You are on page 1of 26

1

PORTFOLIO
OF CREATIVE WORKS

Hassan Mohammed Yakubu


2016

Hassan Mohammed YAKUBU

CV
The essence of the creative act is
to see the familiar as strange.
Anon

Nationality : Ghanaian
Date/Place Of Birth : 17/05/1988 at Tamale, Ghana
Email : hassanykb@gmail.com
Mobile : +44 777 821 33 79/+233 504 16 96 64
Online Portfolio : http://be.net/hassanykb
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassanykb
Blog : http://www.myh-atelier6.blogspot.com
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/hassanykb

PROFILE

I am an articulate, open-minded person with an eye for


detail, clarity of thought and a good sense of humour. As
a constant learner, my greatest strengths are my research,
creative and writing skills that make me easily adaptable
and effective as a team player.
CAREER OBJECTIVE
A qualified entry-level architect/urban designer seeking
a challenging position in a forward-looking organisation
that values creativity, originality, research and teamwork.

EDUCATION
October 2015 - June 2016
Wolfson College -University of Cambridge, UK
Mphil Planning, Growth and Regeneration
September 2008-June 2014
Ecole Nationale dArchitecture-Rabat, Morocco
Diplme dArchitecte(Master of Architecture)
September 2007-June 2008
Faculty of Educational Sciences-Rabat, Morocco
French
September 2003-July 2006
Ghana Senior High School, Tamale, Ghana
High School Certificate

SKILLS
Adobe

BEGINNER

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

(Photoshop,Illustrator
InDesign,After Effects)

AutoCAD
Revit Architecture
Rhinoceros 3D
Trimble SketchUp
Grasshopper
Artlantis
Vray Render Engine
Microsoft Office
(Word,Excel,
Power Point,Project)

Web Design(HTML,CSS,

JQuery, JavaScript)

Python, Django

LANGUAGES
English
French
Spanish

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES


EXPERIENCE

October 2014 - Ocotber 2015


Mawums Ltd - Accra, Ghana
Junior Architect - National Service
May 2013-2014
Arch2o.com - Architecture News Portal
Writer
January 2013-Present
Freelance architect
August 2012
Al Omrane Holding - Rabat,Morocco
Summer Intern
July 2012
Atelier Sens-Espace - Rabat, Morocco
Intern Architect
July 2011
Atelier Sens-Espace - Rabat, Morocco
Intern Architect

2009/2010
Ghanaian Students Association in Morocco
General Secretary
2009-2011
Ghanaian Students Association in Morocco
Member,National Steering Committee
August 2011-July 2013
Ghanaian Students Association in Morocco
Electoral Commissioner

INTERESTS

Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Education
Programming
Reading-Non Fiction
Philosophy

Design
Sustainable Development
Global Issues
History
Electronics

CONTENTS
STUDIO WORK................................04
PROFESSIONAL WORK.................19
WRITING SAMPLE.........................24
GENERAL DESIGN.........................25

Analysis of the prevailing Emergent Urban Systems within the slum

Barriers
Artificial
and Natural

Public
Spaces
and
Courtyards

Vacant Plots
for
Development

Routes

Noise
Pollution

2500

2500

2500

2500

The key spots that were identified as potential sites based on


the already existing landuse pattern

2500

2500

Accesibility and Pathways

RECYCLING/REUSE CENTRE
Develop the existing low-end
recycling industry into a
city-wide industry

RECONSTRUCTED
MARKET

MARKET HOSTEL

Low cost Facility for use


by traders from outside
the city as well as
porters

PARKING FACILITIES

D
F

Parking facilities with


community scale urban
square

Free owing paths


promoting riverfront
activities

C
E

CONSTRUCTED
WETLANDS

CIVIC CENTRAL CORE AND PLAZA

Constructed wetlands for


the community sewage
treatment

SCHOOL

Serving as the community node


comprising meeting halls,adult
education centre library and youth
centre

RESIDENTIAL
IRRIGATION PONDS

Hand dug ponds for local


irrigation of elds

COMMUNITY CENTRE

Hotspots

Building heights
maximize views to river
and cultivated elds

URBAN AGRICULTURE

The final master


planshowing key strategies
and services of the renewed
urban system

RI
VE
R

Final Thesis - Architecture School

The final master


plan for the
slum with all
the proposed
interventions

Sustainable Integration of the Informal - Old Fadama in Accra

2500

Integrated Strategies Plan

Serving as a
leisure and
activity river
front

W
DA
O

Fields cultivated for


community use and sale

Riverside Walkway

My thesis project was centered on desiginging for the urban poor of the slums using the
inherent dominant culture of resilience and improvisation to inform the sustainability
principles that we sought to design in. As a result, the slum had to be studied and analysed
to come up with local materials available, the culture of self-building and the mechanisms
around that as well as the sence of community and very creative ownership, environmental
and material flow systems that had been improvised to meet their daily needs. This analysis
then served as a basis to redefine sustainability in the wider sustainale city discourse with
the goal of formalising the informal as it were. The model which eveolved from this study,
the Sustainable Integration Model therefore defined the design response providng for an
interesting way of integrating the informal into the existing urban system of Accra.

