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Sanusi Koroma London South Bank University BA Architecture Pg.Dip Architecture Contact information Mob: 07940625054 E-mail: murray1102@hotmail.com
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Programs A d o b e Illustrator
A d o b e Photoshop
A d o b e Indesign
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I consider architecture to be a tool. A tool that can be used to shape the world around us on a grand scale. I am interested in finding architectural solutions to issues within the fabric of our society. The way I address these issues is in direct correlation with my life experience and undestanding of the world at the time, and as my views evolve so does my interpretation of what the solutions might be. This translates into my work. I believe at different stages in my life I will address the same problem and the same brief in a different way. In this regard, my architecture is a reflection of myself and my values, and I would like it to be percieved as such.
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Circuit City
The Rig
A reaction to rising electronic waste by proposing an electronic market for second hand electronics. Modular units raised on pillars, developed into a system that can grow, shrink and relocate to create the infrastructire for an electronic market.
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A social programme created to provide shelter and jobs for the homeless in London. The scheme proposes a furniture workshop that employs the homeless whilst providing shelter and skills training to make them self sufficient.
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The scheme title is ‘Circuit City’, and is a response to the mounting issues of electronic waste affecting the UK and the planet as a whole. The scheme encourages re-use, recycling and re-sale of second hand electronic equipment by providing a space designed to host a market. The premise of the design concept is based on a Mat building system. A series of raised modular structures that can be adapted to any site, and hosts the ability to grow individually within the units themselves and systemically across the given site. The material used to facilitate this system is ‘Cross laminated timber (CLT),’ due to its prefabricated quality and the ability for relatively faster assembly on site. The scheme has three layers of functionality: the space underneath the units which hosts the market, the storage units within the units themselves and the roofscape which is occupied by solar panels that provide power to individual units in a self contained grid. 6
Across the globe the problem of electronic waste persists. Often times transported from one end of the globe to the other as a method of disposal, namely from more affluent nations to less affluent nations. When these electronic waste products arrive in these countries they are scavenged by the poor and stripped for precious metals and parts for money. The stripping and scavenging process creates a host of health problems amongst the population, mostly children, due to the various chemicals and fumes released. The concept of an electronic market is to tackle the problem at its source by encouraging re-use and recycling of electronic goods that would otherwise end up in landfill and in these countries.
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Concept inspiration
Design concept
Sector
Unit
Node
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Node Linkage
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The scheme is re-imagined as a
Thescaled scheme re-imagined as a scaled down version of a ‘New down version of a New Babylonian Babylonian’ sector, made up of smaller pieces node,pieces inter-or sector made up of or smaller and linking. nodesmingling intermingling and linked.
Two nodes connected by a linkage creating a sector
Variations of two sectors connected by a linkage
Combination of four sectors connected by linkages
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The scheme is proposed on a site with great transport links. The site has existing structures in the form of three gasometers. These gasometers are incorporated into the scheme in order to preserve them whilst utilising them in the design process.
Overhead view of the scheme on-site
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The ground level of the market is vibrant with activity. The top level, the units themselves, contain storage spaces whilst trade is conducted beneath within the spaces created by the various independent units connected and interlacing, creating a system capable of growth.
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Single unit plans
Market level
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Storage level one
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Storage level two
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Market activity Vendors displaying their wares from their rented units.
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Single unit extension
Unit growth
Single unit
Attachment A
Attachment B
The units are capable of growth. The owner of the unit can decide to extend them at their convenience to provide more space.
Sections
Attachment
Single unit
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Deluxe unit Market level
Storage level one
Storage level two
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Market activity
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Deluxe unit extension
Unit growth
Deluxe unit
Attachment A
Attachment B
Sections Attachments
Single unit
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Unit structural elements
Wall panel
Install joint tape
CLT wall panel
BMF angle bracket for shear and tensile forces
Protection against rising moisture Screw connection with fully threaded screws
CLT ceiling panel
Concrete site Oak or larch sill laid in mortar bed with the entire surface resting on the base Wooden support
The pillar is designed to stand on the hard surface of the concrete ground of the existing site. It is also efficient as it can be adapted to any hard surface of any site, with no need to break the ground.
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Electrical elements
Slots and boreholes in visible wood surfaces
Slots and boreholes in non visible wood surfaces
Vertical slots only in the direction of the covering layer
Solar panels situated on the roof of the units will supply each individual unit with electricity. This means each unit will have its own independent grid, and this cuts down the hassle of having to connect each unit added to the site to the main electric grid.
Application of vapour barrier over slots and cable routes if necessary
Borehole from doorjamb to switch boreholes
Boreholes for sockets and switches
Cable routes on roof elements are cut on the upper side as opposed to the visible surface. Usually used for lighting currrent. Slot in doorjamb
Vertical slots only in covering layer of CLT panel and only in the direction
Lifting systems Wall elements
Floor/roof elements
Panel weight 1000kg
Panel weight 1000kg
Panel weight 1000kg
Panel weight 2000kg
Panel weight 1500kg
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Panel weight 3000kg
Photos of the laser cut physical model showing a cross section of the site
Wireless Zone 18
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Long section of the scheme on the site
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Growth stages of a single unit
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The unit components are delivered on site and assenmbled. A crane is used to lift, lower and adjust the components, while they are fixed in place by specialists.
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Hypothetical growth stages of the scheme on the site
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As time progresses and word spreads about the market, its growth rate increases. What starts off as small concentrated units within a vast site, gradually transforms into bigger clusters over time until the entire site is occupied.
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The Rig Homelessness is a problem that affects cities worldwide, and London is no exception. It is an issue that is growing in magnitude year upon year, due to many factors, unemployment, alcohol, drug abuse, runaways etc. One way to tackle homelessness is to deal with the source via policies and programs. My proposal hinges on recruiting homeless people, employing and training them in an industry that reclaims wood from various sources around the country and turning them into furniture. This proposal has the double edged effect of re-use, reclamation and recycling of natural resources, whilst simultaneously providing work and shelter for some of the homeless population. The design concept is influenced by an oil rig out in the ocean that utilises a shared space for work and shelter. This notion of shared work and living is the main theme of the scheme.
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Design concept
Unit stacking analysis and tests
The design concept is based on the idea of modular construction, using smaller independent units to create a larger system. The concept requires smaller units with varying functions, that can be assembled. The structure is a steel framed. The design process was heavily reliant on experimentation, and finding the best configuration for the structure. Using models and diagrams, the various options and potential configurations are displayed. Some of the criteria that governed which configurations were suitable are stability, accessibilty,aesthetics and natural light.
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Overhead view 27
Ground level
North-east
West
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Ground level
East
South-west
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Rear elevation
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Residential unit detail
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Second floor
Workshop level Ground floor
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Sixth floor
Residential level
Eleventh floor
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The Vine House
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