Sample Works_Jemima Onugha

2024

Jemima Onugha Sample Portfolio A selection of works infusing narrative, stroytelling. history and materiality into the built environment. I am deeply fascinated by the interplay of narrative and materiality in architecture, crafting spaces that not only serve their purpose but also tell a story and evoke emotion through their design

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Jemima Onugha

London, UK

Multi-Disciplinary Designer

A multidisciplinary designer working across architecture, storytelling, and cultural production. My work bridges design, community, and narrative-shaping spaces that are imaginative and grounded.

Architectural Experience

Recent Experience

Part 1 Architectural Assistant

Creative Team Member

01.2020- 03.2020 MEDIOMUNDO ARQUITECTOS (Sevilla, Spain)

08.2022- Ongoing ONE ROOM (London, UK)

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Supported RIBA Stages 0–3: Developed plans usingAutoCAD and Photoshop

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Created 3D visuals for a curatorial project exploringsound and spatial experience

Currently designing a digital cultural map of Barking & Dagenham, mapping community assets to support long-term cultural planning and place-based development.

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Compiled booklets and visuals that secured client approval for design proposals

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Led community workshops and contributed to local creative policies

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Turned abstract concepts into tangible visuals, enhancing stakeholder communication

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Co-designed public events focused on spatial storytelling and local heritage.

Project Assistant (Construction/ Design)

Video Editor/ Creator

05.2022- 09.2022 MACE (London, UK)

08.2024– Ongoing DOCEO (London, UK)

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Aided structural assessments and technical resolutions

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Facilitated early-stage coordination with engineers andsuppliers

Produced and edited video content translating architectural workflows and soft skills into engaging videos

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Participated in site visits and design issue troubleshooting

Led end-to-end production independently, from scripting to delivery

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Improved communication flow between contractors and designers, helping avoid delays

Used Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects to create platform-specific content

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Managed clients, timelines, and budgets with a structured, design-led approach

Education

Skills and Softwares

University of Greenwich

MArch Architecture 2:1

Design project: FairyKnots- A Black British Hair Archive

2021 – 2024

Graphics & Editing: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects

Thesis: Exploring Black British identity through the Afro hair salon and Hair shop

Web & UX: Figma, basic HTML/CSS, user experience design

University of Brighton

BA Architecture 2:1

3D & BIM: Rhino, Revit, AutoCAD, Blender, Unreal Engine, Modo, Microstation and SketchUp

2016 – 2019

Soft Skills: Collaborative, narrative-driven, high visual literacy, public speaking, independent project management, community engagement, crossdisciplinary communication.

9 year old Jemima is getting her braids done for a new adventure She is moving to Transdean (UK) with her family Her father has been overseas for years, working He has come back with a promise- to reunite her family in their home away from home During their leaving preperations strange things occur Jemima is lured out of her home, thanks to the hair brained schemes of the Yumbo fairies.

She gets to experience Transdean early and is shocked by what she sees With the help of her hairy friends she tries to survive and choose whether to stay or leave.

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The Winifred Atwell Salon 1957-1981

2024

The Winifred Atwell Salon Analysis (Onugha,2024)

The Winifred Atwell Salon Speculative Model (Onugha,2024)

The Winifred Atwell Salon burned down at The Brixton Riots (1981)

The Winifred Atwell Salon Analysis (Onugha,2024)

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The Winifred Atwell Salon Speculative Facade Model (Onugha,2024)

SAMPLE PORTFOLIO

Upton Park Salon Analysis Chairs and people

Client facing the mirror, able to watch herself and the braider

Mirrors

Braider who has just finished a young client rests

Client can see the style as it progresses through the mirror. Mirror reflects what is behind the client.

Shelf objects reflected and nail salon display in the far corner of the room

Another worker rests, using a chair as a foot stool

Reflection of other mirrors and braider r e s t i n g

Braider with bag still on, showing she is on the move, looking for client within the market

Chair holding braiding hair that hasn’t been cut to smaller pieces yet

L o u n g i n g chair, padded, for waiting

Gels, sprays and other hair products

Tool storage holding hair pieces ready for braiding

Tool Storage JEMIMA ONUGHA

Towels on the top shelf

Styling head and products

Storage t a b l e between braider and nail tech space, contents unknown

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Storage/ Tables SAMPLE PORTFOLIO

The Winifred Atwell Salon Bottle Tree Roof Light

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Legend

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Bottle tree roof light Violin detail Hair Vacuums Lanterns Timber frame

Braiding chair Initial Sketches

Braiding chair

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Legend 1 Clients chair 2 Foot rest 3 Braiders chair 4 Hooks for placing hair extensions 5 Track for braiders chair 6 Light JEMIMA ONUGHA

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ROOTS MAGAZINE

EXPLORING THE BLACK BRITISH IDENTIT Y THROUGH THE AFRO HAIR SALON AND HAIR SHOP

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EDITOR’S PICKS

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Hair rollers, popular throughout the 30s, hair rollers helped black women achieve styles such as roller sets., a style I recall my mother rocking frequently.

The hot comb was a key part of Windrush hair assimilation.

Dyke and Dryden Sales Manager, Rudi Page, would sell these in salons and barbershops around the UK. Hr speaks on carrying one in his car boot for sentimental reasons (Page, 2023)

JEMIMA ONUGHAIndesign) (Modo, Photoshop,

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Hair beads are a form of adornment worn both in adolescents and adulthood, as an expression of style.

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Televisions serve as entertainment within hair salons and barbershops. Offering topics of conversation and music. The TV modelled here is from Winifred Atwell’s Salon in Brixtion, which was a sign of modernity (Smith, 2019)

Combs with different teeths are important in the achievement of many blach hairstyles. speaks on how her mother would insist on one particular comb to brush through her hair (Objekt and ting, 2023) 8/26

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Music was a key part of the Windrush generations success in the UK. This object depicts the move away from the Carribeans and the music they brought with them and formed, such as reggae, ska etc. (BBC,2004)

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Braiding hair such as expressions is added in with clients own hair to add fullness and length for certain styles.

The paraffin lamp served as a source of heat for many Black Brit homes and also was used as a heat source for the hot comb to straighten afro hair (Page, 2023)(see chapter for more)

Roots magazine embodied early Carribean life within Britain. Stories were shared and community flourished within the pages of this magazine (BCA, 2023)

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The cutting comb is essential to Afro textured hair as it is sharp and provides precise lines within which the braider can follow to create intricate patterns.

Hair baubles are another form of accesory used as adornment. Mostly worn by young children, this object carries with it nostalgia and memories.

Editors Pick, objects of hair SAMPLE importance (Onugha,2024) PORTFOLIO

New Yam Festival Market Fourth Year Project

The project focuses on the importance of Yam in the african culture. The New Yam Festival is a of great cultural importance to the igbo tribe of Nigeria, symbolising a successful harvest and celebration of community and tradition.

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