Malikhai McGraw Portfolio

PORTFOLIO Malikhai McGraw

About Me Greetings! I am Malikhai McGraw, a 1st year Masters architecture student at Florida A&M University from West Palm Beach, Florida. I am currently an active member of the Seshait chapter Alpha Rho Chi Professional Fraternity Incorporated and serve as the Parliamentarian. I am also a member of the FAMU chapter of American Institute of Architecture Students as well as a member of the NOMAS HBCU Professional Development Program.

Table of Contents TRIAD Commons C o m m uni ty H u b

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Chicago Skyscraper

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Edge Hotel

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Kagoshima Apartments

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Art

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TRIAD Commons Community Hub For t Lauderd al e, FL This project we were given the task of designing a community center for the residents of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With our given site location, we had to accommodate things in the area such as a bus station, the tri-rail station, and the nearby art district north of the site. Requirements for this project include an Olympic size pool, a basketball court, pickleball courts, a grocery store, and office spaces.

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Floor Plans

TRIAD Commons Community Hub

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Elevations TRIAD Commons Community Hub

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Sections

TRIAD Commons Community Hub

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Renderings

TRIAD Commons Community Hub

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Chicago Skyscraper Project Downtow n Chicago, IL This project we were given the task of designing a vertical mixed-use building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. We were to choose between two different site locations. Since the sites were near the Chicago River, we were to accommodate that as well as the vertical language within the city as well. The building is to include condos, restaurants, offices, and spaces for retail. For parking purposes, there is underground parking since the overall location is limited to space.

Concept

Residential Public Space Office Space Retail Restaurant Site Location

Chicago Skyscraper

When designing for this project, something that I wanted to really focus on was the viewpoint and experience that residents would receive from different areas within the building. Words that came to mind when thinking of that were: twisting, overlap, and angles. Knowing that one façades of the building has a direct view of the river and downtown Chicago, I wanted to provide the equal opportunity for all to enjoy the outside from wherever they were inside. To the left you can see the different iterations I drew up and how progressed to get my final design. I believe that my initial goal was met as the design switches on each façade as well as maintaining the same language all together.

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North Elevation

West Elevation

South Elevation

East Elevation

Elevations Chicago Skyscraper

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Renderings

Chicago Skyscraper

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The EDGE Hotel Tallahassee, FL

N S Monroe St

The goal of this project is to design a medium sized hotel and workshare project in Tallahassee. Located on Monroe Street (just south of the Cascade Park pedestrian bridge), the project will contribute to desirable revitalization efforts for the south side of downtown; and is intended to creatively integrate all the required program elements along with automated parking systems, and an un-maned aircraft vehicle landing pad in an urban setting.

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Concept When given the task of this project the first thing that came to mind was the site location. My initial idea was to integrate a design that stood out involving contrasting shapes with jagged edges as well as incorporating curves within. Since the site is on the corner of two main roadways in the city, I was going for something that can be read as dramatic and intriguing to the eye. For this project we used a software called Midjourney that produces AI images based on keywords. On the left you can see the outcomes of my research as well as an AI produced image based off my final design.

Pre-Design AI

Post Design AI

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Elevations

East Elevation

The EDGE Hotel

South Elevation

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North Elevation

The EDGE Hotel

West Elevation

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Floor Plans

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Ground Floor

The EDGE Hotel

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Level 3

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Level 4

The EDGE Hotel

Level 5

Pool

Garage 1

Garage 3

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Renderings

The EDGE Hotel

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The EDGE Hotel

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Kagoshima Apartment Project K a g o s hi ma, J a p a n The goal of this project is to design a small apartment building in the city of Kagoshima, located art the southern tip of Kyushu Island in Japan. The project will be located on an urban site facing the Kagoshima Bay and the Sakurajima volcano. The project is a six-story building with 2 apartments per floor and featuring a fire stair, elevator and a minimum of 1 balcony per apartment.

Concept For this projected, we were introduced into a new AI software called Midjourney. With Midjourney we were prompted to enter 3 keywords that gave us design options to study for the project. The words that I chose include shift, offset, and balcony. I chose those words because I wanted for the users of the apartments to enjoy their experience wherever they chose to live as the site offered many experiences for the residents to enjoy.

Underneath is a massing sketch created on FormIt to try and portray the initial way I wanted to have the main shape of the design.

Japanese Apartment Project

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Elevations

South Japanese Apartments

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Level 1

Japanese Apartment Project Level 2 Level 4

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Floor Plans

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Level 5

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Sections

Top View

Japanese Apartment Project

South Section

West Section

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Artwork

Malikhai McGraw Riviera Beach, FL | 561-670-7032 | malikhai42@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/malikhai-mcgraw-31b860255

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Well rounded visionary who always seeks the best in any situation. Creative designer doing things involving paintings, posters, and architectural floor plan layouts. Architecture student seeking to establish a career in an organization where I can continue to create and learn from others to ultimately come together and meet corporate goals.

SKILLS *Sketching

*Painting

*Revit

*FormIt

*Microsoft 365

*Hard-working

*Creative

*Team-Oriented

*Innovative

*Determined

*Insightful

*Open-Minded

*Rhino

*Adobe Creative Cloud

*Ambitious

EDUCATION Masters of Architecture Bachelor of Science, Architecture Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL Honors: Dean’s List GPA: 3.550 2023 Recipient of the Palm Beach Chapter of AIA William Mignona Memorial Scholarship Membership: Spring ‘23 initiate of the Seshait Chapter Alpha Rho Chi Professional Fraternity Incorporated • Social Committee Chair • Parliamentarian American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) 2024 Inductee of the Gamma Gamma Chapter of Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society

May 2026 May 2024

IB Program / Graduate Suncoast Community High School Riviera Beach, FL Membership: Varsity Athlete (Football, Track, Wrestling) Art Society

May 2020

WORK EXPERIENCE Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL May 2024 - Present Dean’s Assistant •Help create plans and new ideas for change within the school. Staying up to date with technology and ways to grow popularity for the school.

Immediate connection between students and faculty to make sure our voice is heard. Also create documents to help with organization.

Michaels LLC, Tallahassee, FL November 2022 - Present Sales Associate •Developed skills and knowledge of materials to help better career. Learning of products improves adaptability to certain changes in situations.

Allow for new levels of creativity to be unlocked since everyone there is creative and gives feedback to one another. Achieved employee of the month in only 2 months which shows hard work and dedication.