MARKETS FOR ALL

PERMEABLE AXES

transforming shopping experience in Ghanaian traditional markets

Group project | Accra, Ghana| August 2020

The occurrence of the Covid-19 Pandemic brought about the need to put in measures in our various homes, workplaces, and market centers. The Markets-4-All Competition was a design competition to develop and propose strategic solutions to ensure a safe and inclusive and better shopping experience in traditional Ghanaian Markets.

The proposal was an improved design of existing market stalls which will breduce the spread of the virus within the market space. The design approach was greared towards adapatbaility, inclusivity and affordability using easily accessed materials, signages social distance measures

The market stall is composed of simple geometry for easy constructability and assemblage

Creating an overall visual connection for both buyers and vendors using transparent screens

Roof overhang provides adequate shading to buyers goods display goods collection entry design module is versatile and can be adapted is selling various goods at the market produce display clothes display fruits display grain display bamboo barrel tile roof bamboo lashing technique to hold roof elements together hemp rope connection display shelves worktop bamboo lashing technique wooden crates as shelves floor mounted pellets concrete footing

AFRO - MOBITECTURE

design for disassembly individual project | Accra, Ghana | 2019

According to recent research, Ghana has been identified with the disposal of waste into open dumps, streets and landfills. This has accounted for the poor waste management in the country. Currently, Ghana recycles only 2% of the total waste generated in households, market places, business places, etc. This project was a design response to the poor waste management problem in the country. The task was to design a recycling point which can be transported from one place to the other. The main areas of focus for the design were mobility, deconstructability, collapsible features and to create a structure that fits into the urban african context. The form consists of bamboo elements joined together, such that the structure can be retractable. The design is made to act like an accordion, or the mechanism of an umbrella.

Insulated Tensioned Membrane

Allows easy insallation, provides diffused glare-free daylighting and optimum temparature control due to insulation properties

Lightweight Bamboo Collapsible Structure

Allows the structure to be easily collapsed and transported

Lightweight Structrual Members

Supports the overall structure from wind forces and allows it to stand in place shredding point strorage/washroom receiving point storage bins

ROCK AND ROLLIN’ HILLS

Housing for the people of Folsom Group project | Folsom, California| Spring 2022

The new community will open its doors to a range of affordability levels and populations through multiple phases to create a diverse, multi-generational mixed-income community. The site is designed for strategic densities to concentrate the housing and maintain the natural open space as a way to integrate the local community and respect Folsom’s small-town character. Bringing entertainment and recreational opportunities on-site along the Johnny Cash Trail will further mesh the current and new residents into a cohesive neighborhood.