NEIGHBOURHOOD PARK AND FIELDS


Sports elds and leisure activities at the
community and urban scale.
Community gardens shared by parcels of
20m2 per houshold

Pond

al

Civic Core Organisational Concept

entia
Resid

al
entia
Resid

al
entia
Resid

Neighbourhood
Parks
and gardens

Community Hall

Civic Core Public Space

Community Centre

MASTER PLAN

The civic core serves as the heart of the project where the whole
community congregates to learn, acquire skills and entertain
themselves. The projects here consisted of a community centre and
hall, a clinic and a green area at the scale of the community.

6
A number of the Proposed social facilities located
within the Civic Core of the project

Pond

Neighbourhood
Parks
and gardens

al
entia
Resid

al

Civic Core Organisational Concept

entia
Resid

al

Community Hall

entia
Resid

Community Centre

Civic Core Public Space

Primary Winds
North Easy Trade Winds
Dry Humid occuring in the
Dry Season
ENERGY USE /GENERATION

Courtyard system of
housing units allows for
constant renewal of air

Solar cells introduced at block level


helps achieve energy sufficiency via
local level energy generation

PASSIVE STRATEGIES
Extensive use of Bamboo screens in
buildings reduces direct sunlight
impact while allowing for easy
ventilation.
Locally sourced materials like earthen
bricks , bamboo and wood are
encouraged for use in construction to
keep costs as low as possible

E
ISE

NR

SU

ISE

NR

SU

ET

NS

SU

Primary Winds

South West Monsoon Winds


Building orientation break
the prevailing winds and
allow light breezes through
the streets
ET

NS

SU

Secondary Winds

ENERGY USE /GENERATION


Solar cells introduced at block level
helps achieve energy sufficiency via
local level energy generation
PASSIVE STRATEGIES

Sea Breeze from the Atlantic


Coast

This shows a number of the key sustainiability strategies and systems


proposed in the designs.

Building Orientation to minimize


direct exposure and maximize natural
ventilation

WATER MANAGEMENT
Rainwater collected via tilted roofing
system is channelled into building
integrated water reservoirs for
household use

PASSIVE STRATEGIES
Extensive use of Bamboo screens in
buildings reduces direct sunlight
impact while allowing for easy
ventilation.

LOCAL MATERIALS

Bamboo Screens

Locally sourced materials like earthen


bricks , bamboo and wood are
encouraged for use in construction to
keep costs as low as possible

Courtyard
system of
housing units
allows for
constant
renewal of air

Bioswales
DRAINAGE AND RUNOFF FILTRATION
Cobble stone covered flooring allows for
easy runoff infiltration to replenish water
table and thus the river.
Bioswales running along major pathways
serve as neighbourhood level sewage
system .

19

ESCALIER DE
SECOURS

5.09

12.48 m

WC F

WC M

14.12 m

14.13 m

CONSEIL/ORIENTATION
51.67 m

LT
3.00 m

4.08

GUICHET
UNIQUE

199.48 m

A107

RESTAURANT

158.16 m

ACCUEIL
4.84

113.97 m

55

Cage Escalier
9.29 m

19

6.00

6.00

5.46

7.95

A107

5.46

6.00

6.00

19

2 r+1

Ech : 1 : 100

ESCALIER DE
SECOURS
12.48 m

SALLE DE
PROJECTION
45.15 m

SALLE DE COURS

WC F

22.49 m

14.12 m

WC M
14.13 m

SALLE DE
PROJECTION
41.77 m

SALLE DE
CONFERENCES
40.25 m

LT
3.00 m

1
A107
A106

VIDE SUR RDC

B
VIDE SUR CAFE

5th Year Studio Project


Each year close to 16% of graduates from Moroccan Universities are hurled into the unemployed
classes of the population. In The face of this growing menace,many graduates tend to just make
do with whichever job they can lay their hands on .

It is our fervent believe that these graduates if well equipped via entrepreneurial
training during and after their school-days can help solve not only this problem but societal
problems as a whole. With The already cast array of theoretical skills they are equipped with ,an
added beefing up in entrepreneurial spirit will go a long way to change their mindset and their
approach to society and the world as a whole. The likes of the Silicon Valley,Stanford University
Entrepreneurship centres and many others around the world give credence to the positivity
and the change effect associated with such a king of establishment.

In view of this,our proposal for an entrepreneurial training centre in the heart of the
educational quarter of Rabat will not only bring entrepreneurial training to the door step of
students but will likewise serve the greater Rabat Sale Region. Proposals For the centre will
include a multi-purpose amphitheatre, a block of hostels ,offices for start-ups,laboratories and
working spaces. Courses Will be organized year round ,the centre will equally be opened for
start-up teams to work on their various projects. As a centre of excellence sustainable design
principles like use of runoff,photovoltaic,natural ventilation and green roofs were employed.

Atrium serving as
heating corridor
for studios

Proposed
amphitheatre
for students

A centralised
system of control to
give feedback on
amount of energy
used,generated and
conserved

A biogas system
installed to
demonstrate
to architects
its mode of
functioning.

