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Pr oposed Desi gn Thesi s
SATISH Z. ~1~I
HASTER OF ARCHI TECTURE
DEPAHTHENT OF ARCHI TECTURE
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UNI VERSI TY OF NAI ROBI
F' l I CULTYOF' ARCHI TECTURE DESI GN AND DEVELOPMENT
1975/ 76
Abst r act : -
The t our i st as wel l as t he l ocal ' peopl e have mor e desi r e f or
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r ecr eat i onal f aci l i t i es, speci al l y wat er spor t .
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( boat i ng and
sai l i ng)
Thi s t hesi s r epor t deal s wi t h t he devel opment of a Mar i na
at t he pr oposed Mi r l i st r y of Tour i sm and Wi l dl i f e' s r esor t cent r e
at t he Coast .
The Mar i na pr ovi des a shel t er ed ber t hage t o t he boat s and
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suppor t i ng f aci l i t i es such as boat r epai r yar d, di ni ng f aci l i t i es,
, bedr ooms, et c. ,
The nasi c obj ect i ves ar e:
To have a pr ot ect ed har bour f or boat s f r omwaves and
cur r ent s. Thi s wot i l dbe done by t he use of br eakwat er s
and j et t i es.
( i 1) To pr ovi de t he peopl e wi t h pr o~i si on~ f or sai l i ng and a
pl ace t o r epai r t he boat s. These needs woul d be met by
l and based f aci l i t i es l i ke di ni ng r ooms, l ounge, changi ng
r OOTns, guest bedr ooms, wor kshop and par ki ng.
(iii) To pr ovi ~e an i nt er est i ng and an i nvi t i ng envi r onment t o
t he vi si t or s. By r et ai ni ng' as much as possi bl e t he nat ur al
1andscape and usi ng l ocal ~at er i al s ~nd t echnol ogy, an
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i nt er est i ng envi r onment woul d- be achi eved&
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