Project

Master Plan

The Awka Millennium City (AMC) is strategically located in the Awka municipality within the environ of the new Government State House and Secretariat Complex .This fully equipped Millennium city is thoughtfully designed with an array of amenities ranging from a proper drainage system to pedestrian friendly sidewalks. It has a commercial area, located within walking distance of the homes.

AMC is an iconic residential neighborhood offering:
  • Gated and secure community
  • Constant power and water supply
  • Modern access control and surveillance cameras
  • Road and drainage networks
  • Recreational amenities and parks
  • Commercial areas

Residential Plots

  • Very low density residential area
  • Low density residential area
  • Medium density residential area

Very Low Density Residential Area

An enclave of a limited number of exclusive premium mansion plots starting from 2000sqm. With its own dedicated access control and ornamental garden areas, this enclave will provide an ultra luxury serene living experience for its residence.

Low Density Residential Area

The residential plots available in the low density residential area of the community constitutes premium 1000sqm plots. This plots will be allocated solely for the purpose of accommodating single family homes. This plots will also be referred to as Villa Plots.

Medium Density Residential Area

This area of the residential community boasts of 500sqm plots which are solely for accommodating single family homes. These plots are referred to as Standard Plots.

High Density Residential Area

This area of the residential community consists of multi-level housing developments such as apartment buildings and condos.

Commercial / Institutional Plots


The Commercial area of the community will be located outside the residential area towards the estate entrance, ensuring the serenity of the residential community is maintained, while still being accessible to non-residents.


The commercial area will consist of :
  • Leisure
  • Shopping
  • Health facilities
  • Educational facilities
  • Religious facilities

ROAD DESIGN AND EXISTING LAND-USE

  • According to the masterplan layout, the roads for access and movement in this area has been planned, together with a lighting layout as shown
  • The Site slopes from West to East along the width of the site by between 4 to 5 meters, with drainage

PLOT LAYOUT AND TOPOGRAPHY

PREFERED LAND-USE DISTRIBUTION

DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

  • Due to the almost 400meter length of the Main Street, it is proposed that for every 100 meters, there must be a break in the median to allow vehicles to access facilities and destinations in a coordinated way, that will also assist pedestrians to cross the road safely. It is proposed that the bulk of the required parking should be placed at the back of the buildings as shown in the diagram, is further motivated to avoid the building from losing contact with the street activities.
  • The proposed land use drawing is based on an interpretation of the land-use analysis. This drawing shows the proposed scenario were all the high intensity uses are located away from the estates main entrance.
  • The other uses such as the Hotel, Civic/Convention Centre, Cinemas and Nightclub/ Restaurants are all grouped around the area were you have good access to generous parking and night time activities.
  • The grouping of office buildings, banks, Tech Hub and health centre are generally used only during daytime, but it is still within walking distance from the mall.
  • Lastly, the grouping with close access to the Estate, consisting of the School, Church and possible Sporting Arena with good linkage to the school.
  • The zone located in between the community facilities and the daytime commercial zone would be better suited for medium density Residential development with small scale shops and other small scale service oriented facilities located below.

PROPOSED LAND USE

PLOT LAYOUT AND LAND USE PROPOSAL

  • The land-use allocation on this plot plan follows the preferred land-use scenario derived from the previous slide.
  • The plot areas shown are conceptual and may be adjusted according to market demand.
  • Plots may be sub-divided or consolidated.

INTERVENTION EXAMPLES: BUILDING PLACEMENT

  • The before and after illustrations shown are American examples called Urban Repair Toolkit’s.
  • They illustrate how car dominated spaces can be converted to a more pedestrian friendly environment by getting buildings closer to the street, and defining the public domain.

TYPICAL STREET BLOCK

  • The fundamental basis of the current proposal, is the intervention required to provide access and parking to the various properties. With the assumption that it would be too costly to widen the road to accommodate street parking, the proposal is to create a rhythm of +- 100meters were property owners can gain access to limited parking in front of their respective buildings. This arrangement also allows for points of safety for pedestrians.
  • A preliminary study reflected on this drawing indicates that this arrangement may be able to cater for the pedestrians along the sidewalk as well. Ideally, supplementary lighting should be provided on the sidewalks to make these spaces safe at night.

