Architectural Portfolio

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO OKELLO ABRAHAM

Hello ! My name is Okello Abraham, a Bachelor student currently finishing my Thesis in Architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Nürnberg.

The following is a curated collection of selected Architectural projects completed during my Bachelor program. This is meant to reflect my Passion for creating Architecture that evokes emotion and arouses curiosity.This also reflects my ambition for representing Architecture in the best possible way.

Enjoy my selected works.

EDUCATION 2019-Present

Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Currently in my last Semester completing my Thesis to obtain a Bachelor´s Degree in Architecture.

2012-2017

Seeta High School in Mukono, / Uganda (S5-S6)

2004-2010

Kabojja Junior School in Kampala / Uganda

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education . Equivalent of a German Abitur of 2,1

PLE (Primary Leaving Examination) with A7

WORK EXPERIENCE 2020-Present

Internship as Energy Consultant EnergieConcept Neumann Höchstadt a.d. Aisch / Germany

LANGUAGES English German Swahili

Native Upper Level- C1 Beginner

SKILLS +Digital:

+Analog:

3D Modelling

Archicad RhinoCeros

Architectural Sketching Model Making

-Grasshopper

Post Production

Adobe -Illustrator -Photoshop -Indesign -Lightroom

Rendering

Twinmotion Enscape Others

Microsoft Office

INTERESTS Photography Drawing Pottery

abrahamokello55@gmail.com +491779111753

NATURE OBSERVATORY Subject : Building Construction

NEW LIVING IN SACHSEN BEI ANSBACH

Location : Nürnberg,Germany

Subject : Urban Design and Urban Planning

2020-2021

Location : Sachsen bei Ansbach,Germany 2021-2021

6

10

SCUTOIDS (A PARAMETRIC TOWER)

WOHNEN PLUS

Subject : Form and Representation

Location : Nürnberg,Germany

Location : Concept

2021

Subject : Design

2020-2021

16

22

NATURE OBSERVATORY SUBJECT : BUILDING CONSTRUCTION YEAR : 2020-2021

NATURE OBSERVATORY Nürnberg, Germany -

A wooden Tower and Pavilion close to Nature Flu

To provide a beutiful escape from the busy Nürnberg city centre,the Nature Observatory serves as a platform to celebrate the Flora and Flauna of the Bayern State.The location of the Project enables easy access to the wooden structure thats not only hidden in Nature, but stands out due to its unique form.

The Structure consists of a Pavilion and Tower,connected by a walkway through Nature.The Pavilion serves as a learning centre to inform people more about the Cities Nature and its value.The Tower serves as Platform to experience Nature first hand.The tower which consists of a walkway that spirals to the top,held together by a wooden framework,displays nature at different angles.The wooden Walkway is meant to facilitate mobility for the handicapped.

Walkway spirals vertically to form a tower

Wooden Framework and Grid as support system for the Tower

ß

ro

ad

Wöhrder Lake

Wider Platform at the Top for 360 view of Nature

Tower

Tower Platform with seats

Pavilion (Classroom and WC)

Walkway to Tower

Walkway from Fluss road

Kreuzanker Stahlträger

Holzunterkonstruktion Holzpfahl

Portfolio 8 <=>#-#"//->-?@A(+':5@9*&1:5&7@9-?@)B-C%D/ED"

In order to maintain a seamless wood texture asthetic, all Steel-connection elements have been hidden , but still maintain their static function . Since the structure stands outside , it was also important to keep distance between the steel elements using Spacer-hulls to prevent rusting

Woodenpole

Steel Blade

Square tube support

Wooden grid

Fastening using Spacer hulls Steel fastening element

A

A

B

D

C

E

F

G

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

7

7 +1,910 4,000

+0,950

6

6

+12,81

5

5

20,000

4

12,000

+8,90

4

+4,010 3

4,000

3

2

+0,950

2

+2,868

1

1

14,000 A

4,000

A

B

2,000

20,000

D

C

E

F

G

A

m

0,50

30

Tower Floor Plan

Tower Section AA

B1

A1

302,00m

A

B

C

D

E

F

H

G

I

J

K

302,50m

1

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1 Zufahrt

1,00

Turm

2

2

+3,45

3

3

+3,00

2, 50 2,10

Eingangsbereich 19,44m²

B2

B2 4

+2,55

1,40

7,50

10,50

4

5 2, 50 2,10

5

6

Class room/Events room 65,50m²

1,00

303,50m

Lagerraum 6,65m²

OB WC 6,65m²

WC 6,65m²

6 7

+/0=306,00

1,50

7

0,42

9,65

0,15

1,50

1,95

0,10

1,95

0,10 0,95

0,40

16,60

1,50

19,60 30

4,0

0m

C

D

E

Pavilion Floor Plan

F

G

H

I

J

K

A1

B

B1

A

Pavilion Section B1 Portfolio 9

NEW LIVING IN SACHSEN BEI ANSBACH SUBJECT : URBAN DESIGN AND URBAN PLANNING YEAR : 2021-2022

NEW LIVING IN SACHSEN BEI ANSBACH

Vectorworks Educational Version

P I

P I

F I

S III

F II

F

F 1

F

S I

S III

I

S I

S I

S S

II

II

I

S

F I P II

F

I

F I F III

F I

II

Sachsen bei Ansbach, Germany

F

P II

F I

I F I

S II

F II

S

F II

III

F III

F II P I

The community of “Sachsen bei Ansbach” is a small town characterized by a constantly growing and diverse number of residents.

