Education
Work experience
Sept 2014 - Apr 2016 Ottawa, Canada Masters of Architecture (M.Arch) Thesis: Developing the Slum Main street “An Urban Intervention in Kisenyi, Kampala”
Jan 2017 - April 2017 Ottawa, Canada Intern Architect Moriyama + Teshima Architects
Strategic planning, urban design, international development, housing, sustainable energy and sustainable development
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Sept 2010 - Apr 2014 Ottawa, Canada Bachelor of Architectural Studies (B. Arch) Carleton University
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Housing, design-build, zoning and overall quality of the built environment. 2013
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Sept 2009 - Apr 2010 Ottawa, Canada Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - History and Theory of Architecture. Carleton University
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I worked with a team of designers on various projects ranging from the Visitor Welcome Center, the first new major addition on Parliament Hill in over 75 years to the recently announced Brian Mulroney Institute of Government. Apr 2014 - Sep 2016 Ottawa, Canada Research Associate Carleton Immersive Studio Modelling of the West Block of the Parliamentary Precinct. This entails the use of Point Cloud scans as well as other supporting data used to interpret assembly methods in order to produce a precise digital reconstruction of the west block using Building Information Modeling tools. 2013 Frankfurt, Germany Trainee Albert Speer & Partner GmbH Worked on the optimization & redesign of topographical plans (AutoCAD & Sketchup). Assisted in the preparation of a 3D model(Sketchup) for the entire planning area. Prepared visualizations of the master plan within the surrounding context (photoshop). 2013 Nürnberg, Germany Trainee Gauff GmbH & Co. Engineering KG Assisted with the planning of a local office & living camp for the company’s operations in Gabon. Prepared a master plan for the site along with seperate dimensioned plans of the individual building types (office, cafeteria, residences, e.t.c.)
Ulrich Mugamba - Ottawa ON - 613-265-0018 - umugamba@yahoo.com
Skill set Communication skills clearly and accurately communicating complex ideas using visual, graphic, written or verbal means; encouraging open communication in the development of ideas; presenting seminars and proposals
Team skills working collaboratively with others
Project management working within time constraints as well as regulatory and economic frameworks; formulating ideas and responding to programs or briefs; synthesizing ideas, approaches and interpretation for each project
Negotiating conflicting demands of function, aesthetics, technology and economy
Technical Proficiency
Autodesk Revit Adobe creative suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Rhinoceros Autodesk AutoCAD Grasshopper Google sketchUp Microsoft Office 3DSMAX
Recognition 2014 Steel Structures Education Foundation Scholarship winner 2013 Nominated for Teron scholarship 2009 Entrance scholarship
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The Main Street Apartments URBAN HOUSING IN OLD OTTAWA EAST
The Main Street Apartments(MSA) occupy part of a generous strip of land along Old Ottawa East’s Main street, a central artery of the community. At the heart of the site lies the Deschateletes building & surrounding compound, a heritage site of great significance to the community, owned by the Oblates of Mary Immaculata. A lush field abutting the picturesque Rideau river sits on the south of the building, where today locals walk their dogs and enjoy peaceful promenades. The new plan for this site addresses the city’s growth management strategy for intensification in this area, while still respecting heritage values and remaining environmentally viable. The MSA comprise of three blocks, seperated by ‘filters’ which grant passersby vistas of the scenic greenspaces of the site. The building is geared towards low-income families as they are the most vulnerable residents in the city. Generous, family-sized units will provide families with children who are currently on the waiting list for subsidized housing with a new place to call home. 4th year studio Residential/ commercial Dec 2013 Ottawa, Canada Site plan design with Julien Nolin 4
175 main street lies in the heart of Old Ottawa East; historically a suburban community, the neighbourhood has remained predominantly residential. It has also long been home to numerous schools including Saint Paul University & Immaculata High School. Running through the centre of the neighbourhood is Main Street which is particularly central to Ottawa today, it is currently lined with small community businesses. The community believes it is on the cusp of a major transition; ongoing community design plans must adhere to the city’s growth management strategy to Identify areas particularly suited to intensification while preserving those areas of special importance to the community (with heritage, aesthetic or religious importance, etc.) to create a distinct, liveable community. 5
The ‘Cloister townhouses’ • 3-storey row-housing along Springhurst Ave • dwellings for families includes deck as well as garage parking along Springhurst.
Main street apartments • 5 storey, double loaded corridor • Ground floor fully commecial (shops & offices) • Dwellings for affordable living, students & those seeking convenient access to Main street 6
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The ‘Spine building’ • 5 storeys, double loaded corridor • Ground floor fully commercial (shops & offices) • Suites offering charming vistas of the Deschatelets building, brand new park & peaceful landscape.