DES ECHAPPATOIRES POUR DEGAGER LAIR CHAUD

PPV
ELECTRICITE ALIMENTE LES ATELIERS

JARDINIERES POUR OXYGENER LAIR

ELECTRICITE ALIMENTE LES ATELIERS

Photovoltaic panels
installed on the roofs
covering a surface
area of around
4200m.

5th Year Studio Project

capteur solaire air


lair chaud inject dans les ateliers

The National School of Architecture was built in the early 2000s around a time when the
needed for incorporating sustainable design principles in architecture was not pressing.
Existing structures do not therefore fully comply with sustainability best practices. Our proposal
for this project was to make projections of features which could be added or modified in other
to improve upon the sustainable nature of an architecture school .
Aside the environmental and cost benefits,one other crucial good is the fact that student
architects will observe and use at first hand features they learn in a theoretical manner in
classes.
Concentrating mainly on the semi circular studios block,our proposal seeks to generate
electricity form solar panels and correct the greenhouse effect as a result of the plexiglass
covered inner atrium. We introduced suspended plantings in the atrium which will serve to
oxygenate the hot air thereby cooling inner temperatures.
Most of the studios were redesigned using state of the art renewable materials to increase
acoustic and thermal comfort. A biogas system was also proposed to make use of paper and
human waste on site.

DES ECHAPPATOIRES POUR DEGAGER LAIR CHAUD

JARDINIERES POUR OXYGENER LAIR

capteur solaire air


lair chaud inject dans les ateliers
CANALISATIONS POUR ALIMENTER
JARDINIERES

STOCKAGE POUR ARROSAGE

PLANS
10

33.30
1.50

8.05

2.01

1.50

1.37

3.80

1.50

1.58

1.20

49

6.35

3.50

95

3.75

5.00

60

8.05

3.65

49

1.20

1.80

4.45

1.50

51

1.80

2.88

CUISINE

20

6.90

CHAMBRE

WC

1.20

1.20

2.80

1.20

SDB

WC

1.93

2.39

1.85

10

1.63

3.91

30

20

1.60

33.30

3.00

CUISINE

5.60

3.00

25

3.19

3.25

1.53
1.01

15

12

PALIER

1.50

3.43

18

15

17

SDB

WC

DEGAGEMENT

2.46

SDB

CHAMBRE

8.60

6.15

CHAMBRE
1.50

CHAMBRE

1.50

CUISINE

3.90

2
A107

1.95

1.50

3.01

1.20

3.54

1.20

2.25

3.50

1.77

3.23

19.35

APPARTEMENT

APPARTEMENT

110 m

110m

DUPLEX

APPARTEMENT

170 m

6.40

4.50

DUPLEX

125 m

170 m

45

3.50

APPARTEMENT

DUPLEX

130 m

1.50

2.25

1.50

2.31

9.45

Plan R+1

33.30

150 m

33.30
1.50
1.50

8.05
81

1.20

3.80

4.49

1.20

6.30
90

4.19

5.00

7.66

4.79

1.20

1.53

1.80
1.42

1.50

4th Year Studio Project


1.30

CHAMBRE

1.50

2.00

2.00

A107

7.65

1.50

30

1.50

After an urban analysis of the Sidi Bernousi Industrial area of Casablanca, our research brought
to the fore some needs of the inhabitants. One major issue was with housing for the low and
middle income classes.
We were tasked to make proposals of multi-storey housing for the middle and low classes
while promoting societal integration of the populace.
In due course our proposal for an intermediary housing scheme sought to promote a mixed
class residence by incorporating various types of housing. We proposed studios ,apartments,
duplexes and suspended villas to cater for wide needs. In so doing we could have a total response
to all classes whiles conjointly providing activity through the commercial spaces on the ground
floor.
In laying out the block plan , the open block system of French architect Christian de Portzamparc
was studied and applied in other to maximize land use and promote effective integration of
building to site.
CHAMBRE

