OGECHI OSEJI
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
(508) 851 0319
ooseji45@gmail.com Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
SKILLS
• Architecture Modeling
• Rhino
• Revit
• AutoCAD
• Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign)
• Conceptulization and Diagram Creation
• Site Analysis and Documentation
EDUCATION
Expected graduation: December 2026
Master of Architecture GPA 4.0
North Carolina State University, Ralegh, NC
Awards & Honors
Vines Architecture Inc. Scholarship Endowment
Paul and Holly Tesar Graduate Award
Graduated: May 2021
Bachelors of Science, Architecture GPA 3.67
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Motivated architectural student with strong design skills and a solid understanding of architectural principles. Proficient in industry-standard software tools and committed to collaboration and continuous learning. Eager to contribute to innovative projects in a dynamic architectural environment, bringing fresh perspectives and creative solutions to real-world challenges while advancing professional development.
EXPERIENCE
September 2021 - August 2023
Architectural Assistant
James Ray Polk Architecture, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Analyzed blueprints and building codes to ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Participated in site visits to evaluate existing structures prior to the start of new projects.
• Drafted construction documents including floor plans, elevations, sections. details, and schedules.
• Produced scaled drawings from concept sketches using Autodesk software tools.
• Attended weekly team meetings to discuss ongoing projects and suggest improvements where necessary.
• Assisted senior architects with the preparation of presentations for potential clients at job interviews.
• Recruited and trained new employee for existing job positions.
August 2024
Real Matter Architecture Workshop
In situ Studios, Raleigh, North Carolina
REAL MATTER is an annual design workshop in Raleigh, NC, hosted by in situ studio and organized around a collaborative urban project, a robust lecture series, and building tours.
• Conducted qualitative and quantitative research of the south-west quadrant of downtown Raleigh.
• Proposed potential solution to current ongoing issues faceing the broader Ralegh area.
• Worked in teams to accomplish research and final project solution.
January 2021 - May 2021
Architectural Intern
Ocean Spring Building Department, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
• Researched building codes, zoning regulations and other relevant legislation to ensure compliance.
GARDENERS RESIDENCE
“ABOVE THE GROUND“ BRIDGE PROPOSAL “KOMP LOFT” PROFESSIONAL
- MAPLE STREET RECLAIM1
This project aims to reclaim the connection between Maple street and New Burn Avenue. The design includes a health center, food pantry, studio space, green house, public weekend market space and garden space. The project being located in an area that doesn’t feature a lot of desireable views aims to create inward views to be utilized by the health center and studio spaces.
TYPOLOGY
LOCATION
YEAR TEAM
Wellness Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
2024
Litzy Rodriguez & Stephen Khamis
Cross section perspective through site showing the projects connection to its site.
SECTION
Lower masses anchoring building on site. These masses also hold major spaces and help create internalized views on the site into gardens and market space and hold upper garden spaces.
Upper volume spanning across masses holds Green house spaces and supporting volumes while also defining major entry points on the facade of the building.
Overarching skin system unites the masses and volumes as well as defines the main entry to the site and the exterior market space.
The project helps provide a reconnection of the two major site defining axis’ which are Maple street and Hargett Street . It provides a more desireable transit through and onces disconnected area.
ENCLOSURE DIAGRAM
ELEVATION
This section shows the cross spatial connection within one of the lower masses, the greenhouse and the site. It also shows he connection of the established bus stop and Hargertt Street.
SECTION C-C
RIGHT
- TANNAT2
This project includes designing a residence for a grape farmer in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. This residence is to serve as growing space for the grapes as well as aparatus to support the planting and growing process. The structure is also to accomodate space for recreational activity and hosting guests for wine tasting and smaller events. In collaboration with my teamates we create a project that fully emerses you the in process of wine making from the growing stage to the processing stage and to the consumption stage.
TYPOLOGY
LOCATION
YEAR TEAM
Downtown Raleigh, NC 2024
Justin Par & Hannah Sowers
PHYSICAL MODEL
Longitudinal view of physical model depicting greenery growing on structure in black moss texture.
B-B
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Tannat, a French grape which produces a agship wine in Uruguay, is heat and humidity tolerant, retaining good juice ph balance and resisting mold and insects in the Piedmont climate. To grow grapevines on a building frame, you need to create a supportive and functional system that promotes healthy vine growth while ensuring the plant's needs for light, water, and space are met. Here are the key systems to consider:
- Trellis/Support Structure- The building’s façade and adjacent framework incorporates a modular trellis system that allows for the natural growth of climbing plants. The framing is designed to utilize steel cables and members to provide both and horizontal and vertical pathway for the growth of vines. the spacing of the support elements are coordinated to ensure su cient pruning and care forthe vines.
SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
ENCLOSURE DIAGRAM
3
- ABOVE THE GROUND -
There is a significant disconnect between communities in Raleigh’s Southwest region, its downtown core, and Dorothea Dix Park. Public spaces are fragmented, inaccessible, and lack safe crossings over Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard—a major east-west thoroughfare. Historically, Dorothea Dix Park functioned as a mental health hospital and was intentionally designed to remain separate from the city. While now envisioned as Raleigh’s ‘Central Park,’ its decentralized location limits its integration with the urban core. Despite ambitious plans to transform it into a premier destination park for the Southeast, its current connections to the city remain inadequate and isolating. Our proposal introduces a series of bridges over Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the Dawson/ McDowell Street cloverleaf, fostering connections between isolated communities and linking downtown Raleigh to Dorothea Dix Park.
TYPOLOGY Real Matter workshop proposal
LOCATION YEAR TEAM
Raleigh, North Carolina 2024
Julie Powers, Jainami Shah & In Situ Studio
COLLAGE DIAGRAM
This diagram depict’s the connection points in the south west quadrant of Raleigh in which the intervention is intended to reconnect .
PUBLIC SPACES
EXISTING COMMUNITIES FRACTURED BY THE ROADWAY
BUS & BICYCLE PATHS
RAILWAY & STATION
GREENWAY TRAILS
PHYSICAL MODEL
THE KOMP 4
The Komp Apartments is a renovation project that I got to be apart of in the downtown Hattiesburg area. This project is a city infill renovation that involved the renovation of a 100 year old 4-story warehouse to higher end loft apartments. I got to be involved in both the planning and execution stage of the project and this project challenged my ability to rethink existing spaces while also introducing me to the professional architectural scene. I worked on this project with my co-workers at James Ray Polk Architecture under the supervision of James Polk, Architect.
TYPOLOGY Professional Renovation Project
LOCATION
YEAR TEAM
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
2021-2023
James Ray Polk Architecture
Exterior Perspective Render
