DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (IES) PROJECT

CERTIFICATION

This project report on staff club house for Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria is submitted by Ajayi Isreal Oluwasogo to the department of architecture of Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin as a prerequisite and in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of National Diploma (ND) in the architecture of Kwara State Polytechnic harm.

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ARC B.Y.F AZEEZ DATE

(Project Coordinator)

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ARC TOMORI DATE

(Project Supervisor)

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External Moderator DATE

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ARC J.O JOSEPH DATE

(H.O.D)

DEDICATION

This work is dedicated to the master designer Almighty God, on the other hand to my lovely family who has been giving me support both financially and morally.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My profound gratitude goes to the Almighty God for keeping me alive, guiding me and granting me the strength to continue my educational pursuit to this level.

I sincerely appreciate the tremendous and tireless effort of my parent Mr. and Mrs. Ajayi, I pray you will live long to reap the fruit of your labour. My brothers and sisters Oluwole, Dele, Debora, Iyabode I say a big thanks to you all.

Also a note of appreciation goes to all the staff of the department of architecture for their useful comments on my effort to write this piece I am indebted to give thanks to you all.

Finally I acknowledge my friends and colleagues Adewale, Tosin, Shade, Ismail, Seun, Tunde, also I appreciate the effort of my mentor, Kolawole Idowu, may God repay you all for your kind assistance. Olu, Peter, Taye, (Captain) I cannot forget you guys till I die thanks a lot.

And more also to my lovers and sweetheart like Gift, Precious, Abiola, Blessing I am saying thanks for standing by me throughout the project.

PREFACE

The main objective of this write up is to combine with a reasonable scope a comprehensive study of the principle guiding the design and planning of a staff club house for Kwara State Polytechnic llorin taking reference from the existing ones.

This write up on a staff club house is part of the requirement for the award of Higher National Diploma (H.N.D) in Architectural technology of Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin.

It contains a write up on the preliminary stage of the case study, climatic condition of the chosen site (Kwara Polytechnic Premises) the design scope analysis space allocation standard design concept planning and materials finishing and some other important factors.

I believe that this project work will be of great benefit (Educationally) to whoever read it particularly those who may want to embark on a project of this type.

TABLE OF CONTENT

PROJECT TITLE

CERTIFICATION

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

PREFACE

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 CLUBBING

1.3 THE IMPORTANCE OF CLUBBING

1.4 CLUBBING SEEN AS RECREATION

1.5 NEED FOR GUIDANCE

1.6 OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION

1.7 RECREATION AND HEALTH

1.8. RECREATION AND CRIME

1.9 RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY

CHAPTER TWO

2.1 DEFINITIONS/INSIGHTS

21.2 WHAT IS A CLUB

2.1.3 WHAT IS A SOCIAL CLUB

2.1.4 WHAT IS HOUSE?

2.1.5 WHAT IS A CLUBING?

2.1.6 WHO IS A CLUBITER?

2.1.7 WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF A CLUB HOUSE?

22.1 CATEGORIES OF CLUB HOUSE

2.2.2 RELIGION SOCIETIES

2.2.3 WARD ASSOCIATION

2.2.4 PRIVATE CLUB HOUSE

2.2.5 CORPORATE CLUB HOUSE

2.2.6 INSTITUTIONAL CLUB HOUSE

2.3.1 WHAT IS LEISURE

2.3.2 WHAT ARE LEISURE ACTIVITIES

2.3.3 ABOUT LEISURE

2.3.4 LEISURE AND WORK

2.5 FACTORS INFLUENCING CLUBBING

2.5.1 PEOPLE

2.52 EDUCATION

2.5.3 MONEY

2.5.4 TIME

2.5.5 OCCUPATION

2.5.6 MOBILITY

2.5.7 COMMUNICATION

2.5.8 SUPPLY

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 CASE STUDIES

3.1CASE STUDY ONE

3.2 OFFA CLUB HOUSE

3.2.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

3.2.2 MERIT

3.2.3 DEMERIT

3.2.4 GENERAL INTRODUCTION

3.3 CASE STUDY TWO

3.3.1 ITC CLUB HOUSE ILORIN

3.3.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

3.3.3 MERIT

3.3.4 DEMERIT

3.3.5 DEDUCTION

3.4 CASE STUDY THREE

3.4.1 DE BIG CLUB HOUSE

3.4.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

3.4.3 MERIT

3.4.4 DEMERIT

3.4.5 DEDUCTION

CHAPTER FOUR

4.O THE RESEARCH PROJECT

4.1 PREAMBLES

4.2 INTRODUCTION

4.2.1 PROJECT TITLE

4.2.2 PROJECT LOCATION

4.2.3 CLIENT

4.2.4 PROJECT PROFILE

4.2.5 THE SET AIMS

4.2.6 THE SET OBJECTIVES

4.3 THE SET GOALS

4.4 A CASE FOR THE PRESENT PROJECT WORK

4.5 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURES

4.5.1 LAND USE PATTERN

4.5.2 EDUCATION FACILITIES

4.5.3 HEALTH FACILITIES

4.5.4 SOCIAL-CU LTURAL FACI LITI ES

4.5.5 TRANSPORT FACILITIES

4.5.6 PUBLIC UTILITIES

4.5.7 PARKS/OPEN SPACE

5.5.8 OUTDOOR SPORT FACILITIES

5.6 HISTORICAL PROFILE OF KWARA STATE POLTECHNIC

5.6.1 KWARA STATE

5.6.2 ILORIN, THE POLYTECHNIC CITY

5.6.3 PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE LOCALITY

5.6.3.1 GEOLOGY/SOIL

5.6.3.2 CLIMATE

5.6.3.3 TEMPERATURE

5.6.3.4 RAINFALL

5.6.3.5 RELATIVE HUMIDITY

5.6.3.6 WINDS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTON

CLUBBING

Clubbing is thought about as an activity carried on in ones spare time. It has a long tradition that is probably as ancient as work itself. However, with the advent of industrialization in the 18 century and 19th century, social thinkers started seeing the importance of leisure or rather of time made free by reduction of factory work. However, after almost a century and half, sociologist has failed to reach an agreement either on the dynamics or on the specific properties of leisure as a phenomenon; or its implications’ For instance, Karl max considered work in itself as the prime need of man. He also started that only the collective ownership of ‘machines will enable man kind to gain free time, hence, space for human development.