4.46

4.68

4.76

5.30

CHAMBRE

CHAMBRE

DEGAGEMENT

DRESSING

1.20

SDB

2.70

2.65

SDB

SEJOUR

1.20

2.25

10

11.85

CHAMBRE

CUISINE

15

WC

1.63

20

DEGAGEMENT

3.00

SDB

5.83

2.72

1.60

3.75

CHAMBRE

2.70

HALL

2.73

1.60

SEJOUR

25

DEGAGEMENT

DEGAGEMENT

25

5.86

SDB

CHAMBRE

11

CHAMBRE

CHAMBRE

14

13

12

SDB

1.50

18

17

16

15

3.35

SDB

5.75

PALIER

10

5.75

CHAMBRE

6.00

5.60

3.00

CUISINE

33.30

25

HALL

3.00

WC

6.30

COURSIVE

CUISINE

25

2.80

2.80

33.30

3.05

WC

3.28

23

1.05

SEJOUR

2.25

1.80

2.25

2.25

30

30

CHAMBRE

1.80

1.50

4.42

SEJOUR
CHAMBRE

1.80

A107

A107

6.15

A107

4.27

4.20

4.27

70

15

25

DEGAGEMENT

16

WC

SEJOUR

2.70

3.05

14

13

WC

10

3.05

2.70

1.14

11

25

10

1.53

SEJOUR

3.45

HALL
2.75

CUISINE

TRC

30

5.60

3.00

1.66

2.75

CUISINE

TRC

10

CUISINE

6.00

30

3.05

5.95

COURSIVE

2.70

1.83

33.30

30

3.00

1.82

6.30

89

3.05

1.63

2.80

3.05

3.91

1.70

WC
1.60

1.60
1.05

1.94

25

SEJOUR

33.30

1.05

1.60

3.15

3.00

SEJOUR

2.90

WC

3.25

1.63

30

20

99

SDB

12.15

CHAMBRE

2.80

12.15

4.68

4.46

8.00

DEGAGEMENT

1.13

1.13

6.90

8.60

15

4.68

7.70

1.50

CHAMBRE
SEJOUR

SEJOUR
DEGAGEMENT

2.00

4.03

CUISINE
CHAMBRE

1.50

1.50

TRC

30

1.50

1.00

TRC

1.50

2.00

2.00

1.50

A107

COMPLEXE
SPORTIF
COMPLEXE
SPORTIF

Plan de Masse et Faades

Plan de Masse et Faades

11

COMPLEXE
COMPLEXE
SPORTIF
SPORTIF
N

volley-ball
volley-ball

basketball
basketball

Faade Principale - Piscine Couverte

Faade Principale - Piscine Couverte

foot
foot

Faade Arrire - Piscine Couverte

Faade Arrire - Piscine Couverte

Faade Latrale - Piscine Couverte

Faade Latrale - Piscine Couverte

bernoussi
bernoussi

Faade Principale - Salle Omnisport

Faade Principale - Salle Omnisport

Faade Arrire - Salle Omnisport

Faade Arrire - Salle Omnisport

Faade Latrale - Salle Omnisport

4th Year Studio Project


Still on the Sidi Bernoussi Industrial area,this project consisted of designing a sports complex
to cater for health and social needs. Our Approach was to provide a huge facility which will be
accessible by all inhabitants not only for major events but daily routines.
The most striking element of this project was the use of laminated timber. This was due to the
very wide spaces needed to be covered.

12

4th Year Landscape Design Studio


This project done in collaboration with colleagues,sought to make proposals for a wide expanse
of land situated in between two major avenues.
One major issue was the narrow but lengthy nature of the land as well as the noise pollution
due to the vehicular movement.
Inspired by the sinusoidal nature of sound waves our response was to work on the landscape in
the form of waves which in certain places quite down to form playing fields and at others rise
to provide shelter for commercial spaces.
The whole length was divided into 3 main sections to facilitate working on the project.

COOPERATIVE AGROSCAPES

13

DESIGNING
EFFICIENT
URBAN-RURAL
CYCLES

LEVELS
OF
COOPERATION
CONCEPT FOR
THE GRAND
CASABLANCA
AREA

AGROSCAPE CORRIDOR

DETAIL
DESIGN

Medouina Urban Agriculture International


Workshop

This project was undertaken in conjunction with two other students within a team of 8 selected
students from the National School of Architecture and the Technical University of Berlin.
Dubbed Urban Agriculture Casablanca, the project is a German-Moroccan research project of
the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the megacity research
programme Research for the Sustainable Development of Megacities of Tomorrow, Focus:
Energy- and climate-efficient structures in urban growth centres.
The Medouina urban agriculture project was the last workshop organised under the research
in Casablanca.
the challenge was to come up with innovative urban agriculture scenarios that would fit within
the larger interventionguidelines of the research project.
My team proposed a cooperative scenario were the city and rural came into strong relations as
well as farmers, inhabitants, and industry.

14

15

16

Internship - Interior design and detailing


As part of my duties during a one month internship we were tasked to make proposals for a
renovation of an old agricultural extension block.
The spaces had to be redesigned and the interior court previously uncovered was covered to
allow for shading for visitors seated around waiting their turn

17

Internship - Renovation
THis was also a renovation work we did during an internship.The Client needed to renovate
his old residence while adding a swimming pool and exterior greenery.

150 SEATING
150 SEATING

CONFERENCE HALL

68' - 3"

OUTDOOR HUT

RECEPTION/BREAKOUT AREA

8' - 0 1/2"

17' - 2 1/2"

KITCHEN

PERSONNEL M

OFFICE

3' - 11"

STORE

WC F

WC M

PERSONNEL F

11' - 9 1/2"

LAUNDRY

BATH

WC

WC

BATH

4' - 8 1/2"

BAR

26' - 9"

LOUNGE

RESTAURANT

19' - 8"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

3' - 3 1/2"

18' - 0 1/2"
18' - 0 1/2"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

SWIMMING POOL

STREET

8' - 6"

SKYLIGHT

RECEPTION/BREAKOUT AREA

11' - 9 1/2"

BAR

3' - 3 1/2"

OFFICE

3' - 11"

STORE

KITCHEN

PERSONNEL M

PERSONNEL F

8' - 0 1/2"

8' - 6"

LAUNDRY

BATH

WC

WC

BATH

WC F

WC M

BOARDROOM
17' - 2 1/2"

BOARDROOM

26' - 9"

LOUNGE

RESTAURANT

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

19' - 8"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

3' - 3 1/2"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

STREET

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

SION
TEN
X
E
URE
FUT

SKYLIGHT

5' - 11"

