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Arius Hounwanou

The work here presented was completed throughout four years of collegefrom vincennes university(indiana) to southern illinois university(carbondale)

PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STUDIO PROJECTSFORM, UNITY & VARIETY.........................................FRESHMAN YEARLA MAISON MOBILE ..........................................SOPHOMORE YEARGEORGE DAVIS DORMITORY .................................SOPHOMORE YEARTHE TREE BOX ...........................................JUNIOR YEARHELSINKI TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM .................SENIOR YEAR

HANDRAWINGS &MODELSMONTAGE OF ST PAUL CATHEDRALSIUC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE: SITE STUDY MODELTREE BOX: LIGHT STUDY MODELSPACE NEEDLE MODEL

TECHNICAL DRAWINGSFOUNDATION PLAN(HAND DRAWN)FRAMING PLAN (HAND DRAWN)WALL SECTIONS SECTIONS & DETAILS

(HAND DRAWN)(HAND DRAWN)

STUDIO PROJECTSVINCENNES UNIVERSITYSOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

FORM, UNITY & VARIETY

NINE FORM BASED SOLIDS OR PYRAMIDS ALL DIFFERENT(VARIETY) BUT SOMEHOW RELATED(UNITY)- WITH A BASE MEASUREMENT OF 3”x3”. THE NINE FORMS ARE ARRANGED IN A 3x3 FORMAT WITH A ½” SEPARATION AND A 1” OUTER BORDER, MAKING THE OVERALL BASE DIMENSIONS 12 INCHES SQUARE. NOT ONLY THE NINE INDIVIDUALS FORMS ARE DESIGNED, BUT THE OVERALL COMPOSITION IS DESIGNED AS WELL

LA MAISON MOBILE, MEANING THE MOBILE HOUSE IS A TRANSPORTABLE SELF SUSTAINABLE HOUSE. THE WHOLE STRUCTURE CAN FIT IN A 8’x5’ CASE. THE SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER AND RECYCLED WATER IS USED IN THE HOUSE. THERE ARE ALSO EMERGENCY BATTERIES AND A GREY WATER SYSTEM.

LA MAISON MOBILE

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE

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PANORAMIC VIEW FROM SITE

FLOOR PLAN SECTION

SITE LOCATION

THE GEORGE DAVIS DORMITORY PROJECT IS A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW DORMITORY FACILITY ATVINCENNES UNIVERSITY. WITH AN APARTMENTSTYLE, THE FACILITY WAS DESIGN TO BRINGPRVACY AND COMFORT TO 250 NEWRESIDENTS WHILE FACILITATING INTERACTIONBETWEEN THEM WITH A VARIETY OF COMMONAREAS ON EACH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.

GEORGE DAVIS DORMITORY

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1- FRONT DESK2- OFFICE &MAIL3- LOBBY4- OFFICE5- MECHANICAL ROOM6- WOMEN7- MEN8- LIVING ROOM9- KITCHEN10- LAUNDRY ROOM11- RECREATION ROOM12- CLASSROOM13- COMPUTER LAB/STUDY ROOM14- 2 PERSONS UNIT(2 ROOMS,LIVING ROOM, 1BATH + KITCHEN)15- 4 PERSONS UNIT(2ROOMS,LIVING ROOM, 2 BATHS +KITCHEN)16- PRIVATE STUDIO17- RESIDENT ASSISTANT ROOM18- 2 PERSONS UNIT(2 ROOMS,LIVING ROOM, 1BATH + KITCHEN)HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE19- MAINTENANCE STORAGE20- COMPUTER LAB

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SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST VIEW

THE TREE BOXTHE TREE BOX IS A COFFEE ROASTING COMPANYNAMED AFRICA COFFEE ROASTING Co. THE DESIGNCONCEPT OF THIS PROJECT IS ORIGIN. THE IDEAWAS TO RECREATE THE ORIGIN OF THE COFFEEBEAN(THE TREE) THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, ALLOWING THE BUILDING USERS TO EXPERIMENT THE PROCESS OF COFFEE MAKING FROM THE WAREHOUSE TO THEIR CUPS

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NORTH EASTERN VIEW

SOUTH EASTERN VIEW

HELSINKI TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMTHE HELSINKI PROJECT IS A PROPOSAL FOR A NEWTRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR THE SOUTH HARBOUROF THE CITY OF HELSINKI IN FINLAND. THE DESIGNSOLUTION FOR THIS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS TOREDIRECT MOST OF THE TRAFFIC UNDERGROUNDCREATING SPECIFIC PATHS FOR CARS AND TRUCKSUSERS OF THE HARBOUR BUT ALSO TRANSFORMINGGROUND LEVEL PARKING AREAS INTO NEW BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY. I WAS A PART OFATELIER 3x4, A SUMMER STUDIO FOR URBAN DESIGNAT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY.

SITE

SYSTEM PROJECTION ON MODEL1

SYSTEM PROJECTION ON MODEL2

HANDRAWINGS &MODELS

MONTAGE

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE: SITE STUDY

THE TREE BOX: LIGHT STUDY

SPACE NEEDLE

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS