Duplex Design in Nigeria
The concept of Duplex designs and construction is mainly to create or develop apartments that are on two floors with an inside stairway connecting the two levels.
DESIGN ATRIBUTES
The Duple design and construction approaches should put the following factors in consideration: user comfort, prevailing environmental factors, like the temperature, wind direction, rainfall, topography etc. Gathered data on the above phenomenon helped in many of our design decisions like the orientation of the building to optimize comfort of the user in all season.
The common space attributes of a modern duplex apartment includes celebrated entrances(at times with porches), sizable(s) sittings, lounges, en suite bedrooms, balconies, terraces, functional foyers, sizable kitchens, dinning, pantry(optional), box rooms or stores, lobbies, toilets and baths, wardrobes etc.
Contempory Duplex Design, with Parapet Fascia and Stone walls
Duplex Apartment – Parapet style.
Duplex Design: Contemporary style
Duplex Apartment – Contemporary style.
Duplex Design: Brick
Duplex Apartment – Brick style.
LAYOUT PLANNING
While proceeding with the planning of the site of Duplex design in Nigeria . A lot of considerations must be made in other to achieve both functionality and comfort. Physical attributes, climate will determine the orientation during the site decision making.
For a duplex apartment design, the planning should indicate the North Arrow and Scale on each page of the drawing. Property lines, the building envelopes, the flood plain and easements must be shown.
The location and the direction of access roads, driveway to the property is represented. Proposed and existing structures, patio, ponds, water bodies, drainages, existing and proposed septic tanks, retaining walls, and any other building must also be provided.
MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FINISHING
There are sheer number of varieties, qualities, and categories of building materials. Therefore this essay will include the major kingd of building materials.
Summarily, the necessary building materials for construction of an ideal Duplex Apartment in Nigeria building includes: Cements, stones, granites, metal rods, sand (pastering, chalking, filling), laterite, woods (ply, hard and soft), roofing sheets and tiles, ceiling boards, etc.
The necessary finish materials that makes up a modern duplex design and construction includes: Unglazed ceramic tiles/Marble, Vitrified ceramic tiles, Glazed ceramic tiles, RAX Matt ceramic tiles, Polished terrazzo tiles, Polished Grounded Granite, Quarry Tiles, Emulsion paint, gloss paint(oil paint), Texcote paint, Glazed ceramic tiles, Brick facing, Vitrified ceramic tiles, Timber Finish, Decorceil (nigerite), Acoustic ceiling, Mineral fibre, painted and rendered, painted and floated with Pop, steel.
CONSTRUCTION BUDGET AND METHODS
The construction cost estimates in this essay is mainly for building construction purposes only, cost on land not inclusive. Using a 5 Bedroom duplex as a template, the budget of #30 million will be ideal, depending on size of the building and again the taste and materials and designs used on the finishing.
After the construction cost is ascertained, and the right construction team choice like Foreverbuilds™ Ltd is made, the ideal construction methods are employed.
MAINTENANCE
Attention should be given to maintenance of property to check and prevent dilapidation, degradation, deterioration in order to restore weak components of the building. To achieve this constant monitoring is required to avoid worsening situations. This is intended to prevent the breakdown and failures of the facilities while they are still capable of functioning in a satisfactory manner.
Most of the building components maintenance schedules proposed by equipment manufacturers, but a record of frequency and cost of unscheduled breakdown will be required to establish preventive maintenance measures on the building components.
We're good in contemporary Duplex Design styles, with our functional design principles and by carefully considering the needs of their client, Avegur Architects creates charming but sustainable houses in various locations and regions in Nigeria. Together, we make your dreams come true. If you would like to consult with Avegur Architects on eco-friendly Duplex Design , please contact us!
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