Abstract
The housing units in the low-income housing estates in Owerri metropolis show significant modifications of the exterior and interior spaces as well as in the site and estate layouts. The nature of Post-Occupancy modification in four housing estates; Aladinma Housing Estate (AHE), Federal Housing Estate Egbeada (FHEE), Trans-Egbu Housing Estate (TEHE), World Bank Housing Estate (WBHE), which includes Addition of rooms, Alteration of site arrangement, Alteration of fence design, Alteration of roofing pattern. Addition of shop spaces, total modification and change of use were studied and the effect of these unauthorized and poorly planned modifications on the aesthetic layout of the study area were analyzed. One sample test of proportion was used to analyze the research hypothesis and the result showed that the post-occupancy Modification of these housing estates has significantly affected the aesthetic layout of the housing estates studied negatively. The following recommendations were made; the need for more pragmatic and proactive action by the development control of the study area in enforcing already existing building regulations of minimum setbacks and building coverage which most layouts flaunted. Future housing designs should be more flexible to accommodate some level of modifications that will be monitored for compliance by the development control.
Highlights
Housing has been defined as a process and a product of providing safe, comfortable, attractive, functional, affordable and identifiable shelter in a proper setting within a neighbourhood, supported by continuous maintenance of the built environment for the daily living activities of individuals/families within the community [1, 2]
A consistent occurrence is that the housing programmes/schemes planned for and targeted at the low income population in the urban areas end up being occupied by higher income earners, whatever housing units that are left for the low income group appear not to meet their requirements or satisfy their basic housing needs
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of post- occupancy modifications on the aesthetic layout of the low-income housing estates in the study area
Summary
Housing has been defined as a process and a product of providing safe, comfortable, attractive, functional, affordable and identifiable shelter in a proper setting within a neighbourhood, supported by continuous maintenance of the built environment for the daily living activities of individuals/families within the community [1, 2]. Low-income Housing Estates in Owerri Metropolis alter or modify the buildings and their surroundings This situation holds true in the study area and is a consequence of the fact that more often than not, an understanding of the functional housing needs of these consumers (who are often kept in anonymity), does not precede the development of the schemes [6,7,8,9]. This results in improper articulation of housing development culminating in inadequate housing that leads to dissatisfaction of the housing residents. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of post- occupancy modifications on the aesthetic layout of the low-income housing estates in the study area
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