For_Now:

This Retardeen dude sef (Demdem), you no go bridle ur tongue. Its like ur parents did not give u gud home training. Anyway, you are not to be blamed, your parents cannot give you what they don't have. Lets keep watching as the sanitization in the country is going on even if it is slow and steady. remember, the rot did not start when GEJ took over govt. but way before. Trust me, those milking this country dry will want to frustrate any move to carry out this sanity by employing paid post like yours and rain insults like you to dampen any effort applied at sanitization. There will always be resistance and smearing from the evil cabals in the system, hence the slow and steady nature of the present govt. If any politrician tells you he can do it overnight and you believe him, then you must be the biggest fool of ur generation.

pekelepekele: Where will the children's be playing during breaking time . Fashola likes doing unnecessary peculiar things (I don dey become Patrick Obaihgbon small small )

pekelepekele: Where will the children's be playing during breaking time . Fashola likes doing unnecessary peculiar things (I don dey become Patrick Obaihgbon small small )

liberty300: Doesn't look safe @all....and for children?dats kinda dangerous

Akshow: you be architect? Abi you think say the builders Foolish like you? As you no see any bad belle comment make na him make you vomit this rubbish? Oya carry shame waka from here Anuofia

tunde300us: I dont see any tidal issue here,that area of makoko has had worse building made with materials not half as strong as what you see and yet nothing of a tidal issue has occured.For ur info that school is just by the bank of the area and i dont see any tidal issue.I mite be wrong though but u need better explanation to convince me this isnt out of the box idea from lagos.

JideTheBlogger:

As if you sabi pass them... mtchew**

ebamma: Another yaba left, escapee,

Jibsonified: Good innovation, I guess there will be more of this to really achieve gd goal of schoolin d children of Makoko..cos 100 pupil-school aint enuf..I'm sure it is to avoid offsetting d stability that they have such small number, BUT, there is alot I think they should have 2 consider which is obviously absent, viz
1. The use of wood is entirely inappopraite..or is this meant to b a shortlived building, cos d wood will def diminish in quality especialy as it is exposed to water n warmth. I suggest they use special alloy that is even far lighter than wood eg Duralumin..abi dem no get money buy am ni
2. How will those drum withstand tide n even storm.. I see a wreckage wit this kind of design o
3 By the way is it meant to move like a ship?... Mobile school?!
well well all these and more are meant to be considered b4 we can appluad this innovation

gluv01:

And as for you, kini big deal with what I said? Everything that has an advantage has a disadvantage...EVERYTHING IN LIFE. I only mentioned the disadvantage of the school building with ordinary wood, perhaps in a harsh manner which i'm not supposed to. Doesn't mean I'm more knowledgeable than them in the area of ship or school building whatever. I just wanted to add a comment of what I thought about it. They didn't mention that criticism is not welcome. So what's your headache with it? Take time o

gluv01:

Evidence of foolishness, lack of education and Nigerian local mentality...Nkpi... So they'll use firewood to build a school on a river and how long do u expect that to last with the raining season ahead. See u, better get urself good education and learn to reason like an educated person...

gluv01: This is rubbish!!! Locally sourced wood instead of steel? Why don't they use steel used for building a normal ship? Are these people serious?

The architectural work is great, but the materials used? it's a no!

They will only end up killing children...What if the tide comes? And is it rubber or plastic that will hold the boat(floating school) firm?
Steel is much more better as it can withstand the surge if any unexpected occurrence takes place...hmmm...NAija I hail o
#sense of reasoning#

gluv01: This is rubbish!!! Locally sourced wood instead of steel? Why don't they use steel used for building a normal ship? Are these people serious?

The architectural work is great, but the materials used? it's a no!

