ASSESSMENT OF BIOCLIMATIC PRICIPLES IN THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES IN MINNA

Abstract

In the design of buildings for the past few decades, Architects have made attempts to develop or create strategies where human requirement and the building as a whole can adapt to the design of such buildings. Apart from building materials which these building enclosure are composed of, other factors like orientation have also been used to achieve a sustainable built environment. Other methods employed include the development of buildings Bioclimatic charts because different regions have different kinds of strategies adopted by them respectively. Bioclimatic architecture deals with the connection of a building to nature, how building takes into account the climate and environmental conditions to favour comfort within the buildings. The aim of this paper is to adopt the building Bioclimatic principles in order to assess the most appropriate building design strategies for office buildings in Minna. These will be achieved by assessing office buildings mainly within Minna city to find out the environmental impact associated with the buildings due to climatic change. The paper proves that, in a long term, Bioclimatic Architecture is profitable, Architects and the society need to be aware that in order to achieve the desired Sustainability, we need to respect the environment and the changes that occur in the climate, so that we can build based on these bioclimatic principles.