10' - 2"

OFFICE- MANAGER

PARKING (20)

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

68' - 3"

OUTDOOR HUT

OUTDOOR HUT

PARKING (20)

CONFERENCE HALL

8' - 6"

4' - 8 1/2"

8' - 6"

STREET

N
O
I
S
N
E
T
X
E
E
R
U
T
U
F

SKYLIGHT

SKYLIGHT

5' - 11"

10' - 2"

OFFICE- MANAGER

ENTRY

17' - 2 1/2"

RECEPTION

OUTDOOR HUT

8' - 6"

ENTRY

BOARDROOM

8' - 6"

150 SEATING
150 SEATING

BOARDROOM

8' - 6"

18' - 0 1/2"
18' - 0 1/2"

SWIMMING POOL

21' - 10"
17' - 2 1/2"

12' - 7 1/2"

12' - 7 1/2"

17' - 2 1/2"

RECEPTION

21' - 10"
17' - 2 1/2"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

PARKING (20)

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

PARKING (20)

3' - 3 1/2"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

8' - 6"

STREET

The proposal was for a 30-bed Hotel and


conference facility with the possibility of future
extension in the outskirts of Tamale in Ghana.
The design response used the wet areas as the
visual markers for the facade detailing them with
a capped roof and stripes of wood to give it a
strong appeal.

GYM

19' - 8"

A Hotel at the edge of Town...


18

A High-end Hotel for Tamale

This proposal was for a 8-storey hotel and conference facility in the heart of Tamale. The design brief
demanded a high-end class hotel that could easily be replicated in other cities of Ghana to create a
hotel franchise. The size and nature of the plot demanded careful design so as to account for all the
essential facilities needed for a smooth functioning of the hotel. As a result, basement parking was
proposed with a raised deck swimming pool that is almost halfway the groundfloor. The sky lounge
and bar provides a convenient open-air space for relaxation and enjoyment of the views. The last
floor will serve as the executive and business suites with swiming and catering facilities envisaged
on the roof, the first of its king in the city. The signature facade and irregular rectangular incisions
allow to break the otherwise monotonous look typical of hotels while allowing for shielding from
the exccessive sunshine in these parts of the country. In all, the intricate use of space and the volume
provide a pearl worthy of the standard and a project to look out for in Tamale.

Ground Floor

First Floor showing


Business facilities

Second Floor showing room layout


and sky-restaurant

19

20

Reading Room

Reading Room
Store

Store

WC F WC M

WC FWC M
SEA
T

COUNTER

SEA
T

OUTDOOR SITTING AREA

WATER DISPENSER

SEATS

WATER DISPENSER

45
Reading Room

SEA
T

SEA
T

Reading Room

Entry Lobby
Computer Room

VIEW ON GROUND FLOOR


Computer Room

A library for them - CSR


As part of Coperate Social Responsibility(CSR) programmes undertaken by
Mawums Ltd. , this project consisted of designing an educational complex for
the people of Ligbing , a village in the Northern Region of Ghana. The brief was
to design a Library, Junior and Senior High Schools and Teachers quarters. The
project inset is the library which was designed with a post-modernist using local
rocks as decoration for the base level of the building. Pockets of exterior seating
inspired by the local culture of sitting under trees to discuss was incoporated
around the building as exterior reading and talking areas.

21
2
A105

525

1500

7600

1581

3338

3300

4000

5A

1731

505

3700
1200

1250

3495
W4

W4

6700

1200

W4

5150

D1

1000

3001000 400 1000300

3400

W1

150

D2

2225

W3

W3

W3

2225

W3

Female
Dinning Hall

3500

Ramp

1275

300

650 1000 850 1000


1

1300
8300
2

4000
W1

1000 850 1000 650


3

3000
3000
19600

4000
W1

W1

650 1000 850 1000


4

1300
8300
5

3000

4275

W2

W2

3300

W1

788

4000
W1

W1

W2

3000

4275

W2

4000
W1

638

788

3000

488

1275

488

W3

Ramp
W3

Male Dinning
Hall

1275

300

Ramp
2225

12850

W3

3500

2225

Ramp

488

1275

488

W3

2225

5150

638

D2

5A

1800

W6

W6

Bulk Store
room

12200

D2

1500 75

1A

3400

D2

5000

150 1800 150

D1

D2

150

Kitchen

150

3575

Ramp

W4

1200
1400

7600

D2

3400

W1

150

D2

D2

150

4450

1563

900

D2

3050

2225

D2

Lobby

5150

1500 300 1000

1650

1500

D1

2225

21950
638

150

5150

1
A106

1650

W4

Store room

3500

W5

1200

3575

Office Matron
3400

4000

W4

1150

W5

1200 750 1200

21950

3475
A

1750

1200

8300

1A

1925

1200

1838

1250

638

19600

1000 850 1000 650


6

1
A105

All inclusive - Dining together

Desi

W1

In response to a brief by an Islamic school for a dining hall complex, the design response
was to follow the strict seperation of male and female eating areas with a common kitchen
but the possibility of fraternizing outside of the hall. The accessibility to the halls is designed
to cater for the needs persons with reduced mobility through the integration of ramps and
railing for supports. Local material in the form of stone veneer to the base of the exterior
serve as a signature mark for the halls.

