The Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) was established in 1990 with funding from the Chevron Corporation and is operated by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) as a wildlife sanctuary, environmental conservation site, and education Center, on the Lekki Peninsula of Lagos. The site protects 78 hectares of mangrove forest.
The principle structures at all near the north end of the reserve. There is a group of buildings arranged around a circular pavilion that contains an auditorium and ticketing booth. The structure is a contemporary evocation of the vernacular mud hut, but aggrandized and rendered in concrete. The roof extends beyond the facade, providing shade and a degree of passive cooling. Ancillary structures bend around the pavilion in a semi-circle. They contain a restaurant, shops, and other infrastructure.
The Nigerian Conservation foundation compound is to the south of this. Built on swampy land, it is accessed by an elevated causeway, and is composed for four distinct but connected structure. It was designed by ATO Architects.
Because of the poor swampy ground conditions of the site, ATO’s approach was to design a building floating off the ground on large foundation pads, which distribute the building load rather than using pile foundation, which would have created a more rigid form. - “Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Lekki.” ATO Architects, February 15, 2021. https://atoarchitects.com/projects/nigerian-conservation-foundation-lekki-2/. Archived at: https://perma.cc/NV6U-66BF.
The solar panels, omitted from the initial build due to costs, have been installed on two structures.
A 2 km boardwalk takes visitors into the mangrove forest, and a 401-meter suspended, canopy walkway is punctuated by towers that take visitors above the trees. The grassy areas near the entrance have picnic tables and cages with peacocks and other animals.
The Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) was established in 1990 with funding from the Chevron Corporation and is operated by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) as a wildlife sanctuary, environmental conservation site, and education Center, on the Lekki Peninsula of Lagos. The site protects 78 hectares of mangrove forest.
The principle structures at all near the north end of the reserve. There is a group of buildings arranged around a circular pavilion that contains an auditorium and ticketing booth. The structure is a contemporary evocation of the vernacular mud hut, but aggrandized and rendered in concrete. The roof extends beyond the facade, providing shade and a degree of passive cooling. Ancillary structures bend around the pavilion in a semi-circle. They contain a restaurant, shops, and other infrastructure.
The Nigerian Conservation foundation compound is to the south of this. Built on swampy land, it is accessed by an elevated causeway, and is composed for four distinct but connected structure. It was designed by ATO Architects.
Because of the poor swampy ground conditions of the site, ATO’s approach was to design a building floating off the ground on large foundation pads, which distribute the building load rather than using pile foundation, which would have created a more rigid form. - “Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Lekki.” ATO Architects, February 15, 2021. https://atoarchitects.com/projects/nigerian-conservation-foundation-lekki-2/. Archived at: https://perma.cc/NV6U-66BF.
The solar panels, omitted from the initial build due to costs, have been installed on two structures.
A 2 km boardwalk takes visitors into the mangrove forest, and a 401-meter suspended, canopy walkway is punctuated by towers that take visitors above the trees. The grassy areas near the entrance have picnic tables and cages with peacocks and other animals.