port hartcourt university, nigeria
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PORT HARTCOURT UNIVERSITY, NIGERIATRANSCRIPT
PORT HARCOURT UNIVERSITY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Nigeria, 2011-2012
The project consists on the design of a
new university campus in the city
northwest, close to the Port Harcourt
international airport. The university is part
of the Urban Development Plan for the
city, whose promoter is the State
Government of Rivers State, Nigeria.
Esteyco, as a collaborator of the Angel
Asenjo studio, designed the construction
projects of structures of singular
buildings such as the library, the church,
the multi-use hall, among others, and a
six level accommodation building.
The construction plot of ≈170 ha where
the campus will be located is already
under the first phase of the construction
process, and according to the “Master
Plan” the rest of the phases will be
developed afterwards.
The construction area of ≈700,000m2 , is
divided in 87 buildings of several
different sizes and shapes. Different
typologies are developed, being the
predominant theme the reinforced
concrete beams and post tensioned
flagstones, sometimes combined with
metal profile modulus, creating
combined framings (concrete and steel).
The Rector and Conference buildings
are designed with more complex and
expensive enclosures, with metal sheets
of titanium or galvanized steel.
• Information graphic of the different buildings
of the university.
• Aerial view of the design proposal.