ARCHITECTURE
ANKARA OKE
Ankara Oke was a final-year design project on my Architecture BA at the University Edinburgh, created in collaboration with Atinuke Adetola, in response to a brief to design an architectural installation for the Edinburgh fringe festival. The challenge was to devise and justify sustainable building techniques through both drawings and physical models.
drawing on our shared Nigerian heritage, we designed a series of sheltered seating areas positioned along key walkways through the city during festival season. The structures were formed from bamboo shoots fixed into the ground, with recycled ankara fabric woven between them. To provide roofing, we soaked ankara in bio-resin for waterproofing and folded it like origami into tiles, experimenting with multiple iterations before arriving at the final construction,
This project was deeply rewarding and outside of my architectural theory courses, stood out as the highlight of my studies. It allowed me to merge cultural heritage, sustainable practice, and design innovation into one piece of work that still resonates with me.