DAPHNE C. ARKO-DADZIE 2018 2023
PORTFOLIO
CONTENTS PROJECTS
#1 THE RINGS AT BERKLEY AVE.
#2 SOLAR DECATHLON: THE GATEWAY
#3 PAVILION ITERATIONS
CABINS
#4 THE FROST
THE RINGS AT BERKLEY
BERKLEY AVE.
THE RINGS AT BERKLEY AVE.
The aim of this project was to design a multifamily housing unit that would be resilient to sea level rise in the disenfranchised Berkley North Historical District of Norfolk, Virginia. The design utilizes a kit of parts approach to advance flexibility and adaptability and aims to foster the domestic ritual that comes from such proximity. The program also aims to combine entrepreneurship and multifamily housing into a project aimed at upward mobility.
NOAA High-Risk Scenario
Sea Level Rise Prediction
7ft - 2100
0ft - 2021
Site Synthesis Stormwater Management Modular Implementation Platform Mound Sunken Courtyard Stepped Terraces
B
Perforated ACM Panels
C
ACM Panels Green Wall
The facade contains vertical mullions acting as louvers. The design of facade was derived from a tartan of the neighbouring buildings.
A B C A
SOUTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
KEY - Bus Stop - Major Traffic - Minor Traffic
Bedroom Space Kitchen Space UPPERLEVELSTUDIO - 700 sf LOWER LEVE L STUDIO - 4 0 0 sf 2BEDROOMS WITH TERRACE2000 s f A A B C C B D D
Business Expo
B A C A
Spiral Stairway
Common Space C B D D Entrance
SOLAR DECATHLON:
DECATHLON: THE GATEWAY
THE SOLAR DECATHLON: THE GATEWAY
I had the opportunity to participate in the 2022 US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon and was a finalist with Howard University’s team. The purpose of the prisimatic design was to draw the building to the community both physically and programmatically. It was meant to act as a connecting building between the Architecture and Engineering buildings as well as a gateway to expose the surrounding community to STEM education. I took over designing the materiality of the enclosure with Durability and Resilience in mind.
Terracota Rainscreen
Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) Rainscreen
All materials work together to reduce glare and make the facade bird-friendly, conserve energy through the building envelope, achieve optimum insulation, and relate back to significant buildings on campus such as the Graduate Research Center.
Double Pane Glass
Double Pane Glass with Ceramic Frit
Howard University Graduate Research Center
- The Shaw Community
- The Gateway
PAVILION ITERATIONS
ITERATIONS
PAVILION ITERATIONS
The aim of this project was to design a pavilion on the iconic corner of U and 14th street in Washington DC. This spot is a choice location for protests, block parties, and the thrills of GoGo music, the district’s native genre. The design strives to capture the movement and life inherent in GoGo music and create a pavilion where this can be expressed freely.
A sound
sound creating a ripple of change...
A space for that change to happen.
The pavilion will be made from materials of varying acoustic qualities. This is to allow distinct experiences in the different spaces. The aim is to try and use mostly reclaimed, everyday building materials to integrate the pavilion with it’s surroundings.
Glass
Brick
Wood
Corten Steel
AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
THE FROST CABINS
THE FROST CABINS
During the dawn of the COVID 19 pandemic, we were given the prompt of designing Socially-Distant Work Modules on a site near where we were on lockdown. I was staying in Worcester, Massachusetts at the time and was influenced by a lake and walking trail nearby to design The Frost Cabins. These Two-Person Work Modules are aimed towards literary professionals looking for the creativity of seclusion and security of company in the New England Countryside.
AVERAGE ANNUAL SNOWFALL IN MASSACHUSETTS
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”
- The Road Not Taken (1915), Robert Frost
The poem above was running through my head as I walked the site for the first time. It spoke to how new and ‘less traveled’ what we were experiencing at the time felt. The choice to go with a cabin aimed to ground the design in its poetic influence and natural environment.
CONCEPT
KEY 20-30 in 30-40 in. 40-50 in. 40-60 in. 60-70 in. 70-80 in. 80+ in.
KEY
The Frost Cabins New Trail Major Road
A B C D E
Juglans Nigra
Black Walnut Pinus Strobus
White Pine
TREES AND MATERIALITY
ELEVATION WORK MODULE SECTION A B C D E Foyer and Cleaning Station Bathroom Office Space Break Area Utility Closet
Eastern
Eastern
NATIVE
NORTH
Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
- The Road Not Taken (1915), Robert Frost
