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ERIC GOKA EMMA AKOFA HARVOH BILAL ABDUL AZIZ SARBAH WENDY NYADUA AFARI
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AIM
• To establish the character of ATONSU
to help student understand
to analyse the influence the trend of development in
of development on the a settlement
physical environment
4 expose students to a variety
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METHODOLOGY
01 ALandmarks
notable location/recognizable man-made 05 Methodology
A collection of methods, practices,
feature with historical, cultural, or geographical procedures and rules used by those who
significance. work in some field.
02 Architectural Character
Refers to all the visual aspects(physical features ) that 06 Settlement Pattern
comprise/constitute the appearance of a building and it A Settlement pattern means the shape of
is a distinctive character that makes a building unique. a settlement.
03 Recreation
Any activity that occurs during leisure such as play,
07 AResidential Buildings
building where more than half of the
that amuses, diverts or stimulates. floor area is used for dwelling purposes.
WORLD MAP
Showing the location
of Ghana in Africa
ATONSU is located on
Latitude 6.6500 ( Latitude
(DMS) 6°39’0N)
and Longitude -1.6000
(Long (DMS) 1°36’0W).
Area : 38.428km²
In addition, the town is
located south of KNUST,
driving through the Ahinsan
gate around the Gusss hostel. MAP 8.1: THE EXTENT OF THE STUDY AREA
DESCRIPTION OF ATONSU(www.slideshare.net)
SHAPE OF ATONSU.
• The predominant road network is grid network.
• This organises the settlement in a linear pattern
majorly.
• The grid network is corrected to form T-junctions to
prevent over speeding and long walking paths within
the settlement.
• Other forms of settlement patterns recorded were
clustered and dispersed.
FUNCTION OF ATONSU.
• The settlement is mainly for residential purposes.
• The major roads within Atonsu has caused a boost of
commercial activities.
• The agricultural aspects of the settlement are limited
to the individual plots, mostly to establish boundaries.
• A number of industries were also found within the
area of study.
• In effect it can be concluded that the land use of
Atonsu is varied.
FIG. 9.1: THE EXTENT OF THE STUDY AREA
DESCRIPTION OF ATONSU
SITE AND SITUATION OF ATONSU KOTEI
ASOKWA
• A number of flat wetlands were observed
and this could be attributed to the river that
runs from West to East within the settlement.
• The site slopes steeply at some point and
falls gently for a long stretch.
• The main roads within Atonsu lead to
Asokwa to the west, South East to Lake HIGHEST POINT
Bosomtwe and North East to Kotei. LOWEST POINT
LAKE BOSOMTWE
FIG 10.1: SECTION SHOWING SLOPE OF ATONSU MAP 10.2: THE EXTENT OF THE STUDY AREA
GROWTH TRENDS OF ATONSU
Atonsu - 2001 Atonsu - 2004 Atonsu - 2012
Open Spaces = 93.03km² Open Spaces = 14.73km² Open Spaces = 6.22km²
Green Spaces = 403.03km² Green Spaces = 430.57km² Green Spaces =24.56km²
Built-Up Area = 803.08km² Built-Up Area = 829.19km² Built-Up Area = 1049km²
and then significantly dwindled in area in the year 2004. The area of
60 open spaces continued to decrease over the years to presently.
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2004 2016
• Vegetation within the settlement is now
• The low development especially around restricted to individual plots and a few
the Chirapatre extension. • Redevelopment of the Atonsu abandoned plots
• The town was Legible due to the low Agogo market • Redevelopment is very common
density of people and buildings. • New buildings eating up green • The development of storey buildings has
• Congestion wasn’t a problem and open spaces increased.
LAND USE ANALYSIS
Fig. 14.3
Fig. 14.1
Fig. 14.2
ATONSU AGOGO NEW MARKET LANDMARKS
The Atonsu market is located on lat
6°39 18.46’’ and longitude 1°35’
25.8’’ west and close to chirapatre.
It serves the Atonsu community,
Gyinaase, Ahinsan and its environs.
UNITY OIL
Unity Oil is located alongside lake FIG. 15.1: ATONSO MARKET
road opposite St. Martins De
Porres Catholic Church. It serves
the people of Atonsu and near by
communities as well as moving
vehicles.
KUMASI SOUTH HOSPITAL
Kumasi South Hospital is located at FIG. 15.2: UNITY OIL/ EVENT
Chirapatre Atonsu in Kumasi on CENTRE
6.65° latitude and -1.58
longitude. It provides health care
services to neighboring
communities including Chirapatre,
south suntreso amongst others. FIG. 15.3: KUMASI SOUTH
HOSPITAL MAP. 11.1: THE EXTENT OF THE STUDY AREA
DEMOGRAPHICS OF ATONSU
Total population of Atonsu - 269,856.00 Total of Residential Buildings Surveyed -
Population of the study area – 8,379.00 1567.00
HOUSEHOLD SIZES POPULATION DYNAMICS
NO PERCENTAGES AGE PERCENTAGES
1 17% OBSERVATION 0-14 38.3%
• The population of the
2 1.4% town is expanding. 15-24 21.8%
• The town has a large
3 9.3% 25-54 31.2%
youthful population.
4 13.5% • There is a low
55-64 4%
dependency ratio per
5 58.1% the statistics. 65+ 4.7%
02.DISPERSED/SCATTERED SETTLEMENT
Buildings are scattered therefore vast
land is available to build whenever they
want.
03. NUCLEATED/CLUSTERED.
Buildings are close to each other for
reasons such as:
Security concern especially in banditry
prone areas.
