Mac Donald University Capital Projects Presentation. Oct. 2009

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INTRODUCTION

This report presents the:

Design proposals, and;

Concepts, Objectives, Goals, &

Programming for the Capital

Building Projects ( CBP) in

support of the take off and

commencement of MacDonald

University in Rivers State.

A university could be viewed as a post-

secondary institution that provides all or

some of the following:

An organized community or a

combination thereof, consisting of:

Trained personnel, required

physical facilities and

infrastructure to provide and

interpret such materials as

required to meet the:

Educational, research, informational, cultural, recreational and communal needs of the clientele; as

well as,

Provide the physical envelope for an established operational schedule in which services of the

personnel are made available to the clientele.

The overarching physical envelope necessary to support, enhance and maximize the operational

efficiency of such a collection of personnel, physical facilities, infrastructure and schedule.

This definition includes institutions of higher learning, and or tertiary as the case may be that constitutes

learning and research resource centers.

This proposal has this physical envelope

as focus and seeks to provide solutions to

it as a primary design problem.

In this report, the MacDonald University

is such an entity and will be a degree-

granting tertiary institution in the

Nigeria.

Design Objectives

Project design objective and goals were

identified ab-initio and the

interdependencies of all building systems

were coordinated concurrently from the

planning and programming phase.

Furthermore, all design objectives:

Accessibility,

Aesthetics,

Cost constraints,

Functional/Operational

parameters,

History and issues of

conservation & preservation,

Productivity,

Security/Safety,

Sustainability and their

interrelationships:

A were evaluated, and appropriately

applied.

Programming started with a clear definition of the work activities to be performed in these buildings.

Accounting for functional needs is a primary purpose of the planning process that defines an owner's functional

and physical requirements for each spatial element in a building or facility.

This process seeks to state the problem;

Establish goals; Collect and analyze facts;

Establish functional relationships;

Uncover and test concepts; and finally state the problems to direct a course of action.

Adequate programming performed in the project planning phase has clearly delineated functional requirements

and relationships of occupant activities and spaces required for all supporting building systems and equipment.

Design Focus

These buildings will create an architectural identity for MacDonald University and promote a strong sense of

community for researchers, students, staff and visitors.

The building are been designed to create

community by fostering business, and

educational interaction among faculty

staff, students, and visitors the floor

plans are designed for ease of

movement, colour coding has been used

where applicable to designate functional

areas with a corresponding key or legend

Following a general trend across many

building types, educational facilities are

becoming increasingly specialized. For

example, it is quite clear that classrooms

intended for pre-schoolers are

fundamentally different from those that

best serve high school seniors or the

training of mid-career professionals.

Today, even the traditional idea of

"classroom" as an instructor-focused

learning space is changing. The growth of

computer-based instruction, video

projection, and other telecommunication

requirements is causing a rethink of the

traditional educational patterns and

spatial relationships. The state of

knowledge now calls for:

State of the arts classrooms with multimedia capabilities

Enhanced students support services

Sufficient faculty and administrative offices

Improved students’ areas including students’ lounge and office spaces for students’ organization.

All of these have been carefully built into the design of the projects. The aim is to make MacDonald

University a ‘’Learning Community’’, instead of the often found detached environment which university

students have to cope with today.

** THE ESTIMATED COST (ETC) OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS IS IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS DOCUMEN

SUMMARY OF

PRESENTATIONS ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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1. ACADEMIC BOARD BUILDING.

2. FACULTY BUILDING.

3. LECTURE THEATRE/CLASSROOM BUILDING.

4. CENTRAL LIBRARY BUIDING. **

5. STUDENTS HOUSING.

6. STUDENTS CENTRE/REFECTORY BUILDING.

7. SENIOR ACADEMIC & NON ACADEMIC STAFF HOUSING.

8. VICE CHANCELLOR’S LODGE.

9. JUNIOR STAFF HOUSING.

** PROJECT SLATED FOR PHASE 2, MENTIONED IN VIEW

SUMMARY OF

PRESENTATIONS

8. ACADEMIC BOARD BUILDING.

9. FACULTY BUILDING.

10. LECTURE THEATRE/CLASSROOM BUILDING.

11. CENTRAL LIBRARY BUIDING. **

12. STUDENTS HOUSING.

13. STUDENTS CENTRE/REFECTORY BUILDING.

14. SENIOR ACADEMIC & NON ACADEMIC STAFF

HOUSING.

8. VICE CHANCELLOR’S LODGE.

9. JUNIOR STAFF HOUSING.

FACULTY BUILDING PROTOTYPE: CONCEPTS, ELEVATIONS & INTERIORS






ACADEMIC BOARD ACADEMIC BOARD ACADEMIC BOARD ACADEMIC BOARD BUILDING. BUILDING. BUILDING. BUILDING. ELEVATIONSELEVATIONSELEVATIONSELEVATIONS

LECTURE THEATRE/ CLASSROOM BUILDING: ELEVATIONS & INTERIORS

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SENIOR ACADEMIC & MANAGEMENT STAFF HOUSING.

Staff housing: Staff housing: Staff housing: Staff housing:

senior academic & senior academic & senior academic & senior academic &

management staffmanagement staffmanagement staffmanagement staff

3 BEDROOM MANAGEMENT

STAFF HOUSING

4. BEDROOM SENIOR

STAFF HOUSING

VICE CHANCELLOR’S LODGE: ELEVATIONS

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Mac Donald University Capital Projects Presentation. Oct. 2009