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Four -Bedroom Duplex Visualized and Designed by AsomArchitectNG

Required land space=100ft by100ft (full plot)

GROUND FLOOR:
1. Ante-Room/Visitors Wc
2. Living Room/Bar
3. Dining Area
4. Kitchen/Store
5. Study
6. Laundry
7. 1bedroom en-suite

FIRST FLOOR:
1. family living lounge
2. Two bedrooms ensuite
3. Masters bedroom ensuite with balcony
4. Study

4bedroom Bungalow visualized and designed by AsomArchitectNG.

Recquired Land size= 50ft by 100ft (half plot)

Design Features

1) Entrance
2) Ante-Room
3) Visitor's Toilet
4) living Room
5) Dinning
6) Kitchen/Store
7) Three bedrooms & One Masters bedroom (All Ensuite)
8.) Secondary Exit

500 Sitting Capacity Church Auditorium For Redeemed Christian Church Of God Visualized and Designed by AsomArchitectNG.

Recquired Land Size=100ft by 100ft (Full Plot)

Design Features
1)Entrace
2)Control Room
3)Usher Office
4)Church Hall
5)Alter
6)Pastor's Office
7)Deacon's Office
8.)Board Room

4bedroom Bungalow visualized and designed by AsomArchitectNG.

Recquired Land size= 50ft by 100ft (half plot)

Design Features

1) Entrance
2) Ante-Room
3) Visitor's Toilet
4) living Room
5) Dinning
6) Kitchen/Store
7) Three bedrooms & One Masters bedroom (All Ensuite)
8.) Secondary Exit

5bedroom Duplex Visualized and designed by AsomArchitectNG

Recquired Land Size= 100ft by 100ft (Full plot)

Design Features. Ground Floor

1) Entrance
2) Ante-Room
3) Visitor's Toilet
4) living Room/Stair Case
5) Dinning
6) Kitchen/Store
7) Visitor's Bedroom (Ensuite)
8.) Laundry
9) Secondary Exit

First Floor
1) Family Living Room
2) Sit-Out
3) Three Rooms & One Master's bedroom (All Ensuite)

2bedroom bungalow visualized and designed by AsomArchitectNG.

Recquired land size= 50ft by 100ft

Design Features

1) Entrance
2) Ante-Room
3) Visitor's Toilet
4) living Room
5) Dinning
6) Kitchen/Store
7) One bedroom & One Masters bedroom (Ensuite)
8.) Secondary Exit

3bedroom bungalow visualized and designed by AsomArchitectNG

Recquired land size= 50ft by 100ft (half plot)

Design Features

1) Entrance
2) Ante-Room
3) Visitor's Toilet
4) living Room/Bar
5) Dinning
6) Kitchen/Store
7) Two bedroom & One Masters bedroom (Ensuite)
8.) Secondary Exit

3bedroom bungalow visualized and designed by AsomArchitectNG

Recquired land size= 50ft by 100ft (half plot)

Design Features

1) Entrance
2) Ante-Room
3) Visitor's Toilet
4) living Room
5) Dinning
6) Kitchen/Store
7) Two bedroom & One Masters bedroom (Ensuite)
8.) Secondary Exit

Event Hall/Children Dept. Visualized and designed by AsomArchitectNG.

Required land size is 100ft by 100ft (full plot)

FEATURES Ground Floor

1) Entrance Porch
2) Event Hall
3) Stage
4) Office
5) Toilet
6) Secondary Exit

First Floor

1) Children Dept.
2) Gallery
3) Office
4) Toilet
5) Equipment Room

EXTRA.

1.) Click To See Our Construction Of A 4bedroom Duplex


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ABOUT ASOMARCHITECTS (An Architectural/Construction firm in Edo State)

Asom Architects comprises of a group of experienced and well trained architects who are professionals in the field of architectural designs and construction. Over the years, we have excuted quite a number of building projects comprising of Residential Apartments,Offices,Shopping Malls, Schools,Hostels,Hotels,etc. We have also achieved great feat in the construction industry and are we're well known for our excellence performance in architectural practice. We're located In Ekpoma, Edo State and also excute building construction projects nationwide.

