architecture portfolio @2015
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Mwai simon......Nairobi,Kenya.TRANSCRIPT
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ArchitecturePortfolio 2015MWAI SIMON MUNYI
University of Nairobi, Kenya.
A collection of designs and creative work done for the award of B.A.S degree year 2015.
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CONTENTS
1. mwaisimonmunyi
SOFTWARES USED:Graphisoft ArchicadAbvent Artlantis rendering engineAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe Indesign
OTHER PROFICIENCIES:Hand sketchesGoogle SketchupVray rendering engine 3d ModellingTechnical Drawing
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INTRODUCTION: WHO AM I
01: MAMBRUI TOURIST TERMINAL - [Scheme Design]
02: NAIROBI ART GALLERY - [Scheme Design]
03: NAIROBI ART GALLERY - [Interior Design]
04: NAIROBI ART GALLERY - [Working Drawings]
05: CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL
. LAW AND POLICY - CASELAP [Scheme Design]
06: CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL . LAW AND POLICY - CASELAP [Landscape Design]
07: ARTISTIC EXPLORATIONS
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OTHER PROFICIENCIES:Hand sketchesGoogle SketchupVray rendering engine 3d ModellingTechnical Drawing
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ARCHITECTURE
ART
Mwai Simon MunyiStudent Architect and Artist
[painter]PERSONAL CONTACTS:
Cell: +254-710233876Email: [email protected]
WHO AM I
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UPCOMING RECOGNITIONBachelor of Architectural studies, B.A.S 2015.
[Awaiting graduation, August, 2015]Selected to exhibit academic work done for the award of B.A.S degree at the 6th
East Africa Regional Workshop Exhibition at the University of Nairobi, [18th to 25th July, 2015]
creativeworks 4.
I am a selftaught artist with an interest in Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism. Through my impressionist paintings , I capture people’s lifestyle and how they relate to their enviroment.My abstract pieces represent my perception, feelings and reaction to contemporary kenyan is-sues through colour.
RECENT EXHIBITION: Manjano Art Competition, Nairobi [ Group Exhibition] 12th - 29th March, 2015 at the Village Market, Gigiri, Nairobi.
I am a fourth year student at the department of Architecture in the University of Nairobi. My interest in ar-chitecture lies at the core of my passion for art and the African culture.
introduction
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TOURIST TERMINAL
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A GATEWAY INTO THE KENYAN COAST- Malindi, Kenya.Mambrui Tourist Terminal INFO-CENTRE
The design called for a facility that would act as a hub for tourists both lo-cal and foreign as well as act as a gateway into the kenyan coast through the coastal town of Mambrui.
Climate : WARM & HUMIDClient : MALINDI COUNTY COUNCIL/ MINISTRY OF TOURISMLocation : MAMBRUI, MALINDI ,KENYA.
KEY PROJECT PILLARSEnvironmental sustainability
Architectural and Social Cultural ConservationMixed - Use functionality
Swahili architecture aesthetics
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introduction
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TOURIST TERMINAL
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spatial planning
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TOURIST TERMINAL
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sectional design
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ART GALLERY
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MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERRIES EXHIBIT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF A NATION
Nairobi Art Gallery EXTENSION
The design called for an ICONIC structure that respects the conservation aspects of the existing gallery and urban fabric of kenyatta avenue and uhuru highway.
Moreover, its aesthetic and function should capture the symbols of nation-hood while still instilling a sence of citizenry, security, confidence and com-munalism.
The structure should also be interpretive, rich in cultural identity and mean-ing, express shared goals of the kenyan people ,invoke political , historical and ideological codes of kenyans.
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ART GALLERY
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KEY PROJECT PILLARSCultural identity
Symbolic structureIconic status
Exhibition space designArchitectural CONSERVATION
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facade design
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spatial planning
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ART GALLERY
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sectional design
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ART GALLERY
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INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE NAIROBI ART GALLERY EXTENSION
KEY PILLARSTHEMED INTERIORSFURNITURE DESIGN
LIGHTING OF EXHIBITION SPACES
Nairobi Art Gallery INTERIOR DESIGN 04
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introduction
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ART GALLERY
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interior design
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ART GALLERY
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interior design
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ART GALLERY
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interior design
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ART GALLERY
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS FOR THE NAI-ROBI ART GALLERY EXTENSION PROPOSAL
Nairobi Art Gallery WORKING DRAWINGS
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introduction
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ART GALLERY
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working drawings
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ART GALLERY
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working drawings
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CASELAP
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CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY.[Arboretum road, Nairobi, Kenya.]
CASELAP SCHEME DESIGN
The project conceived and developed to be a collaborative centre of excelllence is a flagship project in the University of Nairobi quests or excellence and global presence in Education.
USE :Teaching of and research by postgraduate students
SUBJECT Conceptual development and application of environmental law
USERS Open to participation bu all schools, faculties and institutes of
the unverity of nairobiLOCATION
plot l.r 209/3127/2, arboretum road ,nairobi , kenya.SCOPE
1.15 acres
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introduction
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CASELAP
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conceptual design
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CASELAP
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spatial planning
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CASELAP
KEY PROJECT PILLARSCollaboration
Environmental SustainabilityCapture the SPIRIT of KNOWLEDGE & CREATIVITY
Universal Access
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elevational design
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CASELAP
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CASELAP LANDSCAPE DESIGN
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introduction
CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY.
[Arboretum road, Nairobi, Kenya.]
KEY PROJECT PILLARSCollaboration
Environmental SustainabilityCapture the SPIRIT of KNOWLEDGE & CREATIVITY
Universal Access
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CASELAP
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conceptual design
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CASELAP
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landscape design
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simtinzARTWORK
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IMPRESSIONISM AND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
Artstic Exploration PAINTING
I am a selftaught artist with an interest in Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism. Through my impressionist paintings , I capture people’s lifestyle and how they relate to their enviroment.
BRAND NAME: simtinz artwork
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artist’s statement
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PORTRAITSLANDSCAPESCOMMISIONS
ABSTRACT PIECESIMPRESSIONIST PIECES
RECENT EXHIBITIONS: [ Group ExhibitionS] Manjano Art Competition, 12th - 29th March,2015
at the Village Market, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya IBUKA Art Exhibition
3 students 3 Design faculty members 5th to 14th December 2014
at the University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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MWAI SIMON MUNYIStudent Architect & Artist
College of Architecture and Engineering.Department of Architecture.
The University of Nairobi, Kenya.
PERSONAL CONTACTS:Cell: +254-710233876
Email: [email protected]
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