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Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO WHO IS ANDREW IKOMI? Andrew Ikomi is a young man who is passionate about contributing to the world of architecture and the built world and sustaining it for years to come through meaningful and captivating design. He is currently a 4th year architecture student at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. So far in my projects, I have been able to work on some projects which are centered around themes such as sustainability, community formation and engagement, and experimental architecture. Please take a moment to look through my portolio where you will 昀椀nd my work layed out. Feel free to reach out if any inquiries, I would love to hear from you! Thank you for visiting! [email protected] Created by iconeu from the Noun Project https://www.behance.net/andrewikomi2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-ikomi-74a318203/ 3
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO ADIRONDACK CAMPSITE. SPRING 2022. Software used: Revit & Enscape. Site: Adirondack Mountains Instructor: Prof. Joe Biondo From a box to a community, the story of the adirondack campsite 4
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO The Class was instructed to plan out a campsite and use structure and tectonics to design a module which could 1. Boathouse & Deck 2. Cabins be repeated to make cabins all over the campsite 3. Latrine & Wash house 4. Dining Hall & Kitchen 5. Recreational Hall 6. Lake Pavillion 7. Woodland Shrine After exploring several spatial arrangement, I settled on going which a clustered spatial arrangement where each cluster was in a way lined up against the shape of the river shore. This was done as a means of forming little communities in each cluster. Site Plan 5
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Floor Plan Houses two bedrooms and a living room After selecting a spatial organization to work with, I went on to start designing a cabin. Before designing, I made a couple study models to select the footprint I would later go ahead with. The cabin only consists of two bedrooms, a living room, and a patio. 6
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO The cabin exterior is clad in corrugated steel with the color of corten steel to help the cabins match the aura of the environment. East Elevation South Elevation West Elevation North Elevation 7
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Interior shot of a cabin Enter lumion and make something 8
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO SPIRITUAL PAVILION SPRING 2022. Software used: Revit & Enscape. Site: Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Rd, Bethlehem, PA, 18020. Instructor: Prof. Joe Biondo check if you can photoshop something 9
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO The class was prompted to create a space on campus that students, staff, and visitors, could visit to get some quiet time in, to pray, to meditate and more. We were to use one material and one module to make the whole structure After sketching, I got to move forward with my module. It was basically a very thick wall that had enough space for people to walk through. I decided to use it as a walkway. One side of the module is more open and visible while the other side is more closed off. This provides a sense of seclusion while in the inner space. 10
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO The width of the walkway changes as one moves through the structure. This was done to allow people to get that intimate and personal feeling as they journey through. At the center of the structure which is the end of the journey, visitors would be able to enter the little courtyard that the walkway opens up to. Floor Plan Site Plan Section View 11
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Model made of toothpicks depicting the idea of varying widths of the walkways of the structure. It was made using the singular module and modi昀椀ed versions of it. 12
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Shot from one of the corners of the pavilion. Shot from the inner courtyard. 13
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO GRO-TOGETHER URBAN FARM FALL 2023 Software used: Revit, SketchUp Pro & Enscape. Site: 1900 N American St. Philadelphia, PA 19122. Instructor: Prof. Katrina Connors 14
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO This concept aims to emphasize connections between agriculture and education. The idea of movement between both the agricultuture building (grey building) and the education building (red building) symbolizes the overlaps in the 昀椀elds of agriculture and education. Such connection will allow the urban farm to run while educating individuals from the neighborhood on the agricultural practice. Additionally, there are rentable plots of land on site, which individuals from the neighborhood can use. Eventually, this system will effectively combat the food desert in Kensington and allow the neigborhood to fend for themselves. Juxtaposition Movement Layering The class was asked to come up with three ideas representing three ideas. I came up with that of juxtapositioning, layering, and movement. Eventually I went with the idea of movement. 15
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO The educational buidling is on the right side while the urban farming/agricultural support building is on the left side. DN UP UP Third Floor Plan Houses the restrooms, the greenhouse, the classrooms, and the cafeteria. UP Second Floor Plan Houses the classrooms, outdoor sitting area, the cafe, storage, and of昀椀ce. First Floor Plan Houses the reception, break room, locker rooms, of昀椀ce, and storage. 16
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO The 3-D section view below depicts the different aspects of the building. It shows the overlaps between education and agriculture in the building. It also shows different types of spaces and people in the building. PEOPLE Blue and Red: Visitors Pink: Staff Black: Students AREAS Pink: Agriculture Orange: Social Blue: Edcation 3-Dimensional Section view 17
