JISC Design Competition 2020 Book

Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Honourable Mention
Team @ K
JINKAI INITIATIVE SHELTER
The concept of the design comes from three important goals
of the process.
1. Analysis of the weather condition and climate
2. Cost consideration
3. Sustainability
Weather and climate consideration and its effect on the
design.
Godman Agbo
Wind: This region is prone to dry dusty wind from the
Sahara Desert. Hence building is shaped circular in nature
to cushion the effect of the wind.
The animal pen is located on the northeast side (where the wind comes from) to shield the building while
putting no windows on the wall to that end.
Sunshine: To deal with this, all openings (doors and windows) on the exterior walls are retracted while walls
without opening extrude to serve as shading devices for the openings. Hence openings admit light and air but
not Sunrays or glare. Roofing sheet is also made of reflective material (zinc) to put away the sunlight.
2. Cost consideration: Due to cost, design is made to be achievable through vernacular Architecture.
That is, all materials and skills required can be got from very close proximity to the project location. All walls
are made of mud block which a lot of individuals within the area are very skillful at building. Columns and roof
trusses are made of bamboo stems and it is readily available all over the place. Floors are made of suspended
hardwood with short mud walls serving as floor joists and rock scraps laid with mud (stone flooring) for spaces
prone to moisture. Bamboo is also used as reinforcement where necessary and also to form the ceilings. And all
these materials are got free of charge from the neighborhood. Hence most of the construction cost will go into
labor which will also be very minimal since there construction skills required is widely known by the inhabitants
of these areas.
JINKAI Initiative Shelter Competition
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