From Home Owners Perspective, “Ikun Concept” of Design in Benin, Nigeria: Some Like It Some Don’t

Ekhaese, E. N. and Ediae, Osahon James (2014) From Home Owners Perspective, “Ikun Concept” of Design in Benin, Nigeria: Some Like It Some Don’t. Architecture Research, 4 (1). pp. 20-34.

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Abstract

Benin domestic courtyard design is as old as Benin kingdom (40 BC). The Edos built huge mud houses and the Oba (king) lived in large extended palace that could be to compare to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The "Ikun concept" of design (Oto-eghodo Design) is based on cultural considerations. The Edo socio-political structure determines categories of home owners, house size, organization and location across the City. The houses includes: house for commoners / poor, nobles, chiefs, diviners, chief priest, Enigies's palace, Oba's palace and shrines. The paper highlights the internal spaces quality and traditional courtyard house design in order to document the value and relevance from home owners’ perspective. The research employed qualitative and quantitative approaches (questionnaire, interviews guide, architectural plan documentation and observation). The result of findings has helped in shaping the orientation and understanding of all actors’ involved in house provision.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Home Owners, Home Owners Perspective, Courtyard Design, User Preference and “Ikun Concept”
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2014 15:38
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2014 15:38
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/2876

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