Pr

22

2A
3

18000
10750
1500

1950

2775

1500

4350

4200

W2

W2

3700

3000

1500

975

800

2300
1450

4150

2300

5150

W5

4150
1550

D2
Master Bedroom

245

1500

244

1500

18000

E
F

1300

2300

3200

3950

Living area

300300

450
450

15950

5000

Verandah

150
1300

W2

4550

D3
D1

2800

2950

W1

150

W1

W1

6100

450

W2
4350

4200

1200

1370

W3

245

1900

1900

3000

W4

2650

4550
2635

3500

D4

Kitchen

775
750 150 875

3500

Kitchen

245

W4

800 215

1750

900

D1

150

D1

800

1000
3150

150

1500

D3

Bedroom

6850

900 150 750

800

W2

D3

2500

150

Living area

900 150

3650

800
1350

150

600

150

250 800

400

W5

Bath
2575

4200

Wc

W5

750

1600

2275

D3

150300

D2

Corridor
D2

750
850

4050

D3
750

450

D2

2700

3500

2850

W2

3650

1500
11050

150

4200

1150

4200

150

350
800

D3

D3

2150

Bedroom

3000

850

Walkin Closet

Corridor

Dining area

D
2

2850

800

Bedroom

A106

150

W2

4000

D3

D2

750 150 750

150

450

150
1200
650 150

2700

400

150 650
1350

W5

550

WC

W5

400150

2420

1200

150

D3

800

4200

900

1350

800 150 800

D1

Bath

1350

16700

800

575

225

150 550

D2

2700

1400

150

150

3350

W2

4150

1500

4300

Bedroom

2050

Bath

W2

Bedroom

2050

1400

150

1500

4150

5150

A106

150

1350

1500

1350

150
115 800

4500

680

3000

245

1370

245

1500

244
150 800

8200

1500

400

1500

800 150

5300

18000

Atelier VI
www.myh-atelier6.blogspot.com

2A
3

DR. MURTADA MAHMOUD

PLAN
Project number

PROPOSED 6 BEDROOM DETACHED HOUSE

Double for One

Date

V24/2014
16/11/2014

Drawn by

Neindow H. Yakubu

Checked by

Neindow H. Yakubu

This consisted of a response to a brief that demanded a residence for a family of 4 and
then a side house for additional family members given the extended system common
in Ghana. The challenge here was to have seperation of both houses in the interior
but to make them appear on the exterior as one whole unit. In the end, the response
leveraged this to provide an interesting volumetry to the residence giving a central high
roof surrounding marking the entrance and common areas flanged by two lower roofs
covering the service parts of the residence.

Scale

23
5.78
3.50
5.93

0.58 0.90 0.47

1.43
0.75
1.43

1.29

4.45
4.98

1.43
0.75 0.41

2.71

Space

1.59

F
0.15

2.00
WI Closet
W3

D3

11

10

0.15

2.10
Landing

0.75
4.75
2.38
5.05
0.73 0.75
1.20
4.71
1.68
3.36
18.95
1.20

Kitchen
3.65

3.99

0.15

0.15

1.15

GW1

D1

18

50 X 75 Purlins@600 O.C

Hall

Family Area

Atelier VI

A Multidisciplinary design practice

Section AA

Ech : 1 : 100

A
W1

GW1

4
3

A1

G1

Ridge Cap

Dinning Area
D1

W2

1.60

0.15

The large one...

3.00

GW2

G1

Hall
1.64

W3

D2
0.15

7.65

12

3.99

+9.91

DEPTH LEFT TO ENGINEERS

4.50
6.20

4.50

13

B
R

5.65

14

D4

5A

A1

12.95 m
94.31 m
94.31 m
37.46 m
37.46 m
12.29 m
12.29 m
22.54 m
22.54 m
2.48 m
2.48 m
0.00 m
0.00 m
30.39 m
30.39 m
525.09 m

1.80
0.75 1.06

D3
1.00

D3

0.15 0.50

W2

2.01

W2

D3

2.91
1

1.80

Area

1
Living Area
1
Master Bedroom
1
Store
3
Study
1
WC
1
wc
1
WI Closet
10

1.15

3.50

15

0.95

1.20
2.50
1.25

0.15

28.12 m
28.12 m
99.22 m
99.22 m
0.00 m
0.00 m
22.54 m
22.54 m
26.85 m
26.85 m
49.98 m
49.98 m
63.56 m
63.56 m
22.39 m
22.39 m
12.95 m

