EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTHROPOMETRICAL LANDSCAPE ON CIRCULATION PATTERN OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS; A CASE STUDY

¹Fai’zah Mohammed B., ²Zachariah Bako Z., ³Yakubu Aminu D., ⁴Abubakar Sarkile K.

^{1 & 3}Department of Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

²Department of Architecture, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria

⁴Department of Architecture, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria

*emails: faizahbash@yahoo.com,

ABSTRACT

Most public buildings are sadly landscape or not landscape at all. Even those landscaped are neglected and not maintained.The importance and the need to have an adequately design of anthropometric landscape in public building was evaluated to determine if the landscaping use suit it purpose which includes; effective for both pedestrian and vehicular circulation. This evaluation assists to determine better suggestion on how to enhance effective landscaping of public building. Questionnaires were distributed to the staff and visitors and statistically analysed by the use of bar-chart, the result shows that 50% of the respondents agreed that the flowering plants play a great role aesthetically, 42.6% respondents agreed circulation is good, and 42.6% responded that the walkways in the complex are good enough in providing good movement.  19.7% responded fair and 13.5% responded poor. The complex is aesthetically sound, the walkways are effective and the drainage pattern and the soil cover help to reduce the effect of soil erosion, this shows that anthropometrical landscaping has a good effect on public buildings.

Keywords:  Anthropometrical-landscape, circulation, effectiveness, public-building.