ADAPTATION OF TRADITIONAL DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR KANO STATE HISTORY AND CULTURE BUREAU COMPLEX
ADAPTATION OF TRADITIONAL DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR KANO STATE HISTORY AND CULTURE BUREAU COMPLEX
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1989-08
Authors
ABDULHAMID, MUKHTAR
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Abstract
There is a growing concern from different communities
towards the continuous decline of their traditional heritage.
This declined is brought about by the industrialized
society. One third of the world's population faces the
strains of adopting to the impositions of modern
architectural style -Traditional style not considered fit
from the beginning of the twentieth century.
Hausa land is not left out from the present confusion of
accepting modern style brought about by the industrial
society. Many traditional buildings in Kano are fast
disappearing and some are losing their traditional out-look
due to infiltration of modern culture into our traditional
cities.
In the design of Kano State History and Culture Bureau
Building, traditional culture played an important role.
Three concepts of Hausa traditional designs are employed.
They are: the concept of versatility, which is the building
is only two stories reflecting the traditional concept of
vertical height. Other concepts are the use of large, open
courtyard; the concept of decorations on the building wall,
the use of less glass area at various approaches to the
building. And
the concept of space-Hierarchy of space in domestic
traditional architecture. The product of the design is
the combination of traditional culture with that of
modern conception of space-Hybrid concept.
In whole, there is the complete adaptation of
traditional design concept in the office design of the
Bureau and at the same time utilizing the modern
architectural and planning ideas of office design in the
Bureau's complex. The building is an overall semblance of a
Hausa land Architecture - Kano in particular. The result is
Architecture of regional identity peculiar to Hausa region
and at the same time looking aesthetically modern.
Description
A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School,
Ahmadu Bello University, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the Degree of a Master of
Science in Architecture
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
August, 1989.
Keywords
ADAPTATION,, TRADITIONAL,, DESIGN,, KANO STATE, HISTORY,, CULTURE,, BUREAU COMPLEX.