"EKO TOWER" DESIGN OF AN OFFICE COMPLEX FOR LAGOS STATE DEVLOPMENT AND PROPERTY CORPORATION ( I n t e r p l a y of Building of Forms and Shapes on Space Flexibility in office Design)
"EKO TOWER" DESIGN OF AN OFFICE COMPLEX FOR LAGOS STATE DEVLOPMENT AND PROPERTY CORPORATION ( I n t e r p l a y of Building of Forms and Shapes on Space Flexibility in office Design)
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1992-12
Authors
AMOS, OLADIPO OLUFEMI
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Abstract
The introduction of the Second Tier Foreign Exchange
Market by the ruling military regime has brought about many business
outfits springing upon a daily basis. Thus there is the need for a well
planed office environment where creative thinking communications and
. adequate dissemination of information could be achieved.
The thesis therefore shall feature principally corporate
architecture with special focus on the concept of space flexibility.
This concept of space shall be examined within the context of the
science of space flexibility in an ideal office design as well as
feature general philosophies of office architecture.
Chapter 1 of the thesis features the preambles and the aims
and objectives couplet) with the realisation of the scheme as well as
• the research methodology employed in the thesis. The second
chapter examines the relevant literature on what office is, its
functions , types and merits and demerits.
The successive chapters feature the phenomenon and concept
of space and form composition in architecture and the relevant
case studies of existing offices or corporate outfits both local and
international with a view of realising the basic facts involved in
design of offices. The later chapters comprise the study of the
site area and the design brief as well as other functional
requirements. The last chapter concludes and states the contributions
and suggestions to the architectural education.
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A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate school, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
t h e award of Master of Science in Architecture.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
FACULTY, OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA - NIGERIA
DECEMBER, 1992
Keywords
EKO TOWER, DESIGN, OFFICE COMPLEX, LAGOS, DEVELOPMENT, PROPERTY, CORPORATION