PORT HARTCOURT UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA

PORT HARCOURT UNIVERSITY

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Nigeria, 2011-2012

The project consists on the design of a

new university campus in the city

northwest, close to the Port Harcourt

international airport. The university is part

of the Urban Development Plan for the

city, whose promoter is the State

Government of Rivers State, Nigeria.

Esteyco, as a collaborator of the Angel

Asenjo studio, designed the construction

projects of structures of singular

buildings such as the library, the church,

the multi-use hall, among others, and a

six level accommodation building.

The construction plot of ≈170 ha where

the campus will be located is already

under the first phase of the construction

process, and according to the “Master

Plan” the rest of the phases will be

developed afterwards.

The construction area of ≈700,000m2 , is

divided in 87 buildings of several

different sizes and shapes. Different

typologies are developed, being the

predominant theme the reinforced

concrete beams and post tensioned

flagstones, sometimes combined with

metal profile modulus, creating

combined framings (concrete and steel).

The Rector and Conference buildings

are designed with more complex and

expensive enclosures, with metal sheets

of titanium or galvanized steel.

• Information graphic of the different buildings

of the university.

• Aerial view of the design proposal.