Secular changes of pre-independence urban mass housing in Africa

a case study SICAP BAOBAB in Dakar, Senegal supplied in 1950s

Abstract

This research discusses the secular changes in the variations of modern housing estate in Senegal, Africa. The study was conducted by first, understanding the original architectural planning and building systems through series of drawings and images. Second, on-site interviews to the residents and visual observations were made to document today’s conditions and the transformation process of houses within BAOBAB estate. Third, network analysis and multivariate statistics approach were applied to understand the modified floor plans in relative to its functional characteristics in the rental housing units. Finally, this study evaluates the findings by discussing the above understandings of secular changes in the BAOBAB estate.