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Anjola Soji-Oyawoye. Stage 1 portfolio

‘Watching’ T.V.
This project explores human interaction with the
immediate environment and objects within this
environment while undergoing a basic daily ritual,
watching TV, over time.
It is not just about what you see and hear via the box on
the wall, but about the other physical and non-physical
phenomena that occur simultaneously
- the coldness of the leather sofa you’re sitting or
laying on, the softness of the blanket that is draped
on the sofa, the light coming through the window that
slightly disrupts your gaze, the smell of freshly
delivered pizza, the sound of flatmates opening the
kitchen door –
all contribute to the overall experience of the activity.

TERROIR
Every place, site or location has a spirit that it exudes
(those unique characteristics that differentiate your
favourite restaurant from the same restaurant brand
in a different location).
This Coffee shop on Great Western Road in Glasgow
has a homely feel which could be partly be accredited
to its small size, but is definitely boosted by certain
props that have been included in the space, such as
the blankets and pillows that are used unsparingly.
The placement of extra seating on the sidewalk, with
a clear view (through the big glass window) into the
shop from this spot, creates a continuous link
between the intimate interior space and the hustle and
bustle of the outside world. Cracked glass, scratched
doors, rusty signs, etc. age the site, building an
imagination of a family business that has been passed
through generations-the terroir of the place.

X
X
ELEVATION SECTION X-X
PLAN

IN-AND-OUT CINEMA
In-and-out cinema is an intervention that houses the
activity I recorded in the first project (Watching TV),
proposed to be on the same site as the previous
project (The coffee shop on Great Western Road).
The result is a miniature cinema consisting of rooms
in which short videos are projected, providing a novel
way of passing time while the customer enjoys their
coffee. The intimacy of the coffee shop is replicated
in the cinema as small cells afford privacy as opposed
to one big cinema. The structure is elevated above
the sidewalk to avoid obstructing traffic. Access to
the cinema is via a lift that works based on the
principles of electromagnetism. The lift is fitted with
a sofa and a table with cup holders, so the customer
sits and places their items on the table, allowing safe
transport with hot drinks. The lift fits tightly into the
cell like a piece of a puzzle, shutting out light,
enhancing the cinema effect.

X
X
PLAN
ELEVATION SECTION X-X
HOW THE LIFT
WORKS:
Levitation and
movement results
from consistent
attraction and
repulsion occurs
between the
magnents attached
to the back of the lift
and the maganets
stacked in the spine
of the elevatpr shaft,
depending on the
relative position of
the lift at any given
time.

HOPE
Inspiration for this project came from a recent
kidnapping of over 250 girls from their school in
Chibok, a village in my home country Nigeria. This is a
proposal for a building that represents the pain
experienced by this community, and the hope of
finding the girls that is at the heart of the nation.
The design that depicts ‘hope’ as an atmosphere
enclosed within a 7.5m cubic solid, taking inspiration
from the idiom “there is always light at the end of a
tunnel”. The entrance is through an opening the size
of a standard door, on the eastern façade. One is met
with a very dark, moody corridor. Light from the more
lit portion of the space spills over a dwarf wall directly
opposite the entrance, revealing the rough limestone
wall. The instinct is for the person to touch the walls,
and use them as a guide down the corridor. Light
coming through a small opening on the south wall
illuminates the corridor behind the dwarf wall. As the
person moves through this corridor, the walls become
smoother, and the light becomes brighter. As one exits
through the floor to ceiling opening on the west side,
and there is no external wall here, the individual steps
out unto a platform that receives uninterrupted light.

AXONOMETRIC
X X
Y
Y
SECTION X-XPLAN
PLASTER MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS

SECTION Y-Y
WEST ELEVATION SOUTH ELEVATION

OPENING
This series of drawings are detail drawings of the window
opening in the previous project, proposing that the
concept be constructed using modular masonry materials.

UV CENTRAL
This project began as a study into the correlation
between the varying classes of vegetation around the
site (Bowling, Scotland), and the corresponding levels
of light intensity in each studied area. I then
invented a proposed installation of glass boxes of
solar beads (beads that intensify in colour with
increasing levels of ultra violet light) that would reveal
these varying levels of light intensity across the site.
This installation formed the basis of the architectural
programme. The building serves as a ‘recreation centre’
where individuals play around with different ways of
manipulating the levels of light intensity within a space
to create varied patterns of colours in the beads.

Increasing light intensity
in foot-candles
Building placed on the beach as
it possesses the greatest level
of light intensity on the site, as
required for the activity
SECTION THROUGH SITE SHOWING CHANGES IN
LIGHT INTENSITY MEASURED IN FOOT CANDLES
PHOTOGRAPH OF SITE MODEL TESTING
PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERVENTION TO
REVEAL THE DIFFERING LEVELS OF LIGHT
INTENSITY ACROSS THE SITE, USING SOLAR
BEADS
HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKS:
Glass box containing
solar beads placed
directly opposite a
shelf of windows
Section and Front View of a grid
made of individual window openings
Light coming in
through windows
Each window opening contains a glass box.
These boxes are filled with varying materials,
so that each opening allows a different inten-
sity of light through it.
The activity involves the visitor swapping the
positions of the glass boxes, causing changes
in the pattern of light that hits the box of
solar beads. This will in turn create different
abstract designs within the box due to the
variation in the colour of the beads.
VARITION IN COLOUR OF
BEADS DUE TO CHANGES
IN UV INTENSITY
Varying the infills between the
glass panels alters the qaulity
and intensity of light that comes
through the opening
VARIOUS MATERIAL INFILLS
DESIGN PERMUTATIONS FOR THE SEPERATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES
WHERE THE ACTIVITY OCCURS
Private Space
Public Space

CROSS SECTION X-X
CHANGES TO DRAWINGS:
Section line X-X moved so as not to cut through external wall.
This creates a more open drawing in terms of how the approach
towards the entrance is viewed
Include metal device that holds wires together in tension.
Don’t draw what is below ground
SECTION Y-YPLAN

CONCEPT VISUALISATION OF THIS SPACE
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
ALTERED FLOOR PLAN
ROOF PLAN IN THIS AREA
ROOF PLAN IN THIS AREA
PROBLEMS:
HIERACHY OF SPACES:
Proposed cubicles for activity were too small, and less important spaces like toilets and storage room took
up majority of the entire building.
SOLUTION:
Cubicle sizes increased; Toilets replaced with spaces which provide alternative ways in which the client can
interact with this relationship between changes in light intensity and its effect on solar beads.
--Fixed holes in ceiling
--Direction & intensity of
light changes as the sun
moves during the day
--Surrounding walls and
floor area are covered
with solar beads, provid-
ing constantly changing
patterns in the beads as
the light moves through
the space
PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDUARDO CHILLIDIA’S MOUNT TINDAYA WHERE
INSPIRATION WAS GOTTEN
Roof openings have shutters which are opened and closed
using buttons that are controlled by the visitor. This is an
alternative way in which the visitor can interact with the
building by manipulating the intensities of light which are let
into the space, varying the colour patterns in the beads which
cover the walls and floor in that space.
Direction and intesity of light also changes as the sun moves
during the day.
Space added to cubicles in
design alteration
Initial space alloted to
activity in previous design

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