Group 08
EMPOWERING ELLESMERE

We are MSA Group 08 and we will be collaborating with the Canal Trust and MAAP Studios to intervene in the design of the Ellesmere Yard, located in Shropshire, England. The project aims to strengthen the connection between the land, the water and the individual on a macro level - in connection with Ellesmere Town as well as on a micro level - catering to the existing heritage of the site, thereby empowering Ellesmere. The design will revolve around slow architecture, accessibility, connectivity, maintaining a circular economy and enhancing the ecology through landscape architecture.

Izzat Hakimi BAG / Jerusha Miriam O / Ammar Hakim Bin R / Muhammad Haziq BR / César Eduardo VV / Muhammad Najib Bin R

Izzat Hakimi BAG

Aim: To lay emphasis on the value of the site by re-establishing the connection it has with its users and with its town (Ellesmere Town).

Approach: The project explores the process of slow architecture with a focus on landscape and circular economy.

Strategy: Other design factors to consider include accessibility to all, involving local businesses, being sustainable and preserving the heritage and the ecology while still making them accessible.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 18:54

Izzat Hakimi BAG

Our project site is located along the Llangollen canal, lining the Birch road at Ellesmere, North Shropshire.

Such a tranquil hidden town worth to be explored and empowering for the betterment of the community, mother nature and the future.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 18:55

Izzat Hakimi BAG

4 of the main social impacts we strive to attain for the betterment of people, community and nature of Ellesmere.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 18:57

Izzat Hakimi BAG

Some tools we'll be using and eager to share the knowledge together with the whole team!

Posted 13 Mar 2023 18:58

Izzat Hakimi BAG

We are happy to introduce to you our collaborator - Ruth Essex.

She is an urban developer who works with Media And Arts Partnership (MAAP) Studios. She has been creatively involved with place-making projects and her focus lies on integrating people, places and ecology. She has led multiple community-led developments similar to her involvement at the Ellesmere yards.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 18:58

Jerusha Miriam O

Name - Jerusha Miriam Oommen

Role - Leader and point of contact

Undergraduate - BMS School of Architecture, Bangalore, India

Course - MA Architecture and Adaptive Reuse

Expertise - Adaptation, good with Photoshop, Sketchup & ACad.

Discovering Jerusha :
I grew up in India and did my schooling there as well(BArch). I have had 2 years of work exposure since my bachelor degree and that has shaped a lot of who I am today. I have a keen interest in understanding people, cultures and the relation with spaces.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 19:03

Izzat Hakimi BAG

Name - Izzat Hakimi Bin Abd Ghani

Role - Secretary 1

Undergraduate - Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Malaysia

Course - Master in Architecture

Atelier - MAKING

Expertise - Sketching and Video-making. Handles ACad, Skp, Rhino, Lumion, Twinmotion, GIS, Ps & InD.

Discovering Kimi :
A game junkie. An Otaku. Illustrating fan art & concept art is my hobby. Loves editing reels. Have a dream to apply my architectural knowledge to game, cartoon, & movie animation. Plays Genshin on an Asia Server.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 19:04

César Eduardo VV

Name - César Vicencio Vega

Role - Secretary 2

Undergraduate - Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria de Valparaíso, Chile

Course - MA Architecture and Adaptive Reuse

Expertise - Sketching and Making physical models. Handles Photoshop & CAD.

Discovering César :
I am a Chilean architect (MArch PUC Chile, MAAU MSA), interested in industrial development processes. I have 15 years of work experience, linked to urban projects with methodologies of community participation and work in the operational area of the mining field.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 19:05

Muhammad Najib Bin R

Name - Muhammad Najib Bin Rossaidi

Role - Welfare and Wellbeing

Undergraduate - Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia

Course - Master in Architecture

Atelier - CPU [Ai]

Expertise - ACad, Rhino, Revit, Enscape & Photoshop.

Discovering Jibby :
Hey, I'm Jibby! I grew up in Malaysia and currently enjoy exploring my life in Manchester. I have done my Part 1 in Universiti Teknologi Mara and spent 2 years in a small practice in Malaysia. I like to keep a positive vibe throughout my day. I am also active and enjoy doing club activities and during my free time, I go dancing and swimming.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 19:07

Ammar Hakim Bin R

Name - Ammar Hakim Bin Rosdi

Role - Creative Director

Undergraduate - Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Malaysia

Course - Master in Architecture

Atelier - MAKING

Expertise - Sketchbook, ACad, SketchUp, Lumion, V-Ray & Photoshop

Discovering Ammar :
Hi I'm Ammar! I make pretty things! I'm a storyteller who endlessly wonders the possibilities of the road not taken and constantly ponders ways to make people’s life better.

Posted 13 Mar 2023 19:08

Muhammad Haziq BR

Name - Muhammad Haziq Bin Rosle

Role - Editorial Designer

Undergraduate - Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Malaysia

Course - Master in Architecture

Atelier - INFRASpace

Expertise - Rhino, Maya, Houdini, D5 Render & Revit // Modelling & Coordination

Discovering Haziq:
Unorthodox by nature, my interest within the architecture paradigm lies on exfoliating the influence of biological narrative within the built environment. To investigate the symbiosis between the biological and infrastructural through the phenomenological parameters are within my interest

Posted 13 Mar 2023 19:11