From Home Owners Perspective, “Ikun Concept” of Design in Benin, Nigeria: Some Like It Some Don’t

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dc.creatorEkhaese, E. N., Ediae, Osahon James
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-27T12:33:01Z
dc.descriptionBenin domestic courtyard design is as old as Benin kingdom (40 BC). The Edos built huge mud houses and the Oba (king) lived in large extended palace that could be to compare to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The "Ikun concept" of design (Oto-eghodo Design) is based on cultural considerations. The Edo socio-political structure determines categories of home owners, house size, organization and location across the City. The houses includes: house for commoners / poor, nobles, chiefs, diviners, chief priest, Enigies's palace, Oba's palace and shrines. The paper highlights the internal spaces quality and traditional courtyard house design in order to document the value and relevance from home owners’ perspective. The research employed qualitative and quantitative approaches (questionnaire, interviews guide, architectural plan documentation and observation). The result of findings has helped in shaping the orientation and understanding of all actors’ involved in house provision.
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dc.identifierhttp://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/2876/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/32082
dc.languageen
dc.publisherScientific & Academic Publishing
dc.subjectNA Architecture
dc.titleFrom Home Owners Perspective, “Ikun Concept” of Design in Benin, Nigeria: Some Like It Some Don’t
dc.typeArticle

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