ABSTRACT
The proposed Convent
For the Sisters of Jesus the Saviour
Convent will provide a living accommodation and place of worship for the
Revered Sisters .A Convent is a community men or women in the Roman
Catholic church leading a religious life. The principal parts of a Convent are:
The chapel, the living accommodation with its kitchen, dinning and laundry, recreation rooms, class rooms
with library and the recreation facilities.
The living accommodation general provides for the dormitories and a house for
the Mother General.
Sisters of Jesus the Saviour Convent comprises of three
sections: Postulancy, Novitiate, and the Profession of vows of Religious Life.
The Postulancy is the period of two years while the Novitiate is a the period
of one year examination of the candidate by her Superiors . After comes the
final Profession vow. There are first and
final profession, the latter being distinguished from the first by a
ring to be won by the candidate.
The architectural problem is that of a community life.
The design solution provides a courtyard system which traditional shows and
emphasizes communal living and togetherness which are fundamental to such a
religious community.
Spaces for the various activities are the ground floor.
These include the Chapel, Assembly, Laundry, Kitchen and dinning facilities,
the Clinic, Indoor Games, Offices and Academic Facilities.
While on the first, Second and Third floors are
the living Areas which are self-contained flats except the Postulancy which has
a dormitory.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of content
CHAPTER ONE:- INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the
Study
1.2 Statement Of The problem
1.3 Aims
1.4 Objectives
1.5 Motivation
1.6 Scope
1.6 Research Methodology/Project
Methods
CHAPTER TWO: - LITERATURE
VIEW
2.1 Overview of Convent
2.2 Planning
Considerations and Determinants of Convents Buildings
2.3 Design Considerations
and Determinants of Convents Buildings
2.4 Deductions from Lit
Review
2.5 Monastic Art and
Architecture
CHAPTER THREE: - CASE
STUDY
3.0 Preamble to Case Study
3.2.1 Case Study 1:
Daughters of Divine of Love Enugu
3.2.2Case Study 2: Sisters
of Jesus the Savior
3.3.1 Case Study 3:
Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy
3.4.1Planning
3.4.2 Design
CHAPTER FOUR: - PLANNING
PROPOSAL
4.1 Site Study
4.2 Geographical Location
4.3 Topography
4.4 Soil
4.5 Site Drainage
4.5:1 Vegetation
4.5:2 Climate
4.5:3 Temperature
4.5:4 Design Implication
4.5.6 Rainfall
4:5:7 Humidity
4.5.8 Wind Pattern
4.6 Planning
4.6.1 Traffic
4.6.2. Orientation
4.6.3 Landscaping
4.6.4 Zones and Zonings
4.6.5 Environmental
Regrets
4.7. Planning proposal
CHAPTER FIVE: - DESIGN
PROPOSAL
5.1.1 Space Programming
and Relationship Duties
5.1.2 Functional Analysis
and Groupings
5.1.3 Zoning
5.1.4 Evolution and
Compositional Principles
5.2 Design proposal
5.2.2 Ground floor
5.2.3 First floor
5.2.4 Second floor
5.3 services
5.3 Building and
structural materials
5.4 Service
5.4.2 Air Conditioning
5.4.3 Electrical
5.4.4 Acoustics
5.4.5 Circulation (External
and Internal)
5.5 Fire
5.6 Ventilation
5.7 Lighting
5.8 Conclusion
and Recommendation
5.9
References
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background
to the Study
The background comprises of a
religious order for women, living a convent under vows of poverty, chastity and
obedience, female monasticism occurs not ably in roman. In some convent each
nun has his own individual room in others there is a common dormitory
,The life of convent is simple beginning in the morning
with prayer and mass, with the rest of day spend according to the ends
for which the institute was found. members of some convent spend the in prayer
and meditation, while members of other convent are engaged in teaching,
hospital work and social work.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
Sisters of Jesus
the Savior convent
has not enough
infrastructural facilities
to serve the administrative and
formative aspects of the congregation . The main
problem is to generate
what will help
to organize the congregation activities
as well as
implement them successfully.
There are several problems and demands
of this Mother House. Chief among them
is an appropriate choice
of location within the
available expanse of land
as , a working relationship is
expected to exist among the various suggested land use as references
to the Generalate and the external environment immediately of the estate, and remotely,
The Generalate will be made up of
sections or departments: - secretariat, residential, chapter hall, chapel, resource center and allied ancillaries. An
acceptable integration of these units in a functional whole is a great internal
problem that will accompany the whole project such that their meaningful and
acceptable resolution will go
to great length to satisfy the demand for S J S Generalate .
1.3 PROJECT AIMS
The main goals of this research is to
provide a befitting Generate /Mother House for the Sisters of Jesus
the Savior Congregation
1) A functional secretariat
2) Comfortable residential
accommodation.
3) An chapel for religious activities.
4) A resource center for information and
formation.
5) Conducive meeting place to decide on the affairs of the
congregations [chapel House/
6) A homely atmosphere for the entire
congregation.
7) A
model of other convents of Sisters of Jesus the Saviour Convent
Because a generate is aimed of the
provision of the above facilities. There are other demands by these projects
which will include:
A good
allocation for the
spaces to the
desired activities.
Uninhibited circulation route through
which to co- ordinate
these activities and them work perform them .
Availability of entrances
and exits to accommodate
peak periods in the
individual
Provision of uninterrupted services
without interfering with the
normal activities of the
entire Generate.
1.4
PROJECTS OBJECTIVES
The
aim of this research work is to find out how the Rev Sisters do operate
This
research work is carried out through case study
This is research work is been carried work to
know the existing structure of a convent.
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