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Escape Plan

Should a fire break out in your home and the smoke alarm goes off, you need to have a well-rehearsed escape plan. You may have as little as 30 seconds to get out of a burning home, so you can’t waste a single second dawdling around trying to figure out which way to go or where to meet your family. Forty-two percent of homes do not have an escape plan, so if you haven’t done so already, take the time tonight when all your family is together, and create a plan:

Get everyone is the household together. If you can’t do that, make sure the missing parties are trained on what you went over.
Walk through every room of your house and draw a plan as you go.
In your plan, mark where fire extinguishers are and where smoke alarms are.
Come up with two ways to exit every single room. Through a doorway is always preferred; if that’s not an option, windows offer a plan B. Don’t allow regular occupancy in basement rooms without an egress window; otherwise, there is generally only one escape route.
Utilize ladders for basement window wells as well as second (or higher) story rooms.
Teach children how to escape on their own if need be. Have them practice using the escape ladders. Make sure you’re supervising, but this will probably be fun for them to do. Every kid wants a chance to climb out their window.
Designate a meeting place outside your home; just make sure it’s far enough away that it will be a safe spot.
Drill your escape plan twice a year, making it as realistic as possible.
Place your drawn-out plan on the refrigerator as a handy reference. Also point out your plan to any guests you may have that are spending the night at your house. It may seem tedious, but it’s well worth it.
A few other items of note:

If there are any folks with disabilities in your home, make sure your plan incorporates their needs.
If there are infants/toddlers, elderly folks, or those with limited mobility in your home, be sure that someone is “assigned” to them to make sure they get out safely in an emergency.
Close doors on your way out of the home — it slows the spread of fire.
Ensure that any windows in your escape plan are easily openable. It’s common for windows to get stuck if they don’t get much use, so check the windows every time you drill your escape plan.
Make sure that children understand the plan, as best as they can for their age. Have them recite it to you, and even have a practice run on their own.
Documentation of Valuables & Fireproof Safes

While certainly not as important as protecting your loved ones, documenting your valuables for insurance purposes can save a lot of headache after the fact. Do you want the added stress of trying to mentally calculate what was lost, or do you want to easily assess a spreadsheet of possessions from each room of your home with the monetary value listed?

A few tips for documenting your valuables:

A written record is great, but an even more thorough job will include photographic proof, and even sales receipts. So don’t just throw receipts away for your big purchases. Keep them somewhere safe (like a safe — more on that below), or you can even use an app like Evernote to scan and tag receipts.
Consider taking detailed photos (or even video) of every room in your home to have full photographic proof. Update the documentation every couple years so that it’s up to date with everything valuable you own.
Ask your insurance agent about having professional appraisals done for particularly valuable items. There’s generally a dollar limit that they’ll cover without an appraisal. In my experience, it’s anything over $2,000-$5,000 that should be appraised and come with a written record.
Have multiple copies. Relying on just one copy, even in a secure place, is not good enough. Consider having a copy in a bank in a safe deposit box, a copy at a trusted relative’s home, a copy in a safe, and perhaps even an encrypted electronic copy.
You’ll want to then store all this information in a fireproof safe. Be s

While it’s true that using a fire extinguisher isn’t rocket science there are a few basics you need to be aware of – and probably aren’t. According to FFS, the majority of Nigerians don’t know how to use an extinguisher, even if they have one in their home. This is a dangerous knowledge gap. Fires double in size every 60 seconds, so you don’t want to be fumbling around in an emergency situation, reading over the instruction manual as a small flame on the stove grows into an inferno:

First, determine if the fire is one you can handle with your extinguisher. If it’s taller than you, or the room is filled with smoke, get everyone out of the house.
Position yourself with your back to an escape, so you can make a quick getaway if necessary. Don’t back yourself into a corner with just an extinguisher in hand.

Pull the pin.
Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire. Hitting the tops of the flame with the extinguisher won’t be effective. You’ve got to smother the sucker at its base.
Squeeze the trigger. In a controlled manner, squeeze the trigger to release the agent.
Sweep from side to side. Sweep the nozzle from side to side until the fire is put out. Keep aiming at the base while you do so. Most extinguishers will give you about 10-20 seconds of discharge time.

Smoke Detectors

Fire alarms are far and away the number one lifesaver when it comes to fires in the home. In fact, two-thirds of all fire deaths occur in homes with either no working smoke alarm, or no alarm period. In many cases, deaths are the result of an alarm not working properly, most often due to issues with the battery (no battery, dead battery, not connected properly).

Fire alarms seem like such a small part of your home and get all too easily overlooked, but they’re perhaps the most important pieces of hardware in your abode. Utilizing the following tips will drastically reduce the chances of a deadly fire in your home:

There are two types of alarms: ionization (better at detecting “flaming” fires) and photoelectric (better at detecting “smoldering” fires). Ionization is the most common, as it’s cheaper and can detect minute amounts of smoke. Your absolute safest bet is to get a dual sensor alarm that utilizes both technologies.
Make sure alarms are installed in every bedroom, and outside every sleeping area. Also be sure there’s at least one on every floor, including the basement.
Test your alarms (all of them!) monthly by hitting the “test” button. If the alarm doesn’t work, first replace the battery and try again. If it still doesn’t work, replace the entire alarm.
Replace the batteries in all your smoke alarms once a year. If an alarm starts chirping with a low battery signal, replace it immediately; don’t just disconnect it in hopes that you’ll remember to do it later.
Replace the alarm itself every 10 years or when the “test” button fails, whichever comes first. When replacing units, fire officials recommend installing alarms powered by sealed-in, long-life batteries. You’ll never hear the low battery chirp again and never have to worry about your alarms being disabled and unable to sound in an emergency during the 10-year life of the alarm.
Do not disconnect when cooking. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires, especially around the holidays when ovens and stovetops are used all day long. If the alarm goes off, the tendency can be to just disconnect it for the time being. Instead, turn on your range fan, put a fan near the alarm, open windows, etc.
Think about every member of your family. If someone in your household is deaf or hard-of-hearing, get an alarm that has a strobe light option. You can also get vibration options if those don’t work. Also be sure that the extra-heavy sleepers will wake up when an alarm goes off.
Escape Ladders

If your home has a basement with window wells, or is any higher than just a single story, you’ll want fire escape ladders on hand.

For window wells, they are generally just a basic metal ladder, 4-5 feet tall, that plants in the ground a few inches, and hooks over the well. Have one for each occupied room of a basement.

Ladders for levels that are higher up come with a little more variety. Use the tips below to ensure you get ones that are right for your family:

One of the most important features to look for is the presence of “standoffs.” These are small protrusions that hold the ladder rungs away from the house. This provides stability and adequate space for the foot to move down without slipping. The more standoffs, the better.
There are two standard length ranges: 13-15 feet and 23-25 feet. The shorter models are for second-story rooms, and the longer for third-story rooms. If you have four or five stories, there are ladders available for those as well.
Make sure it’s been load tested for at least 1,000 pounds, and is clearly marked as such.
It’s recommended to have one in every occupied room above the main floor. Store them next to potential escape windows, and be sure whoever occupies the room is able to use it properly and efficiently. Have your kids test going down the ladder.
If you have guest rooms, be sure to have ladders there as well, and inform guests of their presence. This goes for both higher levels and basements.
Fire Extinguishers

Having fire extinguishers in your home and knowing how to use them is a crucial part of your home’s emergency plan. While it can be tempting to use an extinguisher for any fire in your home, you have to be aware of the fact that they should really only be used for fires that are very small and contained — for example in a wastebasket or a small fire in a pot on the stovetop. The number one prior

Fire Safety Equipment

Every year, house fires claim the lives of over 2,500 people and cause around $7 billion in damage. While house fire deaths are dropping (largely due to fire safety awareness), it’s still a number that is far too high for something so often preventable.

When it comes to household fires, heroics don’t start with firefighters, they start at home with you. Keep in mind that when discussing this topic, awareness is not enough. To read the following tips and do nothing is a disservice to your family and home. By taking action with the tips below, you can increase the odds of making sure that a firefighter never has to risk his life running into your burning home, and that if he does, your family will be safe and sound outside.

Block Moulders Association of Nigeria has commended the Dangote Group for its new cement, BlocMaster.

The Chairman of the block moulders in Suleja, Niger State, Chief Patrick Markuche, who described the new product as Dangote’s best in terms of quality, said it had helped improve the association’s members’ revenue.

He said members of the association had passed a vote of confidence on the cement as well as the company.

“This is the best product from Dangote so far. We have tested it and we are very happy with the result we got so far. Even in the rain, this cement is the best for the purpose,” he said.

In a statement on Sunday, Dangote Cement said a distributor, Alhaji Mukhtar Moriki of Albabelo Company, said block makers now demand for more of the cement.