During the 2O” century, leisure as a fact has proved more complex and ambiguous. However, around the 1920’s the first empirical sociologist studies on leisure appeared both in Europe and United state. The eight hours working day stimulated the hope and the concern of social reforms and led to the first convention of the international congress on workers’ spare time. The need for organized leisure was thus perceived as a corollary of the reduction in working hours. Furthermore, the changing nature of society and the growing satisfaction of leisure scholarly work, suggests that educators, planners and practitioners from all occupations must focus their orientation within the context of the total human experience. Definitions of leisure and clubbing in the first three decades of the 2O’ century relied on the analysis of number and expenditure of participant engaged in leisure pursuits.

Later studies examined the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of participants.

These later studies understood the importance of social aggregate variables — age, race, income, education, occupation and mobility as the most important factors influencing leisure activity.

While social aggregate variables remain important, they have less apparent effect on leisure choice now that various forms of social indices are being altered. This change has resulted in the analysis of leisure and clubbing on the basis of participant attitudes, behaviour, satisfaction and motives.

For the fact that clubbing is a common phenomenon irrespective of how, when and different people carry them out its effect on the people derive from clubbing apart from the ready pleasures. Also to be found out is the impact clubbing has on the general public and why we have to be performed by different forms of clubbing activities to be performed by different individuals or groups of individuals at different times. ‘Ultimately, one may ask; how are these factors affecting the need and demand for leisure time activities in the urban centres of Nigeria viewed and seen? Are the various governments, both at the federal, state and local levels aware of the implications of the social changes on leisure time activities? To what extent are Nigerian towns equipped to provide adequate and efficient opportunities for leisure for the residents? Are the existing facilities, if any, successful presentation of clubbing and leisure and their facilities from different agles.”

1.2 CLUBBING

Clubbing is the refreshment of ones mind or body after labour through diverse activities, entertainment etc.

Clubbing can be understood to be any activities that gives pleasure and is engaged in form of choice and not of necessity.

The average adult must spend a certain number of hours daily at some kind ‘of work in order to earn a living or to care for a family. The growing child must attend school regularly; playing, sleeping and other task usually take a definite amount of time each day. But it is seldom necessary for people to devote all their time to these occupations. Most of us have some time in which we can do things for the sole reason that we find it doing them. Such activities are called clubbing.

1.3 THE IMPORTANCE OF CLUBBING

Real clubbing is something which, not only gives us pleasure, but also helps to renew, or create the mind and the body. Therefore, the kind of clubbing we engaged in its important to all of us. It becomes increasingly important as machines take over more of our work. Man now spends few hours earning his living than he did fifty or one hundred years ago. The trend towards shorter working hour continues. Thus man finds himself with more and more time for clubbing. If he spends this time wisely, he can help him to discover new talents, and to improve himself both physically and mentally. Society in general reaches a higher level of culture when large numbers of persons have time to develop their personalities and interest to the fullest possible extent. For this reasons clubbing is of social as well as individual importance.

1.4 CLUBBING SEEN AS RECREATION

Any activity that gives pleasure and is engaged in form of choice not from necessity can be considered recreation in general; but term is more specifically applied to those activities which call for physical or mental participation. For example, when he hike, swim, play base-ball, or build a model, airplane we are engaging in active recreation, but when we watch a motion picture or a tennis match we are engaging in passive recreation. Therefore such leisure time occupation is more aptly termed amusements.

Recreation which give us something to do stimulated us more than amusements we merely look at or listen to. If a person is gain the greatest benefit from his recreation, a large share of it should be active recreation.

Recreation can help a person develop a well and fulfilled life. He can do this by choosing a recreation which offers a different type of activity from that pursued in his daily work. For example, a person who works at a desk all day may obtain great benefit and pleasure from some form of sport. But a factory worker engaging in monotonous operations may find more creative satisfaction in some kind of craft work.

1.5 NEED FOR GUIDANCE

Survey show that most people’s especially young people need guidance in the use of their free time. The home, the school, the church and various organizations can provide such guidance in many cases. But families of low income often lack the means to given their children proper recreation. If the child has no where else to go, the streets usually becomes his playground. There he joins others like himself, and together they form gangs.

The’ lack of wholesome outlet for energies and interest often leads these gangs to seek dangerous form of amusements. For example, they may break into vacant houses, hitch hike on passing cars or engage in fight with rival gangs. Lack of money sometimes drives them to commit petty theft. Children subjected to such influences frequently become juvenile delinquents and eventually criminals. The cost to the community of dealing with such problems often far exceeds the cost of providing adequate recreational facilities.

1.6 OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION

Opportunities for wholesome recreation are provided by private organizations and through municipal, state and federal agencies. Great progress has been made in this respect, especially since about 1900. But provisions still fall short of the needs, particularly the needs of people in small towns, rural areas and congested city slums. More provisions for recreation are needed for people in the lower income levels. Such people usually can not take advantage of free state or national parks; for example, because they can not afford the cost of transportation to the parks. Their children often find themselves with nothing to do during summer vacation periods. Racial and social discriminations may bar them from using many recreation facilities.

1.7 RECREATION AND HEALTH

Since all work and no play makes jack a dull boy; it should be a recognized fact that active participation in recreation contributes to the physical well being of the individuals. The primary contribution to healthy happy living. According to Dr. Richard Cabot, “when we give play recreation and the other popular arts their proper places besides fine arts, we shall then the popular error which degrades play to a mental instrument”.