They will only end up killing children...What if the tide comes? And is it rubber or plastic that will hold the boat(floating school) firm?
Steel is much more better as it can withstand the surge if any unexpected occurrence takes place...hmmm...NAija I hail o
#sense of reasoning#

Old Techniques
The first narrow boats were pulled along the canals by horse and were made primarily from wood. They were traditionally completely hand crafted from oak or elm. The carvel built and
clinker built methods of construction were usually used to build the shell. This is when thick wooden planks lie edge to edge or overlap over a frame, respectively. The hulls were round chined (slightly pointed) and iron rivets were normally used to hold the timber together. They were all less than 7 feet in width and usually less than 10 feet in width in order to navigate the canals for transportation of goods.
Steel was first used in the design of narrow boats in 1887 but the hulls wore away with rust therefore new materials had to be considered. In 1896, elm wood was used for the underside of the boat with riveted iron sides forming a composite construction. These boats were known as ‘Joshers’ after Joshua Fellows the original designer of these composite boats. This construction faired better in the water and many
of these narrowboats are still used today.

New Designs
Modern narrowboats are a much more complex affair particularly as they need to be made into a home fit to live in. They are made from a welded steel shell and timber is still normally used to build the interior. Traditional oak and elm woods can now be replaced with cheaper hardwoods and attached with galvanised iron or steel fittings. Some people prefer to still handcraft narrowboats completely from wood, but this is rare and the ones used as homes need to be more durable.

www.floating-homes.co.uk/guides/narrowboat_construction.php

gluv01: This is rubbish!!! Locally sourced wood instead of steel? Why don't they use steel used for building a normal ship? Are these people serious?

The architectural work is great, but the materials used? it's a no!

They will only end up killing children...What if the tide comes? And is it rubber or plastic that will hold the boat(floating school) firm?
Steel is much more better as it can withstand the surge if any unexpected occurrence takes place...hmmm...NAija I hail o
#sense of reasoning#

Lagos' flood-beating floating school nears completion
Design and urbanism practice NLÉ, led by Nigerian architect Kunle Adeyemi, is building a new multilevel school in Makoko – a region of Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos. While that doesn't sound too unusual, the difference here is that in an effort to address the issues of land scarcity and poor waste management that affect the flood-prone area, this school is being built on floating platforms.
Designed for 100 pupils and their teaching staff, the Makoko School is 108 sq. ft. (10 sq. m) at its base, 33 ft (10 m) high. The design uses approximately 256 plastic drums to float on the water and the frame is constructed using locally sourced wood. Solar panels are planned to provide electricity along with rainwater harvesting to facilitate the newly installed compost toilets as a solution to the non-existent sewerage system. The design team has included a playground on the base level with a further two floors for classrooms above

As Nigeria’s commercial capital and economic center, Lagos has an estimated population of fifteen million which makes it larger than London, Buenos Aires and Beijing. The 250,000 strong community of Makoko has lived in stilt houses above a lagoon for generations. The waterway lifestyle, where daily travel takes place in canoes, prompted Portuguese colonists to name the city Lagos (which means "lakes" and the longest bridge in Africa connects the main city to the lagoon islands. In the last year local and national discussions have taken place about the impact of climate change upon the water settlements as rising sea levels, coastal erosion and tropical rains have overwhelmed the current system.
NLÉ hopes the Makoko School design will be a prototype to improve the architecture and urbanism of African coastal cities and create floating homes, community centers and play spaces. Kunle Adeyemi states that if the initial school building is successful, replicated structures could provide homes for over 100,000 people in the area.

After successfully completing test floating platforms in September 2012, NLÉ says the US$6250 prototype building is almost complete and will hopefully be ready to welcome a new school year.
http://www.gizmag.com/floating-school-lagos-nle/26250/

pekelepekele: Where will the children's be playing during breaking time . Fashola likes doing unnecessary peculiar things (I don dey become Patrick Obaihgbon small small )

Mad Cow: One word to describe this; BRILLIANT AND INGENIOUS..

gluv01: This is rubbish!!! Locally sourced wood instead of steel? Why don't they use steel used for building a normal ship? Are these people serious?

The architectural work is great, but the materials used? it's a no!

They will only end up killing children...What if the tide comes? And is it rubber or plastic that will hold the boat(floating school) firm?
Steel is much more better as it can withstand the surge if any unexpected occurrence takes place...hmmm...NAija I hail o
#sense of reasoning#

gluv01:

Evidence of foolishness, lack of education and Nigerian local mentality...Nkpi... So they'll use firewood to build a school on a river and how long do u expect that to last with the raining season ahead. See u, better get urself good education and learn to reason like an educated person...