ADAPTABILITY STRATEGIES AND SPACE COMPATIBILITY IN THE DESIGN OF A COWORKING ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY IN LEKKI, LAGOS
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Coworking spaces have grown to become significant in the business world, with such
spaces being adopted more often by the information technology industry. However,
the entertainment industry is experiencing an increase in the number of freelancers.
This has led to a dearth in suitable infrastructure in the Nigerian context. Adaptability
of spaces is often considered an important feature that makes the building useful for
changing work environment. To what extent are such spaces compatible with their
users’ requirements? Very little study exists on the extent to which adaptability
strategies influence users’ perception levels in relation to compatibility within
coworking and entertainment spaces, particularly in the Nigerian context. This study
therefore aims at designing a coworking entertainment facility for freelancers in the
entertainment industry in Lagos, Nigeria using adaptability strategies that are found to
influence the level of compatibility between and within spaces positively. The study
adopted a questionnaire survey and case studies of existing coworking and
entertainment facilities in obtaining data on the adaptability strategies and the users’
perception of compatibility in such spaces. Compatibility looked at areas such as
user’s satisfaction with spaces relating to their jobs, activities and the requirements.
Quantitative data were analysed using frequencies, percentages, mean ranking and
regression analyses. Qualitative data were content-analysed. Results show that the
ability of spaces to accommodate users’ job requirements, while achieving a level of
security and providing alternative spaces for their activities were influenced by the
adaptability strategies applied by the coworking and entertainment spaces studied.
Such adaptability strategies include “use of non-fixed objects”, “variety of room
sizes”, “frame construction”, and others. The design adopted these adaptabilities
strategies that influenced these space compatibility dimensions positively.
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