Due to its outstanding history, in which the town was a reception point for refugees after the Second World War, the town is characterized by its open nature. The House of the Farmer’s Wife served as a common meeting place and a place of gathering for the residents and newcomers. The increasing number of residents presented the community with a great challenge to create living space in a short period of time. Community and communication areas are not sufficient for the diverse residents.Sachsen bei Ansbach offers heutzurtage many advantages and is gaining more and more popularity. The proximity to the metropolis of Nuremberg, the still existing old town center and the closeness to nature ensure that more and more people decide to move to Saxony.The design task therefore requires a suitable urban design that manages to integrate newcomers into the existing urban structure. Opportunities for exchange and communication should be created. Urban structures are required that promote this and manage to offer enough people a pleasant home.

F II

F III

W III

P I W 1 Z 1

S I

F I

F I

F I

F I P I

F

I

VP I

Brücke S I

F I

F I

F I

S III

P II

F II

S II

PI F

P II

IF

I

F I P I

F I

PI

F II F I

F I

S I

F I

Brücke

W

F I

I F I

S I

Z

FI F I

II

FI

F I

P II

F I

S

FI

II

F I

F I

F I

F I

S II

FI

S I

S II

FI

S

P II

P I

P I

F I

P I

P III

F II

P III

F I S

P II

II

F I F I

F I

P I

F I

S II

II

S I

P III

F II

P I

S I

F I

F I

II

P

P F I I

F I

F II

S I

S IV

F I F I

P I

F I

II

Mobility

P I

P I

F I

S I

S II

P II

VP

F III

Abraham Okello, Ferdinand Treiber, Nicole Pelger GSEducationalVersion

I

F I

Visual axis to the Church Tower F

P I

Z II

S 1

W I

F I

F I

II

I

F I

P II

Z II S

W 2

II

Städtebauliches Entwerfen WS 2021 I 2022

P I

The design responds to the surrounding area by orienting the new buildings to the existing buildings. The Iggraben is mostly surrounded by single-family houses, which are arranged along a meandering street. The buildings in the design pick up on this slope, which runs parallel to the contour lines.

F I

F

VP

Orientation to the neighboring Building

P I

F I

S IV

F I

Sachsen bei Ansbachs Church Tower is of great importance for the residents. As a defining city feature, it is seen by many as an identification of the old city and the town. Sachsens church and its Tower immediately catch the eye due to its elevated position.

Not only for locals, but also for new residents the tower is said to hold important symbolism.

With a clearly pronounced visual axis, the Tower is always in the eye of the beholder.

P II

Vectorworks Educational Version

S

II

F I

F I

F I

Pedestrian walkways The new Development area is accessable by two streets leading to the neighborhood garages.

With the pedestrian paths, residents reach their associated clusters easily, and and the clusters are well connected to each other

GSEducationalVersion

Portfolio 12

Site Plan 1.500

Abraham Okello, Ferdinand Treiber, Nicole Pelger

Städtebauliches Entwerfen WS 2021 I 2022

Lageplan 1:500

Site Sections Portfolio 13

New Living in Sachsen bei Ansbach

3 Room Apartment 70m²

3 Room Apartment 70m²

3 Room Apartment 70m²

3 Room Apartment 70m²

3 Room Apartment 70m²

Small Greenhouse

3 Room Apartment 70m²

3 Room Apartment 70m²

3 Room Apartment 70m²

rtyard

Access to the Cou

and Bicycle storage room Garbage room

3 Room Apartment 70m² 2 Room Apartment 70m²

Beehive

and Bicycle storage room Garbage room

Courtyard

2 Room Apartment 70m²

Small Greenhouse

4 Room Apartment 100m² 4 Room Apartment 100m²

2 Room Apartment 50m²

2 Room Apartment 50m²

4 Room Apartment 100m²

Coutyard Spielplatz

Ground Floorplan 1.200 Courtyard

Accessibilty

The design is characterized by its development courtyards, in which the associated buildings can be accessed from the north and south. The courtyard forms a place of exchange and community. It contains seating, playgrounds, greenhouses and outdoor kitchens, which can be used by the 1:200 residents of the neighborhood.

n

lVersio

cationa

GSEdu

DWGFree.com - Cad Blocks Free

Worksheet (13)

Cluster isometry

Cluster Section Portfolio 14

Courtyard Fassade material Wooden Louvers The design of the facades is based on the accessability to the courtyards and their use. Facades facing the courtyard are clad with wood .The purpose of the wooden slat cladding is to harmonize with the green surroundings.

