Adewale A. Bukola, & *Bassey Princess Runyi Erowo
Department of Architecture, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
*Corresponding author: princess.basseypgs@stu.cu.edu.ng
ABSTRACT
In Nigeria, the move towards sustainable construction has spurred growing interest in locally sourced building materials that meet climatic and cultural needs while minimising environmental impact. This study examines the use and perceived adoption of five sustainable indigenous building materials (compressed earth blocks, bamboo, laterite, timber and stone) in three case-study resorts in Lagos State, Nigeria: La Campagne Tropicana Resort, Ibeju-Lekki (Case 1); Whispering Palms Resort, Iworo, Badagry (Case 2); and Rosh Beach Resort, Badagry (Case 3). A case-study design combined photographic and checklist-based observation with a structured questionnaire survey, yielding 110 valid responses (54, 26 and 30 from Cases 1, 2 and 3, respectively). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Tukey’s honestly significant difference test. Timber recorded the highest overall mean (M = 3.57), followed by bamboo (3.36), stone (3.21), compressed earth blocks (3.08) and laterite (2.89). Scores for compressed earth blocks, laterite and stone differed significantly among the resorts, with Rosh Beach Resort lowest for all three, whereas bamboo and timber did not differ significantly. Observations recorded indigenous materials in walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, partitions, fences, structural elements and furniture, and showed that Rosh Beach Resort was built predominantly of bamboo, timber and other plant-based materials. The use of indigenous materials in contemporary resort architecture in Lagos is therefore established but uneven across materials, building components and resorts.
Keywords: Indigenous materials; Resort architecture; Adoption; Lagos