AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NIGERIA

“The benefits of providing affordable housing are far reaching and could provide the well needed job creation and empowerment for the Nigerian

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Project Info

LOCATION Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

INDUSTRY TYPE Affordable Residential Housing

AREAS OF FOCUS Universal Design

Local Community Prospect and Refuge Theory

FORM GIVERS Social Economical Cultural

BASELINE

STANDARDS Nigerian National Building Code

MENTORS

OLAWALE DANIELS MTECH

R.Arc MCArc ARCON

|Tomgate consults | Grey Daniels Architects

ALEXANDER AKPAN, R. Engr. (COREN), MIAEE. Executive Director - Technical Sales, Operations, Strategy Energy, Power & Utilities

Objective

The objective of this project was to propose a project area that did not exceed 10,000 square feet.

Residential Design Project(Spring 2022)

The Issue

In Nigeria, private developers have been building homes over the past decade as a fastgrowing population and a surge in migration from rural areas to the cities creating a squeeze the housing supply. Due to massive demand, high construction costs, and poor market research by developers, developers have built new two- and three-bedroom houses that few Nigerians need or can afford, say, experts.

“There are empty houses all over the major urban centers of Nigeria,” he told reporters. “It is illogical to say we have that housing deficit when (we) have empty houses.”Chigoziri Onuoha

In Lagos and other large Nigerian cities, online searches of houses for sale reveal that most homes for sale are large, family homes with an annual rent of more than 1 million naira (about $2400), nearly three times the annual minimum wage, and sixty-six percent of Nigerians are working class, and sixty percent are under forty and single.

About Lagos

Lagos is a melting pot of cultural traditions. The city has a lively growing arts scene, which is as much evident on the streets and in personal celebrations as in formal settings.

Lagos has been a significant contributor to the Nigerian Modernist scene. The city has embraced Nigerian Modernism in the postcolonial era, which is evident in its art and architecture,

Lagos is the second most populous city in Africa with a population of 14.8 million as of 2015 within the city.

Concept Statement

The concept is to turn a high-end residential home into a more affordable home for a middle-class household. The design would focus on meeting the basic requirements of safety and health required in a home without compromising comfort, aesthetic quality, and convenience to the residents.

Investigative Questions

Universal Design Affordability

What does affordable mean?

Should housing developments include universal design features?

What kinds of housing should be planned for individual and families living here?

Universal design creates housing that is usable, meaning it can be used by people with or without disabilities without the need for adaptation.

Affordable housing must be accessible for all people and intentionally create spaces for people with disabilities.

What makes a home affordable?

Prospect And Refuge Theory

What is Prospect?

What is Refuge ?

Affordable housing is housing that a household can pay for, while still having money left over for other necessities like food, transportation, and health care. That means that what’s considered “affordable” depends on a household’s income.

Prospect-refuge theory suggests that spaces we find most acceptable to be in present us with great opportunity, yet we must be in a place of safety at the time.

Case Study Research

Universal Design Cottages at Greenwood

The Cottages at Greenwood were designed with three goals in mind: universal design, green design, and affordability. Rather than viewing.

The Cottages at Greenwood have incorporated Universal Design features into their houses from the very beginning, following the philosophy that Universal Design really is beneficial for everyone

Affordable Housing Comprehensive Design Services

Nigerite is a leading building components company in Nigeria that offers roofing, ceiling, walling, cladding and flooring materials.

More recently the company introduced integrated building systems (IBS) technology, a dry and lightweight construction method suitable for mass housing.

The Edgar Kaufmann House, 1936

In this house, the interior space is compressed as low as the ceiling heights, while the outside space is defined by light and an unlimited scale.

Therefore, as a refuge space, whether private or public, the whole inside contrasts with the changing outside perspective. The inside prospect is formed based on controlling the relative scale of the interior spaces