Recreation is the refreshment of body and mind so a person with some burden on his mind could relax and forget his problem while in a recreation ground. If he goes there quite often, he could be able to save himself from having high blood pressure which leads to hypertension. With exercises on a recreation ground, one can get himself into a proper shape; prevent excess fat that could cling to his heart, which could cause failure. Definitely, the attainment of good health is not the primary motive of recreation but it is one of the achievable ends from recreation.

1.8 RECREATION AND CRIME

Recreation can be said to be a potential agent in the prevention of crime and delinquency. This is because these vices are likely to flourish more in a favourable atmosphere, in a community where idleness seems to be the order of the day. Since “the idle brain is the devils workshop” people, especially children are bound to be bored when they stay doing nothing. It is generally understood that children or young people who are busily engaged in one recreation or the other can not be committing crimes some where at the same time. This is because they can not divide that the absence of the recreation is the major cause or source of crime and delinquency neither am I tipping it as the best cure. Sociologically, we can understand that recreation grounds provide a venue where people can gather and have fun and feel free. The interaction of some people can lead to the learning of criminal behaviour is learnt and not inherited. According to them, the principal part of learning criminal behaviour occurs within intimate personal groups a lot of his time with a bad play group; he could become a criminal because of isolation from anti-criminal-patterns.

1.9 RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY

Providing recreational facilities is usually one of the secondary goals of many communities. People play together for familiarity and friendship among them. Sometimes different forces tend to separate people into many groups as a result of differences in economic status, social positions, race, creed, nationality, education, cultural background, distrust and dislike etc and this usually bring hospitality among our fellow men ending up in lack of neighbourliness.

Recreation enables community s

Solidarity since people would come together and interact in free environment. They could discuss their problem in a lighter mood. The emergent goals of providing recreational facilities in one are closely related to the basic need of every individual to interact socially with other human beings.

In recreation centres, people make friends and this is what is known as “peer group”. Peer group are the most influential agents of socialization in the life of an individual. Socialization is a type of education. One develops ideas about norms, roles; system of social control and what have you, from one’s play group. The social skills permit an individual to interact successfully within the society.

CHAPTER TWO

2.1 DEFINITIONS / INSIGHTS

2.1.2 WHAT IS A CLUB?

A club is defined by the “advance learners” dictionary, as a society of ladies and gentlemen with common interest in leisure activities and who meet regularly at an appointed venue for this purpose. And from this definition, it is implicit that the group members may belong to different ways of life.

2.1.3 WHAT IS A SOCIAL CLUB?

SOCIAL CLUB: Is an association or society which is made up to two or more people, people which are united by a common interest

2.1.4 WHAT IS HOUSE ?

HOUSE: Is a building or structure serving as dwelling place or residence for one or more persons.

2.1.5 WHAT IS A SOCIAL CLUB HOUSE?

SOCIAL CLUB HOUSE: Can be defined as a building setaside for people which belongs to a particular club to meet,, discuss and perform some recreational or sporting activities.

2.1.6 WHAT IS CLUBBING?

Clubbing could be defined as an art and process of socialization involving a group people bound by a common interest in a variety of leisure activities.

It could also be defined as an attitude or a habit whereby an individual finds solace mostly in being in the company of his peers for self-exploration and self-fulfillment during leisure.

The word clubbing can in fact be used to refer to attendance at various club/social activities.

2.1.7 WHO IS A CLU BITE?

A clubite is a socialite who Es a member of an organized social club. For instance, late Bobby Benson was a clubite.

This phrase is also a common slang in most of the clubs covered by our research. For instance the island club of Lagos refers to Chief J.K Randles who is a founding member as clubite J.K Randless.

2.2.1 WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF A CLUB HOUSE?

A club house provides a solid structure as shelter where member convene regularly.

It serves as a forum for social interaction among peers.

It provides facility and encouragement for social and recreational se If- indulgence.

It allows temporary escape from boredom of industrial/commercial hustle and hustle.

It serves as members’ talk-shop on current affairs.

It provides temporary accommodation for attendants and their guests.

It is an organized pleasure centre.

2.2.2 CATEGORIES OF CLUB HOUSE

A club house can be classified according to the type of activities and proprietorship associated with it.

2.2.3 RELIGION SOCIETIES

These are associations of people bound by the same religious faith. Their club house is usually the shrine of worship, the mosque or the church. The focus of their pursuit is solely spiritual e.g AMORC, MSS, FCS, etc. There are no relaxation/recreation facilities, etc.

2.2.4 WARD ASSOCIATION

These are group of people from a particular locality. Their interest is towards physical and social development of their neighbourhood. In most cases, the house of the chairman or the ward-headed serves as their meeting venue and this holds only when necessary. The main focus is the collection of levies for development works such as maintenance, school, etc. These type of clubs do not provide for recreational or relaxation facilities either.

2.2.5 PRIVATE CLUB HOUSE

This is an organized social group with the Chief aim of exploring pleasure during leisure. But as the name implies, it is owned by an individual who throws membership open to any interested public members.

Here, the entire management is in the hand of the sole-proprietor. He has power to veto all resolutions taken by the clubs general meetings if such are against his business interest.

Here, the facilities are not normally adequate. Most proprietors concentrate on accommodation, canteen services and discotheque facilities e.g. The Lord club in Maryland in Lagos.

2.2.6 CORPORATE CLUB HOUSE

This is the type of a club house that answers the imports of our earlier definitions, it is normally owned by a group of socialites who are interested in the exploitation and exploration of their leisure for self-realization and self fulfillment.

This club house has all the facilities necessary for recreation, relaxation, entertainment, and temporary accommodation.

It has both indoor and outdoor facilities and allows the attendants and clubites the benefit of temporarily living in another heaven on earth.

