Architecture Portfolio 2026 by John Mokoena

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C O N T E N T S INDEX 01 About 02 Project — Threshold Pavilion 03 Site & Context 04 Concept 05 Drawings 06 Visualisation 07 Conclusion 08 Curriculum Vitae 09 Contact AZD — 02 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

P O R T R A I T A B O U T JOHN MOKOENA Architecture graduate based in Cape Town, interested in adaptive reuse, timber construction, and the space between public and private life. This portfolio brings together four years of academic and competition work. S K I L L S Design development Model making Technical detailing Hand sketching Site analysis Presentation drawing S O F T W A R E Rhino + Grasshopper AutoCAD Adobe Creative Suite Enscape Revit SketchUp AZD — 03 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

IMAGE PLACEHOLDER hero exterior view P R O J E C T 0 1 THRESHOLD PAVILION A community pavilion that mediates the edge between the public street and a quiet inner courtyard, using a lightweight timber threshold to slow the passage between the two. AZD — 04 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

Concept A community pavilion that mediates the edge between the public street and a quiet inner courtyard, using a lightweight timber threshold to slow the passage between the two. AZD — 04 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N Idea Idea Idea Idea P R O J E C T 0 1 P R O J E C T 0 1 P R O J E C T 0 1 P R O J E C T 0 1 P R O J E C T 0 1 P R O J E C T 0 1

S I T E & C O N T E X T READING THE SITE A N A L Y S I S N O T E S CIRCULATION Main pedestrian desire-line cuts diagonally across the plot, from the station to the market. SUN PATH North-facing courtyard receives full winter sun; east facade shaded by neighbouring wall. VIEWS Long view held open toward the mountain from the entry threshold. AZD — 05 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

C O N C E P T FROM WALL TO THRESHOLD The design begins with the existing boundary wall, splits it, and folds the resulting surfaces into a covered threshold that belongs to both the street and the courtyard. AZD — 06 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

D R A W I N G S — P L A N S GROUND & FIRST FLOOR AZD — 07 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

D R A W I N G S — S E C T I O N AZD — 08 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

D R A W I N G S — A X O N O M E T R I C EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC AZD — 09 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

V I S U A L I S A T I O N INTERIOR / EXTERIOR AZD — 11 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

C O N C L U S I O N PROJECT SUMMARY Threshold Pavilion resolves a long-standing gap in the streetscape, giving the neighbourhood a covered civic room that works equally well as a market overflow, a waiting area, and an informal gathering space. The strongest lesson from this project was how much a single move — splitting the boundary wall — could generate for the whole design, from structure to circulation to material palette. 480 m² G R O S S F L O O R A R E A 18 mo D E S I G N D U R A T I O N 3 S T R U C T U R A L B A Y S AZD — 12 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

D R A W I N G S — P L A N S GROUND & FIRST FLOOR AZD — 07 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

AZD — 07 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

D R A W I N G S — S E C T I O N AZD — 08 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

D R A W I N G S — A X O N O M E T R I C Elevations AZD — 09 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N Material palette Main pedestrian desire-line cuts diagonally across the plot, from the station to the market. Main pedestrian desire-line cuts diagonally across the plot, from the station to the market. Main pedestrian desire-line cuts diagonally across the plot, from the station to the market. Main pedestrian desire-line cuts diagonally across the plot, from the station to the market.

V I S U A L I S A T I O N INTERIOR / EXTERIOR AZD — 11 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E JOHN MOKOENA E D U C A T I O N 2022 – 2026 BAS (Hons) Architecture, University of Cape Town 2021 National Senior Certificate, Cape Town E X P E R I E N C E 2025 (Summer) Intern architect, Studio Ubomi, Cape Town 2024 (Summer) Design assistant, local design-build NGO A W A R D S 2025 Dean's Merit List 2024 Student competition, honourable mention AZD — 13 / 14T H R E S H O L D P A V I L I O N

JOHN MOKOENA A R C H I T E C T U R A L D E S I G N E R / S T U D E N T john.mokoena@email.com +27 71 000 0000 johnmokoena.design linkedin.com/in/johnmokoena

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