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Diagram showing a group of GRO-TOGETHER students in the agriculutural part of the building. They are in the greenhouse. Diagram illustrating the concept of two distinct 昀椀elds having an opportunities of overlaps. Both are of steel but different types, colors, and textures of steel. 18
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Shots of the physical model showing the overall form of the buildings 19
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Shot of physical model on site model. Space allocated for rentable plots 20
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Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO BREAK THE WEDGE APARTMENTS SPRING 2023 Software used: Revit, Rhino, SketchUp Pro & Enscape. Site: Two back to back lots at 4524 Baltimore Ave and 4527 Spring昀椀eld Ave, Philadelphia, PA. Instructor: Prof. David Gamba 22
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Connecting the two distinct avenues by “breaking the wedge” between them. Our site is surrounded by two distinct avenues (Spring昀椀eld avenue, which is mostly residetial and Baltimore avenue, which is more commercial). Noticing this, my group member and I decided to eliminate the disconnect between them by making a walkway direcly connecting both avenues to allow for mingling and connection between both avenues. VE. TIMORE A AL B VE. ELD A NGFI SPRI 23
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Having to keep two facades and the exisitng foot print of the building we had to come up with a way to connect both sides. We came up with the idea of the central space elevated off the ground that will have something to attract individuals from both sides. Visitor circulation After several discussions, we decided it best to extend the elevated central space into an elevated walkway made of perforated steel. Resident circulation 24
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Residential units Building support (tr ash, mech anical spac e, janitorial) Of昀椀ces (lobby, mailroom, packaging room, leasing of昀椀ce) Student House, Geneva. Lacroix Chessex. Colombus Market, Camden NJ FLOOR PLAN GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN LEVELS 2-4 The building was meant to be a mixed-use building consisting of 15-25 apartment units and a commercial side of the building. Break The Wedge Apartments has 15 studio units and the ground 昀氀oor is meant to serve as a space for community gatherings and little markets. 25
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Roof assembly: 1. Roof membrane 43’ 0” 2. Vapor barrier 3. Rigid insulation Steel framing mem- bers Glazing 33’ 0” Reinforced concrete over corrugated steel deck Wall Assembly: 23’ 0” 1. GWB 2. 5 1/2” Metal stud with 昀椀berglass batt in- sulation 3. OSB sheathing 4. Weather barrier 5. Rigid insulation 6. Z furring SPRINGFIELD SECTION BALTIMORE SECTION 7. Fiber cement panels 13’ 0” Elevated walkway 0’ 0” Foundation Section 31 Section 30 2 1 1/8" = 1'-0" 1/8" = 1'-0" WALL SECTION LONG SECTION 26
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVE FROM THE GAS STATION BALTIMORE FACADE SPRINGFIELD FACADE 27
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Steel members Gypsum Wall Board Stone cladding Insulation 28
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO MOKU HANU SPRING 2023 Software used: Revit, Rhino, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Twinmotion, & Enscape. Site: Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount. Instructor: Prof. David Gamba anf Prof. Betty Hackney. 29
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Moku Hanu, translating to breathing vessel, is an underwater research laboratory designed for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to study the activities of the submarine volcano Kama ‘ehuakanaloa seamount. It is expected to emerge to sea level to form a new island in a couple millennia and also to study the marine life in the area. KAMA’ EHAUKANALOA (Loihi) RESEARCH SITE 30
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Moku hanu responds to the pressure of 1500psi down in the mesopelagic layer of the ocean and the darkness of the layer. We began with a spherical shape and some curvilienar forms to combat that pressure seeing as it was one of our major issues. Noticing it will be dif昀椀cult to construct we decided to take another route but maintain the idea of get- ting something close to the spherical shape since it was important we beat the pressure. We also start- ed thinking about how we would use air to help with our movement throught the ocean. We decided to have a space 昀椀ll up with air to give us buoyancy to achieve vertical movement. Further development of this idea, gave us our architecture. We developed this exterior shell for our architecure to ensure that would change state to allow movement. 31
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO We realized constrction of that would be impossible so we decided to panelize our exterioir shell. We also decided to allow our 昀氀oors to wrap around a center core which we use to study marine life. Seeing as this architecture stays underwater that deep for about 6 months at a time, we decided to make the interior spaces blend into one another as a way to make it more metally comfortable. We did this by staggering the 昀氀oors making look like a spiral on the interior. 32
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO OPEN SHELL CLOSED SHELL 33
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO WALL SECTION CLOSED SECTION OPENED SECTION STORAGE BR STORAGE CONTROL ROOM PASSIVE BR LIVING ROOM CS GYM BR VISUAL DINING ROOM RESEARCH DRONE CHAMBER BAY ACTIVE WORK COLLABORATION LIVING ROOM SPACE ENTRANCE SPACE OS HATCH ENGINE ROOM KITCHEN RESIDENTIAL UNITS FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR FOURTH FLOOR ROOF PLAN WALL SECTION 4’ 8’ 16’ 34
Andrew Ikomi | 2023 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO LIVING ROOM VISUAL RESEARCH CHAMBER 35
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