The main focus is the realization of self-fulfillment and creation of a utopia of equality among all men. It is all freedom which is well defined within the scope of socio-cultural norms of the society.

This type of a club is not run for profit. Members subscribe money for its upkeep and obtain services at factory prices.

All member have equal vote and it shows a good example of an ideal democratic setting

Example are, Island club house in Race course at Tafwa Balewa Square Lagos, the Arcade club of Nigeria in T.B.S., Lagos, the Country club of Nigeria, Ikeja, Lagos, the Ilorin club Ilorin, the Recreation club Osogbo, etc.

2.3.1 INSTITUTIONAL CLUB HOUSE

This is a club house owned by workers of a particular firm or service.

The structural component may be provided by the institution who then hands-over the management to the respondent members.

The chief aims here are bi-focal. One intention is to keep the workers confined to the vicinity of the institution where housing and general accommodation are provided.

Another motive is to promote socialization amongst various cadres of staff to reduce the usual bar problems between junior and senior service men.

Good example of this type of club house include, the Universities staff clubs, the Polytechnic staff clubs, the companies staff clubs, the Police staff mess, the Army staff mess, the Civil service clubs, etc.

This club provides good facilities for recreation, relaxation, accommodation, entertainment, seminars etc.

The management is usually democratically arranged since members are highly enlightened ladies and gentlemen.

2.3.2 WHAT IS LEISURE?

Leisure is a phenomenon quantified in time and it represents that portion of man’s life when he is free from work, sleep or sickness and which he devotes to their activities for self-actualization and self-fulfillment, through what is known as leisure activity.

2.3.3 WHAT ARE LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Leisure activities are all those engagement voluntarily entered into for personal satisfaction as opposed labour-service;

(a) RELAXATION: folklore, discussions, film shows, drama and comedies, music, video show, etc

(b) RECREATION: playing light games such as Ayo, Whotts, cards, ludo, monopoly etc or playing more demanding games such as tennis, squash, snooker, bowling, swimming, soccer, etc.

c) ENTERTAINMENT: eating and drinking and exchanging and pleasantries.

(d) LOVER FUN CORNER: set of simple charlets or well demarcated landscape where couple could make funs.

2.3.4 ABOUT LEISURE

The economic boom of the 1860 brought with it a reduction in the work-hours and an increase in the public holidays, thus providing leisure, time and money to spend for public workers.

In response to this development, the black pool complex in England was built before the end 19 century.

The complex has a large ballroom with an elegant hotel component which encouraged a culture of dancing — mania in the locale.

Many young people with increased purchasing power and freedom to explore their culture identity engaged in pop-music and discotheque.

Facilities for leisure entertainment and leisure utility developed very rapidly reflecting the available marginal income for free-spending among youths.

The leisure centres arranged facilities for; meals mass amusement, family, comedies, dancing, funfairs and temporary accommodation, all within the scope of leisure entertainment.

The amount of time available as leisure is on the increase thus emphasizing the need for a consciously organized system of entertainment to deter youth from engaging in crime.

As long as there are new technologies in the computer engineering man will spend less and less time on work, meaning that he will have unlimited leisure. This leisure when un-coordinated may become a global tragedy.

Leisure is no longer the exclusive right of the court-masters, every Dick and Harry with enough spendable income has access to it, thus becoming a right as opposed to privilege it was hitherto.

Leisure is any activity after work which provides opportunity for;

REST, RESPITE,SYSTEMIC RESTORATION, ENTERTAINMENT, AMUSEMENT, SELF-REALIZATION, SPIRITUAL RENEWAL, INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOPMENT OF SKILL AND COMMUNAL SPIRIT.

Utility of leisure has the following attributes, NOVELTY, HEALTH, DOMINANCE, SELF-RESPECT, CHALLENGE, FREEDOM, COMFORT, AFFECTION, SECURITY, STATUS, INVOLVEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT.

Conclusively, leisure as a phenomenon has given birth to recreation, clubbing, hotelling, love gardens, picnic centres, etc.

2.4 LEISURE AND WORK

By and large, leisure and work in our society reflects and supplement each other; they are the greatest competition for time. If one decreases, the other increases and vice-versa. These ascertain holds true for both the individual and the society as a whole. It is further held that man work that he may have leisure and enjoys leisure as a diversion from work and that unless man worked he cannot really enjoy leisure.

Work and leisure are so objectively and subjectively linked that it is impossible to understand one in isolation of the other

However, work still remains the more important factor for the social determination of human life. The tendencies and possibilities of leisure are determined by the sphere of work. Man, since Adam must but man since society has begun has played.

The above approach when critically examined reveals a weakness in its trend as it seems likely that leisure is rather more of an unprepared for by-product of work. But with the reduction in working hours and longer holidays periods, leisure time will be extended. More leisure time will be available in the future to the average person and some of this will inevitably be devoted to more leisure activities. In addition, medical advances will extend life-spans, there-by, increasing the number of the elderly persons in retirement who require increased leisure time facilities.

2.5 FACTORS INFLUENCING CLUBBING

The demand and supply of clubbing facilities is enormously affected by many factors. Notably amongst them are people, education, money, time, occupation, mobility, communication and supply.

2.5.1 PEOPLE: clubbing facilities are supplied to people to enable them improve their standard of living refreshing their initiatives and perspectives and to enhance social interaction within the community.

The supply of and demand for clubbing facilities is directly proportional to the population of the community or society. As the population increases, so does leisure hours with the attendant increased demand for clubbing opportunities.

The supply of clubbing facilities should therefore meet the present and future demands and requirements of the society for maximum utilization of leisure time.

2.5.2 EDUCATION: it is a common characteristic of both the developed and developing societies that people with higher salaries also have higher education. It is also this group that cares and craves for clubbing. Their influence and not necessarily their intellectual background.

2.5.3 MONEY: availability or lack of money encourages or restrict clubbing. The ever rising high cost of living and changing social values in times of global economic means to opt for less expensive form of clubbing such as watching drama, television etc.

