Skills Free-hand Drawing Adobe Premiere Pro Sketchup Adobe Photoshop Lumion
Delani Kriek delanikriek@gmail.com 079 890 9691 Hatfield, Pretoria
Academic B.Scio Heritage, Museum and Preservation Studies
2019
University of Pretoria
BSc Architecture 3rd Year University of Pretoria
2018
House Committee Member with the highest academic average
Achievements
Other Strengths
Interests
Working full-time at Drawbox Design Studio Architects
Leadership
Hardworker
Social
Teamwork
Social Research
All Rounder
Reading Social Activities Sport Sewing Art Travelling
Vice-Primaria at House Madelief
University of Pretoria
AZA Helper
Registration of Speakers
JCP community outreach BSc Architecture 2nd Year University of Pretoria
BSc Architecture 1st Year University of Pretoria
2017
2016
First year, Culture and Social committee member at House Madelief
Second year, Outreach, Culture and Social committee member at House Madelief First year, Culture and Social committee member at House Madelief Sold Artworks
(ink, pencil, embroidery)
Full academic colours for 5 years
Work
Interesting facts
Teacher’s assistant at Kiddies Academy Pre-school for 8 holidays 2013-2017
Swam the Midmar Mile 12 times
Maths, Science and Geography Tutor for special needs student Grade10-12 2016-2018 Stall assistant at Kamers Vol Geskenke 2014-2019 Architectural Intern at Drawbox Design Studio 2019
Best Academic and participatory student in House Madelief NSC Matric Afrikaanse HoĂŤr Meisieskool Pretoria 7 Distinctions
Adobe In Design Autodesk Revit Model Building MS Office Writing
2015
Hostel prefect Hockey, Swimming, Cross-country, Orators, Spirit Leader
Designed T-shirts, Logos and the Residence newspaper Travelled to 8 African Countries and counting Favourite artists:Anton Kannemeyer, Willem Boshoff, Diane Victor, Lady Skollie Favourite Books: Shantaram, The Book Thief, A man called Ove
References Marguerite Pienaar Third year architecture co-ordinator marguerite.pienaar@up.ac.za
Carlu Swart Head of Drawbox Design Studio carlu@drawboxstudio.co.za
Manifesto: Heritage through the eye of the user
Multiplicity and appropriation
Instead of guarenteeing a final outcome, could we not perhaps admit that we might not know what the outcome could be but that architecture develops as it unfolds? Could we confess that experimentation is at the forehand in our ever-changing city? Should we strive for an architecture that gives form to social imagination? And could we devise concepts fuelled by heritage, memory and identity in our vivacious post-liberated society?
Locality and Community
Less extravagance
Interactive and Inclusive
Human scale
Analysis through juxtaposition
A short contraversial investigation into heritage; telling a story of where the inhabitants of the metropolis come from and thoughts they might have on architects designing for architects and not for them. We often tend to disregard heritage and ‘over-regard’ the architecture but 24 Alfred seems to tell of the spirit of its time. In this rare moment architecture and heritage seems to come together in perfect harmonypuling the rabbit out of the hat.
Murcia Hall, Rafael Moneo 24 Alfred Street, Heinrich Wolff
“Why do so few modern buildings appeal to our feelings, when almost any anonymous house in an old town gives us a sense of familiarity and pleasure?” Juhani Pallasmaa
Political Furniture
“The mark of a civilised society is the way in which it treats its weakest members” The project acknowledges that a single building cannot simply ‘fix’ the refugee crisis and just the mere fact that people in need are called a ‘crisis’ further strengthens ideas of a societal change that needs to occur parallel to the project. The brief is adapted to a structure that functions more like a public furniture piece than a building. Inspiration was taken from artists like Joan Miro (a Barcelonian) and Piet Mondrian, who use lines and shapes that intersect in small moments of colour. A larger urban framework is thus introduced that suggests that interstitial spaces in the area of Placa de Sant Galdric be inhabited by smaller living units whose movement paths all converge at the main structure. The spread out urban vision makes more of a political statement than anything else and forces Spanish residents to question the ‘temporality’ of the refugee ‘crisis’.
A structure is born out of certain geometries that make up the site but also of paths drawn from scattered sites in different interstitial spaces over around the area. It not only serves as a simple throughway for Barcelonians and refugees alike, on the way to the market but also as a structure that facilitates a pre-school, gallery, temporary living quarters etc. Through the use of the circulation routes an undeniable interaction between refugees and current citizens is bound to occur intensifying an awareness of situation. Theories on agonism have been integrated into the project, where both parties recognise each other’s differences leading to a positive conflict and eventual understanding but not necessarily consensus. Lastly, the diagonal cut through the site, links the larger square with the small park through the building. The sensory focused water event serves as a landmark that indicates a celebrated, dignified entrance to ‘a place’ that symbolises both the end and the beginning of the known and the unknown.
An Urban Framework of Vivacity
Temporality Liveliness Density Migrant Threshold Ever-changing
Feminizing the brick that built the city
Understated Brickwork
Questioning priviacy
Precinct developmnet
The project questions what health care could mean for woman in an African city and exposes a city that does not cater for the basic needs of woman. A project that provides basic healthcare (ranging from therapy, rehabilitation,etc) is proposed. The precinct is compiled through the connection of 5 heritage landmarks. All of these landmarks are currently vacant and proposed to be in coversation with the new adjacent structures. The new structures serve as interlinked pavillions that act as safe houses for woman. By taking into account taxi routes and the BRT, a larger network can grow and the city can become safer for temporary users that are female or underage.
Monumentalization of the mundane
Glorifying woman and children
Constant in an ever-changing city
Safety Nodes
Rethinking Therapy
Precinct Criteria and Development
Construction Development
Bridging the Gap
The project aims to rethink what a public building could mean for community members and is in stark contrast with the DTI government building adjacent to the site. The public intervention becomes a bridge (linking Sunnyside and the inner city of Pretoria) acting as infrastructure hosting other programmes instead of a monofunctional building. The link bridge serves two diverse communities and aims to bring these diverse communities together by means of a structural through-way. The green space surrounding the structure forms an integral part of the holistic intervention.
Vistas and the vernacular
The private home suggested, sits nestled into a stone ridge in Hartebeespoort and frames views of the valley. The structure is agonistic in the way that it conrasts with its environment but through this contrast an understanding is reached and the building is in constant conversation with its surroundings. Stone from the area is wideley used in the construction to merge the external environment with the interior. The home is also fit for two families that share a swimming pool and exterior lounge, positioned to be out of reach of the valley winds. The double story home can serve as a work-live space or rented out to a third tennant.
Interstitial Habitation
Esselen Street hosts one of South Africa’s most diverse communities and has a constant flow of migrants trading goods and services daily. It is also the street through which the most cash flows daily, exposing ‘under the radar’ business deals. Interstitial spaces are seen as nodes of experimentation for temporary live-work areas. These small experimental living units could be implemented in many alleyways around the area and serve community members not often catered for, such as: taxi-drivers, druglords, prostitutes and many other low-income users. The users could also sub-let certain areas of their homes extending current trends.
Construction Development