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Architect’s Statement Architecture fascinates me. With a desire to explore how science and technology can be used to improve the performance of buildings both socially and environmentally, architecture has brought out the dichotomy of my personality, allowing me to engage both creatively and scientifically with the aesthetic and functional aspects of design...Architecture fascinates me. With a desire to explore how science and technology can be used to improve the performance of buildings both socially and environmentally, architecture has brought out the dichotomy of my personality, allowing me to engage both creatively and scientifically with the fundamental idea that design can change the lives of both the poor and rich. I believe that architecture is for everyone because everyone is directly affected by it.

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DURBAN CULTURAL CENTER

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South Beach Durban Building Location This is a building designed to show case the rich history, art and diversity of Durban South Africa. The Building style is highly influenced by Durban’s Art-Deco architecture.

Durban is a city on the east coast of South Africa which is well known for temperament weather , exuberant waves and warm culture. Durban is made up of predominantly three people groups and that is the Native Zulu, the Indians and white people of English and or Dutch descent. This Mixed use building contains a cultural center that seeks to showcase the diverse culture and history of third beautiful city.

East coast of South Africa which is well known for temperate weather , exuberant waves and warm culture. Durban is made up of predominantly three people groups and that is the Native Zulu, the Indians and white people of English and or Dutch descent.

This Mixed use building contains a cultural center that seeks to showcase the diverse culture and history of this beautiful city.

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Maximizing Views The curvilinear nature of this building is highly influnced by Durban artdeco culturing in floors above.Optate vento que aped que apedi quae

Facilitating Human InteracThe curvilinear nature of this building is highly influnced by Durban artdeco culturing in floors above.Optate vento que aped que apedi quae et la venitin vendus ma sum repudandae

Extending to the outdoors The curvilinear nature of this building is highly influenced by Durban art-deco culture and in this instance we wanted to play with the curves so that they act as sun shades for the floors below and also as an extension to the outdoors for the people living in floors above.

North Beach View: Climate Response The curvilinear nature of this building is highly influenced by Durban art-deco culturing in floors overpopulate vento que aped que apedi quae et la venitin vendus ma sum repudandae

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Interior Design This building interior is designed to showcase the core African color scheme and it’s reach vibrancy. Brown is very important color in the Zulu culture and this partly because they refer themselves as brown people hence I wanted to highlight this color in the columns and other interior material to bring about a Zulu feel in these spaces.

South East Interior Perspective

South West Interior Perspective

Sharka Restaurant Beach view

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The Native Zulu Restaurant

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Indoor-Outdoor Spaces Durban is a natural paradise known for its gorgeous coastline of sun-kissed

door social spaces with visters too the ocean. This place is

beaches and subtropical climate, situated on the eastern seaboard of Afri-

eloquently designed to be versatile in nature. It’s capable

ca. In this design the key aim was to focuses on providing Boutique Hotel

of facilitating vibrant night life and it can also be used

visitors with a unique set of experiences that go beyond the beach and into

form formal dinner parties.

the realm of Durban’s diverse culture by simple providing indoor out

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The Fruit-belt Market

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THE TWIN CITIES Merging The Twin Cities Benton Harbor & St Joseph This is an urban renewal project. Our site is located in Benton Harbor, a city which was once well known as the bread basket of the United States but now known for it’s high poverty and Crime. This former fresh produce capital is located next to a wealthy city called St Jospeh Michigan. Due to racial tensions from the past these two cities have been distinctly separating itself from each other. This project seeks to rejuvenate the community by providing an opportunity for people to sell produce from the market and it also seeks to heal past racial wounds by creating a space that will be alive all year round, a space that will be welcoming to people of all classes and backgrounds.

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LIFE Ice Skating Rink

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Indoor Out Door Spaces Roof Terrace Outdoor Seating

Local Food Education Class

Indoor Outdoor Room

Indoor Outdoor Classroom

Indoor Outdoor Dinning Room

Interactive Waiting Space

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Fruit-belt Market Benton Harbor MI

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Conceptual Plan An important part of this design was looking at the precedence of market squares that were successful around the world. In this interesting search Piazza Navona became the main influence and because of that we inspired to look at context in which this vibrant square existed using Noli map. This helped us get an idea of the layout and the importance of relating the mixed use development to the rest of the city. The section below is cut longitudinally across the ice skating rink/market area.

Piazza Navona

St Joseph MI

Benton Harbor MI

Parti Diagrams

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Craftsman House This is a building designed to show case the rich history, art and diversity of Durban South Africa. The Building style is highly influenced by Durban’s Art-Deco architecture. Durban is a city on the east coast of South Africa which is well known for temperate weather , exuberant waves and warm culture. Durban is made up of predominantly three people groups and that is the Native Zulu, the Indians and white people of English and or Dutch descent. This Mixed use building contains a cultural center that seeks to showcase the diverse culture and history of this beautiful city.

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Ubuntu Design Group Half-House Project

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SOCIAL DESIGN | SHANTY TOWNS Rethinking Slums!

Having grown up in the slums of Durban South Africa I always wanted to one day and build affordable housing for my local community and the opportunity availed it in the form of a social venture business pitch. I than started a Non-Profit organization which deals with partnering and collaborating with the community to design and build the “Half House Project.” This is whereby we work with individual families to design and build a house that is best suits their needs, we then help them build the half of the house that they wouldn’t afford, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. We design the house in a way that the Half that we build can act as functioning unit and the porch can be converted into more rooms whenever the family is financially capable of doing so.

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“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”

-Winston Church Hill

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GEOMETRIC PATTERNS

SPACIAL HIERAR-

SYMMETRY AND BALANCE

Analysis of Building Floor Plan Patterns of Organization

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GEOMETRY

AXIS

REPETITIVE TO UNIQUE

Analysis of Building Facade Plan Patterns of Organization

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Vaxholm Sweden

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Europe Analytic Study Abroad The Summer Analytical Study abroad is a class that exists to challenge our

city of Siena in the Val d’Orcha in Tuscany, between Montepulciano and Montetal-

perspective of what architecture is or ought to be by showing us a variety of

cino, is the “touchstone of Renaissance urbanism.”

ways of solving the same problem. And this is done by traveling around Europe

To the left of Pienza is .... Cathedral in Stockholm which was meant to represent

for 5 weeks and learning about different architects and building styles and

true Swedish architecture.

analyzing the via sketches.

To the left of a commercial building steel connection.

On the right we have a collage of Piazza. Piazza is a town and commune in the

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Waldensian Tour Waldensian tour is class students live and study the lives of the Waldensian people in th Alps of northern Italy. Students get to learn about the various building types that evolved out of the scarcity of living in the mountains. They get to draw and experience living in buildings made almost entirely out of rocks and wood.

It’s an incredible experience to learn about architecture and the faith of the Waldensian who were run away from persecution because of their faith.

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Pantheon | Rome

Pienza | Italy

Paris Paris

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Light Frame Construction Building model

South East Perspective

East Elevation

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Sip Panel Wall System

Heavy Timber Column and Beam System

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Thank You!

“Architecture is just a frame and people are the big picture.�

-Obi Look

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