The supply of clubbing facilities on commercial basis is centred on money (capital, where the turn out must justify the input before the project is considered economically viable) It is therefore apparent that though desirable everywhere, clubbing facilities cannot be provided indiscriminately except where economically viable. As the taste of an individual improves with his level of income, so does his clubbing attitudes. For instance, rich people are known to prefer games such as lawn tennis, golf, billiard balls, squash volley ball, badminton, Ayo, whotts, swimming, jogging etc.

2.5.4 TIME: time is the most important factor that affects the demands and supply of clubbing. The availability or lack of leisure time to an individual determines his level of engagement or participation in clubbing. Time could also be looked at as mobility. This being the time taken to move from one place where one would want to recreate himself locally. The proximity of clubbing facilities therefore need not be over emphasized.

Mariam Claudson divided an individual’s time- this is the time each individual devotes to sleeping; eating and the performance of personal maintenance operation.

The second category of time is the subsistence needs such as looking for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The third category is the leisure time in which an individual can engage in any activity of his own or her choice.

It is the occurrence of this time that much to do with the type of recreation that people engaged in. The increase of leisure time and the increasing demand to do something with it are causing tremendous up springs in recreation activity. Leisure time is available in daily, weekend, vacation and retirement forms. It is how these pieces or forms of leisure time occurs that influence the way they are used.

Small pieces of leisure time occurs throughout the day or evening between or following the existences and subsistence need of hygiene; working house hold chores and other daily regimen. These do of daily leisure usually too short for engagement in far away clubbing centres and are best spent in local centres.

Weekend provides a long block of leisure time that has always been appreciated by school children. They also provide sufficient time to escape from the friction of city dwelling for an outing or for an overnight camp ground visit.

Vacation and retirement time provide the clubite with leisure time that he requirement to participate in recreations in depth. Vacation permits travel to distant points of interest. People with vacation or retirement time become users of recreational resources for enjoyment of the activity.

2.5.5 OCCUPATION: with the little advance in technology in the country today, there has been an increase in professional and skilled workers. These are the people that show interest and have the time and financial means to participate in clubbing.

As their multiply, so does the clubbing demand. The increased length and paid vocation public holidays and annual salaries for workers have provided a boost in the amount of time spent in-clubbing.

2.5.6 MOBILITY: the time used to travel to any clubbing centre becomes critical as the distance increased or the mode of travel becomes primitive. An individual’s automobile however presents him with a choice of either going out or not, It warrants him to define his travel schedules so as to meet his needs or desires. With improve commercial transportation with its attendant improvement in mobility; distance has come to be measured in terms of time. The relative improvement in mobility brings population in contact to recreate on attraction with increased usage.

2.5.7 COMMUNICATION: communication provides the medium to transmit the message that clubbing facilities exist and are available to the public for their enjoyment. With the technological advancement in this regards, such messages are easily sent to public, communities, organizations and

individuals resulting in increased awareness of the existence of such clubbing facilities and ultimately their usage.

2.5.8 SUPPLY: other factors not withstanding, for leisure facilities to be used at all, they must be available in the first case and must be accessible to the people intended to.

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 CASE STUDIES

3.1 CASESTUDYONE

3.2 OFFA CLUB HOUSE; located along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Offa, Kwara State.

3.2.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The club consists of about 28 members who normally gather together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for their club meeting. It is an old structure which consists of numerous units like waiting area.

Reception Bar & Relaxation area, Billboard room, Table tennis court, General bar room, Managers office and cold room including various shops being located inside the site.

The site is being managed by employing some staff e.g. bar man which are usually on shift duty and on overall manager to supervise their work every time.

3.2.2 DEMERIT

Ø Provision of indoor and outdoor games to serve sivers of interest e.g. billiard room table tennis hall, badminton etc

Ø It is easily located

Ø It is situated in a conducive environment.

Ø The bar is well ventilated

Ø The club has enough parking space compared to the size of the building

3.2.3 DEMERIT

Ø Toilet is too far from the bar

Ø Not well landscaped

Ø The reception is small

Ø Ventilation of the reception is poor

3.2.4 GENERAL DEDUCTION

It is generally deduced that the club is low the latest standard in architecture because the building are old and aesthetically poor. The club possesses some units which are a little bit encouraging as clubbing house this can be explained in the provision of both indoor and outdoor games so as to refreshes the body mind of people who come for cubing.

3.2.0 CASE STUDY TWO

3.3.1 ICT CLUB HOUSE Located along Gaa Imam, Opposite” Kwasma” Ilorin Kwara State

3.3.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This club-house was established in 1984 as the only ICT Club house throughout kwara state having presently a total number of about twenty five club member and it is being built with quality matrials giving a balance architectural aesthetic needed. The building is of on story with relax ion area at front with sivers seat for dubite.

It is well landscape with various units processing. There is a provision of other fscilities for clubbing e,g. relaxation indoor games and outdoor games etc

3.3.3 MERIT

Ø It is well landscape.

Ø It is easily located.

Ø It is well situated

Ø Good provision of toilet

Ø It is well ventilated

Ø The court yard serve as outdoor bar.

3.3.4 DEMERIT

Ø No board for the club member

Ø Changing room is too far from WC

Ø The toilet is far from manager

3.3.5 DEDUCTION

It is deduced that the price is considerably high because it is big people who normally goes their to club and to become a member you most pay the amount of #30000.

The building is aesthetically good as quality materials are being in the building in install durability of the structure.

3.4 CASE STUDY THREE

3.4.1 BE BIG CLUB HOUSE: located along Amunyo Area in offa kwara State.

3.4.2 BACKGROUND OF INFORMATION

The scope of the club is very narrow consisting only the rip hall and general hall and bar, waiting area managers office and the mate and the female bathroom.

The site is poorly landscape and there is no provision for any indoor and outdoor games.