PORCH

www.myh-atelier6.blogspot.com

R. Yakubu

3.10

0.15

16

Garage

A1

+0.30

0.15 1.50

+0.30

Archway

UP1

W3

D4

D2

2.95
3.50

3.87

4.60
4.26

0.50
0.15

+0.30

D4

2.72

2.81
Store

17

+0.30

Bath

1.28

1.40
1.20

18

4.50
7.30
2.40

3.00

1.62

5A

1.25

D2

Family Area

D4

5B

Master Bedroom
5.38

2.55

D3

2.11

5.78

1.45
1.20

0.30

D4

W2

2.55

0.64

GW2

D4

0.80

1.50 0.15 1.50 0.15 1.20

W3

0.60
0.15
0.61

4.71

4.86
1.60
4.71
0.75
1.10

16.16
1.50
1.20
1.80

1.65 0.15
WC
D3

0.30
0.30
0.00

1.71

0.53

Bedroom

WI Closet

C
3

TERRACE

D2

D3

2.31
7.00

4A

+0.30

1.00

A110

1.71

4.60

5.78

D1

3.50

W3

0.75 0.80

0.15

W2

2.30

Bath

1.70

W3

0.15

2.20

0.15

0.15

4.50

2.50
2.50
2.35

2.00
WI Closet

2.20

D1

W3

W3

2.33
2.33

0.30
W2

0.64

E
W3

Space

This project brief demanded for a 2-storey 6 Bedroom


residence spacious enough to allow for a large family .
The response envisaged a contemporary hipped roof
style house that incoporates passive ventilation of
the roofing system to counter the high temperatures
recorded in this part of Ghana.

1.75
2.26
1.75

1.60

2.00

WI Closet

W3

Bath
7
Bedroom
7
Corridor
1
Dinning Area
1
Family Area
1
Garage
1
Hall
1
Kitchen
1
Kitchenette

Area

+0.45
W2

2
1

D3 1

D3

3.65
2.50

1.07
7.45

2.25
1.50
2.10

1.01

2B

5.93
0.92

3.00
4.29
23.42

0.71

4.14
3.00
4.29

0.71

A110

3.65
1.20
3.65

1.79

Proposed 5 B/R Residence


at Kpalsi, Tamale

1.30

Ground Floor Plan

A110

W1

2.00

1.50
1.64

2.35

Project Number
Car Entrance

V22/2014

Drawn by

Neindow H. Yakubu

Verified by

Neindow H. Yakubu

A100
Scale

23.63

4 1.43 4A
5.29

0.75
1.43

4.45 5
4.98

2.71

0.75 0.41

W3

W2

0.75

5B
Bedroom

D1

4.75

W3

4A

2.10

Bath
0.15

5.78

0.15 1.29

0.60
0.15

1.20

W2

WI Closet

2.74

0.14
4.56

Living Area
D2

3.32
Store

D2

D3
D2

D2

5A

3.50

3.70

D2

Balcony

1.06

D2

15

14

13

12

11

10

Study

VIEW ON LIVING AREA BELOW

4.50

UP

16

W1

D2

Balcony
W1

1.25

7.85

4.50

8.40
4.80

17

2.64

Kitchenette
18

Landing

Atelier VI
A Multidisciplinary design practice

2.50

1.46

W2

A1

W2

www.myh-atelier6.blogspot.com

A1

R. Yakubu

1.85

1.90

1.15

1.53

3.65
0.75

3.65
5.50

2.25
1.50

2.23

5.93
1.20

7.30

First Floor

2.88

4.00

1.80

Balcony

D3
0.15 1.00 0.15

W2

0.60
0.15
0.60

W3

1.50 0.15 1.20

14.81

C
1.50

2.35

2.01

W3

0.75

W3

Bedroom

A110

0.15

4.71

0.75

4.86
1.60

3.50

DEPTH LEFT TO ENGINEERS

D2
D3

1.20

Bedroom

0.73 0.75

W3

5A

W3

2.20

Balcony
D2

1.80

D3

W3

4.51

D3

Bath

Bath

2.31

WI Closet

2.35

2.50
3.30

D3

4.71

W3

D3
W3

D3
W3

2.95
W2

1.75

WI Closet

W3

3.10

2.25 A110

2B

4.14
1.20

3.91
10.22
A110

23.42

3.65
1.20

1.30

3.65

D1

18

F
WI Closet

+9.91

5B 1.43
1.59

F
6.03

D1

0.65 0.70

5.93

1.75

0.60 0.85

5.05

1.20
2.25

4.56

2B
16.33
1.15

18.95

0.75

3.60

1.00
3.65

2.26

0.75

2.38

1.03

1.68

3.65

1.20

1 : 100

0.75

2
2.92

0.85

A1

Date

Pedestrian Entrance

Car Entrance

23/09/2014 07:38:39

3.65
2.50

8.23

0.69

0.70

1.20
2.25

1.30

1.15

0.80

0.75

4
A110

Schedule of Rooms

0.17

1.00
3.65

Schedule of Rooms

5B

0.18

23.63

10.55
0.75

1.94

1.03

3.65

4A

2.80

1.20

3.00

2.92

2B

0.45

3.00

Proposed 5 B/R Residence


at Kpalsi, Tamale

First Floor Plan

Section BB
Ech : 1 : 100

Sectio

Ech : 1

24

Urban Planning in Africa Could we leapfrog?


