1. PLANNING STUDIO 1
Hausa Traditional Compound
Group 1.

2.  What is a Compound?
 Compound as a human habitat refers to a cluster of buildings in an
enclosure having a shared associated purpose.
 What is Tradition?
 This depicts a way or pattern at which a process was carried out
from the inception of the system.

3. Therefore Traditional compound can be defined as an
ancient cluster of buildings in an enclosure/territory
(Enclosed with a fence)having a shared associated purpose.

4.  Location of Compound

5. Location of Site; Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

6. FACTORS INFLUENCING TYPES OF
HAUSA COMPOUNDS.
-Inception of Northern Nigeria
-Hausa Culture, Customs and Art (lifestyle).
-Norms and Taboos.
-Ideas, Values and Social Institutions(Religion).
-Works and Occupation.
-Climate.
-Availability of Materials.

7. BASIS OF DESIGN PATTERN.
-Single Well.
-Second Exit.
-Purdah.
-Walls
*Interior, Exterior, Entrance and Properties of walls.
-Worship Area.

8. DRAWINGS.
Bubble diagram : Showing flow and relationship.
Matrix Table : Showing relationship between spaces.
Concept : Miniature or conceptual layout.
Layout : Showing all allocation and Measurements.

11. DIMENSIONS OF COMPONENTS IN COMPOUND.
*Fathers Hut - 64sqm
*Mothers Hut - 16sqm
*Sons Hut - 25sqm
*Visitors Hut - 16sqm
*Mosque - 49sqm
*Kitchen - 11.56sqm
*Toilet and Bathroom - 12sqm
*Washing Area - 4sqm
*Ranch - 88sqm

12. TYPES OF MATERIALS USED FOR HAUSA TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.
1 Mud. (found every where apart from hip roof. Used for flat roof)
2 Palm Fronds. (used for walls but mostly used for roofs)
3 Rocks and Sand Stones. (used for exterior and interior walls)
4 Dried Grass. (Used for Hipped Roofs)

13. Video Of Pre-Jury Model.
Video Of Final-Jury Model.

14. CONCLUSION.
All on Hausa traditional compound has been highlighted and
discussed. But one thing that has not changed is that Hausa’s
accept updates but don’t make much changes to their pattern of
design (spatial allocation). Though Hausa’s in contemporary time
now build /construct much taller buildings but the same rules are
still applicable to their design pattern as seen in their traditional
houses. Their contemporary residential houses still contain “the
Mosque”, “the Visitors room”, and the segregation of the females
of the house to a secluded part of the house. And their Kitchen is
still located outside of the buildings.

15. “Mun gaske godiya da kuma gode dan
sauraron mu Allah ya albarkace.”
“We really thank and appreciate you for listening to us. God bless you”