But best and quality materials are being used on the building and is aesthetically good.

3.4.3 MERIT

Ø It is easily accessible

Ø The open space serve as outdoor bar

Ø It is located in conducive environment

3.4.4 DEMERIT

Ø The bar and servery is too open

Ø It is not well arrange

Ø Bar is too far from the toilet

Ø It is not well landscape

3.4.5 DEDUCTION

Although the club possesses a little characteristic of club house it cannot be copied in the main design due to the fact that it is only limited to night due only and more also the main project is not on club but just an ordinary section of a building which makes the club to lack some important units that should be present in a club.

CHAPTER FUOR

4.0 THE RESEARCH PROJECT

4.1 PREAMBLES

The global hurricane of changes that is sweeping through the physical environment, education, health, income, culture and technology is making resultant changes in human orientation, mentally and physically, increasingly inevitable.

The enormity of these changes and the extent of their effect leave permanent marks on the mental and soclo-cultural construct of mankind, building up an ever-increasing pressure on the depleting intellectual and economic resources to meet their satisfaction.

The growths in the economy give rise to a resultant growth in towns and cities.

The birth of new technologies is related to revolutions in education. The combine to ensure good health and longevity and lesser morality rate resulting in the birth of leisure.

As the general population becomes more and more enlightened with an increase in disposable income there has been an increase in the awareness of the people on the importance of recreation and well programmed leisure time-table.

In recognition of this importance, the federal, state, local and corporate institutions, organizations, communities and individuals are making some efforts towards planning and development of facilities for well organized leisure activities and programmes.

In this growing industry (leisure) it is obvious that all efforts so far are outweighed by the ever-increasing demands.

From the village to the metropolitans, facilities for leisure

programmes, such as recreation, relaxation, tourism and entertainment as provided for in some of these settings in the ‘planning scheme’ point to the acknowledge of the significant roles that these activities have come to play in the social, physical, mental and psychological well-being of Nigerians of all ages.

As centres of advance civilization, institutions of higher learning should take their rightful position of leadership in the crusade for resourceful and self-fulfilling leisure programmes and facilities.

In the light of the foregoing, a proposal for the birth of a befitting SOCIAL CLUB HOUSE outfit is only to be seen as a right step in the continuous efforts to achieve a well balanced physical development of the Odo – Owa, Kwara State Premises.

4.2 INTRODUCTION

4.2.1 PROJECT TITLE

SOCIAL CLUB-HOUSE

4.2.2 PROJECT LOCATION

ODO – OWA, OKE – ERO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE

4.2.3 CLIENT

ODO- OWA COMMUNITY AT LARGE

4.2.4 PROJECT PROFILE

The Odo – Owa social club house as is caontained in my proposal (dream) is an organized environment with positive spaces to serve as social point at convergence for the entire communities of Odo – Owa in pursuit of self actualization and sensualities.

The outfit shall perform the following functions among others;

1. A forum for social interaction among the diverse members of Oba’s

2. A facility leisure progarmmes with emphasis on relaxation, entertainment, recreation and temporary accommodation.

3. An escape from the boredom of hustle living while serving

concurrently as a talk-shop on current affairs for social peers.

4.2.4 THE SET AIMS

The set aims of this project shall include the following among others;

1. To create a pleasurable means through which the entire rank and file of the community would be brought closer together.

2. To provide facilities for leisure programmes during socially with the oba’s and thereby establishing strong friendliness.

4.2.6 THE SET OBJECTIVES

The set objectives of this assignment shall include, among others, the following;

1. To design an architectural beauty that shall attract all and sundry to itself, to encourage participation in relaxation, recreation and entertainment activities.

2. to fashion out a structural edifice that shall enhance the positive environment on the Odo – owa community

3. to propose through graphics, an aesthetically and structurally enduring social rally point to house diverse ladies and gentlemen in the pursuit of self realization / self fulfillment.

4.3 SITE ANALYSIS

4.4 APPROPRIATENESS

4.5 SELECTION CRITERIA

4.6 TOPOGRAPHY

4.7 SURROUNDING FEATURE

4.8 SITE LAYOUT

4.3 SITE ANALYSIS

This involve the process by which investigation is carried out on the proposed site to be so as to analyze some of the feature be of physical and natural part of the features on my site are

Ø ACCESSIBILITY: The proposed site can be easily access by both vehicles and pedestrian.

Ø GEOLOGY: The proposed site is free from any interruption element like mountains, rock etc.

Ø SUN RISE / SUNSET: The sunrise from the eastern part around 6.30am with low intensity while the sun set at the western part of the site with intensity around 6.45pm

Ø VEGETATION: The site is density covered with grasses and shrubs which are good for landscape element, also there are palm three on the proposed site.

Ø WIND: The site has it major trade wind as the north east trade wind which carries dust and bring harmattan between November and march. While the other trade wind is the south – west trade wind which is originated from Atlantic Ocean and its brings moisture and rainfall between April – October

4.4 APPROPRIATENESS

The site can be easily access b y both man and vehicles, the site is covered with grasses palm tress and stubs which serve as a good landscaping elements.

4.5 SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection criteria includes the following

Ø Topography

Ø Geology

Ø Vegetation

Ø Temperature

Ø Sunrise and sunset

Ø Wind

Ø Accessibility

Ø Service

4.6 TOPOGRAPHY

The topography of the sit is relatively flat

4.7 SURROUNDING FEATURES

There are few features surrounding the site some of the feature is a block industry and petroleum filling station located western part of the site

4.8 SITE LAYOUT

This shows the arrangement and how work or construction are be carried out on the site and these includes;

1) Access Roads

2) Temporary services

CHAPTER FIVE

5.2 A JOURNEY THROUGH THE DESIGN

After research and planning, the next step in the series of project programme is the DESIGN itself which explains graphically the location and size of all units of the proposed complex. It also shos relationship beteen the units h their locations and tbrms. starting from the smallest to the biggest unit.