Availability of social amenities such as
schools and health care
FIG. 18.1: LINEAR FIG. 18.2: DISPERSED FIG. 18.3: NUCLEATED FIG. 18.4: PLANNED
(peda.net/Kenya/css/subjects/geography/statistical-methods/map-work/tosp). SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT
TYPES OF SETTLEMENT
LINEAR PATTERN
1. Ground–oriented residential
buildings.
Each dwelling has its own entrance
directly from the ground surface. (Egs.
Detached; Semi –detached)
FIG. 23.3: Apartment buildings
02. Other residential buildings;
comprising all residential buildings other
than ground-oriented residential
buildings.
25% 75%
FIGs. 24.1: SHOWS THE CHARACTER OF MIXED USE RESIDENCES TO PURELY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
L - SHAPE UNDEFINED SHAPE MAP 25.1: SHOWS THE VARIOUS BUILDING TYPOOLOGIES IN ATONSU
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
OBSERVATION
4.84%
▪ Predominantly, residential buildings
in Atonsu are Linear
▪ Courtyard buildings were the least COURTYARD
recorded. BUILDINGS
▪ Also, it can be seen from the map
that the Atonsu residence is growing
towards the North-East.
courtyard. courtyard
OBSERVATIONS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
• The building has no proper drainage
system.
• The courtyard is used for many
household activities such as drying
clothes and pounding fufu.
FIG. 28.3: SHOWS THE FUNCTION OF THE COURTYARD
SECTION A-A
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
CASE STUDY OF A LINEAR BUILDING
OBSERVATIONS
• The building has a Dutch hip roof
with seamless aluminum long span
• The building envelope is made of
cement blockwork
• The windows are made of glass louvres
FIG. 29.1: SHOWS THE FRONT OF A LINEAR BUIILDING
• The building is secured with a fence wall
within a 21m x 30m plot size
• The floor finish for the primary and
secondary spaces are porcelain tiles
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
• And the sanitary areas have floor
finishes of non-slip tiles
• The building assumes a linear FIG. 29.2: SHOWS THE BUILDING FENCE
• There are no soft landscaped FIG. 31.1: SHOWS THE COMPOUND OF AN L-SHAPED BUILDING
areas in the court yard with the
exception two trees. LEGEND
- BEDROOM
- WASHROOM
• The septic tanks is located at the
highest level on the compound - STOREOOM
which can lead to drainage - KITCHEN
problems - SEPTIC TANK
FIG. 31.2: SHOWS THE PATH INFRONT OF THE L-SHAPED BUILDING
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
• There is a soft landscaped areas in the FIG. 33.1: SHOWS THE COMPOUND OF A COMPLETE COURTYARD
FIG. 35.3: SHOWS A THREE STOREY BUILDING MAP 35.1: SHOWS THE LOCATION VARIOUS BUILDING HEIGHTS IN ATONSU
ROOF TYPES
▪ A roof is a part of a building that provides protection
from the weather, animals and also adds to the aesthetics
of a structure.
▪ It shows the distinctive feature of a settlement, reflects the
pattern of wealth within the settlement and also shows the
trend of buildings over a period of time.
VERY GOOD
CONDITION SCALE / GRADE
1. The facility is typically new or recently
A method for ranking the relative rehabilitated.
condition of each asset (building).
• Physical Condition 2. A few elements show general signs of
• Demand Condition deterioration that require attention.
• Functional Condition
3. Facilities meet modern standards for
❑ 5 point condition grades functionality and are resilient to withstand
developed by CIRC (Canadian most disasters and severe weather events.
Infrastructure Report Cord) to
express degree of physical 4. Suitable for continued use with normal
condition and ASCE (American maintenance.
Society of Civil Engineers)
• Very Good
• Good
• Fair
• Poor MAP. 39.1: SHOWS THE LOCATION OF A
BUILDING IN VERY GOOD CONDITION
• Very Poor
FIG. 39.1: SHOWS A BUILDING IN VERY GOOD CONDITION
GOOD
BUILDING CONDITIONS IN ATONSU
1. The facility has some elements that FAIR
show general signs of deterioration 1. The facility shows general signs of
that requires attention. deterioration and requires
2. A few elements exhibit significant attention
deficiencies 2. A few elements exhibit significant
3. Requires restoration to present deficiencies
acceptable standards without major 3. Requires major updating or
use changes ; alteration or modernization of the building.
modernization A BUILDING IN VERY GOOD CONDITION 4. Last major updating or
4. Last restoration to acceptable modernization was 18years to
standards was 12years to 17years. 34years.
FIG. 40.1: SHOWS A BUILDING IN GOOD CONDITION FIG. 40.2: SHOWS A BUILDING IN FAIR CONDITION
BUILDING CONDITIONS IN ATONSU
VERY POOR
POOR
1. The facility is in unacceptable
1. The facility is mostly below
condition with widespread signs
standard with many elements
of advanced deterioration.
approaching the end of their
2. Many components in the system
service life.
exhibit imminent failure.
2. A large portion exhibit significant
3. Should be demolished or
deterioration
abandoned because the building
3. Requires major remodeling.
is unsafe, structurally unsound
4. Last major remodeling was greater
form not cost effective to
then 34years.
remodel.
POOR 10.28%
FAIR 26.14%
GOOD 36.68%
• Class A – Width-8m FIG. 45.1: SHOWS A CLASS A PATH THAT PASSES THROUGH
Function: Serves as the main road THE TOWN
conditions.
• The space has no floor platform
FIG. 36.2: SHOWS AN INTERIOR OF THE VIEWING AREA GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MAP 49.1: SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE GAMME CENTRE
CONCLUSION
3. Atonsu as a settlement is not evenly distributed such that the districts close
to the market are more clustered.