5-Bedroom Residential Development
This project involved the design and construction of a 5-bedroom duplex tailored to the client’s request for a compact, simple, and timeless home. The residence combines modern design principles with functional spatial planning to deliver comfort, elegance, and structural efficiency.
Client
Private
LOCATION
Ufuma, Anambra State, Nigeria
Total Floor Area:
Approx. 190sqm.
Completion:
2025
The scope of work includes design and documentation, procurement of materials, and construction of a 5-bedroom duplex with a total floor area of approximately 190 square meters.
Construction & Finishes:
The building features a reinforced concrete framed structure, comprising column bases, columns, beams, lintels, and sand–cement block infill walls.
Design Features:
- • Entrance porch
- • Ante room with visitor’s toilet
- • Living room with a double-volume void
- • Dining area
- • Fully equipped kitchen with a store
- • Two en-suite bedrooms on the ground floor
- • Three en-suite bedrooms and a family lounge on the upper floor
External Works:
Includes septic tanks, soakaway pits, inspection chambers, and comprehensive drainage and plumbing systems.
Site Inspection
Procurement of Materials
Site Handover
Setting Out
Excavation of Foundation
Casting of Foundation
Blockwork in Foundation
Introduction of Foundation Beams
Casting of Foundation Beams
Back Filling
Laterite Filling
Watering of Foundation
Compacting of Foundation
Placement of Damp-proof Membrane
Placement of Hardcore
Casting of Concrete Slab
Blockwork to Lintel Level
Reinforcement at Lintel Level
Formwork at Floor Slab
Reinforcement at Floor Slab
Conduit Work on Floor Slab
Casting of First Floor Slab
Blockwork to Roof Beam
Formwork on Concrete Fascia
Reinforcement on Concrete Fascia
Casting of Concrete Fascia
Roof Carcass
Thunder Arrestors Installation
Roof Installation
0.55-gauge Milano stone-coated roofing sheets on well-seasoned wooden trusses, supported by a 450mm reinforced concrete fascia.
Plumbing Piping
Soak Away Pit
Plastering
Window Installation
Doors Installation
Security entrance doors and powder-coated aluminum casement windows fitted with 5mm thick glass.