Outside Fassade Material Besenputz Facades that do not face the Courtyard are plastered. They are in line with the neighboring buildings and the cityscape of Sachsen, which is characterized by plaster facades. In this case, the broom rendering matches the lamellation of the wooden facade and serves as a balance to the conspicuous wooden facade. The aim is not to emphasize the buildings of the new development, rather enable a visual coherence.

Worksheet (3)

Courtyard Facade Elevation

Outside Facade Elevation

The Courtyard Portfolio 15

SCUTOIDS (A PARAMETRIC TOWER) SUBJECT : FORM AND REPRESENTATION YEAR : 2020-2021

SCUTOIDS

(A parametric tower) A Scutoid is a geometric solid between two parallel surfaces. Given the characteristics of the scutoid to closely stack together, forming compact and stable combinations of similar shaped objects, it was very interesting to investigate the different capabilities of the form in the parametric world, using Grasshopper for Rhino: In this experiment, 2 variations of the scutoid were used , one being hollow , forming an architectural space within, and the other being Lattice-like, acting as the support system for the Combinations to be formed .

Formation

Form Erfindung

M1

M

M The different planer surfaces of the Scutoid are separated and then identified using different colours. This surfaces are then used as connection surfaces ,with which various combinations are formed with help of the Wasp plugin for Grasshopper in Rhino

I.

II.

III.

Different combinations are then tested out , until the most optimal aggregation with vertical growth is found. Vertical aggregation was being looked for because the aim was to form a tower

Portfolio 18

m Modules The Scutoids are then separated according to function , the access modules that spiral around the tower contain all staircases and elevators of the structure, enabling access around the tower. The residential modules provide living spaces for the people that live in the tower

Access modules

Support modules

Light Opening

Residential modules

Support modul

Entrance

Section 19 Portfolio

Grasshopper Script

1:Module Input The two modules are given in as Geometries: -One as a holllow modul -One as the support modul

3:Support-Modul The grid shape is given in, in the script 2:Connection surfaces Connection surfaces with their centers

and Planar direction as Curve are given in and identified using colours

as an attribute of a whole modules.

5:Aggregator This is the Counter, and reset button of the aggregations

Tadaaa !!!

4:-The Connection Rules module surfaces are connected using rules .

-The sides and bottom surfaces are joined together connected so that horizontal and vertical aggregation occurs.

6:Extracting the Support-Modul The Support-Modul is then extracted from the “Host-Modul”using the name that was assigned to it.

WOHNEN PLUS SUBJECT : DESIGN YEAR : 2021

WOHNEN PLUS Nürnberg, Germany The shape of this building evolves from an original concept of first dividing the site into 3 polygonal volumes, which are then extruded into towers.

These towers are then separated from each other, taking into account the axis of the Neudörfer street and the Goldbach stream.

This creates a space in the center that will later serve not only as a courtyard, but also opens up to the north and functions as a connection to the Wöhrder park. As a connecting element for the residential units, we have created 3 walkways , which are located on the first, second and third floors. These not only connect the three floors, but also create meeting areas between the towers.

The east and south facades of our design are deliberately minimalistic with bay windows, in order to appear phlegmatically like a shell,so that when you walk through the entrance into the inner courtyard, which is more open to the outside and to nature, you can feel a transition from one world to another . The concept of the “ Opening Courtyard” is also emphasized by the gradation of the floors of the residential blocks.

ch

a db

ol

Neudörfer Stre

et

G

The open use is reflected in the first floor of the building , which is a Candle store. The Candlestore is designed as a place , where different people from different backgrounds and generations can come together and creatively learn from each other.The “Wohnen Plus”also offers space where the produced candles can be later on sold.

Concept

A

A

A

B

B

A

B

B

Ground Floor -Wohnen Plus -Common room -Single Bedroom Apartment

B

B

A

A

GSEducationalVersion GSPublisherVersion 638.3.4.100

A

First Floor -3 Bedroom Apartment -2 Bedroom Apartment x 2 -3 Bedroom Apartment GSEducationalVersion GSPublisherVersion 638.3.4.100

B

B

A

Second Floor -3 Bedroom Apartment -2 Bedroom Apartment -2 Bedroom Apartment with Terrace GSEducationalVersion GSPublisherVersion 638.3.4.100

Third Floor -Student Apartment -2 Bedroom Apartment -Common Terrace

Portfolio 24

In order to archive a monolithic look, we choose Broom-Plaster for both the inside and outside facades. Futhermore to emphasizing the concept of two different worlds, the balkonys and walkways were completed with greenery.This not only differentiating the inside world from the outside, but also making the courtyard space much more homely.

East Facade Elevation

100

2-Floor Apartment with outside terrace

First Floor

Courtyard Facade Elevation

EducationalVersion PublisherVersion 394.4.5.100

Student Apartment

Ground Floor

Footpath to the Outdoor terrace Little Outside Terrace

Apartment with Roof terrace

4.F

3.F

2.F

1.F

GF

Community courtyard

WohnenPlus A candle shop/candle workshop availed for Community use

Portfolio 25

Thank You abrahamokello55@gmail.com