SETBACKS AND STREET INTEGRATION

  • Top drawing illustrates the potential setback of the traditional 9m setback.
  • Bottom drawing illustrates the most desireable section for mix use.
  • Retail on ground floor with offices on the first floor and housing above.

PROPOSED INTERVENTION

  • In this proposal, we begin to explore the potential of reducing the street boundary, by creating a covered walkway as illustrated in the typical street section.
  • This approach allows one to improve the definition of the street space. The whole idea is to create special street spaces and destinations along the street that developers have to respond to.
  • The careful articulation of the street definition is what can be controlled by MPI. The response by other developers looking at their own development.

LAYOUT PLAN

  • The integrated development proposal shown overleaf is representative of the form that the development may take.
  • This plan is also a function of the various layers that informed the solution namely:
    • The proposed zoning and clustering of the various land-uses.
    • The concept of access, movement and parking.
    • The landscape design
    • The articulation of urban space to accommodate convenient walking distances
  • It is important to emphasis that this layout is not a Master Plan, but a development proposal based on a Development Framework, that will allow different responses in the actual building form, provide it fits within the framework.
  • See ilustration on the left.

DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

  • The principals objectives behind this framework consist of the following:
    • To guide and not to restrict the building designs to follow by other practitioners.
    • The aim is to only control those elements that will produce a positive interphase onto the public domain.
    • The intervention on the street layout to provide practical access and movement.
    • The directing of parking to ensure that the building interphase to the street is a positive experience and not crowded by cars.
    • The articulation of the street space to promote easy walking, with clearly articulated destinations.
    • The benefit of considering the whole development, so that individual developers can benefit from a holistic and integrated design.

SMART TECHNOLOGY

  • Ideally smart technology should become an integrated component of the street furniture and street lighting.

AERIAL VIEW

COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD

CENTRAL NODE

PALM LAKE PARK

RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT NODE

MIXED USE

RETAIL/ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMAS

HOTEL

CIVIC CONVENTION

NIGHT CLUB RESTUARANT

TECH HUB

DAY HOSPITAL

BANKING OFFICES AND FINANCIAL CENTRE

RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE

CHURCH SITE

INDOOR SPORT CENTRE

SCHOOL

Millennium Park

AMC will boast a Millennium Park which will consist of various recreational facilities such as playgrounds, picnic areas, etc. It will also serve as an event center where residents can host external guests for various functions. There will be a jogging track surrounding the Millennium Park which will also serve as a platform for morning exercises, walking pets, etc.

Utility Area

The utility area of Awka Millennium City would consist of the bulk infrastructures such as:
  • Water pump station, reservoirs and tanks
  • Power supply
  • Industrial borehole & water treatment

Roads

The community will be adequately serviced by a well planned road network, which will comprise :
  • Sub Arterial roads: access link road from main highway
  • Residential distribution road networks
  • Residential Access Road Networks
  • Residential close Road networks
  • Pedestrian walkways etc.
  • Street lights
  • Storm water drainage

These various road networks will ensure well structured and organized traffic flow movement within the community.

Homes

Prototypes


As a supplement to the provision of serviced plots, M-P Infrastructure will also provide the option of constructing residential buildings for potential clients/residents who are interested. We will be providing these services under the following categories/specifications.

  • 3-Bedroom Apartments & Maisonettes.
  • 3-Bedroom Terraces & Maisonettes.
  • 4-Bedroom Detached Duplex (500sqm plot).
  • 5-Bedroom Detached Duplex (1000sqm plot).

The images below are the architectural designs of the buildings that will be made available for construction.

3-Bedroom Apartments & Maisonettes

3-Bedroom Terraces & Maisonettes.

Four Bedroom Detached Duplex

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5-Bedroom Detached Duplex

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