Architects’ Colloquium,

8-11th June 2015

Eco-resort Design Strategy

Through Principles Of Regenerative Architecture In Northern
Nigeria.

Sumayyah A. Kabir; Amina Batagarawa

Department of Architecture,
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
E-mail; sumykay@gmail.com; aminab_@hotmail.com
 CONTENT

 Introduction
 Aim
 Literature
 Methodology
 Results
-Reflection of Regenerative Architecture Principles
-Developing A Strategy For Eco-resort Design
 Conclusion
- Significance
 Background

Application of non-recyclable building

Construction of Bimini mega resort. materials.
Source: (Stump 2014) Source: (Researcher, 2015)

Adoption of exotic plants.

Source: (Researcher, 2014)

Adoption of finite energy sources.

Source: (Researcher, 2015)
 Aim

To explore a strategy through Regenerative

Architecture for Eco-resort design in order to address
the challenges of degenerating natural environment
associated with resorts in Northern Nigeria.
 What is Regenerative Architecture?

 Regenerative Architecture (RA) is the practice of engaging the natural

world as the medium for, and generator of the architecture (Littman,
2009)

REGENERATIVE ARCHITECTURE

Conservation and Reduced Architecture= Environment+ building

Performance
Beyond Sustainable Architecture

Sustaining social, economic and environmental sphere.

Source: (singer, 2010)
REGENERATIVE ARCHITECTURE

Before After

Redesign of Storm water channel. Source: ( Littman 2009)

PRINCIPLES OF REGENERATIVE
ARCHITECTURE
VS.
ECO-RESORT DESIGN
CONSIDERATION
PRINCIPLES Integration to Intelligent Limit Intelligent Bold Ecology Place Culture
Landscape Construction

Descrip- Nature inspired Space Requirements Impact of Energy Sources & Unique feature Cultural Identity
tion design, integration of and Building Resources of site
buildings & Spatial Organization Materials and
Landscape, Retaining (flexibility and Construction
site features, site disassembly of space) Technology
management

ECO- Waste and Pollution   Impact of Energy Relationship  

RESORT Management building Management, Water between tourist
DESIGN materials and Management and site
CONSIDE- construction
RATIONS technology

Applica-
tions  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH DESIGN- Case Study Approach

CASE STUDIES
 Fifth Chukker Polo resort Kaduna,
 Saminaka Holiday resort Kaduna and
 Porto Golf resort Kano.

ANALYSIS- Regenerative Based Checklist For Design

And Construction (SBSE 1999)
Reflection of Principles Regenerative
Architecture in Resorts in Northern
Nigeria
PRINCIPLES Fifth Chukker Saminaka Porto Golf Average Score
Polo Resort Holiday Resort Resort

Integration to
Landscape -6.25 47 -22 6.3

Intelligent Limit
58 -58 17 5.7

Intelligent
Construction 68 -39 57 29

Bold Ecology
-75 -25 -88 -63
Culture
6 -25 -15 -11
Place
+75 -75 +50 17

Positive score = Regenerating 0= Sustainable Negative Score=Degenerating

 Focusing on easily/most applied principle
• INTELLIGENT CONSTRUCTION (E.g. providing of natural
daylighting and ventilation)
R a t e o f R e g e n e r a t io n

• PLACE (E.g. improving tourist-site relationship)

STRATEGY
Targeting Degenerating Principles
• BOLD ECOLOGY ( E.g. using
renewable energy source)
100
• CULTURE (E.g. having a cultural
80
identity)
60

40

20

0
Integration to... intelli... Intelligent Co... Bold Ec... Cu
-20

-40

-60

-80

Fifth Chukker Polo Resort Saminaka holiday Resort Porto Golf Resort Average
 Conclusion

This presentation has;

 Identified challenges of degrading natural environment associated
with resorts in Northern Nigeria.
 Examined principles of Regenerative Architecture as applied in
three resorts in Northern Nigeria.
 Indicated that a strategy for eco-resort design in Northern Nigeria
needs to consider two aspects of principles of Regenerative
Architecture;
 Focusing on regenerative principles
 or targeting degenerating principles
 Significance of Study
 Environment:
 Regenerating natural environments.
 Economics:
 Providing natural day lighting and ventilation.
 Adapting use of spaces rather than abandon spaces.
 Waste management enhances use of natural and recyclable
materials.
 Eco-resort become sources of investments for the tourism industry.
 Social
 Eco-resort improves relationship between tourist, indigenous people
and site as this patronizes the ‘place’ as it is the essence of the
visitation.
 • Future work
1. 1. Developing a design frame work on RA
for eco-resorts in Nigeria
2. Validating the design framework

Thank you for your attention