PROPOSED MIXED-USE BUILDING FOR BIRNIN KEBBI, KEBBI STATE (PASSIVE COOLING TECHNIQUES)

ABSTRACT The concept of mixed-use building has recently become exceedingly popular in recent decades and has gone a long way in enhancing cities, contributed to the growth and sustenance of neighbourhoods and has been of great improvements and progress to the urban world as the activities of our everyday urban lifestyle revolves around the needs the mixed use has catered for. Furthermore, people living in urban cities experience some difficulties existing without the concept of mixed-use buildings. This project would list out some of the importance and basic ideas of mixed-use buildings. Findings on this project show that the mix of uses in a mixed-use building plays a vital role in the success of eradicating urban sprawls. Housing contributes an important and qualitative benefit to the mix of uses; the residents provide vitality through continuity and variety of presence. The benefits of mixed-use development are numerous from environmental to economic values. Local authority planning boards should embrace the principles of mixed-use and work hard to ensure its enactment. The commitment which fortifies the encouragement of mixed-use is based on the straightforward fact that we enjoy and value mixed-use environments. The significance of this project is to contribute to the basic idea and understanding of the mixed-use development, its importance as well as its setbacks.