5.3 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

An attempt to reconcile two diametrical extremes oba;s his communities through a s systematic application of transformed space to achieve togetherness in diversity” and by so doing create a series of pleasing forms.

5.4 DESIGN ANALYSIS

The club house is being designed consisting of 3 main building and some other unit inside the club. This three main building are:

1. The Main Club House.

11. The Oba’s Recreation Centre

Ill. The Night Club

Other units contained in the site include the guest charlet mini shopping complex gateman’s house. gen house. lawn tennis court. swimming pool, badminton area, barbeque (suya spot) with a lot of’ parking space.

THE MAIN CLUB HOUSE

The main club house is to be used mainly by the youth the reason for making it the main club is because it is the one with the highest probability of having the largest population of people in the club and more also can he use for student Union purpose. Some of the units contained inside the mm club house include

1. Waiting area

2. Cloak room

3. Cashier office

4. Stair hail

5. D J Arena

6. Attendant office

7. Changing room

8. Manager office

9. Typist office

10. Sore

11. General bar room

12. Table tennis hall

13. Billiard hall

14. Indoor game

15. Squash hall

16. Poultry

17. VlP cool room

18. Multipurpose hall

The multipurpose hail is been built to he used for various occasion h the entire communities bearing in mind that the present of town hall in the community is too small is the s societies at large

Also contained in the upper floor plan include the following unit

1. Stair hall

2 Conference hall

3 Gymnasium fitness room

4 Mini bar

5 Chairman’s office

6 Secretary‘s office

7 Male and female changing room

8 General reading hall

9 Catalogue room

10 Stores

11. Cyber cafe photocopy room

12 Liberian office

13 Serial unit

14 Picture and trophies room

1 5 Reference room

1 6 Cooking and circulation area

17 Servery

18 Service room c

19 Changing room

20 Relaxation area

THE OBA’S RECREATION CENTRE

The reason for having the oba’s Recreation centre is to enable the community also to have some high signatories in the clubbing activities e.g.

The Oba’s Adimuta and other high members of Odo – owa community Council of Kwara State Polytechnic.

The building is a little bit smaller of clubites that are being expected in the site.

5.4 THE NIGHT CLUB

The night club is a unique design on the site for keeping night parties and can be used be the youth the old and the on member Oda – owa community is a kind of place where people can engage in various activities to keep their body and mind refreshed.

5.4.1 Swimming Pool

The swimming pool has an effective area of about 8.5mx l6m and an aesthetic portion of area of about 90 square metres (90m²)

The effective swimming area has a dept of 2.8m while the aesthetic area is generally one metre (1m) deep for the use of non-swimmers.

For swimming practice and local competition about eight lines area. The swimming pool has a 6m wide paving round it to be used as the spectators stand with canopies of the temporary structures that could be dismantled and constructed with case.

5.4.2 LAW TENNIS COURT

The standard tennis court present on the site has a 2m wide paving for spectators and is linked be a 2m wide walk-a to the swimming pool unit.

5.4.3 BADMINTON PITCH

Provision is made for 2m wide paving around the facility for the use of the spectators. This is in turn well linked to other game unit through 2m wide walk- ways.

5.4.4 SUPPORTIVE UNIT

The supportive unit’s premises include changing rooms for male and female swimmers shopping hall, outdoor bar and barheque or the suya spot.

These facilities are located vet-v close to the swimming pool except the shopping hail which is close to the gate.

5.4.5 CHANGING ROOM

This is made up of separate toilets, bath and dressing rooms for the female and male swimmers.

5.4.6 SHOPPING HALT

This is a row of shop with variety of toilet and material that can he used for swimming and other sporting activities this can be swimming outfits bags drink and other necessary materials that are needed inside the club.

5.4.7 THE BARBEQUE

This is functional space with finance of about 1.2rn square area.

Roasted goat meat prepared in this unit and are sold and served fresh on spot. The furnace is kept alive by the use of low smoke fags and wood charcoal.

5.5 DESIGN PARAMETERS

The planning and design of an institutional complex such as the Polytechnic club house entail a considerable preliminary research work and a thorough examination of the numerous influencing parameter so that the requirements of the complex can be logically and functionally achieved. Some of these parameters are enunciated below:

Ø Planning Consideration

Ø Environmental Consideration

Ø Design Consideration

5.5.1 PLANNING CONSIDERATION

The planning of this scheme has been influenced h\ the following among others:

i. Accessibility of the complex to users

ii. Security of the facilities in the complex

iii. Safety of the users of the complex

iv. Expansion possibilities of facilities

v. Good service network.

The product of the integration of the above factors is the evolution of a planning concept which is in turn being influenced by the following among others:

1. The ecological resource as related to the need for infrastructures buildings and other requirements.

2. The location of facilities here the will have the maximum impact and utilities.

3. Review of variations in cost of development for various locations on the campus.

4. Resolution of functional relationship between various planned and existing facilities.

5. Circulation planning for users, service and traffic patterns.

5.5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

In planning environmental indices such as and control and thermal comfort, are factors that should not be ignored.

I. WIND CONTROL

The direction and speed of the prevailing winds on the site should he studied so as to propose an effective control for winds in the scheme.

Strong harmattan wind would increase the rate of heat loss from the building as a result of fast transfer of heat through convectional traffic, thereby increasing the infiltration into the building and necessitating design modification. The design of landscaping elements, both hard and soft. will help to help improve cooling effects on the building.

In courtyard planning the depth of the space to the pre ailing winds should not exceed three times the internalized courtyard space so as to prevent movement of dust particles into the courtyard. All openings should be oriented so as not to have perpendicular contact with the control of glare and cross vegetation.