This page(anti-clockwise) building cross-section, floor plans, unit plans. Next page Main street balcony rendering Outdoor terrace connecting
1 Bedroom unit 51 m2 Shared balcony (18m2)
3 Bedroom & den 99 m2
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Maisonette unit 205.5 m2 balcony (18m2)
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Circulation through the three blocks is distributed between the 2 cores (on the west and east sides of the building) and the open stairways between each building ‘filters’. The filters provide efficient access to units located around the central block while the cores provide access to units in the flanking blocks
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THE MAIN STREET APARTMENTS
Apartments viewed from Main Street
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The Dubai library
*Steel Structures Education Foundation Scholarship winner
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Top of column connection
Rendering showing central central atrium entrance view
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Professional Work
During my time at Moriyama & Teshima Architects I contributed to multiple running projects at their respective stages of development. At the design development stage I worked on a winning competition submission for the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government producing key diagrams and renderings for the design build package and developing drawings for subsequent client meetings. I worked on the Riverside Community Centre at the schematic stage: conducting precedent research and assisting with drawings for 2 alternate design schemes in a drawing package that included plans, sketches and space allocation schematics. For the Beaverbrook Library Greenroof & Terrace, I worked on the drawing package issued for building permit and tender. Within a limited time frame the team provided an intermediate (66%) drawing package before tender shortly followed by the final construction drawing package for tender. I also formatted the specifications for this project. In addition to this I assisted with responses to Requests for Proposals Civic Jan - April 2017 Ottawa, CA Illustrations property of Moriyama & Teshima Architects
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Internship Work
Over a six week visit to Germany I worked in two first rate multidiscipliniary firms. Firstly, from its headquarters in Nuremberg, Gauff engineering: A civil engineering firm that specializes in infrastructure projects in the fields of water, sewage, transport and energy across the globe. Second was an award-winning global design and architecture firm: Albert Speer & Partners. I worked at their offices in Frankfurt amidst a multidisciplinary team of architects and urban planners, landscape architects and transport engineers who develop projects on various scales together with BIM coordinators, geographers, interior designers, and project managers. Residential/ commercial July 2013 Germany
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This page: Centenary City Master Plan, Abuja, Nigeria, model Next page: AS & P reference letter
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Carleton Immersive Media Studio CONSERVATION/ HERITAGE
Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) is a Carleton University research centre dedicated to the advanced study of innovative, hybrid forms of representation. The studio specializes in creating highly accurate 3-D models of heritage buildings, landmasses and biological cell structures. During my time at CIMS I have been part of a team that is working on the digitalization of the West Block of the Parliament Buildings. The team is creating a building information model of the West Block that will aid in the life-cycle management of the building. We primarily use pointcloud scans as reference material for accurate modelling. Construction drawings and site photographs serve as secondary references. Research / Conservation 2014 - 2016 Ottawa, Canada
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CARLETON IMMERSIVE MEDIA STUDIO
West block BIM - Datasets (pointcloud scans + CAD drawings)
Diagram showing historical + newly installed steel structure as modelled
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Developing the Slum Main Street AN URBAN INTERVENTION IN KISENYI, KAMPALA
Slums are widely perceived as hubs of hopelessness and societal decay that require removal. As architects we can affirm the place of these settlements in the urban milieu. A solution to the disrepair of the city’s slums lies in a model that provides a more qualitative, habitable living and working place that can act as a framework to stimulate the existing economic activity. Kisenyi II is one such site, bustling with economic activity and potential. It is also one of Uganda’s largest informal settlements, and home to the country’s largest open-air market. Its inhabitants however live in constant fear as they have been repeatedly threatened with eviction. This thesis and design proposal is focused on designing a framework upon which quality living and ordered economic activity can thrive and in so doing reclaim the informal dwellers’ right to the urban realm. Masters thesis project Residential/ commercial April 2016 Kampala, Uganda
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THESIS: DEVELOPING THE SLUM MAIN STREET
kisenyi II, site study
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THESIS: DEVELOPING THE SLUM MAIN STREET
Design development
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Exploded axonometric showing vendorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter
Movable vending structure that can be locked up with produce at the end of a work day meaning vedors are not obliged to carry their produce back home at the end of each work day Top: Diagrams show the mobile vending stall(s) being pushed out of the main vending structure Bottom: Perspective rendering showing taxi-park market interior
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Incremental low-income housing
Interstitial spaces between homes were a key consideration in preparing the housing plan layout. These are important social spaces, as well these spaces are used for carrying out daily chores such as washing and cooking. The design implements the incremental approach, allowing inhabitants to expand their homes over time depending upon when they can afford to incur the building cost
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Section perspective of the housing interior showing natural ventilation through the roof
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