The world as we know it is undergoing fundamental change in spatial patterns. Indeed it has been so for a while.
Settlement patterns are one of the most dynamic facets of the human experience; in fact they are, as we know it, a
reflection of any civilization in space as history is with respect to time.
In 2007,we passed a landmark in history, where more than half of the worlds population officially lived in urban areas.
According to projections from the United Nations, a dip is nowhere near; urbanisation is set to reach about 85% and
65% by 2050 in developed and developing countries respectively. By figures that will mean that, population gain in
urban areas is projected at 2.6 billion, absorbing all population growth expected by 2050 whiles drawing in more people
from rural areas.
Now considering the developing world, Africa is set to see an increase by 0.9 billion. This will mean increased pressure
on urban areas with its attendant effects, high demand in services and facilities.
There is no doubt that the cities in the developing world are the attractors. In Africa, if you want to be in the flow
of opportunities move to a city! The rising middle-income class is happening in the cities, the Internet, mobile and
other technology revolutions are all happening there mainly because infrastructure is existent, facilities are somewhat
provided and more so political power has is domiciled there.
Cities are a rich mix of economic, social and cultural dynamics. Like magnets they attract!
In spite of all these opportunities in the city, challenges persist, planning is a headache, most cities do not have
urban master plans to control development, they thus move with the wind. In situations were they exist, they are not
implemented or are far out-dated with such an increasing urbanisation rate.
The conclusion one can easily draw is that to most African governments who are plagued with other major problems,
urban planning is a luxury. It is not too much of a priority; in as much as we can leave the people to make their own
cities why bother?
One could imagine that in such a state of affairs everything passes in the city, chaos is the order. Challenges reach new
heights and sometimes grow out of proportion, compounding issues.
In the shadow of this absence of planning a lot goes on with the city. Development is by piecemeal. It is more or less like
a tasteless potpourri made up of bits and pieces, a patchwork to say the least.
Taking my city Accra as a case, over the past decade we have seen the springing up of gated communities to its northeastern part mainly around the current Kotoka International Airport. What has that engendered? A striking dichotomy
of Accra and Accra, affluent neighbourhoods with major facilities and the less downtown ones with practically nothing.
The historic inner core of the city (mainly the majority Ga communities) is deserted with poor facilities. Another popup feature is the recent so called airport city, with major new developments springing up here and there like an invasion
somewhat creating a ghetto. These are just minor developments, which could have been mastered in the presence of a
master plan.
In the light of all these, my view is that if Africa is to develop we should begin to take planning of our cities serious,
especially with the projections of urbanisation we will see in the coming years. As it were, most of these challenges will
be captured if we are to plan our cities. Urban sprawl, ghettoization of affluent and poor neighbourhoods, communal
means of transport, health and educational facilities etc. will all be thought through in a typical master plan, projections
made and strategies put in place. Arent these the same problems our governments have been trying to solve? I am more
than convinced that to tackle the many ills of the African society, we should begin to start planning our cities, and in

earnest whiles making room for the approaching 0.9 billion!


Making a case for urban design of our cities brings to light, the issue of which particular model in view of the
numerous ones the field of urbanism has witnessed through history.
As a continent, we were able to leapfrog to mobile technology .we have done so in other technology fields in
some ways because for instance there was a lack of infrastructure as in the case of fixed-line telephony. But
one of the main reasons that gives us this urge is because we lurk behind mostly, that gives us a second-comer
advantage. We should begin to seriously make the best out of this.
Now, getting back to which model of urban design I believe we could once again, leap frog to sustainable urban
design. Most of the models we see and hear of from Howards garden city, to Le Corbusiers radial city of the
industrial heights down to post-fordist green urbanism have all been responses in some sort to crisis that
plagued the human society.
We in Africa need not relive the same experiences; we have the second-comer advantage to leapfrog to
sustainable urbanism. By this we will be looking at all facets of sustainable development in our planning.That
will mean economic, social and environmental improvement and equity for our population.
Sustainable urban planning will mean checking urban sprawl through compact cities, being resource efficient,
providing for communal means of transport, addressing social and economic equity among others.
Current models of western sustainable urbanism are in most cases more or less accessorization of buildings,
i.e. attaching gadgets to buildings. Some are what I describe as sustainable upgrading or infill as most of the
infrastructure exists already.
Our case with African cities is different. Infrastructure is inexistent or below standard. We will have to really
look at the whole big picture, pick through elements that will have a domino effect of sustainability, an integrated
systems approach I guess.
So, my view is that in aiming at taking urban design seriously we could leap frog to integrating sustainable
development principles and in doing that I believe the way to go is through an ecosystem approach of integration.
Systems, which work like a natural ecosystem, where all is systemised, loops are closed, no waste!
Above all, we should not forget to contextualise these concepts. The African context should be in no way left
out that will bring out our true identity.
Published on p.53 of AFRIKArchi Magazine Issue #2 2014.

Writing Samples
As a fervent believer in the ideal architect as propounded by Vitrivius in his 10 books on
architecture, i engage in a number of writings on architectue, the city and urban policy.
I maintain a blog and contribute to the architecture news portal Arch2.O

25

Propc
Most laptop users prefer laying in bed whiles using their computers. One worrying feature
is that these users place the computers on the laps or stomachs,the ensuing heating could be
harmful to ones health.
Propc is a lightweight support system made of recyclable bamboo or wood which could help
prevent health related issues.

26

I believe in the exitence of a supreme creative mind,we are only drawing from it
when we design
Hassan Mohammed Yakubu.

You might also like