<p>&nbsp;          <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS&nbsp;</b></p><p>TITLE PAGE...........................................................................................................i&nbsp;</p><p>CERTIFICATION..................................................................................................ii&nbsp;</p><p>DEDICATION.......................................................................................................iii&nbsp;</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.....................................................................................iv&nbsp;</p><p>ABSTRACT...........................................................................................................vi&nbsp;</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................vii&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................x&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................xi</p><p>&nbsp;LIST OF PLATES.................................................................................................xiv&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter ONE

………………………………………………….…….….……0&nbsp;</p><p>1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………….………..…....1&nbsp;</p><p>1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY……….………………….…..……..….2&nbsp;</p><p>1.2 STATEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEM………………..……...9&nbsp;</p><p>1.3 AIM OF THE STUDY………………………………………….…………..10&nbsp;</p><p>1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY…………………………….……………..10&nbsp;</p><p>1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY………………………….……… …....11&nbsp;</p><p>1.6 MOTIVATION……………………………………………….….…….……12&nbsp;</p><p>1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY…………….……………...13&nbsp;</p><p>1.8 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………….....…..14&nbsp;</p><p>1.9 REFERENCES…………………………………………………..….......…...15&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter TWO

……………………………………………………….….…..18&nbsp;</p><p>2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE…………………………………………..19&nbsp;</p><p>2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND………………………………………19&nbsp;</p><p>2.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK……………………………..……….26&nbsp;</p><p>2.3 CASE STUDIES …………………………………….…………...…….30</p><p>&nbsp;2.3.1 NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja (1)……………….30&nbsp;</p><p>2.3.2 NYSC Orientation Camp Awgu, Enugu, Enugu State. (2)……………..38&nbsp;</p><p>2.3.3. NYSC Orientation Camp, Nonwa-Gbam, Rivers State. (3)………….....46&nbsp;</p><p>2.4 CASE STUDY OF ADAPTABLE SPACES ……………………..50&nbsp;</p><p>2.4.1 The Casino De Paris, France (4)……………………………..………….50&nbsp;</p><p>2.4.2 Marie Jujurieux, France (5)……………………………………………...52&nbsp;</p><p>2.4.3 Bunyonyi Community School (6)……………………………………….55 <br></p><p> 2.4.4 Heartwood Conference Center, and Camp Retreat, Trego, Wisconsin, United States. (7)………………………………….……..59&nbsp;</p><p>2.5 REFERENCES………………………………………………………….69&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter THREE

...………………………………………………….….…..71&nbsp;</p><p>3.0 GENERAL PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS………………….72&nbsp;</p><p>3.1 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS……………………………………..…..73&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.1 SECURITY…………………………………………………………….73</p><p>3.1.2 HOUSING……………………………………………………………...75&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.3 SPACES FOR SOCIALISATION/INTERACTION………………….77&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.4 CIRCULATION………………………………………………………...81&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.5 FIRE SAFETY ………………………………………………………...86&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS……………………………………88&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.7 LIGHTING…………………………………………………………….90&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.8 VENTILATION………………………………………………………..95&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.9 VEGETATION…………………………………………………………97&nbsp;</p><p>3.1.10 ORIENTATION…………………………………………………...….100&nbsp;</p><p>3.2 PLANNING PRINCIPLES FOR CAMPS…………………………...102&nbsp;</p><p>3.3 PLANNING PRINCIPLES FOR ADAPTABLE SPACES………….105&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.2 THE PRINCIPLES…………………………………………………....108</p><p>&nbsp;3.5 ADAPTABLE APPROACHES TO FLEXIBILITY (A case study)…121&nbsp;</p><p>3.5.1 Non-kinetic approaches………………………………………………...121&nbsp;</p><p>3.5.2 Kinetic approaches……………………………………………………..125&nbsp;</p><p>3.6 REFERENCES ……………………………………………………….132&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

......………………………………………………….…….133&nbsp;</p><p>4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS……………………..…...134&nbsp;</p><p>4.1 SITE LOCATION STUDIES (Abuja, FCT.)…………………………..143&nbsp;</p><p>4.2 SITE CHARACTER AND ANALYSIS…………………………..…...156&nbsp;</p><p>4.2.1 Geographical Location of the site and Katampe Extension…………...156&nbsp;</p><p>4.2.2 Choice of Location…………………………………………………….159&nbsp;</p><p>4.2.3 Geology, Soil and Land Capability…………………………………….161&nbsp;</p><p>4.2.4 Climatic Analysis………………………………………………………163&nbsp;</p><p>4.2.5 Terrain, Topography and vegetation of Katampe Extension………….165 <br></p><p> 4.2.6 SITE ANALYSIS………………………………...………………….166&nbsp;</p><p>4.3 CHARACTERISTIC HOUSING PROBLEM IN ABUJA AS A WARM-WET CLIMATE REGION ……………………………...…169&nbsp;</p><p>4.3.1 Design Solution and Recommendations in the FCT……………….…170&nbsp;</p><p>4.4 SPACE REQUIREMENT AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS…..……171</p><p>&nbsp;4.5 SPACE PROGRAMME…………………………………………..……188&nbsp;</p><p>4.6 DESIGN CRITERIA………………………………………………..….197&nbsp;</p><p>4.7 REFERENCES………………………………………………………..200&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

......……………………………………………….…….…..201&nbsp;</p><p>5.0 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY……………………………………………....202&nbsp;</p><p>5.0.1 When order meets flexibility…………………………………………..202&nbsp;</p><p>5.1 DESIGN CONCEPT AND SYNTHESIS…………………………..….204&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.1 Planning concept………………………………………………………206&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.2 Methods to achieve adaptable spaces……………………………….….208&nbsp;</p><p>5.2 DESIGN CONTRIBUTION…………………………...……………....209&nbsp;</p><p>5.3 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS……...210</p><p>&nbsp;5.3.1 Summary…………………………………………………………….…210</p><p>&nbsp;5.3.2 Conclusions ……………………………………………………….…...210&nbsp;</p><p>5.3.3 Recommendations……………………………………………………...211&nbsp;</p><p>5.4 REFERENCES……………………………………………………..…..212&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX……………………………………….………………………..…..214&nbsp;</p><p>BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………...………………..…….220&nbsp;</p>