Dangote’s National Sales and Distribution Director, Adeyemi Fajobi, said the new cement was carefully made as part of the company’s improvement on innovation.

He said, “Our customers, and key distributors are happy because of the strength and quality of this product. It is also very affordable and it gives them far more yields than all other cements in the market. It is currently the highest grade of cement in Nigeria.”

“It is by far the strongest cement, bagged in the Nigerian market. This cement is 50 per cent stronger after one day and up to 15 per cent stronger after 28 days when the cement finally sets, so that explains the excitement displayed by our retailers and key distributors across the country.”

Fajobi said BlocMaster was a product of years of research, created with high quality to give users value for money by eliminating loss.

Source: https://punchng.com/block-makers-laud-dangote-on-new-cement/

The Association of Consulting Architects Nigeria and CDK Integrated Industries Limited have called for more investment in locally -manufactured building products.

The professionals made the call at a pre-Annual General Meeting dinner hosted for ACAN by the CDK, producers of porcelain tiles and ceramic sanitary ware.

The Managing Director of CDK, Bernard Longe, said the company had distinguished itself from the competition by producing porcelain tiles and sanitary ware of export quality.

He explained that he was aware that a few local producers were producing ceramic white body tiles but were mislabelling same on their packaging and passing them off as porcelain.

“Although there are commonalities in the body materials and manufacturing process of ceramic and porcelain tiles, porcelain tiles are more expensive to manufacture than ceramic tiles and are therefore priced much higher than ceramic tiles,” he said.

He stated that porcelain tiles had some advantages over ceramic tiles, including suitability for external use in high traffic areas and more resistant to cracks or failure when not installed over solid concrete floor, among others.

“In the case of sanitary ware, which in the absence of any meaningful sustained local production had always been import dependent, the well-known authentic European brands of old have been largely driven out of the Nigerian market by virtually indistinguishable cheap inferior imitations imported from East Asia. A major advantage of buying CDK branded sanitary ware is that you have no doubt whatsoever of what quality you are buying,” he said.

The President of ACAN, Mansur Ahmadu, commended CDK for their investment in the tile and sanitary wares industry in Nigeria.

He said, “As Architects, it is always good that we are furnished with relevant information that enables us make the best decision as project managers and the information that CDK is sharing about the world class quality of their ‘Made-in-Nigeria’ porcelain tiles and sanitary wares is coming at the right time,” he said.

He stated that the association would continue to propagate the message of ‘Made in Nigeria’ porcelain tiles and sanitary ware.

Source: https://punchng.com/architects-firm-endorse-locally-manufactured-building-materials/

“It’s very unfortunate that our society does not understand the importance of professionals. Most of the building collapses across the country were as a result of involving somebody who is not a professional to take up the job meant for professionals.

“When some people have jobs, they will engage someone who just finished his National Youth Service that doesn’t know the rudiment of the profession because they don’t want to pay professional fee. When such buildings collapse, they generalize the blame.

“At every construction site, the best thing to do is to put in place project sign board which will state all the professionals listed in the project. During our evaluation and monitoring, we try to cross check all this things but many people don’t do it”, NIA boss noted

Njoku pointed out that unless there are laws that sanction both the person that engages a quack and the quack, Nigeria will continue to lose its citizens as a result of building collapse. “There is need for law that will sentence to jail professionals whose negligence results to building collapse. This will make people to seat tight”, he added.

Speaking on the theme for the conference, “Architecture and National Regeneration”,1st Vice President of NIA, and Chairman Organising Committee, Sunny Echono, said that the facets of regeneration could also take the angle of urban renewal and regeneration propositions towards solving or alleviating social and economic problems.

“This would largely involve the search for and creation of solutions for these challenges which usually take the form of public policy making in order to regulate urban processes in an attempt also to improve our urban environment.

“Ultimately, regeneration is to improve the lives of the people vis-a-vis creating environments that enhance people’s health and well-being, hence this raises the question of what our responsibilities are in this regard?

On his part, Chairman of NIA Lagos Chapter, Fitzgerald Umah, said that if Nigeria does not regenerate, it may land in huge problem.

“It is also good to know that we have not done about 30 percent of development we need in Nigeria. Nigeria is the destination of the world in terms of buildings. If you go to Europe and America, they are almost all built. The next world for development is Africa, and Nigeria inhabits over 180 million people which makes it the next target.