Planting of perennial trees in form of well planned green belt and the design of wider air-outlets than air-inlets should be employed to control and redirect the effort of winds and heat. Elemental features on the building such as canopies. Window fins, parapets. wall recess and extension of elevations are some of the devices that could help interior comfort of buildings.

2. THERMAL COMFORT

In the geographical milieu of Ilorin satisfactory thermal condition can be achieved h means of structural approach and space planning without resorting to artificial air-conditioning since the mean daily temperature does not exceed 27⁰C

By a careful choice of materials and construction technologies, the internal air temperature can be kept lower than the outdoor temperature.

For good thermal comfort, an ideal structural orientation provides fenestrations on the north-south elevations. Shading device would also help to reduce the solar intensity and solar radiator% effects on the indoor space. These devices ma include the indo blinds and curtains. o the horizontal and vertical sun-breakers.

5.5.3 DESIGN CONSIDERATION

The design of he various functions of club house complex must be given individual appraisal with due consideration for the following design dynamics among others:

v Acoustic requirement of the particular unit.

v Visibility resource of the facilities in functions such as the multipurpose hail, outdoor game plaza. etc.

v Comfort of users o each function in terms of space and air circulation.

v Safety of the complex from fire outbreak and safety of the personal effects of the visitors to the complex.

v Economy in terms of the space. construction and maintenance of the structures must be resolved.

v Accessibility of the complex to the diverse public services and that of one facility to the other are some of those factors that indicate the nature of access to the club house.

5.6 CONSTRUCTION; (TECHNOLOGY, MATERIAL AND

FINISHES)

5.6.I CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The technology and methods of construction that ill be used for the development of the structures in the club house will be those being orthodox to the physical developments of the Polytechnic campus itself:

v Columns will be made of reinforced concrete work.

v Walls ill he made of the normal sandcrete cement blocks and fancy red bricks for special elevation

v Roofs ill be gabbed with parapets and gutters of concrete work.

v Labour intensive method will be encouraged since this reduces the overall cost b about 30%.

v The roles of sub-contractors will be placed by project committees to help reduce cost considerably.

v All landscaping element ill be those that could sourced locally and erected using the personnel in the physical planning unit of the Polytechnic.

5.6.2 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL/FINISHES

Most of the specified materials are those that could he locally procured.

The roof trust will be essentially wooden to effect good thermal control and reduce super-imposed weight of the structures.

The rooting material will be the corrugated zinc-coated aluminum sheets to manufacturers details.

The ceiling finishes will be the cement-asbestos boards to

manufacturers details, except in halls where Celotex is used.

Wall finishes will be cement-screed coated 10mm thick except in toilets and kitchens where white all tiles are to he laid to 1.6m above the floor.

Floor finishes will be well laid terrazzo with beautiful patterns in all the lounges and sitting rooms in the charlets. Finishes for other floors will be cement screed laid over normal concrete D.P.C to appropriate thickness. Carpet. and rugs will also be used in Sport hall and rooms.

All walk-as are concrete slabs with or without expansion joints as appropriate.

Most window and door finishes will be aluminum glazing with sliding panels and fly screens.

The swimming pool v ill be finished with ceramic floor tiles while its landscape will be of concrete slabs finely worked with expansion joints.

All spectators arena on the outdoor sport venue will be similarly finished with concrete slabs.

A blend of cool colours will be applied in painting for all the structures in the complex to enhance it attractiveness. using the sandtex for all weather surfaces.

For all plumbing ser ices, ceramic materials and P.V.C product will be used in the toilets, kitchens and bathrooms.

Concrete seats ill be provided in most of the numerous lobbies in the complex to enable clubites have short stop-over and chit-chats between functions.

The fence wall is of cement-sandcrete blocks of 225mm thickness laid between concrete columns space 3m along the stretch.

Concrete seats v ill be erected under shads trees in the fun gardens.

5.6.3 MAINTENANCE

Maintenance shall be defined as any work undertaken to keep or restore a facility to its initial fine state. This type of work may be organized whenever necessary or may be carried out with a forethought, control and record. That is it could be emergency or planned maintenance.

A planned maintenance is often a preventive measure to ensure that plants and equipments do not break down through regular attention and servicing.

Maintenance cannot be isolated from the planning and design of a club house complex. In most of the units the complex care of materials which sere as point of immediate and relaxed focus of visitors must be given express attention. Some of these areas include, among others: the bar the restaurant, the cool room, the charlets and the swimming pool.

The administrative unit of the complex shall provide for a maintenance outfit to be sanitations and security personnel of the club house. This will ensure that a high level of hygiene is observed in the complex.

5.6.4 CONCLUSION

In most of the contemporary world. leisure programmes have gained a high recognition, except in few third world countries, as a social right and phenomenon that has come to stay with humanity as good blessing to enhance its personality.

A careful assessment of the Nigerian leisure entertainment programmes will reveal very rich endowment potentials for both indoor and outdoor relaxation programmes. However, the traditional life pattern coupled with poverty of a Nigerian indicates a glaring reluctance to make use of the existing facilities and neglect for expansion schemes. This situation shows that the average Nigerian lack necessary interest in the advantage that ma accrue from socialization through club activities.

If Nigerian is to have pride in the global settings, a renewed effort must be made to encourage participation of the citizenry in the club and recreational activities through a generous provision of’ private corporate and institutional club facilities that will promote self-actualization and talents development in individuals.

The proposed staff club house for the Kara State Polytechnic is to serve as a model centre for social convergence relaxation entertainment and recreational niceties. This will enhance the level of good neighbourliness that exists between senior and junior staffers of the institution, thereby reducing the official and office frictions to the barest minimum.

In the immediate future, it is however hoped that the realization of the dreams of this project do not claim to be the best solution to the question raised b the requirement for a social club house obo – owa community it however, is one of the numerous possible alternatives a professional designer ma adopt to tackle such an encounter. And if so the thesis would still be within its set tracks.

6.6.5 SPECIAL AI.LOCA11ON & STANDARD