PROPOSED RECREATIONAL PARK

1.3 AIM

The aim of this project is to provide a befitting and an esthetical, pleasing, edifice, which will serve the community for the increasing need for leisure. This aim will be achieve through the use of some organic like rock, river, trees etc.

1.4 OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this project include the:-

• To utilize the natural environment, traditional and modern materials in order to achieve harmony between the building and environment.
• To develop recreational park as a means of communication with people of different social groups of varying cultural orientation.
• To stimulate awareness for other tourist attraction that are abound in the country, through the creation of parks and recreation and other leisure activities.
• To provide adequate facilities like indoor sporting hall, boat ride, children playing ground, sporting ground etc. For recreational that will accommodate all the categories of people in Abuja and its environs.
• To increase environmental well-being and leisure pursuits through the use of some activities like the arcade games, swimming, playing golf etc.

1.5 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS

As a result of the struggle of human day in day our for survival, the rate at which people in Abuja and its neighboring environment engages themselves to work either as a student, self-employed, public or private sector servant overtime with little or no time for recreational activities. To this end, the government of Federal Capital Territory Abuja has put in place some organ to help in the growth of recreational activities in Abuja. The most popular among all the recreation activities is a recreational park. This is because low capital is needed to start the project and also due to the availabilities of some natural or organic elements like water. Many recreational places exist and it is mainly for individuals or private sector.

1.6 JUSTIFICATION      

The design architecturally can never be emerged as it to broaden our knowledge and scope of understanding in the profession. Each design in architecture is authorized to its uniqueness in concept, functionalities. Economically is to provide employment opportunity for a good number of people that will work there, so also source of revenue.

The park in terms of social culturally, will serve as a place for infraction, religious, cultural activities as well as reaction for the people of Abuja and its environs.

1.7 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY  

1. Direct interviews with organization, recreational applied professionals in the field.
2. Visitation of some facilities (case study).
3. Internet consultants (foreign case study).
4. Literature review of other works. Example of this includes publication extract, texts books, magazines, newspaper, journals, encyclopedia, consultation of maps and questionnaire's.
5. Visit to the proposed site.

1.8 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF STUDY

The scope of this project is limited to providing basic facilities for the general welfare of the recreational park on the site which include:-

1. administrative block
2. Indoor Game
3. Club House
4. Ticketing / clinic
5. Canteen
6. Out Door game
7. Relaxation Area
8. Children play Area/Arena
9. Swimming
10. Masque Centre
11. Hotel
12. Zoom

1.9 LIMITATION AND CONSTRAINT

There are some factors that hampered the extension of this project work. In the process of gathering the information, I encountered some problems which include the following:-

1. The project work is constraint to design scope listed above.
2. The project work requires sufficient time and since this is lacking, it has serve as limitation to the research work.
3. Most of the respondents were not willing to provide information.
4. In Nigeria most information were kept secret. This was a major constraint for data collection by me notwithstanding the white exercise has been very stimulated in identification of customer needs and seeking to satisfy ones need.

1.10 DEFINITION OF TERMS

• Cable: - A set of wires covered with plastic or rubber that carries electricity, telephone signal e.g. underground cables, fiber optic cable.
• Fence: - A barrier or screen used for dividing or enclosing an area of land.
• Flower: - The seed bearing parts of a plant consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpals) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals and a green calyx (sepals).
• Gate:-A hinged barrier, door or hatch in a wall or fence which can be opened to allow thorough fare.
• Gate house: - A security building or construction at the entrance of a castle, building etc. to country entry and exit.
• Ground cover: - The term ground cover is applied to small plants less than 45mm tall, which cover the ground in place of turf.
• Hedges: - Is an intermediate planting between the trees and flowers. They are generally smaller in size that trees. They can be used as a wall element in an outdoor area.
• Lawn: - In landscaping, an area of grass.
• Pavement: - The main structural and surface construction, of a road laid in conclusion of concrete, stoner asphalt above a sub-grade.
• Palm Tree: - A palm is a tree having a straight and single trunk or slightly curved bud, a few grow in dumps.
• A Stream: - A small narrow river (flowing in a continuous current in a specified direction.

• A Security Tower: -Is a building or construction above either structure in an area where security gadgets are mounted or other related security system.
• Shrubs: -Is a woody plant smaller that a tree with several main stems arising at or near the ground.

- Trees: - A woody parental plant, typically having a single trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at same distance from the ground