“Regeneration actually refers to our environment, making it look to attractive and healthy. For instance, the real estate developments going on around lekki corridor are really not what we are supposed to be doing. When you talk about regeneration, we need to talk about sustainability, reducing carbon monoxide, reducing numbers of vehicles on the road and looking at some areas in terms of good landscape.

“We also need to look at how it will benefit us. Today we are talking about entrepreneurship, when you talk about regeneration, it can create lot of jobs, and when we regenerate we will be creating more opportunities in terms of economy”, Umah stated

Source :https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/building-collapse-stop-engaging-quacks-in-building-designs-architects-warn-nigerians/

Call for stringent measure against defaulters...

To stem the rising incidents of building collapse across the country, the Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA, has advocated stringent action against quacks who engage in building construction without pre-requisite knowledge and certification.

NIA President, Festus Njoku, who spoke at the 58th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the professional body in Lagos last last, said that engaging quacks to help in building project comes with its own implication which includes loss of lives as a result of building collapse.

The Federal Government, has stepped up efforts to ensure proper maintenance of public buildings across the country.

This followed a two-day stakeholders meeting on the Draft National Public Buildings Maintenance Policy organised by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (Works and Housing Sector) which began yesterday in Abuja.

In his remarks, the Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, said as Governor of Lagos for eight years, he came up with the maintenance policy which worked very well in the state and it is still working.

Fashola who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (Works and Housing Sector), Mohammed Bukar, further said the policy will be a legacy for him if he is able to bequeath such policy to the government at the federal level.

Fashola added that the national building maintenance policy framework is expected to serve as a guide to all stakeholders in the maintenance of public buildings and assets under their respective purview.

He said the essence of the policy is to ensure that public buildings continue to serve their intended purposes for longer period, as well as guarantee safety, healthy and comfortable usage.

According to Fashola, “the document is equally expected to provide effective means of addressing challenges and shortcomings associated with public buildings maintenance culture in Nigeria.

“Effective management of infrastructural assets is most critical to their continuous existence and optimal performance. Considering the fact that public buildings represent significant investment of the taxpayers’ money, preserving building facilities, therefore, is necessary for overall development of our country.”

Fashola further said in the last three years, the federal government invested heavily in the built industry, adding that the current administration is constructing over 5000 mixed housing units across the country, with over 2000 units already on ground.

Government, Fashola stated, also spent billions of naira on site and services development with a view to reducing the national housing deficit, while also saying that six federal secretariats were constructed in some states of the federation where there were hitherto no secretariats.

Over 20 other federal secretariats, Fashola stated, were renovated in order to create conducive working environment, adding that in line with the desire to safeguard public investment and ensure optimal utilization of resources, government intended to produce policy guidelines for maintenance of infrastructure nationwide.

Also speaking, the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (Works and Housing Sector), Dr Famous Eseduwo, said the government is looking at providing holistic, one-in-one guidelines for the maintenance of public buildings in the country.

Eseduwo said: “Having realised that so much money has been spent on the development of public buildings in the country, but the country has recorded very, very poor public building maintenance culture, government felt that these money spent to develop public buildings are taxpayers’ money. So, if the buildings are not properly maintained, then they cannot serve the purpose for which they were built. That is the focus of government.”

In her presentation, the Lead Consultant, Alexander Marius Limited, Mrs Adenike Adekanbi, said the government is more serious about the maintenance of infrastructural assets, adding that the gathering was just a way to guide stakeholders on the proper maintenance of its assets.

She added that after several efforts by past governments in producing such document, “this is the first time that a draft has been put together.”

mrAMG:
I always thought water soaking walls was always as a result of pipes bursting in the walls

Yes but in rare cases. Dats why you have use quality materials. Over our many years in construction we havnt have complains of pipes bursting and soaking walls .

mrAMG:
Magnificent!!! Kudos to you op.

But one question, is it healthy for pipes to run deep inside walls like that?

Thank you sir for the comment.
As per your question yes it is as it doesn't pose any significant threat to your building infact it is safer

These are the finishing photos and completion stage of the building project

At this stage we were already seeing the beauty of our work and indeed our client was really impressed. His dream home to be completed soonest...

More photos of building (construction work ongoing)

Days past and ofcouse work was in progress. We were able to achieve this in no time.

Okay without wasting much time we commenced work and the foundation of the building was laid and work started proper on site. We were happy our client was satisfied with our work and he was really impressed on how professional we were going about the work