TABLE OF CONTENTS 

TITLE PAGE...........................................................................................................i 

CERTIFICATION..................................................................................................ii 

DEDICATION.......................................................................................................iii 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.....................................................................................iv 

ABSTRACT...........................................................................................................vi 

TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................vii 

LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................x 

LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................xi

 LIST OF PLATES.................................................................................................xiv 

Chapter ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………….………..…....1 

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY……….………………….…..……..….2 

1.2 STATEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEM………………..……...9 

1.3 AIM OF THE STUDY………………………………………….…………..10 

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY…………………………….……………..10 

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY………………………….……… …....11 

1.6 MOTIVATION……………………………………………….….…….……12 

1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY…………….……………...13 

1.8 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………….....…..14 

1.9 REFERENCES…………………………………………………..….......…...15 

Chapter TWO

2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE…………………………………………..19 

2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND………………………………………19 

2.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK……………………………..……….26 

2.3 CASE STUDIES …………………………………….…………...…….30

 2.3.1 NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja (1)……………….30 

2.3.2 NYSC Orientation Camp Awgu, Enugu, Enugu State. (2)……………..38 

2.3.3. NYSC Orientation Camp, Nonwa-Gbam, Rivers State. (3)………….....46 

2.4 CASE STUDY OF ADAPTABLE SPACES ……………………..50 

2.4.1 The Casino De Paris, France (4)……………………………..………….50 

2.4.2 Marie Jujurieux, France (5)……………………………………………...52 

2.4.3 Bunyonyi Community School (6)……………………………………….55

2.4.4 Heartwood Conference Center, and Camp Retreat, Trego, Wisconsin, United States. (7)………………………………….……..59 

2.5 REFERENCES………………………………………………………….69 

Chapter THREE

3.0 GENERAL PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS………………….72 

3.1 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS……………………………………..…..73 

3.1.1 SECURITY…………………………………………………………….73

3.1.2 HOUSING……………………………………………………………...75 

3.1.3 SPACES FOR SOCIALISATION/INTERACTION………………….77 

3.1.4 CIRCULATION………………………………………………………...81 

3.1.5 FIRE SAFETY ………………………………………………………...86 

3.1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS……………………………………88 

3.1.7 LIGHTING…………………………………………………………….90 

3.1.8 VENTILATION………………………………………………………..95 

3.1.9 VEGETATION…………………………………………………………97 

3.1.10 ORIENTATION…………………………………………………...….100 

3.2 PLANNING PRINCIPLES FOR CAMPS…………………………...102 

3.3 PLANNING PRINCIPLES FOR ADAPTABLE SPACES………….105 

3.4.2 THE PRINCIPLES…………………………………………………....108

 3.5 ADAPTABLE APPROACHES TO FLEXIBILITY (A case study)…121 

3.5.1 Non-kinetic approaches………………………………………………...121 

3.5.2 Kinetic approaches……………………………………………………..125 

3.6 REFERENCES ……………………………………………………….132 

Chapter FOUR

4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS……………………..…...134 

4.1 SITE LOCATION STUDIES (Abuja, FCT.)…………………………..143 

4.2 SITE CHARACTER AND ANALYSIS…………………………..…...156 

4.2.1 Geographical Location of the site and Katampe Extension…………...156 

4.2.2 Choice of Location…………………………………………………….159 

4.2.3 Geology, Soil and Land Capability…………………………………….161 

4.2.4 Climatic Analysis………………………………………………………163 

4.2.5 Terrain, Topography and vegetation of Katampe Extension………….165

4.2.6 SITE ANALYSIS………………………………...………………….166 

4.3 CHARACTERISTIC HOUSING PROBLEM IN ABUJA AS A WARM-WET CLIMATE REGION ……………………………...…169 

4.3.1 Design Solution and Recommendations in the FCT……………….…170 

4.4 SPACE REQUIREMENT AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS…..……171

 4.5 SPACE PROGRAMME…………………………………………..……188 

4.6 DESIGN CRITERIA………………………………………………..….197 

4.7 REFERENCES………………………………………………………..200 

Chapter FIVE

5.0 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY……………………………………………....202 

5.0.1 When order meets flexibility…………………………………………..202 

5.1 DESIGN CONCEPT AND SYNTHESIS…………………………..….204 

5.1.1 Planning concept………………………………………………………206 

5.1.2 Methods to achieve adaptable spaces……………………………….….208 

5.2 DESIGN CONTRIBUTION…………………………...……………....209 

5.3 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS……...210

 5.3.1 Summary…………………………………………………………….…210

 5.3.2 Conclusions ……………………………………………………….…...210 

5.3.3 Recommendations……………………………………………………...211 

5.4 REFERENCES……………………………………………………..…..212 

APPENDIX……………………………………….………………………..…..214 

BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………...………………..…….220