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The Water House is one of the few remaining residential buildings that showcases Brazilian architectural style in Nigeria. The building is located in Kakawa street, downtown Lagos, Lagos Island and built in the 19th century during the era of the Lagos colony. It was owned and inhabited by Candido Da Rocha. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Between the years 1924 and 1930, [1] an outbreak of bubonic plague occurred in colonial Lagos and as a measure to clear swamps and provide housing facilities with better sanitary conditions, colonial authorities inaugurated the Lagos Executive Development Board.The first Nigeria Secretary to LEDB is Olayinka Kingpaul [2] In addition, to swamp clearance, the board's responsibilities included ...
Eko Atlantic, officially Nigeria International Commerce city, also known as Eko Atlantic City, is a planned city in Lagos State, Nigeria, being constructed on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean. [3] Upon completion, the new peninsula is anticipating at least 250,000 residents and a daily flow of 150,000 commuters. The development is also ...
Nearly 3,000 people lost their homes to the demolition exercise. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Two months after the partial demolition, a Serac housing affiliate known as the Urban Spaces Innovation developed a regeneration plan for Makoko that would bring the community together with academics, non-profits, and international consultants.
[1] [2] The Washington Post reported that a majority of Lagos residents live in face-me-I-face-you buildings. [3] Tenement buildings (also called face-me-I-face-you) have lasted for a very long time, arguably since the days when Africans moved away from building huts. The buildings were initially to occupy large families with many wives and ...
Elevation view of the Panthéon, Paris principal façade Floor plans of the Putnam House. A house plan [1] is a set of construction or working drawings (sometimes called blueprints) that define all the construction specifications of a residential house such as the dimensions, materials, layouts, installation methods and techniques.
Gwarimpa Estate is a developed district situated in Phase 3, in the capital city of Nigeria, Abuja. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the largest single housing estate in Nigeria and in West Africa. [ 3 ] The mega housing estate consist of some of the most elegant architectural designs with good roads networks and expensive houses.
Mbari is a visual art form practiced by the Igbo people in southeast Nigeria consisting of a sacred two-story house constructed as a propitiatory rite. [22] Mbari houses of the Owerri -Igbo, which are large opened-sided square planned shelters contain many life-sized, painted figures (sculpted in mud to appease the Alusi (deity) and Ala , the ...