the top of the bridge, touching the cars, hitting the road, giving a different experience everytime. Irespective of the darkness and isolation everywhere, during this pandemic, there is a light at the end of this bridge. If we together decide to stay at home and fight this. Spread Love, spread positivity. Spread Jesus.

TIMELINE: April 6th - April 13th 2020

Empty Tomb Project

PROJECT BRIEF

To commemorate Easter 2020, Primestack Motivo (An Architectural practice in Nigeria) decided to give a blank canvas to Creatives and Design enthusiasts to be a part of a creativity challenge tagged #PrimestackEasterChallenge All we needed to do was to create an architecturally inclined, easter-inspired sketch, to encourage creatives engage our minds and stay safe at home with loved ones during the COVID 19 lockdown period.

CONCEPT & IDEA:

He died for me, it is all about Him. I made an empty tomb + the Cross at calvary, to celebrate the resurrection power of Jesus. Happy Easter friends. I used materials I could find at home, to fabricate the cross of calvary on a hill close to the light beaming tomb, where the Light of the world was laid. The tomb is empty. A unique tomb worthy to be called a Timeless monument. I decided to adorn the entrance of the tomb with the thistles and thorns that was laid on his head, as a reminder of the curse of sin placed on His head for our sake. The light beaming out of the tomb symbolises, The light of the world is alive! He is Alive. The aterial and tools used: Soccer ball, orange tree branches (thistle & thorns), green fabric, pencils as the cross, cutter, cutlass, orange cup, led torchlight, cellotape,